THE WEEKLY REVIEW
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Trago T. McWilliams
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AMERICA S COLOR
BLIND JUSTICE
Guiseppe Zangara, shooting with
intent to kill President-elect Roose
velt, seriously wounded five Ameri
can citizens, two of them women,
and among them was Mayor Anton
.1. Cennak of Chicago, whose life to
day is hanging in the balance.
Zangara, a native of Italy, speaks
little English, an interpreter was
needed at his trial. Although com
ing lrom the little country with the
big dictator, where they have no
presidents, he expressed regret that
he did not kill President-elect Roose
velt. 1
This thing that startled the world
was caused by an Italian, but he was
white in the eyes of America. He
could live where he pleased, even in
Miama; ho could sit in the best
seats of our best theatres; eat in
exclusive clubs, restaurants and ho
tels and ride the most luxurious ex
tra fare trains. No Jim Crow segre
gation for this foreigner.
He committed his crime in one
of Miami’s beautiful parks where
Negroes are barred, a beautiful park
to be enjoyed by whites only, and in
America whites include Italians,
Germans, Hindus, the Chinese and
the Japanese.
Zangara did his shooting in the
presence of thousands of people. He
confessed and expressed regret at
having failed in his attempt to kill
Roosevelt. After a fair and impar
tial trial the would-be assassin Is
given 80 years in prison. He was
not lynched. Throe Negroes have
been lynched in this same land of
the free and the home of the brave
since Zangara committed his crime.
No person claims to have seen these
Negroes commit the crime they were
accused of. There were no confes
sions, there were no trials. The
mob simply wrecked its vengeance on
the first black men that happened in
its 'path. A foreigner in a most das
tardly crime is given every protec
tion, the Negro who has helped so
materially in the development of
this country, is the helpless victim
of this crudest savagery, mob viol
ence. 1
A DEMAND ON CANDIDATES
Candidates for offices in the city
primary election have already begun
to file notices of their candidacy.
Now is the time that we us a group
should take particular notice of the
policies that these various men and
women are stating themselves to
have. We no doubt should notice
primarily their attitudes toward our
group relative to employment. At
the present time there are 3 Ne
groes on the city payroll and if we
were given our due consideration,
that is, our proportionate share of
employment according to our per
centage in the city’s total popula
tion and the number employed, there
would be eighteen colored employes.
This includes all jobs that members
of our race might be qualified for,
streets, fire and health departments,
law enforcement, municipal projects,
city hall, parks, water departments,
and every place where anyone is be
ing paid with city money. We are
due and eligible for any city job.
We are as hard hit by unemploy
ment as any group. We are rated
as good, law abiding citizens, yet we
don’t apparently merit the same
consideration that mnny foreign im
migrants are given. We trust that
this situution will not exist after the
coming election.
Any candidate, who is unwilling
to promise us our proportionate
share of employment and who is not
willing to support the States Civil
Rights Bill as affects us with special
regard to certain municipal projects,
should not receive a single one of
the 700 colored votes.
From time to time the Review will
give briefly the policies of those
candidates who are not afraid to
speak their convictions and who arc
willing to enforce them even at the
risk of a jtossibility of not being re
elected a year hence.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS
Or THE PRESIDENT
Among the many weighty prob
lems that the new president will
have to confront is the country’s
foreign policy. None of the other
major problems that will engage his
attention immediately upon taking
his sent will be of more serious na
ture.
There are rumors of warning of
what might be expected in the east.
Japan’s open contempt for the
League of Nations brings fresh evi
dence that treaties are little more
than scraps of paper when strong
nations decide to renounce their in
ternational agreements.
More and more we are teaming
that international order is impos
sible without scrupulous regard for
international treaties, and that world
prosperity is unthinkable without in
ternational order.
No matter from what perspective
Mr. Roosevelt may choose to view
foreign policies and international
hopes, as soon as he looks about he
will see a wrangling world which
seems to have turned its back on
such idealism and altruism as under
lie peace treaties and international
resolutions.
One would naturally think that so
soon after a bloody world war all
nations alike would be willing, not
only to pledge themselves definitely
to an uninterrupted program of re
construction and international order,
but to work towards the fulfillment
of such ends.
Seemingly the Kellogg treaties,
the Dawes Plan, etc., have not
brought peace on earth and good will
towards men. The nearer March 4
comes the less enviable appears the
new president’s job. However it is
a remarkable thing that he should
be facing the beginning of his ad
ministration with a genuine con
viction that improvement is bound
to come.
