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THE MONITOR B National Wnafcly Kawspapar Dave*mi to tho IManM at Color at Pkbttahsd Brary Thursday at Omaha, Nabraaka. by Tba Monitor r»b Hatifg Company. _ Bara »t ao doeond-Claao Mail Mat tor July S. ltl* at tho PoatoMeo at Omaha h'ab , aador tho Act of March S. ItTt. THI RKV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor and PubHahor. Loollla Skaggs Edwards and Madras Ponn, Aaaeclato Ea tora Frod C. Williams, Bualnaoa Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, «* 90 A YEAR: *1.S0 t MONTHS; «Oc 1 MONTHS Advertising Rates. 75 cents an Inch per issue. Add ram. The Monitor, *0* Creunee Block. Omaha. Noh. T slept one Douglas lilt l --- J ZLE XIV. CONSTITUTION Of THE 2 UNITED STATES. J zenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. / ins born or naturalized in the United States. \ 9 the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the £ i and of the State wherein they reside. No .■ ke or enforce any law which shall abridge the < mm unities of citizens of the United State*; nor d e deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- > due process of law, nor deny to any person •, sdietion the equal protection of the laws. £ jyvwovwwwvvVdVJVsV.VJW.V.W.V.V.W.V.V.V.V.V.W.v' THE KAIL BILL gI65ED. L'R Washington correspondent. Walter J. Singleton, has furn ished us a carefully prepared state ment relative to certain provisions of the railroad bill signed by President Wilson March 1. It is published in this issue and will be read with in terest. , Mr. Murray, the eminent counsel for the Colored American Council of Washington, D. C-, which has waged a persistent fight against the Jim Crow car system, believes that cer tain provisions of the bill will be the thin edge of the wedge which will eventually split the rail which up holds this iniquitous system. Perhaps his view is correct. The Monitor hopes it is, but we doubt it. We would like to have Mr. Murray, or others, point out specifically the rea sons for the hope that is in him. The Monitor sees nothing in the alleged seven “specific amendments secured by the council and Congress man Madden” which cannot be as successfully evaded as the original provisions of the bill. Under it, car riers were forbidden to discriminate against interstate passengers and were ordered to provide "equal accom modations for all passengers.” These explicit and mandatory provisions have been ignored with impunity, and under private ownership and govern ment ownership as well nothing was done about these glaring violations of law. What additional authority do the so-called "specific amendments” give? None. They impress us as a species of political legerdermain or slight of hand performances in which the swiftness of the hand is intended to deceive the eye. Moreover when Woodrow Wilson signs any bill that will bring relief to colored Americans, and especially when that relief runs counter to southern prejudices and traditions, it will be when the torridity of the nether regions will have congealed into frigidity and satanic imps play ten pins with snow balls and icicles in the sweltering atmosphere of their native habitat. THE BEE’S OPPORTUNITY. /TNHE Omaha Bee, as The Monitor 1 hag formerly stated, was at one time one of the great newspapers of the country. It spoke with authority and commanded respect. Then came a decline. It lost, as it deserved to lose. Is prestige because of its sensa tional methods. This The Monitor keenly regretted. Then there came, a short time ago. the passing of The Bee into other hands, and with this change of ownership and management there comes the opportunity for eventual restoral to its place in popu lar esteem and favor. It will take a little time to do this, but The Moni tor hopes to see it done. Our people have keenly resented the attitude of The Bee towards us dur ing the past year which has done us untold harm and this resentment is intense among a group one of whose chief characteristics is a charitable and forgiving spirit. However, if The Bee. during the coming months make such atonement as it can for past er rors by treating our people fairly we have no doubt that this resentment will be overcome and this newspaper restored to the place of favor it so long held among us. The Bee now has this opportunity. It can adopt the policy of refusing to stress the natlonalty or race of indi viduals charged with crime, which seems to be a tradition so far as our race is concerned with the average American newspaper, a practice which creates adverse sentiment towards our group. This will be a decided gain. As habits are only gradually overcome this may not be accom plished all at once; but with honesty of purpose this policy may gradually prevail. The Monitor, for a number of years, has favorably known Victor Smith, the new managing editor of The Bee, whom we congratulate upon his ap pointment to this responsible posi tion, and we believe he can and will do all in his power to make The Bee a sane, fearless, clean, fair and Influ ential newspaper, in which task we wish him abundant success. CRITICIS*. DESTBK TH E 15D 105STBIXTIVE. CRITICISM is of two kinds, de structive and constructive. Dc jstructive criticism is malicious and hag as its sole object the tearing down of individuals, institutions, enter prises, business or other. It proceeds from the ignorant, however learned they may think themselves to he; the superficial, the sballow-pated or the envious and jealous. Construc tive criticism is friendly and has as its object the improvement of the in dividual, Institution or enterprise which It criticizes. Its