j The Monitor
i A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS
OF COLORED AMERICANS
J PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. BY THE
3 MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY
I Entered aa Second-Clana Mall Matter July Z, 1S15, at the PoBtofflce at
Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 187S
I THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS___- Editor
, W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Nab____ Aeeoelete Editor
I LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS_Business Manager
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ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE ;
; UNITED STATES ;
Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged
1. AH 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
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 dne process of law, nor deny to any person
! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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IS IT DEBT PAYING?
IT is difficult to estimate or to
foresee the far-reaching results of
the entrance of the Firestone Tire
Company, with its investment of hun
dreds of millions of dollars into Li
beria. This great American corpora
tion wants rubber. The fact is Eng
land and Belgium now control 97 per
cent of the rubber output of the world.
Rubber has been steadily mounting in
price due to this monopoly. Astute
Americans have been seeking a way
out. Africa offers the opportunity
desired. Liberia, founded by Presi
dent Monroe, as a haven of refuge for
the free Negroes of America, strange
ly enough becomes the promised land
for the investment of American cash.
So to Liberia American capital goes.
A million acres of land have been se
cured for rubber development with a
2,000 acre rubber plantation, fully
matured and bearing. The Fire
stones wall invest $100,000,000 in ue
velopment and improvements neces
sary to the successful conduct of their
gigantic business. All this will ne
cessarilly be to the advantage of this
wonderful land, rich beyond the wild
est dream, but undeveloped. It looks
to us as though this is the providen
tial plan throcgh which Liberia is to
secure her place in the sun. Of course
there is the possibility, but in our
judgment, a very remote one, of Li
beria losing her sovereignty. This is
an extremely remote possibility. We
believe rather that the economic de
velopment which she is about to un
dergo will strengthen her sovereignty
and political independence. We be
lieve, too, that the investment of
American capital will give an oppor
tunity for educated Negroes of Amer
ica such as engineers, civil and elec
trical; architects, draughtsmen, phy
sicians, dentists, chemists, mechanics,
iron and steel workers and agricul
turists to find employment according
to their ability. White Americans
will of course go to Liberia and so
will black Americans. Who can tell ?
Is not America about to repay the
African race for its centuries of un
requited toil in this land by this in
vestment in Liberia ? “God moves
in a mysteriocs way His wonders to
preform” and always exacts payment
from nations no less than from indi
viduals.
THE NEGRO LABOR CONGRESS
SUFFICIENT data is not at hand
to permit us to pass an intelligent
opinion upon the deliberations or out
come of the Negro Labor Congress
just held in Chicago. We do not hes
itate to say, however, that wre are en
tirely in sympathy with the main pur
pose of that Congress as outlined in
its preliminary .program. We may
have something to say of this move
ment later. We simply desire to note
at this time the extreme solicitude of
the United States government for the
suppression in the Congress of any
"Red” tendency or incendiary utter
ance, by the presence there of govern
ment officials. This solicitude strikes
us as damnable hypocrisy.
If the same solicitude were shown
by government officials concerning
the utterances of organizations whiih
are permitted in this country to fo
ment racial and religious strife and
to suppress its insidious propaganda
we would have more respect for the
sincerity of the United States govern
ment. Why so mcch apprehension
about “black red” propaganda, and
so much unconcern and indifference |
towards “white red” activities?
YOUR NEWSPAPER
IT is gratifying to have our readers
express their appreciation of our
journalistic work. The editing and
publishing of a newspaper is hard
but it lightens one’s task and makes
it pleasureable when words of appro
bation and appreciation are spoken.
And it is noteworthy that words of
commendation invariably come from
people who are prompt in paying their
subscriptions. The non-payers are al
most invariably the critics and kick
ers. So when you hear any one find
ing fault with your newspaper, you
can pretty safely wager that he owes
for his paper. Funny, but it is a
fact.
BEING FRIENDLY
P50PLE who want friends must
show themselves friendly. No one
can live in selfish isolation and then
when sorrow or misfortune comes to
them expect to find themselves sus
tained by the helpfulness of sincere
friends. Friendship is something
worth while. It is not to be spurned.
THE cold snap found many unpre
pared for it. It is ever thus.
SOME folks don’t want colored
folks to live in decent houses or
even to worship in decent churches.
DO your full duty. Keep smiling
Love your neighbor, whether he loves
you or not, and do unto every man as
you would have him do unto you.
EDITORIALS FROM THE
COLORED PRESS
(From the Washington Daily Amer
ican. Oct. 19, 1925.)
The Retention of Clarence Darrow.
Clarence Darrow, one of America’s
outstanding lawyers, has been re
tained to defend Dr. O. H. Sweet and
ten other colored men and women in
Detroit, charged with murder for de
fending the home of Dr. Sweet from
mob violence. The National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of Col
ored People has secured for the de
fense of those, who represent every
red-blooded man and woman in the
United States, the best legal talent
which America affords — Clarence
Darrow, lawyer extraordinary, phil
osopher and staunch supporter of hu
man rights.
The selection and retention of Clar
ence Darrow as chief counsel in the
case is most fortunate and wise. For
at the present no issue looms before
the colored race in America more im
portant than whether American citi
zens on account of their color shall be
deprived of their fundamental right
of defending their homes against in
vasion, whether the legal maxim that
a man’s home is his castle shall be in
terpreted to mean a white man’s home
Colored people all over the country
' should and will rally to the financial
suport of this great fight. For we
j have learned through the years since
' slavery passed to fight our enemies
j with their own weapons. If physical
! violence is offered we kill in self-de
fense. If justice is sought to be de
feated in the courts, we produce a
i Clarence Darrow to fight our battles.
