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THE WAY OUT By Loren Miller Justice The laws of this country are im partial, as a wag once remarked, “It is against the law for either rich men or poor men to sleep un der bridges,” be pointed out by ■way of support for his contention, it is .also against the law to kid nap ether rich white men or poor Negroes. But it doesn’t mean anything, according to my Flor ida operatives. You will remem ber that the lates: victim of the South's raging lynch terror was kidnapped from Alabama and tak en to Florida, where be was mur dered. Such a course of conduct is in direct violation of the rnuoh talked-about federal anti-kidnap ping law. Plenty of Laws Nor is this case an isolated one. The statue books of the 4# S ates sind the federal union are clutter ed up with laws absolutely fair on the face of things Even more in point are such laws as the 14th and 15 Amendments, giving Ne groes the rights of citizenship and the ballot. The laws are on the hooka, law enforcement officers take solemn oaths to enforce them and judges are sworn to uphold them. And there the matter ends. Every honest person is so well acquainted with those facts that it is apparent on the face of things that all of this talk about imnartr ality and protection of the law is a solemn fraud. Nor are Negro es the onlv vic'imsofthis hypocrit ical sleight-of-hand performance. A poor man. no matter what his race, has little chance when he goes into court to oppose the wish es of the rich, whether his action he criminal or civil. Respect for the law means to the poor person acouiesceive in system bv which is kept, at the bottom of the heap. Readv-Made Laws Iiich men control America. They advance campaign funds to subsercient Candida They set their newspapers to howling for the election of their favorites. Law-makers are coerced either hy force of the pledges they have made in return for cash or hy downright bribery. Cunning laws are passed that will appease elec tors and at the same time serve the rich. Judges are chosen who will keep up an appearance of fair ness and at the same time inter pret the laws to suit those who have put them in office, presidents governors and law enforcement officials are chosen on the basis. And there yon have it. With the law-making, law-en forcement1 and law-interpreting machinery in their hands, the rul ers of America can run the coun try to suit their own poeketbooks. In times of strike, they set the works in motion. The presi dent or the governor talks glibly about the rights of factory own ers, the judges hand down injunc tions and police jail the strikers. When farmers are to be evicted a similiar procedure is resorted to. The Same Racket .....The same racket hanpens when a Negro is lynched.Newspapers inflame the populace. Officials connive to hand the man over. Claude Neal was murdered becaus Florida and Alabama officers. GAINS 25% LBS. 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In any event, it is prettv plain th-t working men who want to strike, or fanners who ask only fo.‘ ho privilege of tilling the so l t1 / have made productive, or Ne groes who seek elementary rights, cau’t put much dependence on 'aws p s ed primarily to keep them down, and on law makers, law in.'em refers and law enforce ment officials chosen to uphold such laws. They need a brand new deal. They can begin by joining together to elect their own representatives from their own party. But their ultimate hope of success reas on their willing ness to take the country away "mm the rich who control it. When they do that they can make and m force laws designed to protect themselves. EDITOR’S NOTE: Next week the Crusader News Agencv’s western eorremomdrj^1 will be,rin a series of articles on the working of the Federal Hmergencv Relief Administration in a typical nor thern city where prejudice is sup* posed to be at a minimum. Doubtless the discrimination to he exposed there is duplicated everywhere. We invite readers to send in t.hair own experiences. These will he pent out through the Crusade” News Agency. A com posite of all of them will give an excellent picture of the whole re lief program. Address the Cru sader News Agency at 2162 7th Avenue, New York City. “THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN” OPENS SEASON FOR UNIVERSITY PLAYERS _ i ATLANTA, GA.