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, . * r^ri The Monitor A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americans THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor \ -———-—_°o _ <2.00 a Year. 5c a Copy ' OMAHA. NEBRASKA, JULY 20, 1918 Vol. IV. Vo. 3 (Whole No. 159) National Association Obtaining Results The Practice of Excluding (Adored Patients From the Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Is to Be Discontinued—Both Races to Be Ad mitted Under Same Conditions. GOVERNOR ACTS PROMPTLY Alleged Brow-Beating Methods of Lo cal War Savings Committee in Louisiana to Be Investigated—At torney General Given Case of Pri vate Jones Expelled From Train. NEW YORK, July 12.—The Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People, through its secretary, John R. Shillady of New York, announces that through its in strumentality two victories have been won for the Colored people. The state board of control of Wis consin, upon the initiative of Governor E. L. Philipp to whom the Association wrote a letter of protest against the exclusion of Colored patients from the Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sana torium at Statesan, Wis., has directed that Colored people be admitted into the Sanatorium under the same condi tions as white persons and that no dis tinction be drawn between Colored and white people. The superintend ent of the sanatorium, Dr. R. L. Wil liams, is quoted in one of the Wiscon sin daily papers as saying that Ne groes and whites alike would be given treatment \ the same wards and rooms. The letter from the state su perintendent of control follows: Mr. John R. Shillady, secretary Na tional Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. Dear Sir: Governor Philipp has submitted to t'.lis board your communication to him under date of June 17, concerning the f admission of Colored persons into the Wisconsin state tuberculosis sanator ium at Statesan, Wisconsin. This matter was called to the at tention of the board some time ago. The matter was taken up with Gov emor Philipp and he was of the opin ion that Colored persons were en titled to the same privilege as white people in the matter of admissions to the sanatorium. The board at that time whote Dr. Williams, the superintendent of the s:..,atorium, and directed that Colored people be admitted into the sanator ium under the same conditions as white persons and that no distinc tion be drawn between Colored and white people. At the present time the institution is filled to its capacity and there are a large number of applications for admission, which cannot be received until vacancies occur, but hereafter Colored people will have the same privileges at the sanatorium as white people. We do not understand why the management of the sanatorium as sumed the position that Colored peo ple were not entitled to the same priv ilege as the w'hites, because no sug gestion of that kind was ever made by Governor Philipp or this board. We were glad to receive the letter which you wrote to the governor, so that we would have an opportunity to give you information as to the action of Governor Philipp and this board in reference to the admission of Col ored persons into the sanatorium. Very respectfully. State Hoard of Control of Wisconsin. By M. J. Tappins, Secretary. The second victory of the N. A. A. C. P. follows a letter of June 21 to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo in which the N. A. A, C. P calls the sec retary’s attention to the fact that the chairman of the war savings stamp committee of Caddo Parish, La., of which Shreveport is the center had, according to a press article in the Shreveport Times, declared that he would adopt force to compel Negroes to buy War Savings Stamps. The Association announces that it is in receipt of a letter from the as sistant secretary of the treasury, in Secretary McAdoo’s absence, in which the acting head of the treasury de partment says that the clipping sent t by the N. A. A. C. P. will be prompt ly investigated and that the local war savings committee will be asked to see that the practice complained of is not repeated. The N. A. A. C. P. also announces that acknowledgement of the Asso ciation’s inquiry concerning the case of Private S. P. Jones, who was forced from a Pullman car at Texarkana, has been made by the third assist ant secretary of war. who informed the Association that he had referred the matter to the attorney general upon instructions from the Secretary of War Baker. — Omaha should have a branch of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. Let’s get busy and have one. RRVOLT IN SOUTH AFRICA German Agents Try to Stir Up Trouble Among Natives. Pretoria, July 5.