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A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS
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12.00 a Year 5c a Copy . OMAHA. NEBRASKA, MAY 12. 1921. Vol. VI No. 45 Whole No. 306
GOVERN ^ DORSEY
ISSaES BOOKLET
Georgia's Chief Executive Compiles Publication Giving Detailed
Account of Cracker State’s Crimes Against Colored Ameri
cans.—Specific Instances to The Number of 135 Are Cited of
Crimes Against Black Citizens of Georgia Within the Past
Two Years.
WIDE-SPREAD PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN BEGUN
Georgians Themselves And Not Outsiders Must Take Necessary
Steps To Purge State of Atrocities Which Must Bring Pun
ishment From a Righteous God. If Permitted to Continue,
Declars Governor. Publicity. Evangelization, Education And
Co-operation Among Suggested Remedies.
ATLANTA. Gu., May 12. Under the
title “The Negro In Georgia," Gov.
Hugh M. Horsey has issued In book
let form evidence of 135 instances of
"Venues 1\itched, Negroes Itehl In
(peonage, Negroes driven out by or
ganized lawlessness and Negroes stib
ected to Individual acta of cruelty” In
various counfles of the State within
C tie past two vents.
i
“Tn some rounties,” said the Gov
T eruor, ‘‘the Negro ts being driven out
as though he were a wild beast; in
others he Is being held a slave; In
others no Negroes remain. No effort
has boon made to collect the cases
cited. If such an effort were made,
t believe the number con'd be multi
plied. Tn only two of the 13”, eases
c Ited is the 'usual crime' against
white women involved.”
The Governor then added: “If roll
dillons Indicated bj these charges
should continue, bulb God and man
would justly condemn Geor-Un mete
se crcly Ilian God and mac hate con
demned' Itelirlnm and !.• node tor |bc
I'.itign alcocltles. T*rt worse than
that cond'innittlon would be Hie eon
tinned toleration of such cruelties In
Georgia.”
f ynchlngs. of which there lime been
si8 in Georgia since 1885 (a larger
number than tn any other State',
form the smalle ’ group o* the charg
es of Instances of pemt.tgf, imott;;
jvh'c it was listed the VV'ioams cou
rts ently brough! to a climax. Still
more stress Is laid upon the drl'ln?
away of Negroes, instances of which
embrace a number wherein (be pros
perlty and industry of the victims
seem to have been the tW'oasion of of
fense.
Tn the evidence offered »speared
charges against the Kn K.ux Klan, as
well as "White Caps" and 'Night
Riders.” One charge agnlns* the Klan
was discredited by u Sheriff, who
was himself a member of It. however.
A call for the purging of Georgia by
herself closes Gov. Dorsey’s statement
which was first made public at last
Friday’s meeting of the Inter racial
Committee. Of the remedies that
should be sought, the Governor said
“I place the charges before you as
they came to me. unsolicited. I have
withheld the names of counties anil
Individuals because I do not desire to
give harmful publicity to these coun
ties. T am convinced that even in
these counties where the outrages are
said to have occurred the better ele
ment regrets them, and I believe fur
thermore that the better element In
these counties and In the whole State,
which constitutes fhe majority of our
people, will condemn such conditions
and take the steps necessary to cor
rect them.
“The Investigation and the sugges
tion of a remedy should come from
Georgians and not from outsiders. For j
these reasons, 1 call your attention
ro the following suggested remedies:
1. publicity, namely, the careful
gathering and Investigation by Geor
gians and not by outsiders of facts as
to the treatment of the Negro through
out the State and the publication of
these facts to the people of Georgia.
“2. An organized campaign by the
churches to place tn every section of
Georgia a sufficient number of Sun
day Schools and churches where In j
their separate places of worship the j
young and old of bo th races will
iearn from suitable teachers the gos
pel of Justice, tnercy and mutual for
bearance for all.
“3. Compulsory education for both
races.
