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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
CHICAGO ROUTs sEGReGATloN.

CHICAGO RoUTs SEGREGATION.
THE APPEAL has been greatly in
terested in the development of the
segregation spirit in Chicago and dis
gusted with the knowledge that GER
tain colored men were aiding it.
For reasons best known to them
Selves certain colored real estate deal
ers in Chicago attempted to commit
the entire colored population to the
Jim-crow plans of a section of the
Real Estate Board.
George H. Jackson, a colored real
estate dealer, was one of the colored
members of the committee to con.
slider the question. Learning that he
was a segregationist at heart, the edi.
tor of THE APPEAL addressed him
the following letter:
st. Paul, MIMI, April II, 1917.
Mr.. George H. Jackson,
3416 Vernon Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois,
My dear Sir:
l was dumbfounded to read in the
Chicago Tribune that you have prac.
tically Endorsed segregation.
l trust that you have not been
quoted correctly, for it is not to the ad.
vancement of the colored people for a
colored man to give utterance to any
sentiment which may be construed in
any way to mean that even one col
ored person favors giving up the fun
damental rights of citizenship.
Your desire to live in colored
neighborhood is a wish which may be
easily gratified, but to say that the
colored people must be restricted by
law or even by public opinion, to a
ghetto, is quite another thing, and is
un-American and un-Christian. -
Owing to your great wealth, what
you say will have great influence, so
l hope for the future of your children
and your children's children and for
the injury you may do others now and
in the time to come you will not
lightly cast aside inherent rights
which once lost may never be re-.
gaifed.
| have never heard of or read of a.
Jew who publicly advocated the plac-
ing of any restriction upon his people.
There is a so-called ghetto on the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

the United States wants to get rid Of
Is the Americanism which has some
other kind of an ism coupled with it.
1t will make for real Americanism
II into all the regiments which, un-
happily, may have to be raised there
shall enter all the elements of Ameri-
can life. There is. no melting pot like
the army camp kettle; and there is
no democracy like that of the dog
tent. Soldiers in the field get to know
one another. Their aims are the same
and their life becomes the same. They
carry back home the democracy and
the comradeshlp which they learned to
understand and to love in the field.
We never will get rid of hyphen-
ated Americanism if we have hyphen-
ated regiments in the service. Men
OF English, Irish, German, Swedish,
Scotch or any other extraction should
serve together when the cause is that
of the country which they have made
their own.
We have reprinted the entire article
because we believe that every word
of it is true. All good American citi-
zens should join in the effort to break
down the color line which at present
confines colored soldiers to four seq
regated regimentS which aro q ro1;o ~
the Civil war.
Now that war is really here, colored
patriots are ready and anxious to be-
come defenders of their country. They
should be allowed to enlist anywhere
and at any time in any regiment
of the United States army. They have
proved their loyalty and valor from
Bunker Hill to Carrizal.
Cut out the color line in the army.
WE ARE ALL AMERICANS.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
THE WAR NOT. IN VAIN.

If the revolution in Russia means
that the Jews and other subject races
will be given full citizenship and that
the pale will be abolished, then the
bloody European war has not been in
vain.
The new government has given this
pledge and the Jewish people and the
Poles and other peoples who have felt
the iron heel of Russian tyranny are
rejoicing.
Whether the action will be sus-
tanned by the Russian masses is an
open question, but the chances are
that it will be approved as the masses
of all the various races have been
comparatively friendly in their deal
ings with each other when uninf1u
enced by government coercion.
The great danger is that the pres
ent government may be overthrow
by the return of the Romanoffs or the
reactionaries to power. The pogroms
or massacres of the Jews were in
variably arranged either by the gov
eminent or the Greek church authori-
ties.
Let us hope that there will never be
reversion to government by terror
ism.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
THIS is RICH.

