SATU RD AY. July 1«. 1*11
Thv A D V O C A T E
P A O * rO U R
MEMORIALIZE HOME OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS
W H ICH ONK IX)
The History o f Segregation
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YOU UN D ERSTAND
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sought a high degree of permanence,
^
they foresaw the need of changes and
« „ . By Cert er O Woodson I
(By W J Wh«aloni
provided for them Article V limits
SexreRsiion as th* sequel of slave vantageous" tor the modern man to the proposals of amendments to two
L o m m u iio n c i
(1 ) Two-thirds of both They are slaves who fear to speak;
ry Is history repeating lu e lf At first make god than that god should make methods:
■y N ..N C Y LEE
there srns some objection to system*- him. For if God made man he might Houses of Congress may propose a For the fallen and the weak;
tiled slavery, but the oppressor con control him. but man wants to con mendmeuts; or (3) on application of They are slaves who will not choose
"W H O IS PAYIN G HIM ?"
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Hatred, scoffing and abuse.
sulted his god who approved the In trol god
, CHARLBHTON. W Va.. July I d -
the legtalature of two-thlrda of the Rather silence shrink from the truth
• • •
When one comes In contact with
stitution as the just lot for the in
Through th* effort* and work of th*
they needs must think;
I would not havu any objections to states a national convention shall he
fidels Now when the system became
the trials and tribulations that beset
Nu matter whal position the aver Slat* F*d*ratlou of Women'« club*,
organised and apparently profitable this program of the prophets of seg called by Congress to propose amend They are slaves who dare not be.
the
human
family,
one
thing
is
obvi
age man In public life may lake he the boyhood home of llooker T Won It
1 In the right with two or three
exploitation so many of the "faithful" regation who live on the profits of ments.
Thereafter ratification must
were not particular about converting segregation, it they did not pull me
The above lines written by James ous. and that la necessary for acquir t* elwaye accused by some misguided ingtott ha* been reclaimed and d*n|l
infidels to their religion because this and all other persons of African des be had in one of two ways: (1 ) liy Russel Lowell are as applicable today ing noble characteristics by develop person or persons of accepting bribes
cated a* a national ahrtne
For yoar*
might destroy the pet institution, in cent down with them If segregation the legislatures of three fourths of the
as when wrote, several decades ago, ing a higher plane of thinking To to influence hts decisions
the cabin which hoti*ed the famous
asmuch as there was sn unwritten resulted in the extermination of the several states. Congress is given pow
hear about the petty Jealousies, the
e s s
law that Christiana could not be held oppressed would thereby be relieved er to determine the minis of ratifies for the abolishing of human slavery.
educator aa a boy «to«*! virtually neg
From personal knowledge of men lected a few yard* from the state
of a heavy burden. The unfortunate
In the matter of thought; there are fault finding, backbiting. Intrigue, and
as slaves.
lion
greed;
to
say
nothing
of
the
haired,
letter when the Negro slaves came thing is tliat while the Negro segre
with whom I have been associated In high way Then *t the anttu«l conven
men active in the fraternal, religious
upon the scene and so easily took to gationists are made comfortable by
Keferendums withou' constitutional and political life ot the people who selfishness, laamvss. and faithlessness publie bodies at the aufference of the tion of the State Federation of Color
the exploiters' religion the god had to the price they get. it works the ulti
of people makes one wonder how long voter«. I say without the slightest hes
ed Women's clubs It ws* d«*cided to
be consulted again for a change of mate destruction of the whole race sanction cannot furnish a decisive fear to speak or act In behalf of the
They would It will be before they turn away from Ration that many such charges were make It a shrine for hi* race
answer. Those who propose them In fallen and the weak
w ill: or the god they worshipped had thereby handicapped.
