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The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16
Socialist Re-
Dukes Nation
PLAYING POLITICS AT NEGRos EXPENSE

country, and these disseminators of
this propaganda in their anxiety for
political power are bound to find "a
horse to hitch to their wagon" and
hence this present-day denouncer Or.
A. Dague) of our politics and religion,
feels that he can have his purpose bet
ter served by using the old, old story
of the deeds against the Negro and the
perpetration of wrongs against his
kind at this time to insure his support
politically, and to get him into an un-
patriotic and un-AmeIican light in
these trying moments through which
our country is passing. This lynching
action, this mob rule and violence are
not just presenting themselves, and
while the Colorado Statesman in its
continuous announcement of this grave
injustice and appeal for its suppress
sion and elimination of the wrong is
always grateful for any assistance to
help in moving the government and
religious agencies to a sense of their
y, y
this high-sounding universal brother
hood and universal peace" that the
Socialist speaks or writes of in the fu-
ture. We want it NOW-point of time
action, as if our Socialist friends would
have acted in all the years gone by
and helped us to secure the remedy
the Negro would prove his ability to
preserve such legacy bestowed on
him. Following closely the points in
the writer's article one notes his polit-
ical astuteness, as his vehemence of
the government and religious bodies
finds modification in his pity for the
wrong-doers on account of their un-
fortunate hereditary taints, and he has
no "ill feeling towards the white Dem
ocrats of the South and would not cen
sure them" as their action originates
this playing in aerial solitude, this fu-
ture proposition and ignoring of re-
ligion that hinder us from accepting
this writer seriously, and we can only
tell him as we have told others, if you
are working for universal brotherhood
and peace as you have stated with en-
phasis, then help our nation and our
country to speedily bring it about by
joining the Negro to give every sup
port to insure complete victory for
America in her cause for UNIVERSAL
DEMOCRACY which must result oc-
cording to the presidents message in
freedom and liberty to the people of
the world-at home and abroad. II
this is not desirable then find another
horse for your wagon at the Negro is
bent on THE REAL, NOT THE MAG
MARY.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

be turned out at any time, and
hiring themselves to strange
masters in search of laborers,
they might some day be carried
off again into slavery, perhaps to
Cuba or Porto Rico, for they
learned that slavery still existed
there. With such incentive be-
hind them they selected tract
of land just outside of Mobile,
on Three Mile Creek and began
the purchase of homes.
AS one goes over and about
Plateau ne is stuuck with the ap-
propriateness of the setting in
which this African colony is to
be found. About one half the
town is owned by Negroes; and
of the property occupied by them
at least seventy-fve per cent is
owned by their own people. The
largest of them all is one of these
seven and represents volume of
business amounting to more
than $11, 900 annually. Southern
Workman.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16
LAST RECRUITS
OF SLAVERY

Perhaps the most interesting
colony of Negroes in America
today is to be found in the State
of Alabama, about three miles
from the heart of Mobile. Here
in a little town called Plateau
lives a group of nine weather.
beaten, grizzled old men and wo-
men, the remnant of the last car
go of slaves brought to American
soil from the coast of Africa.
The youngest is entering on his
seventy-sixth year; the oldest is
not less than one hundred ten;
while just a few years ago one
of the number died who had seen
more than one hundred forty
years.
They were brought to America
in the summer of 1859. In '65
their emancipation came. For
the next few years they were
buffeted about by changing for
tunes without any settled home.
One among them, wiser than
the rest, saw the dangers of
their unsettled condition. Not
owning their homes they could
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16

Wilberforce, O., June s.
Prof. J. D. M. Russell, of Rich
mond, KY, principal of the High
School, has been appointed as
Postmaster here. The position
pays 81, 800 per annum. Colored
Republicans have held the place
for many years, but it is remark
able for the Wilson regime to ap-
point a colored Democrat to any
decent position. Prof. Russell
has been a Democrat for many
years, and is a prominent colored
educator.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16
DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, JUNE 1e 1917

day when she offered her entire
savings account with which to
purchase bonds. 81 can't read
nor write for | was a slave until
l was Is years old, but | want to
do my part to give the world the
liberty have enjoyed" she ad-
ded. She bought a $100 bond.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16

