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The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
THE BLACK AND YELLOW
PERIL IN UNITED STATES

The white people of the United
States has no one to blame for the
Black and Yellow Perils but them
selves. The Negro as history quotes
shows that he was brought to this
country against his will and forced
to remain in this country until the
War of the Rebellion gave him free
dom. The Yellow Peril came here
by invitation and like great Roman
king they came, saw, and conquered.
The recent earthquake in California
gave an outline of the way the Chinks
work in this country. Take the Sic
gel case for illustration: we are not
surprised-some several years ago
the New York papers came out and
condemned the practice of young
white women teaching Cinnamon. In
teaching Sunday School the Chinks
require and get one pupil to every
teacher-how much better it would
be to have one teacher to one or two
dozen pupils.
If these fine young white ladies
would take and instruct young color
ed men, and in many cases young
white men. there would be no neces-
sity for these murders. The great
trouble with the American people is
that they will take into their bosom
any nationality, and all combine to
knife the colored brother who has
been here for about 900 years.
The white people will find out in
due time that after the foreign ele-
ment in the United States gets
through performing that the Ameri-
can Negro will be their best friend
Between the Chinks and the Black
Hand our American white brother
will have his hands full. On the
other hand the American Negro is a
peaceful citizen of this great Repub-
lie and one of the most badlya bused.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

being members of the Order of St
Luke's. TO establish a bank in this
ity 1t will fail, or rather it has fail
ed because it had not the endorsement
OF the people who have money.
If the management in Richmond
Virginia. would appoint or send rep
resentatives from Richmond Virginia
70 this city, giving them the authority
to establish bank among the people
and oficering the bank officers with
reputable and business people, not al
St. Luke's there would be no question
OF having a bank in this city such a
never before existed.
Will Mrs. Walker, for whom Th,
Bee has the highest respect, and il
whom it has the most implicit conf
dence, consider the kindly and friend
ly suggestion of The Bee?
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
EDITOR CHASE AND BRASS
BUTTONS
From the Florida Sentinel

From the Florida Sentinel
Editor Chase of the Washington Bee
knows but little about the education
al conditions in Florida. Editor
Chase says:
If this is an Agricultural and
Mechanical school for colored youth,
the students have no business being
on military and dress parade. They
should wear uniforms iii keeping with
their school"
Mr.. Chase seems to be ignorant of
reasons why the SYSTEM of wearing
uniforms is so very prevalent with
the higher educational institutions of
the country.
Uniforms worn by students in acad-
emies and colleges are more for the
effect of discipline ard teaching ODE
dience. The aspiring student would
in all probability prefer to be rank
ing officer than private, and to reach
the position he must fight to lead ahis
fellows in I'll the departments Incl
dent to a successful students life.
Then too. uniformity of dress tends
TO inspire equality 1t greatly dissi-
pates the air of superiority, which
at times shows itself among those
who are more able to wear finer
clothing.
State Senator Cones jackassical
attitude toward the agricultural col
lege of Florida for colored youth was
a direct blow at the ambitious Negro
youth of the State and to cripple the
only institution in the State wherein
the Negro boy has an opportunity OF
acquiring an academic and industrial
education.
Editor Chase is absolutely ignorant
of conditions in Florida and knows
nothing of the struggles of the race
in an effort to acquire a knowledge
of the common branches of an Eng
Tsh education or industrial training.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
WE SOON FORGET

'Ingratitude is stranger than
traitors arms" IS an aphorism
too true. Those who have been
of service to us and have sacri-
feed all are soon forgotten. We
soon forget those who aid us and
elevate us to the topmOst round
Of the ladder. There is a day OF
retribution however, and when II
comes, it comes hard and strong.
The child falls, the wife falls, the
father, husband, brother, sister,
and down as far as we are able
to count.
1t is always best to be thank
full to those who are good and
kind to us. That we may not
forget. remember the good deeds
of those who are kind to us.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
ESTABLISHED 1880.
JUDGE STAFFORD'S
DECISION

DECISION
The recent decision of Justice
Stafford, of the District Supreme
Court, if it is permitted to stand,
will give license to great num-
Der of worthless husbands who
refuse TO support their wives.
The Bee doesn't mean women
who are unworthy OF support,
but worthy wives who have been
deserted by husbands without
cause or provocation. The Bee
is of the opinion that Congress
intended that such a law should
be enforced by the Juvenile Court,
but Justice Stafford thinks to the
contrary. If the government ap-
peals the case and no doubt ii
will, whatever the higher court
decides the Juvenile Court must
abide by.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
DIR. SAMUEL NJ. PIERCE

