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Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
A NEGRO HISTORY
FOR NEGRO SCHOOLS

Every Negro school in this country
should have a history of the Negro
race in its curriculum. The average
Negro pupil knows little or nothing
about his own race He spends his
time recounting the achievements and
exploits of the Anglo-Saxon and other
races reciting page after page of
their marvellous contributions to the
worlds civilization. But when asked
to tell something their own race has
contributed they grow astonishingly
dumb. Now there is a reason for this,
and perhaps it is not altogether the
fault of the pupils. They have mas
tered what was put before them, and
that is all to be expected of them.
Furthermore, the histories that are
placed into the hands of the average
pupil contain little or nothing of the
achievements of the Negro. In, fact,
what they do contain is more or less
of a very uncomplimentary nature,
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Negro child gets the impression that
his race has contributed but very lit
tie to world enlightenment In other
words, to set before the Negro child
only what the white man has achieved
is setting false ideals before him. He
can admire them, it is true; but il
takes nothing more nor less than the
deeds of black men and women to stir
the breast of the Negro pupil to high
er ideals and nobler things
The white man does not place Ne.
groes before is children as examples
from which ideals may be drawn AS
to whether this is right or not, / am
not prepared to say; but l do know
that it is mighty sensible. And, So
the Negro should profit by the exam
pie set by the white man, and set up
his own race as the highest possible
ideal that can be placed before his
children.
No race, nation or people can be-
come truly great without ideals. And
ideals can be best seen in ones own
kind. When a white child reads the
history and sees the portrait of George
Washington, his chest instantly
swells, and he is filled with a deter
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID

American Colored troops in France
are making name for themselves.
Il am very proud of my men, says
Col. VIM. Hayward, commander of
New York regiment of Colored troops
"They are clean, brave men, fearing
nothing, daring everything" General
Foch says of them: "They are very
strong and stout-hearted-and very
RASH" More recently the whole 369th
regiment have won the French war
cross, says the N Y. Evening World
Just as earlier in the war the Ger
man soldiers dubbed the Alpine chas-
seurs "The Blue Devils" because o.
the color of their uniforms and their
fearlessness and tferocity to combat.
the same enemy now have come to
speak of the Negro troops sent over
from this country las Americas Black
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21

All hail! Ye dnsky sons of Ham,
Who've heard the call advance,
Who go to train for service grand,
On the battle fields of France.
Whene're the bugle calls obey,
Let the stars and stripes advance;
Bring back rich laurels for your rae,
From the battle fields of France.
Sustain the actions of your sires,
Where're they had a chance;
Repeat the stunts of San Juan,
On the battle field of France.
Be strong, be brave, be quick, be true,
Fear neither sword nor lance;
Dumfound the Huns with dart ard
dash,
When you meet on the fields of
France
Confuse the wiry Teutons till,
Their bullets fly askance;
Let the arts of Tou Saint be revived,
When they fight on the fields of
France.
Push every bout for all you are worth,
The Righteous Cause" enhance;
Meet every fray with smile and song
Spread joy, on the field of France.
If clouds grow dark when "Over
There"
To our Heavenly Father glance;
He'll shift the winds, dispel the
clouds,
From the gloomy fields of France.
Drive every German across his line
Though they be thick as ants;
Bloodsoak the field of "The Father.
land"
Like the crimson field of France.
Raze Kultur Castles to the ground
Till the Kaiser falls in trance;
Let fame and shell take home to
them,
All they have done in France.
When victory's won and task we'll done
Return with shout and dance;
All hearts and arms will welcome you
Home from the shores of France.
From The Union Review.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
BLEASE AND VARDAMAN

