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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

I hate the term Negro because it
Is being used in terms of hatred. 1t
is the cause of the segregation of tn
Negro; 1t is being used in contempt
IN public places: 1t is an excuse for
DISTINGUISHING him; and it is an ex-
cuse for lynching him. Only one
tenth Of one per cent Of the colored
people In America can trace their
descent to Africa, and there is no
more right to call all colored people
Negroes than to call all white people
Turks or Armen1ans. "-Ex.Assistan
United States Attorney General VIM.
II. Lewis. Boston, Mass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
HARRiET eEEcHER STOWE.

Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of
Uncle Toms Cabin was born in
Litchfeld. Conn. June IA. 1911, one
hundred and six years ago, and died
In Hartford. July II, 1896.
Mrs. Stowe was the wife of Prof.
Calvin Stowe and the. daughter of Ly.
man Beecher.,
J. +. Rhodes in his History of the
United States From 1860" says OF
Uncle Toms Cabin:
THE author felt deeply that the
fugitive slave law was unjust and that
there was cruelty in it's execution; this
inspired her to pour out her soul in
. protest against slavery. She thought
that II she could only make the world
see slavery as she saw it her object
would be accomplished; she would
then have induced people to think
right on the subject. .-...-7
When Mrs. Stowe prepared the plan
OF the work that was to become IA.
nous and profitable beyond her fond,
est dream, she was approaching her
1ortieth year. Her husbands small
income hardly sufi1ced to meet the
frugal needs Of large household. She
was worn out with the care of many
young children and the burden of the
literary work she was doing to exc
out the salary of Prof. Stowe. There
was nothing but the prospect of a bit
ter struggle for bare living when the
inspiration of lifetime came to he,
and she wrote her Uncle Toms
Cabin" When the story was first pub
llshed serially in the National Era. an
anti-slavery paper in Washington, II
obtained little notice. When, however
it was put on the market in book form
it had the most extraordinary success
Longfellow thought that while Il
was one of the greatest triumphs Of
literary history, it contained an even
higher moral triumph.
In England some of the most en-
thusiastic encomiums were passed
upon the author and her book. Lord
Palmerston, Lord Cockburn, Charles
Kingsley. Lord Carlisle and Macauley
expressed their warmest appreciation
of this strange novel and Of the extra
ordinary influences which it was hav
ing in so many countries.
More than 100000 copies Of the
book were sold within nine months
after it's publication. Thirty differen,
editions were published in London
within six months Of the appearance
of the book in America. It would be
long list which should contain thu
number of languages in which the
work was published subsequently ant
Mrs. Stoves name became a familia,
one in all parts of the civilized world
Uncle Toms Cabin" was one o.
the most remarkable books ever writ
ten and it probably did more to cause
the war Of the rebellion than any Other
one influence. Abraham Lincoln, after
he became president, expressed de
sire to meet Mrs. Stowe and when she
came to the White House he received
her cordially., He looked at her in
tently for some time and then said
80 you are the little woman who
caused the civil war;"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
The Color Line in the Catholic Church,


The Color Line in the Catholic Church.
(From the Southwestern Christian Ad.
vocate, New Orleans, La.)
There are two hundred Thousand
colored Catholics in the United States
according to Walter F.. McEntire. a
prominent Catholic, who in telling of
the orders and, societies of men and
women working among color people in
the United States, among other things
says IN the Tidings, of Los Angeles:
Ihe Church knows no color-line in
the House of God, and any man who
tries to lay one down is not a true
Catholic =. 80
This is good reading but it is not
true to fact. There are only two col
ored priests in the entire Catholic
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
The SIN OF SILENCE

TO sin by silence when we should
protest makes towards out Of men.
The human race has climbed on pro-
test. Had no voice bsen raised against
'njustiee. ienoranee and lust, the in
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
eu'I'otInss decide our least disputes.
The lew who dare must speak and
speak aRaia to right the wrongs Of
many.-ElIa WhesIer Wilcox.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

Prior to the war the Jews of Rou-
mania were subject to many dis
abilities and were jimcrowed" just
as the colored people of the United
States are. Now that Roumania has
been devastated and almost wiped
out Of existence by the invading
Teutons, the remnant of the leaders
realize the value 6f the Jews to the
country and are preparing to give
the Jewish people complete citizen
ship. r. -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

colored constituency of America, and
the Catholic Church is the only reli-
gious body in America that forces on
it's constituency white ministry.
Moreover, the color issue is drawn as
completely in the Catholic Church as
elsewhere. There was time when
the Catholic churches welcomed COL
ored people to the affairs but not now.
In st. Joseph Church, New Orleans, a.
few seats in the rear are marked re-
served for colored.
The American prejudice has at last
a full grip on the Catholic Church.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
WITH MARKED CARDS.

