j THE MONITOR !i A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO TEE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS _ PUBLISHED^ EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. BY THE ’ MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered as Second-C'laee Mai] Matter July 2. 191S. at the PostoHice at Omaha, Nebraska, under March 3. 1879 THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS--—...5*♦'>♦♦♦♦ f ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE j | UNITED STATES ' Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged ; ; 1. All persons bom 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 j 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 j ; ! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. i » * 1 RADIATING SUNSHINE THERE is one class of persons whom none of us envy and that is the grouchy, dyspeptic, querulous fault-finding class. There are some people who take delight or seem to, in being grouchy and “knock ing” everything and everybody, exclud ing from the blameworthy and worthless only themselves and theirs. Have you not met such people? We are quite sure you have. We are equally sure that you have not admired them. In striking con trast to the chronic grouch is the sun ny-dispositioned individual who seems to radiate sunshine and good will. Who, although not blind to the fact that there are many things in individuals and so ciety which are not right and need cor rection, nevertheless, does not permit these foibles and imperfections to sour his dis position or to induce him to be contin ually “singing the blues”. He realizes that it is his duty to be hopeful, cheer ful and sunny. To help his fellow men by a kind word and by manifesting friendliness. Things would be much bet ter and life much happier if we all tried to radiate sunshine rather than dispense 1 gloom and cloudiness. Suppose we try. Give to the Community Chest! TEAM WORK IF there is one thing that we, as a race need to learn it is team work. This is the crying need of our people in Oma ha, as elsewhere. Movements of various kinds with the same general objective are started, and are not effective because there are several groups working separa tely instead of unitedly for the same pur pose. For example, some few years ago the Colored Commercial Club was organi zed for the encouragement and develop ment of business enterprises among our group. This was one of its chief pur poses. Subsequently a group of those who stood outside and criticized instead of coming in and helping boost, organized “the Business and Professional Men’s Club”, with the avowed object of “en couraging the patronizing and building up of race enterprises.” Now this may dif fer t-adically from the avowed purpose of the Colored Commercial Club, but we con fess we havenft the mental /ability in grasp the difference. This, however, is a fair example of the way we do things here, or attempt to do them, because as a matter of fact neither the Colored Com mercial Club nor the Business and Profes sional Men’s Club has been the success they should have been or could have been —along the lines proposed—if they had united. The Free Employment Bureau operated by the Colored Gimmercial Club has rendered invaluable service in finding employment for our people, but it has not been able tor do as much as it hoped to do in the development of commercial enterprises and yet, it has done what it could in this direction. So long, how ever, as this divisive spirit here illustrat ed remains among us we will continue to move in a circle. What we need is team work to get anywhere. Let us stop this childish foolishness of forming rival organizations aiming at the same objec tive and show ourselves men by uniting our forces. LOOKS LIKE A THREAT LAST Sunday’s edition of the Omaha Bee contained an excellent editorial undeT the caption “Employment for the Negro”. The position taken by the Bee relative to Pullman porters’ just plea for a living wage is most sound and will win the ap-: probation of all right minded people, j This same position was voiced by the Monitor some months ago in speaking of the Caption “Employment for the Negro”, ter for his bravery in a wreck by naming one of its cars after him. The experiment ! that the Pullman .company is making by employment of Fillipinos as porters looks to us very much like a threat to deter the Negro porters from pressing their claims for increased wagers. The tip ping system is absolutely wrong in prin ciple and makes for mendicancy rather than for manhood and what America needs today among all classes is upstanding manhood. The Pullman company owes it to itself as well as to a class of men who have loyally served it to see to it that the Pullman porter receives fair treatment as to wages and working conditions and Ire given the opportunity for honorable pro motion wherever it is merited. Improve ments have undoubtedly been made in the past few years, but there is room for vastly more improvement. Give to the Community Chest! IMPETUOUS BUT SHOW'S GOOD METTLE STINGING under an act of discrimina tion and injustice solely because of his race a young man said hotly. “Damn these white hypocrites, they make me tired. All white people are alike, they are hypocrites and liars and they are all against us.” When the impetuous youth's choler had cooled a little he was reminded of per sonal acts of kindness which he had re ceived at the hands of white people, which clearly showed their friendliness. There was also called to his attention the attitude of many others towards other individuals and the race in general which disproved his sweeping indictment. He admitted that he was wrong, but added. “Well, of course, there are some good white people, whom I believe are real Christians, but thev are mighty few!” He said he was ashamed of himself for his outburst of anger, and would profit by the mild but just rebuke he had received. Such a fellow as this shows he has good stuff in him. Give to the Community Chest! ’ THE DEFENSE FUND GRATIFYING as the results have been in responding to the National Association for Advancement of Colored People’s Defense Fund when one considers the urgency of the case and the wealth and earning power of our race it does not seem that money would pour into the Fund very rapidly and that instead of raising $50,000 ten times that sum would be given. White friends of justice and fair play have set good examples by their contributions to the laggards among us. i; THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE | ii I A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded £ persons that the contribution