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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 \
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<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.
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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.
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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
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Report of the Conference Was Published in The Monitor July 6th
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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.
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