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$2.00 a Year 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1922 Whole Number 381 Vol. VIII—No. 17
NEW YORK BARKER
ALLEGES WIFE HAS
AFRICAR BLOOD
lias Filed Suit for Divorce from Wife
Who Belongs to Prominent and
Aristocratic Southern
Family
OWNER LEE LINE STEAMERS
Beverly D. Harris, Vice-President of
City National Bank, of New
York, Is Man Bringing
the Suit.
(By TTncle Bennie Brown)
New York, October 27—That some
times the blood that prominent white
men In the far south have allowed to
flow eo freely Into the Negro race
turns and flows hack for a while, la
brought to light every now and then
when some domestic rupture bares the
family secrets.
The most recent case of this kind has
come to light in the divorce proceed
ings of Beverly D. Harris, white, prom
inent southern financier and vice
president of thp City National Bank of
‘New York. In hls plea for separation
now before the Supreme Court here
he sets out as one of the allegations
that Mrs, Harris misrepresented her
parentage and that she Is an octoroon.
The Inference is that somewhere In
the lineal parentage of Mrs. Harris
flows a strain of Negro blood. No
white or colored man with any know
ledge of Intimate social conditions In
that section of the South from whleh
♦he Harris family comes would dRre
deny the possibility of such a charge,
for It would he hard to tell now who
has or has not Negro blood In their
veins. The known cases come out
only where there Is some extreme pro
%
vocation.
Owns I.ee Line Steamers
Before her marriage Mrs. Harris was"
Miss Rlennor FJ. I.ee, a member of an
old Southern familv. the main branch
of which 1* the well known I>ee fam
ily of Memphis, Tann.. owners of the
famous Tee Line steamprs plying the
great Mississippi Ttlver. Harris at the
time of their marriage was vice-pres
ident of the Commercial National Bank
of Houston. Texas.
Jusi where the Negro blood flows
Into the Hnrrls household has not been
made clear, hut the allegation that she
Is an octoroon indicates that her grand
mother was of Negro descent, the men
In thp ease being white. There have
beer manv cases in the South where
notable white men, even governors,
have had Negro blood In their veins.
There are thousands of colored women
In that section who, recause of their
ci.lor, find it harder to remain colored
than go along as white.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF
ST. PHILIP THE DEACON
The Men's Club held an Interesting
meeting at the rectory Monday night
and adopted their constitution and by
laws. The Woman's Auxiliary meets
Thursday afternoons, the Altar Guild
Tuesday nights, and the Girls Friendly
Society Monday afternoons. Services
at the usual hours Sunday, 7:30, 10
and 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Everybody
welcome.
MRS. WALLACE DESIRES
WORKERS FOR TAG DAT
Mrs Ruth Walace has been appoint
ed to take part in the tag day Nov. 4
for disabled soldiers. One-half of the
money raised will remain in Omaha,
36% will go to the hospital In Cincin
nati, and 15% to Lincoln. Mrs. Wal
lace is calling for volunteer workers
for that day. Will be in need of about
thirty women. Anyone that will volun
teer tHeir services, call [We. 6053.
Mrs. Wallace’s headquarters on that
day will he at the Sugar Bowl on 24th
street. She wii be there at 6 a. m.
with supplies for the day. Mrs. Wal
lace was appointed by Miss Twyman,
who has charge of the work in the
state of Nebraska.
GIRLS HIKING CLUB
VISITS CAMP GIFFORD
Two Scouts of Troop 23 Have Part In
Program and Are Given Gold Pins
The Girls Hiking Club, under the
patronage and chaperonage of Mes
dames Grace M. Hutten and J. W.
Pinkston, went to Camp Gifford last
Sunday afternoon to witness the Nant
ba-shu of the Boy Scouts, which at
tracted several hundred visitors and
spectators. Henry Gordon and Joseph
Dorsey, first class scouts of Troop 23,
of which Dr. Craig Morris is scout
master and W. G. Haynes assistant
scoutmaster, took part in the exer
cises and were presented with gold
pins. The girls hiked over the hills
collecting beautiful autumn leaves and
enjoyed the outing.