IN a recent issue of the Milwaukee
Leader which fell into our hands,
l. an article appeared, "A Nations
Disgrace" by r. A. Dague, which Of
fers a stern rebuke to the government
and berates America for the lynching
of Negro citizens and the laxity of the
authorities in their suppression of mob
rule.
A few excerpts from the writer's
pen over the lynching of Eli Persons,
near Memphis, Tenn, and the mutila-
tion of the body of the deaf and dumb
Negro, Dewitt Ford, at the same place,
are as follows: "And this is in the
twentieth century and in the United
States, whose politicians and war
lords and mammonized. clergy claim
that we are so civilized, so democratic
and so good, that we ought to help CIV
ilize and Christianize Mexico, Ger
many and other half civilized nations"
The writer continues: What in
telligent person can expect that the
Chinese, Japs and other foreigners can
look upon America from any other
viewpoint than that we are brutal,
half-civilized savages ourselves? Will
any OF those men who burned Persons
and murdered the deaf and dumb Ne
gro be punished by the courts? VIII
they be denounced by the Democratic
press and clergy? oh, no, not serious
ly. They never have been in the past
for like offences. l have no doubt the
majority of that mob are both very
religious and very loyal. They go to
church regularly and vote the Demo
cratic ticket without scratch, and
they hate SOCIALISTS and do not
have any consuming love for the
damned Yankees 1t is safe to say
that among those 5000 persons who
burned Eli Persons, NOT A SINGLE
SOCIALIST WAS PRESENT. The
probability is that 80 per cent OF the
mob were Democrats. Many OF them
were intoxicated; all were crazed by
the murder lust. But now let me say,
/ have no ill feeling toward those
white Democrats of the South. They
are the victims of government and
religion which, for two or three CEN
turtles enslaved the African and whose
courts decided that "a Negro had no
rights that white man was bound to
respect For generations Negroes
were bought and sold like animals;
their testimony against white people
was not permitted in the courts; Ne
gro girls and women were outraged by
white men and the poor victims had
no redress The people of the South
were cured by slavery; the effect OF
that monstrous iniquity still rests up.
on many people of the Southland. L
do not censure them l profoundly
pity them. They are both religiously
and politically living in the jungle OF
selfishness, ignorance, superstition
and cruelty. 1t WILL BE the mission
of Socialism to educate them and lead
them up out of the jungle and on to
the high lands of Socialism, the motto
of which is UNIVERSAL BROTHER
HOOD AND UNIVERSAL PEACE
AN INJURY TO ONE IS THE con-
Germ OF ALL"
The foregoing gives us another proof
of the kind of benefactors or cham
MONS the Negro has in and among per-
sons of the Socialistic class in this
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16
BRILLIANT SESSION OF ROCKY
MOUNTAIN DISTRICT CONFER
ENCE AND CONVENTION
AT CHEYENNE WYOMING.


A record-breaking session of the
Rocky Mountain district conference
and convention was held at Cheyenne,
wyoming, last week with large and
enthusiastic delegation representing
churches in Colorado, Utah, Nebraska,
and Wyoming. Reports rendered
showed that the work is in a prosper
Gus condition and an unprecedented
interest in the study of the Bible was
manifested on all sides. One of the
new features of this gathering which
proved to be a magnet was the sec
tional conferences under directors who
had made special preparation for their
conduct They were directed as fol
lows: the division of church polity,
Rev. r. II. Harbert, Pueblo; the di
vision of the Ritual, Rev. ]. w. Brax-
ton and the presiding elder; Sunday
school superintendent conference,
George C. King, Denver; Senior di-
vision, Rev. John Adams, Pueblo; sec
ondary division, Rev. A. Wayman
Ward, Boulder; with William Parks
of Denver and Mrs. E. A. Vest, Pue-
bio, assisting; elementary division,
Mrs. Fannie Brown, assisted by Mrs.
F. A. Early Denver.
Special attention was given to gos-
pei singing, and in this respect this
convention triumphed gloriously. One
hundred copies of Songs for Service"
were purchased for the occasion and
every session of the conference was
flooded with inspiring music; so deep
ly did the music strike the delega-
ton that a number of the workers
woke up in the night and found them
selves singing the convention songs.
Rev. John B. ST. Felix Isaacs, Colorado
Springs, director of this division, COW
cred himself with glory by the master
ly way in which he made his audi
ence sing.
Mrs. Lulu NJ. Gudgel. district super
intendent, and Mrs. E. A. Vest, dis
trict president A. G. E. League, gave
good account of themselves and made
substantial contributions to the suc7
cess of the meeting The annual ad-
dress by the presiding elder, Rev.
Robert L. Pope, dealt with some vital
issues touching our religious develop
ment and strong resolutions were
adopted commencing the presiding ell
der and his assistants for the splen-
did way in which the Christian forces
are being led to the highest and best
things.
Mrs. Lulu M. Gudgel of Colorado
Springs, was elected district superin-
tendent or sunday ScnOolS' hoyal y.
Brown, Denver, was elected president
of A C. E. League; Mrs. Fannie
Brown, elementary supt; George c.
King, Denver, Sec, and Miss Hazel Nc
Vey, Boulder, assistant secretary.
Shorter Chapel took front rank by
carrying to Cheyenne the following
delegates: Messrs. G. C. King, Will
liam Parks, r. C. Brown and Herbert
williams; Mesdames Fannie eBrown,
Effie Walden, Mary E. Wade, Mae E.
Byrd, F. A. Farley, Ethel Mallard,
Minnie Elliot, Rebie |. Brown and
Miss Jewel Perkins.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16
ROSCOE CONKLIN SIM
MONS TALKS ON THE
NORTHWEST MOVEMENT

