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V,V.V.V.V.VA\,.VAVAV/.,///iV.Vi,.VaV.V.,V.,.V/.V/.,.V.V.,.V.V.V.V.,.,i,.V.V.,.V.,.V.V.V. . . . EDITORIALS . . . VAV.,.,.,.VAVAVA^V.V.V.V<V.V//.y.y.v.v The Omaha Guide Published every Saturday at 2418-20 Grant St., Omaha, Neb. Phone WEbster 1750 Entered as Second Class Matter March 15, 1927 at the Post Office at Omaha, Neb., under five Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Terms of Subscription $2.00 per year._ 3p,cs prejudice murt go. The Father hood of God and the Brotherhood c-f Man must pre vail. These are the only principles v/hich will stand the acid test of good citizenship in time of peace, war and death. _ Omaha, Nebraska, January 5, 1835 Congressman Mitchell's Opportumy Aiiv man from our race group elected to the United States Congress can become more than the representatives of the particular district votes the honor and responsibiAty. lie can, if big enough, became the symbol and expres sion of the aspirations and hopes of the Negro race. He can become the unofficial ambassa dor and herald of voiceless and voteless million of black people in various sections of this proud and boastful Commonweahh. In order to measuiy in that role and function in that wider and deeper sense one must be able to stand within the frame work of the particular party organization that offers votes enough to secure, certificate of election to the seat in Con press and at the same time transcend the limits fixed by geography, physiognomy, partisan politics, social elans, dcnominal' bigo» ry and become the servants of the people. Because •such is both possible and imperative, due to . t1-1' exigencies of cur race plight, makes it easy for our people without regard to party affiliation to rejoice and take courage whenever any man is lifted from amongst us to that ped ' estal of infulence and power: Oscar Depriest, . Congressman from the first Illinois dis net-, for the last six years hns demonstrated that fact • He perfonned his duties of the offiee immedi ately affecting his district, and .entered into that larger area where the race has felt the in fluence of his vision and ability and the power of the people of that dis riot in the last elec actions. As a congressman DePriest served his race and humanity in general, and will leave a record as spokesman for human rights that will keep the fires of arnhi ion and hope burning for generations to come. But by vote of the people of that dirs'riet in.the last elec' tion DePriest is to retire and Arthur W. Mit chell is 1 o take that seat of opportunity as a Democratic* congressman. - W ill Mr. Mitchell meet the challenge and mea sure up to his opportunity as he may find it in that wider field of service to the entire race as has his predecessor? Some think and say so. Millions hope so. His own words soon after his election would point in that direction Jlis interview promised “Constructive thought, honest action and real statesmanship.” It promised further to “always endeavor to be on the alert and use all the povvler that resides in me to protect the interest of my group.” Then he said. “I shall welcome constructive criticism from the people of the country.” That sounds well and arresting. One cc^ild yell out loud and even say “whoopee” to what ■Congressman-elect Mitchell said in that first interview. Under the influence of that state ment one could hardly expect to have news papers giving account of a visit of the new leader to Kansas City and reeport his refusal to stop and allow a great State School to recogn ize the new Congressman. Did Mr. Mitchell on a visiting tour through Greater Kansas City in charge of a committee go almost to the entrance of the state Industrial Department at Western University and refuse to pay a min ute’s attention to the faculty and student body? That Ls what was reported. Did he give as his reason that it might offend some friend of his? That was also reported. Could Sir. Mitchell or those who had him in charge think that such action would be expected of a new race leader, a statesman, a man big enough to succeed Oscar DePriest ? Hardly. One would not need an over amount, of wisdom to under stand that it is much easier to bring one’s in telligence and adequate and merited concep tion of tb condemnation than it is to snub a stat school where young people are in training - for service. And so Mr. Mitchell could hardly j be put in that attitude even if that had been designed by irresponsible adivee. He would s certainly know “that constructive thought” of j which he is to be an exponent, cuts across art . ] ificial lines and operates in an area of funda mental unity of the human race. He would be aware that “honest action” may contravene petty whims and personal prejudices where a man has a chance to encourage education and inspire a generation of young people to high endeavor. He surely would know that “states manship” is not bom of partisan pride nor personal bias. Indeed statesmanship is concern ed, not with parties and