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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
Motions Advice To Soldiers
Oversee Starts Big Storm
new PRINCIPAL TELLS BRAVE WARRIORS
NOT TO RESIST old CONDITIONS ON RETURN
Southern Newspapers Suggestions
troopers az to Their Conduct on Returning Home---
Motions Special Mission Explained

that he "emphasized" the fact that the
colored soldiers should return mod
est and unassuming." This advice
given by DR.. Motion appeared to in
terest these two American newspa-
pers published in Paris, and it is &C.
cepted that his special mission to
France, at this time, and just at the
time when colored soldiers who have
been for months fighting in France
are about to return to the United
States, is to impress upon them that
they should be modest and unassum-
ing" on their return, and to accept
quietly, and uncomplainingly what
ever discrimination and segregation
may be imposed on them in the States
on their return, after having fought
for months for world democracy.
Motion was accompanied on his trip
to the camps by Thomas Jesse Jones,
of the Bureau of Education at WASH
ington, and who, at one time, was one
Of the white instructors at Hampton
Institute, with which DR.. Motion was
connected before being chosen princi-
pal of Tuskegee.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
PlGEON-HOLED

The country will long suffer the
evil consequences of the obstructive
policy pursued by the Democrats in
Congress in preventing the prompt
adoption Of the Weeks resolution for
the creation of a joint, bipartisan
Congressional Committee on Recon-
most comprehensive ever proposed.
Formulated at time when Republic
cans return to power was assured,
it bore the stamp of broad states
manship, for it proposed an equal di-
vision of membership on the commit
tee. It has been pigeon-holed and
the Democrats have offered nothing
in its stead.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22

would be coming back into the Treas
ury, and the fund would in truth re-
volve.
But instead of carrying the roads
through period of years, as contem-
plated by the trainers of the legisla-
ton, th9"revolving" fund is practically
exhausted in the very first year of
Federal administration. The Director
General in his annual report admits
that over $453,000,000 of that amount
has been expended already. Not only
that but $25,000,000 has been taken
from surplus receipts of railroad and
express companies and loaned back to
the roads in addition to the millions
from the revolving fund. OF course
payments to the Government for it's
loans from the revolving fund, if they
are ever made, must come from sur
plus earnings, but when those earn
ings are diverted from that purpose
and turned into further loans the re-
suit is only to sink the roads deeper
into the financial mire.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1919.
WISE SPENDING.

Are you a wise spender? Wise
spending is regarded as highly i'm
portant preliminary to thrift by the
U. S. Treasury. AS part of it's cam
paign for promoting popular savings
through Thrift and War Savings
Stamps during 1919, it has issued
through its Savings Division the fol-
lowing definition of wise spending,
which merits the thoughtful attention
of every family and every individual
who would get ahead in life:
Wise spending implies the balanc-
ing of all needs and of all means of
meeting ethese needs and, after bal
ancing needs against means, spending
in such a way as to meet the most
urgent needs, even if lesser ones have
10 be left unsatisf1ed; in essence it
means sort of budget-making. When
a family, city or state makes a budget,
what it does essentially is to take a
comprehensive view of both needs and
A~ASSAAS' IL 40 AAAPOA IclAC L4clL uOC oil
the income be spent on the first needs
that may occur lest other more urgent
needs appear and no funds be left to
meet them; that is, thought must be
taken so that available income can be
applied intelligently and wisely to
cover most important needs and to
satisfy them somewhat in proportion
to their relative Importance.
Perhaps the most important and
difficult problem in connection with
wise spending Cor saving) is to real
ize the relative Importance of future
as compared with present needs. The
temptation of all of us is to satisfy
present needs at the neglect of future
needs. 1t is very foolish to neglect
the urgent necessities of today for the
petty wants of the morrow, but few
need very much persuasion to induce
them to take care of the present.
Where most Of us are foolish or un-
wise is in satisfying petty wants of
the present rather than saving in or
der that urgent needs of the future
can be met"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
BLOW IT ALL IN.

When Congress authorized the Presi-
dent to take over the railroads it fixed
the time of government operation to
be for the period Of the war and for
Il months thereafter: To provide a
means OF financing such operation a
revolving fund of $6oo,ooo.0o was set
aside for the use Of the Director Gen.
eral in supplying funds to needy roads
for maintenance and equipment. It
was supposed by the legislators that
that huge sum would be ample to meet
all requirements; in fact it was antici-
pated that long before it was ex-
hausted some of the first loans made
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
9 IF NOT, WHY NOT?

