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I THE SPIRIT OF UNITY THE Negro press has written much of late concerning unity, in fact, it has been the theme of many race leaders for years. Nor has The Mon itor hesitated in saying that the most vital thing to the black races through out the world today is unity. From time to time we have had letters from race men throughout the world and in each and everyone of them we catch the strain of a longing for unity. Last week there came to The Monitor office three letters, one from London, one from the, West Indies and one from South Africa. In everyone of them we could discern the desire for unity of the black races. These let ters, in each instance, were from men of ability and influence in their respective communities. One is vir tually the unofficial representative of the Orient in London; another is an official of the government; while the third has been in the service of the British government during the past four years looking after cetrain mili tary' aspects of South Africa. Surely such men speak with authority and it is time that the American Negro give heed to his brothers throughout the world. There is a future for us all, but that future depends upon our unity. JAPAN AND BRAZIL QUITE recently an Associated Press dispatch announced that Japan is colonizing parts of Brazil. It was a brief dispatch and a little comment has been made concerning it, but it has a great significance. The coloni zation of Brazil by Japanese is mere ly fulfilling of the treaty made be tween the countries sometime ago. Brazel needed emigrants to develop her resources and Japan needed an outlet for her population, so the coun tries got together and reached an agreement. That was some years ago and at the time. Americans did not take kindly to the idea. Just now the nation is too busy with the peace conference and internal questions to pay any attention to the move, but it certainly spells one thing and that is Japan as a commercial factor in South America. While the American capitalists are still discussing how to secure South American trade, Japan is making ready to secure it and in a way that will eventually make her supreme. The American cannot do it as Japan is doing, for he feels himself superior to every other man and nation on the globe and thus superciliousness doesn't carry anyone far who is seek ing favors from the other fellow. Eventually the American will realize that if this nation becomes a great commercial factor in the world, it will have to overcome its ignorant and foolish prejudices. COL. BILL HAYWARD’S BOYS WE do not wonder that the 92d division loves Bill Hayward, their colonel. Many army officers have taken occasion to speak of their black troops and their bravery, but Bill Hayward uses a megaphone. All the time in France he was writing back about “his boys” and when they marched the streets of litle Old New Yawk, Bill marched along with them —afoot. Nor did he get quiet about “his boys” when he reached home. He told everybody from the gover nor of New York down that “his boys” were the fightingest, cleanest, fast est, jolliest and finest soldiers that Uncle Sam sent across the seas and he seems to mean every word of it. We only take this occasion to thank Bill and to remind the country that Bill is a Nebraska boy. His father was once governor of this sovereign state and it was here amidst the plains and sandhills that his boy Bill learned the eternal truth that it is the man who counts and not the color. Bill loves “his boys” and his boys love Bill, and because Bill wasn’t afraid to help them do anything he wanted them to do, they weren’t afraid to fol low Bill anywhere he led. That was why the whole bunch came back load ed with honors and that is why Bill doesn’t mind using a megaphone and letting America know just what he thinks about them. All honor to Bill. LENT ASH WEDNESDAY is the first day of Lent. It derives its name from the custom which obtained in ! the early Christian church of blessing I ashes made from the palms distribut | ed on Palm Sunday of the previous ! year, and signing the cross with ; them on the heads of those who knelt before the officiating minister for the purpose while he said, “Remember, man, that thou art dust, and unto dust shalt thou return.” He then ad monished them to repent from their sins. This day then inaugurated for ty days of fasting and penitence, com memorating Christ’s Fasting and Temptation in the wilderness, during which period the fathful gave them selves up to what might be called a time of intensive religious exercise or training. Millions of Christians in all parts of th'e world observe this sea son and find it helpful. Its observance is confined chiefly to Roman, Greek and Anglican (Episcopalians), Cath olics and Lutherans. It will be read ily apparent, however, to all who are seriously in earnest about their relig ious life that such a season of inten sive spiritual training as this season contemplates should be helpful to all who