THE MONITOR
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NON-CONVICTION OF RIOTERS
SOME weeks ago, The Monitor said
that County Attorney Shotwell had
a difficult task on his hands in his
fearless and commendable efforts to
convict the rioters and murderers—
for every member of the mob who
actively participated in or aided or
abetted the lynching of Will Brown
is a murderer—who brought dishonor
to Omaha last September. We said
his task was a difficult one, because
of the sympathy of many of the on
lookers and bystanders, who would be
unwilling and reluctant witnesses,
and because of the further fact that
active members of the mob would not
testify truthfully against one another.
We, however, stated that despite the
difficulty of securing testimony, we
believed that every participant and
ringleader who had been indicted by
the grand jury should be brought to
trial and vigorously prosecuted, in
order that Omaha’s honor might be
vindicated and the necessity for the
maintenance of the majesty and su
premacy of the law as the only safe
guard for civilization unquestionably
established in this municipality and
com mon wealth.
That we did not misjudge the task
before the authorities is proven by
the outcome of three major cases
which have been brought to trial.those
of Snyder, Davis and Nethaway, ac
cused of conspiracy to murder; and in
the case of Davis, with assault with
intent to kill Mayor Smith. In the
case of Snyder, the jury after long
deliberations, brought in a verdict of
acquittal on the major charge, al
though he is still held for trial on
the charge of rioting; in that of Davis,
the jury after being out for more
than two days and standing nine for
conviction and three for acquittal was
discharged. In the case of Nethaway,
after twenty-eight hours of delibera
tion the jury standing seven to five
and reporting that they wrere unable
to agree were discharged. Davis and
Nethaway were remanded for a new
trial, that of Davis being in process
as we go to press.
The prosecution of all these cases
by the state has been vigorous. The
state has presented evidence that to
the mind of the average fair-minded
person seemed conclusive. The
strength of the prosecution is attested
hy the long deliberations of the jur
ors. The failure to secure a verdict
in these cases causes serious questions
to arise. We simply ask one at this
time: Does the non-conviction of
rioters by juries in the face of the
strongest evidence reflect the pre
vailing sentiment of the citizens of
Omaha ?
We hope not. But this is a question
that the citizens of Omaha must se
riously face and answer.
THE THRIFT CAMPAIGN
W/-HAT is it?
W Briefly stated, the thrift cam
paign is a concerted and wisely-di
rected effort to get all the Ameri- j
can people to make a wise, judicious
and economical use of their money;
to live within their means; to dis
courage extravagance; to spend a lit
tle less than they earn; to lay aside
something for the inevitable rainy
day, so as to have something to de
pend upon in their old age. To en
courage thrift. Next week is to he
devoted to a nation-wide educational
campaign.
No group of people need to be
taught the value of thrift more than
do we. The American people in gen
eral are great spenders and we as
an integral part of the American peo
ple out-do any other racial group
within the national family in spend
ing. By carefully compiled statistics,
it has been shown that, in proportion
to our income, the colored American
outclasses all others in the amount of
money he spends. We spend more
for food, clothing and luxuries than
any other people.
Within the last ten years, we have
begun to realize the necessity of sav
ing our money and as a result our
savings have mounted to high figures,
but the frugal, thrifty, wise-spending,
saving class among us is largely in
the minority. This should be changed, j
We must not rest content until this
minority becomes a majority. This
is precisely what the thrift campaign
seeks to do for all the people, or to '
put it in the language of the local
chairman for the Thrift Week cam
paign, "to help men think straight,
and act wisely about their money mat
ters in the matter of earning, spend
ing, saving, investing and giving."
We urge upon our readers every-;
where to realize the necessity of wise
ly using their money and this of
course means to live within one’s i
means and to save something reg
ularly and systematically, to protect
tbeir families by taking out life in
surance, to buy homes. If you have
not done so before, begin now by
starting a savings bank account, if
you can start it with only a dollar.
If you haven’t a dollar, get a little
dime bank and begin saving your
dimes and they will soon mount into,
dollars.
We as a race are not a lazy people.
We are industrious, but as a rule, as a
class we live up to every cent we earn
and in our anxiety to keep up with
the other fellow too frequently run
into debt.
The nation sees the necessity of a
thrift campaign for all the American
people. We certainly need one.
SOUND ADVICE.
THE New York Amsterdam News,
one of our mostly highly esteemed
exchanges, which in common with a
vast majority of our race publica
tions is doing excellent service for
our people and in this for the entire
country, has the happy faculty of
driving home much needed truths in a
most effective manner. Here is some
sound advice given in one of its recent.
brief editorials which we heartily in- J
dorse and commend to the thoughtful
consideration of our readers:
“Don’t forget the way to the sav
ings bank. As long as the surplus
dollar remains in your trousers you i
are likely to get rid of it for some
thing you can well do without. When
it has been planted in the savings
bank you will think twice before tak
ing it out to spend for something you
can do without. And a dollar where
you can get it, when you reallv need
it, is one of the best and surest
friends you can have in any time of
trouble. If you don’t believe it, try
to borrow a dollar from your best
friend and learn how many excuses
he can offer in three minutes to show
you why he can’t do it. You save
the pennies and the dollars will save
themselves. Try it.”
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AERIAL MAIL
LAST Thursday marked an historic I
and revolutionary event. It was
the formal opening of delivery by
mail by aeroplane between Chicago
and Omaha. The flight from Chicago
to Omaha was made in four hours and
six minutes. The distance by air line
between the two cities is 440 miles.
The plane averaged about 110 miles
an hour. This seems almost incred
ible; but it is the truth. The plane
that left Omaha for Chicago met with
a mishap just east of Des Moines;
but up to that time it had equalled
the speed of the west-bound flyer.
