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BE WISE, VOTE FOR
SOLOMON
The Monitor urges our peo
ple to vote solidly for Charles
J. Solomon for City Commis
sioner. No matter whatever
other candidates may receive
your vote, be sure to vote for
Solomon.
PRIMARY ELECTION
DRAWS NEAR
Omaha is to nominate four
teen candidates at the primar
ies, April 5th, for City Commis
sioners. From these fourteen
seven are to be elected in
May to run the affairs of this
growing city. The Monitor
urges our people to qualify, if
they have not already done so,
by registering, so that they
may vote. This is a civic duty.
Many of our race who have in
the last few years become resi
dents of Omaha are from the
South where they have not
been permitted to vote and so
they have been very reluctant
to qualify and vote. All such
persons should be urged to reg
ister and vote for the candi
dates whom they honestly be
lieve will give the city the best
administration. Vote at the
coming primaries and vote at
the regular city election.
TALKING IT OVER
By Roy Wilkins
(In Kansas City Call, March 11)
Chicken-hearted, half-way, com
promising Negroes do not get much
consolation out of the news of the
week. After a long FIGHT, with
money, persistence and courage, a
case has been carried to the Supreme
Court and a decision rendered declar- i
ing the Texas law barring Negroes,
from the primaries is unconstitution-1
al.
After another FIGHT, lasting over
a number of years, the sentences of
the Twenty-fourth infantrymen, ac
cused in the Houston rioting, have
been cut so that they are eligible for
parole within the next year.
Clarence Darrow, fearless cham- j
pion of the underdog, dares to go
into the heart of Alabama and tell
Negroes things that Negroes them-!
selves are afraid to tell one another.
Another BATTLE is being pre
pared to carry before the Supreme
Court residence segregation in
New Orleans.
A smirking apologist, a speak-soft
and-easy man, could never do these
things, could never say these things, j
because he believes “the time isn’t |
ripe” or “we had better take this
and trust to getting something better i
later on” or “the white man doesn’t j
like to have us act like this” and agi- j
tat ion does not get us anywhere” and
so on, ad nauseam.
A Negro in Texas wanted to vote
and sought to do so at the Demo
cratic primaries, where he was
barred. Instead of listening to less
courageous advisers, who doubtless
told him “you know you have no bus
iness trying to vote in the primary”
or some rot similar to that, he hired
a lawyer, got the National Associa
tion for the Colored People inter
ested, and with its help fought the
case through the lower courts to the
United States Supreme Court, where
he won.
Suppose this Mr. Nixon had been
the kind of man who said “there is
no use trying to do what the white
men doesn’t Khnt you to do," “I must
remember I am in Texas,” "It would
be foolish.” If he had been this kind
of half-wit, the law would still be
on the Texas books and the rest of
the United States, vitally interested
, in the various primaries and the
power of the federal government
over them, would not now be study
ing, planning and reconstructing
I party, primary and election laws,
i The decision is described as being
one of the most significant and far
reaching in recent years—all be
cause some Negroes had the cour
age to FIGHT instead of whimper
ing and making excuses.
The cutting down of the sentences
of the imprisoned infantrymen is
another tribute to the uncompromis
ing, straight-from-the-shoulder fight
ing policy of the N. A. A. C. P. Ask
no special favors and submit to no
special discrimination, seems to be
the watchword of this organization.
Its attitude and its methods especial
ly are worthy of imitation. Never
has the N. A. A. C. P. urged Ne
groes to reprisals, revenge or even
boycotts. It has always urged Ne
groes to seek fearlessly and with le
gal methods, their FULL rights
as guaranteed by the laws of the
states and nation.
And the boot-licking, soft-shoe
“half-a-loaf” Negro—I wonder how
he feels when he hears the white
men like Clarence Darrow and white
women like Marcet Haldeman-Julius
daring to preach and fight for the
identical measures he tells his race
they should not “agitate” for.
These people are white, wealthy
and independent. They don’t have to
fight for the Negro, plead and pub
lish his cause, and take up cudgels
when his enemies jump upon him.
But they do these things because they
know that fighting and agitating are
the only methods which the world’s
history shows have accomplished
anything. No need for extended
argument in favor of this premise;
think back over our country’s his
tory: 1860, 1812, 1776; touch over
England's history'; note the manner
of the welding together of Germany;
mark the French revolution; study
Mussolini.