conscientiously use it. That it is becoming more generally observed by people outside of the com munions which originally kept it, shows that the Lenten season answers a felt need in the religious life of men. SHYSTER METHODS JOHN W. BATTIN, attorney for Ramsay, recently on trial in the district court, for an alleged attempt to commit a statutory crime on Gladys McRov, resorted to the methods of a common syster. No allusion had been made to color on either side or to prejudice the case by such an appeal. The case proceeded as all actions at law should proceed, according to the evidence. Albert Ramsay was ac cused of a crime. That he was white and his accuser Colored, had nothing whatever, or should have had nothing whatever to do with the case. There was no effort to inject prejudice into case until Battin did it. In his argu ment to the jury, he exclaimed: “What special right has this Col ored girl to be believed and the testi mony of Rose, a discharged soldier, to be doubted?” It was a clever shyster trick to raise an issue of prejudice and decide it upon that issue and not upon the evi dence. It was a trick unworthy of a reputable lawyer and no doubt re sorted to because the attorney for the defense realized that he had a mighty poor case. The Monitor will answer Mr. Bat tin’s rhetorical question, raised with malicious intent, by stating that the general impression upon the part of disinterested spectators both at the preliminary hearing and in the district court was that Gladys McRoy was telling the truth and that someone else was lying, and that the honors in this questionable proceeding seemed to be about equally divided between two witnesses for the defense. NOTHING DOING COMMISSIONER FALCONER vis ited the Colored Ministerial Union to learn their mind upon the building and equiping of separate dressing rooms for the exclusive use of Col ored patrons at the municipal bathing j beach. He learned their mind. They i were a unit in saying that they were ! unalterably and uncompromisingly j opposed to any entering wedge for segregation in the enjoyment of mu | nicipal privileges for which we as citi j zens bear our proportion of taxes. ■ Nothing doing. __ WE HOPE SO! (COMMISSIONER TOWL has an ■* nounced that he is going to im prove some of the blighted spots in the heart of Omaha. His attention is again respectfully called to the sec tion lying north of Nicholas street, between Twenty-first and Twenty second and extending to Seward street. The commissioners have au thority now, without any legislative action from Lincoln, to order this sec tion of the city pavr 1. Gentlemen, please get busy. Ciean up these blighted spots. FROM THE PROPOSED CONSTI TUTION OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS Obligations to notify league executive of all disputes likely to lead to war. Obligation not to resort to war * ' without previously submitting dispute to arbitration. Declaration of war must be delayed three months after j receiving award. i Establishment of permanent court of arbitration. Details to be formul ated by league executive council. Breach of covenant to be punished by diplomatic, trade and financial boy cott. International military and naval force, to be constituted as emergency arises, from national contingents as determined by league executive coun cil. Reduction of national armaments to lowest point consistent with national ! safety. Restrictions on and final prohibition of private traffic in munitions and j implements of war. Full publiety of armament pro gramme. Pledge to respect territorial integ \ rity and independence of league mem ! bers. In case of dispute between membor 1 state and non-member state, the latter to be invited to accept obligations of league membership for the purposes j of such dispute. Automatic abrogation of all interna tional obligations between members inconsistent with teiins of covenant.— | New York Tribune. | Obvious Observations J'U.ST when we thought we had ducked Old Man Winter he start | wintering sure enough. It looks as though President Wil ! son is going to ran into some real tabasco when he asks the senate to | ratify the League of Nations scheme. Mark Sullivan says in Collier’s that Woody wasn’t the wonderful wizard 1 he thought he was when he went be fore the peace conference and that the French people don't have much time for him now. Have you read Dr. Durkee’s ad dress before Howard? It is the most worth while speech that has been delivered in many moons and the i whole race should read it. Even Mexico feels that she hasn't I ! had enough war yet. Lt. Turner tried to hog the whole | | front page of the News with his facial 1 map last week and all its reading space with tales of over there. Ed j is sure some popular these days. The Monitor has now a London of fice and an office down in South Af : rica. Wow! boy, SOME CLASS! The League of Nations look like a I bunch of big fellows planning to keep I the little fellows down, but suppo.