It has been proven that a letter can
be mailed in Omaha or Chicago in
the morning and be delivered in these
cities in the afternoon of the same
day. Aerial mail will revolutionise
the delivery of mail. Science is work
ing miracles daily.
“IGNORANT ALIENS”
VERSUS CITIZENS
IF the government reports are to be
believed, and there is no reason to
doubt them, the deportation of the
“undesirables” who were accused of
plotting against the United States
found their most active and willing
recruits among the most ignorant of
aliens who are congested in large
cities. And yet these “ignorant aliens"
ate preferred to native-born loyal
Americans, whose skins are black,
and are given privileges which the
latter are denied. There is, however,
this consoling and encouraging
thought, that some day, SOME DAY
America will realize what a valuable
asset is hers in her citizens of color.
In the meanwhile, let us without mal
ice or ill-will, continue to do our duty
and prove ourselves men. But, of
course, this does not mean that we are
not going to lawfully contend for
our constitutional rights. To fail to
do this would be to prove ourselves
less than men and unworthy of our
citizenship.
PRESSMEN STRIKE.
THE Monitor is favorable towards
union labor. For this reason we
regret exceedingly that union press
men and feeders have gone on a
strike in admittedly the three fairest
shops in Omaha. The Waters-Barnbart
Printing Company lias been repeat
edly quoted for its fairness. The
Beacon Press and the National Print
ing Company are in the same class.
It impresses us as a grave mistake
to cripple one's friends. It looks like
killing the goose that lays the golden
eggs. We hope that matters may
speedily adjust themselves in justice
to all concerned.
GOOD MANNERS
WTK cannot too frequently urge
W upon our people everywhere to
be careful of their conduct and show
themselves true gentlemen and gen
tlewomen. Good manners always
mark the gentleman. And, by the way,
do you know, that it is wise to re
member that a gentleman or lady will
never try to insult you, and knowing
this, it will be wise for you to de
termine that hq or she who is not,
cannot insult you? This is a pretty
good thing to remember. The im
portant thing, however, is for you un
der all circumstances to show your
self a gentleman.
MONITOR ON JOB
THE Monitor could not permit the
opening of the aerial mail route
between Omaha and Chicago to pass
without having some part in that his
toric event. The first air mail de
livery out of Omaha carried a letter
to Robert S. Abbott, editor of the
Chicago Defender from the editor of
The Monitor. The Monitor tries to
be always on the job.
GOSH! IIOW THKT CROWDED.
4r]VT KG ROES Crowd Court Room at
i* Nethaway Trial," prominent
front page headline in Omaha Eve
ning Bee, Wednesday, January 7. The
magnitude of the crowd is revealed
by the following quotation from the
article of which the above is the cap
tion:
“Fifteen Negroes, men and women,
were spectators at the trial of Claude
L. Nethaway before a jury in District
Judge Sears’ court today.”
G’long, chile; who said anything
about Ananias?
THE NEGRO ACADEMY
—
Doubtless, it will prove Interest
ing to many of our readers to learn
that for many years there has existed
inWashington D. C., a society among
colored people for the cultivation of
literature and art. It is known as
1 the Negro Academy. Founded about
a quarter of a century ago by the
learned Alexander Crummell, fot
many years rector of St. Luke’s
church, it has done a remarkable work
for the advancement of science, art
and literature among our people. It
has stimulated intellectual develop
ment and historical research. Its
membership is composed of some of
the brightest minds in the country.
The report of its annual meeting pub
lished elsewher in this issue will prove
interesting reading. The Monitoi
wishes the Negro Academy continued
success.
THE NETHAWAY TRIAL.
The trial of Claude L. Nethaway,
which has been going on all week, has
been one of the most intensely inter
esting of any of the riot cases tried
thus far. At this writing, the Netha
way jury was still out, indicating that
there was not a unanimity of opinion
in the case.
Whatever may be the jury’s verdict,
however, the evidence given has been
both sensational and extraordinary.
Nethaway admitted inciting the mem
bers of the mob to the act of lynching
the Negro, Brown, excusing himself
with the assertion that a Negro had
been found guilty of killing Mrs.
Nethaway.
Nethaway’s theatrical and spectac
ular actions the last two years have
been a matter in which newspapers
interested themselves very much. To
a certain extent there has been a
popular prejudice against him which
the general public has not been able
to cast aside. Despite the conviction
of the Negro who was charged with
the slaying of his wife, there have
been open charges that he was not
guilty and that Nethaway himself
knew more about the matter than he
has told.
These facts have been cited during
the trial and hints by Nethawav's at
torneys that a fair trial for him was
impossible have been heard. The re
sult of the trial will have an import
ant bearing on other cases to be tried
for similar offenses.
The lynching was of an unprece
dented sort and even those who were
not particularly interested in the fate
of Negro Brown, hare felt that drastic
action was necessary to prevent
similar outbreaks in the future. Much
speculation has been heard as to the
outcome of the Nethaway trial and
the jury’s verdict will doubtless have
effect of showing the result of pub
lic opinion in general.—The Mediator
(Omaha), January 9, 1920.
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS
NEAR *7,000,000 IN YEAR
Panama. Jan. 14.—Traffic through
the Panama canal in 1919 exceeded
that of any previous year, 2,396
ships of 7,128,000 net tons, in addi
tion to naval ships displacing 1,000,
000 tons, passing through the water
way. The cargoes of the merchant
ships aggregated 7,711,000 tons.
Ships measuring 7,000 tons, carrying
10,000 tons of cargo, were 2 per cent
greater than in any previous year.
December broke the monthly record,
283 ships of 957,000 net tons, carrying
cargoes of 953,000 tons, traversing
the canal. The total tolls collected
amounted to $891,373 for December,
and $6,972,000 for the year.
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