Next Sunday the Hiking Club will
meet at two o’clock at Fourteenth and
Douglas streets and will go to Coun
cil Bluffs.
KACIAIj HATRED SHOWS
FANGS IN TENNESSEE
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 27—Racial
hatred and segregation has again
raised its fanged head here, and as a
result colored and white citizens of the
South Side, exclusive residence section,
are at odds.
The trouble began when colored cit
izens bought homes in the district.
Now every effort is being made to
drive them away.
FACTS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
More than 1,078,331 colored men
promptly responded to and were reg
istered under the three Selective Ser
vice calls.
Santo Domingo speaks Spanish and
Haiti uses French as its official lan
guage, while 2,000,000 of its Negro
peasantry speak a creole language,
which, though founded on the French,
ban become a distinct tongue.
Despite the fact that we have often
been exploited and guided unwisely
and have been the victims of visionary
schemes, we have acquired a billion
dollars worth of property and have
reduced illiteracy among ourselves
from 90 to 30 per cent.
New York City has a Negro popula
tion of 158,088, making it the largest
center of Negroes in the Western
Hemisphere.
New Orleans has had colored people
In It almost from the day of its foun
dation, in 1717. At least since 1769.
CLENLAN'S WOMAN’S CLUB
RESUMES ITS MEETINGS
The Ophelia Clenlans’ Woman’s Clut>
resumed Its regular meetings Wednes
day afternoon when it met with its
president, Mrs. Alice M. Smith, 2409
[Hondo street.. Two appreciated guests
of the club were Mrs. Lulu Rountree,
state president of the federation, and
Miss Mae C. Hawes, financial secre
tary of the Y. W. C. A., both of whom
gave helpful addresses. A dainty
luncheon was served by the hostess.
AN UNUSUAL ANCLE
LOOMS IN SOUTHERN
TRIAL FOR MURDER
Tesimony of White Girl Convict* Her
Father and I'nele for hilling
Walter Henry, Colored
Youth.
GIRL FORCED TO LEAVE CITY
Senatobln, Mis*.. Oct. 27—With her
uncle as Justice of the peace, a white
Kiri's testimony here resulted in the
conviction of her father and another
uncle, charged with having killed a
colored youth, Walter Henry.
As a result, Warren Murphy, the
Kiri’s father, must serve a life sen
tence, while the uncle will have to go
to Jail, as the state supreme court
confirmed the conviction.
Following her testimony, which
proved the most startling ever heard
hero, the girl was forced to leave the
neighborhood, because of threats of
physical violence, but she will be
brought back to the next term of the
court to give further testimony in
other trials on indictments founded on
her revelations to the grand Jury.
Two more young white men, con
nected with the death of the colored
youth, and implicated in the girl’s tes
timony, are yet to be tried. lit Is
thought that the girl’s testimony led
to the breaking up of one of the most
lawless gangs In the entire state.
SOME SIGNIFICANT
VITAL STATISTICS
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Washington, D. C., Oct. 27—A record
low death rate was established last
year In the registration areas of the
United States, according to an an
nouncement issued by the department
of commerce, which gave the 1921 rate
as 11.7 per tbbusand population, as
against 13.1 in 1920. The infant mor
tality rate for 1921 also decreased from
1920 according to the statement, which
gave the rate for 1921 as 76 per thou
sand and 86 per thousaud for the prev
ious year. The areas Include a popula
tion of 70,425,000.
The birth rate for 1921 was 24.3 per
thousand, ae against 23.7 per thousand
in 1920.
The statement showed 1,714,261
births in the registration areas, 825,
511 deaths, of which 128,588 were
children under one year. These fig
ures include blacks and whites In the
North and the South. In the South
the blacks are shown to have a small
er death rate and a higher birth rate
than the whites.