“4. The organization of State com
Mnlttecs on race relations one com
mittee composed of leading white cit
izens. another oif leaders among the
Negroes, and local committeem made
Hit In the same manner in each coun
ty of (fie State, tlie committees to con
fer together when necessary concern
ing matters vital to the welfare of i
bdth races."
Recommending the repeal of staf !
utf»s under which peonage has been i
mad* possible, the Governor suggest
ed the following laws to stamp out
the peonage evil:
‘‘tat Establishing a State constate j
i'b,ly under proper safeguards and
authorizing the Governor, upon his i
own motion, to send members of such j
force into any county of the State to j
quell disorder or to protect the lifo
and property of any citizen.
“(bt Imposing a financial penalty
upon any county In which a lynching i
may occur.
“fed Authorizing the Governor of
the Slate to appoint at any time any
three Judges of the Superor Court to
act as a commission to Investigate
any lynching occurring In any county
of the State and empowering the Gov
ernor to remove from office any pub- j
lie official found by such commission
to have failed to enforce Or upholu i
the law.
“(d) Giving the Governor tlie dis
cretion and imwer In any case of tnob
\ lolence or lynching to authorize and
direet any Judge of the Superior
Court to draw grand and petit Juries
from the State at large for the con
sideration and trial of such cases, and
authorize the Governor to designate
r1 e place at which the trial or trials
-hall be held.’1
API'HOPIM m:s TO ' EG HO
STATE SCHOOL1
(S erial to the Monitor:)
Institute, West Va., May 12.—The,
Legislature of the State of West Vir
ginia has Just apropriated $4.i5,282.46
to the West Virginian Coleglate In
stitute for the next, biennial imrlod
beginning July 1, 1921. The appro
priation covers salaries of teachers,
current expenses. re|>alrs and Im
provements and a new administration
building. President John W. Davis
ha tlie backlog of the State Hoards
of Education and Control in making
t’oleglate Institute an A class l,and
Grant College. Dr. C. fl. Woodson,
Dean of the College Is in charge of
tlie reorganization of the college j
work." Already some of the best pre
pared men In the country have been j
called lo positions as teachers at In- j
stitute. The Negro people of the)
state are a unit in their support of
the Institute program.
There was* little disposition On the
part of arty member of the Legisla I
ture to cut the Institute recommen
dations. Many of the white leaders
ehamplnned t.hem. The two Negro
members of the Lower House viz: j
Harry H. Capehart, of Keystone. W.
Va.; and T. G. Nutter of Charleston.
\V. Vs., placed all of their Influenece
behind the Negroes of the State and j
were to a great degree ros|H>nsible
for the success. The efforts of other
Negroes In the State in bohalf of leg
islation affecting Negroes as well as
the whites show the progressive spir
it of the West Virginia Negroes.
PROMINENT LEADER
PASHES AWAY
Was Pore illicit In all Race Enterprises
For Uplift In North Carolina
iFly Tlie Associated Negro Press.)
RALEIGH, N. C., May 12.—Colonel
J. H. Young, 62 years old, on© of the
most prominent Negroes In the state,
died at his home here today following
an Illness of several months. Colonel
Young was deputy revenue Collector j
for many years, and served one term ,
SLOGAN: “The Monitor In Every Home And I’ll Help Put It There”
j Nebraska Civil Rights Bill ^ jj
l hapter Thirteen of the Revised Statutes oi Nebraska, Civil Rights. Enacted in 1893.
Sec. 1. Civil rights of persons. All persons within this state shall be entitled to a
tuil and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges oi
inns, restaurants, public conveyances, barber shops, theatres and other places of amuse
ment; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable
alike to every person.
Sec. 2. Penalty for Violation of Preceding Section. Any person who shall violate
th«r foregoing section by denying to any person, except for reasons of law applicable to
ail persons, the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or
privileges enumerated in the foregoing section, or by aiding or inciting such denials,
shall for each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum not
• less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, and pay the costs of
§ the prosecution.
