The Monitor
j? A National Weekly Newpaper Devoted Primarily to the Interests
of Colored Americana.
Published Every Friday at Omaha. Nebraska, by the
Monitor Publishing Company.___
Entered a a Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Postoffice at
| Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
! THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor.
| W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. f
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ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE |
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DEMAGOGIC TACTICS
TT is to be regretted that a man of |
the intellectual ability and high;
character of Senator Gilbert M. Hitch- '
cock should be guilty of demagogicj
tactics to win the German vote. His
victrolic speech, delivered in the Sen
ate last week, urging that the Amer
ican government bring influence to
bear upon France to have her with- I
draw her African troops from the j
Rhine, is demagogic through and |
through, having no other purpose1
than to placate and regain, if possible,;
the German vote in Nebraska in his !
struggle for re-election. As a staunch i
admirer of Senator Hitchcock, we re- :
gret more keenly than we can express, j
to see him thus assume the role of the i
demagogue. True to the role he is
playing he makes an adroit appeal to j
race prejudice by accusing black men
of sex crimes against white women, I
quoting in defense of his unproven ac
cusation, “reports of American trav
elers and letters from American tour
ists,” and from a document of ancient
vintage and more doubtful veracity.
Assuming for the sake of argument j
that these alleged reports and rumors j
are proof as strong as Holy Writ and
that the statistics quoted by Senator
Hitchcock are accurate, “the black
African troops of France, whether Ne
groes or Sengelese,” to quote the Sen
ator’s rythmic phraseology, show a
pretty high standard of sex-morality.
With several thousand quartered in
Germany the report says there have
been, presumably within a year, per
haps a longer period, for Senator
Hitchcock is rather vague as to the
time embraced, “forty cases of at
tempted assault; seventy casees of ac
complished assault; twenty cases of
sexual misdemeanor of various other
kinds, and seven cases of crimes
against boys.”
We regret to say that if Senator
Hitchcock will compare Nebraska b
record for alleged crimes of this nem
ous nature for a like period with thai
of the black colonial French troops
in Germany, he will not feel at all
flattered by the comparison.
We do not pretend to say that sex
crimes are not found among black
troops, as well as among white troops,
but in the face of indubitable evidence
which forces itself upon the impartial
observer, we are tired of the damn
able libel, which demagoues delight to
huckster that a black skin is prima
facie evidence of an irrepresible anim
al propensity which makes its posses
sor dangerous to a civilized commun
ity. It is against this propaganda to
which Senator Hitchcock has lent his
influence that we protest.
Senator Hitchcock has always re
ceived a good number of votes from
the colored people of this state, de
spite his party affiliations. With tne
growing political independence of our
people there is no doubt but that he
would have received much more favor
able consideration than hitherto, but
his apparent willingness to adopt Var
daman methods with “the black
African troops of France, whether
Negroes or Sengelese” as the pawn,
has driven from him any support he
hight have received from our group in
Nebraska. He wants the German vote
and is playing for it. He may get it,
but Germans are pretty observing peo
ple. Like Hamlet, they know a hawk
from a handsaw.
CHLLDREN IN SCHOOL
TWENTY-NINE Thousand children
it is said entered the Omaha
schools Tuesday. What a vast army!
What wonderful potential ties do they
represent! This vast army is to be
trained for useful citizenship. It is
important that the men and women
who are in charge of these children
■hall represent the wisest, fairest and
broadest-minded citizenship. In the
light of this fact our people ought to
be Interested in electing to the State
and County Superintendency men of
this type. Do not think that the office
of State or of County Superintendent
!■ unimportant. It is most important
The inception, direction and adminis
tration of a wise and liberal education
al policy for the children of all citizens
is vital.
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THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
'pHERE are very strong indications
that nationally the race vote is go
ing to make itself felt as never before.
The well organized work of the Nation- j
al Association for the Advancement of
Colored People with its half million
membership has wielded an influence
that many doubting Thomases deemed
impossible. The slogan “Stand by
those who are right on the Dyer Bill,”
has been a powerful factor in primary
elections in many communities. Hiram
Johnson of California received prac
tically the unanimous vote of our peo
pie in California. Intelligent organiz
ation and united action count. Our
vote is becoming more intelligent, in
dependent and united year by year.
Party lines sit lightly upon us. We
are demanding recognition and service
and are learning to throw our vote
where we can receive these.
STRIKES AND THE NEGRO
tjTRlKES bring at least temporary
advantages to the Negro industrial
ly which ought to become permanent.
They give him an opportunity to do
work, from the necessity of the case,
which ordinarily the employer says he
cannot do without even giving him a
chance to try. Funny, isn’t it? No,
not funny, but tragic, to simply look
at a man and conclude he cannot do a
thing without giving him a trial. We
have mechanics wh o only need a
chance. In a Minneapolis railway shop
there was a colored helper. In fact
he was a skilled mechanic, but his
employers would not believe him.