Governor Beckett of North Carolina
has cabled Foreign Minister Milyou.
kov of Russia greetings to the new
republic.
THE State Of North Carolina" the
governor wired, ''sends warmest greet.
lngs to the greatest republic of the
old world. The high tides of human
thought and feeling all set in your di.
rection and all the stars of destiny
smile on you. The Russian people
have asserted their divine rights in
joining the brotherhood of man, and
may the Lord of Liberty keep them
steadfast.'
Think of it! Old Moth Caliny.' y
home. of the K. *. K, the jimcrow car,
mob murder, segregation and damna.
ton congratulating the newborn Rus.
STA, talking about the brotherhood of
man and hoping that the Lord of Lib.
erty may keep them steadfast!"
It's enough to make one smoker and
snort. .r. &c.,.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
PLUTocRATs DOING HARM,

Says the Saturday Evening Post:
1.-THE modern plutocratic ideal is to
soar far away from the common lot
and then voloplane gracefully back to
it. Why take the trouble to soar at
all? Why not distribute the millions
for the common veal before they are
collected in the capacious individual
reservoir"
Many of the men who have made
;:reat fortunes by questionable methods
in some cases, and in nearly every
case, by paying employees low wages.
Carnegie made a great fortune and
is now aiding race prejudice by en-
downing jimcrow libraries in the South
and Rosenwald the Jewish muitimil-
lionaire is using some of his money to
aid the Christians in proving that their
religion is a fake by building Jim crow
Y. M. c. AS all over the country.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
OPPOSES JEWISH REGIMENT.


DR.. E. G. Hirsch of Chicago, is one
of the most learned Hebrews in the
world and he is quicker to see the
dangers of segregation than some of
his co-religionists. In a recent inter
view he said:
"The idea of raising a Jewish regi-
ment, which you say they plan to do
in New York, seems to me utterly alb
surd," declared DR.. Emil G. Hirsch
oday, with reference to report that
Samuel Untermyer and other Jewish
financiers of New York had pledged
themselves to do everything within
their means to recruit and outfit a.
Jewish regiment. i ,s-s .-... ...s -
IF Jews want to join the army, let
them do so. But why organize a spe-
cial Jewish regiment? You don't hear
of any ones organizing Catholic regi-
ment, do you? The idea is ridiculous,
and Jews who promote such things
only add to the impression that the
Jews are clannish." " =.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
MORAL GRANDEUR,

Would that the cursed colored cow
ards who cringe and cover and grin
and give up their liberties could read
in Caesars Commentaries on the Gaelic
war of the brave "Belgae,'' and then
come down to modern times and pom
der over the valor and courage of the
Belgian people of today, who, although
their land has been despoiled, many
OF their women ravished, and many of
their men reduced to practical slavery.
have not been broken in spirit.
Cardinal MERCER, primate of Bel
GUM, in his Lenten pastoral letter
although in danger of his life, did not
hesitate to pay glowing tribute to
the courage and devotion of the Bel.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

CLAN people IN their fight for liberty.
He did not, as many Of the colored
churchmen do, tell his people that ut
is the Will of the Lord that we should
be oppressed and lot Of rot like
that, but lauded their loyalty to their
country and praised their retention Of
self-respect under oppression.
Under the heading, 'The Moral
Grandeur Of the Nation" Cardinal
MERCER says -"
Brethren Of our armies of Lieee.
daelen, Antwerp, the User and Ypres
the Kameruns and East Africa + Is
you who are our foremost purvevore
of energy.
Our good wishes follow in the wake
OF these valiant men; all form guard
OF honor, proud and faithful, for OH,
magnanlmous sovereign, who from q
andDank, which now. is all of his
kingdom, gives to Belgium. and n III .
whole world perfect example of en-.
durance and of faith in the future.
I'VE have listened to the MIGHTY
voices OF wives and mothers; through
their tears they have prayed God tn
sustain their courage and fidelity to
tne nonor of their husbands and sons
carried on by force to the enemv's
factories. These gallant men have
oeen heard at the hour of departure
rallylng their energy to instill courage
INTO their comrades, or by supreme
eHort to chant the national hymn. We
nave seen some of them on their re-.
turn' pale, haggard, human wrecks.
as our fearful eyes sought their dim
eyes we bowed reverently before them
1or all unconsciously they were re-
Veahng to us a new and unexpected
aspect OF national heroism, After this
can 1t be necessary to preach courage
to you?"
VI course money is a matter of little
moment to so grand a man as Cardina,
MERCER but it is pleasing to note that
tne Academy Of Moral and Political
sciences yesterday awarded to Car
o1nal MERCER, primate of Belgium, it's
grand prize of $4,000 francs $4,000,
destined to recompense "the finest and
greatest acts of devotion of whatever
kind"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