to be destroyed and a new one set up
nocently are deluded by false holies; rather trod the path of least resis the darkness of self to the light of an false and mallrtoua At flrat, I was
loiet week prominent men and wo
Someone will say that this thought those who propose them knowingly
to do what men in his wickedness al
wont to quickly and emphatically de men of both race* met at the tiny
tance than choose to lie scoffed at Impersonal point of view
ways does. Well might one say that is an exaggeration but you do not
and lie abused. The people select and
The thoughts that are uppermost in ny shafts uf falsehoods hurled al me. cabin In the little town of Malden,
god did not create man.
but man have to go far to find the evidence. are deceiving the people
elect their representatives to art for people's minds are: How can I bettor but as I grew older and more experi near here, to dedicate what wo* the
A man who cannot secure as good
created,
A nation-wide controversy over the
• • •
food, clothing, and shelter as another
the good o f A L L OF TH E PE O PLE my condition In life? How can I lie enced I discovered the best method West Virginia horn* of Hooker T.
Now when the exploiters had done man is handicapped in the struggle of Eighteenth Amendment now distracts When it was shown that the confir
was to Ignore these unjust attacks
happy? How can I win admiration
Washington
note«I educator and e
this his god said unto him. "Although life. A man who has to work less than attention from the constructive solu
Frequently assutts come when one manetpator. as a national nhrlne to
the Negroes may embrace religion you another and at the same time pay tion of many pressing national prob- mation of Judge Parker tor a place attract men and make friends, etc .
Is
doing
one's
best
work
for
the
com
on the supreme court o f t he nation etc? Very rarely do wo meet anyone
do not have to liberate them as you
hi* memory
do others, because the black slaves
was fought by labor, and that his ut of any race who wants to help sorni munity. When I advocated public
Hr Carter U Woodann. founder and
hind
the
other
as
the
years
go
by.
j
hi
bit
Ion
as
embodied
in
the
amend-
belong to a different r a c e ”
This
terances in the past had proven bius one else without a thought of reniti power development, gossip had It that president of the Negro History a**»«»
settled the matter Books were writ A man who must live in the germ-jment was supported and opposed by
I
was
being
paid
by
Ihe
power
trust,
elation, delivered th* main address
ten to prove It. and preachers of the ridden districts with less of the »tr members of both great political par- against one tenth of the nations citi aeration a trace of self elation or
Other speaker* were Howard 11 l.ee,
newly manufactured faith proclaimed and ease and comforts of nature can-
submitted to the states zens; there should have been no hesi glorification, a person who obeys the so It could unload Its plants on the
Mr* A h.
It as a divine decree Negroes, taught, not keep pace with the other a ho nas f
tancy in voting to reject the confirma mandate. " I f ye do It unto these my | public. I favored su Incinerator site mate attorney general;
then to obey their masters because no such impediments to overcome. A by members o f Congress of different tion. Those who "dared” not be In ihe brelhern. ye do It unto M e !” line that was not accepted by Ihe city. Spalding president of the State Fed
it was right in the sight of the new A man who has to work longer hours | political faith and ratified by state
Opponents whispered that I was to eratlon of Women'* Clubs, and T. U.
deity, accepted this faith and carried than the man of leisure will never |eKtslatiou of different political ma- right with two or three" can not lie who sacrifices his comforts and well
out their will, for only a few like Nat have time « » think From such handl-
n„ . trusted with the representation of all living to make another's burden light receive 810,000 In the event the site Nutter and others
hr Woodann declared that West
Turner dared to protest. And so it capped people will come no thought
er. But this new spirit is taking root was selected The amount I wss sup
the people.
continued until the antislavery forces no vision, no program, no power of not a partisan political question
was fortunate In havlug
In the world today, awakening souls puni'«! to have received. hud my m ar Virginia
convinced the work! that the Institu execution. They must gradually die i
. . . .
. „
Washington settle there, and Wash
ket
proposition
been
accept
ml.
would
to
a
broader,
a
higher
Idealism
People
The
Uarner-Wagner
bill,
providing
o i r The oppressor does not need t o ! Members of the Republican party
tion was wrong in principle.
