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I THE MONITOR \ A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1916, at the Poatofflce at Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879 _ THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS__ Editor W W. MOSELY, Lincoln. Neb__..Associate Editor LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS-———Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES. *2.00 A YEAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha. Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 _J ^❖❖❖*X">*>^~^^**"*"*"^‘‘*^*‘"‘"-*'*"-**-***"***‘"******‘*****'**-"-**‘**-"‘"*"‘"^*‘**‘"-"-‘*‘":"'":":"‘"*"^ ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE $ ;; UNITED STATES | ! \ Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged ;; !! 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States. - > ! I and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the ! I ; United States and of the State wherein they reside. No ;; • state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ; ! [ privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States: nor 1 ; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- ; ; ■ • erty without due process of law. nor deny to any person < ! I within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. 44 4 444 o <■ 4 :—><**^*t**:—>4 RADICALISM MIGHT HELP THE Chicago Tribune, one of the most powerful publications in Ameri ca, and alleged to be most unfriendly towards our people, is moved to edi torialize on the charges made by President Green of the American Federation of Labor to the effect that the approaching American Negro Ijibor Congress is a movement to spread communism among Negroes. It warns Negroes of the danger of yielding to red propaganda and man tains that any red and black combina tion would result most disastrously for the black. There is much of sound sense in The Tribune’s editorial. The Ameri can Negro is in no immediate danger, however, of being seduced by any forces of communism. He has not lent an attentive ear to any apostles of dangerous radical anti-social dis content despite the insults, discrimina tion, and injustice which he keenly feels. Not YET. But, what may be is another question. It largely de pends upon his future treatment by the government and the dominating forces of America; and upon the atti tude, friendly or unfriendly, towards him of his white fellow Americans. That attitude can be largely determin ed by such powerful publications as The Chicago Tribune. Its advice will he taken more kindly by our people when it shows a disposition to be fair and not so subservient to the rabid Southern sentiment with which it so frequently seems to be in full ac cord. In our judgment neither the at titude of the American Federation of Labor nor that of The Chicago Tri bune has been so friendly toward the Negro as to justify their present solic itude in safeguarding our group from alliance with what they consider a radical movement with an internation al outlook. To be perfectly frank we believe that a little radicalism upon the part of our ultra conservative group might help matters. The American Negro Labor Congress does not impress us as being such a dan gerous movement as President Green and The Tribune believe it to be. MISSOURI’S MOB MURDER. MISSOURI has again disgraced herself by lynching a human being. This time it was in broad daylight by an unmasked mob at Excelsior Springs. The victim was charged with assaulting a white woman. This has been proven to be a lie. Mitchell, the victim, it is now claimed, was en gaged fn the unlawful business of cat tle stealing with some white men, Utt, it is alleged, being one of, the ring. Mitchell and Utt, it now appears, quarelled over a money settlement and fought in the road where Mitchell, “a man on horseback,’* met Utt and Miss Blanche Holt in a Ford car. The girl interferred in the fight, it is al leged, and was pushed aside. But no attempt was made to assault her. The attempted assault story was given out with design. Mitchell was murdered by a mob for a crime of which he was not guilty and went to his death ! bravely protesting his innocence Scarcely two years ago, James Scott, a Negro, was lynched by a mob at Columbia, Mo. He w'as "pos itively identified” despite his hither to good character, by the victim. After the mob had murdered Scott it was proven that he was innocent, the girl identifying another man as her assailant. The real culprit is now’, serving a term of twenty years in the; penitentiary. Nothing was done with the Columbia mob and now it is said , nothing will be done with the Excel sior Springs moh. Can Missouri, can | America, can the vaunted “white civ ilization” endure with these outbreaks of barbarity ? FEW HIGH SCHOOLS IN SOUTH. EIGHT years ago there w'ere only eleven high schools for colored child ren in all the Southern states. The theory of the white South was that elementary training was all that was necessary for Negroes. Within the last eight years the number of high schools has increased to over three hundred, Texas having 234 of this number. It shows how far behind other Southern states are in the edu cation of the Negro youth. It is grat ifying to note, however, that the South is awakening to the fact that It has been robbing Negro youth of the opoprtunity of becoming intelligent citizens. Can you conceive of such a thing as there being less high schools for Negro children in all the South than there are high schools in the single state of Nebraska? I - ZION BAPTIST CHURCH — Although the weather was unsettled the Sunday school attendance was large. Superintendent Lewis gave a review of the lesson, the subject of which was Temperance. Rev. W. F. Botts delivered the eleven o’clock ser vice to a large congregation. The shower at 6:15 hindered the B. Y. P. U. members and friends from attend ing union. President H. L. Ander son being out of the city, Mrs. Dallas presiiled. The evening services were conducted by Rev. W. F. Botts. Mrs. Thelma Bently, who was con testing for the Queen of the sixth annual camiwal from Zion, was suc cesful in taking the prize. We wish to thank all for their splendid co-oper ation with us in the carnival. Thelma