factions, but with great principles and “honest actions”; not l iv.v.v. ..,«..vcv;v J Jli Jli Jlk J~3TJ i merely with elections, but with generations. If v. hat has been reported concerning that visit especially as it relates to the Shite In dustrial School at Quindaro, has any basis in fae , then somebody has blundered. It would hardly be iair, even if tiue, 1o charge it wholly to Mr. Mitchell. For while he could be allowed to accept or ref me arrangements laid out by | those in charge of the in, inary, he could also have pointed out to him the level upon which men ol brain, culture and sense of honor and responsibility move. The entire- race will de- j fire to honor Congressman Mitchell, lnr: the Congrv-small will be expected to give a guar ant-.-id, not in words, but deeds—“honest ac- I tions —that he honor does not miss the maHc. —“The Plaindealer I -- I.Iitchcll In C 3 regress Pv Atty. P. L. Harden, Jackson, Tennessee T here is a wild speculation in political circles as to v im Congressman Mitchell will do when he gets to Congress. Some say one thing and tome another; some say because he isaDemo ci-at that he will be severely handicapped. Our colored v/riteis say that. 1 wonder will he be under a grea er handicap in Congress by his political at filiation than any other Negro in this country. We throw obstacles in our own wr;iy, instead of waiting to give ilie Congress man a chance. We are trying to handicap him with newspaper articles, etc. The Commercial Appeal, one of our Southern papers say: “The election of Arthur Mitchell, a Democrat is a step to progress in the colored race and that he ought to be able to do more for his race than Oscar DePries .” That is yet to be seen. We all, who are fairminded, know that Oscar De Priest made a good Congressman, and every step he made was for the race, and fought for those principles for the race which his convic tion don landed. Congressman Mitchell, a Dem ocra , is making a new era in the history of politics in this country. That is an achieve ment, and we should be proud of it, and wait ; with patience to see the result. We do not condemn his platform some say he is going up to Congress too pious and conservative. They say Oscar DePriest was too radical and brag gadocio. Well what* do we want. Congress man Mitchell says he will make friends with the Southern White* Congressman. What is ——a- with that? Some times friendship is better than war. That doesn't mean or under stand that he will go around Congress with his hat under his arm. He says he will fight for the enaetfnent of an Anti-lynch law, and en franchisement of our group in such Sow.hem States where our people do not vote. I hope he will encourage Negroes to vote where they have the privilege to; that is giving more trouble than disfranchisement. That is a fine hplatform; we ought to lend encouragement to this man. He ufas a Negro before he was a politician. I never critize or question a man’s religion or politics. Congressman Mitchell has the privilege to come in direct and association w'ith the section that has his people tied and handicapped as a group, and it appears to me from reasoning, that he would be occupying a mighty good position to get some of these things done. Some raised a how] about Sylvester Harris going to Chicago to speak for Mitchell. That was a strategic political move of the Democrat ic party up there to change sentiment. Did you know that Henry Allen Boyd of Nashville Tennessee went to Chicago to speak for Oscar DePriest' on several occasions. Did you know that a number of us Tennesseeans wrote hun dreds of letters to our Tennessee friends in his district urging te support of Oscar DePriest? Now take this under consideration. Sylvester Harris helped Mitchell, lived in the State of Mississippi. We tried to help De Priest, lived in Tennessee. What is the difference. Let’s be fair and honest about these things. Our group are too prejudice anyway. If we would deal w*ith these problems with an open mind and seek the best for our group; stop selling tl^em out at the polls as is done right here in Tennessee, seek representation in our own par ty, and if we can’t get it there, go somewhere else. In Tennessee our Republicans don’t care anything for the colored vote. It is an office seeking reconstruction, carpet, bag proposition. M e are hoping to end that rule by organizing our group over the state with the theory of qualifying them to vote. We have the num ber, if they are qualified sombody will want them on election day, and if they want them what they have to offer in the way of represent ation. A policeman some time, a magistrate this or hat or the other wen it is all a false" education, some times medical officers where our people are involved. Assistant attorneys in some places. Not a few cankered dollars and a drink of moonshine liquor for batched votes. Our people must* aspire for office to encourage our people to vote all over this country. The south is not as bad as people above the Mason and Dixon line think. We