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, FRIDAY, FEBRUARP 22, 1924 While Number 450 Vol. IX—No. 34 _ '^cu. ___ I SIR SIDNEY OLIVER SCOUTS RACIAL INFERIORITY BARNEY BURCH HAS PROMISED OMAHA WINNING BALL CLBB President-Manager Burch Has Real Talent Lined up for 1924 Burch Rod Team. Squad Leaves Soon for Shreveport LIRCOLR IN AGAIN THIS YEAR Several Player Deals Completed By Burch During the Winter Giving Popular Head of Team Money and Good Players Although many of the dyed-in-the wool baseball fans will find it al most difficult to Ibelieve, but spring training time for the teams is almost at hand and on or about March 1st the advance squadron of the Omaha Western League cliub will leave for spring training quarters at Shreve port, La. President Burch will this year act as bench manager of the team, hav ing dispensed with the services of “Big Train” Koney, who “managed” the club last year. In the opinion of the writer Burch is making a very wise move in assuming the operat ing reins of his club for Koney was a “bust.” Burch reports that he has in his strong box the signed contracts of .several of his best holdovers and let ters from others signifying intention of being at Shreveport when the first duty bell rings. Everything has been most admir ably arranged at the camp. The Chamber of Commerce, has donated one of the city’s two ball parks for the preliminary work of the Omahas, with roomy clubhouse, lockers, showers and all the paraphernalia of a complete gymnasium. The team will have less than a week’s limbering up when they will be lined up for their initial exhibi tion game. This will be on Sunday, March 10, with the Shreveport Texas league team, with which the Burch Hods have five more games sched uled—March 16, 22, 29 and 30—and as the Texas league is as fast as the Western, Manager Burch expects some very thrilling and valuable practice. April 4, 5 and 6, the Omahas are booked for Muskogee, Okla.; April i 11, 12 and 13 with Wichita, Kas., and »* according to the tentative Jack Hol land schedule, will open the champion ship season with St. Joseph on the St. Joseph grounds, April 16. Follow ing the series there, the team will play a series at Oklahoma City, Tulsa R and Wichita, reaching Omaha on the fk evening of April 29, and inaugurate the championship season at the Vin ton street park, Friday, May 2, with St. Joseph. The team will fill in as many odd exhibition dates between those already scheduled with any teams available, as Manager Burch intends to keep the team on the hop, step and jump every moment pos sible. According to Manager Burch, the fans, owing to the general strength ening of all the teams, will see a lot better and more uniform ball club this coming season than ever before. And the 1924 team. As nearly as can be stated at this time it will con sist of John McCarthy, first; Chick Thompson, second; Jim O’Neil, short! Jimmy Wilcox, third; Dick O’Connor, Joe Bonowitz and Henri La Vallie, outfield; George Hale, Red Wilder, Oscar Seimer and Hippo Hansen, catchers; Bill Bailey, Nick Cullop, Sandy Burke, Harry Lee, Emil Sthmanske, Koupal, Praul, Miller, Prefean, Matthews, Darrough and Ok rie, pitchers. Next week look for a story giving the up and down of the bright lights on the Omaha club, who each man is, where he came from, his “sticking” average and what we expect from him. It’s soon going to be spring and ball season so get your enthusiasm keyed up, and your lungs in shape to be present at the opening game. The Monitor is for all sorts of clean sports and is back of the Oma ha ball club straight through. They made a great record last year, but watch their dual this year, especially when they tackle Lincoln who will be a member of the Circuit again uus season. Omaha’s population, as shown by the Federal census of 1920, was 191, 601. The federal estimate July 1, 1928, was 204,382. The latest school census taken in Omaha gives an sali nate of 209,000. The colored popu lation is above 18,000. ACTIVITIES OF THE COLORED COMMERCIAL CLUB The Colored Commercial Club of Omaha has as its objectives the de velopment of commercial and indus trial enterprises among our people and the promotion of civic and social enterprises that advance the public welfare. The largest work it is do ing at this time is that which falls under the department of the Free Employment Bureau. Finding hon orable and remunerative employment for our people is a very important and essential phase of welfare work. The report of the Commissioner for January shows suggestive facts that will repay careful study. The total number of applicants was 669 of whom 391 were men and 268 women. During the first five days of Janu ary there were 90 applicants, 58 men and 32 women; while during the last five days of the month, from the 26th to the 31st, the number of applicants had risen to 167, 82 men and 75 wo men, the ratio of men and women being nearly equal. This would indi cate that