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The Appeal., 1915-02-13
Mr. WILSON AND "sEGREGATIoN."

New York.-TO the Editor of THE
APPEAL. Sir: The interview of Will
liam Munroe Trotter and the delega.
ton of colored gentlemen with the
President Of the United States brings
forward again the burning question of
the treatment of colored civil servants
In Washington. The whole incident
shows grimly and forcefully how deep.
ly the colored people of this country
feel the injustice which Mr.. Wilson's
government has inflicted upon them
and still inflicts.
The National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People has been
fighting segregation in federal depart.
ments ever since the first rumor of it
was made public. Over a year ago an
investigator was sent to Washington
and report printed. Since that time
representative of the national as
sociation has kept in close touch with
the local situation, and on one oc-
; casion this representative appeared be.
fore the civil service committee and
helped kill the bill of Edwards of
Georgia and Aswell of Louisiana max
Ing segregation legal throughout the
federal civil service. Much of the
segregation has disappeared.
When the U street station of the
postoftice In Washington was abol.
ished all the colored men employed
lost their positions, but through the
Intervention of this association three
OF them were reinstated. When the
bureau of engraving and printing
moved to its new quarters it was the
original idea to segregate colored and
white people throughout the entire
building, but through the efforts of
this association there is no segrega.
ton In the lunchrooms or on the root
garden. Segregation, nevertheless,
still exists in the Postoffice Depart
ment and in the Treasury, and pos.
sibly here and there in a small de-
gree In other places.
1t still remains true that for the first
time in half century a President of
the United States and distinguished
members of his Cabinet have deemed
1t necessary for the peace and quiet
Of these United States that clerks in
the federal service, having passed the
same examinations and receiving the
same rate of pay, must be separated
IN their work II the ancestors of any
OF them had a drop of Negro blood
In some cases the "colored'' clerks
have been so white in appearance that
the officials themselves have made
mistakes in classifying them. In other
cases clerks of all colors have pro.
tested against the attempted separa.
ton. Always the separation has
caused humiliation and inconvenience
and added cost.
J. E. SPINGARN,
Chairman Board of Directors Nation.
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People.)
The Appeal., 1915-02-13
ABILITY CAUSES RACE HATRED

ABILITY CAUSES RACE HATRED.
A novel explanation of the Russian
dislike for the Jew has been given by
Count Alexander Scherbatskoy, coun-
cillor of the Russian embassy in Wash
ington.
The count said that Russians object
ed to Jews because they were more
capable than the Russians and not be-
cause they were OF different race and
faith.
There is not much difference be-
tween the Jewish question in Russia
and the Japanese question in Califor~
nia," he declared. "The Californians
know the Japs are more clever than
they are. The Russians know that
they can not compete with the Jews.
Their fear Of the Jews is based on eco
nomic considerations"
where It Is inconvenient.
The Appeal., 1915-02-13
WILLIAM D. BRIGHAM.
ALL HONOR TO THACHER AND
FITZGERALD.
First Victory Against Jim-crow Car
Bill Instance Of Racial Self Help.
Douglas Memorial and Protest Day,
TSOs & u
ESPECIAL.


Feb. 21.
Especially
New York, N. Y, Feb. 9, 1915: The
first skirmish on the Bill for Jim-Crow
: Cars in the District of Columbia was
won by the opponents of the Bill, yes
terday, led by Rep. T. G. Thacher of
Massachusetts, and Rep. John J. Fitz-
gerald of New York, Democrats, who
felt the desire to show they were not
in accord with the Southern Demo
Gratis on this color line measure.
When the session of the House of
Representatives opened at II A. NJ.
Rep. Thacher presented the remons.
trance of the National independent
Equal Rights League, Mass. Branch, to
the House. Then rep. FITZGERALD
moved substitution Of the Sundry Civil
Bill for the District of Columbia Bill,
which has the Jim-Crow Car resolve,
1t being the regular day to take up
ID. OF G. measures. The motion of
Fitzgerald was carried 16S yes to 1O7
no. Rep. Clark of Florida was sore.
Douglas Memorial Day Protest.
The next regular day for District
of Columbia Bills is February 22nd.
The Equal Rights League appeals to
the Afro-Americans in every city to
hold a meeting on Sunday, February
21st, to celebrate the goth Anniversary
OF the death Of Frederick Douglass,
and to pass resolutions against the
Jlm-Crow Car Bill, asking Representa-
tives to speak and vote against it.,
and mail a copy to every U. S. Repre-
sentative in Congress from the state.
If in a Southern state, select some
Northern States Congressman.
The Massachusetts Equal Rights
League passed and had it's resolutions
published on February 3rd, and mailed
copy to Rep. Thacher and the other
Congressman from Massachusetts and
Rep. Thacher answered the League
that he would present them and fight
the Bill. Branches of the League from
Boston to Kansas sent resolutions,
while the D. of G. Branch went to the
Capitol. But the Chief of all the
Colored Citizens Of Boston, through
the activity of Secretary Trotter, sent
Attorney Joshua A. Crawford as a per-
sonal lobbyist to Washington against
the Bill. He was at the Capitol at
8 A. M. Monday and went to work on
the Congressman. ...
This Colored organization is proud
of this self-help. Any city desiring
to form a branch league, should write
to National Organizer, Rev. r. G. Ran.
som, 435 w. 35th St., New York, N. Y,
or Secretary Trotter at Boston, Mass.
Let whole race organize.
The Appeal., 1915-02-13
'coWARDIcE ON THE PLATFORM