“The original act was held valid as to citizens; barber shops can not discriminate
a-r linst person.-, on account of color. Messenger vs. State, 25 Nebr. page 677. N.
:$ W. 638.”
* • ^
“A restaurant keeper who refuses to serve a colored person with refreshments in a,
certain part of his restaurant, for no other reason than that he is colored, is civilly li- jj§
able, though he offers to serve him by setting a table in a more private part of the
I ouse. Ferguson vs. Gtes, 82 Mich. 358; N. W. 718,” . k
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in ilie lower house of the state legis
lature. During the Spanish-American
war. he was colonel of the third North
t arolina regiment, a Negro troop.
Col. James H. Young was a very
prominent church and Fraternity
•worker. He was a member of the
First Baptist chuch of Raleigh and
],<u officer in the sanio for nearly 30
years. He was financial secretary for
the church at Ills death. He was also
a prominent Mason, l»«tng Endowment
Secretary of the Grand Lodge of North
Carolina for many years. He was
founder of many commercial enter
itises in that state during his life
time and in the comi*any with others,
he helped to promote many others.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Maud
Carter formerly of Winston-Salem, N.
C., and a widow. He succeeded In
amassing great wealth while he lived,
being until hindered by poor health In
recent years reputed to he one among
the wealthiest of our group in the
South. He owned and operated
among other things, The Raleigh Un
dertaking Establishment a successful
business enterprise In that city locat
ed on the corner of Blount and East
Cabarrus streets.
< III HI II RAISES LARGE SUM
(By The Associated Negro Press.)
BALTIMORE, Md.. May 12.—Bethel
church has the distinction of raising
the largest amount of “dolalr money’’
in the history of tie connection, secur
mg $1,400 last year. Rev. Frederick
Puuglass is the pastor of the church.
PROMINENT TENOR WINS
FAME IN EUROPE
(By The Associated Negro Press.)
LONDON,England, May 12.—Roland
IV. Hayes, the celebrated Negro tenor,
turn had fine recognition during his
visit to London where he has been
giving a series of recitals In the best
■oncer! halls. His acompanlst, Mr.
Brown, has been equally praised Tor
his fine playing. Imst November he
was selected from among a group of
Americafn artists In London to sing
(lie “Star Spangled Banner” at the
Thanksgiving Celebration by Amerl- j
•#r.s in I/indon.
Mr. Hayes left New York for Europe
I st year. JThn remarkable success lie
has enjoyed since coming to England
culminated in an Invitation from
King George to sing before the Royal
family at Buckingham Palace. Mr.
Hayes sang some beautiful numbers,
among them some Negro Spirituals to
rhe delight of the Royal family. The
King took occasion to compliment him
hi the excellence of his voice, Rg
rabge and firmness and the skill dis
played In the rendition of his songs.
The King observed how different the
Negro Spirituals were from what the
English people have been taught to
believe were the characteristic Negro
melodies. Mr. Hayes was presented
with a diamond pin by King George.
FRANCE SENDS BLACK
TROOPS INTO GERMANY
(Rv The Associated Negro Press.)
MAYENCE, France, May 12.—One
illvislon of cavalry, under commands
it General Simon, in fifteen trains
left this evening for the Ruhr. They
trrlved in Duesseldorf on last Thurs
luy morning, it Is said In diplomatic
circles that this is a reply to the
German propaganda spread abroad In
America against the use of black
troops in Germany.
| \ EG ItO COLLEGIA Ns
IVIN OVER WHITES
Howard ami Lincoln Athletes Out
class Ilia Eastern Colleges
t By The Associated Negro Press.)
WASHINGTON, I). C., May 12.—
■The winning of the only two events
entered by representatives of Negro
colleges at the rerent Penn Relay
Games on Franklin field Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. April 29th and 30th, on
part of the track teams from Howard
University and Lincoln University, re
flects great credit not only upon the
schools themselves but also directs at
tention to the fine type rtf athlete pro
duced at these schools, in spit of the
Inadequate facilities in many instan
ces for proper training. The Howard
University track team composed of H.