TO THE PUBLIC
I hereby affirm that I am not a
member of the Negro Democratic Club
recently organized and had absolutely
nothing to do with its organization, nor
do I affiliate with it In any way.
(Signed) J. Alice Stewart I
WHITE PEOPLE ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
RACIAL OUTBREAKS
Tuski-gcc Principal (Jives Interesting
Sidelights on Itaclnl Viewpoint
to Scottish Missionary
Conference.
SPEAKER GIVER AN OVATION
Dr. Robert Hiissa Moton Received With
Acclaim by Cultured Audience
And Makes Favorable
Impression.
Glasgow, Scotland, Oct. 27—Dr.
Robert R. Moton, principal of Tuske
gee Normal and Industrial Institute,
delivered the principal addresses be
fore the Scottish Churches Missionary
Congress here, Tuesday morning and
afternoon. He was given an ovation.
Discussing segregation of colored
people in the United States Dr. Moton
said in part:
‘‘The white people are the ruling,
controlling, dominating, directing ele
ment. They have the best of every
thing, the best parts of the cities, the
best hotels and restaurants, and as a
rule, the best schools, colleges and
universities.
‘‘This is particularly true in Amer
ica, and when a Negro shows an in
clination to be with white people, it
is not because he wants to be with
white people as such but because he
wants to get tile best as to land, posi
tion, education, comforts, conveniences
and protection.
We often hear also, the expression
that the Negro should stay in his place.
It has been my observation that most
of the race friction in America is due
to the fact that too often white people
do not stay In their places. We have
many cases on record of outbreaks be
tween the races in America t!hat start
"d in the Negro section of the town.
We never hear of such disturbances
starting in the white section.
‘M think I can also make the fur
ther observation that the Negroes ob
ject to segregation because segregation
carries with it the suggestion that the
race is inferior and unfit for associa
tion with decent people of any other
race.
“In our country where the separation
of the races Is practiced, the Negro
always suffers. Sometimes an effort
has been made to make the public ser
vice equal for both races, but those
who have the supervision of It, hecause
of lack of Interest, or lack of sym
pathy, or perhaps lack of appreciation
of the necessity of careful supervision,
have allowed the accommodations to
degenerate into places Inferior and, In
most cases, absolutely unfit for human
beings of any race.
"In many cases, these places are as
menacing to the health and lives of
the white race as they are demoraliz
ing, degrading and menacing to the
health and lives of the colored people.”
WARREN BROOKS RETIRED
Warren Brooks, for nearly twenty
three years a trusted and highly re
spected employee at the Army head
quarters building, was retired Wednes
day by reason of age, having on that
date reached the age of 70 years.
MAYO SOCIETY GIVEN MOTTO
A beautiful framed motto was pre
sented to the Mayo Spiritual Society
of Omaha, Mrs. Ella Liverpool, presi
dent, at the recent state convention
held in Lincoln, by the state president,
as a mark of appreciation of the work
done by the Mayo society.
DELEGATES ARE SEATED
New Orleans,, Oct. 27—Despite the
protest of Southern crackers, two col
ored delegates were sealed by tne Ore-,
dentials Committee of the American j
legion in convention here. |
Southern representatives of the1
Credentials Committee were forced to
accept defeat and witnessed two
colored delegates take their seats
with the Ohio delegation and also one
with Kansas and one with the Indiana
delegation.
JUDGE W. F. WAPPICH
FOR MUNICIPAL JUDGE
I am one of the present Police
Judges of Omaha. I am a candidate
for Municipal Judge at the coming
election on the non-partisan ticket. In
the event of my election I may be
assigned to the Police Court as its
judge. If I do, I will in the future as
I have in the past, treat all who come
before me fairly and Justly, regardless
of race, creed or color. My record as
Police Judge speaks for itBelf. I
would apprecite your vote, and assure
you that you will never regret it.
