HVJEARIZONA’S GREATEST WEEKLY

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, NOVEMBER 22, 1919

I. W. W. and Socialist Arguments AlluringI. W. W. AND SOCIALISTPROPAGANDA APPEALSTO SOME OFOUR GROUP

(By Associated Negro Press)CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 19.—Robert R.

Church, capitalist, business man anda political leader, has demonstratedbeyond question his ability to copewith the present political crisis so far

as our group is concerned. Mr.

Church is a political leader by adop-tion and by choice. He has studiedpolitics and has been interested inevery field of activity from commit-teeman to presidential nominationand election. He is retiring in dispo-siiion but untiring in effort. He isdemonstrating more unselfishnessthan four or five other political lead-ers that might be picked from variousparts* of the country. As time goeson Mr. Church will undoubtedly beconsulted very seriously by the lead-ing factors of the Republican party

with reference to the presidential

campaign of 1920.Mr. Church was in Chicago this

week in conference with Republicanloaders, a number of whom werecalled to the city by Chairman Will

H. Hays, to discuss the subject of con-ditions following the recent elections.The political situation throughout thecountry is such as to give the leadersof all parties great concern. As quiet

as it is kept, the propaganda of the

Socialist and I. W. W. has begun tohave an effect on the thinking Coloredpeople, because much of their argu-ment for economic and political jus-tice is absolutely unanswerable byeither the Republican or Democraticparties.

There is to be formed in this city,the latter part of November, a newnational Labor party to which a callhas been issued and it is stated thattwenty thousand delegates will attend.The Republicans, for a part, keeptheir hold on (he majority of the Col-ored people throughout the country,but they must play the game fair andaboveboard if they are dealing withthe new Negro who thinks and goesindependently, and who is bitterly dis-gusted with the old-time argumentsof the debt owed the Republican partyand what it did for our fathers. Thenew Negro sees the advantage of po-litical power and he wants it. He is,

further, determined to have it someplace or other. He is open to reasonand uses good sense and good judg-ment and knows well who are hi 3friends and always unflinchinglystands by them. Race consciousnessand unity have bepn aroused to suchan extent, together with wide opinion

of Race threats, that concerted actionon political matters may be obtainednow as never before. The new Negrorecognizes that politics has a power,and as there is no sentiment when hethinks, there should be no sentimentin politics.

‘FARMING’ CHIEF TOPICAT ANNUAL TUSKEGEECONFERENCE, JAN. 5-17

(By Associated Negro Press)Tuskegee, Ala., Nov. 19.—The an-

nual Tuskegee Negro conference isto be held at Tuskegee institute, Jan-uary 21 and 22. The conference willbe preceded by the annual two weeksshort course in agriculture, whichwill convene from January 5 to 17.

The topics for the conference arebeing worked out and will be an-nounced at an early date. On thefirst day of the conference, subjectshaving to do with the progress and

I improvement of farming, will be con-

sidered. On the second day of theconference, special consideration willbe given tb. the problems of race re-lationships and what steps should betaken to stabilize the present situa-tion so as to bring about a better un-derstanding between the races.

avenue died Thursday, Oct. 23. He

was a native of Mississippi, havingcome to this city some twenty yearsago. He conducted a barber shop andwas considered well to do. The de-

ceased was 77 years of age and leavesa wife and two sons to mourn hispassing. The funeral was held Oct.26 from the A. M. E. church, Rev. J.H. Farriby officiating. ML OliveLodge, F. and A. M., had charge of

the funeral.

CHICAGO JUSTICE IAS COMPARED WITHARKANSAS. JUSTICEThe recent Arkansas trials on the

“uprisings” there have been so fre-quently one-sided that the AssociatedNegro Press has Selected this edi-torial expression from the PittsburgLeader, a daily of national import-

ance, as a most remarkable state of

facts. Says the Leader:"The methods of civil authorities in

Arkansas, in connection with the par-

ticipants in the recent race riot in

that state, furnish little to inspireconfidence. The mere fact that onlyNegroes have been arrested, only Ne-groes indicted, and that already with-

in a few days six black men havebeen condemned to death, is enoughto arouse suspicion that the operationot the legal machanisin in Arkansasmight be improved without disturbingother civic excellencies.