Little Rock Ark. June e.
Before one of the largest au-
diences that ever gathered in
this city, Roscoe Conkling Sim
mons, delivering the commence
ment address for the Gibbs high
school. laid down the terms upon
which Negro migration to the
North can be stopped.
The audience was mixed, many
of the wealthiest white people of
the city Drawing a fierce storm to
pay their respects to the famous
Negro orator. No braver words
were ever uttered before a south
ern audience than those that fell
from the lips of the speaker.
He drew surprising applause
from the whites, and, of course,
kept his own people in con-
stant uproar.
Coming direct from Memphis,
the burning there had evidently
annoyed him, for in a great burst
of eloquence he declared that
this wonderful called "Ameri-
ca" is the open door. No man
can shut it; the lynchers' rope
can not stay its hinges, nor the
torch of the mob burn it away"
Talking about the exodus of
the Negro, about which the
whites had come to hear him he
said:
THE hand of war has led ten
times ten thousands of my people
to ask new homes, and tens of
thousands more are eager to fol-
low on.
Their leaders make mistakes,
but the people do not make mis-
takes. They follow an Unseen
Hand.
1--WE love our South, and we
would stay to till and possess the
soil, erect our homes, rear the
children, and grow mighty in the
place of our nativity, but we
know that anywhere beneath the
Stars and Stripes is Home Sweet
Home to US.
81 can say for my people that
we will stay. The white race
asks for the terms. l will relate
them.
1--WE will stay if the doors of
education are thrown open to the
children; if judges speak the Ian
guage of law, and courthouses
become temples of justice; if we
are given a part in the govern
ment we are taxed to maintain,
and the ballot is put in our hands.
1--WE will stay if the true-blues
will cut up the lynchers' rope,
and put out the torch of the mob.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16
FORMER SLAVE GIVES
SAVINGS FOR BOND.

Ell Paso, Texas, June ID. = Il
was born slave and | know
what liberty means" Lula
Brown, a Negro servant told the
Liberty Loan bond committee to-
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16

Rochester, N. Y.-Mrs. Loret-
ia Bond, a member of the race,
has the distinction of being Ro-
chester's first elevator girl. She
is employed by the Walter E. Be-
dell Company Store. Her uni
form is of khaki, trimmed with
brass buttons. She took charge
of the elevator after a former
operator had enlisted in the
army.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-16

Washington, d. c., June s.
1917. Other arrests announced
yesterday by the department in
clude nine colored men at Chica-
go, who had fled from Greenville,
Miss, to escape draft; one each
at Scranton, Pa, and Bristol, Ct.
and several at Gary, Ind. All
were charged with wilful refusal
to register.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
Rather Crude Pun.

Persons who laugh at the unspeak-
able efforts OF the ordinary vaudeville
wheeze escator missed a bit Of de-
lectable comedy in connection with q
rathey faint subway explosion above
Thirty-eighth street. In Broadway,
says Gotham exchange. The usual
precautions had been taken and ex-
cited workmen were stationed north
and south of the anticipated crash
when woman with baby carriage
came along hurrying south. The flag
man told her that there was 10 be an
explosion but she nearly knocked him
over as she bumped him with the car
riage and hurried by. She had hardly
passed when foreman stuck his head
out Of one Of the street assures and
saw her. Hey" he called 10 the
workmen who had permitted her 70
pass whats the matter wild YOU?
Didn't tell you not 10 allow anyone
10 pass? What's your name. any
way?" me name Is Cannon" an
swered the fag-bearer. "Well, yer
fred" bawlcd the boss. with true war
time decision.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
The EimeT Tower.