K. Perry, Robert Craft, R. E. Contee
and Leo G. Robinson, won the One
Mile Relay over such schools as Ren
sselaer Polytechnic, Carnegie School
of Technology, Hobart College, Tufts
College, Bowdoln College and a nuin
her of other colleges. The Lincoln
University track team won a One
Mile Relay over George Washington
University, Gallaudet College, and a
number of other white colleges in her
class. Each of these track teams from
these two Negro colleges brought
back to their schools a banner show
ing the names of the various institu
tions who were entered In the race
which .they won. Each member of the
two teams wras awarded a gold watch,
also 1 earing the names of the institu
tions entered In the event.
NEGROES FORM “k. k k.” TO
FIGHT kU KLliX IN SOUTH
(By The Associated Negro Press.)
May 12.—“Fighting Fire With Fire’’
certain groups of Negroes In various
sections of the South have formed an
underground drastic organization ttiat
is throwing actual terror into the
ihearts of the members of the nefar
ious Ku KIux Klan.
The nume of this mysterious but
certainly effective organization is the
Knights of the Kerosine Kan. The
wford hag gone out, and has reached
the places where words count most,
that for every Negro terrorized or un
justly put to death, there shall be a
demonstration In fire works In the
community thenibouts. So mysterious
ly ure the workings of this invisible
that neither heads nor tail of it can he
body that neither heads nor tall of it
can be located, and yet It is known
that where certain perpetrations of
terror have been carried on, there
has smiultaneously occurred myster
ious fires that have lighted up the
country for miles around.
In one southern city, wel-knovvn
troughout the nation, where the KIux
sought to ter T.-'ifyr.thja r.oyuiaiLv be
cause of the mere alleged attack of a
Negro upon a white woman, and the
KIux called for “all red-blooded
Americans” to meet at a certain
IMvint at a certain hour to wipe out the
Negroes, there was one of the biggest
fires in the business district that was
ever seen there. The fire occurred at
the “appointed hour’’ and detracted
attention from the proposed event.
Conservative white people of the
South know of tills turn of affairs,
and that acounts for one of the rea
sons why they are so boldly denounc
ing the KIux.
li UTI ASKS YANKEE
FORCES WITHDRAW
Delegation Presents Strong Memorial
to President Setting Forth Many
( linrgex of Torture and Atrocities
Committed Against Natives by Amer
ican Forres of Occupation. Resent
fol of “Military Autocracy”
In a memorial presented to Presi
dent Harding, and made public Satur
day, a delegation of three Haitians re
newed the five years of occupation
by the American N'ava! forces, declar
ing 41 to lie “The most teriible regime
of Military Autocracy” ever carried on
in the name of the great American
Democracy.
The naval intervention Is charac
terized as a “joke" and Rear Admiral
Knapp is accused of having done
“nothing at all” when he visited Haiti
under orders from Secretary Daniels
to make an inquiry.
“The Haitian people feel," says the
memorial, “that if the naval court of
inquiry lias not fulfilled in Haiti the
broad mandate conferred on it by Miv
Josephus Daniels, it is because it was
faced with charges of such a horrible
nature it thought best to pass them
over.’’
( barge ‘‘Water Cure,”
Among acts charged against the
American occupation are:
Administration of the “water cure”
and other tortures by American offi
cers and marines and the commission
of “numberless abominable crimes,”
of which twenty-five cases are given.
Removal of $500,000 of Haitian gov
ernment funds which American ma
rines “took on hoard the gunboat
Machias,” and which were deiiosited
in New York to “force the Haitian
government to accept control of the
customs houses by depriving it of fin
ancial resources."
Entrance hy Brigadier General 3.