The rejection of James X. Var
daman and Cole Blease as candidates
for the United States senate by the
Democratic voters of Mississippi and
South Carolina, respectively, is sus-
ceptible of various interpretations
The primary credit for these results is
Of course due to President Wilson,
for his courageous expression of the
opinion that the election of either one
of them would be undesirable, on the
ground of their opposing Ills war poll
cies.
AS the chief political stock in trade
of both candidates was based on the
policy of Keeping the Negro down"
their rejection would argue that even
Southern voters are finding more i'm
portant issues than race domination
One of the arguments advanced in
Vardaman's interest, as set forth in a
little sheet called the Issue and pup
lished at Jackson, Miss, was as fol-
lows:
Then the race question is sure
to loom up large, if it does not
overshadow all other questions.
Already the Negro leaders are
speaking and demanding the aboli-
ton of ''jim crow cars. They are
demanding the ballot, and the
privilege of sitting upon the jur-
les. If there is government own
ership, they will demand their
share of these jobs.
In the settlement of this ques-
ton, which affects the South vital
ly, we will need a strong and cour-
ageous man; man who can speak
with knowledge upon the question.
1t will require craftsmanship and
ability of the highest order.
Even his colleague in the Senate,
the iimitable John Sharp Williams,
when asked what he thought of the
result. is reported to have replied,
DE mortuis nil nisi bonum, and /
don't know any good"
AS for Cole Blease, he was young
er and if possible coarser type of the
late Senator Tillman, to whom Senator
Williams apt obituary would also ap-
ply.
The United States Senate cannot
fail to rank higher as legislative body
for the absence of these two defeated
candidates from its memb rship.-N
Y. Age.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21

Devils" because of the color of their
skins and their bravery in the face
of fire.
No greater compliment could be
paid our Colored soldiers than for the
enemy to so. express his respect for
their fighting ability ana his dread of
facing them with cold sseel.
1t will be remembered that when
the first of our Negro troops were
landed in France the Prussian mill
tary authorities ridiculed any sugges-
tion that the black recruits from the
cotton fields and shops of the South
would prove formidable antagonists
on the field of battle. But the folks
at home" had ample confidence in the
Colored boys-in their willingness
and ability to fight and in their bray
cry. That confidence was supported
by history of which the Germans ap-
parently were ignorant; and once the
Negroes were put on the firing line
and given an opportunity to display
their wares" our confidence in them
was proven abundantly justified.
And now Americas black devils"
is the Germans characterization of
the boys at whom they at first
scoffedl W
The Negro has borne thus far, and
is bearing, his part in this war splen-
didly, with credit to his race and in
way that is gratifying all round
except to the Hun!-Atlanta Consti
tuition, August 10, 1918.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21

limitations to perform some of the very
same noble deeds that Washington
did And why shouldn't he? Is he
not a member of the same race? And
are not the pages of history filed with
the splendid achievements and the no
BILE deeds of his race? Now let the
Negro child read the same sketch and
view the same portrait. Is it posi-
BILE for him to have the same feeling
as that of the white child? However
much he may admire the greatness of
Washington, however pleasing the his
torical sketch of his life may be, i,
does not and cannot have the same
effect as upon the white child But
now place before the Negro child the
historical sketch or Toussaint Lou
venture or Booker T. Washington, and
instantly his face lights up and he, too
mos Il NAoAOA VI GlCe1eiiCFoo.
The point we wish to make plain is
this: While it is necessary that the
pupil should be well versed in the his
tory of all races and peoples, it Is
more necessary that he should know
his own race and its accomplishments,
if he would inspire, if he would take a
peep into the realms of greatness
Therefore supplementary study of
Negro history should be taught in con-
nection with the text In all Negro
schools.
Let the Negro child know that the
great pyramids of Egypt, the marvel
of all ages, the work of Negro ingen-
uity. Let him know that it was the
Negro that gave the world its first ex
ample of Democratic government as
enunciated by Jethro, the priest Of
indian; and of Hannibal, the Cartha-
genian, one of the greatest military
strategists that ever lived; and num-
erous other luminaries whose names
are associated with the earliest civil
ization of the worlds history. These
are the things that appeal to the Ne
gro child and urge him onward to
higher and nobler ideals and give him
determination to overcome the most
insurmountable difficulties, and in the
final analysis, realization of the
dream of well-rounded and complete
manhood
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21

