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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1917)
* THE MONITOR A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious interests of the Colored People of Nebraska and the West, with the desire to con tribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the community and of the race. Published Every Saturday. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post Office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaggs Edwards and William Garnett Haynes, Associate Editors. George Wells Parker, Contributing Editor and Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 81.50 PER YEAR Advertising Rates, 50 cents an Inch per issue. Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha. Telephone Webster 4243. EAST ST. LOUIS AND RACE PREJUDICE We are sick at heart and too deeply moved to write temperately, for we have just been reading the almost un imaginable revolting details of the car nival of savagery, arson and murder at East St. Louis as published in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. We were shocked at the news as given in the Associated Press dispatches. We are horrified beyond expression by the terrible facts of unthinkable brutality presented in the more gruesome and extended report as published in the most conservative of the St. Louis papers. It is almost inconceivable that Americans, white Americans, if you please, who pride themselves upon their “superiority" to Negroes, whom the average white American, from the President down, regards as not much better than dogs, could take such ghoulish delight in acts of fiendish ntss from which the imps in hell would turn disgusted away. We can almost picture the devil and his angels hid ing the;r faces from the horrors of East St. Louis. The most saddening feature of this terrible affair is the fact that it is but the fruitage of the general American attitude towards the black man. It is the legitimate offspring of that race prejudice which denies to the Negro his civil, political and industrial rights, and manifests itself in segregation, “Jimcrowism” and like disabilities, 1 prejudice which regards him a'nd ■ treats him as a thing apart in our na tional life. Right here, in the American white man’s attitude towards the black American, lies the responsibility for the frequent lynchings in the South and the horrors of Atlanta, Cairo, New York and East St. Louis. And we may look for recurrences of these affairs with increasing frequency and ferocity unless the mental attitude of —« the American white man is changed. When he can be brought, or brings j himself to regard the black man as j a MAN, entitled to all the rights and privileges of a man, and not as a NEGRO, or a “nigger,” to be limited and restricted in those rights, then j - and only then will events like this which has horrified the world become j impossible. East St. Louis shows an outburst I of racial hatred which is one in es sence with that which denies to the Negro, no matter how well-behaved, refined and self-respecting the right to live in certain neighborhoods, the right to earn a livelihood at that for which he has prepared himself, the nght to occupy a seat in a theatre or public conveyance, the right to accom modation in hotels and inns, the right to serve in any arm of the public service, the right to enter West Point ; or Annapolis, the right to worship God with his fellow Christians in the denomination of his choice. This dis- ’ crimination is one in spirit with that ef the East St. Louis mob. If the horrors of East St. Louis will aw-deen Americans to a realiza f of the fact that race prejudice1 which manifests itself in discrimina tion and the denial of civil rights to Negroes is directly responsible for these acts of mob violence and that therefore these fundamental wrongs must be righted, and not condoned as the disposition is to do, then terrible though be the price we pay, it will be worth it. To make America safe for dem ocracy, all sorts and conditions of men who have been brought and who have come hither to our shores, ra cial hatred must give place to racial icvod will. COLORED EMIGRATION IS HARD-HIT The new order promulgate?