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.=■ i The monitor A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $2 00 a Year 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 1921 Vol. VII. No. 21. Whole No. 333 HOWARD UHIVERSITY j PAYS HIGH HONOR YO MARSHAL FOCH — Comm under- in-Ch ier of Allied Force | Receives Degrr doctor of Laws At Great Nat.%^ Mucational Institu «<►. V \ Praises Work of Colort \ <iers - r?s Allied Commander Speaks in h ;st Terms of the Commendable and In dispesible Service Rendered by Colored Troops in France Special to Monitor by Correspondent WASHINGTON, I). C. Nov. 24.— The Howard University held ceremon ies attendant upon the conferring of the degree of Doctor of Laws on M. k Ferdinand Foch, Marshal of France, Commander-in-Chief of the Allieil Ai r leg, on the University campus, Wed nesday afternoon at five o’clock, No .ember 16, 1921. Marshal Foch mad the visit to the Howard University to \0 entertained as its guest upon the special request of Dr. Emmett J Scott, the Secretary-Treasurer of the University, with the approval of Pres ? ident Stanley J. Durkee, through Col onel James A. Drain, a member of the Entertainment Committee of the American Legion which has charge o arrangements in connection with Mai shal Foch’s visit to the United States and also through M. Jules Jusserand the French Ambassador. The program in connection with Marshal Foch’s visit to Howard Uni versity included the Hallelujah chorus from the Messiah by the University vested choir, a prayer by Rev. Francis J. Grimke; the greeting to the Mar shal by President J. Stanley Durkee a response by Marshal Foch; the trib vte from the colored soldiers of the World War by Claude W. Blackmon Sergeant Major of the 368th Infantry ■’ member of the class of 1923 of the University; the conferring of the dn rree of Doctor of Laws on Marshal * Foch by President Durkee upon his neing presented by Justice Stanton .) Fpelle, the President of the Board of Trustees of the Howard University ;,nd the singing of the Alma Mate •'nd the Marseillaise by the studen bodv. In conferring the degree on Mar i-al Foch after his presentation by JustVe Stanton J. Peelle, Presiden Durkee said: "Ferdinand Foch—, Stu '’nnt. Teacher, Author, Patriot, Love . f Taw and Justice with supreme faith in God and in the right. Savior of Civ liz.ition, honored and loved by man Hnd, generalissimo of the Allied Ar r,ipS—by virtue of the authority vest < d in me bv the Board of Trustees o the Howard University, I confer urn ■ on the degree of Doctor of Laws, to - ether with all the rights and privil { "ires pertaining thereto.” Marshal Foch in Response to Greetin From Howard Praises the Universi ty and the Work of the American Colored Soldiers Marshal Foch in responding to the Cieeting of Howard University said I find it very easy to express my sen timonts of gratitude for the cordial reception accorded me, when I recol ?ect the commendable anil indispens able service rendered by the Colored troops upon the soil of France, 1 knew well that Howard University conti ib uted largely in the war. I knew also that through the love and energy of this great institution of learning as r-anifested for France, that the sol diers actuated by these impulses glor iously fought in France. Although our • reen sod now covers the bones ot| many of your beloved comrades, France shall not forget the magnifi cent efforts of Howard University, ,.nd the costly sacrifices made by the Colored soldiers, the shedding of their blood upon the altar of freedom shall ■nark an important epoch in the his tory of human action. I can assure j t vou that the French people are lavi h ( jrtr both love and care upon the tombs of the American soldiers whose bodies are now in France,” In the requests which were itiadc by Dr Emmett J. Scott, who served dur ing the World War as Special Assist ant to the Secretary of War, in the effort to have Marshal Foch visit the Howard University, “ttcnt.on was y called to the important part which the 400,000 colored troops who were called to the colors, played not only in camp and cantonment, but overseas as well, and also to the g ow ing tributes paid the colored soldiers from America by French Command ers. Mention was also made o f.ict that Howard University had more £Lrn .nd ntudent, «» «£ With colored military units than any *,h„, ImUtuUon In A**™. trulniwr nf N'.”J“u„iv.*lty 1.18* isza —<» service. I ' ■ ' ' Grounds Decorated tor Occasion The grounds of the University were lecorated with the tri-colors o l'ranee and the stars and stiipes for the occasion. The exercises were held on the steps leading to the entrance to the Carnegie Library where a S{ e ial platform was erected facing the '•ollege elipse which was crowded with • spectators who came to witness the ceremonies. Marshal Foch and his military aides were met at the en ranee to the University grounds by the Howard R. O. T. C. Unit, headed 'iy the R. O. T. C. Band which began I * o plavas the Marshal appeared. The Colored .World War Veterans of the Oist’iet of Columbia and the students of the University who were in the mil itary service during the war appeared in full uniform in honor of Marshal Foch’s