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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20

in the north generally, for it is recog-
nized that political domination by the
Negro is not desirable. It is realized
that the premature enfranchisement
of the slave was a misfortune to all
concerned, however justifiable as a
war measure. Intelligent opinion in
the north is in harmony with intelli-
gent opinion in the south in desiring
for colored people defense from ex-
ploitation and conditions of orderly
progress. Thinking men and women
in both sections realize that these
desiderata are retarded, not advanced,
by pressure for full political privileges
and the fear it keeps alive among
southern white men.
"But if we do not adhere to dog
mas, which, by the way, is one of the
weaknesses of the Jeffersonian Democ-
racy the south helps to perpetuate; if
we sympathize and support the south's
determination to deal with it's prob
lens as conditions, we do not waive
our right to protest and if possible
prevent the south from making it's
necessity cover for unfair political
profit
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
TUskEGEE ON LYNcH,Ne.

A number of Northern newspapers
are publishing Tuskegee reports of
the lynching of 81 American citizens
IN 1916, commenting thereon, and con.
graduating the couhtry that there
were fewer cases than in 1915.
Tuskegee has for several years re.
ported smaller number of lynchings
than other observers have been able
to record.
Reliable and accurate reports show
that 80 colored people alone and a
Few whites were mob-murdered in
1916. Five of the colored people were
women and one was child. Another
hellish fact was the roasting to death
of five colored persons.
The Tuskegee reports are in line
with the Tuskegee policy of minimiz-
ing the injustices, outrages and
crimes of the Caucasians of the South
against the colored people.
Inaccurate reports do more harm
than good and the Tuskegee people
ought to present accurate data or cut
out their lynching bulletins.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20

corporation counsel. He was candi.
date for one of the republican nomina.
tons for judge of the Municipal court
at the primary last fall and received
a large vote
AS member Of the class of 1888 at
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania,
Col. Denison was the honor man.
When he was graduated from Union
College Of Law in this city he was
valedictorian and class orator, being
the only colored man in a class Of
seventy-fye. He served in Cuba dur
Ing the Spanish-American war and
went to the Mexican border last sum-
mer when President Wilson called
out the national guard. In 1900 he
was appointed an Inheritance tax
commissioners, which position he has
since held. He is native of Texas
and is so years old.
The Office pays salary Of $4,000 a
year.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
JIM-cROW SCHOOLS FOR RUSSIA

Russia is learning from the United
States. The alleged republic is civ,
ing the despotism few lessons in
hellishness and race segregation.
Mob murders are increasing in the
United States while Russian programs
are not so much in evidence as they
were two or three years ago.
Heretofore there were no segre,
gated schools for Jews in Russia,
maintained by the government. Three
per cent of the Jewish population were
admitted to the public schools and
universities. ''-*--. e. ~
Now the cable tells us that series
OF segregated high schools and indus.
trial schools exclusively for Jewish
students, similar to the Jim-crow
schools of the Southern United States
are to be established.
So the work of hell devised in the
South is continued in Holy Russia.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
Equal Rights League be formed to
arrange the centenary observance Of

Equal Rights League be formed to
arrange the centenary observance of
this great champion of equal rights.
This is the first great duty of our
race collectively in the new year 1917
and is the Leagues New Year Mes
sage to the race. 1t will inspire our
young people with respect for, and
pride in their racial strain to have
brought out the wondrous ability of
tnls man born a slave. It will give
courage to our men and women to
nght IN an organized way color dis
examination to learn of the brave stand
taKen by douglass on many occasions.
1t will challenge the conscience of
white Americans to know the life
struggle and the eloquent plea made
by him for justice to his race. Doug
lass was the great colored abolitionist
An escaped slave, he eventually waged
an independent campaign of agitation
for the freedom of his own race. The
approach of his centenary should he
the signal for his people to rally to
the standard of a fight of our race
Tor rights denied because of our race
Let there be fitting observance
throughout the United States of
America of the Centenary of Doug
lass, the orator, the abolitionist, the
edltor, the writer, the statesman,
under the auspices of Equal Rights
committee, or Equal Rights League
ana the citizens, all day February IA.
1911. Thus will our fight for rights
be strengthened in, the land which
douglas helped make one of freedom
for all. - ''''
- BYRON GUNNER.
PRESIDENT, Hillburn, New York.
WILLIAM MONROE TROTTER.
Secretary, Cornhill, Boston
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
MUzzLINo THE PRESS.