Norris, Reporter. EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS IN TENNESSEE COUNTY Out of a school bond issue of $90, 000, Obion county, Tennessee, is set ting aside $35,000 for colored school buildings and equipment. During the following twelve months the school authorities plan the erection of nine Rosenwald schools. This program is being promoted by the County Inter racial Committee, of which the coun ty superintendent of education is chairman. ;; THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE Y -' Y ' ’ - X ;; Y A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded .j. !! persons that the contribution of the Negro to American !! nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from J ! negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and -j. ■ ’ yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking | >! and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first J > - explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from £ ■ ’ the first the foundation of the American prosperity and ? < > the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and ;{* ;; economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply ? ; on the striving white men in Europe and America but also £ ; on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for f • two centuries. The military defense of this land has de- ;{• ; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial * ; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera- ? ; tare hat a Negro American literature has arisen of deep y > significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the ! choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played ; a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, ‘ | ’ breathing test af ideals and an example of the faith, 41 ! hope and tolerance af oar religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of ! Black Fo*.” j1 , i)iitttniT*““AAAAXA“*AA*AAA,AA“‘AA".AAAAA,-AAi>^t LINCOLN NEWS The funeral of Mrs. Anna L. Hol linger was held at the Henry Brown undertaking parlors last Wednesday at 3 p. m. Rev. C. R. Ross of the Newman M. E. church officiated, be ing assisted by Revs. M. C. Knight and H. W. Botts. Deceased leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, George W. Hollinger, and three children, Georgia, Charlie and Arthur, all of whom were in attendance at the ser vices. Quite a number of friends paid their last respects to the deceased. Our sympathy goes out to the be reaved family. Mr. Walter Tolies left for Kansas City last Friday on a visit. Mr. Robert Granger made a flying trip to Chicago and return Monday. A round table talk and luncheon was given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Collins last Friday night in honor of Mrs. Ida Scott of St. Joe Mo. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Williams, Mrs. Mattie Morris. The Rocky Mountain Conference of the Lincoln district of the M. E. church, which was held here last week, closed Saturday, after a pleasant and profitable session. It brought a num ber of preachers and laymen to the city who boasted over the splendid hospitality shown them by Lincoln people. The Utopian Art club will meet with Mrs. R. Adair, 1226 No. 22nd street Thursday night, Sept. 3rd. Mr. Frank Burden and Mr. and Mrs. John Galbraith motored to Om aha last Saturday. The Nora Taylor club of the A. M. E. church did fairly well financially in serving meals in a down town store last week. Mrs. Alma Wiley, Ella N. Botts and Mr. J. W. Marshall motored to St. Joe, Mo., last Sunday. They will visit her parents at Plattsburg, and also at Kansas City and Leavenworth. They will be absent about two weeks. Mr. Gilbert Hubbard and party mo tored to St. Joe, Mo., Sunday. An organization known as Brother hood of Men has just been organized by members and friends at Mt. Zion Baptist church. There were the usual seivices at the Mt. Zion Baptist church Sunday I morning. The pastor delivered a very practical sermon. At night Rev. Ma hon, white missionary, from South east Africa, showed pictures of the Zulu tribes and others of darker Af rica. He explained the modes of dress and livlihood, and their religious training, which seemed more sincere than many civilized persons. Rev. Mahon and his wife and family have spent nearly forty years in Basuto land as missionaries among heathens, and says he is doing great work in bringing darker Africa to Christ. Rev. Mahon, wife and son are visiting in the United States now, but will re turn to Africa in a few weeks to re sume their labors, where he expects to die and be buried among these peo ple whom he has labored so earnestly. Miss Clara Young of Dallas, Tex., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Emma John son, 3006 Lindsay Ave. Miss Elsie Smith gave a farewell party Friday, Aug. 14th, in honor of her cousin, Miss M. V. Moten, who is returning Sunday to her home in Mc Allister, Okla., where she will resume teaching this fall. Every one had a delightful time. Mrs. Roxie Nails, 210 South 28th street, has gone to Chicago on a va cation. Mrs. Sarah A. Bragg leaves next week for Leavenworth, Kans., to at tend the Grand Ixrdge of the Daugh ters of Bethel. DESCRIES DANGER IN AMERICAN NEGRO LABOR CONGRESS Continued from i»hk»- one Thoughtful People of Both Group Are l-ooking Far Ahead Thoughtful people of both groups are looking far ahead on this matter of racial consciousness, from an inter national viewpoint. As pointed out in previous dispatches of The Asso ciated Negro Press, the entire matter is at present serious aggravated by the conditions in Africa and China, super locations of color-complex. The situation has become so critical for “white supremacy” in Northern Af rica, that the tri-color nation has sent Marshal Petain, the hero of Verdun, to direct a terrible offensive against the Riffs, to be launched in Septem ber. This drive will unquestionably be decisive; it will either rout the Riffs and maintain in uncertain fash ion white control over the African continent, or it will drive new allies to the Riffs; these will1 come from those nations who have bitter hatred for the big nations where Might has been Right. o Y 1 " | S. 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