—Before a large audience last night in Howe Mem orial Hall, Spelinan College, the University Players, composed ®i students from Morehouse College, Spelinan College, and Atlanta University, inaugurated their i fourth season by presenting “The I Late Chdistopher Bean” a three act play by Sidney Howard. The play will be repeated tonight. Miss Carie Adams, of Brooklyn, New York, a senior at Spelinan College, appeared in the stellar role of “Abby,,f whih wras the last role played by Marie Dressier be fore her death. This was the first important role played by Miss Adams in a “University Players’' production. Another outstanding role in the play is the portrayal of Dr. Hag get t by Norman Allison of Paw tucket, Rhode Island, a student at Morehouse College. Other members of the cast are Bessie E. Gardner, .of Palestine. Texas, a graduate of Atlanta Uni* versity, who plays Mrs. Haggett, Wilhelmina Chapman, of Miami, Flordia, a student of Spelman Col lege, who portrays Susie Haggett, and Prances Johnson, of Atlanta, a Spelman sophomore, who plays Ada Haggett. Mafachi Darkin of Flushing, New York, Charles Lawerence, of icksburg. Missis sippi, emon Suitt, of Madison. New Jersey, and Matthew Estoras of Tampa, Florida, all students of Morehouse College, round out the cast Anne M. Cooke, instructor in dramatics at Morehouse and Spel man Colleges, is director of the play. John M. Ross, a graduate of the Yale school of the Theatre, is technical director. Sarah Mur phy has charge of costumes and Mary VLou Bythewodd, property FOCUS ATTENTION ON TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL FORT WAYNE, Ind.—New atten tion was focused on the tubercul osis control problem here today by Dr. H. C. McAlister, director of the Life Conservation Division of the Lincoln National Life In surance Ojrmpany in a bulletin urging co-operation with the Na tional Tuberculosis Association and its annual Christmas Seal Damp Wash 3^0 Per Pound Minimum Bundle 48e Etihelm and Sherman launberer anb bry cleaners 2401 North 24th St. We 6065 _ _ A sale. The age group from 15 to 40 now presents the primary tuber- j eulosis control problem according to Dr. McAlister. In this youn ger age group this disease is still j .he le.ding cause of death in this! courdrv. This :s true in spite of the fact that the general death) rate from, tuberculosis has declin'j ed steadily since 1910 until but j o»e-lhird as many deaths from this cause as occurred twenty four years ago, he said. “The National Tuberculosis Association and its affiliated An ti-Tuberculosis Deagues have wa ged a plendid and successful fight against the desease. Dr. McAlister statpd. “It is of 1he greatest im portance th*t the rmhlio he nc nuainted with the work of these organizations and especially writh the fac's about tuberculosis.” “Outstanding in the success of ♦iiborcuosis control are early diag nosis and T>re,ventative measur es.” Dr. McAlister pointed out. “Such action results not only in benefit to the individual concern ed but also to his family, his fri ends. and society in general.” BRILLIANT ENGLISH DEBATER MEET THE MOREHOUSE TEAM ATLANTA, Ga.—The Student Activities Comittec presented its Third International Debate when two Morehouse debaters clashed with an English team represent ing The National Union of Stud ents of England on the subject: “Resolved that the Abandonment of Isolationist Policies is Esential to the Return of Prosperity. The English team is travelling in this country under the auspices of The National Student Federation of the United States. The debate was non-decisirtoal. The first sneaker for the affir- i mative, David W. Scholes. of the London School of Economics, ar gued. [for a gradual reduction of tariffs on the basis of an inter national agreement so that equil ibrating economic factors might work more freely in bringing a bout a “Wing prosperity.” He argued further that an intense fo7-m of nationalism results hi war “War. be continued, “disturbs confidence, and as a result of this production is disturbed. John C. Long, the first speaker for Morehouse College, went into the economics of the business cycle He showed that historically we had recovered froin depressions without abandoning and Isolation ists poilicies. “This abandon ment,” he said, “at 1'he present time would only result in economic chaos. ’ ’ J. Hirschfield, the second speak er. debated the political aspects of Isoation. He indicated that the world should have economic co operation in order to have a bet ter form of political co-operation. Continuing his argument, he said that the United States was contri buting to the intense form of na tionalism by not throwing in her strength to help make the League of Nations more effective in its efforts to preserve peace. Louis R. Bailey, Morehouse ‘34, in his argument, emphasized the fact that we are living in too pre carious an age to increase our de' pendence on other nations, grant ing that such will result in pros perity. (He challenged