The Girls Friendly Society of the
Church of St. Philip the Deacon will
have a Hallowe’en party Saturday af
ternoon at the Guild rooms.
AN EXPLANATION
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tor was in the bankruptcy court, trorn
which it has now been extricated, de
linquent subscription accounts were
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wards, in the hands of a collection
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Persons receiving such notices will
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tor will call. Where there is any ques
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ance has been caused many friends of
The Monitor by these notices.
YOUTH’S MURDER LAID
TO SOUTHERN STUDENT
Athens, Ga., Oct. 27—Briggs CarBon,
white, former university student, was
indicted on a charge of murdering
Murray White, by the Clarke graud
jury last week. The youth was killed
following a wild party, in which sev
eral university students took part.
NORMAN THOMAS TO
BE LEAGUE DIRECTOR
New York, Oct. 27—Announcement
has just been made of the addition to
the staff of the League for Industrial
Democracy of Norman Thomas, Asso
ciate Editor of the Nation, as one of
the League Directors. Harry W. Laid
ler, a director of the League since its
inception, will continue in that capac
ity.
WOMAN GIVEN OFFICE
Washington, D. C.. Oct. 27—Mrs.
Monen L. Gray, 1721 You street, pres
dent of the Colored Women’s National
Republican League, Is the first colored
woman to be honored with a high Fed
eral office.
She has been named supervisor of
the colored section in the office of
the Register of the United States
Treasury.
EDITS HIS SCHOOL PAPER
Springfield, Mass., Oct. 27—William
H. Mitchell, a senior in Springfield
College (white), has been elected edit
or-in-chief of his college newspaper.
Mitchell, whose home ie in Prince
ton, N. J., worked his way up from a
freshman cub reporter to the editor’s
chair. He will enter the Columbia
School of Journalism next fall.
DR. GARVIN APPOINTED
Washington, D. C., Oct. 27—William
B. Garvin, formerly of Baltimore; Dr.
Edward Morris, Dr. Merril Curtis have
been appointed demonstrators in the
Howard University Dental College.
More than 1000 students have regis
tered in the college department, of
whom 400 are freshmen. About 129
students have registered in the Law
School. The entering medical class
has been limited to fifty.
FRENCH OKEY COLORED
OFFICERS FOR ARMY
Paris, France, 0<t. 27—The French
Army Commission is planning to open
a military school for colored students
from the interior of Africa as well as
Tunis, Algeria, and Morrocco. They
will thus become officers at the head
of colored trooi>s or white troops,
wherever assigned.
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GEORGES UABPENTIER
DENIES REPORT—SIKI
FOLLOWS SUIT
Paris, France, Oct. 27—Georges Car
penMer, deposed boxing monarch of
Frar ce, stated yesterday to Universal
Service that the report that his fight
with Battling Sikl was “fixed” is false.
Said Georges:
"I deny on my honor that my fight
with Sikl was arranged or that Sikl
broke the arrangement by knocking
me out.”
Sikl from Amsterdam, Holland, wired
as follows: “I demand full investiga
tion of the lleing report that was
started by a sportsman who lost on
Carpentler, I never faked a fight in
my life.”
SHOT WELL FOR -
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
Another young man who is hustling
for votes is Ross I* 8hotwell, candi
date for Municipal Judge. Mr. Shot
well is an enthusiastic republican, as
all the Shotwells are; but as the mu
nicipal judgeship for which he is as
piring is non-political he will pu'l a
trong vote from all parties. Mr. Shot
well is an Omaha boy who has a wide
and favorable acquaintance among the
colored citizens upon whose enthusias
tic support he is strongly relying.
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THE OMAHA BRANCH
N.A.A.C.P QUESTIONS
LOCAL CAHDIDATES
Organization Requests Aspirants For
Nnited States Senate and Con
gress to State Their Position
on Iijer Hill
REPLIES FROM REPRRLICMS
Robert Smith Vouches For Howell and
Judge Sears Leaves No Doubt as
to His Attitude in His
Terse Reply.