There Is bill before Congress that
has Tor its object the exclusion from
the United States mails Of newspapers
or any sort of printed matter adyer-
Using liquors OF any kind. This GER
tainly is step toward the muzzling
OF the press to which we very much
object. It affects the rights and liber-
ties OF the newspapers fully as much
as 1t does those who deal in liquors.
It does not apply solely to dry states
or dry territory buteis general. 1t
seems to us that the passage Of the
bill in question would work to the
detriment Of the, freedom of the
press" which is generally conceded to
be very desirable. The bill should not
pass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
COLORED COLONlALs.
Many Colored Men in the American
War for independence.

The employment of colored men BE-
came subject of much Importance at
an early stage of the American War
OF independence. The British natur.
+ ally regarded slavery as an element
OF weakness in the condition of the
colonies, in which the slaves were
numerous, and laid their plans to gain
the colored men and induce them to
take up arms against their masters
by promising them liberty on this con.
dition.
The situation was looked upon nv
the public men of the colonies as
alarming, and several of them urged
the Congress to adopt the policy of
emancipation. But while the general
question of emancipation was de-
feated, the exigencies of the contest
again and again brought up the prac-
tical one of employment for colored
men, whether bond or free.
Only Freemen Wanted in Army.
In May, ITS, Hancock and War
ren's committee of safety introduced
the following formal resolution: Gre
solved, That it is the opinion of this
committee, as the contest now be-
tween Great Britain and the colonies
respects the liberties and privileges
OF the latter, which the colonies are
determined to maintain, that the ad-
mission OF any person as a soldier into
the army now raising, but only such
aF are freemen, will be inconsistent
With the principles that are to be SUM-
ported and reflect dishonor on these
C0I0n1QS I'll
mltted into this army upon any con.
sideratiOn whatever"
washington took command of the
army around Boston on July 3, ITS.
The instructions for the recruiting
officers from his headquarters at Cam
bridge prohibited the enlistment of
any negro" It may also be noticed
mat they were forbidden to enlist
any person who is not an American
born, unless such person has wife
and family and is settled person
in this country
T Many coIored Men Enrolled.
Notwithstanding all this. the fact
remains, according to Bancroft, that
,tne roll OF the army at Cambridge
nad, from its first formation, borne
the names of men of color" Free
colored men stood in the ranks by the
side OF white men. In the beginning.
OF the war they had entered the
provincial army, and the colored men.
IKE others, We're retained in the sery-
ice after the troops were adopted by
the continent"
A committee on conference, consist
ing OF DR.. Franklin, BENJAMIN Harri-
son and Thomas Lynch, met at Cam
bridge, October 10, 1775, with the
deputy governors of Connecticut and
Rhode Island and the committee of
the council of Massachusetts, Bay. to
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20

confer with Gen. Washington. and ad-
wise method for renovating the
army. On the 23d of October tho
negro question was presented and dis
posed OF as follows: Ought not ne
groes to be excluded from the new
enlistment, especially such as arc
siaves?" All were thought imnroner
by the council of officers. # vs.
agreed that they be rejected alto.
gether. o''o
In general orders, issued November
H. I||9' washington says: Neither
neeroes' boys unable to bear arms
nor ola men unfit to endure the IA.
tigues OF the campaign are to be en-
Permitted Their Enlistment.
washington, however, in the LAST
Gays OF the year, under represents
lions 10 him that the free colored mon
VINO had served in his army were Wv
much dissatisfied at being discarded
and fearing that they might seek ON >
ployment in the British armv +oni,
tne responsibility to depart from the
i; esoiullon respecting them and gave
Incense Tor their being enlisted.
washington promised that if there
was any objection on the part Of Con-
sress ne would discontinue the enlist
ing OF colored men, but, on January
io' iT|b, Congress determined "that
tne Tree negroes who had served faith
1ully IN the army at CAMBRIDGE NAV
De re-enlisted therein, but no others :"
Inc entire aspect of the affairs
changed when, in 1779 the South be-
gan to be invaded. South Carolina
especially, was unable to make anv
e.ectual efforts with militia, by reason
OF the great proportion of citizens
necessary to remain at home to pre-
vent lnsurrections among the colored
men and their assertions to the enemy
VINO were assiduous in their endeavors
70 ,1 excite both revolt and desertion.
The result was that in all the South
ern states the legislatures passed reso-
i y. to enlist the colored men and
me colored patriots of the Revolution
are as much entitled as their white
brethren for the ardor with which
tney fought the common enamv
whether they were bondmen or frae'
men. 1t has never been possible tn
give an exact statement as to the
number of colored men who served in
the revolution, for the reason that
tney were generally mixed in ree;.
ments and not calculated senarateIv
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
THE HYPocRITIcAL TRIBUNE.