The foreign affairs committee of the
U. S. House of Representatives has
ordered favorably reported resolu.
ton expressing the hope that the peace
conference would "favorably consider
the claims of Ireland to the right of
self-determination.'
Four of the seventeen members of
the committee attending the meeting
were understood to have voted against
the resolution.
, The text follows:
Resolved, by the house Of represent
atives (the senate concurring) that it
is the earnest hope of the congress OF
the United States of America that the
peace conference now sitting in Paris
In passing upon the rights of various
peoples will favorably consider the
claims of Ireland to the right of SELF
determination"
This action leaves the shortsighted
colored men who have opposed the
sending Of colored representatives to
the Peace Congress to appeal for JUS
tice to the colored people of America,
without leg upon which to stand.
II the U. s. Congress can ask the
Peace Congress to interfere In the in
ternal affairs of Great Britain, why
cannot the colored people Of the
United States appeal to the world
assembled at Paris to intervene in the
internal affairs of this country and
stop lynching and the oppression Of
one of its groups of citizens?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
(FrOm the New York News J

Paris, Jan.-Dr. Robert R. Motion,
who came here to France on a "spe-
ciap mission, made trip, via automo-
bile, to two or three points where
have been modified colored soldiers.
He made an address to them, at each
point visited, and especially urged
upon them when returning to the
United States, to be modest and un-
assuming" The Stars and Stripes
published in Paris, and in the interest
OF the A. E. F., and which heretofore
has given very little space to mention
of the colored soldiers, except pub
fishing something assumed to be hui
morous, and always using the alleged
Southern dialect, gave Mr. Motions
address considerable space, emphasiz-
ing the point he made that the colored
soldiers should return modest and
unassuming." The Paris edition of
The New York Herald, which like
wise has given but little space to the
colored soldier, also gave Dr. Motions
address to the colored soldiers prom
inent space, and particularly noted
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
THE REPRESENTATIVES IN
FRANCE,

There has been some misconcep-
ton as to the functions of the repre-
sentatives elected by the National
Colored Congress which met in
Washington in December, to go to
France and present the case of the
colored American to the world, dur
ing the sessions of the Peace Con-
gress.
These people have no official status
whatever, and no one connected with
the congress has, so far as we know,
made any such claim, certainly the
convention at it's meeting did not.
They are not in any sense "dele-
gates" and have no such standing.
They can not attend the meetings of
the Peace Conference That ought
to 'be clear to everyone who is at all
we'll informed about the questions of
the day.
AS THE APPEAL understands the
matter, the representatives are to 20
to France and use their moral in
huence to aid in the abolition of the
color line in all the world. Neces-
sarily they must work through the
delegates of the United States and
other nations which have regularly
accredited delegates. That is all
that they can do. The congress I'M
derstood that and the representatives
understand their limitations.
However, the representatives may
possibly be able to do some very ef-
fective work. They may tell the
world of the utterly undemocratic
treatment of the colored people in
the u: s. A., and they may add their
voice, even il it is feeble one, to
the general demand of the Colored
World. for the abolition of all dis
examinations based on color, creed or
sex, and may really aid in the realiza-
ton Of liberty, fraternity and equal
ity for all men.
Just what the proposed League
OF Nations" will be no man knows-
no one knows just how far it will in
terfere with the internal questions
OF the various nations, but with ia
pan, one of the great powers, and
China, Haiti, and Liberia, all colored
nations, and with Brazil and other
countries with large colored popu1a-
lions, and India and South Africa
represented. certain broad principles
against color autocracy may be laid
down. Who knows?
The American colored representa-
tives can not hope to get seats at the
peace table, or even enter the con-
ference, but they can stay outside
and LOBBY FOR LIBERTY.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Do You Know Any Good Story About
the Great American?


The Roosevelt Permanent Memorial
National Committee is collecting and
publishing characteristic stories of
Theodore Roosevelt's personality and
career. If you know any interesting
and authentic stories, the Committee
will be grateful if you would send
them to the National Headquarters,
One Madison Avenue, New York City,
Contributions to the Memorial Fund
may be sent to the same address.
Checks may be made payable either
to the Committee or to Albert H. Wig
gin, Of the Chase National Bank.
Every penny given for a memorial will
be spent for a memorial. Expenses
of collection and administration will
be covered by special gifts of personal
friends of Colonel Roosevelt.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
BILL BRYAN RQRS UP.