They would take him as a heiper.
Something went wrong with the ma
chinery. The helper fixed it. Aston
ishment reigned. Something else
went wrong. The foreman asked,
“Can you fix it?” “Yes,” said the
helper, and he did. He has been pro
moted. When the strike ends will this
mechanic who has demonstrated what
he can do be retained? He ought to
be, but will he? The strike nas
brought him temporary advantages,
will they be permanent so long as he
makes good?
LETTER FROM DIR READERS
Omaha, Neb., Sept, i, 1922.
Rev. John Albert Williams,
Editor “The Monitor”,
1119 North 21st Street,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
We the members of the Bachelor
Benedict Club hereby wish to call your
attention to the dance to be given at
the Krug park dance pavilllon, Sep
tember 11th and 12th, under white
management as an emancipation cele
bration.
It has become decidedly neceseary
that we take some action in this mat
ter on account of all colored organ
izations having been refused the priv
ilege of managing this dance.
It Is not our purpose to attack
the emancipation celebration but to
call your attention to the fact that
the dance concession has been let to
a white man.
Therefore, as a body we do not en
dorse such action and ask you and
your friends to support us by not at
tentng this dance.
Very truly yours,
BACHELOR BENEDICT CLUB
, R. C. Long, President.
Leroy A. Richardson, Secretary.
COLORED FIRE COMPANY
FORMED IN PENNA. TOWN
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 8.—Penllyn,
a little suburb near here, has burst
Into print with a unique, thoroughly
practical Innovation.
A fire company, composed entirely
of colored firemen, has been organized
to succeed the white company, who*'1
work, It is reported, has not been of
the best.
WHITE HAS CALL
FOR THE SEASON
Vogue for the Color Is More Pro
nounced Than Ever Before;
It Is a Fad.
FOR GOWNS, COATS AND HATS
Snowy Attire It in Evidence With All
Kinds of Women’s Wear—Fashion
Draws the O. K. of Paris
Society.
Every one has a natural leaning
toward white when summer comes on.
But the vogue, asserts a fashion
writer in the New York Times, for
that color this year Is much more
than a natural tendency. It Is a pas
sion. It Is a fad. It Is a necessity. In
deed, if you wish to be classed at all
In the circles of smartly dressed wom
en. And who does not, pray tell?
This summer the evening dresses
are white, the afternoon dresses are
white, the morning dresses are white.
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White Suit of Homeepun, Marmot
Trimming on Collar and Cuff*.
the suits are white, the coats are
white, the capes arc white. There Is
no article of attire that escapes the
general mode. And really there are
more stunning things being done In
white than have been made in all the
other colors put together.
Travelers returning from Paris
bring back the news that everything
Is white there, too. One society wom
an drew from her trunk of Parisian
clothes no less than four dresses of
all white. ’Well." she said, “wliut else
could I do? They had nothing bat
white, and the French designers were
out to despise you if you dared to
choose anything else In the way of
color.” ,
When you see' stricken with the per
vading tendency of white you will find
all sorts of compensation, for there
are beautiful tilings to be had In that
medium. And. It seems, that the color.
If It may be called a color, has stepped
away from the field of suitability only
for certain types. Indeed, there is
about It an adaptability to all types of
which you would hardly have suspect
ed It.
The Color Problem.
There is much value In the way that
white Is handled and the question Is
whether to relieve it with a touch of
black or color or whether to leave It
with nothing hut Its own blank sur
face to make It notable. Then there
Is the problem of the quality of mate
rial. for there Is all the difference In
'the world between the thick, woolly
white and the thin, silky white, fine
; type can stand one and another type
t looks well in nothing but the other. It
Is on this ground that you must make
your declalon, and to that end it is
necessary to study yourself from an
entirely new angle and learn Just
j what you can stand In the way of
white and Just what will throw you
Into the background, as It were.
An evening dress of white which,
j though this pnrtlcular model came
I from Paris, Illustrates a fashion which
Is most successful and popular right
here. It Is made of white moire and
this particular model has Its edges
and Its bouffant side drapery faced
with cloth of silver. There are a stiff
ness and a pertness about the draping
of this heavy silk which are entirely
new and which have reached a rare
degree of smartness. And when It Is
done In white It is most particularly
effective. One cannot make a mistake
by choosing a dress of this character.
And. If one should live to regret the
day of purchase, there Is always the
dye shop, which will transform It for
you In the twinkling of an eye. or per
haps It would be more accurate to
say, at the end of six weeks.
The Thing of the Moment.
The white suit has reached the
■erne of Its expression and. for city
or country wear. It is the thing of the
moment. The thrilling thing Is to see
j how many different styles are ap
I plicable to white and how many vary
ing materials adapt themselves to tbs
PROF. KERLIN ACCEPTS
POSITION AT SCHOOL
New York, N. Y., Sept. 8. Professor
Robert T. Kerlin whose open letter
of protest addressed to the governor
of Arkansas against the execution
of the twelve colored men convicted
in connection with the Phillips
county riots of October, 1919, led to
his dismissal from the Virginia Mili
tary Institute, has recently accepted
the headship of the department of
English Pt the State Normal School
at West Chester, Pa.
