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i the monitor I A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter July 2, 1915. at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879 _ THE~REV. JO HN ALBERT WILLIAM*-77777771-Editor W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb_Associate Editor LUCINDA W. WILLIAMt....Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR: *1.25 « MONTHS: 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbnter 4243 8 ■■■■■ ' '■> : ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES J Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ; ! I and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the ! ;; United States and of the State wherein they reside. No \ -« state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ; !) privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ! ; ; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- ; ■ - erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person ; ! I within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ! ; i BF.C0M1NG SERIOUS THE apparent determination upon the part of a certain class of white people in cities throughout the country to prevent respectable colored citizens from purchas ing, building or occupying property in certain localities is becoming quite ser ious. The urge that moves progressive colored people to improve their living con ditions is the same as that which moves other race groups. This is something which our opponents refuse to understand. They seem to think that while it is per fectly proper and lawful for white people to move into any neighborhood which their circumstances will afford it is absolutely wrong for colored people to do the same thing and that they must be restricted to such neighborhoods and localities as the elett few shall designate. This attitude is of course fundamentally wrong. And the attempt to exclude our people by vio lence and intimidation will only beget vio lence. It also must be evident that if col ored people are to be removed from block to block at the behest of some objector, the logical outcome of this procedure will mean expulsion from the country. The United States needs to get a new viewpoint as to the rights of all citizens, black and white, and the authorities must see to it that these rights are respected and that self-constituted groups shall not be al lowed the lawless pleasure of interfering with the homes and property rights of law abiding citizens. This is the issue in the residential segregation mania which is sweeping the country. MENTAL STAGNATION THERE is no need for mental stagnation in these days. Literature is at hand in abundance on almost every conceivable subject Opportunities for study are gen erously afforded. No one is so driven but that he can take a few minutes every day for improving his mind by judicious react ing. One should plan some systematic course of reading during the long winter nights for mental improvement and as a counterpoise to the jazz craze of the times. Do some solid reading. Seek proportion ment between all elements of recreation. There is real danger of mental stagnation even in these days of large opportunities, for mental growth and alertness. A PIONEER PASSES THE death of Cyrus D. Bell removes one of Omaha's early colored pioneers. Those who wers his contemporaries are very few. The ranks of those sturdy, out standing men of our race, who wrought well in the early days of our city, are very, very thin. And we are inclined to forget that Omaha has had men, some few of whom remain, of our race who have ren dered real, but unappreciated service. Cy rus D. Bell was one of these men. Inde pendent in mind and character, he was often misunderstood; but that he loved his race and stood ready at all times to champion their rights none who knew him intimately can deny. The files of the Her ald and its successor the World-Herald and of the Bee will disclose many able articles and letters from his pen in the de fense of his people and principles which he conscientiously believed to be right. As our pioneer editor he blazed the way for subsequent publications and rendered ' good service. Faults, like all of us, jie had of course, but he was a man of ab solutely clean life and high ideals. Born a slave and reared in ignorance, he taught himself how to read and write, and the accuracyl and breadth of bis historica knowledge was a source of admiration and inspiration to those who knew him. His self-education shows what one can do. i where there is the will. For several years | he had been out of the active current of events, but he was mentally alert to the last. He wrought well in his day and geq eration. GO AFTER IMPROVEMENTS SOME of our citizens and taxpayers are too easily satisfied with the lack of public improvements which obtain in their neigh borhood. They seem to be contented with unpaved streets and poor lights, whereas by a little effort upon their part with the public officials they could get the improve ments needed. Don’t be so easily satisfied or indifferent—go after needed improve ments and get them. HAS your organization selected its rep resentatives for the committee upon our ( Board of Education to request the appoint ; ment of some colored teachers in some ot the Omaha schools? Wake up and get j busy. FEDERAL, county and city officials are still busy explaining why the other fellow is responsible for the copious liquidity visited upon Omaha during Legion week. KEEP sweet tempered. THE W’EEK’S EDITORIAL IN THE COLORED PRESS (From The