In another editorial THE APPEAL
has called attention to the hypocriti-
cal fight the Chicago Tribune has
started to cut down Southern repre-
sentation. .zsi
In another issue the Tribune claims
to be actuated by a desire to correct
q condition incompatible with prog.
vess and democratic society And
IN the same editorial it throws off its
mask and says:
An intelligent majority Of the north
can De relied upon to defend the south
from colored domination. There ought
to be a more energetic cooperation
to try to work out for the colored
American a special status In which.
at least during what may be called
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
Bryan on "Brotherhood "

The white man in the South has
alsIranchised the Negro in self-pro-
lection; and there is not Republican
IN the North who would not have done
the same thing under the same circum-
stances. The white men of the South
are determined that the Negro will
and shall be disfranchised everywhere
II IS necessary to prevent the recur-
renee OF the horrors of carpetbap
rule. William Jennings Bryan in
speech at New York in 1908. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
COL. +. A. DENIsoN HoNoRED.
Commander Of Eighth Illinois Regi
ment Named as Assistant Attorney
General Of the State.
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.

SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.
Chicago, JAN 12.-Attorney-G General
Edward ]. Brundage of Illinois has
appointed Colonel Franklin A. Deni
son as assistant Encouragement
Col. Denison is a resident of Chicago
and commander of the Eighth Illinois
the crack colored regiment.
Col. Denison was an assistant city
prosecuting attorney for eight years
serving as first assistant for two
years, and later was an assistant to
Mr.. Brundage when the latter was
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
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 been raised against
Injustice. ignorance and lust, the in
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
gui'lotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs Of
many.-Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20
The Guardian.

The Guardian.
The spirit Of the North, sweeps across
Wide stretches and vast,
Leaving behind chill winter,
Who remains to guard
The virgin lass,
White robed SNOW.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-20

GOD GIVE Us MEN.
i God give US men time like this demands
song minds great hearts true faith and ready hands.
Men whom the lust Of Office does not kill; -
Men whom the spoils Of Office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
wen VINO nave nonor-men who will not lie;
Men who can stand before q demagogue
And damn his treacherous batteries without u;nlin,
Tau men, sun crowned, who live above the fog
n public duty and in private thinking
~. e. Holland
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-05
WHAT'S A DAYS WORK?
Question That Interests Men Who Have
to Dig Potatoes.

How many bushels of potatoes ought d
man TO dig in day for a "talr day 5
work. and what is the record, 4 cor
respondent wants to know, and 50 far as
the record is concerned. no one seems
10 be able to inform him. Nowhere among
the pages of standing broad jumps and
fastest miles ever trotted by two-yearolds.
and heights attained by airmen with va
rioua numbers OF passengers IS there any
thing SAID about potato-digging, or corn
shucking, or much OF anything else that
would be useful to us in our industrial
emergency There may be something on
the subject OF pitching horseshocs, but not
word about shoeins horses. On its face,
as if men put their ambition to excel be-
hind them when they left their play and
settled down to serious work.
4. Man with the knack, however can dig
good many more potatoes in day than
his stronger brother who boes not know
how to take advantage OF his work. That
IS why it would be a good thing to have a
potato-dgging contest once in a while. It
is not a mere matter Of powerful muscles
there is teamwork in it And almost any
time after this month there will be plenty
! Of il to be done in every part OF the
/ county.
/ y potato-digging story has just come out
/ of the great potato-growing State Of
| Maine \ farmer with a big field offered
, cents a bushel for digging, but his men
refused to work by the bushel and de-
manded 81 a day He sent for experts
who worked all season for cents bushe
and averaged 100 bushels day But it i,
admitted, even up in Maine, that lo(
bushels is tail days work
| 1t would be ideal if we could dig al
our potatoes by machinery. Agriculture
colleges as rule advise planters of sly
acres or more to own digger, and cooper
alton among good neighbors would max,
it more profitable where individual field:
were even smaller But there always
will be no end Of potato fields, small anl
iirregularly shaped and otherwise inacces
sible to the machine, in which, handand
foot method will prevail. We must reviv,
the art of potato digging If we are to ge
our harvest in this year.-Oregonan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-05
JAMAICA.