“BROADWAY FLAPPEBS”
AT TBE GAYETY THEATKE
Kube Bernstein, produced of the
musical burlesque coming to the
Gayety theatre Sunday matinee at
3:00 for the usual two dally perform
ances, has hit upon a fruitful topic
i for tunmaking in the “flappers”—that
| peculiar species of young girlhood
that has kept tongues wagging, car
toonists busy and paragraphers wrlt
I ing for many months. Bernstein’s
“Broadway Flappers” will, it is de
clared, get every ounce of fun of tne
foibles of the flapper as we know
her and as the lampoonist would
make her. From her bobbed hair to
her rubber-tired shoes the flapper will
be pictured anil paraph.used in num
erous comedy scenes.
"The Flappers Review”, opening
burletta in a *how of specialties, bur
lesque and scenic attractiveness, will
parade flappers of every kind in a
panorama of comic incidents. It is
| said that Walter Brooks, who pro
duced the ensembles and dance num
bers, has devised many novelty in
| cidents for both the first-part and the
after-piece, "Finale Hoppers on Trial”.
Entertainment matters will return to
normalcy during the interval of
: vaudeville that separates the buffon
i ery of the twu-act musical portions
when six specialties will enliven fur
I ther a fa*t-moving melange of color
■ and cavortings. ,
Jack Hunt, last seen with the
| “Bathing Beauties”, is the featured
| actor in burlesque and vaudeville inter
; ludes. Hunt is a tramp comedian and
in getting fun out of the occasion will |
be assisted by Clyde Bates, character
comedian; Major Johnson, a midget
entertainer; Jiinmfe Hamilton, lead
ing man; Victor Kaplaji, light corned-j
ian, and Aaron and Kelly, featured
steppers in varied styles of dance,
who created a positive furore on
Broadway all summer in the all-col
ored musical show, "The Plantation ;
Revue”.
Principal actresses in support of ;
Mae Dix, the featured soubrette, who,1
incidentally was last season prominent j
in Follies of the Day, will be Rose;
Ford, prima donna; Vinnie Phillips,1
leading woman; Shirley Mallette, in
genue, and the Gilbert Sisters, aero- i
batic dancers. Most of these ladies,
besides contributing effective special
ties, will be called upon to lead the;
cohorts of the ballet in dancing num
bers or musical scenes.
The management promises a wealth
of special scenery and some dazzling
effects in lightning and staging the '
numbers and in producing the bur
lesque. It is said that the costuming j
of principals and chorus will also dis
close some eye-filling combinations.
Saturday night the curtain rises at
8:00.
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NATIONAL COLORED LEAGUE
TEAM TO PLAY IN OMAHA
Omahans will have a chaoce soon
i to see one of the fastest colored teams
; in the baseball world. , The Kansas
! City Monarchs are known as such and ,
j they are scheduled to play here Sept, j
lGth and 17th against the South
Omaha Merchants and the Townsend
j Sporting Co.
The Monarchs are members of the
National Colored League, an organiza
tion including teams from Kansas City,
1 Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, De
troit, Cincinnati Pittsburg and Cleve
land. Most of ,the members of this
club play winter ball in California,
where they play clubs composed of
major league s'ars. Many of the play
ers have batting averages which would
be envied by e ven the best men of th
major leagues.
Bullet Rogan and Rube Currie share
the pitching honors. They will be
suported by a group of other nationally
known players.
SOME FACTS YOU
OUGHT TO KNOW
Negroes own twenty-five million
acres of land, an area equal to that of
Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
There are more than 500 colleges
and normal schools and nearly forty
three thousand Negro churches.
There are thirty-eight or more in
surance companies operated by Ne
groes. Eight of these companies are
located in the state of Georgia.
The property of Negroes in Georgia
is assessed at more than $47,000,000.
These Negroe:- pay taxes on 1,664,368
acres of land.
Negroes bought more liberty bonds
in proportion to their wealth than any
other element of American citizenship.
The Bureau of Education reports,
that while white illiterates in the
United States amount to 5,500,000 and
are increasing, colored illiterates have
decreased from 3,150,000 in 1880 to
2,227,731 in 1910.
The value of Negro church property
is $85,900,000.
Ex. Sen. John P. Green, a Negro,
was the author of the first bill passed
by any State making Labor Day a holi
day. He is a practicing lawyer of
Cleveland, O. The first Labor parade
was held by the Knights of Labor in
New York City, Sept. 5, 1882. It is
now recognized as a legal holiday
throughout the U. S.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to thank our friends for
their appreciated kindness during the
illness and death of our beloved daugh
ter, Dorothy. We are also grateful
for the floral gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bray.
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