-e the litle fellows get together and tackle the big one? What then? Thanking you kindly for your de | voted attention, we will not put on our bearskin coat, our sealskin cap, our gum shoes and mittens, and step | outdoors to take a peek at the ther mometer. SKITS OF SOLOMON Friends • - \ FRIEND is a guy or guyess who i sticks by you summer and winter and isn’t afraid to give you a lift if you need one. There are lots of peo- ! pie who call themselves your friends i who haven’t any idea whatsomever as | to the meaning of the word. They | .-mile at you and hand you their icy | ! mitt and think they have paid the j debt of friendship, but they haven’t j | They haven’t given you a thing but I a shiver. No man can ever decide ] who his friends are until he needs j them. Another thing, the friend isn’t always the dude who makes you feel ! happy with yourself and starts you I looking in the mirror to see if you | aren’t sprouting wings. The friend I isn’t backward in showing you where I you can make improvements along j your lines of personality and he is ! also the guy who doesn’t flinch when I you tell him how he can improve his psychological architecture*. The great est proof of a friend is if he will lend you a dollar when you need it and the greatest proof of whether you are his friend or not is if you will pay him back friend dollar when you get it. Friends are generally as few as oranges on an Esquimoux farm, yet every man ought to have one or two to his credit. If a man hasn’t got one single friend, he is in a hard way and needs lost of consolation. Solo mon didn’t start out to write about friends today, but inasmuch as he has been making friends with the fire for the last few hours, the idea came into his head to write out a wheeze on friends and here it is. THE “BATTLE OF THE KINGS" GOING BIG Omaha, Neb.—“The Battle of the Kings,” an admirable orchestration, composed by J. Frank Terry of Oma ha, ia receiving considerable notice in the east. It is now being played in vaudeville and by the Four Mu sical Lunds and inquiries are coming from all parts of the country for copies. Subscribe for The Monitor i PAY AND FILE INCOME TAX BEFORE MAR. 15 U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau Gives Warning That Severe Penalties Will Be Enforced. WOMEN WITHIN LAW’S SCOPE; HOW THEY REPORT INCOME The Income Tax drive conies to a close on Saturday night, March 15. All payments and returns due on that | date under the provisions of the new Revenue law must be In the hands of local Internal Revenue Collectors be fore their offices close that night. The Income Tax Is being collected to meet the war expenses. Every person : who shouted and tooted bis horn on Armistice Day Is now called upon to contribute Ids share of the cost of win ning the war. The laggards and the dodgers will face severe fines and Jail sentences. The Internal Revenue Bureau an nounces that Its officers will check us all up to see that every person who comes within the scope of the Income Tax law did his share. Where to Pay and File. Residents of Nebraska are required to make their returns and pay their taxes to Ueo. L. Loomis, Collector of Internal Revenue, Omaha, Neb., or to any of his deputy collectors who are now7 doing free advisory work on In come Tax. Payments sent by mail should be at tached to the returns and should be In the form of check, money order or draft. Cash payments by mall are sent at the taxpayer’s risk of loss. If you are unable to make your re turn personally because of illness, ab sence or incapacity, an agent or legnl representative may make your return. If there are any doubtful points as to your items of income or allowable de ductlons, you should get lu touch at once with a Revenue officer or a bank er for advice. Women Pay Tax. Women are subject to all the require ments of the Income Tux. Whether single or married, a woman's income from all sources must be considered. If unmarried, or if living apart from her husband, she must make her re turn for 1918 if her net income was $1,000 or over. If married and living with her bus band, her Income must he considered with the husband's In determining the liability for a return. Their Joint In- : come, less the credits allowed by law. Is subject to normal tax. The wife's net Income is considered separately In computing any surtax that may be due. Husband and wife file jointly, as a rule. If the husband does not include his wife's Income In his return, the wife must file a separate return. Severe Penalties. The new Revenue Law places severe penalties on a person who fails to make return on time, refuses to tnakf return or renders a fraudulent return. For failure to make return and pay tax on time a fine of not more than $1,000 Is named, nrid 25 per cent of me .ax due Is added to the assessment. For refusing wilfully to make return, or for making n false or fraudulent re turn there Is a fine of not exceeding $10,000 and Imprisonment of not ex ceeding one year, or both. Farmers' Income Taxable. Every farmer and ranchman who had a fair or a rood year In 1918 must