Mr.. J. @. Adams, Editor THE AP-
PEAL, st. Paul, MINI.
Dear Mr.. Adams: Your contribution
of five dollars ito defeat any jimcrow
army and navy legislation which may
bob up in Congress" is gratefully &C
knowledged and will be applied to the
salary of the legislative agent we
have employed to watch for the intro
duction of such legislation in the pres
ent Congress.
1t goes without saying that the N.
"A. A. G. P. will oppose any and all
legislation which further restricts or
abridges the civil rights of colored
people in any respect.
I hope your initiative may persuade
many others to contribute like
|amounts. Very truly yours,
(Slgned) ROY NASH,
Secretary.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
FAILURE TO FIGHT cosTLv

mat strong defender Of true Ameri.
canlsm' the Cleveland Gazette, edited
oy Hon. Harry G. Smith, a man of
whom all Americans maxwell be proud
printed an editorial in recent issue
winch is so accurate an exposition of
the costly blunder the colored peop1e
nave made in failing to fight for their
rights that we reproduce it. We trust
mat every reader will read it care
tully and ponder over the truths OK
pressed.
IL mas not been so very many years
since the adoption of the war amend.
ments to the Constitution and the be-
ginning OF systematic effort on the
part OF our enemies to nullify the ef-
lect they were expected to have and
It's subsequent good. Since these ef.
forts at restriction began, thew have
grown and multiplied rapidly and
much OF it has been due to our refusal
TO fight the issues raised with all orr
resources, before they became opera.
tive. In the South DISTINGUISHING
constitutions have come, separate or
]lm-crow" railroad and street cars.
peanut galleries in theaters for orr
men and women, separate bars in
saloons, "jim-crow" city parks. SWIM
ming pools, schools, "jim-crowism" in
dental Offices, churches, Y. M. G. AS.
etc. Indeed, there is apparently de-
sire for segregation of the races in
Heaven,s II some of them ever get
there. These things have all crept
upon us since emancipation and the
elevation to citizenship supposed to
be equal to that of all other Ameri-
cans. We have lost ground, South
and North, because we have not
fought, and when we have resisted.
have lacked leadership, while other
supposed leaders have played into the
hands OF our enemies. AS race, we
nave been burlesqued, abused and hu-
inflated by the thoughtless (some,
members of the. race), as we'll as by
those hostile to our interests, simply
because there was lacking proper re-
sentiment on our part and determi-
nation to take stand for our rights
with all the power at our command.
The world loves a MAN, a fighter!
on who thinks as much of himself al
any other like creature on earth. To
such aggressive MEN, unjust restric-
lions will in the end yield and break
down, because they will ever refuse
TO recognize them. In cases Of lux
uries of life such MEN will not &C.
cept the limitations though they
greatly desire them and have the price
demanded. In the case of necessities.
they will fight restrictions and limit
as far as is within their power, the
demand for them. 1>. a H..
A MAN CAN BE FREE IN A FREE,
COUNTRY ONLY WHEN HE RE-
TA1NS THE RESPECT OF HIS FEEL
Low CITIZENS TO THE EXTENT
HE RECEIVES THE SAME TREAT
MENT FROM THEM THEY EXPECT
FROM HIM!''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
ALL AMERICAN REGIMENTS.

A recent issue of the Chicago Eve
ming Post, one of the leading papers
OF the country, contained the follow
ing editorial:
All American Regiments.
Men who are or who have assumed
TO be spokesman for the different
Original nationalities' which go to
make up our American life have
offered to raise regiments composed
entirely Of volunteers of German
Americans, Swedish-Americans, Irish
Americans, or of some other kind of
Americans to serve this country in
time of need.
This is all very well as showing
proper spirit of willingness to defend
the country, but the good of the future
OF the land demands that regiments. be
composed Of men Of all origins. What
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
ANTI-RAcE PREJUDICE BILL WINS

AN Ii-hACE PREJUDICE BIILW WINS.
The Illinois State Senate has passed
the Jackson anti-race prejudice bill by
a vote of 80 to Z.
The bill, already passed by the
House, goes to the governor. Should
he sign it, it would prohibit the pro-
duction of "The Birth of Nation" and
similar pictures. It is believed that it
would prohibit "The Lives of the Mar
tyrs" and publications of that kind.
1t prohibits the showing in books,
papers, pictures or stage of represen-
tations of lynchings or hangings, and
prohibits the manufacture of anything
that would incite race riots or preju-
dice.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
T1Aa66 sTRteTLY IN ADVANCE