GOVERNOR BRYAN BETTER
Everyone is glad to hear the good
news that Governor Bryan is well on
the road to recovery. Having put
up a valiant fight and won, to arise
after seiges of the influenza, pneu
monia, heart disease, and defective
teeth, he has proven himself more
than a political warrior. He has
done what the ordinary man could
not have. The very fact that the
“Lone Eagle” is reported about to
arise shows that he must believe in
God and certainly must have wanted
to live to lead his fellow men out
of the mire of this economic crisis.
We arc all happy to know of his im
provement tnd trust it will not be
long before he is again able to take
the reins of the government in his
hands. We want to, and need be,
under his ever alert and watchful
guidance.
KAPPA DOINGS
The freshmen boys of the Univer
sity will be entertained at a smoker
Saturday night at the home of Mr.
Roland Young, 501 So. 14th street.
Hot dogs, beans, coffee and the
trimmings will make up the menu.
An interesting program has been
prepared and Burt Newton, the vice
polemarch will act as toastmaster.
Cr. A. B. Moss, and T. T. McWil
liams, the editor of The Review are
among those to appear on the pro
gram.
Rev. 0. Burbridge has been se
lected to deliver the annual sermon
to members of Eta Chapter of the
Kappa Alpha Pai fraternity. This is
A SOCIAL CHAT
WITH LORETTA
Oh, who would be sad tho’ the sky
'bo a-graying,
And meadow and woodlands are
empty and bare;
For softly and merrily now there
come a-playing,
Tho little brown birds thru the
winter-kissed air.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Williamson and
Mrs. Ed. Foster entertained last
Saturday evening at the beautiful
Williamson home. The occasion was
the birthdays of both Mr, and Mrs.
Williamson and also Mrs. Foster.
The evening was spent dancing and
playing cards. At a late hour the
guests enjoyed a delicious luncheon.
There were three large cakes with
candles giving the ages of the three.
I counted twenty-two on the cake
they told me was Mr. Williamson’s,
sixteen on Mrs. Foster’s and eigh
teen on Mrs. Williamson’s, but we
couldn’t help but feel that these
charming hosts were only as old as
they felt. They received many very
beautiful presents, and wo wish for
them many more happy and pros
perous birthdays. There were 21
present including Mr. and Mrs.
Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rife,
Mr. and Mrs. John Burden, Mr. and
Mrs. George Saunders, Mr. and Mrs.
Rond, Mr. und Mrs. Merle Dean,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swanigan, Miss
Hattie Graves, Mr. Perry Williams
and Mr. Joseph Morrison of Fair
bury, Neb.
Mrs. H. W. Mathison of St. Joe,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Corrinc
Neal for an indefinite period.
Mrs. Blanche Johnson, well known
society matron ajid an employee at
the state capitol is ill.
We are glad to see Mr. Ray Hol
comb out again after being seriously
ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Huston and
Mr. and Mrs. James Dean motored
to Beatrice last Wednesday after
noon where they were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. L. Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Johnson were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Huston last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Gordon of Beat
rice were week end visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James Dean.
The Good Fellowship Club met
Inst Thursday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Crews. After
a business meeting the following new
members were taken in: Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas White, Mrs. Roberta
Coffee, Mr. Burt Newton and Mr.
Hatter. The hostess served a deli
cious covered dish luncheon.
E. R. Loftis, state president of the
Noedy Benefit Association was a
Lincoln visitor last wc^k and was
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero John
son.
Attorney John G. Pegg, of Omaha,
motored to Lincoln Wednesday on
business. Mr. Pegg was accompan
ied by Mrs. Stovall, mother of Mrs.
Wyatt Williams, Mrs. Mary C.
Pegg and her granddaughter, Vir
ginia. The visitors spent the morn
ing with Mrs. Holcomb, were served
lunch by Mrs. W. Williams, and
before returning to Omaha viewed a
few of the beautiful paintings of
Mrs. Burkhart. Mr. and Mrs. Pegg
are the brother and mother of
Gaitha Pegg, university student.
Coryell
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the fifteenth annual sermon. It will
be delivered at the regular evening
service time at Quinn Chapel A. M.
E. Church, Sunday, March 12th.
The following members and
pledges will be present to digest the
message: Wendell Willis, polemarch,
Ralph Adams, Gaitha Pegg, Bert
Newton, Delmar Woods. Roland
Young, T. T. McWilliams, Dr. A. B.
Moss, M. T. Woods, Albert Burks,
Adelbert Mouldin, Jewell R. Kelly,
Lonnie Thomas, and Oliver Kerr.
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the United States could stop Kid
Chocolate from out boxting white
people in Madison Square Garden in
New York was to prevent him and
his manager from entering the coun
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the country 24 times us visitors unci
not as '‘immigrants'’—but this, the
25th time they had returned, they
were barred at Key West. "It re
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