Irving johnson is visiting his BROTH
cr, William johnson.
Harold Barnes Of Vernon was at Les
lie kingsbury 5 for Thanksgiving.
George Wells OF Brattleboro spent
q few days at his home here recently.
Mr.. and Airs. c. K. Amsden have
moved into their house in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. B. Stark and Flor
cnec were entertained at 7. &. Stark s
Thanksgiving.
Miss Stella Howard il enjoying j
short vacation with her mother, Mrs
Flora Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Page Of Chico
pee Falls are visiting at John Muzzy :,
and Flora Howard s.
Mrs. George Upson and daughter OF
Wcstfcld were Thanksgiving guests al
Mrs. Olive Shumway 5.
Mrs. Miranda White is very i'll. Mrs
Doane of Brattlcboro, a Mutual Aid
nurse, i" caring for her.
Mrs Frances Spauding of Guilford
Conn, was guest Of her sister, Mrs
Della Howard. Thursday.
MIS- MlherVa LlNermere returned
FridaE after visiting several week;
with relatives in Townshend.
Mrs. John Clark, who is working Il
II. 7. WeIlman $ in Brattleboro, cams
home Thursday night, returning Satur
day.
The musical comedy, What IEappene,
At Central Station, will be presente,
Friday evening, Dee. !, by a east of 81
people III Opera hall. The proceeds arr
to go to the Red Cross
The general call was rung Wednes
day morning as 4 fire started il
b. L. Perry 5 house III Pixies Falls
The flames were extinguished befor
| much damage was done.
The Jamaica Benefit society will hay
| its regular tea Tuesday in q. \, Il
| hall. Each woman is requested t
bring some article of food toward tn
refreshments. After the tea, there wi
/ be 4 sale of useful and fancy goods
The following appeared in the NOV
IS Ionkers Herald: ''Former Lieut.
William +. Boyce, NJ r. c., Of % Rae
| ford street. under an order dated q
| Washington, u. c., the 9th inst, ha
been commissioned a captain and a:
| signed to duty at Colon in the Panam
| Canal Zone
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-05
Portugal's Effort in the War.

In this world every effort is apt to be
Judged, not by the purpose behind it, but
by the results What are the results OF the
Portuguese effort?
First of all, Portuguese division has been
in France since the beginning of 1917 Led
by two vigorous officers, General Tam
agnine V Abren and his chief of staff,
Major Battisia, it is at the disposal of the
British army a second division, com
manded by General TeXeira d'Eza, has
followed, and third is ready-and all
this without having abandoned the colonial
war. Tins country OF five million In
habitants has, therefore, in less than a
year, prepared for the entente more than
seyenty-five thousand men 1t has more
than one hundred thousand in reserve
trained
The transportation of the troops was
performed largely by Portuguese vessels
and German ships that had been seized
conveyed by Portuguese cruisers. Lemons
by the thousand. be it said. awaited then
on the wharf.-the gift of the French gov
ernmcnt
But there is another more important ant
far-reaching result the change in tn,
Portuguese people since this training fo
war In two years the Portuguese soldiers
the Portuguese student, who used to b,
rather slender and often round-shouldered
have developed Obligatory military serv
ice, which has contributed so largely t.
the physical regeneration Of the French
is already showing splendid results il
PortugalA French Diplomat in Harper
J Magazine for October
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-05
MAKE PLANS FOR
BIG X. OF C.. DRIVE
Practically Every Country in State
Represented at Enthusiastic Meet
ING in Burlington

BURLINGTON, Dee. "a business
session lasting all day yesterday and
late into the evening was held at the
New Sherwood house by the Grand
knights and state officers of the state
council, Knights of Columbus, for the
purpose of perfecting plans for the Yer
mont campaign of the Knights of Co
lumbus to raise national war camp
fund which will open Sunday, Jan. 20,
and continue a week. Practically every
council in the state was represented,
and each delegate was furnished with
the details of his work.
The greater part of the meeting was
devoted to war activities and perfect
ing plans for the drive to be held the
week of January 20.
The original plans of the organization
called for one -milliOndollar appropria-
ton. This was increased to three mil
lion last August. From present indiea-
tions it will probably be necessary to
raise from eight to ten million dollars
during 1913 to properly carry on the
work at home and abroad.
Forty eight buildings have already
been completed and are already in oper
alton; - are under way and soon to be
completed, with 70 secretaries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-05
HINSDALE, N. H.
Deer Hunters Unusually Successful.

Despite the unfavorable weather and
deep snow the deer hunters succeeded
in getting several deer the first two
days, which is the most successful open
ing i'll the past several years. Satur-
day was an almost impossible hunting
day in the woods and incidentally the
first stormy opening day since the law
permitted deer hunting about 10 years
ago, but many nimrods braved the ele-
ments. Trailing was found most dit
ficult job and many gave up the task
before noon. Deer travel very little
the present going if unmolested, yet
many tracks were found and several
animals seen that were not harmed.
The successful hunters are: Arthur
Butler, Sidney Butler, Chester Thomas,
Edward Marshall, Harry Wilder, Arthur
Joselyn, Glenn Higgins.
Winchester reports 10 kills on the
opening and the West Swanzey hunt
ers have secured several, a larger num-
Der it is understood than. has been Sc
cured in any entire season in late
wears.