aim is to build up, not to tear down or destroy. It proceeds from the intelligent, who may not be learned in the lore of books, but in the hard and instruc tive school of experience; the thought ful, the broad-minded, the sympa thetic and progressive. Constructive criticism is honest. Constructive crit icism should be welcomed by all who are anxious to succeed or make prog ress In any line and even destructive criticism can be and should be pa tiently endured and turned to good ac count. Destructive criticism is easily detected because it is unjust and un true. Knowing It to be untrue it should place one on the alert to see that it does not become true. Con structive criticism Is just. This should lead one to correct whatever mis takes he has made and readjust his position. Unfortunately, there are those who betray great weakness un der all criticism, and make no effort to distinguish the two. Constructive criticism of a plan or policy may be offered and immediately offence Is taken. It is treated as a personal af front and the individual whose plan is criticized will puff up like a toad and pout like a spoiled baby who needs a spanking. Little progress can be made in any line by any one who is so conceited as to believe his views are above criticism. This is the atti tude of the ignorant and foolish. When criticism is offered let us face it squarely and find out if it be Just or unjust. If it be just It is constructive and points a way to improvement; if unjust, we know that it is destructive and can govern ourselves accordingly. MONITOR ARTICLES AS * CAMPAIGN LITERATURE IF The Monitor gives any evidence these days of feeling a little elated there Is a reason. Our editorial of December 4 on "Wood for President” and the letter elicited thereby from Major John R. Lynch, U. 8. A., com plimenting us on that editorial and endorsing General Wood and pub lished in our issue of December 19, have been issued by the Leonard Wood campaign committee in pamph let form for distribution as campaign literature. This pamphlet or leaflet, which gives due credit to The Moni tor as "one of the leading weeklies of the country published In the in terests of Colored Americans" is be ing circulated by thousands through out the United States. Think, .if you please, not only what influence this will have in furthering General Wood's candidacy, In which we are deeply interested because of his un compromising stand for law and order and his demonstrated administrative ability, but also what wide advertis ing it will give Omaha, Nebraska and The Monitor, the np-to-tbe-minute llve-wire weekly, which has helped to put Omaha on the map and launched the Wood boom. Have we not good reason for a modest feellrg of ela tion? Have we not again proven that The Monitor has demonstrated its claim to be a national publication with a national influence One of our oversea* admirers calls The Monitor an international publication. We are content to be recognised as a national j publication. MAKES A DIFFERENCE. AA 7"H K.N one has to help pay the if ^ bills R makes him a little an xious to keep the expense as low as possible, does It not Well, if under the zone system incorporated in the rail bill, which President Wilson has Just signed with such alacrity, the south must bear all the expense of the Jim Crow system, which it is quite willing to do. what interest will other sections of the country have in see ing that the system is eliminated? It strikes us that this “zone system” drops a luscious persimmon into the yawning maw of the southland. Make other sections share hi the luxury and added expense of honestly providing equal accommodations for all passen gers. and enforce this provision, and the pinching shoe will soon be re moved. IS IT A LOWDEN TRICK? IT begins to look very much like the advocacy of Pershing's candidacy . in this state is a trick of the Lowden forces to draw from Wood. The dex terity with which Lowden boosters jnmp into the Pership paddock and vice versa is unexplainable on any other grounds. NO LOWDEN FOR TS. IF the republican party expects to secure the vote of colored Amer icans for the presidential nominee, they must see to It that Governor J>owden is not nominated. East St. Louis is not forgotten, nor will his 'cowardly and vacillating policy at the time of that horrible massacre ever be blotted out of the memory of our people. If Lowden supporters de mand a reason why we are not and never can be for Lowden our answer j is EAST ST. LOCT8! SOME LEADING EDITORIALS. WE ARE NOT ASKING TOO MTCH. ("Prom the Cleveland Advocate.) The colored vote in Ohio constitutes '17 per cent of the total republican i vote in Ohio, and ft has been, in na ■tional elections, a dependable 17 per cent. At no republican national conven i tion. since the enfranchisement of the race, haTe we been given a voting rep | resentatior. This year we are asking a voting , representation. We feel that at least two delegates, one delegate-at-large and one district delegate, would at least be accepted as a compromise representation. The republicans in Ohio are en titled to 48 rotes in the national con vention to be held at Chicago June next. If the dependable colored rote j is allowed two votes out of that 48 we would have a representation only equal to a fraction over 3 per cent of the total Ohio representation in the national convention. In asking for at least two voting delegates in return for a 17 per cent dependable voting strength, we feel that our request is reasonable. We put the proposition squarely up , to the republicans in Ohio who arc anxious for party success at the polls in November next. I