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.
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Address, The Monitor, 201 Kaffir Block, Omaha, ?ieb.
Telephone Douglas 3224.
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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.
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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 <n*trumeut. The Moni
tor therefore respectfully requests At
np” General Pai'n>her‘v
lr<n’i*>tior> 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
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this nation that can never be forgotten
by true,Americans. Quite a numbher
of our race were present in the lobby
and galleries.
Early praise meeting was held in Mt.
Zion last Sunday morning, preaching
at 11 a. ni. by the pastor. The chil
dren of the Sunday school, under the
leadership of Mrs. Odessa Patrick ren
dered the cantata, "laving Christ,"
which was very nicely carried out, the
little ones doing earnest work. At
night the choir rendered a sacred pro
gram, which was participated in by
several of the children. Mr. C. Haynes
sang a solo. The program was com
mendable. Easter closed with a so
cial Monday night.
At the A. M. E. church Sunday
morning the pastor preached a tine
sermon. The Sunday school rendefeu
their program at tegular service time.
Abundance of colored eggs were dis
tributed to all. At night the choir ren
dered the cantata, "Risen Christ," to
an overflow audience, and it is said
all paiticipants did their parts well.
The affair was under the direction of
Mrs. G. L. Flippin.
At other churches the pastors
preached extra sermons and Sunday
schools rendeted programs to appre
ciation of those present.
An auto load of Lincolnites compris
ing David Oliver. Mrs. E. J. Griffin.
Mrs. M. Williams, Mrs. E. C. Stephenv,
Mrs. Aima Wiley, Mrs. Virgil Clark
and Rev H. W. Botts went to Omaha
i Tuesday to attend the executive board
I meeting of the Nebraska Negro Bap
| tist association there during the day
; returning in the evening.
Mr. W. M. Tiotter and Mr. E F.
i Baldwin were guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mosley while
! here.
Messrs. Trotter and Baldwin left
! Friday for Council Bluffs, la.
I’lM.lilM BAPTIST i lirKCH NOTES
Rev. Win. Franklin, Pastor
Easter Sunday was red letter day.
Thete was a large Sunday school at
tendance in the morning and a power
ful sermon by the pastor at 11 o’clock.
Subject. "The Divinity of Christ.'’
:t tf sr “ H R a w e « shtf * v t?
Mr. Floyd Brown, principal of the
Fargo (Ark.)- Institute, worshipped
with us at the morning services and
spoke of his work in the South. A col
lection of $21 was given him. Mr.
Brown is a Tuskeegcan and reports,
an excellent work developed In a rural
| district of Arkansas.
In the afternoon an excellent Faster
i program was rendered by the A. B. C.
'Club under the leadership of Mrs. Ger
trude Harris.
I'nder the leadership of Mr. Wnt.
Washington, who a< ted as master of
ceremonies, and Mr. H. Kemp, presl
| dent, the Laymen's Club rendered a
fine program at 7 1 p- ni. Dr. J. R.
| Lem me was the principal sjieaker.
Mr. John T. McDonald, sr., was
! among the visitors. He was inlro
j duced and received a warm reception.
Mr. McDonald is the only one of the
! sixty five w ho has filed for city com
missioner whose radal identity has
been made known p the public. Why?
Why’ He is a member of our group.
I.et us and our fra tids profit by the
example of the daily press of the city.
Mr. L. M. Balds n, tour manages
for Mr. Wm. Monroe Trotter, was in
troduced and spoki sn a very pleasant
vein, telling of th- things for which
Mr. Trotter is halt! lg. And last, but
not least, the int',>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. He paid a splen
did tribute to the wisdom and fore
thought of Rev. \V M. Franklin and
to Rev. J. D. Crum for the us-cessful
fight waged against segregation in the
local Spanish-Amem-an war veterans’
camp.
Mrs. R. H. Robicns is sick at her
home, 1808 North Twenty-second
street.
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at which time six names constituted
our in roll men t. As we close the year’s
work our list contains thirty-five
names.
Sermon topics Sunday: A. .M —“As
to Blue Laks." P. Al.—“God’s Work
mnnship."
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