heed the Income Tax this year. He must consider all his Income as tax able. He is entitled to deduct from his gross Income all amounts expended In carrying on Ids farm. The cost of farm machinery, farm buildings and Improvements cannot be deducted. The cost of live stock, either for re sale or for breeding purposes, Is also regarded as Investment. Overtime and Bonuses Taxed. Salary and wage earners must con sider us taxable every Item received from employeers and from other sources. Bonuses and overtime pay are to be reported, as well as the regu lar payments. Allowances for Losses. Losses sustained in 1018 and not cov ered by insurance are deductible Items If incurred In the taxpayer's business or trude, in any transaction under taken for profit, or arising from fire, storm, shipwreck or other casualty, or from theft. *********;".-****★*** * * * SQUARE DEAL FOR EVERY * * INCOME TAX PAYER * * - * * Washington, P. C. — “The * * rights of all persons now filing * * Income Tax returns ore amply * * protected by provisions for * * abatements, refunds and ap- * * peals," says Cominlasloner Pan- * * lei C. Roper. * * “Every person can be sure of * * a square deal. No person is ex- * * pected to pay more than his * * share of tux. His share Is de- * * term I tied solely by the amount * * and nature of Ids net Income for A * 1018, as defined in the law. * j * “Abatement petitions are dealt * * with open-mlndedly. Refunds * * will be made In every case where * * too much tax Is erroneously col- * * lected. * * “The Income Tax Is ‘on the * * level’ all the way through." * * * ****************** FIGHT STARTED TO REVIEW COURT MARTIAL VERDICT Petition Secretary Baker to Free Sol diers—Condemned Officers Fought Against Superior Enemy Forces. Baltimore, Mr.—Efforts are being made by influential citizens of this city to have the cases of the four officers of the 368th Infantry Co. 1, Third Battalion, reviewed by the war department. The men convicted for violating article 76 of the war code were: Capt. Daniel Smith, Lieut. Horace R. Crawford, Lieut. F ’.'Ort W. Cheers, Lieut. Robert E. Johnson. The verdict of death was recently changed to ten years’ imprisonment. The engagement at Vienne l’Chateau, France, September 26, in which the Third Battalion of the 368th infantry* took part, resulted in the charge of cowardice being preferred against the men. The infantry at the time was under the command of Major Max Elser, a white officer. Artillery Thirteen Hours Late. It has been officially stated that the 368th infantry was allowed to face the Huns at this point without hand gre nades and other ammunition and were compelled to seek shelter from the storm of shell fire coming from the Germans. It was further cited that the supporting force, the 136th Field Artillery (white), was thirteen hours behind orders and fired shots that cut down some of the men of the 368th infantry. This lag on the part of the artillerymen placed the infantry be tween the shell fire of the Huns and the creeping barrage of its own supporting element. II ...... Send Facts to Baker. In order to erase the blot of cow ardice from the infantry records of the bravery of the men have been given Secretary of War Baker in the attempt to justify the action of the soldiers in this particular sector. In sufficiently supported, meeting with far superior numbers of the enemy, with scarcely any ammunition, no ar tillery support and no hand grenades are some of the pleas offered. It is reported that the Third Battalion, un able to get in touch with the com mander, retreated rather than be an nihilated. This infantry, prior to sailing was stationed at Camp Meade. ^./ INCREASING CRIME IN NORTHERN CITIES By the Associated Negro Press. Cleveland, O., Feb. 27.—There has been much discussion here over the report of the* increase in crime In northern cities, due to the migration from the south. While the southern states still lead in Negro population there is a marked increase in crime conditions. The figures for most of the northern cities show an increase, as follows: Cleveland from 7.8 to 16.5; St. Louis from 14.5 to 20.8; Chi cago from 10.0 to 11.0; Pittsburg from 5.8 to 9.6; and Philadelphia from 4.9 to 6.7. Frederick L. Hoffman of the Pru dential Life, who tabulates these fig ures, explains as follows: "The heavy migration of Negro laborers to north ern communities brought into the cen tral urban centers particularly the very element which continues to con tribute so large a share to the homi cide record of southern communities.” ~ *'■« ..—...—Il H Classified Directory of Omaha’s Colored professional and Business firms ftOOP'JntiOUOtit’it in: it:: n'Cit y, it a it v. men i; I § ;; Mmes. South & Johnson * Scientific Scalp Specialists H Sole Manufacturers of 5 MAGIC HAIR GROWER AND g g MAGIC STRAIGHTENING OIL ~ s § it V>e teach the Art of Hair Dress- u g ing, Shampooing, Facial Massage, jg £ Manicuring. Scalp Treatment and K jj the Making of Hair goods. j! 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