i The Monitor V 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-Claw Mall Matter July 2, 1915, at the Portoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1N79 THE rIvT JOHN ALBERT WILLI AMS. .,.., ._. Editor W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln Neb_-_ Associate Editor LUCINDA W, WILLIAM*------Bualne i 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 YVEbster 4243 V _ __ i - * ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE ;; ;; UNITED STATES ;; < > Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged 1. All persons horn or naturalized in the United States. • j ! I 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 II privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ! I ;; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- ;; ■ ■ ertv without due process of law. nor deny to any person ;; ! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ' '.- - * UP TO THE MINUTE . THE MONITOR demonstrated last week a feat of up-to-the-minute jour nalism of which we feel rather proud. We were the only race weekly which published the news that the Sweet jury was unable to reach a verdict and was discharged. Circumstances favored us. Because Thursday was a holiday we were unable to get ready for press until Friday noon. We had our story of the deadlocked jury whei* we secured the information that the jury was discharges!. We had the up-to-the-minute flash and were able to give this information to our read ers as quickly as the dailies which published it in their evening editions. A PATHETIC INCIDENT TO US ONE of the most pathetic aspects of the Rhinelander case was the brutal and apparently unneces sary revelation of an alleged indes cretion upon the part of the mother of Alice Rhinelander thirty-five years ago. She was a servantt girl in an English home. Like many other trusting girls she was seduced, it is said by one of the wealthy class. A child was bom, but died. She was honorably married to Robert Jones, ofterwards and for more than thirty years she lived honorably rearing her family. Why in heaven’s name was it necessary to wring from the lips of this white-haired mother and pub lish to the world this acknowledge ment of misstep in which, in our judg ment, she was more sinned against than sinning ? Was it to show that a wealthy English “lord” had betray ed and thrown off an English serv ant girl; and that now a wealthy American “lord” had sougth to be tray and dicard a colored servant girl, who proved too sharp for him ? What ever the purpose, it was a most path etic incident in a sordid, sensual and sensational trial. UNIONIZING THE PULLMAN PORTERS JUST now there is much discussion and agitation concerning the efforts to unionize the Pullman porters. We have not discussed the question, nor do we intend to now, more than to say, we have an open mind in the case. We are studying the question from both sides. When we have reach ed our conclusion we will follow our usual custom of taking our stand on the side which seems to us to be best for the Pullman porters. We will not straddle the fence. We have some strong convictions concerning the necessity of paying living wages to porters as to conductors and the abolishment of the tipping system, which we believe, as we have fre quently stated before, to be funda mentally wrong in principle. Wheth er unionization and affiliation with the Amercan Federation of I>abor, whose sincerity concerning black lab or we have always questioned and its shortsightedness deplored will be the most advantageous method to pur sue, is still with us a subject of de I bate. This, however, can and should be said, personal denunciation of those who may be for or against the plan is not argument and will have j little weight with thoughtful people It is an important matter which should be decided upon its merits. Cogent reasons for organization by the Pullman porters, which are at present the most poorly paid of all railway employees, must be answer ed by cogent reasons against or ganization upon the part of oppon ents of the plan. Facts, not detrac tion, must determine the issue. WASTEFULNESS IT TAKES no Sherlock Holmes to discover at least one of the reasons for hard times and the business de pression that the country at large is feeling at this time and that is the wastefulness and extravagance of the American people, black and white, rich and poor alike. Compared with other Countries we do not know what I thrift is. Most of us live beyond our income, traceable largely to waste fulness. THE SWEET CASE _ THAT the jury was deadlocked for more than forty hours with the ma jority standing for acquittal in the Sweet case shows the ability with ! which the defense presented its evi dence. Although the jury disagreed it was a virtual victory. The defense had to break down a hostile public sentiment for it must be admitted that, even in northern communities, there are those who believe and act upon the principle that “the Negro has no rights which a white man is bound to respect” and that juries are, perhaps unconsciously, swayed by prejudice where the question of diver si ve races are concerned. Those who followed the evidence believed that the state had not proved its charge of conspiracy to murder and that the de fendants would have been acquitted. They were not and another trial has been