his oppo nents to show that after the aban donment of Isolation policies that the inherent defects which cause cyclical trends in national capit aistic set-up, would not be pre sent in that system. The audience enjoyed the wit and occasional banter employed by both teams. N. P. Tillma is chairman of the debating cojmmittee, which also includes B. R. Brazeal and C. B. Lindsay, H. C. Jackson and D. S. Days were Student managers. Church News ELL Sunday was a great day at the Church of God. 2025 Noth 24th Street. Preaching services were conducted by Mrs. John Willis, [ evangelist, who very much im pressed the congregation with those soul stirring sermons. You are always welcome to the ser vice of the Church of God. Sister Agnes Coleman, evangel ter known as Omaha's beloved ter known as Omah’s beloved evangelist, will begin a series of meetings Sunday December 30, 1934 to continue indefinitely. The Church takes pleasure in extend ing a cordial invitation to every citizen to attend these meetings each night. Evrybody welcome. I OUR R JEWELRY STORED Welcomes and invites your v patronage for New Year’s X gifts and repairing. Q Lovely things 50c and up. x T. L. COMBS & CO. Q 1617 Hamey ^street [j 0 * INFORMATION In the case of a normal person the heart beats about 92,160 times during each day. Wind seldom blows In an exactly i straight line for any distance ex- \ ceeding 500 miles. Goat skin Is regarded as one of ‘ the toughest skins procurable for upholstering furniture. SCIENTIFIC SQUIBS Among recent Important textile dis coveries is a new type of cloth, a substitute for linen. A new alloy of nickel, chromium and iron is reported to be stainless and resistant to heat and acids. Light treatments of the radium gam ma rays have been found to be very effective In removing birthmarks of various kinds. Not only ice, cold water, and elec- j tricity are used in cooling and con- j trolling humidity Indoors, but steam ; and gas are also used. Chemists have produced a concen- i truted apple Juice that can be mixed with water to make a drink tasting like fresh apple Juice. The manufacture of hydrogen gas through extraction of hydrogen from water te claimed to have been accomplished by a man la California. A British scientist hag Invented s means of producing permanent documents; the process consists of printing platinum characters on very thin sheets of gold. The latest marvel In microscopes, constructed by a Berlin technical school, has no lens. It attains a magnification of 8,500 times solely by the use of cathode rays. FACTS AND FANCIES Why do “the righteous” feel a call to talk to somebody with severity? The dispute over co-education will never end so long as there is co-educa tion. Statesmen have a devil of a time “leading the people,” don't they, when the people haven't asked to be led! Life will always be monotonous ua you see to It that It Isn't It re quire# some Ingenuity and Initiative, Washlngtos knew exactly how sal fUh Europe wen. Tint ta why he told (IS to hewere of her; end otse ba.«o’t | v.3nr«.t. Re ye ever so humble, there Is no ilace like the old home town to learn public opinion of every detail of your )ehavior. Government Is now doing nearly ev /rything for us but pay the taxes. iVhy not do that and complete the >llssful circle? , If one can’t write or make speeches >r sing or paint pictures or hold of fice or something, he has to attraci attention In some way.—Exchange. 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Well also to consider this; (And nothing It would be amiss*) As dies the old year that has been And comes the New Year, tripping in WRITERS CALL LYNCHING PUBLIC ENEMY NO- 1 Now York, Dec. 21.—Famous Amer ican writers, including Fannie Hurst, Sherwood Anderson and Oswald Gar rison Villard, score the crime of lynching in a symposium in the Jan uary Crisis, out today, calling it “pub lic enerojf No- 1” “How absurd tt is for the govern ment to be declaring that some gun man like Dillinger, or Pretty Boy Floyd is public enemy number one!” writes Mr. Villard. “Public enemy number one is (the lynching mob-” “It is only necessary to travel cas ually abroad in order to appreciate, 'to one’s humiliation, the contempt with which our supine acceptance of the lynching of human beings is countenanced,” writes Miss Hurst, who d:clares bitterly: “hundreds of our own wayside trees are gibbets from which have dangled the broken necks of men • . . s/trung up by . . . unpunishable* mobs.” Lynching is “such a rottten and stupid way to gdt justice.” says Sher wood Anderson. Qther contributors to the symposium are Gertrude Ather ton, Martha Ostenso. W. E. Wood ward, Jaimes Weldon Johnson, Peari