sell our people out for personal gain and self aggrandizement. We keep our people back. "We tell them the white folks won’t let you do this or that or the ohr when it is all a false and deception. ' INDUSTRY -1 ' ~ More than 800,000 radio sets were installed in cars during 1933. Automobiles account for more than 83 per cent of all rubber consumed. Hydroplanes are to cross the Medi terranean in one day instead of two. Buildings erected In Shanghai, China, last year are estimated to have cost over $40,000,000. Driving on a flat tire will not be so distressing an experience if tire manufacturers have success with tubes that resist destruction when run flat Thirteen carloads of steel and 15, 000 gallons of paint were used in mak ing some 3,000,000 auto license plates at the Illinois state prison at State ville. THIS AND THAT The camel must be all right or na ture wouldn’t have backed him up. Some men ought to bn thankful that I the world doesn’t understand them. A girl hopes that the veil of tiie future will prove to he a bridal veil. It Is easier to acquire a reputation for greatness than it is to keep it up. Nothing pleases a woman more than ; a compliment that she doesn’t deserve. I/ots of men tei! the truth because It i Is the easiest way to fool some people. Although the rolling atone gathers no moss the high-roller scatters a lot of it. A small boy’s Idea of playing safe is to get his mother to promise not to tell his father. SOFT AND LOW ft In easier to pose as an optimist than It is to be.one. Time Is money to the woman who has • mania for shopping. Somehow when a man gets Into ■ crowd he thinks that ha Is the only oho In s hurry, -. When It tome to scouring the aarth t detectirs eften can give a tomb woman • '• w ©*•'''«■»* tie Jury system Is unreliable. When Is there going to be a revolution In t that? Some of those who smile, smile, pmlle the most, still remain suspicious •aysterles. Laws may not Interfere much with If bat you want to do, but taxation gets jou coming or going. Tour character, you know what that a; but your reputation you learn of, little by little, here and there. Our houses are perfectly contrived lo live In in winter, but we have never Hade them quite endurable In summer. _ When a bald man puts on a wig for the first time, all those present shout Approval. What If people do “knew 1 Is a wig?” We don’t mind people “lifting" the unes of their modern popular songs from Beethoven and Mozart, but they tught to identify each “appropria tion.” r _ SUNNY SAYINGS The dyspeptic can eat his cake and •till feel that he has it. “Bacon should never be served half tooked." It simply Isn't done. Most of the songs sung on the stage »y request are at the request of the linger. Two of the most comfortable things n the world are old shoes and old 'r lends. tf men had the gift of second sight , .here would be fewer cases ©f love it first sight. Why doesn’t some shrewd bourding >oties keeper suddenly acquire a for une b-y advertising her place as a lonie for the cure of obesity?—An --viiES M-igaidne. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN (Nor Woman) an the style of Damon Runyon we give you the life and death of Bozo, i dog, but a friend of all. One summer day in ’28 a man and (log fell off a freight train in Omaha. The dog looked at his master as if to say, “so this is Omaha”, not knowing that this was the place he was to live and die. The dog’s name was Bozo. The man’s doesn’t matter, for this is Bozo’s tale. In the course of time he became Mrs- Lula Talbert’s dog. Her nephew also adopted him. Bozo and he car ried papers, or so Bozo thought he was, for a year. During this time Bozo and an Airdale named Buster, owmed by Flossie Clarke, decided be tween themselves that since gangsters were in vogue, that the dog folk should get in on some of it. So they ruled Hamilton street. But as old age crept upon both of them, they de cided that retirement was a fine thing. Buster going his way, and Bozo his. Bozo decided that friends, human friends were fine to have, so friends are what he got. As Jimmy Durante would say, “He got millions of them”. Pittsburgh Survey Tells Why Some Firms Do Not Employ Negroes Y.'aoKing! n—Administrator Harr:,' L. Hopkins received this w ek some clues as tc underlying causes back of ‘he disproportionate number of Ne groes in the army of unemployed. The Pittsburgh Urban League has report ed to the FERA head the results of its survey entitled, “Reasonsi Given by Firms for not Employing Negroes”. Man:* firms among the largest inter, viewed in Pittsburgh gave “no special reason”, for non-employment of Ne groe ; others gave no reason. Many stated it was just an accepted policy, or that Negroes n ver applied. Some volunteered to give Negroes a chance. Thi.:. is the first comprehensive of. fort made by a government agency to ward a realistic approach to this problem. College trained Negroes in tha technical and professional division of the FEIiA Work Division compiled the information under the direction of R Maurice