“The grand jury in Chicago which

sat upon the cases of race rioting in

that city took a different course. The

members of that jury acted like regu-lar men. They have received thecommendation of fair-minded citizenseverywhere. When the members of

that jury discovered that the civil au-thorities had arrested only Negroes,

and, so far as could be learned through

questioning, intended to arrest andput on trial only Negroes, the jurystopped its work on the race riot

cases. The authorities were told thatwhen they could make up their mindsto act fairly and decently, the grandjury would take up the cases. Thejurymen said if no white men wereto t'e put on trial, no Negroes would

be indicted, either. There the caseseems to have come to a rather abrupt

end. Fair play is not dead."In Arkansas the Southern race ani-

mosity seems to be in complete con-trol. There is no grand jury to makeclear inquiry into all the facts. There

i 3 no one to make a defense of theNegroes. No one to nyike a stand for

justice. Justice is not under consid-eration.

“The first great point is to insistupon the supremacy of the white race.The second is to emphasize the in-feriority of the black race. That es-tablished, the. right of the whites to

do as they please with blacks speaks

for itself. It must be right because

the superior race says so. If the Ne-groes are admitted to have legal

rights, the superiority of the whitesis worthless.

• “If the white people of Arkansas,or any other state, believe that theycan strike terror into the hearts ofthe Negroes by arbitrary killings,either through mass attacks, straight-

out mob work, or through the legallyconducted machinery ot law, they aremaking the most serious blunder of,their lives. But the swift way theyare arresting and condemning to death

looks as if they are going to try tomake it stick. They are doomed todisappointment.”

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CAN 2 RACES LIVE SIDEBY SIDE WITHOUT ONEBECOMING SUBJECT?

(Bv Associated Negro Press)Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 19.—The

Rev. Fred W. Burnham of Cincinnati,president of the United Christianmovement of the disciples of Christ,who presided over the social and in-

dustrial discussions asserted: “TheNegroes in this country have as a re-sult of the war, developed a raceconsciousness that constitutes a men-ace and we have yet to demonstratewhether two races can live side by

side, even under Christian conditions,

without one becoming subject.”o

GEORGIA COLORED MEN

ORGANIZE MERCANTILE CO.

(By Associated Negro Press)Thomasville, Ga., Nov. 19.—Several

of Thomasville’s best known Colored

citizens have applied for a charter

to form a mercantile company to en-gage in business here. According tothe application, the business will be

both wholesale and retail with theprivilege of manufacturing various

articles. The company is incorpo-rated at SIO,OOO with the privilegeof increasing the amount.

AMER. LEGION CHARGEDWITH UNFAIRNESSTOWARD COLORED VETS

(By Associated Negro Press)MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 19.

The American Legion, an organizationrepresenting the veterans Avho foughtin the great world war, slipped a cog

in its wheel of progress when the eli-gibility committee recommended thateligibility of members t'e left to thevarious states instead of to the Na-

tional Committee. It is plain to beseen that this attitude means the “bar-up” against the thousands of Coloredveterans throughout the South whowere valiant in the service of thecountry during the war. This subjectwas one of the many questions before

the American Legion and was left forfinal decision from the Springfieldmeeting during the summer.

In practically every Southern state,there has been a determination to re-fuse charters to Colored posts, which,of course, is in line with Southern pol-icy, but out of harmony with thetimes and the true American spiritof justice and fair play.

Prior to the convention a numberof delegates were In conference inChicago with Capt. Lewis E. Johnson,formerly of the 370th Infantry, andothers. The men brought writtenstatements from Southern states stat-ing that the American Legion was forCaucasians only.

Very naturally, the Colored veteransthroughout the country, in conjunc-tion with the thousands of splendid¦white veterans, are greatly indignantat any camouflage to smear over thesubject and keep out of the AmericanLegion thousands or more who will-ingly left their homes and businessand work to go to France and fightfor democracy, while thousands ofwhite southerners used every meanswithin and without the law to keepthem out of the service. The recordstear out the fact that the Colored peo-

ple of the South, as well as in many

other sections of the country, fur-

nished more than their quota of serv-ice men.

