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COMMENTS EDITORIAL PAGE opinions | THE OMAHA GUIDE Published Every Saturday at 2418-20 Grant Street, Omaha, Nebraska Phanea: WEbster 1517 or 1518 Catered M Second ('lass Matter March 15, 1927, at the Poatoffice at Omaha. Neb., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God and the Brother hood of Man must prevail. These are the only principles which will itiii-H the acid test of good. All News Capy of Churches and aH Organlrationa must be in our sffioe nut later than 5:*9 p. m. Monday for current mauc. All Adver tising Copy or Paid Articles not later than Wednesday noon, proceed ing date of issue, to insure publication. ..EDITORIALS„ \ ECHOES OF THE NEWS By S. 1. FORD, Washington, D C. WALK HOUR LAW The president has sent to congress a metHttm urging the passage of a hill covering minimum wHges amt maximum InSirs of labor, as a meows of “dxteuding the frontiers of social progress.11 Senator Blade and Congressman Connery immediately introduced a hill in their respective branch of Congress in keeping with the president's message, ami made platis to rush its passage as one of the “must” hills) f#r the current rfcusiion. The objectives ami general principles of the hill are admirable. “Kxtending the frontiers of social progress" sounds great. But despite tlufce lofty aims, any such legislation place* the Negro between the devil and the deep sea. impair ing his economic future forever. While wo admit that this is not the intent of sponsors of the bill, the fact remains that the result is imperative. Negroes, forming one-tenth of owr popu lation, must pay the same price as people of other races, and »<t«H*tiimv4 more, for their clothing, food and shelter, and should bo guaranteed equal opportunity and remuneration for their la bor. If anything in the Black-Connery Bill would bring about Mu**,, objectives in addition to “extending the frontiers of so cial progress”, wc would he happy to lend it our whole-hearted support. If th,. “frontiers of social progress” were equally or even proportionally extended, then, too, all would be well. But iphtarad, our future is imperiled. Negro labor is threatened with either legal discrimination or automatic extermination. The Black-Connery Bill would permit industry to pay low er wages to Negroes than to white men doing the same kind of work, and tiring the same cost of living, forcing them into legalized economic slavery. On the other hand, any requirement in the bill that all persons, regardless of race or color, doing the same kind of work, be subject to the same wages and hours, would menu the immediate discharge of Negroes rather than pay them a decorous wage, driving them into the already over flowing relief rolls of the variousstates and municipalities Is this the reward of the Negro for his support of the ud minis! ration in the recent campaign or must he suffer further privations in spite of his loyalty! We must nob too soon for get those provisions in the old NRA that gained it. the fitting nickname “the Negro Removal Act”, and it is our duty to re mind our friends in Congress that passage of the hill in any form will militnte to our disadvantage, notwithstanding the possibility of failure to “extend the frontiers of social progress ” The National Constitution Defense League, with head quarters at 921 Westminister St., N. W., AVfashington, D. C., is taking the lend in a nation-wide movement against the Black Connery W\age-IIour Bill mentioned above, and solicits the co operation of the readers of this jiaper in the effort. - - -- * VISIBLE VS INVISIBLE TAXES By E. HOBIER ”It would he an excellent thing if some of the many taxes now levied indirectly were promptly scrapped in favor of di rect personal taxes, even on the smallest incomes” says The New York Times. “That would give us an electorate with a greater sense of responsibility in the matter of public finance, And legislatures with more backbone in the matter of retrench ment.” The persistent belief possessed by millions of citizens that they pay no taxes whatsoever because their incomes fall below certain “income tax exemptions”—coupled with the at titude that “the rich guys have to pay”—has bred an almost vallous disregard for government spending. Direct taxes constitute a minor part of government income, ■while indirect taxes on food, clothing, drugs, amusements—ev erything we buy and use—fall proportionately heavier on the poor than on the well-to-do; because there are fewer of Ihe lat ter. The Times' suggestion to have direct trxes supplant some of the indirect taxes, is an excellent one. Unfortunately our lawmakers always eye such ideas with enmity, because of their potential political repercussions. But the fact remains that all of us pay taxes, and that persons of moderate means are pro portionately the heaviest taxpayers. This should be constant ly repeated and empliasized. Eventually If wifi sink in on tin voter and then the lawmakers will act. DEATH IS PERMANENT * • The destruction of the Hindenburg has once again brouglr before the eyes and minds of the world the terror of sudden uncontrollable fire. Millions of people, reading the news ae counts and viewing the ghastly photographs of the doomed nar ship and its victims, have been gripped by a shudder of hor COMMENCEMENT AT FAMOUS TEXAS COLLEGE J ’resident Joseph J Rhoads of Bishop < with l>r. J. ('. Austin, Chicago pastor, heads the (’omnaencemwaM^o^ewdo!