*^ y the Southeastern Passenger association refusing to deliver tickets to any one east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio is a great blow to Colored emigration, but by no means a fatal blow. Colored people can still buy tickets if they have the money and there are many ways for them to get the money. Northern industries need this labor and are willing to take any reasonable risk in order to obtain it, and the only way to keep Colored people from leaving the South is to refuse to either let them ride or walk. The Monitor will not pause in the work it has begun. There will be merely a readjustment of plans and a new working aramgement with com panies wanting labor. The work of helping the race will continue and men will still be brought as rapidly as possible. J THE SCHNECTADY STRIKE. The strike of 2,500 machinists at Schnectady, because a worthy young Negro was employed presents many interesting phases. The leader of the strike, judging from his name, is a foreigner, or of foreign extraction. He leads a strike against an Ameri can whose loyalty has never been open to suspicion, and solely because of color. Another phase is his appeal to the example set by the United States government ir. its attitude towards Colored Americans. “What this government sees fit in practicing, we feel justified in de manding.” This is a well-merited arraignment of an unjustifiable governmental pol icy against which race papers have inveighed because they saw the inev itable terminus ad quern. Will the indictment of Joseph Lefkowitz awaken Americans to a sense of the danger we are in by maintaining caste and class distinctions? The hopeful phase is the splendid stand taken by Mr. Emmons and his company for the rights of man and therefore for the right. God grant him and those who stand with him, courage to maintain the right until justice triumphs and unholy race prejudice is driven to its lair. SOME LESSONS It has been proven that no place in the United States is safe for the Col ored American. In cases of such out breaks, as proven at Atlanta, New York and East St. Louis, the authori ties will not adequately protect him, and in most cases not even try. In every community, therefore, in the United States where our people are to be found in any appreciable numbers wTe must be prepared to protect our selves. WE THANK WORLD-HERALD We desire to thank the World-Her ald for its ringing editorial on the East St. Louis massacre. Utterances 3' this character from the leading newspapers of thiB country are en neartening and give reassurance that America will eventually stand not jrily in word, but in deed, for that righteousness which alone exalteth a nation. We regret that we cannot publish the editorial in full in this issue, but will do so in our next. We sincerely thank the editor for his 3rave and truthful words. LIEUTENANT COLONEL YOUNG Do not overlook the Tact that there a a scheme on foot to retire Lieu tenant Colonel Young. He is sixth in ine for promotion as a brigadier gen ital. It has suddenly been discover ed that his “blood pressure is too nigh” for service in the army and it 1.-3 rumored that he is to be retired, atlhough he has never felt better in his life. Protest through your sena tor and representative against Col. Young’s retirement. France may point with pride to her Negro gen eral. A Negro general in the United States army would be regarded as a calamity. If Young is not retired he will be a general. Can you not see why it has suddenly been discovered that his “blood pressure is too high" ? We call attention to the poem from the pen of George Marion McClellan which we publish on the first page of this issue. Its optimistic tone was never more needed than now. Let not the hatred and ill-will of others breed like sentiments in our hearts. Do the right. Keep your hands clean and your conscience clear IMPORTANCE OF VEGETABLES IN SOUPS In soup making it should not be forgotten that vegetables are neces sary for keeping the body in health because they are relatively rich ii mineral matters and mild vegetabh acids, and contain recently discover ed substances without which th< body processes seem not to be carriet on properly. Since soups offer an ex cellent way of utilizing odds and endf of vegetables, and especially left overs and parts which otherwis would be wasted, the use of vegetable soup is often a real economy. Th< fact that soups can be given so man; and so varied flavors, are so easil; made, so generally relished, an< make such palatable combination with large quantities of bread am crackers, shows