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Standard HJUtorioul _ Linowin, • ’ I /JUSTICE/EQUALITY HEW TO THE LINEK ‘ --“ -*-•-* VOLUME IX OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY July 27th, 1935 NUMBER NINETEEN Bishop W. T* Vernon Charged With Attempted Rapj Miss Ethel Mae Moore Another charming specimen of the proverbial “Georgia Peach’’ is the monicker given these darling debs such as Ethel Mae Moore, affable daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Moore of Atlanta, Ga. Miss Moore attended school at Morris Brown college, Atlanta university, and Williams Business college. She i sone of the most popular members of the younger social circles. Green Calls Conference on Discrimination in Trade Unions Randolph Requested to Invite Witnesses to Conference New York, July 24.—July 9th, in the Council room of the Ameri can Federation, of Labor building, in Washington, D. C., a committee composed of J. W. Garvey of the Hod Carriers International; John Brophy of the United Mine W„rk' ers; T. C. Carroll of Maintenance of Railway Workers; J. L. Hanks of International Barbers’ Union and J. E. Rooney of the Plaster ers’ and Cement Finishers Inter national. appointed by President William Green of the A. F. of L., as a result of a resolution intro duced and adopted at the San Francisco Convention last year concerning d i s c r iminatiou in Trade Unions against Negro workers, by A Phillip Randolph. National President of the Broth erhood of Sleeping Car Porters, hearings were held and testimony and evidence and briefs were tak en and submitted. Some of the witnesses who ap peared and testified were: John P. Davis, Executive Secretary of the joint Committe on National Recovery, who made a compre hensive statement on the subject, stressing discriminations against Negroes in the Tobacco Workers’ Union and the iVctile Workers’ International Charles H. Houston, Sepcial Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who made a strong statement on the necessity for full recognition of Negro workers by the A. F. of L. Union as a matter of human justice and called for an educational cam paign to enlighten bot hblaek and white workers of the necessity of solidarity; Reginald J. Johnson, Legislative Director of the Na tional Urban League, gave in* stances of discrmiinations against Negro workers by A. F. of L. unions in Atlanta, Ga. and St. Louis Mo., and warned the A F. of L. of the possibility of Negroes moving into radical labor organiz ations if they were denied fair treatment; Howard D. Wodson, Natoina President of the National Builders’ Association: Mr. Patter son and Mr. Duncan testified (Continued on Pag-e 2) Mothers—Let vour boye be Guide newsboys. Send them to the Omaha Guide Office, 2418-20 Grant Street “Race Must Strive And Sacrifice to Get Rights” “Take hold of your lives. Most j of the things that distress you, i you ran avoid Most of those' things that dominate you, you can overthrow. You ean do as you will with them. Let us take hold of life and remodel it.”— Plato. It matters little how small the deed may be; where there is need of the output of mental, or phyg- j ical effort, to bring about a de sired result, the making of a sac rifice is inevitabe. This is true in every walk of life. A sacri liee is made by one, in order that another might live! When a people come to the real ization that they are being con tinuously ill-treated, and a sacri fice must be made to improve their lot, only death itself can prevent their making this sacri fice. It is in the nature of human beings to burst asunder any bonds, which hinder normal prog* jress. It is the duty of every individ ual, to obtani and to protect his ^rights. When 1 say “Eights,” I mean those properties which na ture has provided for every indi vidual on the face of the earth, clothing, shelter, and food. In addition to our natural rights, there are other rights which every individual should endeavor to ob tain and to protect, namely, our social rights—life, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness. It is not my policy to advocate violence, however, but in spite of my disinclination to it, I have enough intelligence to know that, under certain conditions, a sacri fice, in the form of violence, is equally as inevitable as it is ef fective. A sacrifice in the form of violence, was the ruling charact er of the recent racial disturbance in Hadlem in which one partici pant sacrificed his life, and many others were seriously injured. beyond a doubt, the social and economic life