^ at Bishop College. Throngs of parents ami friends attended the exercises which were held outdoors. Dr. Austin gMv« the f*l dress. KELLYMILLER SAYS THE DOOR OF HOPE I am aware that my last release on "The Lost Generation of Negro Youth” left a bad taste in the mouth. Some would bo disposed to conclude that it shut the door of hope in the face of ambitious and aspiring young men and women. Let me reassure them that the door of hope is still ajar, but it does not lead to free and unrestricted opportunity as was enthusiastically expected a generation ago. The task of the prophet is a thankless one. His true function is to stand on the tower of observa tion with clairvoyance which pene trates beyond the dip of the hori zon. From this point of vantage he sees the distant rim of vision and warns tho people to taka heed be time. The Hebrew prophets played everlastingly upon the minor key. They warned the Hebrew people of the wrath to come, but always left an avenue of escape. Sodom and Gomorrah might be saved if a mi nimum residuo of righteous men could be found. Nineveh would bo destroyed only in case its in habitants did not repent of their wickedness, in sack cloth and ashes. This saving clause was appended to the note of every Hebrew prophet, even that of JVremiah, the forecast er of gloom and doom. Thesp prophesies have been and still are being substantially ful filled. Generation after generation of Hebrew youth were lost to the salvation of their own race and of the world. There was not a single prophet nor spiritual genius for four hundred years between the prophet Malchiah and the coming of Jesus, but in the fullness of time which is not yet, the Jewish race seems destined to vindicate the pro phecy vouchsafed to Abraham “In thy seud shall all the nations of the earth bo blessed.” The analogy between the situa tion which confronted the Jewish raco throughout its history and that which confronts the American Negro today seems to be perfectly obvious. The Jewish race constitut ed a dependent and self-helpless minority. Thoir whole reliance was upon the vicarious salvation. They were continuously warned that their only hope lay in righteous ness and that if they went awhor ing after the enticement* and al lurements of the Gentile world, only destruction awaited them at the end of the road. All this was summed up in the admonition of Jesus. “The leaders of the Gentile lauded over them; but it must not be so with you. He who would be great among you, let him be your servant, and the greatest of all is the servant of all.” This is the dominant note in al! Hebrew prophecy. The proverb tells us that ih*re is always room on top, but only one out of every ten thousand ev er reaches the top amid the stress and strain of modern competition. Worldly opportunity is like a monu ment whose broad layers at the base taper to a point at the vertex, where there is room only for the favored and fortunate few. But there is always room at the bottom, where opportunity is free for all who understand how to avail them selves of it in the proper spirit of a consecrated heart and mind. Th6 educated Negro today has the opportunity for humane and sacrificial service beyond any other class of youth of our generation but they need not seek comparable glory, honor and material reward in terms of which present day ex cellence is appraised. Tho teacher’s function is to en lighten the ignorant. The payroll teacher is an abomination to God and man. The Negro teacher is confronted with a mass of ignor ance which can only be dispelled by sacrificial devotion to the ped agogic art. The function of the physician is to heal the sick. The impulse of the true physician is to carry medical aid where sickness and disease are most prevalent. The Negro race is subject to all the ills that human flesh fall heir to. There devolves upon the Negro doctor as heavy a task as befalls the disciples of Escapalpius of any race or clime. The mission of the minister is to make men better in the life that Sow is and prepare them for the life that is to be. He finds oppor tunity where sin abounds. There is certainly no longer volume of sin among any people than among the Negroes to whose moral and spiritual leadership he is called. The minister of the gospej who constitutes his office for filthy ror. Not so long ago the New London school disaster