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.
REACH FIRST MILESTONE
With this issue, which is No. 52
the Monitor reaches its first mile
stone, completing its first year of
publication.
We are exceedingly gratified to
know that as a high class publication
we have steadily grown in the confi
dence and affection of our readers and
patrons. Our subscription list has
steadily grown, until already we aie
within easy hailing distance c; nearly
ali the weekly publications, and there
are many which have been issued lor
many years in this city. Almost, if
not all special groups of our popula
tion have their special organ... There
a -t weeklies published by he Ger
mans, the Bohemians, the Italians,
the Danes, the Swedes, the Jews and
other race groups. This fact proves
that The Monitor has its own peculiar
place, and that there is «eed for sucn
a publication in this city for the large
special group of which it is the organ
and mouthpiece. W'ith justifiable
pride we can say that The Monitor is
conceded to be one of the best pub
l'cations in the city. We have been
personally complimented by the pub
licity department of the Commercial
Club for the class, style un i • hum-'
ter of the publication. The same com
plimentary not:ce has ueen given us
by many others. Our advertisers rec
ognize us as a good medium, which
:'s proven by the fact that r.ot only
have we retained the patronage of
the advertisers who began wi b us
With our first issue, but have gamed
and letained others. The merchants
here ai.sured us that -.hey have got
ten pood results from the use of our
cei'mrs
Our editorials and special article.'
appearing in our columns have been
widely quoted. All of this is gratify
ing and shows that The Monitor is
fulfilling its mission.
In our first editorial we said:
“The Monitor hopes to fill an honor
able and useful place in its chosen
field in this community, full of splen
did possibilities. It will strive to
gather news of interest, local and
general; it will give from time to time
illustrated articles of our homes and
people; it will publish articles from
special writers to make its readers
think; it will welcome short letters
on timely topics from its readers.
Its editorial policy will be independ
ent, frank and fearless, courteous and
kind, sane and conservative. We
shall strive to make it a paper of
such a high standard that it can be
read with pleasure and profit in any
home in the land.
The Monitor is published in the in
terests of all the people. It is not
a denominational or a factional pa
per of any kind. We want this clear
ly and definitely understood at the
outset.”
To this policy we have strictly ad
hered. We leave it to our hundreds
of satisfied readers to testify as to
how faithfully we have fulfilled our
promise, to do our best to give them
a good publication.
Wc desire now to publicly thank
t!,e members of our staff who have
worked so unselfishly and faithfully
to make The Monitor all that it has
been; our publishers, the well-known
firm of the Waters-Barnhart Print
ing Company, who have taken a per
sonal pride in getting out the publi
cation, and our subscribers and ad
vertisers without whose co-operation
and patronage it would have been im
possible to succeed.
With the good will and co-operation
of our subscribers and advertisers we
hope to double our subscription list
within the next year, and at a very
early date to double the size of The
Monitor to meet the demands of our
growing patronage.
THE CRISIS IN MEXICO
It looks very much as though we
're to have war -with Mexico. We
ncerely hope not, and believe that
even yet this calamity may be avoid
ed, and can be if we can prove our
selves magnanimous. A way out with
honor can be found, if we sincerely
seek it. We have suffered no more
at the hands of Mexico than we have
rom Germany.
There can be no doubt that in this
Mexican affair there has been serious
blundering. We believe that the send
ing of the navy to Vera Cruz to com
pel Huerta to salute the American
flag was a grievous blunder. This
was followed, in turn, by a series of
blunders, such as the recognition of
Carranza and other events that might
l be noted. But be that as it may,
should war be forced upon us there is
only one course for Americans to pur
sue and that is to stand unitedly back
of the president.
War with Mexico will be no child’s
play. It will be no holiday, but sad,
serious and prolonged business, in
which many of the youth of Mexico,
illguided and war-distraught, and
many of our own manly boys will be
called upon to die. Everything should
be done to prevent this slaughter.
And no false sentiment of patriotism
or injured dignity should force us
into war.
While undoubtedly there is a crisis
in the Mexican situation we ought not
overlook the fact that our blundering
policy is largely responsible for that
crisis. This grave responsibility
should help make us magnanimous
and patient.
Not crowding; simply growing with
growing Omaha, and helping Omaha
to grow.
Thank you, we are one year old to
day.
BERG SUITS ME
THE BIGGEST CLOTHING EVENT OF
THE SEASON L
A Great 1
Special '■
Purchase
SALE
OF THE WORLD’S FINEST CLOTHES
Kuppenheimer and “L-System Clothes”
i
!
A tremendous cash purchase of 1,560
Men’s and Younp Men’s Suits at about
one-half the wholesale price.
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Suits made to sell at $20, $22.50, $25.00 I
$27.50 and $35.00, Saturday at I
$15-S18-S22 50 /
See Our Windows M
Williams’ ":rlds Colored Singers
At
THE GROVE M. E. CHURCH
Twenty-second and Seward Streets
One Night, July 10
(ieneral Admission, 50c, Children Under 12, 25c, Special Reserved
Seat Tickets, 75c.
F. S.—This is positively their last appearance in the West.
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i Burgess-Hash Company
( “EVERYBODY’S STORE”
Your Summer Needs
Can be filled here at a
moderate cost
Thompson, Belden & Co.
HOWARD AND SIXTEENTH STREETS
Good Plumbing Necessary To Good Health
YOU WANT BOTH—THEN SEE
E. C. BRADY
PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTOR
Phones: ..Shop—Webster 2526. Residence—Florence 527.
' 1916 North 24th Street
We Carry a Full Line of Plumbing Repairs. ..Prompt Attention.
Pleased to Serve You.