In It's Army Of Democracy U. S.
A. Begins With a New jim
Crowism Added to the Rest to
Fight for World Democracy,
but to Have Distinctions of Col
or in Our Own Army-Denial
of Equality.
(From the Journal, the leading daily
paper of Boston, Mass, June %,
1919 -. D.,
THE DEAREST PROMISE IN THE
WHOLE OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES IS THE
PROMISE OF EQUALITY FOR ALL,
REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR OR
PREVIOUS CONDITION OF. -sERvI-
tube. ,.> Z.
But it is not always pleasant for a
Negro to read that promise.
"Marked Cards."
Nor will the Negro feel a thrill of
promise when he comes to write
down his name for service to his coun-
try. For the registration card makes
"a distinction of color. The man who
puts his name to that piece of paste
board signifies that his life is at the
disposal of this government in war.
That should be enough. But no-the
government asks that he shall spe-
city his Color, Literally, this govern
ment is beginning with marked cards.
We don't need to review the fine
record of the African race in fighting
the battles of America It's men
have been in the front rank wher-
ever there came an opportunity to
serve. History vouches for that.
Now Jim-crow Registration.
And here, when we come to fight
for democracy, we find distinctions
drawn according to the color of a
mans skin.
Negroes have not Jared we'll dur
ing the present national administra-
ton. They have disappeared from
public Offices, and Jim Grow grip
of the South has grown irmer. And
NOW A JIM CROW REGISTRA-
TON.
Race and color in our "Army of De-
mocracy."
If we were to define democracy as
applied to the army of a democratic
nation, we should picture men of all
races and all creeds grouped together
In equality. A white millionaire's son
might share font with o N1oorro 80
Chinese. But-"color"!
Race, color and previous condition
OF servitude apparently are to be
recognized in our army of democracy.
Blunder No. /.
Must Be Wiped Out. f..
But it must be wiped out. If an
aristocratic snobbishness has drawn
up the registration blanks, a demo
cratlc decency must later deny the
distinction. ~ ~
Else we make joke of our high
est boast.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
A Chinese Puzzle.
(From the Cleveland Gazette,)

(From the Cleveland Gazette.) "
The governor of Massachusetts, and
mayor of Boston are trying to find out
why Jews are refused enlistment in
that states field artillery and in the
first coast artillery. Also, why Afro
Americans from that state land
others) are refused at the Plattsburg,
N. Y, officers military training camp
where DR.. J. E. Spingarn is major
in-training.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

The great unification meeting OF
the Methodist Episcopal church and
the Methodist Episcopal church
South started at Traverse City, Mich.
June ~. The commission is made
up of five bishops, ten ministers and
ten laymen from each church. The
indications are that the Southern
church plan of "jimcrowing" the col
ored members will be carried out,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
TRIBUNE vOMITs AGAIN.

The following from the Chicago
Tribune seems like a voice from the
tomb: It is on a par with some OF
the stuff printed by the copperhead
Tribune before and during the slave.
holders rebellion. The writer may
have been born since 1870 but his
think machine was evidently cast in
one of the left over molds Of 1850. It
is headed:
BLACK MAN, STAY SOUTH!
They say down south that Triggers
are all right in their place." but where
! is that place? South? At Memphis,
Tenn, a Negro was recently burned
alive. North? At East St. Louis, ILL.,,
Negroes are mobbed, beaten, and run
out of town.
We taunt the south with race preju-
dice when it burns dad Niger" but
just see how we northerners detest
even good niggers!" The real race
prejudice is ours. Our very philan-
thropists betray It, They saw to a
black man, God bless you, good-by,"
whereas the south says, o. -
you, come here!" Or put it this way:
The northerner is a great friend of
the Negro but not of Negro; the
outherner is great friend of Negro,
but not of the Negro.
Prof. Munsterberg once described
the race as passive at every turn of
fortune yet within the last year
Negroes by the thousand have actively
undertaken to. find a place for them
selves. They have come north. It
was huge mistake. They escape bar
barous punishment for theirsoccasional
crimes while winning no appreciation
for their habitual virtues. They are
disliked. When their presence be-
comes burden, as at East st. Louis,
they are abused.
It is on these terms only that they
enjoy the longed for liberties of the
north"-its social equality" for in
stance. But do they really enjoy that?
Our observation goes to show that the
Negro is happiest when the white race
asserts its superiority, provided that
sympathy and understanding accom-
pany the assertion. Not long ago
Virginian noticed very gloomy black
porter in a northern hotel, and, learn
ing that the Negro had come from
Virginia, said, you - black
fool go back to Virginia! !" The reply.
revealed much: 20, Cunnel, denis de
fust kind Wuds OATS been spoken to
me since All come up noff!"
Southerners insist that "the niger
must be kept down. They enforce
the color line. Yet they will work side
by side with Negroes, befriend them
in adversely, and overlook their minor
failings. Gradually they are working
toward the results suggested in the
carton on this page. They do not hate.
Negroes. In their heart they like
them Said Dooley: I'm naught
- =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
THE TOMB OF WASHINGTON