The Eiffel tower is Just twenty-elght
years old. having been erected for the
Paris exposition of 1889. Although
IL was denounced as ugly, for the same
reason as skeleton. because II IS I'M
usual fits rigid lines are really grace
full. II has outlived its popularity as
IL pleasure resort. although it offers a
wonderful panorama of Paris, but 1t
serves a far more important interna-
tional service as perhaps the most i'm
portant wireless station In Europe, for
It Is I'm direct communication with
Canada, $500 miles Off. It's mass OF
5000 tons Of iron is 9S4 feet high. or,
II It's lightning protection be added.
just over 900 feet. which Is five times
the height OF the monument on Fish
Street hill. In England William Hol-
lands enterprise in imitation of il. the
Blackpool tower, still fourishes, but
Sir Edward Watkins scheme, the
Wembly tower, had the fate of the
Tower Of Babel, and the uncompleted
fragment, which was for years land
mark on the G. G. r.. has long been
swept away.-London Globe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
Plans Historical Park.

Pennsylvania plans park TO com.
memorate the site az Taylorsvillo
where Washington and his Cont
nentals embarked on their trip across
the Delaware TO capture the Hessians
at Trenton. writes correspondent
and Governor Brumbauch recently
signed bill approprlating $4,000 for
the purchase Of the land at the place
OF emburkatiou.
The Pennsylvania Historical society
and the Daughters OF the Revolution
of Pennsylvania four years ago each
pledged a sum equal 10 that the state
might give for such park. and the
payment Of these pledges will give a
fund Of $4,000 for the establishment
of the park. Actual construction, how
ever, will not begin until after the
war.
The place on the other side OF the
river where the Contlnentals landed
was utilized several years ago by the
state Of New Jersey for park similar
TO the one planned by PENNSYLVANIA.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
THIS WEEKS ISSUE.

The Alma Record is printing six
teen pages this week, all home print,
III order that it may properly take
care Of the advertising of our hust-
ling business men.
The newspaper is considered re-
Fiction Of its city, and taking this
foi a fact, one will be convinced IN
looking over the pages this week that
the business men of Alma are living
up to the Alma reputation of "a bunch
Cf hustlers"
Business men placing advertising IN
The Alma Record will be interested
I, know that during the month Of No
vember our two subscription solicitors
nut over two hundred new Subscrib-
crs on The Alma Record subscription
lists It is important that the bust
less man who spends his money for
advertising should look fof the great
est number that he can touch by a
medium. The Alma Record does that
here, sending five times as many pa
pers into the Alma postoffice as any
paper published If you want results
follow the example Of Alma's best
business man. who are doing things.
and advertise in The Alma Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
Vatican Real Heip TO Rome

1t is perhaps the Vatican that con
stitutes the best and surest antiaerial
weapon. The pope lives within It's
walls. and Austria. the most Catholic
monarchy, win send no bombs 10 Rome.
says an exchange. AS the capital Of
Italy, Rome would perhaps not be
spared. but stray bomb on the Vati-
can would trouble the consciences Of
the dual monarchy more than the
slaughter Of any number OF innocent
nonconbatants and create compiled
lions for the imperial government
greater than they care TO face. 1t Is
doubtful whether even Protestant Ger
many would care to affront the con
science of not inconsiderable part OF
It's population. There have been no
formal assurances given TO that effect
If they exist they have not been
made publIc--yet there seems to be n
taclt understanding that because of
the pope's presence Rome Is to he re-
spected.
Thus, this city of many vicissitudeS.
though prayer and fasting are as much
Out-of date as means of defense as
the terror by night" that haunted the
old monks OF Snbiaco. carries within
herself a purely spiritual defense more
powerful than any glrdle Of steel.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
Korean Quick at Figures.

