The Monitor
A Natloaal Weakly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored
Americans
Published Every Thursday at Omaha, Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub
lishing Company.
Entered as Becond-Cinas Mall Matter July i, 1916, at the PostoIBce at
Omaha, Neb., under the Act of March S. 1879.
[ THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor.
George H W Bullock, Business Manager and Associate Editor.
W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb.
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\ FRIEND OF Ol ft YOUTH
W. ALLSISON SWEENEY! We can
see his kind fare now as mem
ory goes back to our boyhood days in
Detroit, Mich., more than forty years
ago. We were a high school student
and a newsboy. Some friends hail
told him some nice things about us!
At all events we met. He took a lik
ing to us ami we to him. He had
come to Detroit to publish a colored
newspaper, “The Voice of The People."
Would we sell it for him on the streets j
Saturday? Would we? Indeed, we
would and we did. That was the be
ginning of the friendship between us i
and W. Allison Sweeney, the great,
journalist and author who has recently
been called to his well-earned rest at
the ripe age of seventy-two years. So
sunny and genial was he that the years '■
dealt gently with him as was his wont
to deal with his fellow men and one
did not realize that he had reached hi-;
three-score years and ten. His life
was a useful one. In his summons
home not only the race of which he
was such a worthy representative, but
America has lost a great journalist.
May light perpetual shine upon him.
THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH
RESIDENT Harding delivered a j
^ notable address at Birmingham,
Alabama, last week. When one con
siders who the speaker was and where
he spoke the speech stands without a
parallel among the utterances of the
chief executives of the nation. It is i
from the viewpoint of a Republican
president, speaking in the heart of the
South, upon a subject which the South
considers itself alone qualified to j
speak with authority, that the speech
is to be judged. It is to be judged, too,
not from isolated statements or propo
sitions, from which some of us would
differ with the distinguished speaker,
but as a whole and in reference to the
chief points advancd. Frankly, there
are three propositions with which The
Monitor does not agree with President
Harding, which it is not pertinent that,
we discuss here, but there is so much 1
with which we do agree and for the
fearless enunciation of which princi
pls we are profoundly grateful that
we can afford to let other principle's,
which from our viewpoint are equally
important, because basic and funda
mental, await adjustment. Pres. Hard
ing’s contention that the colored
American must have increased eco
nomic, educational and political op
portunity is fundamentally sound, and
should be so apparent that one mar
vels that any thoughtful person would
attempt to gainsay it. The fullest:
enjoyment of the rights of citizenship
is what the colored American is con
tending for; not the privilege of en- j
tering any white man’s home or soci
ety, where he is not wanted, or mar
rying into his family. The colored |
American would not be worthy of
American citizenship if he were satis-;
fied with any less than the fullest
measure of political, economic, educa
tional and civil rights. These he
wants and for these he will contend
until they are granted. These are not
questions of “social equality,’’ what-'
ever this much-abused term may
mean, or “social intermingling.” In
pleading for these fundamental things, j
President Harding is right. His sug-!
gestion that the race should divide \
along political lines has been the I
teaching of many thoughtful colored
Americans for years. In giving this
advice President Harding is but inter
preting the hand-writing on the wall.
Considered as a whole, the speech is
sane and statesmanlike and diplomat
ic. It will repay careful reading and
study. It points the pathway towards
a solution of the color-problem which
looms large among the nations of the
wrld, a prblem which like all other
world problems can only be solved by
the application of the principles of the
Christian religion. This solution i
involved in the President’s plea for a ,
‘partnership of the races in develop
ing the highest aims of all hlumanity."
Partnership, be it also noted, implies j
friendly association, which may not
have been clearly in the President’s j
mind when he used this suggestive i
phrase.
COLORED AMERICANS
MIST ACT
The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill ha.' |
been reported favorably by the com |
mittee of the judiciary.
It is known as the
DYER ANTI-LYNCHING BILL I
H. R. 13.
Now is the time to flood Congress 1
with telegrams, letters, even personal j
visits to Washington.
Vve must let this Congres kn |
that a failure to bring the Dyer Bill |
to a vote will be regarded as a be-1
tiayal.
We must let each representative |
know that a vote against the Dyer j
Bill will be known as a vote for lynch
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GET BUSY, COLORED AMERI
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WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN
DEAR EDITOR:
P'ease permit me to urge upon ev
ery man and woman of the race and ;
upon every friend of the race to tele
graph or write their represntativs in
congress urging them to vote for the
passage of H. R. 13 known as the
Dyer Anti-Lynching bill,‘now before
Congress.
