THE MONITOR A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious interests of the Colored People of Nebraska and the West, with the desire to con tribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the community and of the race. 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 Sk.'igas Edwards and William Garnett Haynes, Associate Edltora George Wells Parker, Contributing Editor and Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, 81.90 PER YEAR Advertising Rates, 50 cents an Inch per Issue. Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha. Telephone Webster 4243. RECOGNITION OF LEADERSHIP The election last week by the Dio cese of Arkansas of a well-qualified Colored priest to be bishop suffra gan in charge of the growing work of the Episcopal Church among the Col ored people in that diocese is an event of far reaching importance. It marks the recognition of the ability for lead ership among the race by the Epis copal Church, which recognition will undoubtedly have a most salutary ef fect upon members of the race outside of the communion of this most earnest and influential Church, which num bers over a million communicants and more than 5,000 clergy. Among this number are about 25,000 communi cants and nearly 200 clergy of the race. How to reach more effectually the j masses of our people has been a problem which has given much con cern to the Episcopal Church. Vari ous plans have been proposed. Among these the giving of the episcopate to members of the race has been con sidered for many years. The Canon providing for Suffragan Bishops was j introduced and passed in the General Convention several years ago to meet this exigency. Instead of its adop tion for Colored work in the South it was used for increased Episcopal su pervision in large cities and diocesesi j New York, Philadelphia and Chicago were among the large cities which elected suffragans; and Iowa and Min nesota were among the dioceses which chose suffragans. Moreover, the men who were elected to these positions are among the ablest men in the Church. Arkansas is the first diocese in the country to choose a Colored suf fragan and The Monitor rejoices that the choice has fallen upon such a worthy priest as the Rev. James A. Russell. He is a Virginian by birth and training. His entire ministry has been spent in the South. He is schol arly, manly, tactful and as the head of a great school has shown admin istrative ability of the highest order. From every standpoint, therefore, there could not be a better choice. Bishop Winchester, of Arkansas, whose suffragan he is to be, is a man of warm sympathy and intense inter est in everything that makes for the uplift of the Colored race, and work with such a man, whatever other dif ficulties there may be in the way, will receive every encouragement he can possibly give. Of course it is not yet known whether Archdeacon Russell will ac cept his election. Should he do so, the experiment of the adaptation of the episcopate to the work of the Episco pal Church among Colored people in the South will be begun under the most favorable auspices and will be eagerly watched throughout the coun try. Its significance lies in the en trusting of leadership in the office of the episcopate to Colored men on the part of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Leadership by the entrusting of the priesthood to men of the race has been an accomplished fact in this country more than a century. The entrusting of the epis copate follows the same principle. It is rather suggestive that the Con vention which elected Archdeacon Russell should be held at Hope, Ark., and in St. Mark’s Church. St. Mark’s field of labor was Africa and Chris tian tradition makes him founder of the See of Alexandria. All auguries seem auspicious for this new venture of faith. JOIN THE RED CROSS An effort is being made all over the country to increase the membership of the Red Cross. Omaha is aiming at a membership of at least 20,000. It ought to reach 50,000. We hope it will. This is a world wide society devoted to the relief of suffering. It recognizes no creed, nationality or color. Its work is to relieve suffer ing HUMANITY. Memberships range from $1.00 to $100.00. We urge upon our people to join. One dollar could not be invested better. Go to any booth where membership is being so licited and lay down your dollar and get your little Red Cross button. Or see one of the following, who have been appointed to serve on the mem bership committee: H. J. Pinkett, the Rev. W. T. Osborne, Dr. A. G. Ed wards, Dr. L. E. Britt, Mrs. J. Alice Stewart or the Rev. John Albert Wil liams, who will be pleased to receive your membership. JOIN THE RED CROSS NOW! DISCRIMINATION IN THE NAVY We are absolutely opposed to the discrimination which obtains in the United States navy. It is a disgrace to this country and a protest should be sent to the President and the Congress from all Americans who believe in fair play and justice. The government is calling for thou sands of men to serve in the navy, and to us it seems treasonable to bar Americans from this arm of the ser vice on the ground of color. Can the United States, while claiming to be battling for the rights of humanity and the triumph of democracy, afford to stultify itself before the world by permitting this discrimination in the r.avy ? SKITS OF SOLOMON England’s Fight for Human Freedom England, 0 my son, is putting up a brave fight for the cause of human liberty and equality—so brave that even the angels in heaven are bor rowing handkerchiefs to wipe away the tears of joy. How so great a na tion could enter a war so unselfishly is the marvel of the whole dad blamed book of history. Of course if Johnnie Bull has copped nearly all of Germany’s provinces in Africa, made a collection of islands around the Mediterranean, tried to razzle-dazzle the Turks out of the Dardanelles; grabbed Bagdad and all contiguous fertile and unfertile country, ran up the English jack upon all islands lying around loose-like in the ocean. pot a hammerlock hold upon Calais, a port she has been aching after for many moons, and has also put across several other shady little deals. But withal, O my son, I would have you know that Old Albion entered this war without hope of gain and with an unselfishness unknown in the world before. She wants to demon strate before the earth that all men are equal, provided, of course, that they are neither black men or Teu tons. She wants every nation upon earth that has any pocket change or hefty harvests to jump in on the A1 lies’ side; other nations don’t worry her the least bit. May the Allies win, O m'y son; be cause if they don’t the day they sign the peace paper Miss Millenium will swoop down and take a seat on the corner bench. Thou shalt then be able to buy autos for a bone and private yachts for a dime. Contentment will cjowd Old Man Misery off the bench and silvery dollars will ring tho morning alarm at 10 a. m. Hold, son! My pipe is out. FIRMS WANTING COLORED LABOR Bethlehem Steel Mills, Sparrow’s Point, Md. Yale & Towne Manufacturing com pany, Stamford, Conn. Minnesota Steel Mills, Morgan Park, Duluth, Minn. Packing houses, Omaha, Neb., and Sioux City, la. Union Pacific Railway company, Omaha, Neb. None of these firms arc yet ad vancing transportation, but should they do so The Monitor will send for those whose applications are in. Obvious Observations What has become of the awful Al lied drive? Reckon they must have broken a spoke or punctured one of the rubber go-easy rims—what? We figured that the race question was behind the trouble in Cuba, and it is thoroughly confirmed in the ulti matum slipped to old President Men acol about hanging up a “For Rent’ sign May 20. Last week a sheriff down in Bam wouldn’t let some of our men get rail way tickets that were waiting for them. Never mind, whiskers and tin 'way late we’ll get ’em. Many of our friends say that if the court gives that Mr. Milkman back his booze, they are sure going to take rrilk on his route. Old John Liquor received such a terrific uppercut in the senate last week that national timekeepers are now beginning to give him the count. The English admiralty says the U boat is a joke, while members of par liament say that it is about ready to ruin England. Which is which and the other? Come through with the subscrip tion beans, brother. The man or wo man who will read a paper and refuse to pay for it is worse than Mr. Villa of Mexico. 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