of the Harlemites wil be improved 100 per cent in the near future. If nothing is done to improve the deplorable conditions under which Harlem* tes are forced to live, there will nly be a recurrance of the reeent disturbance, until those responsi ble for the grievous conditions will have brought about proper conditions, suitable for the people Slavery began in this country, ‘in 161, and the American Negro has been enslaved ever since. The American Negro has made—and is still making—many sacrifices PROMISED PROPORTIONAL WORK % % % % % % % % % % y. y* % % % Discrimination Ban In A. F, of L. EDITOR GALLOWAY TOLD NEGROES TO GET FAIR SHARE OF WPA JOB REPRE SENTATIVE MCLAUGHLIN PROMISES FAIR CONSIDERATION TO NEGRO CITIZENS. News of great importance to^ Omaha's Negro population, es pecially the unemployed, was re ceived today by Mr. Galloway, publisher of The Omaha Guide, from Congressman Charles F. McLaughlin. , 1« This news consists of a copy of a letter sent Mr. A1 Scott, district adminstrator of the Federal Works Progress Administration, asking Mr. Scott to give every possible consideration to the plac ing of Negro workers through his j office. “The contents of this letter I clearly demonstrate Congressman McLaughlin’s desire to faithfully and honestly represent every one of his fellow citizens and constitu ents and shows hi mto be extreme ly friendly to our people,’’ Mr. Galloway said after reading the letter, which follows. Continued From Page 1 _ 4 and attempts at freedom, but all of his endeavors have proven fu tile. The American Negro has sacrificed himself from the ballot box to the hangman’s noose—in , his struggle for freedom and self determination. There is one thing which the sacrifices made hv the Afro-American, in his en deavor to shake off the shackles which hold him in bondage, proves, and that is this: It is ut terly impossible to expect a peo ple, as full of pent-up emotion as are the American Negroes, and living under conditions which will not allow them to do so, to react normally. There are some people, who may not agree with me when I j say. that no people have prog ressed very far in this world by lwavs following the line of least •es-stence but if we go into his ory, we will find that the people vho achieved anything remark ble in life were more or less un eruplous and militant in char acter. We will also find that the imid and fearful have always Jeen trodden under foot, despised, and spit upon. The world hates a eoward; but a man—everybody admires and respects him 1 L. Thompson. Trenton, N. J. The Omaha Guide Will Sponsor Banquet The Omaha Guide will sponsor a Banquet, honoring Dr, McMillan and family on his return trip from Africa, shortly after arrival. The Business and Professional Men, including Civic Organizations of the city will be re quested to take part in sponsoring this welcoming greeting. Watch the Omaha Guide for further Announce ment. Going to Chicago If you are going to Chicago to at tend the Joe Lewis fight, and have not bought your Railroad ticket, and arc desirous of having services of a Car while in the city, call Jackson 4586 and ask for Mr. Leroy Childs for a very meager sum. he has room for 'two more in his car. Popular Musician Con fined to Hospital Mr. Dilliard and Lovejoy Crawford, returned last Tuesday from T-m; Vegas, Nevada, bringing with them their sister, Mrs. Flortine Pinkston Mitchell, who has been suffering for some time with blood poisoning. She is at the Methodist Hospital expecting to undergo another operation the lat ter part of the week, in an attempt to check further spread of the blood poisoning in the lower part of her right limb. • _ Entertained in Honor of Chicagoans — Mi*. Hirma Greenfield, was hos tess at a 2 o’clock luncheon last Thursday, at her home. 1005 No. 49th Avenue, honoring her guests. Miss Ardella Smith and Miss Carrie Mat thews, both of Chicago, who spent six days of delightful visiting. Ap pointments were very pretty and the menu delicious, Mrs. Blandino Rose assisted the hostess. Those present beside guests of honor, were Misses Helen Wheeler, Geraldine and Velma Rose and Fidelia and Diella Rucker, Ida Allen and Mrs. Alberta Reynolds. They all expressed having enjoyed the affair immensely. Especially were the guests pleased with the charm and personality of the Chicago guests of honor. County Plans Aid For 1,265 Families Douglas county commissioners Tuesday discussed plans for tak ing over the relief load of 1,265 I Omaha families designated as ‘4 nonemplovables.? ’ Chairman Frank Mahoney of