This attitude will undoubtedly pre-cipitate a fight to the finish by theyounger citizens, who are determinedthat justice shall prevail.

CHARGES AGAINST368TH INFANTRY

UNWARRANTED(By Associated Negro Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C.—Failure ofthe 368th Negro Infantry Regiment tofunction properly in the Meuse-Ar-gonne offensive, which led to the pre-dicament of the famous “Lost Bat-

talion” was due mainly to the fact

that the Negro unit received unau-thorized orders to withdraw, accord-ing to a special report made to Secre-tary of War Baker by an officer ofthe inspector general's staff.

Careful investigation has failed toreveal the origin of the mysterious

orders. No such instructions weresent from American headquarters, thereport, which was made public, said.Company officers had been warnedthat "no withdrawal order, not inwriting and signed by the battalioncommander, should be obeyed.”

The investigation was ordered byMr. Baker in order that he might ob-tain all the facts regarding the par-

ticipation of the 368th Infantry in theaction, in view of the severe criticismof the regiment’s failure to hold. Al-

legations were made, the Secretarysaid, that the morale of the regimenthad been broken by Race discrimina-tion, that the white officers fell shortof their duty and that the troops werenot properly equipped.

With the exception of the criticismrelating to equipment, all the chargeswere unwarranted, the inspector’s re-port said. The officers involved wereCapt. Daniel Smith, Lieuts. Crawford,Cheers, Cross and Johnson. Capt. L.

H. Godman, in "civil life an attorneyin Columbus, Ohio, and Lieut. Goodloeof Wash, were attorneys in the case.

oThe horse is the type of the one-

toed creation, the camel the two-toed,the rhinocerous the three-toed, andthe hippopotamus the four-toed ani-mal life. The elephant and hundredsof other animals of different ordersbelong to the great five-toed tribe.

Full AssociatedNegro Press Ser-

vice: We get thelews first.

VOLUME 11. NO. 34

RADICAL PROPAGANDAON INCREASE AMONGSLACKS IN CHICAGO

(By Associated Negro Press)

CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 19.—Radicalpropaganda among Negroes is on the

increase in Chicago. But it has notresulted in any definite drift, and in

no respect has assumed the propor-tions of a “movement”. This is theview of T. Arnold Hill, secretary ofthe Urban League, the foremost em-ployment and social center of the Col-ored race. Other prominent workersemphasized this view.

“I am sure that Socialist and syn-;dicalist propaganda has not increased Iamong the Negroes in the proportions

that it has among the whites,” said jHill. “There are papers and maga-zines published every month, of icourse. It can easily be shown thatthey have been in existence for years,nnd slowly built up a self-sustainingsubscription list. One of these is ex-tremely radical. Its editor is an in-structor in the Rand school for So-cialism in New York.

“The I. W. W. has a special organ-izer, J. W. Sims, formerly an organ-izer for the American Federation ofLabor, active in Chicago. Negro lead-ers from four Southern cities havepassed through Chicago in the lasttwo weeks. In all cases they escapedfrom mobs seeking to lynch them orthey were warned by white officialsnnd friends that if they did not leave,

mobs would get them. Also in eachinstance the refugee was promotingthe work of an organization whichurges the Colored Race to stand forthe complete constitutional rights ofthe Negro.

“I have talked with these men who iescaped the mobs or were warned of jmob's,” said Dr. George ClevelandHall, one of the leaders in Chicagoand a member of the State Race Re-lationships commission. “There is apropaganda and a movement active in

the South which aims to destroy Ne-gro leadership. If the department ofjustice is looking for propaganda of

violence and lawlessness, utter disre-gard of the constitution and law andorder, we suggest that the departmentpay some attention to this phase ofsedition, anarchy and contempt forAmerican institutions.