—Premier Botha of the Union of South Africa has issued a staement showing that serious un rest exists in South Africa. Strong police and military measures are be ing taken to cope with the situation. Premier Botha said that had not prompt and effective military meas- l ures been taken the situation would have culminated in a grave disturb ance and probably serious loss of life. The South African natives, already I restless under the rule of the white colonists, have been stirred up and in- j cited to riot by enemy propaganda. — London Knew of Troubles London, July 5.—South African troubles have been the subject of ru- I mors in London for some days. It has j been known that serious strikes have been in progress in the Transvaal mines, and it has been reported that these had an anti-government pur pose and had been stirred up by Ger man agents. Group of Editors and Other Leaders Recently Summoned to Washington by the War Department for Conference on Methods of Cooperation of Colored AhVricans ■ ^ Report of the Conference Was Published in The Monitor July 6th i — ---■ ™ ■ ■ _ 1. Ex-Governor P. B. S. Pinchbeck of Louisiana. 2. Charles W. Anderson of New York, former collector of internal revenue of New York City. 3. Major L. P. DeMontelle of the French High Commission. 4. Emmett J. Scott, assistant to the secretary of war. 5. Major Edward ReQuin of the French High Commission. 6. Dr. R. R. Moten, principal of Tus kegee institute. 7. Hon. Robert H. Terrell, judge of the municipal court, District of Columbia, Washington, D. C. 8. William E. B. DuBois, orator and writer and editor of the Crisis, New York City. 9. Major Joel E. Spingarn of the general staff, U. S. A. 10. Chris Perry, editor of the Phil adelphia Tribune and president of the National Negro Press associa tion. |11. Dr. Krnest Lyon, consul general of the Republic of Liberia. 12. A. E. Manning, editor of the World, Indianapolis, Ind. 13. George L. Knox, editor of the In , dianapolis Freeman. 14. John H. Murphy, editor of the Afro-American, Baltimore, Md. 15. John Mitchell, jr., banker and edi tor of the Richmond Planet, Rich mond, Va. 16. Robert S. Abbott, editor of the Chicago Defender. 17. Benjamin J. Davis, editor of the Independent, Atlanta, Ga. 18. William H. Davis, official stenog rapher and secretary of the con ference, Washington, D. C. j 19. W. P. Andrews,editor of the Daily Herald, Baltimore, Md. ; 20. Dr. A. M. Curtis, Washington, D. C., one of the race’s most famous surgeons and chairman of the local entertainment committee. 21. William H. Steward, editor of the American Baptist, Louisville, Ivy. 22. Merrill Curtis, M. D., son of Dr. A. M. Curtis. 23. Dr. H. M. Minton, general hos pital, Philadelphia. 24. John C. Dancy, Washington, D. C., secretary Extension Board, A. M. E. Zion church. 25. Harry C. Smith of the Gazette, Cleveland, O. 26. Henry A. Boyd of the Nashville Globe, Nashville, Tenn. 27. K. Robinson of the Clarion, St. Louis, Mo. 28. J. E. Mitchell of the Argus, St. Louis, Mo. 29. Ralph W. Tyler of the Cleveland Advocate, former auditor of the navy. 30. R. W. Thompson, newspaper cor respondent, Washington, D. C. 31. Nelson C. Crews, editor of the Kansas City Sun, Kansas City, Mo. 32. W. E. King, editor the Dallas Ex press, Dallas, Tex. 33. W. L. Houston, Washington, D. C., past national grandmaster of Odd fellows. 34. Walter J. Singleton, Washington, D. C. 35. Charles N. Love, editor Texas Freeman, Houston, Tex. 36. John R. Hawkins, Washington, D. C., financial secretary of the A. M. E. church. 37. E. A. Warren, editor the Amster dam News, New York City. 38. James A. Cobb, Washington, D. C., former assistant United States district attorney. 39. Dr. Walter H. Brooks, pastor of Nineteenth Street Baptist church, Washington D. C. 40. George W. Harris, editor New York News, New York City. 41. P. R. Young, editor the Journal and Guide, Norfolk, Va. 42. Roscoe Conkling Bruce, assistant superintendent public schools, Washington, D. C. 43. Dr. Sumner A. Furniss of the Ledger, member of the city coun cil, Indianapolis,’ Ind. 44. Dr. Robert E. Jones, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La. 45. Major Allen W. Washington, president of the Virginia Organi zation society, Hampton institute, Hampton, Va. 46. R. L. Vann, editor of the Pitts burgh Courier, assistant state’s attorney, Pittsburgh, Pa. 47. Dr. A. H. Grimke, Washington, D. C. 48. Dr. George W. Cook, secretary of Howard university, Washington, D. C. 49. Captain Arthur S. Spingarn, med ical reserve corps, national army. 50. Fred R. Moore, editor the New York Age, New York City. National Association of Colored Women Hold Great Convention Mountain City Welcomes Representative Women From All Sec tions of the Country With Truly Western Hospitality; Gov ernor of State and Prominent Citizens Make Addresses; Epoch-Marking Sessions Held; Mrs. Mary B. Talbert Re elected by Acclamation; Nebraskans on Program. (Special to The Monitor.) FAENVER, July 15.