In obedience to instructions from the
national headquarters of the National
Association tor the Advancement of
Colored People to ascertain the atti
tude of political candidates toward the
Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill in every con
gressional district and senatorial dis
trict in the Union, the Omaha branch
has addressed letters to all candidates
in this district. Replies have been re
ceived from the two Republican candi
dates for the Senate and House, re
spectively, R. Beecher Howell and
Judge Willis G. Sears. In Mr. How
ell’s absence, his publicity manager
and close personal friend, Robert
Smith, clerk of the district court, an
swers for him. Judge Sears, candidate
for Congress, in a terse reply, makes
Ills position plain.
The letter sent to Mr. Howell was
as follows:
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 13, 1922.
To the Hon. R. B. Howell,
City Hall, Omaha, Neb.
My dear Mr. Howell:
In view of the fact that you are,at
the present time making a strenuous
campaign for United States Senator
and are making known your views on
the various issues in which1 we are
severally interested, our Association
has taken cognizance of this and is
deeply interested to know what your
views are on the Dyer Anti-Lynching
Bill now on the calendar in the United
States Senate
This bill, If passed, will we hope
help to wipe out the barbarous prac
tice of lynching in the United States.
May we have a reply from you at
your convenience?
Thanking you in advance, I am,
Yours very cordially,
Henry W. Black, Pres.
To this was received the following
reply:
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 21, 1922.
Mr. Henry W. Black,
2423 No. 27th Street,
Omaha, Nebraska.
My dear Mr. Black: f
Among other letters turned over to
me for answer is yours of October 13th
to Mr. Howell. Mr. Howell is out in
the state campaigning and will be so
occupied from now until election day,
but it is possible that he may be in the
:dty one day between now and Nov. 7.
I am sure, however, that I may say
that Mr. Howell will favor the Dyer
Bill, or any other measure having for
its purpose the abolishment of lynch
ing. Mr. Howell will do everything in
bis power to preserve all the rights
of the individual guaranteed under
our Constitution, foremost among
which is the right to an orderly trial,
oroperly safeguarded, so that every
ndividual accused of a crime may have
bis day in Court. Everyone who is
familiar with the situate knows that
:he rule of the mob is just as apt to
nean the punishment of the innocent
is the guilty. Yours very truly,
(Signed) Robert Smith,
In Charge of Publicity.
P. S. You will perhaps notice by the
taper when Mr. Howell is in the city
ind If you will just call him by phone
fou will have his answer first hand.
The letter sent to Judge Sears was
umllar, to which he replied: “I have
lever read that bill, but I am in favor
if that legislation. (Signed) W. G.
Sears.”
This places the attitude and position
>f these two candidates plainly before
he public.
THE N. A. A. C. P. TO MAKE
REPORTS NEXT SUNDAY
The Omaha branch of the N. A. A.
J. P. met last Sunday afternoon at the
freestone Baptist church on North
I’wenty-sixth street near Hamilton
with Henry W. Black, the president,
n the chair. Various communications
vere read and discussed and plans laid
'or the visit in November of William
Pickens. The next meeting will be
held Sunday afternoon at St. Paul’s
Presbyterian church, Twenty-sixth and
Seward streets, at four o'clock, at
which time the annual reports of all
officers will be read, preliminary to
the election of officers which will take
place Sunday, November 6th. Full
attendance is requested at all these
meetings.
Mrs. Victor Buckingham, 2816 Doug
las street, who has been quite ill, la
improving under the skillful care of
Dr. L., E. Britt •>
SACRED CANTATA GIVEN AT
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH
The beautiful sacred cantata, "The
Nazarene,” was given last Friday night
at Pilgrim Baptist church, under the
direction of Rev. Russell Taylor, before
a fair sized audience. The partici
pants were members of St. Paul’s
Presbyterian and Pilgrim Baptist
choirs. The chorus work was excel
lent, but much of the solo work could
have been decidedly improved. Taken
as a whole the rendition was praise
worthy. Miss Frances Gordon as the
accompanist was good.
