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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1919)
THE HEART OF OMAHA’S BUSINESS DISTRICT ____ Division of Negro Economics Justified Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor, in His Report to Con gress, Says the Economic Condition of the Negro Wage Earner Has Been Helped. Causes of negro migration Secretary Recommends Continuance of Division of Negro Economics as Necessary Institution During Pe riod of Reconstruction. ASHJNGTON, D. C.—The report of the secretary of labor to congress is of great interest to Ne groes. It shows that the U. S. gov ernment through the department of labor is really solving some of the great problems seriously affecting the economic condition of the Negro wage-earner. In referring to the establishment of the division of Negro economics, the secretary of labor says: “In the previous fiscal year the at tention of the department of labor has been repeatedly called to specific problems involving race relations. During 1916 and 1918 perplexing ques tions had arisen and investigations had been made without regard to Ne groes. With the greater industrial efficiency demanded by the war it be came apparent that a more harmon ious adjustment of labor relations be tween whites and Negroes was imper ative, especially in view of the fact that the latter race makes up over one-tenth of our total, population and includes about one-sixth of the work ing population. It has long been the policy of the department to avail it self of the best expert knowledge ob tainable in the administration of spch problems as have arisen.” Staff Appointment Urged by Both Races. The apointment of a Negro as ad viser to the secretary on matters re lating to the Negro race was urged by many white persons as well as Ne groes and was favorably recommend ed by the adivsory council of the de partment of labor. After consulta tion with many persons of both races, the secretary apointed Dr. George E. Haynes as his adviser, with the title, director of Negro economics. Accoiding to the secretary’s report, this step was taken not only because the advice of an expert was necessary but because it was generally felt that a race which makes up such a large share of our industrial army and has contributed so generously to our mili tary and naval forces is certainly en titled to a seat at the secretary’s council table when matters affecting its interests are being considered. Duties Defined. “The function of the director of Ne gro economics,” says the secretary, “is to advise the secretary on mat ters affecting the Negro wage-earners and to outline and direct plans toward greater productions in agriculture and other industries. The work of this division since its establishment has amply justified its creation and my policy has been to refer to it for ad vice concerning administration of all problems peculiar to Negroes as wage earners.” The Work of Field Organization. Congress is informed that state con ferences with local organizations have been held in North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Florida, Mississippi and Illinois and have received the strong support of the governors and state councils of defense as well as many fraternal, religious and educa tional associations; that co-operative committees of whites and Negroes have been organized in seven states, namely: Florida, Georgia, Missis sippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky; that the appointment of such committees is now in progress in five additional states—Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania and New’ Jersey; and that county and city committees have been appointed in seven of thees states. This work is carried on under the supervision of the director of Negro economics and by a staff of state supervisors of Ne gro economics with the view of pro moting good feeling between the races whereby Negro labor can be used to its greatest productive efficiency un der the most favorable conditions. These committees have worked in close co-operation with the federal state directors of the U. S. employ ment sendee. Negro Migration of Great Concern. Congress is also informed that a very extensive report on the migra tion of the Negro has been made by the department of labor under the supervision of Dr. James H. Dillard, president of the Jcanes and Slater funds for Negro education in the south. The investigation was begun prior to the appointment of a director of Negro economics. However, the report was submitted to the director of Negro economics for final prep aration and revision. This report is now in press and will be available for distribution in the near future. Lynching. “Among the circumstances dis closed by Dr. Dillard’s investigation,” says the secretary, “was the fact that the exodus of Negro workers has been the largest where lvnchings and other forms of race friction had been the greatest.” Later reports from the field indicate that such evils are re tarding the efforts of the department of laor to allay labor unrest and to distribute properly the labor supply throughout the south. "While the functions of the depart ment do not extend to recommenda tion of specific means for dealing with this menace, and while its cor rection lies wholly’ with the several states, it seems proper to point out that it is a constant cause of unrest | and that it is making harder the work of the department of labor to in crease the efficiency of Negro wage earners by improving their conditions. It is a duty to point out the effects of such evils and to state that only its total aolition will serve to replace unrest with contentment. 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During its residence in the United States Frank lin's gull is practically confined to the interior and is the only inland gull with black head and red bill. Range: Breeds in the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, and the neighboring parts of southern Canada; winters from the Gulf coast to South America. Habits and economic status: Near ly all of our gulls are coaBt-loving spe cies and spend comparatively little of their time in fresh water, but Frank lin’s is a true inland gull. Extensive marshes bordering shallow lakes are its chosen breeding grounds, and as many such areas are being reclaimed for agricultural purposes it behooves the tillers of the soil to protect this valuable species. When undisturbed this gull becomes quite fearless and fol lows the plowman to gather the grubs and worms from the newly turned fur rows. It lives almost exclusively upon insects, of which it consumes great quantities. Its hearty appetite is manifest from the contents of a few stomachs: A, 327 nymphs of dragon flies; B, 340 grasshoppers, 52 bugs, 3 beetles, 2 wasps, and 1 spider; C, 82 beetles, 87 bugs, 984 ants, 1 cricket, 1 grasshopper, and 2 spiders. About four-fifths of the total food is grass hoppers, a strong point in favor of this bird. Other injurious creatures eaten are billbugs, squash bugs, leaf hoppers click beetles (adults of wlreworms), May beetles (adults of white grubs), and weevils. Franklin's gull is prob ably the most beneficial bird of its group ,, Passing of Emma. Emma1 is <i1d. She died, not per haps altogether that others might live, hut she surely died to make an Ameri can holiday. Most of her life she hud been petted and (lined, for it was de signed that she put on weight, much as the female of the species objects to I embonpoint. Emma was. In her tender youth, removed from base hospital 15 to base 32. And that Is Just where In terest for ail tlie folks at home who have boys at base 32 starts, for surely no member of tin- hospital so far for got his surroundings us not to mention Emma in his letters. So Emma grew and grew. Recently the end came. It was announced in u letter home thus laconically and graphically: “We ate Emma yesterday.” She was served to Tlie l.-ospltal attaches, and while It may he disloyal to say so, the diners say she tasted better than American pork. Hut weep not, you outsiders who read this, for Emma was only a wild hog.— 8tars and Stripes. Inconsiderate Infantry. One artillery unit worked hard dur ing the afternoon of the second day of the attack to get Its pieces Into posi tion. It hud moved up for the second time, and hud not fired a shot. It was four o'clock when the lieu tenant in command gave orders for every one to stand by. The gunners were to fire their first volley Into tlie German liic-x. 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