visit. A large floral offering was presented the Marshal bv the members of the Societe’ Francais of the University. As the Marshal and is staff left the University grounds the students gave the college cheers ■’•hil" the R. O. T. C. band played the Marseillaise. M. Metz, T. P. Lochard Professor of French at the Universi ty, served as interpreter of the ad dresses made by the various speakers. Major Milton T. Dean, Head of the Department of Physical Education, had charge of the ■ arrangements in ,’ondertion with the eeremonies. TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS New Yonk Citv, Nov. 24—Last week Prof. Toul J. Sachs of the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University, and treasurer of the Cambridge Ur ban League had a notable gathering of professors of Harvard University, Deans of Coleges and their wives together with many leading citizens of Boston at his home. “Shady Hill" to discuss "Racial Co-Operation" and to learn at first hand what is being done through out the country by leading social service movements to establish justice for all and to se cure larger opportunity for the Negro. PROMINENT MEN ARE INTER ESTED IN “Y” MOVEMENT For many years the International Committee of the Y. M. C. A. has promoted Association work among colored men and hoys. The success of the work is current knowledge. In the past the larger part of the sypport of the work has come fi om sources other than that provided by colored people them selves. The Association has con tributed to the progress of the race bv helping to awaken a deep con sciousness of duty and responsibility. TThis may be seen in even,' walk of ife. There is an earnest desire to achieve self respect by self support and Omaha has shown her colors bv arising to the occasion with her con tribution. ! The following men are at the head ; of the Branch Y. M. C. A. movement j here: Dr. J. A. Singleton, Nate Hunter, | Dr. A. L. Hawkins, J. A. Clark, Rev. : Thos. A. Taggart, Dr. J. H. Hutten, J. D. Crawford, T. P. Mahammitt. Dr. W. W. Pebbles, W. G. Haynes Rev. Russell Taylor, E. W. Pryor. N. \V. C. A. NOTES A demonstration at the Old I* oiks Home, Sunday, November 20 by the Keystone Bodge No. 42 and Naomai Court No. 42, headed by Mr. C. J. Good, W. M., and Mrs. Jefferson and Mrs Good representing the Court .rave to the home $50.00 which was presented bv Mr. Silas Johnson who made a very encourageing talk to the association and spoke of how inter ested he was in the home, and Jiow he hoped some day to see a beautiful building on the grounds to house our people. The ladies of-the Court gave two haskets of provisions. Rev. O. C. Hurkhar.lt of the A. M. E. Church So. Side, spoke on religious principles in running the home. Mrs. Morti mer, president of the Association spoke in behalf of the home as did also Mrs. John McCorkle, Mrs. Mil dred Jackson and Mrs. Henry Black. The N. W. C. A. through the presi dent wishes to thank Keystone Bodge No. 42 and Naomia Court No. 42 for their wonderful gift We wish to thank Mr. M. F. Single ton for $5.00 on his yearly pledge to the home. SCOTISH RITE MASONS HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES The Scotish Rite Masons held im pressive memorial services at their lodge rooms, Twenty fourth and Charles Streets, Sunday afternoon for the late J. Frank Rickards, th supreme grand officer of the order, who died at his home in Detroit, Mich., early in October. An eloquent eu logy was delivered by Nathaniel Hunter, P. M. W. G. M. of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska and its jurisdic tion. r Armament Conference II. By Herbert J. Seligmann (This is the second of a series of articles by the author of "The Negro Faces America,” publicity director of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.) Washington has become an interna tional bargain counter. The agents of European governments and of the nited States are there trying to ar ange to make Asia, that is China and Siberia, pay for Europe’s bankruptcy 1 wo of the chief European powers were not invited to Washington. They ire Russia and Germany. The other overriments, with the assistance of the United States, blockaded Russia nil deprived her of the materials she needed to provide work for her people. Now famine anil disease is laying waste vast territories in Russia and people are killing their own children o prevent their having to starve to ■loath. Hordes of men, women anil hildren are wandering in „ awful ■■retchedness over the Russian plains. "”his is what the governments of France and Great Britain aided bv the Governments of Japan and the United States helped to do to Russia. They' 'id it chiefly because French bankers wanted to he repaid the loans they made to the rotten despotism of the .?"