i the Monitor 4 ^____—_ __ i A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS __ PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY' Entered *a Second-Class Mail Matter July 2. 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879 THe“rEvTJOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS_____~ Editor W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb__ Associate Editor LUCINDA W, WILLIAMS-Buslnes Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 ‘_ . ii—.,4 ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE <; UNITED STATES j. Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States. £ ! | and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the ;; United States and of the State wherein they reside. No ;j '• state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the < 11 privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor * ;; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- £ 1 • erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person j !! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. !; ,. •: < i * , 44444444444444404444»444»»44»4'>4»444»»»»»»»»»»4»»444 AN IMPERATIVE NEED. IT is becoming increasingly appar ent that there never was a time in the history of our race in this country when an honest, sane, fearless and in telligent press was more urgently needed than today. As the race ad vances in intelligence, moral charac ter. wealth an dself-respect, malignant and hostile forces oppose its progress and advance. These forces are not to be feared, but they are to be met and conquered and this can only be done by the moulding of a right public sen timent and for this we need our own i publications, which should be ade-1 quately supported and financed. The j race press is growing in power and in fluence and is continuing to grow, but it is regrettable that so many of our race are so short-sighted as not to appreciate the important work race’ newspapers are doing. They are meet-1 Ing an imperative need. We are not a pessimist, but an op timist of the first rank. At the same * time, however, we are not ignorant of! conditions as they are and realize that they WILL be BETTER only as we use every ounce of energy given us to make them better. Opposition makes one strong and that, we take it is, the Divine purpose back of the opposition which confronts our racial group to day. Pulpit and press have an im perative duty to perform in encourag ing racial solidarity, self-respect, and self-resourcefulness. We need to have stressed the constructive side of our racial life and this the race press is striving to do. It can be done and will be done more effectively as the race journal, magazine and newspapers are more adequately supported. WAKE UP! OUR self-respecting, forward-look ing citizens who are paying taxes for the support of the public schools in this city must not sleep on their rights. We must not cease our efforts until we have representation on the teach ers’ corps of our public schools, and representation in other departments. There are nearly 3,000 employees in the public school system of Omaha and while almost every nationality has re presentation in some department our people have not even a janitor. Is there anything right about this? Are you content to have it so? Well-qualified teachers of color are just as competent to impart knowledge to an ignorant and unlettered child, white or black, as are well-qualified white teachers to perform the same praiseworthy service. Urge your chil dren to qualify and then organize and fight and continue to fight until the cause is won. Omaha has many fair minded people who have the courage to stand for right and justice and we are only asking for right and justice when we ask that our sons and daugh ters having met the standards set, edu cationally and morally, will be given a: square deal. Taxation without repre sentation was accounted tyranny in; the early days of this republic and it is tyranny still. Wake up. Cea*e sleeping on your rights. PLAN FOR BEAUTY SPRING is at hand. It is not too early to call attention to the Import ance of laying plans to make our homes as beautiful as it is possible to do. We have many home-owners in this city who take great pride in keep up their property. These need no urging. There are,however, many who are tenants and the houses which they occupy and the surroundings are such as to lend little incentive to beautify ing. And yet, even these, can be made attractive and sightly. Suppose we all try to see just what show-places we can make our homes and those sections in which we chiefly reside. Let us plan for well-kept lawns and beautiful, flowers. I! nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from •> • > negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and <. ! ’ yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking <. !! and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first «. ' > explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from < • < > the first the foundation of the American prosperity and < • • > the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and ;; < > economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply ; > <1 on the striving white men in Europe and America but also ;; • on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for •; ; two centuries. The military defense of. this land has de- •; <; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial ; ; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does ;; ; the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera ; tare but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep ; • significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the <• ; choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played : ’ a ntruHar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, breathing tost of oar ideals sad an example of the faith, <1 : hope aad triorssn of anr rsligiea.