that they are ver; useful additions to the diet. After this East St. Louis affair, if you see any Colored man walking around shouting about this “great war for liberty” give him plenty of room because something has gone bankrupt in his bean. It probably never harmed any man to have a nice Winchester hanging over his fireplace. The Colored people are leaving the South so rapidly that even the rail roads have been forced to stop accept ing orders for tickets. How long be* fore they will refuse to sell a Colored man a ticket? When it comes to steady heat no furnace in the world ever had any thing on the sun. The southern railroads have handed Colored emigration an awful jdt, but if they think The Monitor is asleep at the switch they have another thought coming. Believe, me, Sally, we’re go to keep bringing them out. As to receiving letters from the Des Moines training camp, our boys dcwn there are simply wangs. We haven’t heard of a man who has had as much as a funny post card. Can it be that they are really sure enough wcrking ? Shining parlor men say that there is a regular epidemic of bad dogs in Omaha. W’e believe it, because our dogs are barking and they never barked before. The Monitor >. getting on the map. Thanking you for your kind atten tion, we wall now proceed to make a drive against the mosquitoes dancing around our ankles. LABOR NOTES A sweeping order has been issued by the Southeastern Passenger Asso ciation that no prepaid orders for tickets will be accepted in their terri tory. This territory includes Ala bama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Vir ginia, a portion of Kentucky and of Louisiana. The Burlington informs us that the Mobile and Ohio is not sub ject to this order and if this is true, then any person can leave who can get to a large station along the line of the M. and 0. These towns would include Mobile, Birmingham, Mont gomery, Meridian, Hattiesburg, Lau rel, etc. The Monitor will be able to report more definitely on this matter next week. The East St. Louis riots are very serious things. That section borders on the south and iB filled with race hating southerners. Another mistake was that many of those Colored peo ple came in to break a strike and thus made it hard. The whole affair is a disgrace upon Illinois. The Monitor, however, can be depended upon to place men in sections of the country where no such trouble will be likely’ to start and, moreover, never to bring any man north to break a strike. A circular letter will be sent soon to every labor applicant with full in structions how to get out of the south or transportation, if such a way is possible. We are receiving letters from sev eral new places asking for Colored help but until we determine the ex act effect of the new railroad order o.i the south we will be unable to han dle them under the old conditions. Two letters werp received last week, one from Pittsburgh and one from a town in Michigan. Both are from in telligent men and they state that con ditions in each of these cities are very unsatisfactory. Mr. Robt. Evans, who wrote us from Michigan, says the city is overcrowded and that many people can find neither places to sleep or work to do. One hundred more men are wanted at Duluth, Minn., and will be brought there just as quickly as possible by the Monitor. An effort is being made to bring about fifty men to the smelters at Omaha this week. About one hundred are wanted. The Cudahy Packing Company, of South Omaha, Neb., announces that their plant has been filled and that they do not need any more men at present. RECEPTION FOR GEORGE MARION M’CLELLAN The members of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Church of St. Philip the Deacon and the alumni of Fisk university will hold a reception at Jacobs’ hall next Wednesday night from 8 to 8:30, complimentary to George Marion McClellan of Louis ville, Ky., who will give a lecture re cital on that evening. For a number of years Mr. McClellan was a profes sor in Fisk university, resigning to accept the principalship of the Louis ville High school. He is the author of “The Path of Dreams” and “The Old Green Bottom Inn." His readings will be from these volumes. While here Prof. McClellan will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Grey of 2610 Seward street. A CORRECTION Mrs. Florentine F. Pinkston wishes to notify the public that she will not , be the pianist for the oratorio, "David the Shepherd Boy,” as was stated in a previous edition. Reason: I was not engaged to be the pianist. FLORENTINE F. PINKSTON. ..