“Is the Negro getting more hostiletc our government?” Not at all. Heis turning more and more bitterlyagainst the administration of our gov-ernment, however, which permits dis-crimination in law and action againstpeople who are asking only constitu-tional rights. Our enemies alwaysemphasize social equality. But youwill notice we put the strong pedalon economic and political equality.Let us have these and social equalitywill take care of itself.”

! HOWARD UNIVERSITY!v *i* v •;*

Washington, D. C., Nov. 14—Theformal installation of Dr. J. StanleyDurkee as president of Howard uni-versity took place Wednesday in An-drew Rankin Memorial chapel amidceremonies that were impressive to

*the last degree and in the presenceof one of the most distinguished gath-

erings of educators and men andwomen of affairs ever assembled inthis country. From every section of

the country came accredited repre-sentatives of noted colleges and uni-versities of both races, and in sev-eral instances, foreign universitiesgave credentials to scholars to act asenvoys from these famous institutionsof learning.

The Mexican ambassador, the min-ister from Bolivia, the Liberian con-sul-general, and the U. S. consul toMadagascar, accepted invitations tobe present, and gave diplomatic rec-ognition to the ceremonies. The in-stallation was a “red-letter event” fnthe long career of Howard university,and memorable from every point of

view.Dr. Durkee came to Howard univer-

sity a year ago, having been electedpresident by the unanimous vote ofthe board of trustees. Through afine sense of duty and opportunityfor service, he relinquished the pas-

torate of one of the largest churchesin New England to take up the much-

needed work of reorganizing and re-habilitating historic Howard univer-

sity, founded by General O. O. How-ard a half century ago for the

higher and professional education of

N. CAROLINA GOVERNOR‘ADVISES BLACKS TO‘SMILE, SMILE, SMILE’

(By Associated Negro Press)

RALEIGH, N. C., Nov. 19—“Thel:ost

_place in the world for the Ne-

gro is the farm,” Governor T. W.| Bickett told as many as could crowd

i within hearing distance of the band-

; stand at the state fair grounds,where the governor delivered his ad-

dress at the Negro State Fair.

The Governor was presented to hisI audience by President James E.

Shepard, who. in a few brief intro-

ductory remarks, added his word of

; counsel in support of Ihe doctrine¦ (hat the south holds the biggest op-

| portunities for the Negro.

Governor Bickett got his crowd inj a good humor with a joke and stated

: his platform about state fair speech-j es. Thereupon he mounted the plat-form and in an informal way talked

! about ten minutes.“I simply came out here to show

you that I'm with you; that I’m de-pending upon you; that I want to

see you grow and prosper in NorthCarolina and have a good time.”

The Governor recorded the vividimpression of progress received from

his review of the exhibits and paid

a tribute to the work of the womeniin the way of household arts. At-

I tractive, comfortable homes, the Gov-ernor said, is one of the mightiest

forces of civilization, and he voicedhis delight in .seeing the women of

the Race catching hold of the spirit

of the new day.

“One man I am sorry for in this

| world,” said the Governor, “is thej one who, when his day's work is

: done, goes to his home like a dogto his kennel. Every man is en-

i titled to go to a home clean andcomfortable, full of sunshine and

love.“When you do your day’s work,”

the Governor added byway of coun-sel, “and start to your home, be surethat you take your wages along withyou. Be sure you turn a fair part

to your wife, who is making yourhome there. The Negro who standsin the way of the progress of hisRace is the one who works hardevery day in the week and spends

his money in useless or wicked ways.Governor Bickett revelled a bit in

the memory of some unusually fineI agricultural exhibits displayed at the

fair and paid his tribute to the Neg.-'

j farmer.“What does he care about a coal

strike, or any other sort of strike?”he added. “He has all the sweet po-tatoes he wants and he can find the’possums.

“The best place in the world forthe Negro,” he added, “is the farm.He can make more money there andhave more comforts there than anyother place on earth.

“Stay in a good humor,” was theGovernor’s parting injunction to theNegro citizens.