We put the proposition up to the [republican party, not as a threat, or [as an excessive representation as | compared with our voting strength, --- but as a plea for simple jcstice. Although the race contributes a necessary 17 per cent each election to assure republican success at the polls in Ohio we have never enjoyed more than one-fourth of one per cent of the patronage given' out by the party as a reward for fealty, and as an incentive to continued fealty, and such patronage as we have enjoyed, and do enjoy now, has been in the shape of inconsequential positions— there being an absence not only of "quality,” but quantity as well. We are not. in our demands, bolsbe ! rists or soviets who demand the lion's chare f°r a minority's contribution, 1 and with the threat that if it is not forthcoming we will start out a wreck ing crew to demolish the hope for party success. We have come, though, earnestly and resolutely asking for something i like a near approach to equity, and ' we trust the party leaders will heed jour plea, and accord us justice. , We ask this year that it be made I possible for the race to have a vot j ing representation in the republican national convention by giving us one 'delegate-at-large and one district | delegate. Every year, until four years ago. ! even though we asked and yearned 1 for a voting representation in the na tional conventions, we accepted an ' alternate" delegate-at-large—a mere j "decoration.” with strained equanim ity hoping that the next quadrennial ; would bring to us a filfillment of lour hopes—a voting representation. We, in the past, have accepted the usual slight—inequitable recognition, in the shape of an "alternate” dele gate at-large, and smothering our dis appointment. have rolled up our sleeves, pitched into the campaign, and helped win republican success at the polls. We put squarely up to the republi ■ cans in Ohio this year—up to the lead ers. the question: ‘.Are we asking too much?” We—the 150.000 colored voters in Ohio, do not believe we are asking too much—we hardly think we have asked for the equitable. THE GENEVA AFFAIR. (Continued From Page One.) counsel to accept this compromising position. May The Monitor again call atten tion to the danger underlying any compromise in the matter of yielding to the subtle scheme of segregation which is being so generally obtruded, sometimes in thinly-veiled guiBe of racial financial advantage and at other times in terms of brutal frankness? This fact must not be forgotten: We cannot encourage segregation upon one hand and fight it upon the other. This principle should be clearly un- | derstood. We must take our stand either for segregation or against it. The Monitor is against it. Volun tary association is one thing, enforced limitations and restrictions in the en joyment of public privileges solely upon the ground of race, religion or color is an entirely different matter. We stand uncompromisingly for the full constitutional rights of all Ameri can citizens. We are opposed to mort gaging our children's future. We won der if the Geneva incident will open the eves of some of our people? BITS VFW STTDE BAKER CAB. J. D. Lewis has purchased a Stude baker Limousine, 1920 model, fully equipped, seven-passenger, for $2,975. The car is a beauty. Mr. Lewis who is a popular taxi man believes in hav ing the best car possible to meet the exacting demands of his growing patronage. W* Have a Complete Line af FLOWER,GRASS AND GARDEN OCCOS Baiba. Hardy Pereaniala, Pealtry Snppliee Freak eat flower* always on hand Stewart’s Seed Store 119 N. 11th St. Opp. Port Offlea Phase Dangles 977 H. LAZARUS SHOE REPAIRING ! I 2420 i/i Cuming Street £ fa.... a ana a a » ■ »-t Petersen A Mielietsen Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE • UN N St. TeL Santh 111 U.. ...--■« ij Liberty Drug Co.:: ; • EVERYBODY’S DRUG STORE ;; i > We Deliver Anywhere. < • • Webater S86. Omaha, Neb. !. i . < • Mitt ft* !♦♦♦♦♦**♦*** ♦♦♦ e-^r Established "it*®"""*" C. I. CARLSON Dealer in Shaoa and Gaata’ Farniahinga 1114 Na. 14th St. Oataha. Nah. ■eeea > i i >■ « ae.a >< ♦ .....* >'*1 MELCHOR-Druggist The Old Reliable TeL Saath M7 Ull 3a. 14th St. - - - - - - -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- - maw Hill-Wlliaau Dna Ca. PURE DRUGS AMD TOILET ARTICLES Fra* Dali vary Tytar 1M_i4M Ca»lnt St. Start Saris# Naw Oaa Dollar vlll *p*a aa uuui la United States^M*^Beak F. WILBERC BAKBRY Aaroaa from Alhambra Thaatra Tha Baat la Nana Taa Oaa* far Our Cuatamara. Talaphena Wabater (78 A.......» »■* *j- Watch this space for | t Tuchman Bros. f Specials | 24th and Lake Sts. $ 2 Webster 402 jr Large assortment at the 2 • •f lowest prices in groceries, 2 * * i \ * meats and vegetables. g »»♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦»♦»♦♦»♦♦♦»♦»»♦♦« J. A. BanRn e. W. Maram Standard Laundry S4E, Naar LaM Mraat PkiM Wakittr IS# —-1 For Accurate and Dependable Service See WILLIAMSON DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES, PRESCRIPTIONS 2S06 North 24th St. Phone Webster 4443 and we will •end it out. A CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY OF OMAHA’S COLORED BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL FIRMS 17 F. PEOPLES PAINTING PAPERHANGING AND DECORATING ! Estimate* Furnished Free. All Work Guaranteed. < 4827 ERSKINE STREET. | PHONE WALNUT 2111. | < 3 SILAS JOHNSON { Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director 12518 Lake Street The place known for its qual ity service, and reasonable prices We spare no pain* for our complete chapel service. Open day and night. 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