• departed Czar’s government. Germany is burdened with an enor mous indemnity which her people 'mve to pav to the victors in the war. But those victors want to kill the cow for moat and still get milk from that ■w, Thev, and especially France, ’••ant to crush Germany and still have her pav for the cost of war damages. What has all this to do with the Armament Conference? Simplv this, that that part of Eur ope, namely Germany and Russia, which ought to be furnishing the world with vast stores of grain and other foods, which ought to be busy manufacturing its own products and exchanging them for the products of other countries, is rapidly becoming a hideous wreck. And so, instead of trying with every resoureg at then command to help Russia and Germany to their feet, the other governments of the world are looking for new fields to "hinder. Those fields lie in China and Siber ' >. Before the great war even, almost almost every government of Europe had made inroads on China. Those in roads consisted in “concessions,” or “spheres of influence” generally cen tering in sor “treatv port.” Great Britain in the Chinese city of rong Kong and France in what is now called Indo China, asquired the light to have their own courts and even ‘heir own police and post offices. Germany had “leased” the city of Tsing-Tao in the province of Shan Tung and Japan during the war cap tured Tsing-Tao and took over the lease which, translated into English leans stole the territory. Japan hud reviouslv, after the Russo- Japanese v;ir, acquired Manchuria and half the land of Saghalin from Russia. More iver, Japan rules over the Koreans. Every one of these robber govern ments kept protesting that they want d the “Open Door” in China, which means that all citizens are to be ac- j corded equal opportunities to trade there. In practice, however, each gov ernment made it practically impossi le for ti e citizens of other govern men*s to do business in its “sphere ct; interest." And so the scramble foi for concessions became keener and more intense. Anv government whose bankers own the rights to a railway line anywhere in China, can contro he territory adjacent to that railway .ine, whether the rails are laid or not. o the diplomats, the ambassadors md ministers, instead of being serv ants of the people in their countries tecome the agents of the bankers wh jxeit control over the governments '•.ml, in great part at least, the world is threatened with the disaster of fur ther war, and the wiping out of civil ization, because bankers are scramb ing for railways in China. If proof were needed that our own Vpaitnient of State acts as an agent or hankers, it could be found in the ollowing paragiaph from the New rork Times of November 7, 1921: “China has failed to meet payments if principal and interest on the loan, due the Continental and Commercial "rust and Savings Bank of Chicago, To to have been paid October 31. This default has created a very unfav rahle impiession in official and bank ng circles in the United States, as veil as abroad, according to informa ion obtained in an authoritative quar ter tonight, and has bjpen made the oc casion of a sharp note from Secretary Hughes to the Peking Government ailing its attention most seriously to ts responsibilities and obligations i the matter.” The interest of the Unite*! State i? involved in this scramble. Thi country too, has to look for new7 sourc, s of raw materials and new market? to sell her goods in. Europe cannot buy from us. Europe is rotten with bankruptcy. I heard the other day of i. ship captain who brought a cargo to New York from Scotland. H° is tak ing his vessel back to Scotland empty There are others like him. The United States has a good ex use for being interested in the Pacif ic ocean, it now7 owns the Philippine Islands which are much nearer to Ja n'an and China than they are to the •nited State*. It doe.- not want Ja nan to have that cable center in th ’"’aoific ocean, the Island of Yap. or to take anv part of the Pacific coast line of Mexico, or Central or South Amer ica. There are other complications. Pur ng the world war. Great Britain had , seoret treaty with Japan. Japan’s mvy held down the German “com merce raiders” or war cruisers in the t’acifie. Japanese warships convoyed Titish troops. Japan was Great Brit -in’s guaranty against revolution in India by keeping Great Britain’s lines f communication open to the F ar East. Out now the war is over. Great Titain is grateful to Japan for her •orvices but— The United States government ■•■ants to know if the secret treaty be tween Great Britain and Japan is --ring to go on. Furthermore the British dominion of Australia, being nearer to Asia than to Europe is be -oming apprehensive over the growing Wver of the “darker races,” especial !v Japan. They are talking about a “white Australia" and are appealing to the United States to help them, or nther their government is. Great Britain, therefore has not yet renewed the secret treaty with Japan, which v<s another year to run. The United FLORENCE COLE TALBERT Noted Vocalist and winner 6f the Diamond Medal awarded by the Chicago Conservatory of Music, who will appear in recital at St. John’s A. M. E. Church, Monday night, December 5th, under the auspices of the Bachelor Benedict Club. Clyde Leroy Glass will be at the piano. States does not want it renewed, neither does Australia. Those objec tions are too powerful to be ignored— openly. Meanwhile, the French government s offering to play with the United •tates if the United States will “guar antee” Fiance against Germany. In other words if we will help France to oh