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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
Should Open the Doors to Opportunity
(From the Christian Register.)

(From the Christian Register)
A circular sent out to employers in
a large city, calling attention to the
number and quality of young colored
men trained in the schools of the city,
and asking cooperation and counsel
in making their services available,
brought one reply which though anony~
nous is significant of an opinion still
widely influential KINDLY send them
to Africa, instead of mixing them
with u.s." AS the expression of an in
dividual desire these two points are of
course admissible, but as practicable
measures it is curious that any intelli-
gent person should seriously entertain
them. Does any one suppose that the
colored population of the United
States could be sent to Africa, or that
if they were sent they would go? So
long as they are here, and have al
ready been mixing for more than a
century, and have the rights of citi-
zenship, including the right to die with
white men for their country, is it any
reckonable menace to responsibility
and intrinsic leadership to open a few
more industrial doors to their proved
abilities and usefulness? While we
write, moving-van is unloaded by
two white men and one colored man.
The colored man is the boss, the
white men take his orders There is
not the least trouble about it. There
would never be trouble if it were not
made by people of the temper of the
anonymous objector.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK,

God works in mysterious ways His
wonders to PERFORM Thus far in
this great world war while the colored
man has received some very serious
and painful jolts there have been
much good to come out of Nazareth.
At first, when with their usual 10y.
atty and patriotism colored men for.
got their color and undertook to get
into. the game just as other citizens
Of this land of the free and the home
of the brave" did, they were rather
rudely awakened from their dreams
They, however, pocketed their chagrin
as best they could but did not let W
in their efforts to prove their loyalty
and patriotism all over this country
and the outlook is quite encouraging
Friends of the dominant race who are
not ashamed nor afraid to speak theil
sentiments boldly, are being heard
from on all sides in complimentary
terms of the patriotism, loyalty, BRAY
cry and soldierly bearing. This is
very encouraging.
A few days ago at Camp Grant
Rockford, ILL.,, Maj. Gen. Thomas H
Barry paid some very high compli
ments. Among other things he said
II have served with colored troops
in peace and in war off and on fol
more than forty years, and 1 have al
ways found them equal to any emer
gency, if properly handled, led, and
given the consideration that you are
entitled to.
Under some white skins there are
black hearts; and the heart, after all
is the real test Of the man.
Is not this encouraging?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
THANK GOD!

The Associated Press dispatches
very seldom bring good news to col
ored people; but, last Tuesday there
was one dispatch that was read with
unalloyed joy by the colored people as
folloWs::
Washington, D. c., Nov. 5.-Louis.
vllle's Negro segregation ordinance
was today declared unconstitutional
by the Supreme court. The decision
affects similar ordinances in Balti-
more, Richmond, St. Louis and many
southern cities.
In rendering the opinion Justice
Day said:
1.-THE authority of the state to pass
laws in the exercise Of the police pow
er having for their object the promo
ton of the public health, safety and
welfare is very broad and has been af-
hrmed in numerous and recent decis-
ions of this court. But it is equally
well established that the police pow
er, broad as it is, cannot justify the
passage of a law or ordinance which
runs counter to the limitations of the
federal constitution.
THAT there exists a serious and diff
ficult problem arising from a feeling
Of race hostility which the law is DOW
erless to control and to which it must
give measure of consideration may
be freely admitted. But it's solution
can not be promoted by depriving
citizens of their constitutional rights
and privileges. The right which the
ordinance annulled was the civil right
of white man to dispose of his prop
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES.