The governor general Of Korea pre-
sented q watch 10 n native lad named
An MyengWhan, an accountant In the
employ of the land investigation bu-
reau nt Seoul. In appreciation or his
high mathematical talents.
Among his other accompli Shments
says the East and West News. he can
mentally add column of % Items of
four figures each in seven seconds.
This IS much less than half the time
required by the most expert account
ants In Japan. This boy Is only six
teen years old. His father died two
years ago and he Is now supporting his
mother, brother and sister on 40 sen
OH cents) a day-an unprecedented
high wage for Corean accountant
Mr.. An was honored by q gift last
year from Count Terauchi when gov
ernor general OF Corea.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
KICKS A s500-50B AROUND
Actor Finally Discovers Mysterious
Cable, Long Ignored, Refused by
Others, Belonged TO Him.

"Who IS Leo Roblnsoni" asked Rob
inson OF the clerk OF Tenderloin
club I'm one OF the large cities, whose
membership Is for the most part made
M Of actors. "That cable has been
here SO long II is getting my gont.
II was one OF those cable envelopes
which permit the name and address 10
be read through the thin paper.
"Haven't you opened II yet?' asked
the clerk in return. IL forwarded ~
to j. G. Robinson in San Francisco
and he returned Ii saying II did not
belong Ia him. Next l forwarded II TO
II. -. Robinson, in New Orleans. lie
said II did not belong 10 him. j ala
not think OF asking you to open IL
day and got the idea that II did not
belong To you. / put IL back again
thinking that II was for some other
Robinson who might he introduced ana
have the mall privilege
Robinson carefully opened the flap
Of the envelope with n pencil because
II had been pasted up by the last Rob
lnSOn. AS ne Ttdu the in'SSdbe ih'
brows knitted his fingers trembled, he
ran his hand through his hair.
"Dnmphool :" he CALCULATED. and
gared at the cable dispatch. Whether
he meant the remark for himself or
for the sender he did not specify.
"Thnt cable Is for me" he remarked.
the ejaculation having cooled him on
somewhat. "That cable offered me a
$500 Job for months work. Here IL
has been kicking around for three
months and / hadn't the slightest idea
It was for me. But why should 1t be
addressed 10 Leo RobinsOnr'
The clerk took the cable dispatch.
1T isn't addressed 10 Leo" he said.
THAT IS leo which means the cable
message Is written In the language
Of the originating country"
GIVE me postage stamp and III
write an explanation, but / know IL
will never be believed" but 1t was ten
minutes before Robinson got his
thoughts into shape to put on paper.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
wed, COURT LATER
Armenians Choose Girl Fist,
Take Chance on Love.
key Receives Letter Requesting
Any One Of Three.


Armenian marriages are always Ar
ranged, the question Of love not en-
terlng. writes Hester Donaldson Jenk,
ms In World Outlook. | remember
when the principal NJ an American
school said 10 one of her teachers
who was contemplating matrimony
II hate 10 have you go, but l should
not mind so much II you loved him. y
/ that the Armenian drew herself up
| Indignantly; she would not be so un-
maidcnly as TO love n man before mar.
riage.
An Armenian man generally picks
/ out his own wife. one whom ne has
seen and approved. But he does not
court her; instead he goes Ia her pa
rents and makes very careful inquiries
rs In her health, disposition and
honsewifery, after which he bargains
keenly for her dot Without dot
ali Armenian girl may scarcely marry.
The American principal Of school
for Armenian girls in Turkey received
a great many applications for wives
from the Armenian men of the neigh
borhoOd. Once she received letter
which read something like this:
"YOur Noblencss.
"Mademoiselle: wish 10 marry
one Of the girls in your school. VIII
YOU get me little Aznif, her of the
curly braids and strong eyebrows? Or
II You cannot obtain her for me, then
l will take Marian, with the big, black
eyes and the shining teeth; or IL l
cannot have her, / wish Zarroohee
with the straight features and white
skin. But do not offer me any other.
for l love only these three
In the same school occurred the
unique experience of Schnorrig. Dix
ran had come to her father and bar
gained for her. When she was told
of her impending marriage she was
sulky and sad for she had read Eng
lish books and did not wish 10 be-
sold to n husband like bale Of rugs.
But she left school and let her mother
prepare her rousseau. AT the formal
bctrothal she and Dlkan met for the
first time. When the priest put the
question whether she was willing to
b. betrothed To this man she shocked
all the relatives assembled In festive
array by bold "No."
The priest argued with her. and the
irNte father would probably have
forced her by pushing her head for
ward had not Dikan declared that he
liked her spirit and would not have
her forced to take him. So the party
broke up in tears and lamentations.
But the two young people met each
other a good deal that winter, natu-
rally taking an interest in each other,
so the story ends with happy mar
riage after real American courtship.