D. Butler on June 19, 1917, revolver
In hand, followed by American offi
cers, armed, “into the Haitian assem
bly."
Enforced ratifications on June 12,
'.918, of a new Haitian constitution,
with marines presiding at the ballot
box, only I (allots hearing the word
“Yes” being Issued.
Exclusion from hoard of equity of
“all Haitians who had anything to
say regarding the numerous eases of
murder, brutality, arson, etc.”
Furthermore, it is charged that,
more than 4,000 prisoners died in 1918,
1919 and 1920 in the prisons at Cape
Haitian, and that at Chabert, an Amer
ican camp, 5,475 prisoners died.
Ask Yanks to Leave
The memorial states that during the
five years of American occupation,
Haiti “lias passed through such sacro
fires, tortured, destructions, humilia
tions and misery as have never before
been known in its unhappy history."
For Ihese "wrongs and Injuries” the
Haitian people ask reparations, says
the memorial, and they also request:
Immediate reorganization of the
Haitian police and military forces and
withdrawal of the American forces.
Abrogation o fthe convention of
1915 under which American military
occupation began.
Convocation of a constituent as
sembly with ail guarantees of elec
toral liberty.
The Haitian delegates represent the
Haitian Union of Haiti, described as
a non-partisan organization.
PRISCILLA NEEDLE ( RAFT
The Priscilla Needle Craft Club
met at the Y. W. C. A. Thursday af
ternon with Mrs. C Bailey as hostess.
HARDING RECEIVES
LIBERIAN EXECDTIVE
Chief Executive of the Republic of Liberia Makes Official Call
* Upon the Chief Executive of the United States Who Returns
Official Courtesy.—President Harding Expresses Great In
terest in Future of African Republic Offspring of American.
FIRST FOREIGN RULER AT THE WHITE HOUSE
*
Incident One of Historic Significance Being The First Time In
History of America That The Ruler of Any Foreign Country
Was Received at the Executive Mansion.—President King In
Thanking President Harding Expressed Hope For Highly
Developed Trade Relationship Between Two Countries.
Washington, May 12.—For over a
month colored Washington awaited
adequate diplomatic recognition <$?
the Plenary Liberian Commission by
the Government of America. The
long expected happened April 15. At
four o’clock two White House auto
mobiles drove up In front of the resi
dence of the Liberian commission at
1317 R street northwest. Robert Wood
Rliss. Third Assistant Secretary of
State, walked briskly up the steps of
the R street home of the commission,
where floated the one-starred Liber
ian emblem. Tn formal tones Seere
tary Bliss announced that the Presi
dent of the Republic of America
would recqive the President of the
Republic of Liberia, at the Executive
Mansion. Fifteen minutes later the
two automobiles stopped In front of
the White House. Secretary Bliss,'
President King and Associate Justice
Johnson of the Liberian {Supreme
Court came out of the first auto and
ascended the White House steps,
pausing to wait for Mr. Morris, one of
the Commissioners, and M,r. Dennis,
the Secretary to the commission. The
party entered the Blue Room, where
Secretary Bliss presented President
King to President Harding. Mr. King
then presented the respective mem
hers of the Commission to President
Harding, who in turn presented the
Commission to Secretary of State
Hughes. Mr. Hughes had met the
Commisstlon befotne, buHi diplomatic
procedure required a second presen
tation by Mr. Harding as a matter of
course. A cordial and informal con
ference followed, in the course of
which Secretary Bliss observed that
“All the records had been searched,
and this wag the very first time in
the history of America that the ruler
of a foreign country was received at
the White House.”
Incident Historic
This incident is really one of hi«
|toric significance. If is true that Mir.
Wilson had received the present Pres
ident of Brazil, but at the time of the
reception th^ Brazilian Chief Execu
tive was only President-elect. When
Albert. King of the Belgians, came to
this country, Mr. Wilson was too ill
to receive Mm.
Harding Returns Visit
At five o’clock a third White House
automobile drove up in front of Presi
dent King’s residence on R street.