Europe, France will help us to rob China. This is a very brief statement of ome of the consideration involved in the Armament Conference in Wash ington. What is the conclusion ? That there will be more hideous war unless the following reforms are attempted: 1. Europe cleans house and Euro nean governments and the United "■tates Department of State stop ly ing about Russia and help the Russian people to get to work producing food. Public opinion forces interna tional relations out into the open, out of the hands of bankers scramblng for •lilroads in China, out of the hands of ■ °*ents of bankers, the old-school dip lomats into the hands of representa fves of the people. T^e third article in Mr. Seligman’ Tories will appear next week.) EVIDENCE IN HOaSTOH RIOT CONVICTiONtIDEMNNDED Representative Anthony of Kansa Introduces Resolution Calling Up on Secretary of War to Submit Data WSHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—Oi November 16th, the Honorable Danie R. Anthony, Jr., of the First Distric if Kansas, introduced a Resolution in o the House of Representatives call :nir upon the Secretary of War to sub mit, as soon as possible, information tending to throw some light on the wholesale convictions following the riot at Houston, Texas, on August 23 1917. It will be remembered that ruthless penolties were imposed, in volving free use of the hangman’s rope and long imprisonment; and that a •nost extravagant number were con deted, in various degrees, of partici pation in the riot. It is now proposed ‘o expose the facts to the light of day. We may now be priyileged to know whether those unfortunate men were convicted on direct evidence, or ircumstantial evidence; and if cir '•umstantial; how far fetched. The Resolution is as follows: l. Resolved, That the Secretary of War is requested to transmit to the ’louse of Representatives at the earli est possible moment the following in ’ormation for the members of the ’Touse: Whether the evidence before ‘he court which tried those soldiers of ‘he United States Army who were al leged to have been implicated in the ■dot at Houston, Texas, on the 23d day of August, 1917, as a result of which nineteen were hanged, sixty-two sent ‘o the United States penitentiary for ’ife, and five given sentences of fif teen years each, showed the direct participation of all of them in said iot; whether or not it is true that some of these soldiers now under con ’inempnt were found guilty merely b<v •ause they were absent from roll call he evening of the riot; what steps, if any, the V/ar Department has taken nr is taking toward the investigation f the justice of the severe penalties inflicted upon these soldiers, togethe "ith information as to their conduct ’’scipline and behavior during the -ars they have been in confinement; ->d what steps have been taken by ‘he War Department, in view of the large measure of clemency which has been extended in the cases of other ‘ilitarv prisoners, to pardon or ex tend clemency to the men now under going severe punishment for alleged participation in said riot. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEACON No mention as yet has been made of the fact that the congregation pre sented their pastor with a beautiful clerical suit and overcoat and a purse in conection with his thirtieth anni versary. The committees having this in charge were headed by Mrs.Aug cstus Hicks and Miss Lutie M. Bryant Father Williams desires to express his gratitude to all who contributed. On Sunday, November 6, Price Murray, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Price Terrell, was baptized, the spon sors bdng John Dillard Crawford and Mrs. Ray Gibson. During the pastor’s absence from the city for the next two Snudays, the services will be only as follows: Church school at 10 A. M. Morning prayer and address at 11 o'clock No evening service. GREEK LETTER SOCIETIES TO HOLD CONVENTION Philadelphia, Pa.. Nov. 24—The third annual convention of Delta Sig -a Theta Sorority will be held in the Engineering building of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania, December 27-29 inclusive. This is the first time that a Colored Sorority has held its con vention within the walls of a white University. It is indicative' both of the standing of Delta Sigma Theta members at the University of Penn sylvania and the spirit of that school that this privilege is granted. To the convention will come dele gates from coast to ccoast. Delta Sigma Theta was the first of our Greek letter societies to form a chapter on the Pacific coast. On February 7th, 1921, Kappa Chapter was established to the University of California, Berkley, Cal. A dele gate from this chapter as well as from each of the other fourteen chapters of the sorority will be present at the convention. Philadel phia looks forward with great pleos ure to the reception of at least 100 delegates, Delta women from the leading colleges of the country. WILL INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS IN HAITI Washington,' D. C., November 24.