• • •
enact any laws to provide for their j hold different opinions with respect relief for small industry and loans for want something to d in g to. to help ¡stagger you Oosslp also had it that ington likewise was fortunate In grow
Segregation has followed the same extermination. The only thing neces- to „ am| no public official or member private business, on adequate aecurt- them seek a solution of their dully an comm lit«'«« «-hair mutt. In the draft ing up here In this «tnmspltere of lib
course.
At first certain churchmen sary is to bring to pass that these
tf,e ¡,ariy should be pledged or fore- I ty. has passed the House and Senate worries, but the only way to better ing of th«* street tun franchi*«, I wan erty than In that of the state from
objected to it because of religious
and goes to the President for his sig one's condition la to help others bet to receive $10.000 Space will not per which lie cam«’
teachings to the contrary. The god and<>the>end r ^ t h ^ N e ^ s * w t ll° r o p ld ' ■ ' « <° choo* <>
*»*- Par,v * m lu
' We do w ell to assemble here be
thus standing in the wav. however, ly approach while “ psalm-singing" seg- tions and his honest convictions upon nature. It is predicted and. ere this ter theirs; the way to happiness is mit mo to chronicle ull th»«*«« virion*
read the result be known. It is as to make others happy, and the way to uswult* hut Ann»« and Andy think In tween these hill* to dedicate this
was promptly thrown down, and in regationists are piously expressing in- this question,
his place was set up another to justi terest in t he race.
a national shrine." said
sured that the bill is sure of a veto. win admiration and make friends Is smaller figure* that the amount «ne* home site
fy the regime. Negroes, having oppor
To point out these tendencies as I W e do not favor a submission limit- The debate on passage was bitter to be considerate of others
hr Wmnlson “ Visiting this hallowed
tule* alleged I hud "ittlliul’' away.
tunity to learn religion and ethics on unwise and as un-Christian is c o n s u l - j 0 ^
(ssue 0f retention or repeal.
spot aud standing on this sacred
Senator Hiram Johuson. California, is NANC Y LEE
ly from their oppressors, accepted this ered dangerous, .rod for this
For the American nation never in its
Thor* I* u deal of satlsfacthm In ground, we may !»* Inspire«I to noble
a staunch supporter of the measure.
as final, just as they had done in the Thomas Jesse Jones denounces me as
case of slavery. And they will proba a radical. If you listen to some of the history has gone backward, and In If any man is responsible to the A-
reading what other* haw» to Nay on deed* for our Race and nation
"W e re ve re the m em ory of this mau
bly put up with it until someone with things he says about me you would this case the progress which has mertcan people for the lack of relief
till* subject
At the suggestion of
vision and the power o f execution imagine that I am trying to overthrow been thus far made must be preserv
Fred K Uos* I rent! Menken's "Note* l»erause he h»Ve«l his race lie love«l
to
human
beings,
it
is
one
man
and
comes along and shows that segrega some government. 1 am merely insist ed. while the evils must he eliminated.
on Democracy" which depicts the un his race because he loved humaulty.
one alone—the President of the U-
tion is a handicap to human progress. ing that men should cease to be hypo
* • •
just attack* on many men In public In spite of all the white man hud
nited
States."
he
said.
Excerpts
from
crites and walk in the footsteps of
We. therefore, believe that the peo-
Our religion will have little bearing Jeans of Naiareth. According to
life The chapter
Itewart!* of V tr d«»ne to oppress the Negro. Honker T.
former speeches made by the Presi
on the situation, for a large number traducers however, a Christian Insist-! P '» should have an opportunity to ¡ ass
tur*."