The new war savings certificates
will bear 4 per cent interest, will run
for term of five years and will be is
sued in denominations as low as SIS.
They are to be just what their names
Indicate, savings certificates, a
means of investment for small savings,
so that the money will be safe and
profitable and at the same time afford
ing the government the use of it. It
is planned to sell the certificates to
the public on the installment plan by
using stamps that may be purchased
and pasted in book for that purpose.
When there are sufficient stamps to
cover the cost of a certificate the book
can be exchanged for one. The stamps
will be placed on sale in every town
and city in the country.
The individual who has money laid
by for rainy day need have no hest
tation in converting it into war saw
ings certificates, since the government
will redeem them at any time upon
the request of the holder, allowing in
terest at per cent. Under this ar
rangement the investor in these GER
tificates will have the satisfaction of
knowing that if any emergency should
arise in his family, such as sickness
or death, he could Immediately realize
upon his certificates.
1t is safe prediction that the war
savings certificates will go like "hot
cakes" Their small denomination, the
good interest rate, the terms upon
which they may be purchased, the
fact that they are not subject to taxa
ton when held by persons of small
means-all will make them an at
tractive investment. Working people
whose margin of income above expen-
ses is narrow at best will find in them
an excellent incentive for beginning
the prudent habit of saving. They
will be popular for Christmas presents.
School children will be able to invest
part of their little weekly allowances
in certificates. AS a result many mil
lions will be transferred to the Fed
eral Treasury and through it will flow
into the channels of trade, while the
people of small means will be made
to feel that they, too, are doing their
share toward helping their country
win the war.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
evangelical Christian missionaries.

evangelical Christian missionaries. I
do not expect them to adopt the meth
DDS of missionaries, nor do sympa-
thize with all their programmes. But
1t cannot be ignored that it happened
that the faiths Of the men who laid
the foundations for the peaceful de.
velopment of the mixed community in
Jamaica were democratic and human
1tarian and, above all, uncompromis-
ingly Christian.
Were race differentiation held to it
must Increase civil discord. When the
balance of numbers is as it is in the
South in America it must tend to
foster obscure preparations for civil
war and rebellion. If statesmen and
citizens face in the contrary. direction
do not say that they will attain i'm
mediately civil peace, but I am conf
dent that they will be travelling the
only road toward it.
Il do not suggest that race does not
greatly affect facilities for combina-
ton between humans in healthy
national life, but race difference is
only. one of many schismatic agencies.
The solution of the difficulty involves
discipline for the white man as well
as the black"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
why Did They Prefer "CoIored?'
(FrOm the New York NeWsO

We trust that all of the advocates
learned and otherwise, white and
black, North and South-of the use
OF the word NEGRO" as a race term
have caught the full meaning of it's
use at Houston, Texas. At the re-
quest of the Twenty-fourth Infantry
men themselves, the authorities de-
clded to refer to them henceforth as
"colored" soldiers. They had been de-
rlded and nagged and goaded by the
corrupted use of the. word until for
bearance ceased to be one of their
virtues. They had become contemptu-
ously and constantly referred to in
the daily press not as American SOL
!; dlers, or Americans, nor as Uncle
Sans Boys or in any other respectful
terms. They had been designated and
debased in the public mind there
these brave, manly defenders of the
American fag-as Negroes" Per-
ceiving this evil practice and influence
the while officers of the Twenty-fourth
appealed to the authorities to use the
word "colored" instead. With the
word "colored," troopers or soldiers
would nave to be used. A kindlier
1eel1ng between the soldiers and the
toWnspeople they were sure would in
evitably result. They were profoundly
right, but they were too late. Had
the practice obtained prior to their
coming In Houston, a different state
OF affairs might have ensued. We ask
all promiscuous, wilful and Indifferent
users Of the word "Negro'' to ponder
this situation slowly. The request of
the troopers and their officers for the
change should be a striking example
to all Doubling Thomases as to just
how the practice works out today in
hard, everyday life. Whatever the ar.
gument about making it respectable in
the future, it decreases respect for the
race today. It does no good today.
1t does much harm. What reason,
then, for it's use? Are you willing to
be called "Nigger?" Are you pleased
to have your wife or mother called
\"Negress?" Then discontinue using
Negro" If you think it worth while
for you to be referred to as man and
your folk as people, insist on the use
| of the word "colored"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1917
MR.. NATHAN STRAUS Is RIGHT