At the same time, I wish to warn
each one communicating with congre
sional representatives, to avoid all
threats of political retaliation and use
less expressions. Remember these men
are human and will resent some things
at whatever cost. Many are the good
measures that have been defeated and
to my knowledge, at least, two great
friends of the race have gone to their
political graves due largely to •erne
indiscreet utterance of the colored
press but to some who should pursue
a more conciliatory manner of treating
matters that are of vital interest to the
race. Soft methods will prevail, where
blustering will fail. A hint to the
wise is suficient.
J. D. CRUM, Sec’y.
1417 North 24th St.
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Cattle and Cameik at .< t ere.
(Prepared by the National Geographic
Society. Washington, D. C.)
A Christian nation when our ances
tors were floundering in paganism,
now as for centuries an African em
pire—one of the three or four remain
ing empires of the world—and the
only hit of land on the great conti
nent of Africa, with the exception of
the little republic of Liberia, which
has not been made a possession or a
protectorate of a European power—
such Is Abyssinia, little heard of In
the world's affairs, but possessing a
history and a promise of future
economic importance which make It
deserve a different fate.
The country owes its independence
in large part both directly and indi
rectly to Its geographical environment.
Set upon a (treat plateau, It is a nat
ural fortress; ami while the natives of
most other sections ol' tropical Africa
dwell in enervating Jungles or Inhos
pitable deserts, the people of Abys
sinia, thanks to their altitude, fertile
soli and temperate conditions in gen
eral. have aa invigorating climate and
a land literally of “mUk and honey."
A situation m nr Arabia and Palestine,
too, has drawn Arabian and Jewish
blond to Abyssinia and has given the
people' of tlie country a racial advan
tage which the African tribes of pure
negro blood have not had.
Hut while geographical situation lias
in many ways been an advantage to
Abyssinia, it lias brought Its disad
vantages also. Without access to the
sea for eel 11 lilies, the Abyssinians. held
to their mlnmi tahJelands without
contact with the outside world, faded
to make the most of their possession
of a lofty religion and an early start
toward civilization, and have re
mained a semlhnrharie people. It is
perhaps remarkable that, isolated as
they were, they maintained (tiatrChris
tianity in any recognizable form. OI>
fwrvrr« marvel at the fact that the
principal tenets and observances of
the faith ar- practically pure rather
than at die growth beside them of
certain superstitions and laxities.
Cut Off From Sea and Nile.
As the situation non stands, Abys
sinia is entirely cut off from the sea
ami tin Vile by the colonies of Euro
pean powers. Italian Eritrea, French
Somaliland and British Somaliland on
the north; Italian Somaliland on the
east ; British East Africa on the south
and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan on the
west. But this Is a mere holding of
the gates by new keepers; since the
rise of Mohammedan power in the
Near East the country has been cut
off about equally ns effectively by
various Mohammedan tribes. Those
people of Arabian blood were able to
take possession of the low desert
lands, hut on their Invigorating high
lands the Abyssinians were, with rare
exceptions, masters.
Abyssinia Is more than twice the
size of the German republic and of
about the area of California, Oregon
and Nevada together. The country
lies in the same latitude us Venezuela
and the southern islands of the Philip
pines, well in the tropics; hut because
of Its general high elevation It has.
like Mexico, a much cooler and more
healthful climate than Its proximity
to the equator would Indicate.
These highlands are from fi.Ofki to
8.01X1 feet above the sett. Their roll
ing prairies are well watered and have
a good growth of grass. The climate
ng these uplands Is superb, and If one
desires cooler surroundings there are
mountain chains rising from the pla
teau in almost all sections of the coun
try. Some of these mountains roach
a height of 15,000 feet and are topped
by perpetual snow Irrigation could
be practiced in Abyssinia to great ad
vantage, but the utilization of the
abundant water supply In that way
seems never to have entered the minds
of the natives.
Canyons and Deep Valleys.
