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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1920)
THE MONITOR A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americans ___ Published Every Thursday at Omaha, Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub llshlnc Company. _ Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter July 2, 1916, at the Postofflce at Omaha, Neb., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. George H. W. Bullock, Circulation Manager and Associate Editor. M. Wrigth. Advertising Manager. TRAGO T. MCWILLIAMS, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. ___________________________________ . ___ SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $3 00 A YEAR; *1.50 6 MONTHS; *1.00 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates, 75 cents an Inch per Issue. Address, The Monitor, 204 Kaffir Block, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. ____.-^ .. . - 1 ITS UP TO YOU, REPUBLICANS TVTOW that tne republicans have 11 been so everwhelmingly success ful, and have everything their own way, members of our group make these simple requests in the name of justice and righteousness, that you give these things your most careful attention: 1. Lynching—The republican plat form as adopted by the Chicago con vention in June, carries a plank on the subject of lynching. The repub lican congress will be required to legislate on this subject. Under this head comes all forms of mob violence, the bombing of property, and other forms of violence. 2. Disfranchisement—It is agreed that the time has come for some defi nite and drastic action with reference to disfranchisement. In the southern states representation in congress and the electoral college have been based on the total population, yet open defi ance of the United States constitution and election subterfuges have been resorted to for years, without much more than a protest, and yet this country went into the world war to make “democracy safe” and the American Negroes furnished nearly . 400,000 able bodied men, and millions in money. 3. “Jim Crow” Cars—In the matter of southern transportation something must be done immediately. There are those who contend that all dis crimination in public places must be wiped out. It is well known that a determined effort to enforce such a policy in the South would cause an upheaval that wocld bring bitter defi ance. It is not believed that suffi cient support could be obtained from congress for this drastic step at this time. However, “equal accommoda tions” is a substitute that could be righteously enforced. 4. Immigration—There is a grow ing sentiment among whites against the present apparently discriminate immigration that has reached a total of more than 25,000 a week. These people are seeking to take the places! in the North now occupied by our j group, thousands of whom have come North within the last four years. In j the South certain communities have j begun to make inquiry with the idea of satisfying the labor shortage with foreigners. 5. “White Man’s Country”—The Japanese problem in the West, and, the influx of Negroes into northern communities, have given rise to the old cry of “This is a white man’s j country.” This is regarded as un-1 American, and against the principles I and traditions of the republic, which was founded upon the principle that ] “All men are created equal and en- I dowed by their Creator with certain j inalienable rights, among which are j life, liberty and the pursuit of happi neje.” 6. Industry — Industrial organiza tions and labor unions have been gradually throwing the door of op portunity open to colored men and women. Their efficiency has been tested and praised. However, it is the task of the race to exercise every means to maintain a standard of ex cellence that will maintain the prin ciples of merit alone, without regard to race, in providing means of em ployment. 7...Commerce—The colored people of the entire country have a quick ened appreciation of the value of commercial activity. At every turn corporations of all descriptions are being formed for the purpose of se curing and maintaining an economic foothold that has heretofore been neglected, if not denied. The people now have more money per capita than ever before, and are enthusias tic about ventures, and safeguards against frauds must be maintained. 8. Education — The unprecedented thirst for knowledge in all sections of the country must be encouraged and wisely provided for. 9. Morality and Welfare—Sharp and unmistaken lines of distinctions must be drawn between the small criminal class among the Negroes, and that much larger unheralded class of industrious, hard-working group that conscientiously and earn estly seeks to fit properly into the best ideals of American life. In the matter of courts, justice must be meted out, punishing the guilty with out fear, but always justice. 10. Housing—In the matter of housing, the race, in common with every other element of the nation, is suffering from the housing shortage, rent profiteering, and all of the kin- ! died disadvantages and unpleasant ness connected with the subject. Buy ing of homes and the formation of building and loan companies to secure property, are desired, and a guaran tee of property rights, as vouched by the federal constitution. 