A recent issue of the Atlanta indie
uendent had full page of redho
editorial matter lambastig the coward
ly ours who call themselves Headers. ,
If our esteemed contemporary will
keep up this kind of work for a while
perhaps our Georgia brethren may be
aroused from their lethargy and dc
as the editor suggests, and these are
his words: "Kick out of pulpits and
platforms every Negro leader who
does not protest against the indigni
ties thrust upon u.s."
Under the caption "Cowardice on
the Platform" the editor says: INC
race or people in the history Of civil
zation ever endured leadership OF
more consummate cow)ards. The aver
age Negro is coward in his own
esteem. Void of respect, appreciation
or manly resentment, he submits to
every indignity, with apology, the
white man inflicts upon him. When
we speak Of towards, we do not mean
physical towards, but moral and intel.
lectual towards. The coward who
hasn't the moral courage to resent a
wrong. The coward who submits to
every indignity imposed upon him by
cowardly newspapers; the coward who
accpets every jimcrow accommodation
offered.
The Jews will not read a paper that
is hostile to the Jews. The 1rishman
resents with all his hot blood insults
heaped upon his race by newspapers
and other nationalities. The Japanese
resents with all his manliness, with
all his soul, with all his might, every
wrong done him because of his race,
his color or his condition.
There is nobody a coward but the
Negro; there is nobody that kisses the
hand that smites him but the Negro;
there is no race so divided against it.
self and is such a consummate band
Of bootlickers, towards and sy.
cophants as black educated leaders.
What we need is a manly leadership
one full of moral courage and intel.
lectual bravery. Men who will tell
the race of indignities that they ought
not to endure, and how they may rid
themselves of the agencies that seek
to crush and undo it.
Let us have manly race; and we
can only have a manly race by manly
leadership"
The Appeal., 1915-02-13

Recently when representatives of a
group of 100000 American citizens
called on him 10 protest against un-
American treatment, he endeavored to
justify the actions of his subordinates
and became indignant because the
spokesman of the delegation earnestly
presented his case.
The President should square his talk
with his actions.
The Appeal., 1915-02-13

The Philadelphia Ledger is credited
with the following, published as good
joke: There was absolutely no evi-
dence against the man you lynched." "
mo evidence? Why he was as black
as the ace of spades" Well, there is
no joke about that, it's plain unvar-
nfshed fact that when an alleged Grim
inal is black, that is the strongest evil
dence OF his guilt. The prime cause
for nine out of ten lynchings is the
fact that the victims are black.
The Appeal., 1915-02-13
THE PRESIDENT AND THE
AfRo-AMERlcAN.
(From the Chicago Trih

(fTOm the Chicago Trfbunel
We are not ready to concede that
any body Of citizenship has less stand
ing under the law than any other. II
the south wishes to make any such
issue as this it will find that the
north, where there is prejudice, is
nevertheless restless when as a part
Of the nation it is asked to declare that
the main principle of the nation is q
piece Of hypocrisy and does not apply
The Appeal., 1915-02-13
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1915.