HISTORY DAY BY DAY
Friday, Oct. 20—Phillis Wheatley,
poetess, was brought from Africa to
the Boston slave market and purchas
ed by a benevolent white lady.
Saturday, Oct. 21—William Lloyd
Garrison mobbed in Boston, 1835. The
50th anniversary of the founding of
Hampton Institute was celebrated at
Hampton, Va., 1918.
Sunday, Oct. 22—Florida is the only
state which prohibits white teachers
from teaching in colored schools.
Monday, Oct. 23—We have relatively
lower percentage of crime than the im
migrants who are now coming to our
country.
Tuesday, Oct 24—The Legislature
of N. Y., enacted a law for the incor
poration of two regiments of free
Negroes. The regiments were placed
upon regular army footing, 1814.
Wednesday, Oct. 25— Sons of the
Confederacy veterans of the Blue and
Gray, march in Negro parade at Sa
vanah, Ga., 1917.
Thursday, Oct 26—Monument erect
ed to the dead of the 372nd infantry,
near Monthols, Ardennes, France, 1920.
Phillis Wheatley sends poem to George
Washington at Cambridge, Mase., 1775.
Rev. R. M. Williams, pastor of the
Haddock M. E. church, 5th and Stuben
streets, has been quite sick the past
week and has been confined to his
home.
HUSBAND MURDERS
WIFE, THEN KILLS
SELF OH STREET
v^INdn
Scott Rivers Shoots His Wife at Their
Home Sunday Night and Monday
Morning His Head Hody
Is Fonnd.
THE RESULT OF BAD LIQUOR
Sunday night about eight o’clock,
Madonia Rivers, wife of Scott Rivers,
was shot through the heart and killed
instantly by her husband at their
home, 2236 Charles street. He fled
ifter the shooting. Early Monday mor
ning his body was found at Twenty
dghth and Seward Streets with a bul
let hole In his head, with his revolver
near his hand. The verdict of the
police was suicide. Rivers, who it is
alleged had been drinking heavily of
late, and was very quarrelsome, had
Ihreatened several times to kill his
wife. He came home drunk, it is stat
ed Saturday, started a quarrel with
Mrs. Rivers and then threatened to
kill her. Sunday night he carried out
Ills threat. The family came from
Pensacola, Florida, four years ago.
Two months ago Mrs. Rivers returned
?outh to bury her father, her mother
having died some years ago. Mrs.
Rivers was 29 years old and her hus
band 35. She is survived by a nine
rear old daughter, three brothers and
i sister, Scott Rivers’ parents and
vther relatives live in Pensacola. His
iody will be shipped there for burial
jy the Western Funeral Home. Fun
eral arrangements for Mrs. Rivers
iwait the arrival of her brother from
few York. Mrs. Rivers waB a member
}f the Naomi Court Heroines of Jer
icho and of Pilgrim Baptist church.
NEBRASKA CLOTHING COMPANY
EMPLOYS COLORED SOLICITOR
Innovation Made by Progressive Firm
Which Opens New Avenue of Em
ployment for Race.
Messrs Swanson and Holzman, the
Bnterprislng proprietors of the well
known and popular Nebraska Clothing
Hompany, Fifteenth and Farnam Sts.,
have taken a step which will be ap
preciated by our people. They have
employed Calvin Spriggs as an outside
agent and solicitor for the firm at a
liberal salary and commission. Mr.
Spriggs, who is well qualified for this
position, was endorsed by the Colored
Commercial Club. Certain firms in the
east have given employment to mem
bers of our race in this capacity, but
the honor of introducing this experi
ment in Omaha and thus opening up
a new avenue of employment for our
race belongs to the Nebraska Clothing
Company, which by this wise move
ment will undoubtedly largely increase
Its patronage among our people.
