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EDITORIAL
March Of Events
By REV. ALBERT KUHN
The new President of the Republic
of Cuba does not have an easy row to
plow. It was much easier for him and hk
adherents to make enough of a rumpus to
scare Cespedes from his new job, but tc
stay himself in the saddle when his op
ponents follow his own tactics is not easy.
This teaches again the old lesson that to
criticise is easier than to cooperate. The
lack of integrity and unselfish teamwork
in Cuban political life has as a result gen
eral poverty and insecurity in a country
the natural resources and the climate of
which should make it a veritable garden
of Eden and the home of plenty. The
Cubans chafe at the idea of being, like
Porto Rico, administrated as an Amer
ican Territory. Yet a few decades of or
derly administration by Uncle Sam would
be a valuable object lesson to them in the
art of government. Years ago the idea of
annexing Cuba was a very popular one
among the people of the United States.
In the last twenty years public opinion
has however entirely changed. We stuck
our .head into a hornets’ nest wThen we
annexed the Phillippines and are only
too glad now if we can shaking the critter ;
off without losing part of our hide. We
are by this time pretty well sick of the 1
job of a political guardian to an entirely
alien race. All we got from the Phillipinos
for freeing them from Spanish misrule j
and for preserving them from perpetual i
civil war was abuse and added expense;
we would have the same experience with
Cubans, no doubt.
Thirtyone states have so far indicated
their desire to repeal the Eighteenth
Amendment. Personally I regret to see
the return of the open saloon with its
constant temptation to weak willed men
and women. Opponents of Prohibition
have assured the gullible Public that they
will keep out the saloon forever; the same
crowd will now change their tactics and
advise us to license whiskey saloons in
order to raise much needed government
funds. Our Radio Announcer will add to
the song of the Tooth paste and the
Cigarette that of Old Scotch and of
Bourbon Rye Whiskey. Yet the exper
ience of the last fifteen years has con
vinced a good may friends of Temperance
that it is impossible successfully to legis
late in matters of personal conduct and
personal appetite unless the vast major
ity of the citizens are not only agreeing
with the provisions of the law but are
willing to assist in the enforcement of
the same. With one half of our population
lukewarm or actually opposed to the sup
pression of the liquor traffic and the op
position growing instead of diminishing
in the course of the years, the repeal of
the lawT has become inevitable. Local op
tion will have to decide again whether a
village, town or city will tolerate the
saloon. The brewer, the distiller and the
saloonkeeper will again become mani
pulators of state and ward politics, and
as there are sky high license fees and li
quor taxes we shall have in our public
life with the saloonkeeper and distiller
their twin brother, the bootlegger and
moonshiner.
Thieving has become a terrible
pest, especially in our cities, where the
sneak thief can easily hide in the crowd.
In the last month the writer has been
victimised four times by thieves. The city
detective force goes through the motion
of looking up the cases that are reported, |
but- generally nothing comes of he inves
tigation and one gets the impression that
no serious effort whatsoever is made by ;
them to catch the thieved. Even in cases !
where clues are furnished the detectives
seem to do just as little as they can get by
with. A private detective would soon find
himself without customers if he did not
give himself more pains.
The struggle between the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and the big in
dustrials for and against the closed shop
is going on; both sides try to influence !
the President. Neither side should win
out completely.
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM
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The great virtues of the American •
system of government—as distinct from
those prevailing in a great many other
powers — are nicely exemplified by the
recent troubles in Cuba.
We have had revolutions in America—
and more lately than is usually realized.
We had one when Wilson defeated Taft
and Roosevelt, and came to office with
an almost entirely different viewpoint to
ward government than those of his im
mediate predecessors. We had one last
November, when two irreconcilable poli
tical philosophies opposed each other, and
the new one triumphed. But these revo
lutions were obviously very different
from those of the Cuban type—no form
of government is so amenable as ours to
orderly and decisive change, without dis
turbance and without violence, when the
mass of the people desire it.
When the opposing factions met in
Cuba there was bloodshed and chaos and
sabotage, followed by martial law. The
same thing happened in Russia and in
Italy and Germany. It happened in Spain
and Mexico. Dictatorships, whether by a
king or a commoner who lifted himself by
his own bootstraps, must be achieved by
violence, and then must end by violence.