many husbands being out of employment and unable to get work, their wives sought work to help keep the wolf from the door. The number given employment thru the Bureau was 87, or a little above I 13 per cent of the number applying. Of this number 31 were males and 56 females. The men placed were as fol lows: cooks, 1; janitors and porters 3; laborers Missouri Pacific Round house 20; handy men 5; truck drivers 1; delivery boys 1. The classification of the women given employment in cludes cooks 7; chamber maids 12; house maids 23; waitresses 14. Among other activities are the Boy Scouts under Dr. Craig Morris. In formation has been supplied to Dis abled Veterans of the World War as to how and where to receive com pensation and vocational training; and to business interests and indi viduals seeking facts concerning the population and other matters. The public should become better acquainted with the activities of the Colored Commercial Club. OUR universities AND WORLD PROBLEMS Today we hear much and witness great agitation regarding racial equal ity, industrial reorganization, the Justification of war, and the evangel ization of the world. Realizing that these important is sues are far from solution we often wonder who or what factor will be responsible for an evolution (for we cannot hope for a revolution in such social questions) which will ultimate ly make possible the realization of the ideals for which we have all looked in vain It has often been said that the ad vancement and salvation of the world Is In the hands of the youth of the world. In accordance with this belief, an organization of college students known as the “Student Volunteers” was organized by Mr. Robert P. Wil der thirty-seven yearB ago. The prime purpose of this movement is to chal lenge college students to take up for eign mission work. An inter-national student volunteer convention is held every four years. The last such con vention was held In Indianapolis dur ing Christmas holidays. Seven thou sand delegates from the ends of the earth met to consider the questions mentioned in the first of this article. In order that more students may be challenged by these vital issues, state conventions of a similar nature are held each year. The Nebraska State Student Volunteer Conference was re cently held at Wesleyan University on February 16, 16, 17. Hm University of Omaha had a del egation of seventeen students attend ing the state conference. It may be said with candor and yet with em phasis that Miss Lucile Bivens and Mima Cecilia Starks of the Omaha del egation were the only Negroes at the conference. However, the white dele I gates from Omaha University are | proud of their colored Bisters; for, in the estimation of the writer they were responsible In a large measure for the success of the convention as regards l he discussion upon the question of racial equality. Miss Bivens made a stirring appeal at the convention in behalf of the Ne gro. It is useless to spend time here in discussing a question with which the reader is already thoroughly ac quainted. However, to prove that white people who are broadminded and of the right spirit want racial equality, Miss Bivens may be quoted as follows; "I have lived in Omaha for five years and have never felt at home; but, in the three days I have been with you folks at this conven tion you have made me feel as though I were as white as you. In fact, it would have been necessary for me to look in a mirror to see if I were black or not. I know that you folks regard me i s a sister for I have slept in white people’s homes, I have eaten at the same tables with you, and I have felt free to associate with you at all times. It gives me Joy to know that there are some white folks who Judge us as Christ would; who do not dis ' regard human personality and Judge i us as inferior because our skin hap ] pens to be darker than their own.” It was the consensus of opinion at the convention that the Negro should not be pitied for he is capable of the same accomplishments as the white when living under proper environment; but, tl at the white race on the other hand should be ashamed of the Christianity which it has practiced. So, there are many broadminded and non-prejudiced whites who are awaiting the day when they can take their black brothers by the hand and say, “We are glad that pou have at last obtained total eman cipation.” < When the question of race equality is settled somewhat, the other ques tions will In a large measure be solved. Briefly, it may be stated that five ways were advanced for the solu tion of war. They were as follows: Preparation as a means of preventing war, disarmament, education, world organization (league of Nations and World Court), and pacifist. Hut, we must all first realize be fore we can ever hope to solve these questioas that we are brothers and sisters, that we are all the children of God and that we must obey his commands. JOE HOUSTON, Leader