ordered. The wisdom of secur ing this best legal talent in this case is obvious. The battle must go on until victory is complete. We have no doubt of the ultimate outcome of this case but it is going to take mo ney to pay for the trial and our peo ple everywhere must take pleasure in contributing the necessary funds. THE BEST ANSWER The question that all men who work should reecive a living wage is not debateable. How best to secure this is the only debateable question. By organization and collective bargain ining has been the answer that most trades and occupations have given. Jealousy is indicative of littleness of soul. Strive to be whole-souled and broad-minded and there will be no room in your nature for petty jealousy. Why not start a Christmas Sav ings account for next year? Many ;; THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE f A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded & X persons that the contribution of the Negro to American | '< > nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from I*' < • 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. Modem democracy rests not simply | ; on the striving white men in Europe and America but also • • ; on the persistent straggle of the black men in America for • > two eenturiee. The military defense of. this land has de paudod 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 ture but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep ; dgdfkuei. and Negro folk lore and music are among the • duieut heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played ! a peculiar qrfrttual role in America as a sort of living, ; breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, < > hape Md Inlire r of our religion—Du Bois, “The Gift of ! I HU <' I .♦ooeeoooeooeoeooeeeeeeeee~»~o4 '’t v ■- t Vtj V , persons had cash for Christmas be cause they saved. Join now. Banks J are organizing Christmas Savings Clubs. WE MUST EIGHT IF WE WOULD SURVIVE From N. Y. Amsterdam News, Nov. 18, 1925. Possibly the most important court case the Negro has ever figured in in all the history of the United States is being heard out in Detroit, Mich., where Dr. Ossian Sweet, his wife and nine other dc- ' fendants are on trial for their lives, be cause they dared to protect themselves and their property against mob violence. TO GET A TRUE PICTURE of what is going on, turn the matter around and imagine that a mob of Negroes has re sented a white family’s moving into a colored neighborhood; and, in defending themselves, the besieged family had shot: and killed a colored man. What grand jury in the United Stales would indict j the white family for murder in the first degree? Why, then, should Negroes be j charged with murder who dare to defend , themselves and their property. THE OUTCOME of the Sweet case! means everything that is dear to the Ne gro in America. If a colored man is mot secure in his own home, in a North ern community, where there is a sem blance of civilization, where under Heaven in the United States is he se cure? Dr. Sweets battle in Detroit is our battle; just as much so as if we had been in the besieged dwelling. He and the other brave defendants could easily have avoided the many discomforts they must bear as prisoners charged with mur der by not moving into th ehouse after he purchased it. He could have sold it. possibly at a higher price than he paid i for it. BUT, THANK GOD. Dr. Sweet moved in! Thank God that his noble wife mov ed in with him! And, thank God, nine of their relatives and friends came with 1 them! Wisdom dictated that they should not go in empty handed. They deter 1 mined to fight fire with fire, and. ac cording to reports, had ten separate fire j arms in the house. Not one of them knew whether he would come out of the | house alive, once he went in, but1 fear of [ death did not deter them. THIS is the spirit of unity the Negro must more and more evidence if he is to j survive. He must face death if le would live! He must he willing to die fighting when he is right! When police | authorities fail to protect him and his BAZAAR Thurs. Dec. 17 JEWELL BUILDING 21th and Grant BEAUTIFUL ARTICLES AT REASONABLE PRICES For Sale by Women’s Auxiliary of $t. Philips Episcopal Church Dan Deadlines Says: “Read the colored papers, j They publish current events that should be of interest ij to our group. For instance, • they have informed you that Lake Theatre is open and now being run properly. TRY IT!” family; when courts of law desert him; t whan his own government fails to take a stand in his behalf, he faces death any way, and might just as well die fight ing! JOIN IN THE FIGHT by subscribing to the fund necessary for the defense of Dr. Sweet, his noble wife and the other defendants in this case. Send your con tributions to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, hi Fifth Avenue, or to the Editor of the Am sterdam News, who will see that the Asso ciation gets it. ACT AT ONCE. miimimmiimiiiiiiiimiiimiiimiiiiiiiii MEET YOUR FRIENDS at the BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH 24th and Franklin St. Every Sunday and have a Chick en Dinner with them. Cheaper than eating at home. Dinner 40 cents. Service from 1 P. M. to 10 P. M. Public is in vited. The Lone Star Club in Charge REV. T. W. 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