Of the great powers, England and Amer
ica are the outstanding examples of gov
ernments where the old order can be
changed by due process of law, and where
force of arms is never contemplated.
That is a fine testimonial to those
who framed the Constitution with its
fundamental principles of our system.
They saw far ahead—farther ahead than
we usually realize. And that is the best
argument against those who would sub
ject those principles to any short sighted
overhauling.
AN OPPORTUNITY IS OFFERED
It is a significant fact that recent
reports from all parts of the country
show7 growing increase in residential
construction.
The meaning of that is clear. The 1
three-year construction doldrum — in
which home building wTas close to the non
existent point—has reached its end. The
nation, instead of having an oversupply
of homes, actually has a shortage, placed
by various observers at around 500,000.
Factories are opening up, men are going
back to work, families are enlarging their
budgets. And home-building always
comes high on the list at such times.
Residential construction and main
tenance, on a nation wide scale, is going
to be an important factor in speeding re
covery. And the wise property owmer will
see the handwriting on the wTall. Higher
prices for materials and supplies of all
kinds are going to be here before we
know7 it. The cost indexes have started up
nowT—and they’re moving fast. The long
era of bargains is nearing its end. It real
ly is the last chance to buy at depression
prices.
So the property-owmer has a double
opportunity—to build and repair before
costs sky rockets, and to do his bit in pro
moting recovery by spending money for
labor and supplies. Don’t let that oppor
tunity pass!
“For the first time in experience of
present-day American newspapermen,
economic news has a greater attention
copipelling voltage than sex.”—Kark
Bickel, President of the United Press.
County Assessor’s Office,
Court House Building,
City
Dear Sir:
We more than appreciate your co_
operation and assistance in helping
to bring about a further reduction of
taxes in the North End In fact, we
desire a blanket of this entire dis_
trict, especially where there are Col.
ored tax payers, as it seems we have
been taxed higher, not intentionally,
but in some way more than the aver,
age payer of taxes.
Taking into consideration employ,
ment in this district there is pract. i
ically none, and the valuation of our
property is below par Property in
ether cities is assessed according to
its sale, loan value and improvements.!
We alway try to improve our pro.1
perty when ever we are inorder to
have a desirable place in which to
live, and not, be cast aside when seek_
ing considerations.
ownership, address or present day
valuation and the time that you gave
me was so short that the work had
to be hurried in order to get it before
the Board at all and I did the very
best that 1 could under the circum,
stances
Again let me try to make myself
plain in this respect that I am al_
ways glad to work for your group or!
any other group of tax payers, every_
one interested ^ufficientSy to own
property within the city of Omaha
is entitled to the consideration of any
employee of any subdivision of the
state and I for one do not consider
myself the better for holding a job
of this character but rather would
consider myself as having done my
duty in serving my people.
Please call upon me at any time
and in giving you this information I;
feel assured that I am furthering the
wish of my superior, Sam K Green,!
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KARL KEHM, Field Deputy, j
THE CO-OPS ARE READY
Keep your eye on the farm co
operatives.
They’re ready for recovery. They
’ve hand an important hand in legis
lation designed to bring it about And
they’re all set to go now that it is
coming.
They’ve come through ten years of
depression—yes, the farmer has had
it for that time, as compared with
three years for the rest of us— with
flying colors. They’ve labored might
ily in the face of obstacles, and they
’ve produced results. More farmers
are organized — more farmers know
what the cooperative plan is—more
farmers are enthusiastic about its
potentialities—than ever before
The groundwork has been done.
And the job now is to build a stable
structure on top of it.
The average farmer has at last
learned that non cooperation is an
other word for sheriff’s sale. He must
sell his products in highly organized
distributive channels. The buyer is
going to buy at the lowest possible
price—the unorganized farmer takes
what is offered or goes without a
sale. Fair prices are possible only
when the selling and buying groups
meet on equal grounds—when the co
operatives face the middlemen.
Industry’s plans for recovery are
all wisely based on co-operation—on
enlightened self interest. And the
farmer is in exactly the same posi
tion.
The N. A. A. C. P.