Public Journal. Philadelphia. Oct. 10, 1925.) Residential Segregation The present growing tendency to re strict colored people to certain residential districts constitutes the most subtle attack Bince the Civil War against not only their , constitutional rights as American citizens but against the fundamental tenets of our liberties. For how can we enjoy the in I alienable rights to “Life, Liberty and the ! Pursuit of Happiness” if we are to be pre , vented from living in the house we have ; built as the result of our industry and thrift by people who admittedly, under he constitution have rights equal with our own—no more—no less. For years the disgrace of lynching has been recognized as an atrocity directed in the main against Negroes. To this infamy now has been added persecution in the form of segrega ted public schools, paid for out of the I common public treasury, and segregated residential districts. Lynching has been the peculiar institu tion of the South. Forceful Residential Segregation has taken root and is spread ing so fast till if it is not soon checked it will become the peculiar institution of the North. Like lynching in the South those who would enforce the principle of j Residential Segregation in the North, are arrant cowards, for their methods are the same. The mobs of a thousand men, wo men and children, lynch and bum one . . . 2 THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE ; 4 I * 4 > - « A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded j > persona that the contribution of the Negro to American <j > natnmality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from ’j ! negligible. No element 4>f American life has so subtly and j '■ yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking j • and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first j i explorers and helped in exploration. Hia labor was from j j > the first the f4MUi4lation of the American prosperity and j ’ the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and j ■ economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply j • « the striving white men in Europe and America but also ; ob the persistent struggle of the black men in America for ; two centuries. Hie military defense of this land has de ; pended upon Negro Soldiers from the time of the Colonial ; wan down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera ture hat a Negro American literature has arisen of deep SftgaAflaanee, sad Negro loll lore and music are among the heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played 1 nssnHnr Mi ritual role in America as a sort of living* st ear ideals and an example of the faith, of nv lulgion—Du Bois, “Hie Gift of j lone man in the South. In the North, the "] mobs gather under cover of night and threaten and intimidate and hurl stones upon a man and his family—COWARDS ALL! The more timorous under the guise of respectamility and out of fear of the law form secret covenants not to sell to col 1 ored people. In the South he. is urged to j be industrious and thrifty, to acquire lands I and homes. When he has followed their wise advice, moves North in search of | freedom from oppression, and purchases a home in a sanitary district, with healthful surroundings, the Klan gathers and would divest him of every God-given right vouch j safed by the Constitution and the laws of the land for which he shed his blood upon ' a hundred battlefields. The time has come when it is more i glorious to die for a principle than for I some high-sounding meaningless phrase coined during the war only to be repudi ated and forgotten after the war is over. The heroic defense of their homes ex J hibited by those brave and fearless De ; troiters against those who would drive them from their sweat-purchased homes makes every Negro in this country thcii debtor. And so it ought not be left to that splendid organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Col ored People, to undertake their defense— ALONE. Every Negro in the United States should pay the debt we owe them. We helped with our lives to pay Germany j for the horrors of the Belgian invasion. Should we do less in the face of what out own citizens inflicted upon our own flesh and blood in Detroit? There should be a “Defense Day” ob served in all our churches throughout this land so that EVERY NEGRO might empty his pocket and pay his debt to these courageous defenders in Detroit. Will you do your part and back up the patriotic virile movement started by the N. A. A. C P.? WILL YOU? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN NEGRO HISTORY (This column is conducted by George Wells Parker, author of “The Qiildren ot the Sun” and founder of the Hamitic League. He will be glad to answer In this column all" questions of a reasonable length. Where space will not permit, he will answer correspondents who inclose postage for a reply. Questions for him ! should be addressed to George W'ells Par j ker, .1423 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, 111.) Could you assist me in finding a photo or likeness of Benjamin Banneker?—W. W. T„ Norfolk, Va. Mr. Arthur Schomberg of New York i informs me that you will find a picture of Benjamin Benneker in an issue of the Journal of Negro History, edited by Wood son. As far as he (Mr. Schomberg) knows, this is the only photo of th3 scientist extant. Were the Moors who once governed iSpain of Negro blood? Did Lincoln have Negro blood?