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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1919)
r THE MONITOR * National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Internets of Colored Americans. Published Every Thursday at Omaha, Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub lishing Company. Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter July 2. 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha. Neb., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaeo* Edwards and Madras Penn, Associate Editors. Fred C. Williams, Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2,00 A YEAR; »1.00 8 MONTHS; 60c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates, 60 cents an Inch per issue. Address. The Monitor, 304 Crounte Block, Omaha. Nek. Telephone Douglas 3224. THE KOOJSEVELT CREED I BELIEVE in honesty, sincerity and the square deal; in making up one'B mind what to do—and doing it. I believe in fearing God and taking one’s own part. I believe in hitting the line hard when you are right. I believe in speaking softly and carrying a big stick. I believe in hard work and honest sport. I believe in a sane mind in a sane body. I believe we have room for but one soul loyalty, and that is loyalty to the American people. •>- --- “LEST HE FORGET.” THIS is the caption of a sane, frank and fearless editorial which was recently published In The Los Angeles Times, perhaps the most influential daily on the Pacific coast. It is cer tainly one of the fairest-minded and largest visioned newspapers in the country. The Times says most force fully and truthfully the thing that needs to be said in these troublous times, when there seems to be a con certed plan to brand our men as rap ists. This damnable propaganda was carried with malicious intent to France, where the splendid conduct and manly self-restraint of our brave black troopers stamped it as a lie. It has been revived in our homeland and again with malicious intent. There fore it is most gratifying to find in fluential newspapers seeking to coun teract the injury done us by the wide circulation of libelous reports. When tempted to become bitter and resent ful. take heart and be grateful for the friends of truth and Justice who have the courage to give wide publicity to words like these in The Los Angeles Times: “Through it all, w'hite people should keep their minds clear and not per mit themselves to make the mistakes of thinking that all Negroes are alike. When some degenerate Negro as saults a white woman and Is lynched for It, while people who do not think deeply come to the conclusion that every Negro would assault a white woman if he did not stand in fear of lynching. , "Nothing could be farther from the truth than this conclusion. Anyone who knows the Negro people knows it is not true. The Negro who as saults or who desires to assault white women is the exception. We do not fear to say that this kind of Negro numbers only one in 10,000. And that is Just as good an average as white people can claim. "The fact is that the average Negro is not at all attracted by white women. We are to remember that there have been and still are white men who pre fer Negro women to their own race. One of the greatest lawyers America has ever known was one of these. “Neither are we to forget that dur ing the civil war the cultured white women of the south were left wholly at the mercy of Negro guardians while their men folks were away in the bat tlefields. And these women were not violated. The Negro then answered for himself and his answer was sub lime.’ THE GRAY'D JFRY’S REPORT. THE report of the grand Jury, called to Investigate and fix the respon sibility for the lynching and rioting of September 28th, Is disappointing. It failed, lamentably and miserably, to do anything of the sort. True, some J20 persons were indicted, chiefly for minor offenses and, doubtless, some few of those indicted will be pun ished ; but. for one cause and another, the grand Jury was unable to secure evidence, direct and convincing, against many who were either sus pected or accused of being ring lead ers. The report laments the inability of the Jurors to secure the evidence which they believe exists and would have enabled them to have reached a more satisfactory conclusion. Re sponsibility for the riot has not been definitely fixed. Here the report straddles. John W. Towle, the foreman, in his letter of transmission, frankly states that the report is a compromise and does not express his own convictions. With much of the report he is not in accord. Evidently he believes that the grand Jury, if it had so desired, could have definitely fixed responsibility. The