Moss* executive secre tary of the Pittsburgh Urban League. Te summary was recently made avail able in the “Informer.” L'Co'* below are some of the rea sons given by firms for not emplo. - ing N groes. I From, the Urban League Survey “Negroes in Pittsburgh’9 Industries— 1934”—for the businesses which do not employ N groes*.) Nature of Business No. of Emp. Telephones 4600 Rolling Mills 1100 Steel Pipes 1010 Br wing 504 Steel 500 Osket Manufacturing 420 Public Utilities 400 Brewing 317 Aluminum 300 Bakery 250 Meat Packers 250 Rolling Mills & Steel 225 Brewing 211 Oil Refining 177 Glass Manufacturing 175 Mirrors 165 Office Cleaning 158 Paper Products 125 Macaroni Manufacture 125 Oil Refining 125 Br wing 124 Commercial Papers 120 Steel Bandf 107 Motor Coaches ' 101 Confectionery 100 Conf.ctionery 75 Outdoor Advertising 100 Cleaning & Dyeing 95' Boxes 99 Electrical apparatus 90 Newspapers 65 Bakery Products 64 Linen Supply 63 Adding Machines 62 Miscellaneous Products 60 Oil Well Supplies 68 Meat packing. 68 Baking 57 Printing & Lithographing 55 Furniture 55 Supply Company 55 Cleaners & Dyers 52 Chains and Bumper* 50 Meat Packing 50 Wholesale 140 Miscellaneous Products 50 Structural Iron 53 Hardware 54 Laundry 55 Rolling Mills 460 Electrical Apparatus 300 Candy 250 Hospital 155 Non-Ferrous Alloys 150 Bolts and Nuts 130 Mirrors 125 Oil Well Supplies 121 Creamery 120 Motor Cars 120 Coal 120 Paint 106 rce-Cream 102 Alloys 190 Steel 109 Steel and Iron 100 Railroad Supplies 99 Ste 1 work* 91 Sand and Gravel 80 Men’s clothes 80 Stoves 78 Rolling Mill Machinery 76 Paints and Varnishes 75 rhea ter 75 l'owell Supply 70 Laundry 70 Steel product* 70 Bolts »nd Nuts 65 Machinery 65 Electrical Apparatus 62 Gas and Water Meters 61 Lead and Oil 60 Gasoline 57 Why No Negroes Nature of work carries into inti mate r cesses of homes. S’ ecialized work; no Negro appli cants. No more puddling; discharged Ne groes. Not favorable to Negro help; Union. Negroes lazy; white labor better; Northern N groe^ better. No work that can be segregated. Negroes never nter gas field. Help hired through union Work of too high type. Help sent by Bak rs-’ Union Meat cutters never applied. Mill n xt door hires Negroes, there fore they shouldn’t. Not policy of company. Work requires long period of train ing. Wouldn’t like to mix Negroes and whito girls Too many whitj girls. Negroes not suited for our work. Negroes never applied; sp:cialized work. Mostly experienced foreign, rsi. Workers clannish; Negroes would make trouble. Help furnished by Union Enough white men. Skilled work. Not customary to use N groes ns bus drivers. Will give Negroes a chance; Ne groes capable “Don't want them.” Union would object. Negroes not adaptable. Department having N;gro girls was abandoned after war. “Just donh use Negroes". Trains help from mi.ssenger boys up; will hire Negroes. No other bakers hire Negroes. “Hat s Neffoes.” Territory for Negro salesmen small. Negroes used in South Negro florist n ver applied. No need for Negroes. None have applied; May consider competent Negroes. Not policy of company Preference for whites. Would him Negroes if they would apply and were experienced. Not policy of compand Plant a family affair; not enough jobs for family. N. ver contemplated mixing colored and whites. Negroes elft of own accord. Negroes would not fit in. No sp.cial reason. No reason given. No reason given. No special reason No reason given. No reaso* given. No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No special reason No special reason No special reason No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No special reason No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No special reason; chances small. No special reason; chances small. No special reason; chances small. No special reason No reason given. No reason given. No reason given. No special reason No special reason No special reason No special reason Bozo loved them all, those of the social world and those of the under world, but—'but Bozo is gone. Death from an assassin’s ground glass and I meat. When Bozo’s friends heard of his death, they all swallowed hard and said, “That’s too bad,” but when they heard he had been poisoned, they swore vengeance on the assassin should his identity ever be revealed. But as the good book says, “The reaper takes all sooner or later”. Bozo, who was 11 years old, barked welcome at two mayors of Omaha and a presidential candidate, F. D. Roose velt. , Bozo is in dog heaven now, and all his frionds say, “Farewell, Bozo”. Or What Have You? Cattaro, the Jugoslavian village, has >een In Its time, Roman, Venetian, Turkish, Spanish, Serbian, Hungarian! Bulgarian, Russian, French, English ind Austrian. No Dieticians The* In the days of Columbus dinner for anyone who really amounted to (nythlng in Spanish society consisted (f from 12 to 18 meat courses. Must Ba Abla to Take It "Leadership,” said Hi Ho, the sage /f Chinatown, "requires a man strong jnough Jo accept blame as well as lattery.” Mummies Yield Blood