There is no young man in this city
who has made greater headway in
his profession than DR.. Samuel NJ.
Pierce. By industry and perseverance
be has been successful in building
himself home and rearing two fine
children; a boy and a girl.
DR.. Pierce has the respect of the
people because he is reliable and hon
est. The people have confidence in
HIM because they know that he has
been a good husband, a kind father.
and true friend. Such eminent
physicians as Drs. Curtis, Cabbaness,
Childs, Daniels ,Sewell and others,
speak of this young physician in the
highest terms Any attempt to reflect
on him or to impress the public that
he is not what he claims to be, will
ignominiously fail.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
THE NEGRO-FOR
WHAT?
Says the Beaumont tt Texas) T

Says the Beaumont Texas Enter
prise:
The exhibition of the industrial
training features of the Prairie View
Normal and Industrial School for
Colored Pupils, as described in the
news of the past week, is most in
teresting, and speaks well for the
management and the instruction of
the school. Schools like this offer
solution of a great problem in making
the Negroes a self-rdiant and self
sustaining people, andsthe leaders of
the race can do no better for their
young than to urge and aid them to
attend these schools and receive the
benefit of their training, to the end
that they may become valued mem
hers of the citizenship.
There is work in this country for
all who will work and know how to
work, and the worker is the man who
is respected. the drone never. The
boy or girl who starts life with an in
dustrial training has capital that
cannot be taken from him, and if his
haracter is good he will make a
place for himself, The pupils of
Prairie View school who go out into
the world with this class. if they re-
main self-respecting and loyal to the
teachings of their school, will take
their place among the State builders
and will be accorded full respect"
The Enterprise is one of the best
of the smaller dailies of the South.
It is not printed in a great -fty-or,
al least, not a large city. for all cities
in grand old Texas may be great
and it assumes no metropolitan airs.
What it says of the colored graduates
of the Prairie View Normal and In
dustrial School, therefore, we take to
be sincere, and to be accepted by the
pupils about to go forth into the
world to make an honest living as
a genuine expression Of a represen-
tative Texas papers faith in the fu-
ture and the story it will tell for
them.
We think the people of the South
NAV we'll pause in somewhat anxious
uncertainty the while the State of
Georgia determines Just how far the
Beaumont Enterprise is right in its
optimistic conclusions in respect of
the Negro and the place he may rea-
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Mr.. TAFT'S OPTIMISM AND
THE TROUBLE IN GEORGIA
Washington Daily Herald


In his Hoawrd University speech
Wednesday night President Taft made
several optimistic statements regard
ing the Negro problem which are
particularly interesting because of the
present trouble on the Georgia rail-
road The President said that never
before has the future of the Negro
seemed so bright, so hopeful. Condi-
tons in the South are more favorable
TO the Negro than they have ever
been. Southerner'S of the better class
are coming to regard the Negro as
one of their most valuable assets. OF
course, much depends upon the in
dustry and perseverance of the color
ed man himself. He can make himself
valued if he takes wise advantage of
his opportunity. Thus argued Mr..
Taft.
A week ago the Presidents speech
would have been taken as a matter
Of course A week ago there was no
quarrel over the colored men employ
ed on the Georgia railroad Negro
fremen have been yorking for4years
on the Southern railroads.
But since the Georgia strike began
the Negro question has been used to
gather sympathy for the strikers. 1t
has been given out that the strike IS
due to the discharge of some white
men and the appointment of cOlored
men in their places. "It is generally
ibeleved," says a dispatch from At
lanta, that if the fremen win this
strike, the movement Will grow into
demand for the elimination of Ne
gro fremen on all the Southern rail-
roads"
At any rate, the situation in Geor-
gia furnishes a rough idea of the diff
fculties surrounding the progress of
race toward the best things that
civilization affords, No doubt the
President speaks with authority when
he says that the better element among
the Southern white people are inclin-
ed to regard the Negro as an asset.
But it is clear that wide difference of
opinion may and does prevail in the
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
NEWSY CORNER