resulted in a similar reaction. The unfortumwte par^ of it is those lessons are so quickly forgotten, and that a large parj of the public virtually refuses to adopt safety measures of long standing need, which would Prevent thousands of individual tragedies whose cumulative total of death, injury and property damage is infinitely greater thhn that caused by the infrequent major disasters that are headlined in the newspapers throughout the world. For example, six thousand persons in the United States exclusive of the 1500 who die annually in burning buildings—die yearly of burns and scalds and practically every one of these deaths is preventable. Children arc the principal sufferers thanks to the carelessness of adults. Unprotected stoves and grates, hot water, stefcm, and matches are the principal objects which quickly became lethal agents of death n.t the innocent exploring touch of a child's hand. Among adults the practice of starting fires with kerosene a<nd gasoline is well in the fore as a producer of fatal burns, and as a destroyer of property. Death by fire is just as painful and horrifying—whether it occurs in a home or in a spectacular disaster. Thdulc of this before you throw kerosene on that balky fire. Remember thn,t death is a permanent proposition, and no amount of money will bring bask life to a charred body. DELINQUENT SUBgCRIBERg—PLEASE NOTICE The postoffice department dqes not permit the delivery of papers to delinquent subscribers. If your payments are not up to date, please mail or bring amount due to The Guide office or call WEB1517 for representative: Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated* The Management This Week in Thought and Religion By R. L. Moody * FATHERHOOD “Like as a father.pitieth his children, so the Lord...pitieth them that fear Him.” Psalms 103: 13. June 20th is te be celebrated as Father’s Day. We are to show, by oral expression and deeds, our love and appreciation. Many are very stem in their thoughts about fathers. But it is as blessed to be a father as it is tobe a mother. One could not or would not suc cessfully exist without the other. Though the Old Testament does not directly stress the fatherhood of God, it foreruns its revelation in the New Testament by its types and shadows. The Patarichal family of Abraham, Isaac and Jlhcob are definite types of the relationship between father and son as fulfilled in Jesus Christ and the Father. Realizing the glory of being a father, there is as much need of pure, upright, Godly men as the progenitors of our children, as the need for pure virtuous mothers. It is very alarming to see the men of this present and passing generation igo on in wickedness and sin, with our young men fol lowing blindly. Men and fathers can God test ify for you as He did for Abra ham? “For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him and they shall keep the way of the Lord.” Gen. 18:19. If this can’t be said of you, then begin today to make it true in your life, then our young peo ple will be able to truthfully say and sing: i iiii.ii ui v/ui rauicta: wi: wiu juvc Both friend and foe in all our strife And teach thee, too, as love knows how, By kindly words and virtuous life. Faith of our fathers; Holy faith! We will be true to thee ‘til death.” lucre and who profiteer’s at the ex pense of God's poor deserves to have the millstone of condemnation tied about his neck and be cast in the middle of the se,a. The Negro lawyer has a great function to see to it that members of his race secure their legal rights and liberties, both as effects per son and property. His material re ward will be scanty, but great is his reward in the higher domain where service is appreciated, not in dollars and dimes, but according to its true value. The lawyer who takes advantage of his profession al position to rob the poor people of their miserable pennies is as guilt-worthy as a minister who dishonors his calling. Herein lies the superlative opportunity of the educated Negro of the present day and generation. He should qualify himself by tak ing advantage of the deepest and highest educational privileges that dollege and culture »/fc|’d, and should consecrate himself in the spirit of self-sacrifice to serve his race without stint or limit in the high places of intellectual, social, moral and spiritual leadership. Herein lies the wide open door of hope to the youth of the present generation, but if they persist in the quest of greed, glamour and glory of the white world they will bring down upon their own heads, and that of the race, self-execu tion of all the woes and calamaties which the Hebrew prophet foretold would befall the children of Abra ham. If the 2,000 Negro college grad uates who take their degrees in June and the college generations which are to follow them, will em brace their task in this spirit, they will save their race from the im pending wrath which may not