—J. C. M., Elgin, Tex. Tlie Moors are an African people and Negro. Lincoln is said to have had Negro blood, but the writer has never been able to secure any definite evidence upon the statement. — Does genuine Masonry consist of more than three degrees? What is the differ ence between the EngJish and French Ma sonry? Who is the senior Grand Deacon of the Masons of North America?—G. C. Z. F., Rupert, Idaho. Original English Masonry had but three degrees. French Masonry is said to have been formed for political purposes and posseses a rather unsavory history. It j would require more space than the writer is allowed to go into details on the his tory of French Masonry. I do not know who is the Senior Grand Deacon of N. A. Masons. How was the country of Sheba bounded and how far was it from the Temple of Solomon?—J. M. Patterson. Sheba (or Saba, as it was called by the Arabians) is not a country but a city located in the southern part of Arabia. Anciently it was ruled by Ethiopians. It was about 1,500 miles from Jerusalem. TO WORK FOR INCREASE OF NEGRO MEMBERSHIP IN THE AMERICAN LEGION Washington, D. C.—(By The Asso ciated Negro Press.)—Negro sup porters of the American Legion, dur ing the convention ,in Omaha and at the inspiration of West Hamilton, major of the First Separate Battalion in the District of Columbia, met and covenanted to work for the increase of the Negro membership of the Le gion. Unanimous consent was obtained to have Major Hamilton send out letters to the various colored posts through out the country apprising them of the action taken and urging them to join the movement to increase member ships. REVIVAL SERVICES AT GROVE METHODIST The Rev. N. J. Johnson of Oklahoma [ City, Okla., is conducting a ten days’ re ■ vival at Grove M. E. church, Twenty-sec . ond and Seward streets. The services be gan Monday and will continue next week. ! NEW PASTOR FOR BETHEL ARRIVES » ► ' | The new pastor recently assigned to > Bethel A. M. E. church, the Rev. Thomas > W. Kidd, former pastor at Lexington, Mo. | has arrived and asaumer his pastoral du ; ties. He ia stopping temporarily at the > residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bowler, | 2715 North Twenty-eighth avenue. His J family ia expected here soon. PREACHED AT WALNUT HILL METHODIST CHURCH Upon the invitation of the Rev. Dr. C. N. Dawson, pastor of Walnut Hill Metho dist church, white, the Rev. G. W. Tipton, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and the Rev. J. Blaine Walker of Salina, Kans., preached at the morning and evening services, res pectively. The visiting ministers were at tending the Lincoln conference in session here. CLEVELAND LANDOWNERS “TAX” THEMSELVES IN FIGHT TO SEGREGATE NEGROES Reports to the N. A. A. C. P. from Cleveland state that white landowners in the Wade Park district propose “taxing” themselves to raise a fund with which they will fight Negroes! buying property in that section. At a recent meeting the white peo ple assessed a tax of one-half of one per cent of the value of their proper ty, the fund to be used to buy lots that might otherwise go to Negroes. At the meeting, the white property owners formed a permanent organiza tion. The whites also attempted to put pressure on Negro charities, asking the Community Fund to withdraw its contributions to Negro charities if Dr. C. H. Garvin, a colored physician, did not agree to sell his newly built house “at a reasonable figure”. This proposition was defeated, it being shown that Negroes contributed more money to the Cleveland Com munity Fund than was received by Negro charities. “TRIP AROUND THE WORLD” The Junior members of the Girls’ Friendly Society will give a “Trip Around the World” Wednesday night, October 28th, in the Guild Rooms of St. Philip’s Episcopal church. Admis sion 10 cents.—Adv. _ j N. A. A. C. P. PROTESTS DISCRIMINATION OF U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT Protest over discrimination against colored sightseers by white guides in the Treasury Department has been ' filed with Frank White, U. S. Treas ! urer, by the Washington Branch of j the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People. The let | ter of protest, signed by Neval H. i Thomas, president of the Washing ton branch, charges that colored vis tors had been informed by the white guides that "there is nothing to be seen” in the treasury; or else they were told they would have to wait ■ until enough colored visitors came in | to have a colored messenger show them about. “This is indeed a novel piece of dis crimination,” says the N. A. A. C. P. letter. "Beyond the memory of any one living all citizen,-! of this nation have enjoyed the privilege of visiting there without insult or humiliation of ' any kind. Certainly there is no need - for the inauguration of such an uri- ! just policy there now. I am sure, j however, that your subordinates are not carrying out the orders of the , Treasury Department.” | Prompt suppression of the discrim- ; ination is asked for. 1 4 AGENTS WANTED ; - • Reliable agents who are good work- \ ers wanted to sell Wavine Hair Dress- ’ ing, Skin Bleach and other products. ‘ Biggest selling line on market. You * can easily make $30.00 to $35.00 week- J ly. Write for information. Boyd Mfg. ’ Co., Birmingham, Ala. « • Announcement We are pleased to announce that the Gaebel i Flower Shop has changed hands—hereafter it will be known as “The Weis Flower Shop”, featuring a fuller line of goods, better quality and better service at moderate prices. Come in and Get Acquainted WEIS FLOWER SHOP 2511 »/2 North 24th St. Phone WEbster 2057 l 6% DIVIDENDS ! 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