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THE MONITOR A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americans. ____ Published Every Thursday at Omaha. Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub lishing Company. __ Entered as Second-Class Mail 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. Madree Penn, Associate Editor. Fred C. Williams, Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.29 6 MONTHS; 60c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates, 75 cents an inch per Issue. Address, The Monitor, 204 Kaffir Bloch, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. -LET’S COME TOGETHER.’’ THE mayor of Canton, Miss., has done an unusual thing. He has stretched across the principal street of the city a banner with this brave device: "WHITE AND COLORED PEOPLE, LET'S COME TOGETHER FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL.” Sime might be inclined to overlook the significance of this invitation. When one takes into account the at titude of the average white Ameri can towards the colored American and especially the attitude of the South, this incident looms large in its significance. It is not customary in the South, for it runs counter to their traditions, for white people to give any consideration whatsoever to the opinions of colored folk when it comes to a matter of the latter's civic, social, industrial, educational and political rights. As a matter of fact, speaking broadly, the former do not concede that the latter group have any right to have opinions of their own. The general idea of the white group is that they and they only know what is best for the black group. Whatsoever, therefore, they may do for colored folk is based on this premise, This is a Caucasian characteristic, as difficult of eradica tion. though subject to modification, as it is for “the Ethiopian to change his skin,” or as was the case of the latter before recent pigment-blanch ing "scientific discoveries.” From tradition and training the Caucasian believes that he is divinely appointed to sovereignty and dictation. Self-de termination is his by sovereign right. This is his view point, it is from this psychology that his attitude towards other ethnic groups can be under stood and explained. Environment and contact, through competition, in tellectual and other, with other groups may modify, but seldom whol ly change this attitude. Southern provincialism, and provincialism al ways dwarfs and narrows, has in tensified this attitude toward the more backward group, for whose back wardness the more favored group is primarilly responsible. That a South ern mayor should invite both groups to come together for a free and frank discussion of their mutual interests is then a most significant and hopeful sign. It indicates the only way in which the black and white races in this country, between whom there seems to be the most friction and mis understanding, can ever have respect for ope another and live in harmony and good-will together. There ought to be and The Monitor believes there is enough of the spirit of Christianity in the hearts of the white people and we know there is in the hearts of the black people of this country in the South, where “the problem,” as we call it, is now most acute, as well as in the North where it is becoming increasingly noticeable, to constrain them “to come together for the best interest of all.” Humanity is so bound together that an injury to one is an injury to all. A dominant group today because they have the power may believe that, they can do what they list to an under group, but they reckon without the cost. Permanence of rule rests upon justice only. And where there is the desire to give jus tice, there is always a way found. The race problem in the South, and in the North as well, is simply a problem of justice and square deal ing between man and man, the one by what we call “acident of birth” white, the other black. And where there is a wilingness to “come to gether for the best interest of all” and things being as they are the in vitation must come from the white side to the black side, and this in vitation must be sincere and in no spirit of condescension or patronage a way can and will be found for mu tual respect and amity and a spirit of justice and co-operation which will make for the common weal. We hope that everywhere in this country, whatever may be the moving cause, there may be evoked the spirit of brotherliness and true democracy evidently sought by the Mississippi mayor is flinging a banner to the breeze bearing the talismanic legend •WHITE AND COLORED PEOPLE, LET’S COME TOGETHER FOR THE BEST INTEREST ©F ALL.” This is good advice for any com munity and blazes the pathway not only of mutual sympathy, mutual re spect, mutual happiness and good will, but national integrity, safety and prosperity. "LET’S COME TOGETHER.” NEBRASKA DOUBTFUL POLITICAL managers and fore caster place Nebraska among the doubtful states. It is not count ed upon as being "safely republi can.” Its electoral vote may be cast for either Harding or Cox. Strong efforts are therefore to be made by both parties to carry Nebraska. This being so, it is very essential that due consideration be given the col ored vote In this state which, though traditionally republican, can no long er be depended upon to vote the re publican ticket from sentiment. Gov ernor Cox, because of his general fairness to our people in Ohio, has hundreds of warm admirers bore as elsewhere, because it must not be forgotten that our people read and think and are disposed to favor those 1 who have shown themselves favora ble towards us. Cox has this rep utation. It is a valuable asset. Sen | ator Harding, whose candidacy The Monitor favors and whom we intend \ to support, is not going to have a i walkaway. He will need every vote j he can get. He will need and we ! hope he will receive practically the solid vote of our people in Nebras ka. The Monitor will do all in Its power to accomplish this; because | we believe the interests of the en tire country will be best served by the return of republicans to power. It will take work and plenty of it to place Nebraska safely in the repub lican column. Forecasters concede that Nebraska is a doubtful state. RADICAL OR CONSERVATIVE. TVTE WERE asked a serious ques | W, tion the other day by an es teemed friend. It was this: “Do you I belong to the radical or conservative ! group of your race?” Our reply was ! in substance this: "In our group | there are radicals and radicals; con j servatives and conservatives. It all I depends upon who is making the classification. From the viewpoint of many of your race any roan or worn l an of my race who demands, how | ever justly and sanely, the constitu | tional rights of his people, is con sidered a dangerous and ultra radi cal. By other broad-visioned people I he is denominated conservative. If standing, as I have, and always ex pect to stand at whatever cost to me personally, uncompromisingly for the full constitutional rights of our peo ple as American citizens, is radical ism, then I am a radical. If you un derstand by "radical"’ one who advo cates the overthrow' of government, and the obtaining of our rights of citizenship by an appeal to violence and force rather than by a persistent appeal by a campaign of pitiless pub licity to the better conscience of tb6 American people, whatever anybody may have told you this class of radi cal Is an exceedingly rare individual among colored Americans and I have not the distinction of belonging to that group. Among the trained men and women of color you will find the “radicals" of the first class predom inating.” This was our answer. We have,, however, always considered ourself rather conservative. We had never been asked the question before and so had never thought about it. W7e really wonder whether we are a rad ical or a conservative, and after all what Is the real difference between the two? Is it not rather one of method than of objective? Suppose you do some self-question ing and ask yourself whether you are a radical or a conservative and what you really mean by these re pectlve terms. THE PRINT PAPER SITUATION The scarcity and cost of print paper is causing serious embarrass ment to publications of all kinds throughout the country. Many of the newspapers and weeklies have ad vanced their prices. All are asked to reduce in size to relieve the situa tion. The Monitor is anxious to re turn to its former size and will do so as soon as It becomes practicable. We shall continue to give our readers a high class paper, but can make no promise as to when we can return permanenttly to larger size. Proverbs and Paragraphs These six things doth the Lord hate: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imagina tions, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speak eth lies and he that soweth discord among brethren.—Proverbs 6:16-19. The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the persevseness of transgressors shall destroy them.— Proverbs 11:3. Success comes in Cans: Failure> in can’ts. “So nigh is grandeur to our dust So near is God to man, When duty whispers low, ‘Thou must’ The youth replies, ‘I can.’ ” —Emerson. Trust thyself. Every heart vi brates to that iron string.—Emerson. Ohio, the mother of presidents, now has five healthy youngsters. But they are all different colors. liiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMMii'j. = Hiicklin Beal Estate Co., E = 24th and lilondo, Webster 1304, = E bought a new Chevrolet which ^ = is at jour service an v time you E E wish. = IT ■ iiiinininmininii i iiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiimiiTT ST. PHILIP EPISCOPAL CHIRCH Rev. John Albert Williams, Pastor There was a large attendance both at the Sunday school and 11 o’clock service Sunday morning. The con gregations this summer have been the best in the church’s history. 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