The monitor A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored. Americans. Publls’.ed Every Thursday at Omaha, Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub lishing Company. Entered as Second-Cass Mail Matter July 2. 1915. at the Postoifiee at Omaha, Neb., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. George H. W. Bullock, Circulation Manager and Associate Editor. TRAGO T. MCWILLIAMS, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. *2.00 A YpAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates. 75 cents an Inch per Issue. Address, The Monitor, 201 Kaffir Block, Omaha, ?ieb. Telephone Douglas 3224. i A DUTY AND AN OPPORTUNITY 0~ UR people have a plain duty and a supreme opportunity befoie their next Tuesday at the primary election. That duty is to go to the polls and vote solidly for John T. Mc Donald for city commissioner. It is a supreme opportunity to nominate one of our own for an important elec tive office. It is the supreme oppor tunity to show our determination to meet the challenge to demonstrate that we can as a people stand together on some one person, some one issue. In the fact that only one candidate has filed and he a young man of clean life, good character and ability, no one can i have the slightest shadow of excuse for failing to vote for him. Whoever else we may help nominate and among those who have filed there are several good men whose record and attitude merit cur support, no man or woman of our race in Omaha should fail to vote and work enthusiastically for the nom ination of John T. McDonald for city commissioner. It is a duty and an op portunity. The Monitor urges all our people to go to the polls eatly next Tuesday and vote for McDonald. CLEANING UP THE spring season has come and with it cleaning time. Our peo ple have always taken pride in seeing that their premises were cleaned up, and made attractive. We are sure that this year will prove no exception to the rule and while our home-owners are doing their fluty towards making their homes and their surroundings sanitary and attractive we hope that the city commissioners will do their dutv in improving the localities in which many of our people reside. _.«_ BARBARISM OR CIVILIZATION —WHICH SHALL IT BE? A STORY of wholesale murder comes from Georgia which shows the barbarism still extant in certain “potions of the United States of America. The bodies of three black Americans, commonly called Negroes, were found chained together and weighted down with rocks in the Al covv river near Monticello. This led to an investigation. The result has been the discovery of two more bodies similarly chained and weighted down in the river and the unearthing of six othe- bodies showing that they had been the victims of murder on the Jasper county plantation of John Wil liams, who has been taken into cus tody for peonage. By the alleged con fession of Clyde Manning, evidently an ignorant and subservient black slave of Williams and who i>J Wil liams’ bidding in killing these men these unfortunate victims were mur dered to prevent their escape from peonage or bearing testimony to its practice by W’illiams. The sutromr of the probe by the authorities will be watched with interest. Peonage ex ists today in many places in the south. This :s an indisputable fact. Murders and unspeakable outrages are being constantly committed against black Americans in that section. Barbarism, reigns in many places in the south nm among the blacks but among the whites of that section. Thp Monitor hopes that the Jasper countv horror will so arouse the decent, iustice lcving white peoplp of the south that peonage and the unmentionable atio • , cities committed against a long suffering people will cease. The cheap ness with which the lives of black persons is regarded in the southland is due to the belief that they are only Negroes, or “niggers” and not men. Is it possible to change this sentiment in the south and to prevent its spreading in the north? If it is not, then mav God have mercy upon the United States of America. She is doomed. “Ichabod” is written across our na tional sky; for civilization dies when . and where barbarism flourish!*. TO THE ATTORNEY GENER AL fact that the bodies of eleven * Americans of color who have been murdered on a farm worked by con vict labor under Georgia laws, be cause they intended to seek relief from slavery through the courts would seem to clearlv indicate that there ex ist* In Georgia and other aecrions of , the sou*b involon^rv slavery in the form of peonage. It is expressly for te dden h- ttot her‘v lrtior> thmuoh the department of justice into the labor and vagrancy laws of the state of Georgia and adja cent states to ascertain whether they ro'-c- *1 o TV’-t-eoP *,nd Four-} teenth Articles of the Constitution,! ami furthermore to make a thorough and sweeping investigation of the charge of the general practice of peon age in the southern states of which this crime in Jasper county brings to light a specific case. Here is work of an imperative nature for the attor ney general, which we feel confident he will undertake. LINCOLN, NEB. lion. William Monroe Trotter and .Mr. L. F. Baldwin arrived in the city last Tuesday. This was Mr. Trotter’s first appearance in Lincoln for the purpose of addressing his own race in a meeting. The affair was held under the auspices of Mt. Zion Baptist churcn and was held in McKinley school audi torium Tuesday night. A miscellaneous program was ren dered by local talent as follows: "Stars and Stripes," lead by Williams’ orches tra, audience accompanying; Invoca tion, Kev. H. W. Botts; Solo, Mr. Har rison Miller; Reading, .Miss Viola Walker; Solo, Mr. J. E. Jeltz; Selec tion, A. M. E. Church Sextette, com prising Mesdames E. Edwards, V. Lewns, G. Stanley, Izetta Malone. Ollie Colly and C. C. Christman; Short Talk by Mr. Ij. T. Baldwin, manager for Mr. Trotter, who in turn announced that Rev. H. W. Botts would introduce the speaker of the evening, which he did in a most unique manner. Mrs Trotter, after a fewr preliminary remarks, told the audience of his ad ventures in getting to Paris, France, which as he pictuied it to his hearers, was a mighty rocky travel. At close of address, Miss Opal Ashford sang a solo. The audience nearly filled the lower floor of the auditorium and was very appreciative, judging from ap plause. After the meeting, many w-eni forward shaking hands and congratu lated the speaker. The affair was a booming success. Mr. David Olivet acted as toastmaster. Mr. I. B. Smith spent Thursday Adi. Friday in Kansas City, Mo., where In was one of the speakers at the Maun day Thursday celebration of the Scot tisb Rite Masons. Mr. J. E. Jeltz was called to Kansu* City, Mo., last Thursday on account o: his mother’s illness, returning Tups day. A number of citizens entertained Mr W. M. Trotter and Mr. L. F. Baldwii at luncheon Wednesday night at thi Dunbar. Short talks were made b] many presenf, to which Mr. Trotter rc sponded. Mr. Trotter was invited to attem the Scottish Rite celebration of Maun day Thursday at the hall Thursdaj night, who after the exercises gav< them one of his keynote speecbe: touching segregation, giving ranch in formation along those lines. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Clark enter tained the Utopian club at their hotm last Thursday night. Mrs. C. R. Johnson is confined t( her bed with illness Mrs. James She! by bas been able to be up and aroum tne nouse. Mr. Z. Johnson is mending Mr. W. M. Trotter, editor and pub lisher of the Boston Guardian, ad dressed the Nebraska legislature las Thursday afternoon, snd took for h subject “Doctrines of Abraham Lin coin,” picturing the basic principle! thai Ljpcoln stood for and taught ti (fl» A Q" Complete assortment of new Skirls—good O r. ’’) values. Worth $10.00 and better. (J>r7 QC* Fine lot of Ladies’ new Hats. No two alike. V • •S'* Mostly special pattern hats. Q QC A lot of New Dresses in popular fabrics. All colors and sizes. Worth $20.9") and better. id editor of the Boston Guardian, vho recently ad dressed the legislat- re of Nebraska on “Racial Equality,” as introduced. Mr. Trotter spoke out if his heart, touch ing the things tha' sire to elevate oui people and condemning with might and main segregat -n and the thinp. that are calculated to drag our people down to degradation. 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