The broad ax., 1917-10-13
New Orleans, La, Oct. IL, 1911

New Orleans, La, Oct. IL, 1917.
The news of the appointment of En-
nett j. Scott as special assistant in the
War Department TO see after the inter
ests of the Negroes during the wal
was received here with much gratifica
tion. Mr.. Scott is regarded here as a
young man of the most exemplary kind
admirably unselfish, fully eognizant of
the attitude of each race toward each
other in this country, as well as fully
competent TO present the view of his
race with precision and effect. He is
believed TO be the equal of any man in
patriotism in America and besides TO be
possessed of the spirit of democracy in
its truest form, the idea for which the
United States has called out a national
army TO fight the imperial German gov
eminent about in the present war. 1t is
further believed here that Secretary
Baker will receive valuable assistance
from Mr.. Scott and that the interests
of the race during the war in the hands
of so faithful a race man will be well
taken care of.
Secretary Baker is being praised for
the appointment.
The principal event of the past week
in this city was the opening of the 30
day revival meetings in the First Street
NJ. E. Church, Rev. T. F. Robinson, pas
tor, on Dryades street, Sunday, Sept.
Both, at IL O'Clock, DR.. Robt. Z. Jones,
editor of the Southwestern Christian
Advocate, conducting it. At three diff
ferent services, one at IL o'clock, one
at 2:30 and one 1880 at night, crowds of
people filed the church to enjoy the
spirited singing and to hear DIR. Jones
call the hayward and fallen back to
practical religious life and performance.
The hard work DR.. Jones put in the
first day had good effect and every
night following First Street Church was
Few ministers of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church have as great a
power over their audiences in this city
As DR.. Jones has when he is in the best |
IF form, as he was last Sunday, and |
Rev. Robinson, who, by the way, is
popular himself, showed fine tact in Sc
curing DR.. Jones for this work. The
prediction is freely made that the re-
rival work Of the First Street Church,
through the revival preachings of DR..
Zones and others listed to assist him
will be the most effective of any ever
attempted by any Methodist church in
Sew Orleans in a great many years.
The labor troubles threatened by the
emand for better conditions and pay
y the several union labor organiza-
ions handling freight on the New Or
cans wharves have been put in better
hape, so much so that sea-eommeree at
his port has been resumed, pending
nal adjustment of questions and issues
y the arbitration commission. The pa
-iotism Of Colored union men, who made
lerifes in order that the movement of {
applies to our national army abroad ,
nd TO our allies should not be hindered 4
the present critical moment has been {
'eognized and acknowledged on every
de. Among the leaders whose patri-
ism was of an admirable sort was that
Mr.. Alexander Paul, president of the {
ar Leaders and Unloaders' Local {
MON No. s54, /. l.. A, which was de- I
anding 40 cents an hour, time and I
alf for overtime, such as dinner hour a
Id night work, double time for holi- t
lys and Sundays and an increase in a
'ntraet work and better conditions for G