11. Propaganda—A definite and exhaustive program of propaganda. This is to meet the onslaught of those | who are bent on putting the race in a ab<l light before the American people in general. Every agency known to j modem publicity should be used to! counteract this effect, and a cam paign of education carried on thatf will reach not only the people of the group, but the white population as | well, a campaign not of hatred and vindictiveness, but one of reason and object lessons. In brief, these are some of the i things now being discussed by the people at large. They supersede po litical positions and petty office hold ing. Political preferment will come as a matter of course, in the pro mulgation of the things outlined. It is the contention in the matter of political positions that a demand should be made for a group of places, aside from those of traditional stand ing, that will place those who are to represent the group in places where influence will count in carrying the program of reconstruction and ad justment. These are no more than any group whose support has been so material' in the success of the republicans would ask and confidently expect, and our group is no exception. JESSIE HALE-MOSS JESSIE HALE-MOSS is a woman whom Omaha will sadly miss. She was a zealous, self-sacrificing and un-, remiting w-orker for any cause which enlisted her interest and sympathy j, rnd every movemeijj which* affected her race had her whole-hearted devo t.ion. In whatever work she enlisted she spared not herself. She was a j tow’er of strength in her church, devo tion to which with her was a passion, j being active in choir, Sunday school j and Epworth league. As secretary j and subsequently president of the j Omaha branch of the N. A. A. C. P., no one could have rendered more zeal-: ous and self-sacrificing service. Into *t FOR SALE AT E. Morris Pharmacy, Central and Dale, Bt. Paul, Minn. Mme. Q. W. Halls (Poro System), 2743 S. 11th Ave., Minneapolis Mme. L. LaKue (Walker System), 108 N. 1st Ave., E. Duluth, Minn. Mme. W. H. Perry (Poro System), 506 W 7th Bt., Sioux City, la. Mme E. Turner (Mairic Svs.em), 1104 Ave. C., Council Bluffs, la. Mme. M. Barrett (Walker System), 1010 Center St., Des Moines, la Mme. Gibbs (Poro System), 6214 B. 28th St., South Omaha. South Side p«dor 'Mafflr System), 4927 S. 25th St„ South Omaha. I EUFAULA (Pronounced U-FALL-ER) BEAUTY PREPARATIONS The World’* Fountain of Beauty Secret* Weatern tMetrlfoutor V.. K. W 11,1,1 A JISOW 2300 Worth 24th St., ttmnha Main l,at>oratory EUFAULA CHEMICAL CO. Wot 53d Street New York City FOR SALE AT MME. R. FRANKLIN (Poro Sys tem). 2213 Grace St. MME. A. MARSHALL (Walker System), 1835 N. 23d St. MME. A. B. MADISON (DO-I)ay System), 2707 Lake St. MME. EDNA JOHNSON (Poro Sys tem), 1012 N 24th St. MMES. SOUTH AND JOHNSON, Magic System), 2416 B'ondo St. MME. G VANITER (Walker Sys tem). 1716 N, 28th St. MME. B A. BOSTIC (Poro Sys tem), 2124 Clark St. MME. C. C. TRENT (Poro Sys tem), 2923 Erskln St. OMAHA. NEB the work of securing a Y. W. C. A. he threw herself with her wonted •nergy. Believing in the franchise or women, she was most active in e recent political campaign. But resides the work that brought her nto the public eye the quieter and inpublished work which she did unong the poor and needy of the city tnd especially among boys and girls who might have come to the attention >f the juvenile court filled a large lace in her life. Of Jessie Hale Moss it may be truthfully written. ‘She loved to serve.” Suddenly called ,o cease her earthly labors when so many years seemed to lie before her, ^he will be sadly missed. From Him who rewardeth all who diligently strive to do His work, may die receive the greeting, “Well done, •mod and faithful servant, enter thou i nto My joy and rest.” THE CASE OF BEN MARSHALL rriHERE is a great deal of onposi X tion to the parole of Ben Mar shall, who was sentenced to the peni tentiary June 20, 11108, for two terms of fifteen years, or a total of thirty years, for an attempted assault upon two women. That they were w^iit' women does not magnify, nor does it minimize his heinous offense. The assailant of womanhood, irrespective of her nationality, deserves and should receive condign punishment.; Marshall from his conduct, previous j to his arrest and conviction, showed himself to be either insane or a de generate. According to prison rec ords, he has been a model prisoner and is therefore eligible to parole and ras been listed for parole. A storm of. protest has been raised against releasing this “Negro Assailant of White Women” (quoted headline shows usual sinister appeal to race prejudice) from prison. The Monitor believes that the place for men of the type of Marshall is either in prison or in an insane asylum; but if after a man has served twelve years under the exacting and scrutinizing eye of the prison authorities, they are con vinced that In the eventide of life he nas sufficiently reformed to be given in opportunity to make good