Ihere are any number of descrip,
tions I did not bring in I brought
only a few to press my statements,
and since they were examined I was
hoping the entire North End would
be taken into consideration with
them I also brought in twenty or
more descriptions a few days after
our meeting You stated you were
unable to obtain the right description
of some I do not think there were
as many errors in this small numbeT
as in the large number of those giv.
en in the beginning.
You also stated we had until the
latter part of this month or the 1st.1
of August to get these descriptions
in I noticed however, your statement
over the phone was altogether diff.
erent and that I could not appreciate.
Without a doubt there is a misinter.
pretation on your part or mine. As a
rule I watch and can judge people
very closely upon my first meeting,
and you did not appear to me as a
(man who would make a statement
and then reject it.
We appreciate each step you have
taken in helping to secure that which
wo were due, realizing as you re.
marked, it was a part of your work J
and you did not object in doing so.
Thanking you very much for any
further consideration you may give
to help bring about an adjustment of
this entire district, I am
From the Chicago Bee. No organ,
ization for the betterment of the so
cial, industrial, economic and educa.
tional condition of Negroes has had
to contend with the manifold dissen
tions; oppositions and criticisms as
has the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
whose 24th national convention was
held in Chicago last week It has
only succeeded because of the loyal.
ties of a handful of white and Negro
supporters who have stuck to it
through all of the years of its tum
ultous life The high brows have been
lukewarm to it and the common peo
ple have stood afar and viewed it
askance.
When we look upon the history and
achievments of this remarkable or
ganization and note its colossal ach
ievements, great is the wonder that
it has done is work so well and ac
complished so much with the little
support it has gotten from the peo
ple it has endeavored to serve If
criticisms are to be levied they should
be aimed at the lethargic public 1
whose half hearted support has ser
iously handicapped the efforts of this'
dynamic group.
The need for the services of the
N A A C P grows apace with
the growth and extended scope of
Negro problems as they multiply in
this country of ours It must have
increased support from all classes of
citizens who hope for the ultimate
peaceful and intelligent solution of
our racial problems that seem to
multiply rather than diminish.
The reports on the accomplishments
as well as reeds should constitute a
direct appeal to our millions of peo
ple to rally at once to its support
On its record the N A A C P
meritg the thanks and financial sup
port of all of the people everyhwere.
Lend them a hand and continue to do
so that they may function in behalf
of your liberties efficiently.
Respectfully yours,
DR. G B LENNOX
Omaha, Nebraska,
August 9, 1933. !
Dr G B LennoXj
2122% North 24th Street
Omaha, Nebraska
My dear Doctor:
Your letter of July 13th just re_
ceived by me, this was due to the
fact that I left on the 14th fot* my .
vacation, getting back last Saturday
and reading your letter yesterday
I want you to know' that whatever
I did to be of any assistance to your
group of interested tax payers, I was
only to glad to do and was giving you
the same consideration as I would
any other tax payer
That part of your letter refering
to not being able to understand me
over the telephone when you talked
to me last and me not acting the
same, you certainly are mistaken in
this and I can only explain it by say
ing that I am usually very brief over
the telephone and might have been
particularly so when you called me
due to the fact that we had plenty of
work for two men letting alone that
I was the only one to do it.
You will recollect that the first
group of complaints that I received,
came directly from the Board of
Equalization and some of them had
been through our books Those that
had not been through our books I
immediately delegated the work to
one of my assistants and he saw' to it
that all corrections necessary were
made and in that way I could handle
your work rapidly and to your best
interest
The later group that you gave me,
had never been before the Board of
Equalization, nor had they ever been
through our books and in most of
these instances these complaint were
: not right, either as to description,
Local
Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God
and the Brotherhood of Man must prevail. These are
the only principles which will stand the acid test of good
citizenship in time of peace, war and death.
(1) \\e must have our pro-rata of employment in
businesses to which we give our patronage, such as groc
ery stores, laundries, furniture stores, department stores
and coal companies, m fact- every concern which we sup- i
port. We must give our citizens the chance to live res
pectably. We are tired of educating our children and
permitting them to remain economic slaves and enter in
to lives of shame.