Monitor regrets that all the mem bers of the grand Jury were not men of the calibre of its capable and con scientious foreman. Perhaps it is the part of charity to say that the grand Jury did the very best that it could under the condi tions. but that there were powerful influence at work to either obstruct its securing of the truth or of frankly expressing it, is quite apparent. The report is disappointing and clearly proves that the lines must be drawn in this community between those who want the truth and stand for law and order and those who are opposed. It i must be evident, too, to all what forces will ultimately triumph. GROWTH TOWARD MATURITY. IT IS refreshing and enhearting to notice in many of the leading pub ' lications of the country a recognition of the changing status of our race. It is true we have, en masse, a long way to go and much to learn, but the en (couraging fact is that we are moving in the right direction. We are fast ! putting away childish things and com ing to the full stature of thoughtful, self-respectful, purposeful manhood. And one of the evidences of this growth toward maturity Is the in creasing demand and respect for fear less and constructive leadership. The Outlook of New York, which stands in the very forefront of na tional weekly magazines, calls atten tion to this development in a recent editorial. This Is what The Outlook says; “The Negroes of the nation respect and honor their leaders who speak out fearlessly and constructively, not only condemning all forms of eco nomic and social Justice practiced by white people, but also in condemning all forms of narrowness or bitterness which are found among black people. "Those whites who are inclined to proceed on the assumption that the entire Negro race represents a ‘child’ group need to realize that on account ot the recent migration of half a mil lion Negroes from the south, the world war. and other forces, including vari ous propaganda agencies, Negroes in increasing numbers have come rather quickly to man’s estate, and muRt be dealt with as mature, thoughtful de termined men and women.” “STAR SHOOT,” NOTED RACE HORSE. DEAD Belonged to the Famous Stable of .1. B. Madden Who Placed Great Con fidence in Judgment of Two Notable \ Negro Horsemen and Well Known Jockey. (Special to The Monitor) Louisville, Ky., Nov. 26.—Star Shoot, I owned by J. B. Madden, Lexington. Ky., and sire of Sir Barton, Star Mas ter, Audacious, David Harum, Star Court and other widely known Amer ican race horses, died of pneumonia at Hamburg farm, near Lexington Wednesday, November 19. He was 21 years old. In four of his eight years as a sire, he has led the list of win ! nlng sires. His son, Sir Barton, is the I leading money winner so far this year. ! Star Shoot wag foaled In England In 11898 and was by Isinglass. ; J. B. Madden, the famous breeder i of race horses, owes a great deal of his success to his reliance upon the Judgment of three Negroes, who have been long identified with his stables. These men are Dudley Allen, familiar ly known as "Uncle Dick;” Dick Har ris, widely known as “Brown Dick,” great trainers and Judges of horse flesh; and William Walker, famous as a Jockey and trainer. Walker sprang into prominence some years ago as the rider of Ten Broeck against Molly McCarty. Mr. Madden would select the yearlings for his stables very largely upon the advice of "Uncle Dud” and "Brown Dick,” whose Judg ment as to good horse flesh and what It could do on the turf seemed to many phenomenal. A chance for the kiddies to earn a prize. Read Monitor Mother Goose offer on page six. Envy is blind and knows nothing except how to depreciate the excel lencies of others.—Livy. j Flashes of Most Anything 0~ UT of the land of our fathers’ fathers conies a clarion call to I'ride of Race and the glory that comes by inheritance: "BECAUSE” Because ye do elect to sit with folded hands. Crying to the moon— Not caring aught for the glorious Records your fathers left, Or endeavor made to uplift and make noble The heritage bequeathed On you—but sit dreaming all day long— So shall your indolence, grown heavy ! With the years past, Fall with o’erwhelming force, As an Alpine avalanche upon you and yours— And crush you into oblivion Because ye have failed to do your part. Because you're black! What boots it— Black? Your race has in the ancient days Climbed to the highest rung of fame; Have done, dared, that which ye shirk— Deeds noble, unselfish — and true hearted done. What have ye done? O'er the Seven Seas they’ve sailed " And climbed the highest hills That tower unto the skies— Day dreams, your only work. Up! —awake! —awake!