EDITORIAL ECHOES
FROM LEXINGTON
THE practical unanimity with which
the press of all sections of the
country endorse the actions ot the
authorities of Lexington in repelling
a mob w'hich attempted to take a pris
oner out of the hands of the court and
murder him, shows a commendable
change of sentiment upon the part of
the American people towards mob
violence. That Monitor readers may
appreciate how widespread this senti
ment is the following editorial ex
cerpts are here submitted:
Southern and Northern Mobs.
(Pittsburgh, Pa., Sun)
Mobs, both Southern and Northern,
have been dealt with in too gentle a
fashion. Hoodlums must be made to
feel the strong right arm of the law.
Those who do not respect law must
be forced to fear it.
The Government Challenged.
(Houston, Texas, Post)
But it was the government of Ken
tucky that the mob attacked when
they undertook to take the Negro
away from Kentucky authorities, and
by that act they placed themselves in
the position of insurrectionists, chal
lenging the authority of their govern
ment. When men do that, they ought
to know they take their lives into
their own hands, and have no redress
if they come to grief.
A Few More “Regulars.”
(New York Telegraph)
The 400 regulars who were ordered
to Lexington, Ky., for the purpose of
preventing a Negro lynching had a
very sobering effect on the lynch law
populace. The Kentucky National
Guard, suh—fine as it is, suh, but
narrowly averted another superb
southern hanging. If there were more
“regulars” in Kentucky and elsewhere
there would not be so many incipient
lynchings.
Fire to “Kill.”
(Chattanooga, Tenn., Times)
The mob is afraid of a resolute offi
cer with a force of resolute men
armed with guns that when fired will
be fired to “kill.” Every other method
has been tried to prevent mob vio
lence, and has failed, but this method
must succeed or else we are rushing
surely into mobocracv. We are quite
sure that mobs will at least be more
circumspect than they have hitherto
been in Kentucky as a result of this
story from Lexington of official cour
age and determination.
No Surrender to Mob.
(Knoxville, Tenn., Sentinel)
The organized authorities cannot
surrender to the mob. They must
stand their ground and public senti
ment must uphold and support them,
for in the other alternative it would
not be one or a half dozen lives that
would die but the social order itself
and the lives of the multitudes de
pendent upon the social order must
pay the price.
Firmly Courageous Action.
(Philadelphia, Pa., Press)
The South in general and Kentucky
in particular should be grateful for
Governor Morrow’s firmly courageous
action. In using the militia to dis
perse an armed mob bent on lynching
a Negro prisoner he has struck a blow
at lynch law which will long be re
membered and which should have
salutary effect in effacing it alto
gether. The South needs more exec
utives of his stamp of conscientious
ness and fearlessness.
A Greater Disgrace Averted.
(Baltimore, Md., News)
It is of course disgraceful that in a
city of the size of Lexington and sup
posed orderliness, such riots as ac
companied the trial of the Negro
Lockett should be countenanced for a
minute. But, due to the prompt ac
tion of Governor Morrow of Ken
tucky, a still greater disgrace—that
a prisoner might have been forcibly
taken from a court of justice—was
averted. This country cannot be con
sidered to have reached a really high
state of civilization until such out
breaks of elemental passion and bes
tiality as have been and are all too
frequent are eliminated.
Ask Omaha About Lexington.
(Chicago, 111., Herald-Examiner*
Ask any citizen of Omaha whether
or not it would have been better to
drive that mob back with rifles or to
allow it to make headway,; to conquer
it at even the terrible cost in human
life which was exacted in Lexington
or to allow it to conquer the law.
There will be but one answer. The
law must be upheld.
Calm Firmness of Power.
(Louisville, Ky., Courier)
The calm firmness of the state in
asserting its power is a warning to
others who might be tempted into
acts of anarchy or violence. It says
to them. “Gaze on this and beware!”
Kentucky has set an example for the
country. Its stand will have a moral
effect of inestimable public value. In
some minds falsely believed to be a
land of tolerated law-breaking and
bloodshed, the-state now takes on a
new look as a majestic champion of
law and order. “Law and Order!”
Be that the slogan for all and more
and more will the people's govern
ment be vitalized into a thing to be
respected and supported.
Ohio Envies Kentucky.
(Cleveland, O., News)
The barbarous lynch law tradition
dies hard, but such lessons as the
Lexington affair should be of some
avail. The Kentucky officials who
upheld the law so resourcefully, cour
ageously and successfully, regardless
of the risk of getting themselves dis
liked by some of their neighbors, are
entitled to the respectful compliments
of all Americans who believe in law
and abhor mob violence. Ohio has
reason to envy her neighbor the ex
cellent grade of law enforcement she
enjoys in at least some instances—
though it would be unfortunate were
! the notion to become general that the
I law does its work promptly and well
1 only where and where there is dangei
i of mob lawlessness.
BE SERE TO REGISTER.
T1 HE Monitor desires to call the
attention of our readers to the
. importance of registering and voting.
I Many of our people have recently
come from sections of the country
where they were not permitted to
vote. Naturally, they have become
indifferent to the privilege of exer
cising their rights as electors. We
want to make it as plain as we know
how that in Nebraska every citizen
has a right to vote and his vote is
counted. But in order to vote citizens
must register. There will soon be
announced special registration days,
when voters may register in their
own precinrt or voting district; but
it is not necessaiy to wait for these
special days. Go to the election com
missioner’s office in the court house
any week-day and register. Every
i body who wants to vote must register.
! Elections this year are tremendously
! important. Your vote, little as you
! think about it, may decide who shall
be the president for the next four
j years.
WOOD’S POSITION PLAIN.