of University of Omaha Delegates. N. A. A. F. P. FOLDS BI-WONTFLY MEETING The Advancement Association In Fav ored by an Eloqnent and Inspiring Address on Lincoln by Attor ney John Adams. The Omaha Branch of the N. A. A. ‘C. P. held Its regular bi-monthly meet ing last Sunday afternoon at the Anti Lynching Fund Campaign Headquar ters in the Jewell building, Twenty fourth and Grant streets. ^he pres ident presided. An eloquent and ad mirable address based on the lifei of Abdaham Lincoln was delivered bp Attorney John Adams, who was given a vote of thanks for his inspiring words. Brief remarks on Frederick Douglas were made by Rev. John Al bert Williams and Dunbar's poem on Douglas was read by Mrs. 8. M. Wil kinson. In addition to the eet pro gram important business was dis patched among these being the refer ence to the Committee on Education for investigation the report of alleged derogatory remarks made in the pres ence of her pupils by a teacher in one of the public schools. Report was made by the chairman of the commit tee In charge of the drive for the Antl-Lynehing Fkiiyl. It was decided to meet weekly during the drive. In accordance with this resolution the N. A. A. C. P. will meet next Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the same place. Public is Invited. Remit for your paper now. KLAVER CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR A Magnetic, Energetic and Well-Qual ified Young Republican, Who Has Served aa Deputy Four Years Seeks Deserved Promotion Do you recognize him? This is S. E. Klaver, the young republican who filed for County Assessor, subject to the will of the voters at the primaries April 8. Mr. Klaver, whom many Monitor readers will recognize from his picture, has a wide and favorable acquaintance among our people in this city. He is a self-made young man, who is well-qualifie any Jamaican, of Negro or mixed race, from occupying any position for which he Is intellectually qualified in any department of the social life of the island, including public service. Black Men Judges “Many colored men are magistrates of petty sessions. More than one holds the office of custosfl that is to say of chief magistrate of a group of par ishes; more than one holds or has held stipendary magistracies under the government. These positions they filled with credit. According to their professional position, they associate with white residents on precisely the same terms as persons of pure Eu -opean extraction.” The recognition of this equality works in the direction of making the Negro a conscious helper toward good social order, whereas Americans, ac cording to Sir Spdney, by insisting continually on the Inferiority of the black man, have spurred him into violent resistance and called forth some of his worse faults. As an il lustration of this, he calls attention in his book to the number of crimes perpetrated in America that are laid it the door of the Negro and which ire usually dealt with by lynch law. No. Apprehension Felt “Now, the fact is,” writes Sir Syd ney, "that in the British West Indies assaults by black or colored men on white women or children are alto gether unknown. No apprehension of them whatever troubles society. I say this as an administration officer fam iliar with the judicial statistics, as a resident familiar with all parts of Ja maica and all classes of its population, as the head of a household of women and girls who have frequented the suburbs of Kingston and who have lived for weeks and months In the remote country districts with neither myself nor any other white man with in call. Any resident In Jamaica wll! tell the same storp. Women Are Safe “A young white woman can walk alone in the hills or to Kingston in daylight or dark, through popular set tlements or exclusively black or col ored folks, without encountering any thing but friendly salutations from man and woman. Single ladies may hire a carriage and be driven by Ne groes all over the island without trouble or molestation. Offenses against women and children come into the courts. But they are not against white women and children. Whatever may he the cause, It is an indisputable fact that Jamaica and every other British West Indian island is ag safe for white women to go about in if not safer, than any European country with which I am acquainted.” AT ST. PHILIP’S SUNDAY Pursuant to plans approved by the Bishop of the Dtoceee the subject of Near East Relief will be presented In an address by a special speaker at the Church of St Philip the Deacon Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Offer ings and pledgee will be taken for this worthy cause. The services will bo at the usual hous: Holy communion 7:M a. m.; church school and mloeleoarp program 10; morning prayer 11; even ing prayer and oonflrmatloa instruc tion at 8 o’clock. A. E. Andersen, manager of the Paxton Hot Works, 1M7% Vfcriam street has Jwt returned from n vMt to Bioax Cltjr. la.