1t does seem that since special oc-
casions for celebration are a part OF
the public school system. that we
should have an assembly hall in avery
building
The grim monster. death, seems to
have PLAYED havoc with our teachers
this year. We are pai1ed to record
the severtr- de9tl, 2-oorg them: that
Of Mrs. Helen Johnson Cheeks, the
late wife of Frank w. Cheeks and a
former school ma'am whose health
began TO fail little more than a year
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
NEGRO WINS

New Orleans,-Frank Walker, a
white man who had been named as
legatee of $4,000 estate by Vir-
Iginia R. Davis, mulatto woman, was
to-day dispossessed by a decision OF
the Civil District Court, which upheld
a contest of the will made by George
Campbell, Nashville Negro, who IS
a natural son of the woman.
The court handing down the de-
c:sion condemned Walker in terms eX-
ceedingly severe and emphasized the
fact that his association with the Ne
gro woman was in violation OF the
State law, adding: And the public
policy of the Southern civilization
the integrity of the white race in the
South, demands the enforcement OF
the law"
Judge Allen, formerly of the SUI
preme Court of Tennessee, and who
recently prosecuted the night rider
cases, came down to prosecute the
contest on behalf of Campbell.-Ar-
kansas Gazette
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
The Loneest-IAved.

II you would enjoy a long life you
should become a minister (of any re-
ligious denomination) or, falling
that, 3 gardener, a gamekeepsr. 8
farmer or a railway engine driver.
These, according to DR.. John Tat
hams report to the Registrar-Gen-
eral on the mortality In certain 90
cupations during the three years
from 1900. which was issued last
night, are the callings which offer
the best prospect OF longevity. At the
other end Of the scale come the gem
eral laborer, the tin miner, the hawk
er and the hotel servant, and about
midway are the physician, the under
taker and the tobacconist.
AS compared with lawyers, DR..
latham records, medical men Gle
more rapidly at every stage of life,
while as compared with the clergy
their mortality is enormously In ex-
cess.-London Daily Chronicle.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Work UnIiffs

All business and all work should
lift up, and not hold down; it should
make free, and not enslave: 10
should ennoble, and not degrade. II
is as honorable to make shoes or
anchors as 1t is to paint pictures
or write books. The shoemaker
should learn the secret through his
work of finding the sandals OF man
hood for his own feet. The biacg
smith should learn, through ths
making OF anchors for his great
ships, to find the anchor that As to
hold his own soul to the truth amid
the storms OF life-ReY. J. W. Lee.
d. D.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
AN APPEAL

Almighty Bod the uler of this grea
universe,
Teach us to be men in deeds as wei
as name
Infuse our hearts to hatred toward:
our fellOwman-
And all other kindred deeds that blot
mans soul,
And makes it fit subject for thai
bad abode
Let our love for mankind be measur-
ed not
BY his earthly possessions nor the
color of his skin,
But from the mobleness that dwells
within
Into all pathways scatter light
For those who walk at night.
Let our motto be: Let Light Shine,
Thus we lift up all mankind.
T. Shirley Nelson.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
PARENTS-TFACHERS
FEDERATION FORMED


Flag Day was observed at the Al
fred Jones School with the following
program:
Following the childhen's patriotic
exercises, addresses were made by
Mr.. ]. H. Myers, whose address was
eloquent; Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, of
Fort Stevens, President of the Citi-
zens' Association of Brightwood Dis
triCt of Columbia, who told the chill
dren of our martyred President, Abb
raham Lincoln, with whom she had
walked and talked when he was de
Tending the flag while shot and shell
fell thick and fast around him at her
home; Mrs. f. V. c. Williams, Prin-
cipal of the Ferguson and William
Normal and Polytechnic College
Abbeville, South Carolina. .
Mrs. A. Dean, President of the
Original Citizens Association of Pa
irons of Schools, in response to her
plea for a greater union "a federation
of parents and teachers was formed
with the following officers:
President. Mrs. ]. Nj. Layton; First
Vice President. Miss Nettie Grant,
Brightwood. District of Columbia
Second Vice President, Mrs. Hattie
L. Green; Third Vice President, Miss
| r. E. Bell; Secretary, Mrs. D. Car
doza.
About three hundred Anew members
were enrolled, representing the differ
ent parts of the city.
Mrs. 7. NJ. Layton, Secretary of the
Grand Army of the Republic, presid,
ed.
Mrs J. B. Richardson is meeting
with success in her efforts for the
simmer outing at Camp Pleasant, for
mothers and children.
We think it would be a good plan
in the reorganization of the commit
tee to concentrate the fund as is done
with the Childrens' Playground and
other funds, making one of the sub
committees alone responsible for the
soliciting of funds to help the general
ccmmittee-placing at its head a per
son of influence in whom we have
confidence.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Has Found Rivers Sources.