Of course, these methods were
forceful, which is not by any means
advocated for the Negro. But the
Negro can take over the spirit; the
spirit of protest and fight. As often
as he shall do this he shall eat the
satisfying loaf of freedom; and as
often as he shall bow and scrape in
meekness and humility, so often shall
he eat the tossed-off crumbs of in
sult, discrimination and segregation.
Take your choice.
BID FAREWELL AND GOD-SPEED
TO BRANCH SECRETARY
The Committee of Management of
the North Side Branch of the Y.
W. C. A., gave an informal reception
last Thursday evening at the branch
to which all friends were invited
to bid good-bye to Miss Edna M.
Stratton, branch secretary, who left
Saturday evening for Trenton, N. J.,
where she had been called by the
national office of the Y. W. C. A.,
| to take charge of a new work.
On behalf of the membership com
mittee, Mrs. William Ricks, chairman,
presented Miss Stratton with a beau
tiful ivory desk clock; and Mrs. Wal
ter Craig, chairman of the commit
tee of management, presented her
with a handsome leather stationery
portfolio. Miss Stratton was also the
recipient of gifts from other friends,
among them being several from hbr
co-workers in the Central Branch.
LINCOLN, NEWS
Mrs. J. T. Wright was called to
Scottsbluff, Nebr., last Thursday on
account of the serious illness of her
i brother-in-law, Isaac Lindsey.
The all-men concert given at the
Mount Zion Baptist church last Fri
day night was a sure winner. All
participants on the program did thir
parts well, which was roundly ap
plauded by the good crowd in at
! tendance. The occasion was the first
all-men affair ever attempted by Mr.
, Robert Granger, who is captain of
| club No. 2, which is striving to raise
. means for the spring finance rally.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolling Young are
here from Omaha on account of the
illness of Mrs. Fanny Young, mother
of Mr. Young.
Mr. J. Frank Malone, who suffered
a severe stroke of paralysis some
few days ago, passed away last
Friday at 5:45 p. m., after five days
of suffering. He is survived by his
wife, Allie; three daughters, Mrs.
Leans Dean, Lincoln; Mrs. Hattie
Lucas and Mrs. Dena Arms of Min
1 neapolis, Minn.; two sons, Clyde W.
Malone, Atlantic City, N. J.; and
West Malone of Minneapolis, Minn.;
one sister, Mrs. H. Marks of Leaven
worth, Kansas; one brother, John W.
Marshall, Lincoln, Nebr. All were
present at his bedside with the ex
ception of West Malone of Minneapo
lis. The funeral was held from the
A. M. E. church Monday at 2 p. m.
Rev. M. C. Knight, the pastor, offi
ated, assisted by associate pastors.
The Sir Knights and Daughters of
Tabernacle turned out in full regalia.
The plasterer’s union turned out in
large numbers. The floral offering
was invnense.
Mr. Frank Malone at the time of
his death was 71 years old and had
beeh a resident of Lincoln for 47
years, hence he was one of the pio
neers who had seen Lincoln grow
from a small city to its present size.
He was a charter member of Quinn
chapel A. M. E. church, well known
in the community which loses a good
citizen and warm friend.
Mr. Clyde W. Malone left for his
home in Atlantic City, N. J., Wed
nesday afternoon, witnessing the bur
ial of his father, Mr. Frank Malone.
The Mary Talbott club dinner at
Mount Zion Monday night was well
patronized, and a splendid success.
THE GAYETY THEATER
* One of the most entertaining bur
lesque shows on the Mutual circuit is
the recommendation which preceded
the “Kuddling Kuties” into Omaha.
This show opens a week’s engage
ment Sunday at the Gayety theatre.
Max Fields, the jolly Hebrew com
edian, produced the “Kuties” attrac
tion and heads his own production
as the principal comic. He is ably
assisted by a trio of capable per
formers, Bab Collins, Jack LeRoy and
Henry Keller. All are experienced
in burlesque work and are given un
usual opportunities to display their
talent.
June Rhoads, vivacious and charm
ing entertainer, heads the list of
women principals. She has a fascin
ating personality and is given com
petent support by Anna Fink, dimin
utive prima donna, and Anna Claire,
attractive ingenue. Costuming is up
on an elaborate scale, permitting all
three to exhibit their beauty to an
advantage.
“The Qirl in the Diamond Mask” is
an outstanding novelty feature of
the production. This is a sensational
illusion,' which originated in the
Egyptian hall in London, created a
furore abroad and is causing much
comment here.
Youth and agility are chief char
acteristics of the sixteen “Kuddling
Kuties” who form the chorus group.
Scenic effects of the show are above
the average, the comedy bits are new
and bright and some melodious song
hits are offered.__
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