the relief committee said he planned t orecommend reopening of the county store at the court' i house and of two relief stores, one in North, the other in South Omaha Many of the nonemployables will be removed from relief rolls when the od age pension plan gets under way, about Nov. 1. Dr. Singleton Was The Cause of it All Mrs. Mable Brooks, who was to have visited her mother in Chicago by airplane, has been delayed, due to some unfinished dental work being done by Dr. Singleton, that had been promised to be finished in due time for her to make her trip to Chicago. Mrs. Brooks is still contemplating her airplane trip to see her mother. Chicagoans Return Home Misses Ardella Smith and Carrie Matthews returned to Chicago, Tues day, after six days visit in Omaha, the guest of Mrs. Hiram Greenfield. Many social courtesies were extend ed them while in the city and they I made many friends Investigate Discrimina tion By A. F. | of L. Leaders Washington, D. C„ (CNA)—For the first time in its history, the Na tional Eyecutive Committee of the American Federation of Labor open ed its doors to a hearing on discrimi natory practices against Negro work ers in its unions. < This hearing is the result of wide- ' spread movement for equality among rank and file members of locals throughout the entire country Proof. A resolution embodying this de mand was introduced at the 54th an- " nual Convention of the A. F. of L. in San Francisco by Philip A- Ran . dolph, Natianal President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Stark, living proof of the vicious practices were brought before the | subcommittee appointed by the A. F. of L. by Mr. Randolph, Reginald J. Johnson of the National Urban League, and John P. Davis, executive secretary of the Joint Committee on National Recovery in Washington and . sponsor of the forthcoming National Negro Congress. Forms of Discrim i nation Mr. Davis outlined three different forms of discrimination as follows: (a) outright exclusion; (b) indirect discrimination on sham, petty techni calities; (c) jim-crow locals. The immediate abolition of all col or barriers and the penalizing of all union locals and unionists who con tinue jim-crow. were demanded at the hearing. Evict White Tenant for Protesting Jim Crow New York, (CNA)—For protesting against the attempted eviction of James Lawler, Mr. Williams, white, and his family were ousted from their home at 436 E. 16 Street. They hod refused to pay rent unless the dis possess against Lawler be with drawn. Organizations and individuals are asked to send protest to the land | lord, Mr. Schneeweiss, white, at 436 ; E. 16 Street. Will Arrive Monday Dt. Aaron McMillian, will return 4 home Monday, July 29th, accompanied by Mrs. Wilena Cooper McMillan, and their three children Aaron Jr„ Bobby, and their little daughter, Hel en K as ova who was born in Africa, last October. Dr. McMillan arrived in New York last Tuesday, July 9, from London. Dr. McMillan will be at home at 2892 Miami Street with his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boone. Mrs. Boone re ceived the following telegram from her daughter last Tuesday. Mrs. Sallie Boone, 2892 Mianmi St., Omaha, Nebr. Arriving 29th. Wilena C. McMillan St Benedict is Under going an Over-Hauling The new priest. Father James Preuss. S. J., who is taking the place of the late Father Daly, is really giv ing St Benedict a complete over hauling. Owing to the increased at tendance, he has been forced to make the auditorium larger. All old plumb ing is being taken out and new stni j tary plumbing is being installed. The vestibule in front has been removed, and the study rooms are all being renovated. HINT SCANDAL ON WESTERN UNIERSITY, COURT RECORDS HOLD ON EIDEVNCE AGAINST SUPT. OF WESERN UNIVERSITY CLAIM GIRLS FORCED TO LEAVE SCHOOL BECAUSE OF AD VANCES OF SCHOOL HEAD Scores Mussolini’s Greed; Will Fight For Ethiopia i Editor, The Omaha Guide, tfy dear Editor: We are American citizens, America does not treat us as it I o e s ungrateful foreigners and we, as people, cannot overlook this fact. America gives us food and helter and so for this, if nothing Ise, wre should be accused of bit ng the hand that feeds us But because I am an American itizen, it does not restrict me in ruthfully saying that- I am wili ng dow to sacrifice my home and ife to volunteer today in any Army to fight against this cow rd tyrant, Mussolini, w*ho, through prejudice, greed for pow r and exploitation against a upposedly weaker nation has i n g 1 e d out Ethiopia, a peace