Tost The blood of Egyptian mummies >.000 years old can be classified by be same blood tests used in living arsons. STATE SENATE AND LEGISLATURE I , CONVENPS Bolh Houses Predominantly Demo. crsitic; Disappointment for Many Job Hunters; Few Negroes Given Consideration Lincoln—1Tuesday, Jan. 1— Both branche of the L> ',islature went in ! to action with a bang with the repub lican members in no position as far as their numerical strength is con cerned to do any thing other th«n to ! v?ait on th side lines for something ;tn arise that w:!l disturb the equan. imity of the strongly intrenched, well oiled democratic machine, wlvch up : t» the third day of the s ssion ha > : been running as smoothly as a dem | ocratic primary election in Texas. No "ttemot was mad- to sh-w any mag nanimity of sririts toward the minor. it” which usually characterizes bodies of this kind, especial!’ at the time when they are going through th' “warming up” process, in getting acquainted with erch other nnd getting accustomed to their sur roundings. One is impressed b ’ the attitude of the d mocratic Repre entativcs and Senators, they are heartily in aec -rd with the prin ciples »f President Andrew Jackson, that “to th victor belong the spoils” Hero and there a few of the demo cratic members can be overheard ex changing friendly greetings with : inn Republican Senator or Representative, but, by their attitude one is reminded of the “spider and th * fljf and the snake who is intent on charming his prey upon which he f eds.The Omaha delegation with only a few excep tion seems to have conv niently gone blind or to have completely lost its memory so far ns the promises made to some of their “culled brers” of Omaha are concern d. They absolute ly demonstrate the statement that “One can look without seeing”, and can thinkwith out remembering”. uun.i to oy *Dle to over come the age old complex which has for certturies associated the words. Negro with mop. broom, scrub in their minds as synonomous terms meaning one and th> same thing. They look with a shocked, pained ex pression when and if our “cullud” brother intimates that he could do something at least where it requir d. if not all brains, a combination or an admixture of brains and brawn. One hardly expects to find this con dition existing in a State which for years has stood on the broad plat form, and supposed the policies of equal opportunities to nil of its citi zens- This observation carries our minds into other channels, which in the language of the immortal Lincoln, You can fool some of the people some of the time, you can fool some of th > people all the time, but you can’t fool all the people all the time". Wo are still old fashioned enough to b Iieve that honesty is the besft policy. We also believe that to deceive a trusting, unsophisticated Negro by a system of veiled hopes and promises is as de structive to him as it is to those of any other group. The Negro has an insatiable desire to be a Man; to act as a Man; to feel as a Man; and to be recognized as a Man. As Japan, Russia and other powers of th* world are fighting to be recognised by the United States. England and the others, jo is the Negro fighting for recognition, not from a foreign power, but from the country of his birth, made glorious to him by the blood of his fathers, freely given on the battle fileld of every war in which this country has been engaged. For it has the Negro toiled, and for the flag has he died. We have answered every question «nd 3tood every test, yes W2 have dared to look in the Whito man’s face and live. We have met the challenge of Science, Arts, inventions. All the gamut of human endeavors and achievement has been successfully run. Do ynu wonder that the Negro should strive for that for which all nations fight and die? At this stage of their development with access to one of the gr atest educational systems of the world, do you wonder that they are not satisfied with the mop, broom and brush ? By M. L. Harris. Contributing Editor. Electrical Storms The weather bureau says that, sd far as is known, no part of the United States Is entirely free from electrical storms. However, they are much mord frequently observed in the eastern an ^ central portions than in the Far Westj Along the Immediate Pacific coast thunder storms are comparatively rare. -i « Women Busy in Burma All the women in Burma work. Thd rich women are occupied with managJ ing their estates, controlling their, money; the poor women take up a! trade. Almost all the shops In Burma are owned and operated by women. Eight Island* in Groap The eight Hawaiian Islands constltut Ing the group, which are, In order of their size, Hawaii, Oa’in, where Hon olulu Is situated; Kauai, Maul, Molo kai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and Nllhau, are unlike any other land. The Feather River The Feather river is in northern California, rising In the 8i«wra N*. »ada range and flowing in a sonihweet direction through beautiful scenery pntil It becomes part ef the Sacra mento. '