British, French and Italian '.Mis-
SONS" have already visited the United
States and others from Russia, Japan
and Serbia are enroute. The British
and French missions visited the tomb
or washington and placed wreaths
thereon. Millions of loyal colored
America citizens are deferred from
visiting the tomb of the Father of
His Country by the knowledge of the
fact they would be obliged to travel
in jim-crow cars to reach Washington's
last resting place. 49, -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

Winston Churchill has long arti
Gle in the papers on 'True Democracy
U. S. Navy Basis" Mr.. Churchill
knows a great deal of matters in
England, but is evidently not well
informed about the U. S. navy. In
stead of being on democratic basis,
many American citizens have been
refused enlistment because of their
color. s.. e.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
DEMOCRACY WILL GAIN.

Prof. Charles e. Merriam in an ar
ticle on the "War for Freedom, as
sumes that as result of the present
war both civil liberty and industrial
democracy will be the gamers in every
country in the world and the United
States will be no exception. Here are
some of the things he has to say
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

Mr.. Lee l.. Brown of Louisville
has opened his campaign for the nom
ination for the state legislature Of
Kentucky. He is a clear-headed,
honest fighter for. justice and would
be an ideal man for the place.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
The Eternal GOSPEL

(From the Martinsville Pioneer-Press)
We have no respect for a servile.
cr1ng1ng colored man. He is of more
service to his people under the sod
than on top of it-Richmond (Va)
Planet. That is our eternal gospel.
preach it in the valleys and on the
mountain tops.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
Must Have a Place in School
(From the Chicago Defender)

0frUm IHe chicago Defender)
Our naval training camp has every
nationality under the sun. AS a red
flag to fout into the face of the bull,
we have Cinnamon out there, the
Filipino out there, the Greek out there,
the Hebrew out there, the Italian out
there, and God himself only knows
what else out there, but we do know
that if we are anywhere near there
we are near the bathroom with mop
and broom. Space must be made for
the boy of the Colored race in the
school for which we are paving taxes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
Not Consistent

baltimore (Md.) Commonwealth
President Wilson cannot consistent
|iy contend for liberty, equality and
Justice for Belgians, Russians, Poles,
French, English and Teutons without
conceding justice, liberty and equal
1ty to ALL citizens of his own coun-
try. ~ =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

Mrs. Coralie F. Cook, colored men,
Der of the board of education of the
District of Columbia, has been re-
appointed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30

Submitted by THE APPEAL for Use Orient
fund $1O0oOO to be religious publicity secular
India
Using Of the World by the
OF the BOARD Methodist
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
Worse to Ask for Jim Crow

(From the Cleveland Gazette.)
We agree with the editor of the
N. Y. News: It is bad enough to have
segregated Tor "jim crow'') military
training camps FORCED on us by the
government, but infinitely worse to
ASK for them.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
"heoroes and Dogs Not Allowed"

H1UH tHc NdeHVI4Ie CIHr1OnJ
Down in Houston, Texas are some
elevators in public buildings labeled
NEGROES AND DOGS NOT ALLOW.
Ed Generous classification! Such
signs as these account in such meas.
ure, for the exceedingly rapid manner
in which the Colored men are depopu-
lating the South. They can be neither
blamed nor censured for leaving a
town like this. They have hearts and
souls and human pride, just like the
people of other races.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-06-30
Must Be Wiped Out.

But it must be wiped out. If an
arlstocratic snobbishness has drawn
up the registration blanks, a demo
cratlc decency must later deny the
distinction. - ~
Else we make a joke of our high
est boast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-23
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
TAKES UP FOOTBALL
Gridiron Sport---Now In Three
Branches OF Sport.