IN every public speech General Wood
makes it perfectly plain where he
stands upon prominent questions be
fore the country today. He makes it
perfectly plain that he stands uncom
promisingly for law' and order and
I the protection of all classes of citizens
i under the constitution of the United
States. This is what the American
people w'ant.
Not only have we General Wood’s
words for what he believes, but we
have his actions. His administration
in Cuba and the Philippines and his
fair, firm and decisive actions wher
ever he has been sent to restore and
maintain order proclaim the kind of
man he is. He is unquestionably the
man for president of the United
States in this era of reconstruction
and international disquietude and un
rest.
DR. DE BOIS WRITES NEW BOOK
“Darkwater” the Most Powerful Ap
peal for Justice Ever Published.
Dr. \V. E. B. DuBois, the editor- of
the Crisis, has just written a new
book. It is called "Darkwater." and
was published on February 26 by the
great New York publishing firm of
Harcourt, Brace & Howe.
Have you ever read DuBois’ “Souls
of Black Folk?" It was written sev
enteen years ago, and is now in its
eleventh edition. Everywhere — in
America in Europe, in Africa—it has
thrilled men with its picture of the
sufferings of an oppressed race. But
“Darkwater,” DuBois’ new book, is
even more powerful. It is a human
document of extraordinary intensity
and insight, expressing the awakened
conscience and aspirations of the
darker races everywhere, and will liv<
as long as there is an oppressed race
in the world. No one has ever de
scribed with greater power and beauty
what it is like to be a black man in
a white world. No one has ever made
a nobler and more powerful appeal
for justice to black folk.
Most people think that the Negro
problem is one thing, and the problem
or work or wages or education or gov
ernment is another thing. But that it
just what Dr. DuBois does not believe
He proves that if you solve the prob
lems of work and wages and educa
tion and government in the right way
you will solve the Negro problem at
the same time. There is no color
problem apart from these other prob
lems. To make this clear he has de
scribed his own childhood, training
and outlook on the world as a Negro;
and to show the vast emotional con
tent of the social problem, he has in
serted between the chapters bits ol
poetry and fancy, which interpret the
bewilderment, the disappointment, the
longing, and the faith of millions oi
men. The book ends with a brie!
philosophy of beauty and death, and
a story and a hymn looking toward
human unity. It is a thoroughly hu
man book from beginning to end.
Of course, everybody knows Dr.
DuBois, and all our readers will want
a copy of his latest book. "Dark
water” costs only two dollars a copy,
and you can get one by sending a
money order or check (with ten cents
extra for postage) to the publishers.
. Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1 West 47th
; St., New York. Or if you will send
two dollars to this newspaper, we
shall be glad to get a copy for you.
BRIEFS OF THE >. A. A. C. P.
The N. A. A. C. P. met Sunday aft
I ernoon at the Tabernacle hall, Twen
ty-fourth and Patrick avenue, at 4
p.m., Mrs. Jessie Hale Moss in the
chair. The meeting was opened in
■ the usual manner.
The report of the grievance com
mittee was presented by Messrs.
Black and Pinkett concerning their
interview with Mr. McFarland, the
general manager of the Sun theatre,
which has in the past been guilty of
! very gross discrimination.
Mr. John Iwmg made a good address
on civic matters. Mr. Lemma will
| speak Sunday, March 7. at 4 p. m., at
the above named hall on the advantage
! of suffrage.
UNUSUAL DRESS FOR MILADY
Navy blue serge with braid trim
! ruing and double ruffle of plaited
georgette with short length sleeves
destined to become so popular.
SOME NEW NECK DECORATIONS
—
Single Great Stone, Usually an Emer
ald or Diamond, Swings From
Slender Chain.
Many young women are wearing. In
stead of pet.rls, a single great stone—
| usually an emerald or a diamond—
swinging from a slender chain about
! the throat, says Harper's Itazar. Very
striking Is this great jewel, which Is
often oblong In shape and cut
"square," instead of In Innumerable
facets.
The fashion of wearing brooches, re
j Tived since the armistice, has resulted
| In much work for the jewelers, who
are busy resetting precious stones.
I The new brooch Is designed obviously
for the sole purpose of supplying the
■ needed point of light to a dark frock,
and is especially effective on frocks of
black velvet or tulle. In fact, it would
almost seem thHt the diamonds had
| fallen out of the tiara and attached
I themselves to the frock—at which we
all rejoice. After all, what was ever
more rigid and senseless in the way of
an ornament than the old tiara with
Its stiff arrangement of gems?
The Greatest Change.
“When water becomes Ice,” asked
the teacher, "what is the great change
that takes placeJ”
"The greatest change, ma'am," said
the little boy, “is the change lo
price."—Our Dumb Animals.
THE CHEERFUL CHERUB
I wont regard my
troubles
With worry or with
Peer.
Whenever I ignore,
them
They simply
dis-a.ppe.er.
■VTC-"i
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REFUSE EXDORSMEST
TO GOVEB7VOB LOWDEJi
St. Louis, Mo., March 3.—The effort
of Congressman L. C. Dyer to have a
resolution passed at the Twelfth Con
gressional district convention endors
ing Governor Lowden was frustrated
by the alertness of J. E. Mitchell, edi
tor of the St. Louis Argus, one of the
most prominent newspapers in this
section.
Editor Mitchell protested against the
endorsement on the ground that Gov
ernor Lowden had not “acted with the
spirit of the square deal during the
East St. Louis riot.”
Congressman Dyer endeavored to de
fend Lowden, but withdrew his resolu
tion after the caustic comment mf
Mitchell, who declared that Governor
Lowden failed to act when first ap
pealed to. and "later must have gone
on a fishing expedition, for be could
not be found.” Mr. Mitchell was
backed by W. G. Matthews and W. H
King.
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