THE MONITOR
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS
OF COLORED AMERICANS
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA, BY THE
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Entered a* Second-Class Mail Matter July 2. 1915. at the Postoffice at
Omaha, Nebraska, under the Actjif March 1879._ _
Vwik rev. John albert williams
W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb-------Associate Editor
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ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE \
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| ; Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged X
; : 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, .£
;; and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the x
«’ United States and of the State wherein they reside. No $
! I state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the X
I | privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor X
< ' shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- jr
! ! erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person £
; ; within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ^
THE PRESIDENT HATH SPOKEN
PRESIDENT Coolidge has spoken.
He has delivered his anxiously
awaited message to Congress. It is
a very straight-forward and out
spoken document dealing specifically
with important matters of state with
a frankness and directness which is
genuinely refreshing. The message
does not deal with platitudes nor seek
to disguise the Chief Executive’s po
sition. The message is commendable
for candor and courage. The Presi
dent’s views on foreign affairs are
tersely, but, clearly put. They are
these: Favors America entering the
world court, with such reservations as
will make it clear that we are not in
any way involved with the league of
nations; opposes cancellation of for
eign debts but not adverse to fair and
reasonable adjustments; opposes rec
ognition of Russia. The message
clearly indicates that domestic affairs
should more largely concern the
United States than foreign, and so it
deals with many of these most can
didly. The reduction of taxes is fa
vored. Prohibition should be enforced.
Freight rates should be reduced. Tar
iff tinkering should cease. The coast
guard should be strengthened and the
army and navy increased. Immigra
tion should be restricted. Shipping
should be transferred from the gov
ernment to private ownership. The
president should be clothed with pow
er to take emergency action in coal,
strikes. Prison problems should be
considered. The soldier bonus should
not be granted. These are some of
the matters dealt with in the mes
sage. Aside from the general mat
ters which effect us all as Americans,
the message takes occasion to refer
to the Americans of color in specific
words which is a tacit acknowledge
ment of the fact that in popular con
ception and treatment we are con
sidered as a thing apart from the
general American citizenry. The con
stitution regards us as citizens; but
our actual treatment in large meas
ure is that of aliens. This is recog
nized in the President’s Message when
he says:
“Numbered among our population
are some 12,000,000 colored people.
Under our constitution their rights
are just as sacred as those of any
other citizen. It is both a public and
a private duty to protect these rights.”
His recommendation for greater in
terest in the education of our group
and the appointment of interracial
commissions to create mutual under
standing and helpfulness in meeting
migration are also notable parts of
the message.
The message as a clear and frank
expression of the mind of President
Coolidge and as outlining the legis
lative path upon which our govern
ment should proceed in sanely meet
ing its domestic affairs, while not un
mindful of our duty as a world na
tion will take its place among the
most statesmanlike utterance which
have ever issued from the White
House. The message bespeaks the
man, as an honest, sincere and far
sighted statesman in whose hands the
affairs of this great nation can be
safely left.
BEING CONSIDERATE
JT IS wise always to be considerate
of others. When people are cran
ky and fretful and peevish, we never
gain anything by trying to outclass
them in these unenviable traits. It
is the better way to make due allow
ance for such infirmities of our
friends and acquaintances and hold
ourselves in check. This js easier
said than done, but it can be done;
and the fellow who can keep his head
while others all around him are losing
theirs and blaming it on him proves
himself the stronger and will be the
happier man.
PAGE EVANS. THE IMPERIAL
W/'HAT will our friends the K-K
Kluxies do now to hide their
chagrin? A Jew has won the first
prize in the great nation-wide poetry
contest sponsored by a Poetry So
ciety of America, and a Negro the
second.
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
BANK’S CHRISTMAS
SAVINGS FUND
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Many of our people are taking ad
vantage of the Christmas Savings
Clubs which some of the banks have
j been featuring. The United States
| National Bank on the northwest cor
I ner of Sixteenth and Famam streets
! has a large number of such deposi
| tors among our people. The Monitor
I was informed by Miss Wilbur, one of
; the courteous young women in charge
i of this fund, that last year many of
j our people who joined this unique
Saving Club and took out books had
! completed their deposits in less than
1 six months, showing how interested
one becomes and how easy it is to
save.
There are several classes in these
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Christmas Savings Club running from
1 cent a week up to $10.00 The de
positor stipulates to pay a certain
sum per week for fifty weeks. At
the end of that time he receives a
designated amount plus 3 per cent
interest. One can draw out at any
time what he has put in, but in order
to get his interest he must let it re
main the stipulated time.
It will pay you to become a member
of the Christmas Savings Club. Go
to the United States National Bank
Savings Department and they will be
pleased to explain the plan to you.
Have you visited the North Side
Bazaar and Women’s Exchange, 2114
No. 24th street yet? Come in and
inspect our goods. Saturdays we have
home-made cakes and cookies.—Adv.
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