“If you want to get along togeth-er,” he said, "get in a good humor;live in love and fellowship with allyour neighbors, black and white;follow the example of the soldier

i and pack up your troubles in the oldkit-bag and smile, smile, smile.”

oSOUTH DAKOTA TOWN

BARS COLORED PEOPLE

Sioux Falls, S. D„ Nov. 19—Therewill be no race question to botherthe residents of Lemmon in the im-mediate future. This is due to thefact that Negroes are not allowed tolive in Lemmon. Several Coloredmen recently appeared here, and asthe citizens did not like their looksthe newcomers were quickly request-ed by some of the young men of thetown to seek new fields. The Ne-groes lost no time in complying withthe “request.” It is believed theywere from some of the larger cities.

Colored youth. Dr. Durkee has ac-complished wonders in the short pe-

riod he has been at the head of How-

j ard university, and so effective havebeen his labors and so deeply hashe imbedded himself in the love andconfidence of the element with whichhe has had to deal in connection withhis great trust, the exercises of the

week took on the form of a jubilationas well as that of an inauguration. Dr.

Durkee enters upon his sacred mis-sion under auspices that insure suc-cess.

ROOSEVELT PROVEDm AMERICANISM

TH 8 OCCASION(By Associated Negro Press)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 19.According to Prof. Wm. Pickens, dean

of Morgan College, Baltimore, “it wasin a southern town Roosevelt, Presi-

dent of the United States, was there.The populace gathered about, and atthis particular juncture the Presidentseemed to hold an impomptu recep-

tion for the children who crowdednear him. A little Colored child wasthere —perhaps caught in the drift of

the crowd or led on by the instinct to

follow other children. The President

was saying merrily, ‘These are my

grandchildren.’ And as they came

near he would take them up, give |them some little token of his affec-!tion and set them down. At sight of

this the Colored child became abashedand hesitated on the edge of thecrybd, perhaps looking for a chanceto retreat. When the big man discov-

ered the predicament of this child,

he reached out his hand in that direc-tion and said, ‘You come, too, you.'

Nobody seemed to suppose that he

was beckoning for the Colored child,and when bystanders began to pushlittle white children from that sidetoward him, he said, ‘You, little Col-

ored child.’ When the embarrassedlittle human being reached him, he

took it up, gave it the same token ofaffection and remarked simply, 'Youare one of my little grandchildren,too.’ He went on with his perform-ance as if nothing unusual had hap-

pened. No comment was heard —for

this was Roosevelt.“Colored people are invited among

others to buy voluntarily member-

ships of $1 or more to build a mem-orial to the great American.”

: CEDAR RAPIK IOWA:(By S. L. Daniels)

The Parlor City of lowa has as-sumed the appearance of real autumn.

People go about the streets with theirfall coats and wraps on, and old JackFrost has put in his appearance. Nev-ertheless, the city is alive as an in-

dustrial center and the hum andbustle of the busy populace is every-

where apparent. Men and womenmay be seen each day going to andfrom the various plants. The QuakerOats company employs 2,500 people,the National Oats company employs1,100, the Sinclair Fidelity Packingcompany employs 1,500, besides thereare numerous other concerns that em-

ploy large numbers of people. TheRock Island Railway company em-ploys a small army of men at theirshops; in fact, there is plenty of work

for all.The citizens of this community are

enjoying the most prosperous times

of their lives. Work is plentiful andwages are good. People are comingin on evSry train and the housing

problem is growing serious. More

houses will have to be built, other-wise many will t'e compelled to live

in tents. New buildings are going up

everywhere, but the demand is great-er than the supply. The latest reportsays the city is short about 100 housesand the big contractors say they are

short from 75 to 100 workmen neededto carry on the building. They are

paying forty-seven and a half centsper hour, but even this does not bring

a sufficient number of men for theenormous amount of work there is tobe done.

Last week was known as Booster

Week for greater lowa. A big racingevent took place in Green’s Square,and there was a push-ball contest be-tween the six grammar schools of thecity. Harrison school and the Madi-son school teams won two straightgames and were pitted against each

other in the finals, Friday evening onthe college football ground. Thurs-day was the Mg day for the paradeand horse show which was led by the

Municipal Band of thirty-six pieces,while a band of colored musiciansbrought up‘the rear. This band made

a decided hit. The twelve membersof the band were attired in neat uni-

forms and presented a perfect front.Their playing could not be excelledand every onlooker "gave it to ’em.”