Mr.. Nathan Straus, a we'll known
multi-millionaire of New York City,
who is campaigning to raise $1,OOO,OOO
for welfare work among the Jews in
the national service, exhibited the
spirit that should burn in the breast
of every man, in inviting fifty colored
soldiers OF the national army at Camp
Upton to his home for a THANKSGIVING
dinner. 1t is stated that he did this
as one way of showing impartiality in
welfare work which he had tempha-
sized ought not be confined to aiding
men of only one race, one nationality
or one color. 1t is claimed on all sides
that this great world war is being
Waged to firmly establish a world
wide democracy, which is only another
name for the brotherhood of man. It
cannot be claimed that this is white
mans war, as white men constitute
only one-eighth of the COSMOPOLITAN
peoples that are actively engaged in
it. And this democracy or brother
hood of man will never be established
until it is established right. So long
as any man, or, any set of men are
denied equal and exact participate n in
all obligations and benefits that fall to
the lot of mankind, the grand principle
of democracy will not he established.
There is no half way ground, it must
be as the new national slogan says:
"FREEDOM FOR ALL FOREVER"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
Must Judge A Group by Its Best.
(From the Christian Register, Boston
Nasal

(From the Christian Register, Boston,
Mass.)
No one can be said to know any
class of people who has not been in
intimate and sympathetic relation with
the best as we'll as the worst of the
class. We compare many persons
who live in the South, and think they
know the colored race, with others
who have had no such contact, but
who have come into intimate and SYM.
pathetic relations with large numbers
OF that race whom their Southern
friends have never known; and of the
two sets of people we should say that
the second knew the colored people
better than the first They know aspi.
rations among them that the others
do not know, or, knowing, do not
enter into and appreciate; they know
capabilities by direct contact with the
best OF the race which others are obli-
vious of; they know qualities which
only respect and sympathy can bring
out; they know possibilities to which
others by their very acquaintance are
blinded. If those who know the col
ored race through the mass and by
observation merely could know what
individual possibilities are demon
strated in growing numbers of the
elect, and would be courageously can
did with themselves, they would re.
wise their judgments and possibly sof-
ten their prejudices. At any rate,
they ought to credit to those on whom
they charge ignorance of the colored
race the values that come from know
Ing how many Of that race are the
equal Of any members of the dominant
race in the highest abilities and in the
clearest aims. No estimate Is worth
much which does not take people at
their BEST
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
INCREASED PENSIONS PROPOSED,

Substantial increases in existing
rates of pension for disablement of the
limbs from injuries received in line
of duty, are contained in bill intro
duced by Representative George P.
barrow of Pennsylvania, which will
come up for action by the House at
the next session Of congress. Mr.. OAR
rows proposed rates run from SOS for
the loss of total disability of one hand
or one foot, to $3.50 for the loss or to-
tai disability of both arms and both
legs. They amount roughly to an in
crease of about so per cent in the
existing rates for similar cases.. The
bill is made to:apply to persons al
ready on the pension rolls, and to all
who may be granted a pension here
after, but Mr.. barrow specifically pro-
vides that the measure shall not op-
crate to reduce any pension hereto
fore granted. The passage of this
measure will be heartily approved of
by the people. =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
CONVERTING THE ESKIMO,

Christian missionaries seem to have
made little Roadway in converting the
Eskimo in the far north, according to
Donald B. Macmillan, head of the
Crockerland expedition, who has re-
Gently returned to New York, after
four years in the Arctic.
Mr.. Mcmillan was in daily contact
with the Eskimos. He finds them
lovable and easily managed. The
members of the expedition trusted, i'm
plicitly the little colony of six fam
lilies at Eta, base of the expedition,
on the northeast shore of Greenland,
and never suffered a loss by theft Yet
the same understanding of the Eski-
mo character has made Mr.. Mcmillan
skeptical as to the power of mission
airy work to better their social stand
ards.
II don't believe the missionaries will
be able to change the social customs
of the Eskimos very greatly. They
are happy, care-free, jovial people,
They are continually laughing. If they
see a man in serious thought for more
than few minutes at a time they
| think something is wrong with him.
And, really, they have all the neces-
sary virtues right now They love
each other, they care for each others
welfare, and they protect each other.
lf-one is hungry all are hungry. They
have perfect socialism.
| And they are absolutely honest.
Our supplies at Eta lay on the ground
in plain view of every one in the set
tlement for four years, and no one
ever touched them without permits
sion. In New York after dark they
! wouldn't remain four minutes before
being stolen.
"Piblockto" is the word that ex-
presses what the Eskimos think of the
world at war, Mr.. Macmillan said. It
| means run amuck; gone clean crazy.'
| The Eskimos believe that all the white
man nations have gone, "piblockto."
Il tried to explain Mr.. Macmillan
| said, that the war started because
Germany wanted to acquire more land,
but they wouldn't believe it; they
| only shook their heads and said:
| No; that's impossible. There is plenty
of land for everybody When we were
getting ready to leave Eta they begged
us to remain with them. why 20
| back there?'-meaning civilization
they asked US, where everyone is pib-
lockto? Stay here with US and be
happy"
THE APPEAL believes that the mis-
sionaries who are. trying to "convert''
| the Eskimos are "piblockto," espe-
cially those from the United States,
who are trying to impose the Amer
lean brand Of jimcrow Christianity on
| them. If they have all of the neces-
sary virtues right now, why waste time
and money teaching them the murder
GUS Christianity of America?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
THE ONE GREAT ENEMY.

