The Monitor
A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious
Interests of the Colored People of Omaha and vicinity, with the desire
to contribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the
community.
Published Every Saturday.
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post
office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879.
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher.
Lucille Skaggs Edwards, William Garnett Haynes and Ellsworth W.
Pryor, Associate Editors.
Joseph LaCour, Jr., Advertising and Circulation Manager.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $1.50 PER YEAR
Advertising rates, 59 cents an inch per issue.
Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha.
Telephone Webster 4243.
JUNE TIME.
(Written for The Monitor)
Sunshine and blue sky and trees of living green,
Hill and dale bedecked with flowers of every hue and sheen;
Songbirds and butterflies on gorgeous wings agleam,
Music of the rippling brook, and drowsy murmuring stream;
Moonshine and starshine and winds that softly sigh,
Airy clouds of fleecy white, that idly wander by,
Old friends and new loves now meet with hearts atune
To all the beauties of the earth and sky—and this is June.
Mrs. J. Frank Hammond.
PATRIOTIC PARADE.
Next Wednesday, June 14, Omaha is
to have a gigantic patriotic parade in
which all citizens are invited and
urged to participate. It is to be called
the Flag Day Parade, that day having
been designated as Flag Day by ms
Excellency, the President of the Unit
ed States. The purpose of the observ
ance of Flag Day and of the parade
is to arouse national enthusiasm for
the flag and to engender and nourish
patriotism.
As this is the first civic observance
during our residence of twenty-five
years in this city, in which an invita
tion has been extended to Colored cit
izens, in common with all other citi
zens, to participate, we note it as a
hopeful sign and urge upon our people
to take their full part and share in
this parade.
The Colored American, it must ue
frankly admitted, has very little
ground, so far as his treatment in this
country is concerned, for being pat
• riotic. Pernicious, degrading and dis
criminatory laws are enacted and en
forced against him with the sanction
and permission of the government.
His property, civil and personal rights
are in many sections wantonly over
ridden and disregarded. He is vir
tually told that he is not wanted in
the United States army, as in the
reorganization and enlargement 01
this arm of the service no provision is
made for his admission. He is not ad
mitted to the navy except as a ser
vant. Prejudice which the govern
ment helps to foster hedges him about
on every side. He is barred from
West Point and Annapolis government
schools.
These facts, and they are facts,
which cannot be denied, would seem to
furnish reasons why the Colored
American ought not be patriotic. And
yet, here is a most remarkable
anomoly:
With the least reason for being pa
triotic, the one group of “our people
whose stalwart Americanism and pa
triotism cannot be questioned," to
quote the words of a distinguihsed
Southern bishop spoken to us a few
months ago, “are the Colored people.”
This is a remarkable fact. So we aa
a people need no Flag Day or pa
triotic parades to awaken or deepen
our patriotism. But, at the same
time, there is a wide-spread feeling
that the country at large needs a pa
triotic awakening. There are those
who believe that parades and demon
strations will help accomplish this.
We ourselves, personally, have our
grave doubts as to the permanent ef
fects of such demonstrations. And
yet we would be the least to gainsay
that they have their value.
Justice and equality of opportunity
to all classes of citizens, the constant
teaching and practice of brotherliness,
helpfulness and kindness are, in our
judgment, the chief factors that will
count in making men lovers of their
ountry; anxious to live worthily for
her and of her, and, if need be, to die
for her.
We as a group of American citizens,
regretting that we are set apart and
proscribed, must never hesitate, how
ver, wherever and whenever we cah
to take our full share in all the priv
ileges of our citizenship. It is up to
us to do our full duty always and
everywhere, no matter what “the other
fellow” does. So as citizens of Om
aha, let us all take part in the Flag
Day parade, Wednesday, June 14.
everybody looking his best and act
ing his best and carrying the flag, the
banner of his country, join the parade.
Let us have the best looking group
in the whole parade.
“All Ready! Forward, March!”
The Centimeter is the name of a
new publication which was issued June
1, under the editorship of Mr. Fred
Williams. The first number is most
creditably gotten out. We like the
.tone of the little sheet and the courage
and spirit which animate the editor
in issuing it. Mr. Williams lost his
leyesight some months ago and not
{wishing to be dependent upon his
friends has hit upon the expedient ol
publishing a weekly paper. This is
a most praiseworthy spirit and we
wish the venture success.
Henry R. Richmond, who is special
correspondent for the World-Herald
at the republican national convention,
is certainly giving the readers of that
paper some real live interesting read
ing. Incidently, in a recent article he
was kind enough to give The Monitor
{prominent mention which we appre
ciate.
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Opportunities are constantly multi
plying for our people becoming home
owners. There are three or four Col
ored real estate firms whose adver- r* • • • .... *...1
tisements appear now or have ap
peared from time to time in this pa
per who no doubt can give you just
what you want. Consult them.
.
Which will it be “Teddy R.” or Char
lie Hughes? Between the two were
we to choose, ’twould be Teddy R. not For Sale at Leading Drug Stores
Charlie Hughes. Confectioners.
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