sufficient strength to be able to con-
duct an organized campaign for equal
rights. When the oppressors see that
a great race really reels dfscrimfna-
tion, without having to be spurred up,
and that it has the spirit and ability
to make an organized resistance, the
oppressors5 begin to fear and respect
and to pay heed to their protest.
The cooperation of friends who
have all their own rights IS helpful
Philanthropists are beneficial as al
lies. Combinations of philanthropists
with the oppressed do great deal of
good. The apothegm "Who would be
free himself must strike the blow"
however, requires absolutely that,
whatever other aids there may be,
self-made and self-conducted race or
ganization against prescription must
exist
In the words of another member of
the dominant race, Richard w. Hale
one of counsel in the John Johnson
extradition case, the way to "get JUS
tice irrespective of race" is for Co.
oIed Americans in contending for
rights to learn to "stand on their own
legs"
Having racial organization for ru-
cial protection does not mean oppcsi-
tion to any other form of organiza-
ton. The world finds room for vari-
GUS religions, civic or fraternal organ
izations. So do persons belong to
more than one social, civic or frater-
nal organizations. Persons denied
justice have a community of interest,
peculiar interest, have their own
fate at stake which makes it logical
to have an internal self-protecting
body anyway. Its absence means lack
Of self-reliance. means dependenc,
upon the more fortunate, means ID
feriority to other classes or races. The
self-organized fight is therefore indis-
pensable to standing and respect.
The race that can speak for itself
as organized stands higher and will
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
GREATEST CHANCE MAN EVER
HAD
Can Help Himself, His Boy and His
Country by Buying Liberty
Bonds
BY EDWARD BOX.

Editor of the Ladies' Home Journal.
Each time new Liberty loan is an
nounced we should hail it with pleas
ure. For years we have used the
phrase "as good as government
bond" as indicating the safest invest
ment possible, but before the war 1.
was impossible for the average in
vestor to secure government bond.
Periodically an issue was made, but it
was so quickly subscribed for by the
bankers that the small investor had
little chance Now we all have {
chance, and a chance at all that we
can afford to buy.
1t will, of course, be argued by some
when the fourth Liberty loan is an
nounced that they have not as yet
paid for the third loan bonds for which
they subscribed. That may be true,
but that is no reason why we should
fail to subscribe again. Before the
fifth loan can be issued we will have
paid for the third loan bonds and be-
gun paying for the fourth loan bonds
that we subscribed for. Thus If WI
go on we will have distinct part in
each loan, have each month put aside
a sum for the best investment on
earth, have acquired the steady habit
of saving, and when the last loan is
announced and we shall have taken
part of that and paid for it, we shall
find ourselves in possession of a col
lection of bonds that will make US
proud of the share we took in the war
and have a comfortable NEST egg in
the bargain.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21

be heard with more respect. Now i
a most remarkable time in this rd
spect. Every weaker race or claa
has chance for redress in the new
order to come from a gigantic world*
war for democracy. 1t is the ond
great chance for redress in the new
order to come from gigantic world
war for democracy. 1t is the one
great chance for our race, now the
most prescribed. Every other weakeI
race or class can show a self organ
lied representative body to deal foI
it looking out for itself independently
through its own appointed delegationI
Shall we be the one exception?
1t is up to us now. Hence the Nal
tional Equal Rights League gives the.
race the chance to get ready to rep1
resent itself as a radically matureI
group in the negotiations incident toI
this world war. The League invites|
and urges colored people in every
community to organize an Equal
Rights Democracy League or commit
tee to send a delegate to the Eleventh.
Annual Meeting of the League in Chi
cago September 1913, where the par
amount issue will be the national or
ganizing of Colored Americans to en-
force their claims to world-democ-
racy. 1t is the only way for our race
to get on par with the many other
races which have come to our country.
1t is the only way for our race to be
in a position to negotiate for terms at
the Council Table of the Nations. We
must as a race, begin to get into shape
at once. AS the summer of 1918 is
closing let us grid up our loins and
get ready to sue for place in the
sun" Bring back the days of Eliot,
Smalls. Garnett, Langston and Doug
lass for the great opportunity!
Yours with a message growing out
of 20 years of work, thought, expert.
ence and sacrifice for equal rights and
respect for my race.
WILLIAM MONROE TROTTER.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
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u SI What TO Save & K1af to Use Nv

