THE MONITOR f < > * WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS X « > OF COLORED AMERICANS Y • • PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA. BY THE ? ; | MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY \ ' ’ Entered u Second-Class Mall Matter Jitly 2, 1916. at the Postoffice *1 i , t Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1879 X ' * THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS___Editor •}» ' 1 W. W. MOSELY Lincoln. Nab___Asaoclate Editor f II LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS __ Business Manager ? ;; SUBSCRIPTION RATES. $k.OO A YEAR: $1.25 < MONTHS: 75c 3 MONTHS X , , Advertising Rates F jrnlshed Upon Application X ;• Address. The Monitor. Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. *|* •> Telephone WEbster 4243 £ ■X-H-M-W-W’X-H-XXX-M-H-X-XXMrW-X-X-W-X-X-W-XX-MX-W.W"!' :: | ;; AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. £ < > X •; The postal regulations require that for newspapers to i '< > be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in £ !! advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, is allowed for Y ;; renewals. At the expiration of this period, where sub- £ <- scriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped. X I* If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the publi- £ cation. Those, therefore, who desire to continue receiving ;; The Monitor must see to it that their subscriptions are !! paid, as the law requires, in advance. Statements are be- ;; ing sent to all those who owe, or our collector will call— ;; and unless your subscription is paid we will be compelled ]• to cut off your paper which, of course, we do not want | to do. £ We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law or ? < • pay the penalty. | POLICE COMMISSIONER The Police Commissioner’s job is not a happy one. It is one full of grief. It is one of those positions in which one is damned if he does and damned if he don’t. It is an office that can easily be abused. Henry W. Dunn, who came from the ranks of the police, has filled this job with acceptability to some and much to the dissatis faction of others, for some years. The Monitor believes that Henry Dunn has been very fair with our group in the mat ter of appointments, both on the force and in other minor positions. Whenever we have had occasion to call his atten tion, as we have on more than one occasion, to matters fall ing under his jurisdiction, we have received courteous atten tion and prompt action. WANT YOUR SUPPORT Several candidates for office have shown that they want the support of the Colored voters by inserting advertisements in The Monitor. Others have not deemed it necessary so to do. THE FREE BRIDGE BILL The free bridge bill passed the State Senate by a narrow margin. Two Douglas County senators voted against it. Their action was, in our judgment, ill-advised. A free bridge is needed. Tourists turn towards more hospitable cities, because of the toll that confronts them when they desire to enter Oma ha. Whatever benefits Omaha will benefit proportionately the entire state. A free bridge across the Missouri at Omaha is an imperative need. It must eventually be, and now is the time. We hope the bill will pass the House by a substantial vote. OMAHA’S PARK SYSTEM Omaha has one of the finest park systems in the country. This is due to the fact that an expert has been on the job for many years, in the person of Joe Hummel. We believe that Joe Hummel would rather be Park Commissioner of Omaha than president of the United States. Honestly, we don’t be lieve that Joe would swap jobs with Cal. Then, too, Joe knows that the people of Omaha want to keep him on the job. KOUTSKY AND NOYES The Monitor has frequently spoken of the good work done for this city by Joseph Koutsky, Commissioner in charge of Public Improvements, and of Dean Noyes, Street Commis sioner. Both of these men have been conscientiously and consistently always on the job to improve the city and safe guard the interests of taxpay ers. URBAN LEAGUE REPORTS ON INDUSTRY FOR FEBRUARY Chicago Has Bread-Line; Bricklayers Work on John D. Rockefeller’s Apartment for Negroes; Union Appeals to Colored Workers Bulletin No. 12 of the Industrial Relations Department of the Nation al Urban league summarizes employ ment conditions throughout the coun try as follows: General Conditions Favorable There is a little deviation in the reports for February from the gen eral widespread unemployment which all large cities are facing. The sen iority rule in industrial plants usual ly forces Negroes out of work first and causes more suffering among them than among other groups. In Buffalo, where appeals were made by Negroes for help are largely in ex cess of the normal number. Chicago was still running a bread-line and is reported to be in a "serious state.” Here the situation is aggravated by the incoming of workers from neigh boring cities and from the South. In Pine Bluff conditions were generally dull and laborers worked part-time in the mills. Charlotte, North Carolina, had similar experiences. The larger cities in Missouri felt the effects of the industrial slump, and in Harris ! burg a general depression in the iron and steel plants was observed. New ark reported losses in personal ser- j vice situations because of the substi- ] tution of white servants for colored. | Favorable Condition* There were occasional bright spots j even in some cities which were hard hit by unemployment. For instance,; the construction of the new traffic i bridge over the Mississippi river gave! employment to 14 unskilled Negro laborers, in Cape Gerardeau, Mo., and in Austin, Texas, the erection of large office buildings gave employ- i ment to a goodly number of Negroes. In Fort Wayne, Indiana, the construc tion of three large buildings provided j occupation for 40 laborers and the1 Fort Wayne rolling mills increased its working week from three to five days. In New York City a bank has hired a colored messenger and junior clerk with assurances of promotion. In this city also 15 colored brick layers, helpers and laborers were among the 100 employees working on the apartment building in process ; of construction by John D. Rocke feller, Jr., for Negroes on Seventh Avenue and 149th Street. In New York also work for women was more plentiful than for men who have felt the effect of the curtailment in sub way construction. A leather goods factory in St. Louis which hired its , first colored worker in January, call ed for 40 additional workers in Feb ruary to handle a night shift. How ever, difficulty was experienced by the Urban league of that city in find ing women to accept night employ ment. Labor Union Reported instances indicate that sentiment favoring Negro member ship in labor unions is still on the in crease. This is evident from an ar ticle in "Labor Age,” one of the fore most labor journals of the country, by Thomas L. Dabney, entitled “Ne gro Labor at the Crossroads.” This article has awakened a keen interest I in the potential strength of Negro workers and the magazine has made plans to continue this discussion in a way to attract the attention of the devotees of labor. In Charlotte, North Carolina, differences in the pay between colored and white brick layers were adjusted and the Negro plasterers have gone back to work. A committee of the Women’s Trade Union league is vigorously pushing an organization of laundry workers L in New York City to include colored employees who are said to be in ex cess of ten thousand. An organizer has been put on a salary to arouse their interest and secure membership. 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