outside if the prison walls, it seems to us that he should be given that chance. With allowance for good behavior he bas served more than half of his orig inal sentence. We question whether :he opposition to Marshall’s parole is dneere, or is it largely political bun ■ome? A WORD TO OFR DAILY PRESS t V TE notice that the local dailh -, o W two of them, are again making prominent and calling undue atten ,ion to alleged crimes by colored men. rhis is wholly unnecessary and dan gerous. It makes the race, not the ■rime of the offender, prominent. It stirs up racial hatred. And what is leeded is tre allaying of racial, class md religious animosities, not their irousing. The press should do nothi ng to foment strife. Calling atten ion to the fact that a “Negro” is ac cused of this or that is either done houghtlessly or with malicious in ent. W’hich is it ? In either case it s unworthy of the press and should >e stopped. Proverbs and Paragraphic; BE not wise in thine own eyes. Fear the Lord and depart from ■vil.—Proverbs 8-7. Macon’s Cafe and Refreshment Parlcr | NOW OPEN Home Cooking. Attractive Surroundings. Courteous Service, jjj If you try us once, you’ll come again W. G. MACON, Proprietor 2112 Lake St. Two doors east of Columbia Hall j£ I Goal C( >al I \Illinois, Semi-Anthracite, Spadra > Cherokee ANDREASEN COAL CO. Calfax 0425 3315 Evans St. Douglas 0840 --PROMPT DELIVERY I .—— MU I ■■■!■■■ .— R. C. RIDDLE, B. S., M. D. Physician and Surgeon CHRONIC DISEASES AND SURGERY A SPECIALTY OMAHA OFFICE j| Kaffir Blk. 817 N. 16th St. H Telephone: DctiglaB 7841. Offlcj Hours: 2 to 4 p. m. | SOUTH OMAHA 1 Office: Emergency Hospital. Residence 2701 Q. St. m Phone South 386 Office hours: 0 to 11 a. m.; 6 to 8 p. m * Special Attention Given to Operative Cases. CONSULTATION ABSOLUTELY FREE Hate is the only thing in the world ' hat deserves to be hated. You are always as large as you are, >ut never as big as you think you are. Going up- is the hard job. Coming lown is easy. God is ashamed of a shameless per son. Naught but firmness gains the prize, Naught but fullness makes us wise— Buried deep, truth ever lies. —Confucius. — SNYCOPATED SPASMS Education ONE of the many things on which the human race should pump the loud pedal is education. Therefore this syncopated spasm will consist of a dulcet dissertation upon this sub ject. Many of our “cullud” section of our j human population have a disposition! to pass up education somewhat after j tlfe manner of dodging a collection of smallpox bumps. In so doing they are grabbing hold of the wrong num ber. What everybody needs first is; education. We agree that everybody : also needs much of the mazumatic needful, but if you haven’t got educa tion enough to take care of the need ful, your name is mud. Now in these lavs and times it is far easier to get a headful of education than it Is to -et a headful of mule, and friend for mer is a dum sight more useful. Edu cation is something you can carry around with you all the time and not be ashamed of it. It is a case of “I need thee every hour.” Just because you are homely, slow-footed and 40, doesn't mean that your days for edu cation are over and that your brain should become as ossified as Bill Bryan’s antique planks. The funny thing about the brain is that the more you put into it the more it will hold, and you should never stop putting things into it. Just as you can never tell when Brother Gabe is going to blow' the big bassoon, so you can never tell when you are going to need education. Now education means a whole lot more than the mere jug gling with books. It means the knowdedge of trades, business, profes sions, and everything that is worth knowing. In fact, today education is becoming the only hand with which you can shake the shekal tree. If you aren’t educated in something, you are i lost soul. Your earning power is down to about zero and your executive power about 212 in the shade. In other words, without education you have to work a whole lot harder for a dollar bill than the educated guy has to work for ten. Do you get the idea? If you do, hang on to it. A- A- A. A. A- A- A- A- A- A. A. A- A- A* A-A* A- A_A. A* A. A- A*A | Cuming Hotel | For a Nice Room call X X Douglas 2166. 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MARQUARDT CASH MARK El I Retail Dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry, Oysters, etc. ! 2003 Cuming St. Doug. 3831 j Home Rendered Lard. We Smoke and Cure our own Hams and Baron. Petersen & Michelsen 1 Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE | 12408 N St. Tel. South 162 .....» !! A. F. PEOPLES1 s J PAINTING 2 /> PAPERHANGING AND DECORATING Estimates Furnished Free. All Work Guaranteed. ! 4827 ERSKINE STREET. IPHONE WALNUT 2111. Service and Reliability J Is the Record of The Western Funeral Home No. 2518 Lake Street Phone Webster 248 SILAS JOHNSON, Prop. Allen Jones, Rea. Phone W. 204 Andrew T. Reed, Rea. Phone Red 5210 JONES & REED FUNERAL parlor it 2314 North 24th St. Web. 1100 [ / Lady Attendant NIMROD JOHNSON NOTARY PUBLIC it Real Estate, Loans and Rentals. | Office 2726 Burdette St. Webster 4150 (CiflKlifnnitDrtKncgMjrjfltataKIKDaxiKBtWZKMB®