Booker T. Washington in his BLACK
Belt Diamonds" has wisely said: Cast
down your bucket where you are Cast
it down in making friends, in every
honorable way, of the people of all
races by whom you are surrounded.
Cast it down in agriculture, mechanics,
in commerce, in domestic service, and
in the professions" So today in this
world crisis we have the opportunity
to help save this, our country. and
the civilized world
Three times each day every Ameri-
can man, woman and child has oppor-
tunity to be of direct, practical help
to the men on the battle front.
SAVE SUGAR. Two pounds per
person per month is the American hon
or ration. Try to use less than that,
thus there will be just that .much
more for canning and preserving. Save
sugar so that the fighting forces may
have all the sugar they need as well
as for our associates to have a little
also. Their ration is less than we get
here.
SAVE BEEF. Food for fighting men.
In. buying beef we are asked to use
the meat of the smaller animals by
products and trimmings; hearts, ton
gues, livers. We have enough in
4. L.
permit its use, so that we can ship
more beef over there
SAVE WHEAT. Keep ON saving,
though the harvest is great. 1t is the
plan to have large stores of wheat
here and in Europe. Without Ameri-
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21

can wheat saved from the last harvest
the war would have been lost.
USE VEGETABLES. Use local veg
etabies as much as possible. thus con
serving not only meat and wheat. but
transportation and labor Don't use
canned vegetables now, while fresh
are in season.
USE FRUITS. Take advantage of
the natural sugar in fruits. Get your
sugar and can as much fruit and
vegetables as possible Dried fruits
such as raisins, dates and figs have
much sugar in them. Use honey and
sorghum and corn syrup in the place
of sugar
USE MILK Always give the chill
dren plenty of milk, milk products and
eggs. Use cottage cheese and butter
milk.
WASTE NOTHING. Even the little
tots can do much to conserve food by
learning the lesson taught by this
littlespoem:
must not throw upon the floor
The crust | cannot eat
For many little hungry ones
Would think it quite treat.
My parents labor very hard
To get me wholesome food
Then / must never waste bit
That would do others good
For wilful waste makes woeful want
And / may live to say.
Oh, how l wish l had the bread
Tat once l throw away.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
FAILS TO REMOVE HIS HAT
Manager Knocks Down Employee and
Then Hands Him "Blue
Envelope"

Miami, Okla.-Because an employee
of the Riverside park here would not
take off his hat when the band played
"The Star-Spangled Banner" Man
ager A. H. De Vaux knocked the Of
Tending lid off the mans head, after
he had asked him three times to re-
move it. AS the man stopped over to
pick up the hat, Mr. DeVaux gave him
right upercut to the jaw and he took
the count. He also received a blue
envelope"
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21

ployer who seizes upon such conditions as confront
us today to disrupt the organization of his employees
or to profteer Both guilty of criminaly hamper
ing the nation in the prosecution of the war
FOR ORGANIZED LABOR
l believe in organized labor, but not in the organi
zation which permits domination by narrow, unpa.
trotic selfish leadership which exploits labor for the
duction The highest efficiency must prevail for the
greatest national good in this period, in which
strikes and losses in output growing out OF dssatls
faction deplorable than in any previous
time in our history.
ENEMIES AT HOME
In the same spirit of loyalty detest the |. w. W.
and their doctrine we'll as all others VINO fldcule
patriotism and openly covertly defy the National
Government and lend themselves to the spreading
of propaganda of enemy countries They are no less
enemies of the American people than the Germans in
the trenches and every loyal Arzonian regardless of
assist in stamping them out forever There must be
no catering to traitors. We should have on our sta
tute books stringent laws for the punishment
feons, of all purveyorS of enemy propaganda and
advocates of sabotage on our farms and ranges, in
mines, upon railroads, in any of our indus
tries, whether through intimidation by word of mouth
or actual deed of violence or through sympathy AT
time when the country needs the labor of every
citizens should have upon our statute books
stringent law requiring every able-boded to be
at work at some useful calling
AMERIcANisM FIRST
With the winning of the war; the greatest duty
of the hour, at home should devote ourselves to
the promotion of industrial efficiency to the utmost
to running down and stamping out the enemy within
our gates and to crushing his ally the l. w w This
We to those who Offering itself to save us at
home from the mailed fist
Respectfully yours
THOMAS E. CAMPBELL
CAMPBELL VICTORY LEAGuE-Drawer r, Tucson
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
BLACK AMERICANS
CONTINUED from page u