JAPNNESE EDITOR
AND NEGRO DANKER
EXCHANGE VIEWS
Distinguished Visitors From Island
Empire Making Study of Social
Conditions in the United
States.
STAND FOR RACE EQIALITY
Interview Il'icits Important Facta—
Demand Made at Versailles—
Conference Far-Reaching
in Principle
Chicago, 111., Oct. 27.—An interesting
conference was held here recently by
Umeshiro Suzuki, Tokyo, Member of
Parliament, and also one of the leading
sugar men of Japan, T. Shirayanagi,
Editor of “THE JITSUSEIKATSU
SHA,” the Social Reformers’ Review,
Tokyo, Tatsu Okada of Kojunsha Club,
Tokyo, and Jesse Binga, president of
Binga State Bank. The Japanese vis
itors are studying social conditions,
particularly as they affect the Negro
in this country. The conference, which
was carried on with Mr. Okada acting
as interpreter, brought forth the fol
lowing questions as .asked by both the
Japanese and colored banker after they
bad inspected the handsome quarters
of the bank,
Mr. Binga wanted to know, “What is
the attitude of Japanese toward Color
ed people?” Mr. Suzuki replied: “The
best answer to that is the fact that the
Japanese government official proposed
equality of races at the Versailles
Conference. The principle is larger
than the particular situation of any
special race. There is no discrimina
tion in Japan. All foreigners are on
the same basis and are accepted ac
cording to their social standing.”
Mr. Binga recounted the various dif
ficulties which the Negro faces in
America—some of his pet phrases be
ing, “The white man Is silently with
drawing his Christianity from the Ne
gro. He does not want to share any
good thing with him. The white men
are so avaricious that they are de
stroying each other and warring
against each other.” He said, ‘‘there
was the Ku Klux Klan pitted against
the Jewg, Catholics and Negroes.
There was capital against labor. And
here came the Negro picking up the
Cross. The white man was too busy
to stop his progress.”
Mr. Suzuki answered, “The darker
races must admit at this particular
times the white races are in the lead
and it ie up to us to secure all of the
benefits which might be possible from
our contact with them. I feel the de
velopment of any race must come
from the evolution of the entire group.
Of course, there are exceptional indi
viduals who might make spectacular
and particular progress, but the
whole body must be moved up. I be
lieve that that race makes the greatest
growth, white or dark, which gets the
greatest outside contact with other
races, and therefore acquire the broad
est viewpoint.”
Mr. Suzuki has planned a tour to
take in Washington, New York, and
various cities in the South, where he
hopes to observe conditions at first
hand. The Associated Negro Press
representative who sat in on the con
ference raised the question as to
whether or not the Japanese regarded
themselves, as has been claimed by
I.othropp, Stoddard and other writers,
the leaders of the dark races of the
world, in their effort to improve their
conditions. The distinguished visitor
displomatcally evaded an answer to
the question.
NEGRO CENTER MOVES NORTH
Washington, Oct. 27—The Depart
ment of Commerce announced recently
that the center of Negro population
as determined by the Bureau of Cen
sus is located in the extreme north
western corner of Georgia.
For the first time in history this
center has moved northeast being ap
proximately 9.4 miles farther east and
19.4 miles farther north in 1920 than
t was in 1910. The former movements
have all been in a southwesterly di
rection.
WORK ON ST. PHILIP’S
RECTORY COMPLETED
Is Now One of the Handsomest Resl-1
denees Owned by Race In Omaha
The work of altering and stuccoing
St. Philip’s rectory has been completed
and the house presents a beautiful ap
pearance. It is now one of the hand
somest residences owned by our race
in the city. The body of the house la
black and white pebble dash with mas
sive porch columns and soffit In red
and white pebble dash. The trimming
is dark brown making a beautiful con
tract to the pebble dash. The stucco
work was done by the Orsco Stucco
company. The rectory represents •
value of $8,000.