— The Commitee of United tS ites Sen ators, headed by Senator Medill Mc Cormick, Republican, Illinois, have sailed for Haiti on a United States Cruiser, where for one month they will ocntinue their investigations of conditions in the Island Republic. In an exclusive interview for the Associated Negro Press, Senator Mc Cormick said before sailing: “We are very anxious to bring about hap pier relations in Haiti. There are fifteen years for the treaty to run and we desire to be helpful in Haiti as we have been in the Philippines. There is room for much constructive work, and all should join in bringing it to an accomplishment.” LIBERIAN PRESIDENT HOMEWARD BOUND Boston, Mass, Nov. 24.—President C. B. D. King, and members of his high Commission, who have been in the United States for several months, seeking to close a loan of $5,000,000 for their government, have set sail or. the U. S. Cruiser Denver, for their native land Liberia. The officials will arrive in time to receive the members of the American Educational Tour, who will set sail December 4th. Representative of Bahai Movement.. Mr. Louis G. Gregory of Washing ton, D. C., a well informed student and traveler who spent several days in the city lecturing on the Bahai Movement, a well meant philosophical plan to promote brotherhood among all races and peoples, left Tuesday for the west. Mr. Gregory who is a scholarly and pleasant gentleman spoke here at several gatherings, where he made a most favorable im pression. CLARENCE CAMERON WHITE, VIOLINIST, SCORES SUCCESS Representative Audience Numbering Nearly Eight Hundred Welcome Eminent Musician in Recital At Brandeis Theatre _ PROGRAM PLEASES .PEOPLE Clyde Leroy Glass as Accompanist Displays Marked Ability Which Wins Commendation of Mus ical Critics — The beautiful Brandeis Theatre was filled with a representative and en thusiastic audience last Thursday night to welcome Clarence Cameron White, the well-known violinist and composer, in his recital under the aus pices of the Episcopal Church of St. Philip the Deacon. Among the nearly 800 persons present were many who stand in the forefront of wealth and culture in the city and who lending their assistance and influence as pa trons made it possible to present this eminent artist to an Omaha audience under such favorable circumstances Many of the musical people of the city were also in the audience and among them the musical critics of the lo cal dailies, who wrote in most com mendatory terms of Mr. White and Mr. Glass, his accompanist, as musi cians. This was the first successful effort in the city to present one of the leading artists of our race to a representative audience of both races. It was a splendid audience and Mr. White, who in addition to his musi cianship has a delightful personality, captured it with his first appearance on the stage and pleased all who heard him until the end of his well-balanced program. No better report of Mr. White’s playing could be given than the following written by August M. Borglum, musical critic for the World Herald: “Mr. White showed himself a violin ist and musician of serious preten tions, opening his program with the first movement of the Spanish sym phony by Lalo, which he played with sincerity, good understanding and ef fective tone coloring. This was fol lowed by the Vienesse Song by Kreis ler and “Orientale" by Cui, which last was given with especially interesting interpretation and characteristic at mospheric effect, being by far the gem of the evening. In the “Pizzicatto” bv Thome Mr. White a'so showed excellent technique in this kind of composition. The Pol onaise gave opportunity for a fine dis play of the bravura effects and techni cal skill. He has a facile style and his every composition was presented with dignity and sincerity. As a composer Mr. White presented a “Negro Chant,” “Cabin Song” and “Negro Dance” which were all vew pleasing from the melodie sid* as well as unique rhythmically. As encores he gave a very sympathetic and soul ful interpretation of Schumann’s Traumerei and “Auld Lang Svne.” 4 Clyde Leroy Glass furnished excel lent accompaniments and also added to the interest of the evening by a brilliant and musicianly performance of the R flat minor Scherzo bv Chop in, his playing being also character ized by pleasing tone.” The recital was under the manage ment of Mrs. John Albert Williams and was a success financially as well as musically. GOES TO DENVER TO HOLD MISSION The Rev. John Albert Williams leaves Saturday morninpr for Denver, Colo., where he will preach an eitrht day mission at the Church of The Redeemer. At the close of the mis sion he expects to spend a week at Colorado Springs. Nebraska Civil Rights Bill Chapter Thirteen of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Civil Rights. Enacted in 1893. Sec. 1. Civil rights of persons. All persons within this state shall be entitled to a full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of 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 the foregoing section by denying to any person, except for reasons of law applicable to all 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 against persons 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- | able, though he offers to serve him by setting a table in a more private part of the house. Ferguson vs. Gres, 82 Mich. 358; N. W. 718,"