S- Buck, Wiliam Pickens, George Fort Milton, Senators Robert F. Wagner and Edward P. Coatigan, and DuBose Heyward. ; < Walter White has an article on the Costigan-Wagner anti-lynching bill and Annie Nathan Meyer writes a dtory about a lynching in the South and its effect upon the Jew's in that town- Thera are cartoons on lynching and pictures of /thee anti-lynching pickets at the recent crime conference. A sketch of Miss Louise Beavers, who has a leading part in the motion pict ure, “Imitation of Life.” is-contribut ed by Chauncey Townsend. GIBSON PICKS KENTUCKY STATE AS NATIONAL GRID CHAMPION New York. Dec. 21—Kentucky State';; powerful football team is picked as national ehampion by Wil liam (Bill) Gibson, in an article in the January Crisis, out today. Mr Gibson, reviewing tho searon, makes his choice despite tho faot that- there are otther undefeated (teams in the country. He analyze^ the claims of the Morgan college Bears, the Texas college Steers and Langa-on of Oklahoma, but con cludes that none has as g.cod a record, in spite of its clean s|late, as Kentucky State. Mr. Gibson refrains from picking an all-Am erica team, bat names outstanding players from which a selection can be made. MORGENTHAU ASKED TO FIRE NARCOTICS OFFICIAL WHO CALLED MAN “NIGGER” New York, Dec. 21—Secretary of tho Treasury Henry Morgenthau has' been urged to immediately remove H. J. Anslinger, Commissioner of the Bureau of Narcotics, Treasury! Department for describing a colored informer as a “ginger colored nigger”, in circular latter No- 324 to district supervisors sent out from Washing ton, D. C. of December 4, 1934. The circular referred to this man, Edward Jon:s, as being untrustworthy and “inclined /to be boastful, ‘fresh’ and sarcastic”. The request wa's made by the N.A.A.C.P. “The complaint we wish officially to maka with you has no relation . . . to Edward Jones as an individual”, the Association’s letter declares, “but we do submit that the use of sudh a phrase in an official document of the Treasury Depaitment in derpribing a man as a “ginger colored nigger” clearly indicates gross racial prejudice on (the part of H. J. Anslinger. We wish respectfully but frankly to re quest that this man be discharged from the Bureau of Narcotics as it is clearly evident thajt he is a man of gross racial prejudice who ia unworthy to hold a federal position. May we request that prom^ft action be taken against this man.” Anslinger iq a Pennsylvanian and a Republican. It is said that prominent colored Democrats are urging Sena tor-elect Guffey of Pennsylvania to in sist upon Analinger’s removal. DECATUR (ILL.) N A A C P FELICITATES O. G. VILLARD Decatur, 111., Dec- 21.—On the oc casion oflthe address of Oswald Garri son Villard under the auspices of the Decatur Forum Council, the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple passed resolution paying tribiite to him as a founder of that organiza tion and for many ycal's its ^treasurer Several members of the branch at tended Mr. Villard’s lecture- When it was ovc,r, he called them to the plrt,form and thanked them publicly for the tribute paid him* Mr- Villard expressed a desire to mei with the branch members on the occasion of hi/ ne*; vis^t to the city and discuss with thsm (the problems of colored people in Decatur LOS ANGELES RAISES $200 FOR N A A C P ANNIVERSARY FUND New York. Dec. 21.—The 26tfi An. niveraar^ Committee of the Los An sel js Branch of /the National Associa tion for the Colored People has raised more than $200, according jto a re port received from Mrs. J. M. Ed. wards, tha commit/tee's chairman. The money was raised during the year by using coin banks, getting church colledfcions and sponsoring an after noon tea. The National Office hfts received a check for $173-99 from Mrs. Zella Taylor, the branch secretary, ag the net total after payment of all ex, penses. Reports from cz-her active branch committees will be published a* they come lr.. GOV. SHOLTZ GETS MARIANNA LYNCH HORROR REPORT New York, Dec- 21.—Gov. David Sholtz has acknowledged receipt of a copy of tha investigation of the ra cer# lynching of Claude Neal at Mari anna. Florida, made by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Ha writes that it has been “transmitted ,to State Attorney, Honorable John H- Carter, Jr., Mari anna, Florida, for hi# information and guidance” SOLD MEDAL FOR BACKACHE, KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLE Stop Getting Up NigRts * . I Hare’s one good way to flush harm ful waste from kidneys and stop blad. der irritation /that often causes scanty, burning and smarting passage. 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