Next month we may declare war
against Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey;
but the war will always be known as
the war with Germany. Germany was
the aggressor, from the start; Ger
rIany has been the active agent all the
time. Austria would never have bull
dozed Serbia but for Germany's ap-
prevail. Bulgaria would never have
been drawn. in but for the lavishness
of German promises. Turkey would
have kept out but for Germany's pres
sure. So, no matter how many NOM
inal enemies we or the other allies
may have, the one great enemy is and
will be Germany.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
Hates the Term "Neoro."

II hate the term Negro because it
is being used in terms of hatred. It
is the cause of the segregation of the
Negro; it is being used in contempt
in public places; it 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 Armenians ''-Ex-Assistant
United States Attorney General VIM.
H. Lewis, Boston, Mass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01

like these figures of Revolutionary
and Civil War days. This may mean
which historians may write the record
of our war for the freedom of the
world; but that will be more than
overbalanced by the gain to the ma
ton in the consciousness that the
united action of ten million citizens
the number who subscribed to the Sec
ond Liberty LOan-means more for
the national cause than the superhu-
man efforts of any one man.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01

erty if he saw fit to do so to a person
of color and of a. colored person to
make such disposition to a white per-
son."
We might say much in reference to
this act of tardy justice, but we will
satisfy ourselves by saying: "Praise
God, from whom all blessings flow"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01

The National Food Administration
is doing it's utmost in every way pos.
sible to educate the people up to the
fact that there is not enough food
stuffs to supply our needs without the
practice of rigid economy by every.
one, especially the housewives The
forecast of available supply indicates
grave danger of serious shortage, I'm.
less conservation is vigorously and
nationally practiced. The slogan is:
I'm the Name of Liberty-SAVE
FOOD.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
NOT ONE, BUT TEN MILLION,

The Philadelphia Ledger is of the
opinion that this war will produce no
Robert Morris, no Stephen Girard, no
Jay Cooke-meaning by that that no
man will so impress himself upon the
financial operations of the government
during the war that he will stand out
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01

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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
"Negroes and Dogs Not Allowed"
(From the Nashville Clarion

(FrOm the Nashville ClariOn)
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??, 1917-12-01
Campaign Against Lynchinq.
(From the Christian Recorder

Nr1UW tHe CHIISCIdH 1teCUTutr.C
There is no better time than NOW
to begin a National Crusade Against
Lynching in the United States. For
the rap1dity with which this national
crime has spread, the barbarity with
which it is committed and the utter
disgraceful complac ency with which it
is regarded, should arouse the con-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01

Many colored people are advocat-
ing self effacement" for the race as
he solution of the race problem. The
more the race gives the more it's
enemies will demand. Never willingly
relinquish any right.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01

1t Is sad to think that there are
colored men who are willing to barter
way their rights as American citizens
for the doubtful honor of being patted
on the back and called good negroes"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
THE MAN WHO DARES

/ honor the man who i'm the consci-
er1tious discharge of his duty clares TO
stand alone; the world, with ignorant,
intolerant 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 frienels.-Charles Sumner.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-12-01
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