oving, Godfearing, struggling eopie to bully over. .in the 3 <Utn infantry, oversea, ve iought a grim iignt of death uppuseuiy ior democracy and ot xor a smgie thing that we nad tone, but lighting our rich white American brothers battle. .Now ve are confronted with a nemesis nd world's enemy Ao. 1, that ruthfully tells the world what iis him m words like this: We ave old accounts and new ac ounts to settle with Ethiopia. And too, “for the benefit of hose thot do not know*” on Mar. 4, 1934, this same nemesis launched an unwarranted attack n ail the American colored peo ile. This egotist, not being sat sfied with his dictorial power ver Italy, here is what he said n aspeech to his black shirt ias ist: The diminution of births in he United States is assuming larming proportions ,if it con iuues at this ratd the fciumber f biers will surpass the number f cradles. Blind and foolish are hose ignorant destroyers who elieve they can efficaciously ombat the depression by steril ty. When we reflect there are n the United States 11,500,000 Negroes, people of extraordinary ecundity, it is neeessarv to con clude with a real cry of alarm. The yellow peril is nothing, we \ ill encounter an Africanized imeriea in which the white raee, »y the inexorable law of number, vill and by being suffocated by he fertile grandsons of Uncle Tom. Are we to see ■within a century a Negro in the White louse?” These are his words and the ,’hicago Tribune printed them onspiciouslv on its front page as tsual This is what I call a meddle ome coward and world’s enemy no. 1. His crafty eyes have been on Sthiopia and her fertile soils ever ince he came into power. I think ithiopia made a sad mistake when, through him, she refusec | By David Lee Kansas City, Kan., Attempted rape, forcing gri employes and student* to submit to his base desires, and be traying Western University- into ehe hands of Kansas Politicians, are just a few of the charges to be brought against Bishop W. T. Vernon, sus pended A. M. E. Bishop and Superin tendent of Western University. t» make his suspension permanent at the General Conference, this writer learn ed today. According to the records of Judge Tucker’s court here, a Matron, a mu sic teacher and several other women left the school rather than submit to B.shop Vernon’s continued advances. One of the young ladies brought the charge of attempted rape against the Bishop Because of the alleged weeklies* of the prelate for young girls, several mothers have stopped their daugh ters from attending the school. Charges and counter charges anent the betrayal of Western University into the hands of Kansas politicians goes hack several years, the A M. E. leaders say. According to them the University was built by the A. M. E-. church. Some years after the school had been built Bishop Vernon suc ceeded in getting the State of Kansas and the Church to form a partner ship in its operation. The bill is al leged to nave been written by Bishop Vernon. It was passed by the Legis lature and money appropriated for the establishment of an Industrial De partment and the erection of suitable buildings. Sowever, after his suspension at the last General Conference for allegedly faking S17.500 of the church's money, Bishop Vernon is alleged to have en gineered a break between the church and State to the extent that the church was forced to close Western University. (Continued on Page 4) o lease Japan 100,000 square f miles of her fertile land for cotton rowing Tf she had done this, lussolini would now he satisfied o attend to his own business in taly, go far as Ethiopia is con cerned. His cowardly instinct of olding malice for things that appened 40 years ago. his greed or power over weaker people nd weaker nations through •ropaganda. deceit, bluffs and lies: all of these things are about o cause a repition of 1914, or to s. 1917. The big powers can stop this ig bluff now if they want to. but ehind the curtain of secrecy, it eems that they are playing poli ies. especially France . Again I swear, in the evening f my life. I am perfectly willing o give up all today and volunteer i in any Army to fight against this oward and world’s enemy No. 1, o forever crush him and his seed rom the face of the earth. Thanking you Mr. Editor and oping that you will be so kind nd generous as to let the whole vorld know how eolored people eel toward this new world's nem s’s and coward of cowards. I re aain very truly yours, Walter H. Rogers. 6054 Michigan Avenue. Chicago, 111. j Kangaroo Court Benefit Picnic; Krup Park, Aug. '|~j Ad. ~|c