SINGLE coy. six MONTHS. ITO
s.~aLE cory. ONE YEAesAaAs... $500
lowed to run without prepayment. the
terns are 60 cents for each IL WeokA
and cents for each odd week. or ut the
rate Of $40 Der year.
asmIttancss should be made by Express
Nancy Order. Post Once Money Order.
k4if6sAred Letter or Bank Draft. Post
$50 Stamps will be received the same -
eT4A for tho fractional parts OF dollar.
only one cent and two cent stamps
taken.
tltvor should never be sent through the
niail It is almost sure to wear q mole
through the envelope and be lost; or
aise Il may be stolen. Persons VINO
sent silver 20 us in letters do go at their
own risk.
MARRIAGE and death notices 10 lines or lsss
81. Each additional fine 10 cents: Pay
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>ounced at all must come In season 70
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Advertising rates, Ii cents per agate line,
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Mtnn.. under act Of Congress. March J..
I191
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
"Any prejudice whatever will
be lnsurmountable If those who
do not share In Il themselves
truckIe to It and flatter Il and
accept II as a law of nature"
John Stuart Mill.
FUND TO AID AMERlCANISM.

FUND TO AID AMERICANISM.
The following letter is self-explana-
tory.
St. Paul, Mimi, March 80, 1917.
DR.. W. E. B. Dubois, National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of COL
ored people, New York City
Dear DR.. Dubois: The colored peo-
pie of the United States are passing
through one of the most dangerous Pc
RODS of their existence.
Surrounded by foes without, some
of whom come as wolves in sleeps
clothing, pretending to be friends, the
most subtle enemy is the foe within,
the creatures who are willing to COM
promise with the outer enemy and
barter away the rights of American
citizenship.
There is no need to write a long
statement of the many dangers which
beset the colored American, as the
conditions are well-known to every
thinking man. ..ut
In order to do in a humble way
what can to change conditions I am
sending $500 to be the nucleus of
fund which trust the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People will endeavor to raise
for the purpose of fighting any jim
crow army legislation which may bob
up in the congress which convenes
April 2.
Bills for a segregated West Point
and other pernicious measures will no
doubt be introduced. Such Infamous
legislation should be fought to finish
and the N. A. A. G. P. is the organ
ization to do the work.
The money sent is to be used as di- |
rected and for no other purpose what
ever.
Yours for Americanism,
J. @. ADAMS,
Editor THE APPEAL.
THE REPLY.
The National Association for the Ad- :
vancement of Colored People, 20
Fifth Ave-, New York City.
April 6, 1917.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

Those who desire to aid this work
should forward their contributions to
the fund, direct to the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement, 70 Fifth
Avenue, New York City.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
Campaign Against LynchIns.

(FTOm the Christian RecOrder.)
There is no better time than NOW
to begin National Crusade Against
Lynching In the United States. For
the rapidity with which this national
crime has spread, the barbarity with
which it is committed and the utter
disgraceful complacency with which 1t
is regarded, should arouse the con-,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
THE MAN WHO DARES

honor the man who in the consci-
endous discharge of his duty dares to
stand alone; the world, with ignorant.
'ntolerant judgment may condemn.
the countenances of relatives may be
averted, and the hearts of friends grow
cold. but the sense of duty done shall
be sweeter than the applause of the
world, the countenances of relatives or
the hearts Of friends. x Charles Summer.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
Editor THE APPEAL

EQlCOr IHE APPEAL.
Jackson did not reply to the courte-
GUS letter, but signed the agreement"
which was intended to doom himself
and his people to the ghetto.
The colored people of Chicago, to
their honor let it be said, refuse to
allow Jackson to deliver them bound
hand and foot to the enemy. A num-
Der of prominent leaders were pres
ent at the meeting of the Real Estate
Board. After the secretary read a few
lines of the agreement" enough to
give them an idea of it's drift, they
were so disguised that they refused to
listen further and withdrew in a body,
leaving jackson alone in his shame.
The Chicago papers now say that
the Real Estate Board will drop it and
the matter is "closed incident" so far
as the Real Estate Board is concerned.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

West Side in Chicago, but you know
it was not established by law. You
know further, that Rosenwald, Rabbi
Hirsch and other Jews most promi-
nent in Chicago's business, banking,
industrial and religious world, are not
residents. of it. They get as far away
as they can. There is no doubt about
their loyalty to the Jewry, but they
neither advocate segregation nor re-
side "among their people,"
l ask you to kindly think this matter
over and do nothing which you may
regret later.
Very truly yours,
J. O. ADAMS
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