—This city has entertained many conven-J -Lotions, but none that has made a more favorable impression than the Twelfth Biennial Convention of Colored Women, which closed a week’s busy session here Saturday. This dignified, well conducted assemblage of forceful representative women, with high purposes and intense earnestness, has proven a veritable eye opener to the people of this city and state. The attendance of the convention was somewhat lowered by the increase of rates, which became effective June 1, but in spite of this more than 200 delegates (Tom every section of the country were at attendance. The convention held its regular meetings in Shorter A. M. E. church. Sectional meetings were held in the Negro Women’s club house, the Y. W. C. A. clubrooms and the People’s Presbyterian church. The art exhibit was in the art building. The convention proper was called to order Monday morning with more than 200 delegates in attendance, Mrs. Mary A. Talbert presiding. A great meeting was held in the City Audi torium. Welcome addresses were made by Governor Gunter of Colo rado, Dr. Sharpley, representing the mayor of Denver; Mrs. Gertie N. Ross, Rev. David E. Over, Mr. L. H. Lightner, Mrs. Isabelle Stewart and Mrs. Theta Miller. Responses were made by Miss Elizabeth C. Carter of New Bedford, Mass.; Mrs. Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, Ala.; Mrs. Charlotte Hawkins Brown of North Carolina. Music was rendered by Miss Freita Shaw of Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Jennie Hicks Le Noir, Mr. George Morrison, Mr. Valaurez Spratlin and the Morrison orchestra of Denver. Madame C. J. Walker gave a short talk by request of the president. Tuesday morning the convention was presided over by Mrs. J. C. Na pier, wife of the president of the Na tional Negro Business league and daughter of the late Congressman John Mercer Langston. Mrs. Talbert, the president, delivered her annual ad dress. This address was a wonderful document, covering two years of ac tive service of about 100,000 club wo men, who have as their motto, “LIFT ING AS WE CLIMB.” Some of the Things Accomplished In her address Mrs. Talbert spoke! out against lynching, riots, all forms of segregation, jim crow cars, and ' discrimination of all sorts. She also stressed some of the many important things accomplished during the last biennium, which were: Special support of the government in the present war; subscriptions to the third Liberty loan of $5,000,000; co-operation with the Red Cross mem bership and subscription campaigns and thrift stamp drives; protests to national and state executives and mayors of cities against unconstitu tional acts towards the Colored popu lation, resulting in some cases in im provement; the establishment of re formatory schools for children be tween the ages of 8 and 12 years, in stead of convict camps, in certain i parts of the South, and the lifting of the debt from the Frederick Douglass i Home, which is to be used as the | headquarters of the association and preserved as an historical building for the race. Mortgage Burned Wednesday was a great day in tire association’s life, as the mortgage on the Frederick Douglass Home at Ana costa, Washington, D. C., was burned at the public meeting held in the even ing at Shorter church, Madame C. J. Walker applying the lighted taper. This generous woman of the race, who has acquired wealth through her own efforts, contributed $500 to the liqui dation of this debt. This home is to become the permanent headquarters of the National Association of Color ed Women, and should be viewed with pride by members of the race. Many relics, including the violin Mr. Doug lass played, will help to make the home attractive. Among the speakers were Mrs. W. H. Kistler (white), chairman of the Women’s Council of Defense, and Miss Emily Griffith (white) of the Oppor tunity school, who spoke on support for the war and in favor of race equality, respectively. Greetings in telegraphic messages were received from the war department and other official heads of our government, ex pressing delight in the success attend ing the convention. Mrs. Jewell of Omaha Sings Mrs. James G. Jewell of Omaha was on the program for a solo, “Goodbye,” by Tosti, giving as an encore, “Rose in the Bud,” and was tendered an ova tion at the conclusion of her number, and graciously responded with an other encore. (Continued on Page 5)