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i The monitor > A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS Or COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PI BLI8HINQ COMPANY BaMred u Second eta,* Mall Matter July 2. 1915. at the Poetottlce »' Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879 fHE R*V JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS Editor w. W. M08ELY, Lincoln. Neb____ Associate Editor } LUCINDA W. WILLIAM* -_____«ueJne*a Manager i SUBSCRIPTION RATES. $2.0» A YEAR; $1.26 I MONTHS. 76c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application j ; Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 L >♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦« 9 »♦»* ;: ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE j UNITED STATES ;! Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged •[ 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United State*. •; and subject te the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the 5 ; 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 Hfe, liberty, or prop- ;! arty without due process of law, nor deny to any person •! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the lawn. i > 1 “LIES AND DAMN LIES” THIS was an expression used not so long ago which seemed to shock some people who pose as being very pious. We admit here that we are always suspicious of people who par ade or prate about their piety. We further confess that piety paraciers and praters provoke in us a strong temptation to cuss. Honestly, it does. We resist the temptation, but it aris es, nevertheless. But to the quest ion before us. It is true that there are lies and “damn lies”; and to our way of thinking, there is a vast ethi cal distinct!on between them. A lie is a falsehood or untruth told per haps through fear, or some other controlling motive, for the purpose of avoiding punishment or getting oneself out of trouble. It is largely a personal matter and affects pri marily the one telling it. It is the act of the child who, to avoid pun ishment, tells an untruth, and this applies equally to the adult. It sel dom, if ever, works. And it always brings its penalty, if not immediately, then remotely. Untruths of this char acter are lies; but they are not nearly so bad as “damn lies.” What are they? Wilful, deliberate, malicious falsehoods or untruths told for the purpose of injuring the character, standing, influence or good name of some man or woman are “damn lies”, with emphasis on the “DAMN”. Courts of law recognize this distinc tion by calling it libel or slander. So you see there is a difference, quite a vast difference, between a lie and a damn lie. Lies are bad enough, but damn lies are infinitely worse. And yet there are people who seem to take pleasure in telling damn lies. They do not seem to realize that this is a serious matter for which they can be brought to book. How much better !t would be if all men everywhere would obey the injunction of the Good Book which says, “wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates; and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath, for all these are things I hate, saith the Lord”. FEW WILL BE LEFT ACCORDING to “The American Standard”, a Kluxie publication, High Church Episcopalians, are now allies of the Pope and are rapidly becom ing part of the papal army which j is eventually going to turn the Unit ed States over to the Vatican. It is j not astounding what big brainstorms or what would be a storm in that part of their head if vacuity did not exist there, these Kluxers have. They are always seeing ghosts. First the un-American, non-assimible elements which they proposed to fight were “Koons, Keiks and Katholics.” Now, according to “The American Stand ard”, the “High Church Wing of the Sect (Episcopalians) shows nearness to Romanism” and therefore is a cloud upon the national horizon. If the Kluxers keep up their process of elimination from the ranks of the “100 per cent Americans”, there will be a very small company left. It I will be a little lonely on their side of the fence we opine. AN AWAKENING The raising of the Defense Fund of $65,000 for waging a legal battle for the rights of the Negro is a cause for congratulation. It shows an awakening upon the part of the race to the necessity of furnishing the sinews of war in their battle for justice. There should be no let up in contributions to this fund. A large, wisely administered defense fund is very necessary at this time. AN IMPORTANT DECISION THE decision of the Supreme Court of Michigan to the effect that ; contractual limitation of the pur chase of property to Caucasians is void and unconstitutional in that state wall have an important bear ing upon this question which has be come acute in several localities. This decision is so fundamentally sound that we have marvelled at the effrontery of those who have at tempted to violate the principles at stake which an adverse ruling would ! have sustained. To hold that race, j religion or color is a bar to the pur-' rhase and occupancy of property by j an American citizen is so obviously [ subversive of one’s constitutional right and so vicious and far-reach ing in principle that the veriest child can see it. The decision of the Su-1 preme Court of Michigan must be the decision of every court in the land. <~x~x~x~x~xkkk-x~x~x~x-x~x f • £ X PACIFIC CONEY ISLAND £ A 4 RED HOTS, CHILLI £ V 1604 North 21th Street £ £ A X~X~X~X"X“X“X~X**X“X~X~X~X*' i < > I; THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE ;; i > <> i> _____ < > 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 dearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking !' * ad acting as the American Negro. He came with the first > explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from -■ ■ ths 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 < > ; an the striving white men in Europe and America but also I sn the persistent struggle of the black men in America for two centuries. The military defense of. this land has de- • ’ pandad upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial ; wan down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does < Mm Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera tnre bat a Negro American literature has arisen of deep Mgafflfann. and Negro folk lore and music are among the < dtoieest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played ! a tar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, ; test of our ideals and an example of the faith, tolerance of oar religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of I :: i < > | LINCOLN NEWSLETS CORRECTION! ^ Mesdames Copeland and Forbes i were charming hostesses to a group of friends at a Yuletide party at | the home of Mrs. Copeland, Wed nesday evening. Christmas decorations were in evidence and *a charming luncheon was served, during the evening. An enjoyable time was had by all. (Due to a typographical error in this item last week “charming luncheon” was made to read “chari ty luncheon”, which caused some con sternation and comment. Courteous attention has been called to the err or which is hereby corrected with due 'apology to the ladies.—Editor of The Monitor. The series of ten nights revival meetings which were conducted by Rev. W. H. Polette of Prescotte, Ark. for Rev. H. W. Botts at Mt. Zion Baptist church, were brought to a close Wednesday night after a won derful success spiritually and numer ically. Mr. Harry Franklin went through another surgical operation last Tues day, and is reported to be doing fine now. Mrs. Ella Black is reportet to be improving from a recent stroke. Mrs. Alice Cowans is confined in doors with illness. D. H. Oliver of Omaha was in the' city Sunday. The Utopian Art club will be en tertained by Mrs. E. J. Griffin at her home, 1225 S street, Thursday I night, January 21st. Election of of ficers; and a paper by Mrs. R. Ad air- _ Mr. William Scott is reported con- j fined at home with illness. Mr. P. J. Abner returned home ' from New Jersey the past week af ter burying his sister. Sunday was quarterly meeting at Newman M. E. chores; hence spe cial meetings were held during the day. Sunday special services were held I at Quinn Chapel A. M. E. church ' Rev. Dr. Bryant of Western Univer sity, Kansas City, Kans. was pre sent and preached Sunday morning. In the evening the choir rendered the cantata, “Prince of Peace”, to a well filled house. The Monitor prints the news while it is still news. Send in your items of interest. ***4****m«*4******#m*********#m#m***'m!*4***Wm**'*m!*4!**'m*m!**!' f | v ( Formerly Standard X X Laundry) I X f 24th Near I-ake Street X k PHONE WE. 6055 k % - “Dependable $ Family f. % • k ;i; Service” - j. 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