This month, February, was the birth
month of a number of men who left
the imprint of their personal genius
on the pages of the history of this
country. Among the most noted of
these men, We find the names of
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
and Frederick Douglass, all of whose
birthday anniversaries will be gener-
ally remembered by the people.
The Appeal., 1915-02-13

The cry of Back to the farm
should now be changed to Back to
the ballot" The ballot is about the
only thing that will check these out.
rageous assaults upon the constitu'
tional rights of the colored people in
this country.
The Appeal., 1915-02-13
the SIN OF SILENCE

To sin by silence when we should
The human race has climbed on pro.
test. Had no voice been raised against
Injustice, ignorance and lust, the in
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
guillotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs Of
many.-Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Appeal., 1915-02-13
the MAN WHO DAREs

honor tho man who in tho con-
scientious discharge Of his duty dares
to stand alone; the world; with ienor-
ant, intoIerant judgment, may con-
denim, the countenances of relatives
may be averted, and the hearts Of
friends grow cold. but the sense Of
duty done shall be sweeter than tho
applause Of the world, the counten-
ances Of relatives or the hearts Of
friends.-chaFles Summer.
The Appeal., 1915-02-13

be N Eags RIGHTS League
Equal Rights Massachusetts
a attention of the American
States under sectional domination ~ ~ - Wv ~
We>woud especially
v pt to urrect the Black Code Of the Seeded
abolition
th now b reported favoraby
hate p~1' ~ Wv poe'"AD ~ '"'e'
w ~O~' ~A'' "eA"11o"' 1ooi'1ne
h suSh aw separating citizens public
e applied other
ratn racial hatred
especially
pc Dasea
from
OF Coed citizens
men It equality citizenship
uon "nout limit Never before
mas segregation
practice and infamy ~ " A' 'n
PUBIC nmen nd shifting the authors
of country. $1,000 - Wv '
- signed by Emery T. Morris, chairman w.
mormon rev 3 W. Swain Crawford Major
NJ A. ~ ShaW VIM D. Brigham, Mrs C. VIM
Monroe executive committee
The Appeal., 1915-02-13

the Golden Rule of Christ can ever
bring in the golden age of man, and
let all Northern Senators, Representa-
tiVes, ministers and editors agitate
and protest until the lowliest citizen
u has his rights under the flag, lest the
wrath of Heaven descend on us as
nation.
WILLIAM n ppJNJAM
The Appeal., 1915-02-13
DO 1t Now !!
FORM OF LETTER TO SEND TO coNeREssmEn At ONCE
House of Representatives,
WASHINGTON n n.

Washington, D. c.
Gongressman-Pease speak,
J Crow in the District
100000 oN"N~A ~A0 :" u'oe'"00 W Jul
Yours for equality o citizenship,
The Appeal., 1915-02-13

]. E. SPINGARN,
Chairman Board of Directors Nation.
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26

- ~ s#s"sssz= &ss=s@ss AN ACT
To REPEAL SEcTIoN 4119 REVISED LAWS HAWAII
OF 1915, RELATINa TO TREsPAssINa RAILROAD RaHTs
.f OF WAY ... ".:. ..-
Section l. Section 4119 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii
of 1915 is hereby repealed .<
SECTION 2 This Act shall take effect from and after the
date of its approval ~.-..
.zN+ .5.@:.< - ..~~"~.~+=.
Approved this 22nd day of March, A. D. 1915.
LUCIUs E. PINKHAlI,
Governor of the Territory Of Hawaii
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26

To ESTITLE DEFENDANT HAVE HIS TRAVELLING En-
TAXED CosTs WHENEVER ANY CAUSE OR Pro
OTHER THAN CRIMINAL, PRoDATE AND DvoRCE
DISCONTINUED DISMISSED NoNSuTED
Be Enacted by the Legislature Of The Territory Of Hapa
SECTION Whenever any proceeding, other than
criminal probate divorce is discontinued dismissed,
nost entered therein of the courts of this Territory
the defendant therein shall be entitled have his travelling
expenses be charged at the of mile each way
in going and returning from the court, taxed
SECTION q This Act shall take effect from and after the
date of its approval.
Approved this 22nd day of March, A. D. 1915.
/: .~... ....~ 70 LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26

maintain the Kalaupapa Store situated at kalaupapa Molo
ka the of Ten Thousand Dollars ($0o00O0 hereby
appropriated special fund be deposited in the Terrific
rial Treasury and to be continual deposit subject to the
troll of the Board of Health through its President be used
from time time in operating and maintaining the said Ka
laupapa Store All moneys withdrawn from such fund for
such purposes shall be reimbursed restored thereto far
may be- out of received collected from the
sales made in said "Kaaupapa Store and shall then be avail
able for further
SECTION 3 This Act shall take effect April 1st 1915.
Approved this 22nd day of March, A. ID. 1915
LUCIUS f. PINkIlAM,
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26
ACT IS
AN Act