(2) Our pro-rata of employment for the patronage
to our public corporations such as railroad companies,
the street car company, the Nebraska Power Company,
the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and other
establishments which we are forced to support by right
of franchise. Also our pro-rata of employment in re
turn for the taxes we pay in our city, county state and
federal government.
(3) To encourage the establishment of a first class
hospital that we may get the best that there is in medical
science from our doctors whom we know to be nearest us*
also to encourage a high respect of them and encourage
more of our girls to take nurse training.
(4) A one hundred per cent deportment of our cit
izens in our public or private places of business, especial
ly on street cars. If we are to be respected we must act
respectably, especially in public places where we are con
stantly before the public’s eye.
(5) A one hundred per cent membership in the Om
aha branch of the NAACP. should be had to encourage
the efforts put forth by the founders of the organization
and to assist the general office to establish a five million
dollar endowment fund to maintain operating expenses
and to further the principles of the NAACP. AH peo
ple of all races must be educated up to a higher principle
and a more thorough understanding of interracial rela
(6) The re-establishment of the Christian Religion
as Christ taught it, for the uplifting of mankind, elimin
ating financial and personal gain. A practical Christian
Religion, week day as well as Sunday, An attitude to
ward our feUowman as a brother in order to establish a
tionship that our country may in reality be a government
of the people, for the people and By the people in whole
and not in part.
principle which will guide the destiny of each other’s
children; our neighbor’s children today are our children
tomorrow.
(7) Courteous treatment in all places of business
and the enforcement of the State Civil Right Law.
(8) To encourage and assist in the establishment of
the following financial institutions near 24th and Lake
Streets: A building and loan association, a 6tate bank,
administering arid and assistance to our widows and
children.
(9) To encourage the erection of a one hundred
thousand dollar Young Men’s Christian Association
Building near 24th and Lake Streets.
(10) To enlarge the Young Women’s Christian As
sociation that it may supply sufficient dormitory accom
modations.
(11) To teach our citizens to live economically with
in their earning capacity by printing in each issue a bud
get system for various salaries.
(12) To make Omaha a better city in which to live
by inaugurating a more cosmopolitan spirit among our
American citizens.
(13 To put a stop to the Divorce Evil by passing a
State law making the mistreatment of a wife or a hus
band by either of them, a criminal offense to be decided
by a jury, first offense, jail sentence of a short duration;
second offense, one of longer duration; third offense,
from one to five years in the penitentiary. This, we be
lieve will make men and women think before marrying.
(14) We must become owners of the city govern
ment by paying a seemingly higher salary to those whom
we employ to administer its affairs, a salary that will at
and, also, a first-class trust company for the purpose of
tract men of high calibre.
National
(1) Fight for a passage of the Dyer Anti-Lynch Bill
and thus stop the shamful lynching of American citizens,
(2) One of our citizens in the president’s cabinet.
(3) Federal control of the educational system that
every child must have a high school education.
(4) Assist in the furtherance of research by our
scientists and historians to prove that civilization was
first founded in Africa.
(5) Establish a political influence which will bring
about our pro-rata of higher appointments made by our
chief executives.
(6) Stop graft in politics by passing a Federal Law
making election day a legal holiday and compelling every
American citizen of voting age to vote.
(7) Prevent further wars by teaching the so-called
white race that it is high time for them to quit fooling
themselves about white supremacy with only three-tenths
of the world’s population. They must be taught that
color is due to climatic conditions. They must be taught
that seven-tenths of the world’s population is made up of
darker races. They must be taught that the rays of sun
that blaze upon the equator and turn the skin brown do
not affect the power of the brain any more than the cold
ness of icy glaciers affect the brain of the white race;
and that the darker races will not continue to be crushed'
by a money mad few. If the Fatherhood of God and the
Brotherhood of Man are not welded into the hearts of this
world’s family now, by teaching the principles laid down
by our Saviour, it will be welded into the hearts of our
children some day soon, on the bloodiest battlefields thiiv
world has ever known.
. i Cut down congressional representation fr^nr
the Southern States m proportion to the number of votes
cast.
. , The OMAHA GUIDE will put forth its best efforts
to bring about the above 22 points with the assistance of
those who believe it is for the best interest of good Amer
ican citizenship.