— 'Tis in vour hands to make or mar. Embellish in the scroll of fame or be smirch The annals' of your race. The Pyramids of Egypt all attest; Toussaint, Attucks, Bureh— Yea, a thousand others of Africa’s sons, Have faced the odds and won the crown. You sit and dream? Your children’s future lies in you. Look around, behold in these dark tempestuous days All races of the earth, stirred to their soul's being, Are chafing at the iron bands that bind them. Oh, that the windows of my soul And I could weep, tears hot and burn- j ing for you! Shall nothing stir you up? Unite! ! Unite! Strike whilst the molten mass of op portunity is hot. And weld it into something strong, and lasting. Behold, upon the bloody fields of Eu rope, Asia and your glorious Africa— Your brethren all—have shed Their lifeblood For you—for you! Ye hope! What do you hope? Is it to sit and cow the live-long day, Like idle rooks, Or will you bend your shoulders to the wheel And push out from the clogging mire The car loaded with the burden cast on you? Like men—like the heroes of old— Be up and doing! Not for the dross that, aye, has God displaced Mammon sits enthroned; Unto high deeds, trace up yourselves to do, Equal and free before the world. How long shall ye yoke the idleness, prejudice and hatred carry. That bind you in bands of steel! Bestir yourselves, oh sons of Africa; Heed not the suaBive tongues of those Who, with sophistries and glibe, Try to draw you from-your right and high endeavor. He who is above, who slumbers, neither sleeps, But ever watches o’er His own, I,ook8 down on you. j Awake—awake! whilst ’tls yet day, And the sun In the high heavens shines in splendor, | Sweet breezes blow. On, on to the goal; Unto the victor is the palm. Your fathers, heroic and brave, Look on you. Be men! Either the laurel bays. Or the pitying boughs of the willow grey. When back unto mother earth ye are In oblivion buried. Because ye failed to do your part. Which shall it be? THOMAS LUCAS. From- the Sierra I^eone (Africa) Weekly News, February 15, 1919. INTERESTING CENSUS FACTS The fourteenth decennial census is to be taken during the month of Jan uary, 1920. The firBt census of the United States was taken in 1790, during the adminis tration of George Washington. It re lated solely to population. The constitution of the United States requires that a census of the ! United States be taken every ten years. It is by this meanB that the apportionment of members of the house of representatives is made as to : states. The Bureau of the Census is a part of the Department of Commerce. It was established as a permanent bu reau in 1902. Prior to that time the census work was done by a temporary organization known as the census of fice. A census of the country’s manufac tures was made for the first time in 1810. Under the present law a manu factures census is to be taken in con nection with the fourteenth decennial census and every two years thereafter. TAYLOR STARS IN OBERLIN CASE FOOTBALL GAME CLEVELAND, O.—A record crowd saw the Oberlin-Case football game, last Saturday afternoon, at Van Horn field, this city. It could more correctly be called the Taylor-Case game, for the Oberlin Afro-American player was almost a ‘‘team” in him self. His most brilliant of a number of “stunts” was his fake punt kick followed by his circle of Case’s left ^ end for a brilliant 65-yard run to a touch-down. This was in the first «■ quarter. His high dive over Case's J line in the second quarter, his 25-yard i run around Case’s right end on a fake / punt, reaching midfield, and his run f through a hole off Case's right tackle i for 30 yards to the second Oberlin ? touchdown, in the third quarter, were J but climaxes of the wonderful work % he did. ? CLEVELAND HAS 68 COLORED ^ TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS f CLEVELAND, O. —Cleveland has < sixty-eight colored women as ^ teachers in its mixed public schools f and at least eight or ten are on the jC substitute list awaiting opening for 2 appointments as regular teachers, j Many of these teachers haven’t a J colored pupil. Their services are of j ^ high class order. ' J $10,000 MERCANTILE COMPANY -I THOMASVILLE, Ga., Nov. 26.— ? Several of Thomasville’s best J known colored citizens have applied ■! for a charter to form a mercantile company to engage in business here. *« According to the application, the k! business will be both wholesale and retail with privilege of manufacturing various articles. The company is in- a corporated at $10,000 with the priv- i ilege of increasing the amount. ¥ Men are never so ridiculous from X the qualities which really belong to y them as from those they pretend to ^ possess. 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