pie who were in power realized that
the people prescribed resented the
discrimination deeply enough to fight
it themselves, not needing to be put
up to doing so by members of the
dominant race! and realized also that
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
CALL FOR NATIONAL coLoRED
AMERICAN MEETING

National Equal Rights League Invites
Colored Race to Assemble in Chi
cago, Sept. 1919, to Get Race Or
ganized for Possession Of Full and
equal Democratic Riehts-An Un-
Precedented Opportunity
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21

To Colored Americans:
The year 1918 is a time unusual and
unprecedented in the history of Amer
icans Of African descent. Not only
are they taking part for their country
in an European war for democracy,
but within two months two National
Colored gatherings G. entirely differ
ent makeup have laid before the gov
ernment of the United States the pro-
scriptions of our race. The Confer
ence of Colored Editors and others
was called together by the War De-
partment, to which it made compliant.
The National Colored Liberty Con-
gress was called by a national race
committee to hold a peoples conven-
ton. From both meetings good is re-
sulting.
Expressed in plain uncompromising
English, our just grievances were
brought squarely before the House of
Representatives and before the Amer
ican people, by said Liberty Congress.
and were made a prominent and per-
manent part of the Congressional Rec
ords. June 30, 1919.
1t seems providentally fortunate
therefore. that this noteworthy.
achievement on the part of the Lib
erty Congress is to be so soon follow
ed by the Eleventh Annual Conven-
ton of the National Equal Rights
League, to be held in September, in
the city of Chicago.
Therefore, by the authority vested
in me as President of the National
Equal Rights League, l do hereby is
sue this call for the Eleventh Annua.
Convention of said League to convene
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of Sept 18th, 18th, and 18th, in
the city of Chicago. Ill.
Fellow comrades of the National
Equal Rights League, and others, |
cannot even begin to express how ur-
gently important it is that our people
in all sections of the country shouid
give prompt and earnest heed to this
call.
By means of the great wcrld-war all
nations and races are being tried, as
it were, by fire; their real worth and
stamina are being severely tested,
and none more so than that of Colored
Americans; and we must not allow
ourselves to be found wanting.
BYRON GUNNER,
President Natl Equal Rights League.
GREATEST CHANCE MAN EVER
HAD
Can Help Himself, His Boy and His
Country by Buying Liberty
Bonds
WE MUST ALL DO OUR BEST
Scores of Things We Can Do Without
Which Seem Necessities and Yet
Are Really Luxuries-Get
Into the Fight ~
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
A TRIBUTE

To the colored Soldiers who will SOC
distinguish themselves at the battle
front in France by D. 9. Marshall,
Principal Interstate Academy, Hell
ena, Ark.
Phoenix tribune., 1918-09-21
Where Tom Campbell Stands


believe in organized labor,
but not in the. domination of
labor organizations by narrow,
selfish and unpatriotic leaders. :.
There must be no catering to
traitors.
We should punish purveyors
of enemy propaganda and advo-
Gates of sabotage as felons.
Every abIe-bodied man should
be compelled by law to work at
some useful calling.
We must run down and stamp
out the enemy within our gates
and crush his ally, the |. w. w.