I*
sarcastic
but
appropriate, Washington would not let this »our
of the Negro ministry approve segre ing upon the brotherhood of man is an | upon a proposed amendment the pro dent were read, wherein he advo
in your cokes?:
Ills spirit He said
I will suff«»r no
Thank*. Fred ; 1 f*«*l much better
gation in the church, and the defen undesirable who should be crushed | vision of which while retaining in the cated similar terms of legislative pro
man to drag me «low u so low as to
der of the present management of the Jones, a foreigner thus aided b\ N e -; [ee(j eraj Government power to pre- cedure encouched In the Garner-Wag-
hate him While advocating the up
Y. M. C. A. says that It is not consid
ner measure. It has shown that he has
ered un-Christian to exclude Negroes X * l n recordin g *h 1st o r/ d''hit In eu i she s ^ Y « _ t b e gain, already made In deal-
lift of the Negro. theref«»re. he did
“
about
faced"
and
shown
extreme
va-
ing
with
the
evils
inherent
in
the
from their buildings because of their between the sincere and the insincere,
not fall to speak out for the hand!
cilation.
color and compel them to dwell in between those forces which have ten liquor traffic, shall allow states to
capped white mau He realised that
separate establishments.
These in ded to lift the Negro upward and deal with the problem as their citi
our realtlonshlps mol interrelation
stitutions. then, have become anti- those which have dragged him down
The Government is loaning the
Christian from the point of view of ward What has Thomas Jesse Jones zens may determine, but subject al
Duke Klllngton and hi* Famous ship* are such (hat the «me cannot
"Bonus
Arm
y"
veis
ramped
at
Wash
Jesus of Nazareth. He taught the to do with the Negro race? Does he ways to the power of the Federal
Orchestra have swung Into a highly stay down without h«»ldtug the other
brotherhood of man. but these agen ow-n us soul and body?
.Government to protect those states ington. D. C. money to defray ihelr
successful engagement at the Lincoln down, and that the one cannot rise
cies are working hard against this
I where prohibition may exist and safe- expenses to their homes. W e say
Tavern in Chicago, where he threat without bringing the other up with
principle.
I guard our citizens everywhere from "loan" because the Government slates |
• • •
en* to eeltp«« the record which he **- him."
¡the return of the saloon and atten that those who fall to return the a
Here the Negro as a segreationist
FOR RENT
tublished at the same spot last Hen
The dedicatory eset else* cuvered
mount before the bonus is due the
appears blank.
Instead of making
dant abuses.
non
*
« u n c e s for
<
three days of activities al»out the little
some contribution to theology and
same shall h e deducted therefrom
5-room house with g a r a g e .«* Rod
In addition to an augmented or* he* home. Mayor It I* Ih*van of Charles
Such an amendment should be When those men return to their varl
MILLIONS OF FOUNOf Uf 10 BV
Christian ethics he has merely taken
■/<
O U I C O V IIN M IN T
tra of fourteen musician*. Harlem * ton ami a group of soc I a ) workers and
over second-hand fashion whatever ney Avenue— Phone EAst 02*5
promptly submitten to the states by ous homes they can give much first
his oppressor has found it convenient
Aristocrat of Jax*. ha* with him In educators joined In the memorial e v
Adv.
I Congress, to be acted upon by state hand Information on national leglsla
to have the Negro believe and preach.
I the floor show at the popular rende erclaea
¡conventions called for that sole pur- tlon. They hiked and hummed their
"O , G e e !—
The Negro has not been able to work
zvous. a group of such w«dl known en
~ I pose in accordance with the provi way to Washington from all points of
out such thought of his own. His mind
G randm a’ »
tertainers ms laoulse Cook.
Fredl |
is under the control of the conven
sions of Article V of the Constitution the national compass and they will
W
alking
iently created Anti-Christ. When he
¡Washington and Al Molfat, Ivle An j
land adequately safeguard so as to be have a big Influence in the determina
A fter Hours Call - East 0419
wants an opinion in these matters he
Downutaire— derson. and Kid Charleston,
¡truly representative
tion of the November elections
reads what his oppressor says in jus
i
Ibike and his boy* are l»elng heard
tification of the court of the gentiles
twice a week on the radio over the
outside of the Temple of Jehova
The
prison
camps
of
Florida
have
D O N 'T S P E N D Y O U R M O N E Y
When the Negro prepares a sermon
Columbia network. Wednesday and
been noted for extreme cruelty to
W HERE YOU CANNO T W O RK!
he works it out from books written
Friday nights
those who. unfortunately, were sent
bv the protagonists of segregation.