! The fight waxes hot, but the colored
: man will be found lacking neither in
the courage to defend physically his
home and person nor the will to make
necessary financial sacrifices to bring
to a successful finish a just fight.
(From the N. Y. Apisterdam News, of
Oct. 21, 1925.)
Thanks to the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo
ple, Dr. O. H. Sweet, his wife and nine
other defendants charged with first
degree murder because they defended
their lives and the doctor’s home, are
to have Clarence Darrow, most noted
criminal lawyer in the United States,
to defend them in the courts. If you
feel that these imprisoned martyrs
were justified in defending theii
'home, even if two white members of
the mob storming the house were
killed, make your contribution to the
fund necessary to properly conduct
their defense. Address the N. A. A.
C. P., 69 Fifth Avenue, New York
J City.
COUNCIL BLUFFS NOTES
Mrs. Emia Jones has returned from a
| visit to her father at Fort Dodge, Iowa,
who has been seriously ill.
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Rev. A. C. Moore's wife and children
arrived Saturday, October 24.
Rev. A. C. Moore preached instructive
sermons Sunday morning and evening at
the A. M. E. church.
Hollis Art Club gave a musical and
fashion show at the Baptist church Octo
ber 29. It was well attended.
Mrs. E. H. Madison is still serving as
secretary to the quarterly conference of
j the Bethel A. M. E. church and has been
for fifteen years.
Mrs. Eva Bess has returned as organist
for Bethel A. M. E. church.
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Mrs. Liza Baker has gone on a month's
trip to California.
There will be a reception on Rev. A. C.
Moore and family November 4. Everybody
| is invited.
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Scientists Now Able
to Hear Insects Eat
Mr. C. K. Braio, professor of en
tomology at the University of Stellen
bosch, South Africa, tins published an
astounding "preliminary note" on the
adaptation of (S-rtaln radio principles
! to insect Investigation work.
Ordinary wireless apparatus is used.
The question of amplification, says the
professor, Is a simple matter, and ttie
whole success or failure of the ar
rangement centers on the microphone
; and its surroundings.
Two portions of apple trep stem, !d
fested with the larvae of the apple
and quince borer, were placed In a
box In contact with the partition car
i rylng the microphones, and through
the headphones the movements of the
larvae could be heard distinctly and
! the gnawing readily recognized.
The presence of weevils In grain and
Id yeast cakes has, likewise, been de
tected, and attempts are being made
to secure a microphone which Is suf
ficiently sensitive, so that It may he
used for the detection of Insect larva*
In fruit. This, If It can be acconv
pllshed, will have an Important bear
ing on tlie selt^lon of fruit for ex
port and the testing of seeds.
An old-timer Is one who can rernem
: her when affixing a patch was a deil
! cate art.
A wife may he cajled the better half
j because she usually gets the best of
the other half.
It Is easy to pick the fellow whose
father Jerked a forelock. He Is arro
gant and overbearing.
Daughter says woman Is more than
man’s equal when It comes to being
swelled up about her Job.
The way to tq|i a bandit from a
dry agent Is that the bandit doesn’t
always shoot when you run.
Almost Alone
•'We were playing to practically
empty houses the whole time, and one
night there were Just a few people
dotted about the theater.
“For a few minutes In one scene In
•Dear Old Charlie” I have the stage
completely to myself, and Holman haa
to come on and In the most lugubrious
and solemn voice ask me: ‘Are yon
alone?’
“On this occasion I very nearly up
set his gravity, for I looked all around
the house and then replied : ‘Almost.’ "
—From the Truth at Last, by Charles
Hawtrey.
To Restore Looted Crown
As a friendly return for the recent
visit to England of the prince regent
of Abyssinia, thp British government
has decided to present to the Empress
Judith of Abyssinia the crown of the
Emperor Theodore, which was cap
tured by Lord Napier at Mngdnla In
18(58. For many years the historic relic
has been among the exhibits In tha
Victoria and Albert museum.
i: THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE f
! I A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded X
» persons that the contribution of the Negro to American X
! 1 nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from X
' > negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and X
' > 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 •)’]
; ; on the striving white men in Europe and America but also y
; on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for
; two centuries. The military defense of this land has de- j
; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial f
; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does y
;; the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera- f
; ; tore but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep y
< ’ significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the X
I choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played X
; a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, j>\
> breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, X
I hope sad tolerance of our religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of X
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ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
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Twenty-fifth and R Streets, South Side.
O, J. Burckhardt, Pastor.
All services were well attended Sunday.
The Rev. Mr. Conwell preached at 3 o'
clock. Next Sunday excellent services are
anticipated. The pastor will preach morn
ing and evening. Morning text, “Not an
Hoof Shall Be Left Behind"; evening topic,
“The Certainty of Hell”. The League will
be cared for by Mrs. Gertrude Kinney and
Mrs. Addie Jones. President Lester Carter
who has done fine work resigned because
of other church duties. Among the sick
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are Mra. Anna Alston and her two chil
dren, Ruth Redd, Mattie Lamberts, and
Hattie Osborne, all of whom are improv
ing. Charley Pegram, one of the best
known young men of South Omaha, who
came to an untimely end by a railroad
accident was buried from the church last
week its capacity being overtaxed to ac
commodate the many friends who came to
pay their last respects. Many beautiful
floral offerings were sent . The parents
express their gratitude to many friends.
The Monitor is YOUR paper. Your
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way is necessary for its success.
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