President Harding was returning the
visit of the Liberian Commission. Ac
companied by his military aide, Mr.
Harding entered the official residence
of the foreign envoys, while White
House secret service men waited at
the entrance. -The President spent
some time with the Commission. Mr.
Harding took care to make President
King realize that “The American
Government is always interested in
any nation whose ideals are demo
cratic,’’ and said further that he, him
self, had always been deeply inter
ested personally in the history and
development of the African Repub
lic. Tie also expressed the hope that
the stay of the Commission in Ameri
ca would be most pleasant.
President King in thanking Mr.
Harding expressed the wish and the
hope that the most highly developed
trade relationship would soon exist
between America and Liberia. Mr.
Harding inquired of President King
as to the chief exports of Liberia, and
both Presidents discussed the coffee
production of Liberia at some length.
The conference came to an end.
President Harding again wished the
Commission a pleasant stay in Ameri
ca. The long looked for exchange of
diplomatic courtesies between the
President of America and the Presi
dent of Liberia had taken place.
KNOW THE LAW
You ought, to know the new laws
enacted by the State Legislature dur
ing its last session which ended April
27. The Monitor will publish at least
one of them every week until all of
the most important of them have been
reproduced. Each installment will re
main three weeks.
Itanks and Hanking.
House Roll No. 65—Amends general
hanking law's. Commercial banks by
agreement may require notice and
presentation of pa-ss book for return
of deposits; restricts use of word
“bank" to firms incorporated under
banking law's, except firms doing bus
iness more titan ten years prior to
passage of act; minimum examination
fee increased from $15 to $25; mini
mum capital increased from $10,000
to $25,000; commercial banks need
only 5 per cent reserve against depos
its subject to withdrawal only on pres
entation of pass books; in case of as
xessment bank may sell a sufficient
amount of stock of a shareholder who
who does not pay assessment within
three weeks to make up the amount;
additional teeth in law relating to
fraud on the part of bank officials or
employes; all bank executives must
obtain license and meet character
qualifications; and all loans and In
vestments must be approved by an ex
ecutive secretary.
House Roll No. 602—Co-operative
trank bill. No person to own more than
4 per cent of the capital stock; limits
^dividend on capital stock to 10 per
I cent per annum; distribution of pat
ronage dividends of net earnings over
and above expenses and surplus to
stockholders only on basis of either
borrowings or deposits; amends com
mercial bank laws so that co-opera
tive banks can loan to stockholders
_
amounts in excess of 50 per cent of
the paid-up capital stock and surplus.
Provides for a separate guaranty fund
to be known as "co-operative bank
protective fund."
House Roll No. 193—Knocks out re
quirement that banks must wait two
years before coming under the guar
antee law; state banking department
may deny charter to new bank unless
convinced that public necessity, con
venience and advantage will be pro
moted; new hanks pay 4 per cent of
capital stock to guarantee fund sub
ject to adjustment later on the basis
of average daily deposits; banks or
ganized during the last two years
come under guarantee law.
Senate File No. 351—Gives the de
partment o**rade and commerce au
thority at any time to demand that a
court remove a receiver appointed to
wind up affairs of a defunct oank
whenever it appears that such receiv
er is not doing his duty in a satisfac
tory manner.
Senate File No. 128—Eliminates pro
' ision of old law exempting banks
complying with the reserve require
ments of the federal reserve act from
compliance with the state law ou
maintenance of reserve.
Senate File No. 140—Refunds to It
quidated banks their unused balances
of state guarantee fund, after three
years.
CASTE FIRE
Group Ocowasln entertained their
mothers to supper Friday evening. A
short programme between courses
was given as follows: Vocal solo,
Pauline Black; Instrumental solo,
Nolly Turner; Recitation, Florence
Jones; Reading, H rs. Larry Peoples.
Several Camp Fire songs Dy the en
tire group ended the programme.