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j =lf==IBH ■ :v===ir=l[=^^=lBt^^=I[=lt======:lB[^^=I[=j | General Race News g l=sit imr --II-II--~=iai THE EXPLOITATION OF HAYTI The following Associated Press clipping will explain why the army and navy have been so active in Hayti under the Wilson regime. They have fought the little black republic and naw they mean to plunder it. “The entrance of American capital into Haiti was announced recently in news that a charter had been secured under New York laws by the Haitian American Corporation, backed by New Y'ork, Chicago and Cincinnati inter ests. The company will have $6,000, 000 preferred stock of $100 par, 60, 000 shares of common and the same amount of founders’"stock without par value. The corporation, it was learned, has secured control of the railroad, elec tric light plant, wharf and warehouses of Port au Prince, the capital and principal seaport, and of the electric light property at Cape Haitien. Su gar land in excess of 20,000 acres has been bought or leased, according to the announcement, and a “centrale” with a daily capacity of 2,000 tons of cane will be installed shortly.” BLANCHE THOMPSON, With “Smart Set” at the Brandeis Theater, February 16-17. COLORED GIRL DELIVERS STINGING REBUKE TO RACE CRITIC At the graduation exercises held in Los Angeles High School, one of the white graduates delivered a bitter at tack upon the race in America. A member of the graduating class, Miss Myrtle Anderson, asked permission to answer and the same was given. In a perfect oration Miss Anderson re sponded with a most stinging reply. Her speech is a gem of thought and reason and received tremendous ap plause from the crowded theatre. John Ruskin Cigar, 6 cents. Biggest and Beat. POLICE OBJECT TO SALE OF NEGRO PAPERS ON STREETS Birmingham, Ala.—An indicated ef I fort to stop the sale of papers pub i lished by Colored men was seen in the I action of one of the city detectives, Goldstein, who ordered a Colored man, vender of Negro papers, to go to the office of the chief of police, as he did not want “Negro papers sold on the streets any more.” The vender, however, had taken out a business license, and other than be ing kept for two hours, cooling his heels in the chief’s office was not interfered with. HINDU WRITES ON RACE PROBLEM Lajpat Rai, a Hindu writer of inter national fame, has just published a book in Calcutta entitled, The United States of America. It is an examina tion into American life and history written for Hindus and covers a wide range of observations. One of the longest chapters of the book is devot ed to the race problem and in it he scores the American people for their unjust prejudices toward the black race. He says, in substance, that if America really means to live up to her ideals she must take a different at titude toward her Colored citizens and the Colored citizens of the world. GRECIAN CIVILIZATION AFRICAN IN ORIGIN I Sir Arthur J, Evans, the famous archeologist who was elected presi dent of the British Association last October and startled Europe with his claims of the African origin of Euro pean civilization, delivered another address before the Hellenic Society of London and reiterated his state ments. In the introduction to his ad dress he says, “The truth is that the old view of Greek civilization as a kind of ‘enfant de miracle’ can no longer be maintained. Whether you like it or not, classical students must now admit that the ancient Grecians were a dark people and not Aryans (white).” COLORED CHEF GAINS NATIONAL FAME Hannibal, the Colored chef, who is cooking for the faomus diet squad of New York policemen, is now known all over the United States. Over half of the squad have gained weight on the twenty-five cent a day bill of fare and while anyone may be able to cook the simple menu, the police say that Hannibal cannot be beaten on the range. ROMAN CATHOLIC PAPER DEMANDS HELP FOR RACE The True Voice, a Roman Catholic weekly of Omaha, came out with a double column front page article last week calling upon the Roman Catholic Church and laity of the north to ex tend a welcoming hand to the Colored people who are now leaving the South. It was in a similar vein to the article appearing in A*nerica, a few weeks ago. All news must be in before Wednes day noon, in order to appear the fol lowing Saturday. EDISON LIKES SWAUNEE RIVER BEST A Sun reporter visited Thomas Alva Edison recently and asked for an in terview before his seventieth birth day, which is this month. The wizard says that of all his inventions he loves the phonograph best. When asked what music he cared the most for, he remarked that out of over seventy five thousands records he has heard, his favorite is The Swaunee River and like heart songs. Go to Gordon’s Drug Store, 24th and Burdette Sts., for Brown Skin Powder, Dr. Palmer’s Skin Whitener Soap and Skin Whitener. Webster 6174.—Adv. I Colored People I Intending to 9 Come North or r ARMERS, farm laborers, jjfl HI . r skilled and unskilled ■ if CSl workmen, who intend leav 1 Takp Nntipp ing the south should pro ^ IUl»C HUllUC tect themselves against 99 swindlers and chonce con ditions. The Monitor has taken up this ■ problem and is able to be of service to you. Jjj Write at once for information and en §1 close stamp for reply. Address, H George Wells Parker, S Business Manager of The Monitor, w Omaha, Nebraska. *