oth erwise be averted. Fireworks Exhibit at Creighton Stadium On Monday, July 5 In order that the American ’ gioa band of Omaha can lead the Nebraska delegation down Fifth avenue,, in New York City, at the National American Legion conven tion. Omaha Post No. 1 will stage i massiv« fTowo-k* exposition »''d clovn circu* at the Creighton Sta dium on July 5th. Proceeds of the exposition will bo used to finance the band’s trip to New York. Legion officials fael that in having th“ Onv>V lead th« Nebraska delegation, they are making a definite civic contri bution to Omaha and to the State of Nebraska. Banners boosting Omaha and Nebraska will be car ried by delegates before thousands of people, gathered ev6-; portion of the United States. An outstanding feature of the fireworks exposition will be a piece —160 feet wide—depicting Paul Revesre on his epoch making ride. Another piece, more tha«i 20 feet high, will show the Statue of Li ber iv. Arranyjm'fnts for *the exposi tion and circus are (being made by the finance committee of Omaha Post No. 1, American Legon. “The fireworks demonstration v ill be the most spectacular ever hold in Cmaha,” said Chairman Morris E. Jacobs of the Finance Committee. “Seats will go on sale at the American Legion office on Tuesday. Half of the stadium will be reserved. General admission will be 40 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Reserved seats will be 25c extra. Because the re served seats are limited, it will be ‘first come, first served.’’ During the Fireworks Exposi tion, fifteen clowns will carry on for the special benefit of the chil dren. Special fireworks stunts with the clowns are being arrang ed, Chairman Jacobs said. The American Legion band will also give a concert on the opening of the fireworks demonstration. -o Everybody in town is going. Where? To the big carnival dance at the Dreamland Hall on June 28th, given by the Bacchanite Club, featuring Anna Mae Winburn and her Cotton Club Boys. N A A C P Meet To Discuss Elections New York, June 15—With a sharp eye on the actions of eon gressmen and senators, delegates to the 28th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People which meets in Detroit, Mich. June 29th-July 4th, promise lively dis cussion of the congressional elec tions of 1938s Foremost is the anti-lynching bill. Congressmen have already done their duty by passing the Gavagan bill, but the Senate in marking time and those senator* who come up for election will haw to answer to the voters. Tho conference ie expected to make demand for immediate action by administration leaders to sea that qualified colored voters in tho south are permitted to veto. Char les Chandler, an attorney of Mudko gee, Okla., will speak at Detroit on the franchise case new in the Wagonyr county courts. “The same House nwjerity lhat forced passage of the anti-lynch ing bill can force action against disfranchisement,” an N. A. A. C. P statement eaid. “The Negroes in the north who elect the men who give the party in power its great majority expect action to see that their brothers in the south get their voting privileges.” The NAACP is watching close ly the various relief bills and work, wage and hour bills and the record of congressmen on these will be discussed at Detroit. About 1,000 delegates are ex pected to attend the Conference which will be addressed by Homer Martin, president of the United An- " tomolbile Workers, Dr. Robert C. Weaver, Governor Frank Murphy of Michigan, Congressman Joesph A Gavagan, Walter White, J. B. Spingarn and others. -o 4500 Hear Gavagan and White in L. A. Los Angeles, Juno 16—An au dience of 4,600 crowded into the First M. E. church here last Sun day afternoon to hear speeches on the federal anti-lynching bill by Congressman Joseph A. Gavagan of New York and Walter White, secretary of the NAACP. The speeches were broadcast over radio station KFWB. On Friday night, June 4th, just after the speakers arrived from Kansas City, a special radio pro gram was arranged for them over the Warner Brothers station, KFWB. The program was arrang ed by Clarence Muse, well known screen actor, an in addition to Congrssman Gavagan and Walter White, Mr. Muse spoke, the Hall Johnson ehoir sang and Leon Leon Eirdi’s orchestra played. The Los Angeles meeting under the auspices of the Los Angeles^, NAACP branch of which Thomas"^ Griffith, jr., is president, was one of the series held across the coun try by the NAACP to arouse sen timent for the passage of the Ga vagan anti-1ynjjhing bill by the Senate. Meetings were held in Louisville, Ky.; Kokomo, Ind.; Chicago, 111.; St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo.; and the final meeting in New York, JVine 10th. HSSkiidoi-iri^ MUMU COOVC ms HAUD ''tops' AS A CHOIUS GIIU WHILE I INULA- TUNS AND HAS APPEARED IN ^ tONNIt’SUOT CH0C01AUST^IAC1WRD4 ,§&, ’’COTTON Clue. PAR. 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