The great amount of water which
runs down from the Abyssinian moun
tains has carved gigantic gorges
through the tablelands, some of
which, In depth at least, rival the
Grand canyon of the Colorado. The
gorge of the Blue Nile which flows for
more than haJf its length through
Abyssinia is from 5,000 to 6JXXI feet
deep In places. The material washed
from this remote chasm has played an
important part, Incidentally, In the
history of the world. Ground into silt
and deposited through the centuries
and millenniums in ihe lower valley
of the Nile. It produced there a garden
spot and made possible the growth of
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In tlir hot toms of these deep valleys.
sotne iif which are fairly wide, mid In
other depressions, tropical conditions
prevail, so ihat the possible products
of Abyssinia range from these of the
trdpifs to those of ;he nor:io iti tern
pence one. I.ittle lots ... done
townrtl he development of agriculttiri
beyond its primitive stages. The rais
ing of cattle, sheep and goats for their
milk, flesh and skins is ilie mire popu
lar pursuit.
The Ahyssioliin h s been deserihed
by one A’ leihun as "miher an hide
pendent. easy living, battle-loving,
rnw-iina -ealing. sensual, dcvil-tua.'
care chap.” Socially, the people arc
living if feudal times. The various
reigning princes of the provinces owe
allegin'-e to the emperor and must
furnish soldiers to support him In
time of war. The land is theoretically
owned by the emperor ami those who
make use of It are his tenants. “Jus
tlee” is administered personally by the
rulers and their representatives. When
a person Is accused of a crime the
first step is to confiscate his property.
Decision as to his innocence nr guilt
can follow Iti due time. Beeuttsi prop
erty has been unsafe for a long period
people of wealth have hurled what
they could for safe keeping. Vast
quantities of gold, silver a Id Ivory
are believed to lie underground at the
present time, tin* latter, of 'nurse, de
teriorating.
Good Roads Are Scarce.
One great drawback to the commer
cial development of Abyssinia has
been the lack of roads b ding ttn to
the high plateau and ovu it ertaee
The routes of travel which nc.v been
used for more than a tiiou'.ind years I
are mere trails, and the . n»ris have
been carried on mule and camel hack
since the days of the great Queen of
Sheba, who. 'Ins' traditions of the
Ahysshilans say. was the queen of
Ethiopia. The royal liio >UI'ns de
scent from her and Solomon. Some
years aco the Trench heg.ui construct
ing a rail too I from their port of
Jibuti, (tist below hi utiiuih of the
lted sea, townrtl Abyssinia 'Ilie i
Abyssliilans permitted this to lie ex
tended into their eountry and in 1017 |
If rem-bed Adis Ahelia the capital, j
Over this road a large part of the 1
hides, coffee, beeswax and ivory', which
constitute the t hief exports of the em
pire. arc shipped.
Specialists In various fields who
have visited the eountry believe that
this is but a small pat: of the prod
uets that could be shipped to the |
world, and that the people are enjoy
ing but a fraction of the pr<*-|ierit.,
thin they might enjoy If they devel
oped their resources along im-Oem
lines.
As the only African |»eople wnich
has been able to maintain its Inde
pendence in modern times in a war j
with a Euroiieaii power, the Abys
sinian* have ts ciuiie rather conceited
and are inclined not to recognize the
superiority even of Western C'IjIzk
lion and cult tire. Their -ictor* was
won over the Italians in lists: tf the
battle of Atloyva where the pick of fife
Italian army whs cut to pieces. The
Abyssinian* have bought large quanti
ties of modern rides in recent years
and could probably put In the Held in
ease of war an army of 'J.KUXMI well
equipped soldiers, a large part of
them mounted.
Tested the Saw.
Mr. Higgs whs planning to build a
motor shed in his garden, so he
bought an expensive saw. lie left Ids ,
office early the next afternoon, with
the Intention of starting the Job. Put
ting on a pair of overalls, he went out
Into the garden. An hour or so later !
he came Into Ihe dining room and
flung himself down into a chair In dls
gust.
"Thai new saw I bought isn't worth
2 pence!" he stormed "Why, the
thing wouldn't cut butter!” Ills small
son. Harry, looked up In surprise.
"<ih, yes. it would, daddy.'' he ex
claimed earnestly. "Why, Ted and I
sawed a whole brick in two with It
this morning."—London Answers.
Diabolical Joke.
Ted—Tom is u great practical Joker.
He made himself up as a ghost and
ap|>eured before a professional me
dimn.
Ned- Yes. and as It was the first
ghost she’d ever seen It threw her !
loto convulsion*.
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Wednesday morning prayer service
and preaching. Sunday, November 6,
prayer meeting at 3:00 a. m. All pas
tors and their congregations are cor
dially invited to afiliate with the
permanent organization of the church.
Come one, come all.
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