*...*..... .— E United States Depository. E § REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF E i The Merchants National Bank I = OF OMAHA, NEB., E ~ at the Close of Business June 20, 1917. •• E RESOURCES. , . _ _ E E U. S. Bonds for Circulation . 50,000.00 E E Banking House .. 146,500.00 = = U. S. Bonds . 110,000.00 = E Other Bonds . 122,000.00 £ E Due from Banks $4,394,043.72 E — Cash at Home . 1,028,650.86— 5,422,694.58 ^ = $14,213,954.36 = = LIABILITIES. = — Capital Stock Paid in $ 1,000,000.00 ^ — Surplus 250,000.00 — E Undivided Profits 332,615.46 j; E National Bank Notes 50,000.00 3 S Due Depositors. 12,581,338.90 = E $14,213,954.36 E E DEPOSITS JUNE 30, 1916, $8,928,557.49. ~ E Luther Drake, Frank T. Hamilton. Fred P. Hamilton, B. H. Meile, E E President Vice-President Vice-President Cashier E F. A. Cuscaden, S. S. Kent, E ” Asst. Cashier Asst. Cashier ~ § DIRECTORS i = Luther Drake, G. S. Rogers, Frank T. Hamilton, C. W. Hamilton, = i Fred P. Hamilton. Geo. N. Peek, Chau. L. 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Liberty Loan Bonds. 80,000.00 locality any E !E Cash on Hand and in Banks.. 668,798.16 Savings of $1.00 or wore receiv l ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | E - day. Semi-annual dividends, pie. E $14,000,491.63 lowed from date of receipt of eac a / E J. C. Robinson - I E George F. Gilmore President I J. H. Lyons, Asst. Secy. nLmnTter •J- A: Sunderland = = Paul W. Kuhns, Secy.-Treas. L. H. Mattson, Asst. Secy. ^tert p Xk H-A- Thompson = Wm. Baird, Counsel «■* E. J. Burke, Farm Loan Examiner n,J° u C George A-/ • IE L. R. Slonecker Attorney K.A. iWnson _/ B y* on "r^H astings C. M. Wilhelm 5 ' S J H. McMillan, Asst. Secy. A. W. B iimillimimillllHMIMM'"''.... ~>llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliill iimiiniiiiiimiiM J HOLSUM j AND KLEEN MAID j Why Buy Inferior When The Best COSTS NO ,'r’RE? JAY BURNS BAKING CO. i iaiit t-—■ t-»——. . t SHOES MADE LIKE NEW’ with our rapid shoe repair meth ods, one-fifth the cost. Sold un called-for shoes. We have a se lection; all sizes, all prices. FRIEDMAN BROS. 211 South 14th St. Omaha. ..»— '■ ■ » «— • -»■« ■«-* I TAKE PLEASURE I In thanking you for your patronage f 1 want your trade solely upon the j merits of my goods. } You will profit by trading here. H. E. YOUNG Webster 515 2114-16 N. 24th St.J « • ».a ■•■,e.-e..»-e . ... •+ • * t Petersen & Michelsen Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE 2408 N St. Tel. South 162 .. 4 WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO OMAHA John Ruskin Cigar, 5 cents. Biggest and Best. * AMUSEMENTS * U n « ..* The Alhambra 24th and Parker SUNDAY Robert Herron in AN OLD-FASHIONED YOUNG MAN Triangle Feature. Jimmie Dale Alias THE GREY SEAL Comedies. HAM AND BUD JERRY MONDAY Wm. S. Hart in THE DESERT MAN One Reel Comedy. TUESDAY Vitagraph Night. Peggy Hyland and E. H. Sothem in the: channe:l SOMEWHERE IN ANY PLACE WEDNESDAY Molly King in THE DOUBLE CROSS True Boardman in THE STINGAREE Hearst Pathe News. Triangle Comedies. POLLARD ZOO THURSDAY Maurice Costello in THE CRiMSON STAIN Black Cat Feature. Tiiangle Comedy PETTICOAT PERILS FRIDAY Metro Night. Subjects Advertised Later. SATVKDAy _ Saturday hrs been set aside f< r oui big special program. You may de pend that it will meet with your en tire satisfaction. Watch for advertise ment. The Manager. ! AI Alin DeLUXE ICE ALAMU CREAM GARDEN SPECIAL ATTRACTION! Cabaret entertainment every evening from 7:30 to 11:30. Don’t ; forget the De Luxe Matinee every Thursday and Sunday afternoon from 3:30 to 6:30. No dancing on ! Sunday. ICE CREAM DELIVERED FREE Herrington & Killinggworth. Phone W. 2861. ! » » . ..I Rex Theatre ‘‘IZZY" LEW ROSE—Your Favorite Comedian > With the Five Margin Sinter* ALL NEW SONGS AND DANCES Every Afternoon and Evening 1 316 DOUGLAS STREET A Riot of Fun—Don't Minn It ----- ■ .A r—■«■'»■« »■— • • • ——— • — •■■f 3 P. M. to 12 M. Monarch Pool Hall Douglas 3724, 1148 12 M. to 4 A. M., Douglas 1491, 2491 4 A. M. to 3 P. M. Residence, Webster 7661 JOE LEWIS-TAXI AUTO EXPRESS Service Day and Night Please Phone All Express Orders to Webster 7661. A..-—-—■«-- — - -• . * . I A Place to Eat TA? Yendome Lee Vaughn, ProprTetOT ^ 1210 Dodge Street. _ a===rJ