DR.. Sven Hedin, the Swedish ex-
plorer, states that he has discovered
the true sources OF the Brahmaputra
and Indus. The Brahmaputra, he
says, is the Kubitsampso, which rises
from an enormous glacier on the
northern side OF the northern-most
parallel range of the Himalayas The
Mariumchu, which has hitherto been
regarded as the source, is merely q
small tributary flowing in from the
west,
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
THE NEGRO POLITICIAN

It must be admitted that the Negro
politician is failure. He neither
understands the philosophy of poll
tics nor will he be taught its rudi-
ments by those who know.
The Negro politicians ambition is
for office and so far as his people are
concerned he cares but little. The
Negro politician is everlastingly
scheming to injure those who may
aspire for Office. His ambition is for
Office and nothing more. If he fails
to get an office the administrative
power is all wrong and the chief exc
cutive is inimical to his people.
There are some politicians who
love politics for the novelty and
amusement realized and there are a
few others who believe that to the
victor belongs the spoils." This is
the sensible politician and there is
much wisdom in his philosophy.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
ST LUKE'S

The Bee has always and has now,
great faith in the business ability of
Mrs. Maggie L. Walker, of the Grand
United Order of St. Luke's. Miss
Walker is the most wonderful woman
in the United States, and a person
who has the confidence and respect of
every Negro in the country. An
effort has been made in this city by
few individuals, under the guise Of
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
THE SIMPLE LIFE IN FINLAND.
In the Summer All Glasses Spend
Most of the Time Out of Doors.

In the Summer All Glasses Spend
Most of the Time Out Of Doors.
In Finland everybody lives the
simple life in summer. They camp
out on islands, in the forests, and
always somewhere near the water,
for everybody swims and bathes.
Almost all classes sleep and eat al
fresco at this time of year and the
town councils of the towns In this
progressive and altogether delight
full little country provide public
1replaces and public bathing sheds
in ali places where the working
classes go in search OF fresh air.
But the simple life is by no means
dull with the frisky Firms. They
combine it with q surprising amount
of gayety. They eat, drink and are
very merry In their picturesque little
log cabins outside the cities.
When they are tired OF bathing
and splashing, they dance, they sing,
they watch fireworks and practice
gymnastics; they all become like
children and are the very happiest.
merriest, most good natured, most
easily pleased and most healthy
holiday makers in the world
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
THE LOGICAL END OF LYNCH
LAW
From a Washington Daily

From a Washington Daily
The trouble with the lyncher is
that he keeps his every apologist for
ever fashioning fresh excuses for 4
legal executions Of criminals or sus-
pected criminals. That is to say, that
is one trouble with him-one among
many.
The logical end of lynch law is con
tempt for all law and reckless disre-
gard Of it entirely and in all forms.
a Negro was recently taken from a
Florida Jail and lynched, notwith-
standing the fact that he had been
tried for the murder he was alleged
to have committed, found guilty, and
sentenced to be hanged Moreover,
his sentence was to have been exc
cuted within FIVE days There was
ro fault to find with the conduct of
his trial. He was promptly arraigned
when caught, tried in order and with
due regard to decorous and decent
procedure and would have been in
his grave and out of the way within
ninety days of the time the crime was
committed-and mark you, the. crime
was not even the usual one; it was
murder.
What, consciously or unconscious
", was the isolated motive behind this
mob's dastardly work? It had no eX-
cuse whatever along the usually pro-
claimed lines. Therd was surely no
unseemly delay of the law toaCOm-
plain of. No further appeal to the
courts was contemplated; the COVER
nor had even announced that he would
not seek to interfere with the eXecu-
ton of the death sentence, scheduled
to be carried out within less than
one weeks time. The one lOne' mo-
tive in it all was the mob'S inclination
tC show its contempt for the law-its
willingness to repudiate the laws au-
tfIority upon the slightest pretext
That is what moved it to lynch this
Negro. Split hairs as one may, and
seek for other and better reasons, if
one will, there stands the truth of the
matter in all its hideousness. And it
/, the logical elimination of lynch
law.
Lawlessness feeds upon itself aand
wakes fatter and fatter as the diet is
supplied in even more generous meas
ure. 1t cankers the soul of the rich
and the poor impartially. 1t produces
lyncher in Florida and a millionaire
thief among the sugar trust kings in
New York. The one breaks one COM
mandment by taking human life with
out undisputed justification. the other
breaks another commandment by en-
ploying false weights and measures in
dealing with his fellow-man and sup
plying his bodily wants and necessi-
ties. And both are the victims of
themselves and the taint of disrespect
for the law of the land.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