To AMEND SECTION coll THE REVISED LAWS OFF Hawai-
1915, REIAr1NG TO LICENSE TO SLAUGHTER SWINE
AND SELL PoRK. 49,.
Be Enacted By tie Legislature of the Territory of Hapa:
SECTION T. Section coll of the Revised Laws Of Hawaii
of 1916 is amended to read as follows: "
Section POLL Fee slaughter and SELL The annual fee
for license slaughter swine and sell pork shall be forty dol
lars $4,000 for the District of Honolulu and twenty dollars
($200O) for each other district provided however that any
person may slaughter swine per month"; and sell the pork
without license therefor provided such swine shall be of his
raising and slaughtered his premises but such per-
comply with any city and county ordinance county
ordinance relating thereto and provided also such person
comply with such rules and regulations of the Board of Health
apply"
SECTION g. This Act shall take effect July /, 1915
Approved this 2Srd day of March, A. D. 1915
LUCIUS E. PINKHAM,
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26
ACT 21
AN ACT

KEoKEA BEACH LoTs, KIHEI. DIsrRIcT OF MAKAwAo,
MAuI, Maxine An APPROPRIATION BIZ WAY or An
vAScEaEST Our OF THE GENERAL REyESgEs OF THE
TEREIToRy or Hawai- THE SanE 10 nK REIaiRl. RsKp
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26
ACT IS :.
AN ACT

To AMEND SECTION 419l REVISED LAWS HAWAII
1915, RELATING TO LABOR SUNDAY.
Be Enacted By the Legislature Of The Territory of Hara
SECTION l. Section 419 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii
of 1915 is hereby amended to read follows:
Section 4191. Labor Sunday All labor on Sunday
forbidden excepting works of necessity mercy which
included all labor that is needfu for the good order health
comfort safety of the community for the protection of
property unforeseen disaster danger of destruction
injury which may be required for the prosecution of
tendance upon religious worship for the furnishing of oppor
une of reading study provided however that this Sec
on shall apply newspaper printing offices, steamship
companies railroads. telegraph and telephone companies hotels
inns restaurants cigar stores ice parors soda
stands drug stores livery stables garages hackmen
and operators of licensed shore boats operators of
licensed automobiles depos graziers and rancmen cleo
light plants gas works and slaughter houses and providS
further that personal baggage may be conveyed and fo
vessels leaving and arriving port that day. and TO and
from any railroad stations that Sunday the loading and
loading of vessels engaged in ntersand interstate foreign
commerce shall be permitted and freight may be conveyed
thereto herefrom Sunday; that during the entire day.
milk Bread fru and ice may be sold and devered that until
o'clock the forenoon fresh meat fresh fish, and fresh
vegetables may be sold and delivered laundry and
dries may deliver and collect laundry washing
SECTION 9. This Act shall take effect upon its approval
Approved this 23rd day of March, A. d. 1916.
LUCIUS E. PINKHAM,
Governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26
b Y Al THORITY
ACT II
AN ACT

To REIABIRsE IL. kIsHI MEALS FURNISHED DETAINED
% AlIESs UNITED STATES QuAEASrINE STATION AT
1oSoIuLv, DEcEMsEn 90, 1911, TO JANUARY 3d.
= 1912, IScLrslvE. +; -'.
Beat Endcted By The Legislature Of The Territory Of Hd~di
SEcTfoE l. That the of Nine thousand -Four Hundred
aud Fifteen and 100 Dollars $s4159o) hereby appro
pfiae be paid H. Kish of all in the Treasury
oted or he collected and held under the provisions of Sec
ton 1891 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii 1915 from the fund
appropriated for the of the Board of Immigration for the
purpose rebursing the said H. Kshi for meals furnished
detained aliens the United States Quarantine Station HO
nolu from December 90 1911 to January 81 1912 both ill.,
elusive heretofore brought the Territory of Hawaii by the
Board Of Immigration Labor and Statistics Of the said Terri
tory. .s<
Section 2. This Act shall take effect from and after the
date of its approval.
Approved ths 18th day of March, A. D. 1915.
LUCIUS L. PINKHAM,
aSs Governor of tie Territory Of Hawaii !,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-26