of the Negro to American ’{’ ! > 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 y < > the first the foundation of the American prosperity and y ;; the cause of th<* 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 f • two centuries. The military defense of this land has de- y ; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial y / ; ; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does y ; the N^ro appear, reappear and persist in American litera- y ; tore 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 X ; ; a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, y ' breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, y i ! hope and tolerance of our religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of £ \ Black Folk.” X i i \ i j HHjS|M|Mi||ppi||fp0^000000^000000000004000000000000000000 GIVE TO THE COMMUNITYY CHEST * OMAHA has not raised the money needed for the Community Chest which takes cate of thirty-one charitable and welfare organization. The sum asked is $511,000. Less than four-fifths has been subscribed. This means that something over $100,000 must be raised to complete the quota. It’s everybody’s job and every body who is in good health and has a job should give something. The money will eventually be raised because Omaha cannot afford to fall down. It will make the job easier if everybody will give as generously as he can. Smile and the other fellow will smile, too. One friend got sore with another friend because this first friend said pre cisely what the second friend had said on another occasion, namely, that gam bling is a bad thing and young men should be adviser! to fight shy of form ing this bad habit. SOMETHING BESIDES FUNERALS A GOOD suggestion has been made to the effect that our wealthy fraternal organizations invest some of their money in building modern and sanitary homes for our people which can either be pur chased upon reasonable terms or rented, uggestions of this nature show we are be ginning to think seriously about better ing the economic conditions of the present life rather than stressing funerals and a decent burial for the lodge brother. _ “The shortness of life is not, to any rational person, a conclusive reason for - wasting the space of it which may be granted him." COUNCIL BLUFFS NOTES By Mrs. Erma Jones. The Tabernacle Baptist Church is planning to celebrate the tenth anni versary7 of their pastor, Rev. J. P. Jackson, December 3. Everyone wel come. The Baptist Association of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota will con vene at the Tabernacle Baptist Church December 8th. Rev. J. P. Jackson will preach Sun day morning and evening. Sunday School at 10:30, services at 11:00, B. Y. P. U. at 6:30, services at 7:30. Mr. Jeremiah Scott is ill at his home. He is a former employe of the Rock Island. Doc Jordan has left for Missouri and Chicago, He will make his home in the latter city. Mr. Leonard Jones is ill at his home, 712 Twelfth avenue. N._ The Hollis Art Club will hold a rummage sale and chicken dinner at Bethel A. M. E. Church December 1st. Mr. Hopkins is very ill at his home. Rev. C. A. Moore left Thursday evening for Chicago. While there he will attend Copin Chapell’s revival meetings. Will be gone ten days. The Sir Knights of Tabor gave a concert and dinner at the Bethel A. M. E. Church. Program was well rendered by all taking part. Mr. and Mrs. S. Ghalie left last Wednesday for Columbus, 0. Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson entertained Rev. C. A. Moore and family7 and a few more friends. Covers were laid for twelve. Mrs. Frank Newby has returned from her trip to Chicago. Dan Deadlines Says: If 10,000 of the 15,000 colored people living in Omaha will come to his LAKE THEATRE just once a month that he can keep 1 ten people working and give the | public the best there is in pic tures. Will you pledge your self? Admission 10 and 20 Cts. Mr. Will Chesney has returned from St. Paul after attending the funeral of his sister, Mrs. A. McGregor. Mrs. Liza Baker has returned from her trip to California after a pleasant visit with relatives. Mrs. J. Fountain was called to Har risburg, Kent., to attend the funeral of her brother, Mr. M. Fountain. CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEACON .During Advent-tide which begins Sun day there will be special Advent services held at St. Philip's with sermons and music appropriate to the occasion. The services will be at the regular hours: 7:30, 10:00 and 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Public invited. The Men's Club will meet at the rectory next Wednesday night. Mrs. William Newsome, formerly of ' Omaha, enroute from Buffalo, N. Y., to Colorado Springs, spent two days with Mrs. J. a Donley, 2413 Enkine (treat, last week. Mr. Leslie Shipman spent the week in Omaha. A well attended and enthusiastic meet ing of the W'otnen’s Auxiliary of St. Philip’s church was held last Thursday at the residence of Mrs. Sarah Lewis, 2818 Miami street. Their annual sale will be held Thursday, December 17. Mrs. Robert Taylor, of Davenport. la., who has been the house guest of Mrs. Larry N. Peoples for the past two months left for her home Wednesday morning. Give to the Community Chest 1 — ■" ; In Our Exchange Department I Separate from Our Regular Displays ' ' ' - Slightly Imperfect Furniture and Rugs At Sacrifice Prices — Wonderful Buying Opportunity Especial ly for One Operating a Rooming House Several styles in full size Steel Beds to be closed out at a very low price. In enamel or Venus Martin finish. Will sell quickly. TYPICAL BARGAIN VALUES Velour Oyerstuffed 3-Piece Suite in Mul- rn r A berry coloring. Bargain at.UU.DU Davenport, mahogany and cane with at- QQ 7 CZ tractive upholstery. Now...4 O Da-Beds, at price that marks this bargain Q 7C Kitchen Cabinet, Kitchen Maid kind, at a “f~A 7C 8-Piece Dining Room Suite, in golden oak 7C Buffet in antique oak finish. Typical of 1 O Gas Range, with 4-bumer top, guaranteed CZ 7 EZ l Eclipse Hi-Oven Gas Range. Especially low QO 7 CZ Usual Easy Terms SOLD ON OUR SIXTH FIXIOR ONLY iio-15-17 SOL’'ill lliill STKELi i . =i i % ;; 24th and Decatur Sts. ' Phone WEbuter 5802 * I. LEVY, Druggist I I" FREE DELIVERY I ! | % CENOL & MYERS AGENCY % < • A i: We Hare It " A 11 0 > 10 0 0 0 t & 'X1 # * * -X-V*' x • ttltMMMIMI I • ^ V V i'WATERS ( BARNHART PRINTING CO. —a 5 y i____ :: EMERSON’S LAUNDRY f ▼ • The Laundry That Suita A1I y *> 1201 No. 24th St Web. 0820 t 4 ? ? I Reid )uffy | | PHARMACY FREE DELIVERY | X. Phone Web. 0609 % !j! 24th and J^ke Streets | It OMAHA, NEB. 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