ago from the great strain of the work.
The deceased was the daughter Of
Mrs. Henry Johnson. She was buried
from St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
Church, on last Saturday, June Il.
The closing song service of the
season, of the Lincoln Memorial
Choir was held in the church, corner
of nth and R streets, on last Sun
day evening.
The same question IS being asked
about commencement tickets as were
asked concerning drill tickets.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
The Rad Fellows.

as bad as the man who parts with
you with ''Slong,' twice as bad as
the geek who shakes your hand and
says, "Bye-bye, old man, don't take
any wooden money" is the Bromide
who greets you with a hand like .
ham, and gleefully calculates How
dy do; looks Ike the good old sum
mer time. ?"-Buffalo News.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

At the annual business meeting oi
the Epworth League of Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church, held q
few weeks ago the following officers
ere elected for the ensuing year:
President. Peter c. Glascoe, First
Vice President. Thomas F. Jones
Second Vice President, Nettie B
Lloyd; Third Vice President, Marie
Thompson; Fourth Vice President
Blanche Langhorne; Hamilton Clark
Secretary and Mamie Walker, Treas
urer.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Mahomet's Dove.

Some OF the older historians tell
US that Mahomet had a dove which
he used to feed with wheat out Of his
ear. When the dove was hungry II
used to alight on the prophets
shoulder and thrust its bill into his
ear to flnd its meal. MahOmet, It is
said. thus led the Arabs to believe
that the bird was messenger from
God with inspired truths for him.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
Where the "Good ,Uns" Are.

An American actor was once see-
ing London from the top OF q bus.
AS they swung down the Strand he
asked the driver to point out the
places of interest Right you are.
sir!" agreed the driver, touching his
hat. There's Luggit I'll, where
they 'ang EN-" A little later:
There's Parliament 'ouses, where
they make the laws wot does it,
across the way. An there's West
minister Habbey, where they buried
the good uns wot didn't get 'anged!"
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

SOutH d. 10 lIle proper means OF de-
veloping and realizing upon that as
set.
OUR POPULAR DELEGATE
FROM THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
THE COLORED MANS FRIEND
We the members of the National
Colored Personal Liberty League,
representing over 100000 colored
voters in the United States and a
membership of over 5000 in the Dis
trict Of Columbia take pleasure in pre-
senting to the readers OF the Wash
Iington Bee Mr.. H. H. Fathers, who
represented the District Of Columbia
as delegate to the Chicago conven-
ltion. Mr.. Flathers is and always has
been an original Taft man, although
his colleague was known as d Foraker
man, Mr.. Fathers declared in all his
speeches that Mr.. Taft would be nom
mated on the first ballot, and the re
suit of the Chicago convention speaks
for itself
He is one of the most able young
bsuiness men of the District and is
very popular among the very best
class of citizens, regardless of creed
or color. He is a true friend to the
colored race and has done lnany a
charitable act to further their cause,
and We feel safe in saying that we
voice the sentiments of the majority
of the colored citizens of the District
of Columbia when we say that it IS
their best wishes and hopes to see
Mr.. Fathers elected National Com
mitteeman in 1912 believing as we do
that a better selection cannot be made.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26
HOTEL MACEO.

When visiting New York City.
stop at the Hotel Maceo. 2I3 Wes1
5srd. Street, corner Broadway.
Steam heated. Telephone, So3.
Columbus.
B. p. Thomas. Pror.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-26

South as to the proper means of de-
veloping and realizing upon that as
set