Lynchburg, Va, Jan. 22.-An-
nouncement has been made by Presi-
dent ]. T. T. Hundley, of Virginia
Christian College, that In the future
athletics of that institution will en-
brace football. Heretofore. from the
founding OF the school, the gridiron
game was under ban and the stu
dents were not permitted to engage in
the sport.
President Hundley Is a great ad-
vocate OF clean college athletics and
he has made it plain that a football
eleven will be given all the backing
In the future that the college can at
ford.
An effort was under way last year
for football, but this was deferred
until the present, and now 1t Is ex-
pected that the athletic authority
among the students will arrange for
the 1917 schedule.
This will give tho college repre-
sentation in the three major college
sports-football, baseball and basket
ball.
The college premises include an
athletic field. which can be made I'M
usually good for football, the only OBJ
lection TO 1t being its remoteness from
the college buildings and terminus OF
the street car line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-23
WILSON IS PROMOTED
BY SOUTHERN RAIL WAY

In recognition OF his efficient and
faithful services Wins r. Wilson. who
has been commercial agent of the
Southern Railway for a number OF
years, has been prom oted to the posi-
ton of assistant general freight agent.
His headquarters will be in Rich
mond. and the appointment is effec-
tive at once,
Mr.. Wilson is a Richmond man and
he received all of his training In the
local offices of the Southern Railway.
serving the company in various ca
pacities. He has been connected with
the Southern for several years ana
this elevation came as a reward for
his efficient services Mr.. Wilson is
well known and popular In Rich
mond.
Another Richmond man has re-
ceived a promotion from the South
ern, according to information re-
ceived here yesterday. He Is II, NJ.
Cobb who has been made general
agent of the executive department at
Charleston. g. c. He was formerly d.
vision freight agent at Augusta, Ga.
He is a Richmonder and received his
training In the Southern Offices here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-23

"A DAUGHTER or THE
GODS" FtLFII4S PROMISES

A Daughter Of the Gods" is a very
splendid and very fantastic spectacle.
which fulfls every promise made TOR
IL in so- far as the features of fantasy
and spleHdor arc concerned, 80
prohsga9 is the wealth of scenic and
costume investiture and 50 lavish the
effects that one reflects perforce on
the days of ancient Rome when the
insattate appetite OF the dehauched
populace demanded entertainment OF
greater and greater splendor.
This f. not to infer that ''Daugh-
ter OF the Gods Is salacious. ON the
contrary, let those who crave the IL
centsons or suggestive for their delec-
tation remain away. for OF this ele-
ment there is not IA trace.
\ fairy tale has been attempted
wherein we are invited TO turn to
Our mothers knee with the fairies and
witches and gnomes and elves and be
az little children to enter "A heaven
of rich enjoyment" Having entered,
we witness the nletamorphosis of
Anita az her soul mtgrates from It's
habitation in the body OF little bird
and passes successfully through or
deals by fire monsters. water and
sword as she tarries briefly with the
witches. the devils. the spirits. the
elves the RnomeS, tho mermaIds. the
Turks-and finally. slain by the hand
that would rather wither away than
harm her. her body drifts on phan~
tom barge, far. far TO a phantom land
Of ElyHum,
'Reouiescat In Pace Poor girl,
IL she was not tired out before the
finish. 1t must have been because they
took more than one summer TO film
the story.
Photographically this picture ap
proaches perfection Many of the
scenes. especially the marines, are
beautiful, The direction, excepting
in the attempted big moments, is ad-
cauate. The acting is good. but Miss
Kellerman as a feature forbids any
great poss hilities in this respect, Lit
tie Miss Lee. wee baby. is given OPP
portunities in the early moments and
takes fun advantage of them. She
is real little actress.
The great weakness and pity OF this
expensive production rs that IL Is not
n creation. IT has no entity, 1t Is
the conception Of q mcchanician, a
swimmer, and a Foxy producer. who
combine to deliver the Roman spec
tacle in a thoroughly adequate man
ner. 8. l..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-23
DIRECTORS REFLECTED
BY FAIR ASSOCIATION
Thomas Winston, Harry Byrd and
James Bellwood. Whose Terms
.. Expired Are Named Again.

Three members of the board of d.
rectors. Thomas Winston, Harry Byrd
and James Bellwood, were reelected
for term OF Ave years at a meeting of
the stockholders Of the Virginia State
Fair Association held last night in
Murphy's Hotel. Those are the only
directors whose terms expired this
year
The meeting last night was a brief
one and the stockholders discussed the
plans for the next annual event only
short while. The board OF directors
will hold a meeting next Monday to
further consider the plans for the
1917 fair. 1t was announced last night
that they will exert every effort to
make II larger and better than ever
before. Many additional attracti ons
will be obtained, while 1t is planned
to make the racing card one of the
best in the history OF the annual event.
Attractive purses will be offered, and
many well-known horses are expected
to he entered in both the harness and
jumping events.
The treasurers report, which was
read at the meeting, showed that the
association is in an excellent condi-
ton from a financial standpoint. The
crowd at the last Fair was as good as
could have been possibly expected and
the Fair was pronounced a financial
success.