At the conclusion of lltelr engage
• • •
to them as prisoners There were ma- j
U 8 Ï VV! I .DON X TABIJfTB
ment at the Tavern on July 27th. they
Few of us realise, then, what crimes
■old by druggists. Write tor PHgg. fully
ny cases of brutal murders and bar
C LEANING A R E PA IR IN G
are committed m the name of this
will play a week or ten days of one
lllu itr.trd ___I t P i t »
book.
' History o f
barous tortures brought to light hut
R ltrU M ATTHM
«It h chapter discussing
deity. He once ordained that the Ne
night dances In the vicinity of Chica
farm s ot rh .u m .tl.in, to
Hats
Cleaned..
Shoes
as
the
sufferers
were
Negroes
little
gro should be enslaved. Now he or
go and will open at the Castle Farm*
W F I DON t rO R FO R STtON
and
Blocked
Shined
dains that the Negro be segregated.
or no attention was paid to them. Bat
B -.ll A A lianti, City. N. I.
In CIncInnut!. on August nth. for an
This deity of th e oppressor is so ob
-SE R VICE and C O U RTESY -
brutality once unleashed knows no
ulndeflnlte engagement. There they
liging. and he should ever be praised
PLACE YOUR
334 W illiams Ave.
bounds
and
when
torture
and
murder
for coming to the rescue of his crea
will again be picked up by the Col
ORDER FOR
.P h o n e Tr 8755
of Negro prisoners was not checked
tors. He has always been at hand to Geogre Rencher
timbla .System for broadcasting and In
do the thing the oppressor desires.
it felt justified In Its practice. They
addition will be heard nightly over
A fter all then it has been more “ ad-
practiced on a young man who hap
,W L W .
pened to be white. A big stir Is made
and two overseers of the camp have
: been -charged with murder. It's an 111
w li.i that blows no good, and this ex
pose may prove a godsend to all.
hi uta
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ófcícfWfiítener
«fives
barber-« shop
shovii
com fort
vínó
fort)
' How much am I bid for the service
of this person." Down In Los Angeles
they are placing unemployed people
on the auction bloock; selling their
service to the highest
bidder. To
think, here In a land whose granary's
are filled to bursting; where billions
of dollars are closed In the hanks;
where nature pours her wealth from
the Horn of Plenty, that such rever
sion to the clays of human bondage
should he But then, we are Blaves to
the economic condition of the times.
California financial condition seems
to be all awry. The treasury is In the
throes of depletion and the Buget
maker In the Department of Finance
' Is at wits ends to create a ballance.
A h usual, the tip has been taken from
¡the Federal government and the small
.salaried folk are expected to suffer
an ecpiai deduction In pay with Ihe
$10.000 man. The 82000 a year and
¡under should not be called cm to shout
dre an equal burden. A 14H per cent
ran well be afforded by the ten thou-
«and dollar man. while It will work
considerable hardship on the man or
woman receiving two thousand and
less. Many of whom are supporting
and raisin* growing families.
a t home
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Plpnae Pay Your Snhncriplinn
Bradford •sjätäür4
Clothe¡ $25.00 to
Shop
$45.00
Briquets
Have It off your mind, to
you can rest in peeco et the
oeech or brook.
“ Where Young Men Buy”
The money you eeve
on your winter’« eup-
ply will buy lote of
grocoriet
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It 8*?cms to be the aense of the pre
sent national Administration that Pro
sperity should come from the top
down. Its a poor structure that Is not 1
based on a firm foundation. The work
ers of state or nation are the founda
tion on which P R O S P E R IT Y MUST
BE BUILT.
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