Rev. J. H. Farriby, who in 1911 was

pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church, isagain with us. He succeeds Rev. W.A. Sims as pastor of this charge.

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WHITE MAN SPEAKSOUT IN DEFENSE OFCOLORED AMERICANS

(Editor's Note: Following is an ar-ticle which appeared recently in theLos Angeles Times. We consider thispretty strong “stuff”to come from thepen of a white editor, nevertheless,

we are publishing it for the truth it

contains. The article follows):

“Through it all white people shouldkeep their minds clear and not permitthemselves to make the mistake ofthinking that all Negros are alike.When some degenerate Negro assaultsa white woman and is lynched for it,white people who do not think deep-

ly come to the conclusion that every

Negro would assault a white womanif he did not stand in fear of lynch-ing.

“Now, nothing could be farther fromthe truth than this conclusion. Any-one who knows the Negro peopleknows it is not true. The Negro who

assaults or who desires to assaultwhite women is the exception. Wedo not fear to say that this kind OsNegro numbers only one in 10,000.And that is just as good an average

as white people can claim.

“The fact is, that the average Ne-gro is not at all attracted by whitewomen. He much prefers his own

women. WE ARE TO REMEMBERTHAT THERE HAVE BEEN ANDSTILL ARE WHITE MEN WHO PRE-FER NEGRO WOMEN TO THEIROWN RACE. ONE OF THE GREAT-EST LAWYERS AMERICA HASEVER KNOWN WAS ONE OFTHESE.

“Neither are we to forget that dur-

ing the Civil War the cultured white

I women of the South were left wholly 1at the mercy of Negro guardianswhile their men-folks were away inthe battlefields. And these womenwere not violated. The Negro thenanswered for himself and his answer <

was sublime.” >

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: ARKADELPHIA, ARK.:•:* ? ? ?(By Rev. Major Jones)

Although they are few in number,

the colored people of this city arevery progressive and enterprising.

They go hand in hand, one with theother, and are bringing things to pass.

Mr. Harvey McDaniel, a brightyoung business man, is conducting acompany store on West Caddo street

and doing well.flr. H. W. Austin is one of the lead-

ing business men of the city and hasthe interest of the ftace at heart. Heowns a large furniture store and em-ploys two young colored ladies andone colored man to look after thebusiness for him. He enjoys a liberalpatronage and his business is in a

flourishing condition.

Mr. Bennie Hunter is proprietor ofthe Star Cleaning and Pressing Worksand is doing a big business.

Arkadelphia is the educational cen-ter of the southwest district of Arkan-sas. In this district we have ninechurches, four colleges, one high

school, one grammar school. The A.B. A. is nearing completion, and withits able faculty, we are expecting

great things of it. Dr. J. T. Hill,

D. D., pastor of Ronake Baptistchurch of Hot Springs, is president

His assistants are Misses Maud Jent-

ry and Keefle and Mrs. Keefle. Miss (Jentry is a graduate of Pine BluffState Normal of the class of 1916, ;and, like other members of the facul-

ty, is an able instructor. Prof. S. D.Hildreth is principal of our grammar

school and has a corps of able as-

sistants. Mrs. Eva Thompson, MissForbes, Mrs. Bonnar and Mr. Nun

are teachers in the grammar school.Miss Christiana Triggs has been

on the sick list the past three weeks,but is improving rapidly.

Mr. Tom McCloud is confined to ihis bed with rheumatism. We hopethat he will soon recover.

The literary society in this city is 1doing much good, especially amongthe young people. Last Monday eve-ning a large crowd was present andall took part in the interesting sub-jects which came up for discussion.Mr. Isom Young is president, and,with the assistance of the good peo-

ple in the city, much good is beingaccomplished. We are headed in ,the right direction and nothing butsuccess can come from our efforts.