—Du Bote, “The Gift of ; : Stock IWk." ; 41 III | r t H11»tt tt OOHOOOOH —♦— ♦♦»»♦♦» - CHICAGO EDITOR DELIVERS ADDRESS TO BIG AUDIENCE (Continued from Page One) places upor himself and continue to meet with rebuffs and discrimina tion.” He told how the race riot in Chi cago had unified the race. He stressed the need of this unification every where. He plead for thoroughness of preparation for all work and insist ence upon getting work upon merit. Efficnecy will break down harriers of prejudice. He scorned the short sightedness of those who favored separate schools as illustrating the discounting of the Negro’s American citizenship. His closing counsel was “get together, stand together and take your status as American citizens. He satisfied with nothing less.” Preceding Mr. Abbott’s address there was a varied program consist ing of musical numbers by a choru from Pilgrim Baptist Church and Bethel, solos by H. L. Preston and Miss Irene Cochran; a well-written history of Bethel by Mrs. S. K. Brownlow; re marks by C. C. Galloway, master of ceremonies; an admirable anil well prepared address by Mr. Robert! Smith, clerk of the District Court, on. “The Value of the Church to the Com-1 munitv”; an earnest address and plea, for Bethel’s mortgage fund by Bishop* Carey and the receiving of offerings! and pledges for the same, which total-1 ed about S400, and well-spoken words I of welcome to the guest of honor by, Master Thirkield Garrett, a thirteen year-old high school lad. which was j jan outstanding feature of the prn [ gram. The invocation was said by j Rev. J. K. Ellis of Grove M. E. and j the benediction was pronounced hv I Rev. C. A. Williams. Tuesday night there was a banquet, at Bethel A. M. E. Church as the closing feature ofthe celebration at' which Mr. Abbott delivered an ad dress on his observations in South j America. The Rev. Frederick Divers is the' pastor of Bethel. CHRISTIANITY AND THE RU'E PROBLEM Continued from Page One 1 gospel. These are vital suggestions and while practical are difficult enough | to carry out. To have correct know- > , ledge on racial matters, M r. Oldham | points out some of the vital errors n our scientists, especially our psycho 1 logists, is no simple matter. Scientist as well as other folk think In propn da. They test the ability of the colored child on a basis of the capa bility of the white child. To create | a right public opinion. Who has not | dreamed of this and waked to see it : impossibility? To spread the gospel. | One may question that. Apparentl the only Western nation free from race prejudice, anti-imperialistic, is I atheist Russia. Certainly in those I parts of the United States, where the ! church flourishes the most, there is the most racial intolerance. It is like ly that if the doors of every Christian I church were to close for good tomor row, there would not be a whit’s dif ference between the relations of col orred and wThite. But the appeal to ! men’s humanity is always worth while and this book in sane, kindly fashion insists on the fundamental doctrine of all great religions, that all men are equal in the sight of God. With this truth in his heart Mr. Oldham ex amines the relations of the English speaking peoples to the colored race and for the most part argues wisely and convincingly regarding what he sees. _ RECORDER OF DEEDS FROE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL DEPl'TY Washington, March 13, 1925.—Just as F’ebruary closed. Congress passed Bill S. 1934, authorizing the appoint ment of a deputy recorder of deeds, as an additional assistant to Recorder Arthur G. Froe, appointee of the late President Harding, and Coolidge hold over. According to the new bill, which, it is said, is now ready for signature, the second deputy recorder is authorized to perform any and all acts which the recorder is authorized to do. The salary is to be $2,000, pay able with the approval of the U. S. Attorney-General. The Recorder has not yet given any intimation of the person who i s to receive the plum. Mrs. James Bell, of 2620 Grant St., who has had an attack of la grippe is much better. ———^———————— RETURNS FROM BURIAL OF HIS MOTHER. Dr. L. E. Britt, well-known and suc cessful physician, returned Saturday, February 28th from Higginsville, Mo., ! where he had been called by the ill ness and death of his mother, Mrs. Anice Britt, who passed peacefully away in the home in which she had lived for forty years, February 25th. I The funeral was held from the Me thodist church of which she had long been a devoted member, Friday’ after noon, February 27th and was attend ed by a large concourse of friends of both races. The local paper paid a I high tribute to her as one of the most highly respected citizens of Higgins viile. She is survived by several chil dren and two grandchildren. N. Y. CIVIC CLUB HEARS SPEECH ES ON NEGRO* GIFTS. The Civic Club of New York City recently gave an evening to the dis cussion of the Negro's gifts to Ame rica. The meeting arose as a conse quence of the “Harlem Number”, pub lished as the March issue of The Sur vey Graphic Magazine. Speakers at the meeting were Prof. Alain Locke, of Howard University, who planned and worked on the “Har lem Number” of the Survey Graphic; Ur. W. E. B. Hois, Editor of THE CRI SIS; James Weldon Johnson and Wal ter W hite, Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple; Konrad Bercovici, author and lec turer; and Miss Elise Johnson Mc Dougald, Assistant Principal of Pub lic School 89 in Harlem. Prof. Locke spoke of the youth movement in the Negro race and its spiritual and cultural significance. I)r Du Bois censured the historians’ con spiracy to deny the Negro credit foi his share in America's upbuilding. Mr. Johnson spoke of the bad moral effect upon the nation that comes of oppressing a minority group and said j the race problem involves “saving- j black America’s body and white Ame-! rica's soul.” Konrad Bercovici gave his impressions of Harlem life and ri \ diculed “Nordic” pretensions to sup- j eriority. Miss McDougald told of her work among race mothers anil chil dren. Mr. White discussed the effects of race prejudice on white and colored people. A packed auditorium applauded the addresses. The Civic Club is the out standing liberal club of New York City, and a meeting of this sort held there is expected to have far-reaching effects. — LINCOLN NEWS A series of very successful revival services are in progress at Mt. Zion . Baptist church, under the leadership of Dr. W. H. Hill, of Independance , Mo. Dr. Hill is quite a fluent speaker and has been drawing immense crowd each night. A large accession to thi church has been made. Rev. H. W. Botts and church are elated over tin 1 fact. Mrs. Guy Wiley, who yet reside at Omaha, spent several days with her 1 husband here. The Utopian Art Club will mee with Mrs. Anna Christensen, 828 C St., March 19th. Mrs. E. J. Griffin attended the ex ecutive board meeting of New Era Baptist Assn, at Omaha this week. Ye correspondent Is ill at this time, hence news is brief. •" f Ever feel sick and £ don’t know why? £ I” Consult £ :• DR. SMITH, Chiropractor £ £ By appointment only. £ •: DR. HAROLD M. 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