TO kEfElt skorioS 1862 OF RrvrsrD LAWS HAwAI
1876 Rt1ATiSo THE RroonplSa OF Ordinances OF
rim er4f AND OousTY OF HosoLuLu.
1eit E.aed " tie Legislature Of The Territory Of Haraii:
SEcTioS i Section 1862 Of the Revised Laws Of Hawaii,
1915 relating 10 the recording Of ordinances Of tho City and
County Of Honolulu, is hereby repealed. -
take effect from and otter the Z
snts Of is approval
Approvsd dis iith dayof March, 4. D. 1915.
LUcIUs E. PINKHAM,
80 Governor Of ths Territory Of Hawai-
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To Paofislr THE orrsArros ArRorLAsr, BALLOON
CERTAIN REsTncrloss
Belt Enacted BY The Legislature The Territory Of Hapai:
SECTION 1 No person SHALL without license from the
Governor operate aeroplane balo other craft
across the Territory of Hawaii except member the Aa-
National Guard Of Hawaii person employed in the United
States Military or Naval Service as a pilot
StcTIos Any person who shall violate any of the provi
sions Of this Act SHALL upon convictions be punished BY fine
not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1 OoO9O by
fisonnen not exceeding year. BY both such fnc and
Imprisonment in the discretion Of the court.
This Act shall take effect from and after the
datsfCfi its approval
aAiirfosed this a2nd dayof March, A. D. 1913.
ALUGIUs Z. PINKHAA,
Governor Of the Territory Of Hawaii.
.s...s..ls. ACT Is
49, AN ACT
To ProyIDE OrrRArros MAISrEsAscr OF "KA-
$50 LAupApA STORE
Be i Enacted By Tie Legislature Of Tie Territory Of Hapa
sfcr,os To enable tho hoard Of Health 10 operate and
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80. -
10 AMEND SECTION la OF THE fsEYIsEn Laws OF OF
.@.s~~-=.s..=. ...:..s.z:. ~
of Hawaii of 1915 is hereby amended to read as follows
~ ..
year are set apart and established Territorial holidays
$50.
.as~.%=. =s-4..s r ...~= Il
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Our New Legislature.

The fact that only 38 of the 1870
members of the Mississippi leg
islature have had no previous leg
islative experience is not neces-
sarily a bad omen.
1t would be better, of course,
to have a few more wise veterans
in both bodies, men of long ex-
perience and sound judgment, to
assist in the work of organiza-
ton, but there is reason to hope
that it will not take the new men
very long to become familiar with
their duties.
Certain 1t is, if these young
men come to Jackson with hon
est and sincere purpose, and a
determination to enact only such
laws as will truly promote the
moral and material welfare of
Mississippi, they will not make
very many serious mistakes.-
Jackson News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Peanuts Prove Profitable.

This is to call attention to the fact
that there has recently been organized
in this county Peanut Growers asso-
citation for the sole purpose of helping
those who have peanuts to find a mar
ket for their products and to obtain the
best market prices.
The association has charge of the
large brick warehouse just across from
the Oil Mill where any member can
store his peanuts, in large or small
quantities, for as long time as he may
desire, and if he doesn't happen to have
carload himself whenever a car is to
be shipped, if the price is satisfactory,
he can put his lot in with those ship
ping, and thus secure the advantage of
car lot prices. The associat ton has al
ready shipped six cars at prices rang.
ing from Csc to 7215c per bushel F. OBJ,
Macon. netting the growers over 81. 500
and we will probably have 10 or IL cars
more.
Every man in the county who plant
ed this year as much as one acre in pea
nuts ought to be a member of the asso-
citation.
For further information write or call
on R. E. V, Yates, secretary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
The Hyphen a Tragedy.

Since the war began the Ger
mans in America have suffered
acutely the pains of denationali-
cation. Almost overnight a burst
of hate was let loose upon the
Fatherland. The place where
they were born was denounced
as barbarous. They were prac-
tically called upon to denounce
Germany or to be denounced
themselves. T e country to
which the earliest memories were
attached had become a moral out
law. Of course they couldn't be-
lieve it. 1t was the place of their
childhood. 1t was the home of
their parents and childish games;
reason and evidence could make
no impression upon what their
hearts told them was fine. At
the same time they had a newer
attachment to America, the scene
of their ambitions. A more cruel
choice was never afforded to any
uody of people. The result we
know~van instructive devotion to
efmany and q theoretical deyo,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
Kindness Never Fails.

Men have always tried to dis
cover new ideas, BETTER morals,
higher principles.
In the Spartan days they look
ed for health-in the, period of
the Greeks they sought culture
lin the time Of Alexander the
great men believed in wars.
Each system resulted in fail
ure-they failed because with
their brutishness, their physical
hobby, their aristocratic notions,
they overlooked one part of the
teachings of Confucius, Moses,
Christ and Mohammed = they
missed that which never fails
kindness.
/, Kindness is like wheat it in
creases when cultivated - the
more you SOW the more you will
sss sl,,. Y yQp eVltlyatel jackson