According to William Jennings Bry-
an, federal control of the railroads
doesn't work because there are still
some railroad men connected with it,
We suppose that the theater will at
tain it's highest state of efficiency just
as soon as all the actors are removed
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
AN ABSOLUTE MONARCHY?
Mo, An Absolute Democracy! But
Wilson Reigns!
(From the Cincinnati Union.) :


There are more ways of killing a
dog than hanging him." Our Demo-
cratic administration, so anxious to
make the world safe for democracy,
has shown sublime disregard for the
rights and safety of colored: American
citizens at home. It now seems to
feel that, by refusing passports to
representatives of those who complain
of intolerable conditions here, that
Europe will not know of the foul
canker that gnaws the very vitals of
our government! IT'S another case
Of the ostrich sticking it head in the
sand and feeling that it's body is hid
Europe knows that there is a skel-
eton in Americas closet and that
that skeleton is the black citizen of
the u. S., occupant of the front-line
trenches during times of war; occu-
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22

and that the churches will reach the
pinnacle of success in removing evil
from the world when the preachers
have all been taken away. Better
stick to grape juice and woman suf-
frage, William!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
PAN AFRICAN CONGRESS.
Special to The Appeal.

0POV1c11 co IHO App6dl.
Paris, Feb. -20.-The Pan-African
Congress, which will prepare meas
ures regarding land, capital, industry
and education for the colored people
scattered throughout the world for
presentation to the peace conference,
opened today with forty delegates in
attendance. They include ten Ameri-
can colored people.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON THRlFTo-
GRAMS,

The 18th anniversary of George
Washington's birthday is being cele-
brated today. Washington, the sue
cessful builder of a nation, gave voice
to rules for personal and national sue
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD
ADoPdeD BY TIE NATIONAL coLoRED CONGRESS
RIGHTS LEAGUE At WASHINGTON, O. C. DEG:

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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22
THE MAN WHO DARES

honor the man who in the consci.
entious discharge of his duty dares to
stand alone; the world, with ignorant.
1neolerant judgment, may condemn,
the countenances of relatives NAV he
averted, and the hearts of friends crow
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 Charles Sumner.
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with the labor board at all govern.
ment plants
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22

IN ADDRESS.
Bishop G. c. Clements, KY.
Atty. ]. D. Ellis, w. Va.
Rev. c. V. Page, Mo.
Rev. Thomas. w. Davis, Tenn.
Prof. L. B. Cash, Texas.
w. G. Brown, D. C.
DR.. r. H. Singleton, Ga.
Rev. r. A. Whitaker, Okla.
Hon. Isaac B. Allen, N. Y.
R. B. James, Mich.
G. w. Boyer, Ohio.
Bishop J. s. Caldwell, Penn, Sec.
Rev. J. c. McDaniels, N. Y.
Rev. H. H. Jackson, N. c.
Rev. John V. Goodgame, Ala.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-02-22

William M. Trotter, Mass, Chairman.
Rev: P. c. James, N. J..
DR.. w. T. Coleman, Md.
Rev. M. L. Johnson, Ark.
G. w. Goode, Va.
Rev. w. L. Gibbons, Miss.
Atty. L. A. H. Caldwell, Ind.
Rev. ]. U. King, Del.
Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett, Ill.
DR.. F. A. Walker, La.
DR.. A. Porter Davis, Kan.
Rev. w. D. Carter, Wash. State.
DR.. G. s. Long, Fla.
r. w. Westberry, 8. c.
J. w. Ross, MINI.
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New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

a desperate match against Tilden at
Newport and his fve-set struggle with
Gerald Patterson at Forest Hills. The
No. place fer him, then, and to Will
lams might fall the No. Z niche, al
though II seems a remarkably low rat
ing for the man who has twice won the
national honors. But Williams did
not by any means have q successful
season up to the time of the national,
where his convincing defeat by Tilden
sent him still further down the ladder.
8. Howard Voshell ought to have the
NO. place, for in addition to winning
the Long Island, Bronx and Metropoli-
tan titles he vanQuished McLoughlin at
Newport. The local lefthander yielded d
to Conrad B. Doyle at Forest Hills.
But even so, his record up to then was
a good one. Wallace Johnson should
ease into the No. position; he did SO
we'll in the national and met defeat
only in the semi-fnal round Davis
might acceptably fill the No. 10 notch
Brookes at Southampton.
Men like Frederick B. Alexander and
Karl Behr did not play sufficiently dur
ing the season to obtain a ranking, al
though if either had it is probable they
would have found places in the first
fight. The once mighty McLoughlin
together with Walter Merrill Hall. N.
W. Niles. Doyle, Leonard, Beekman,
Biddle, Richards, T. r. Pell, Dean
Mathey and host of others, will have
to be content with ratings in the lower
classes, it seems.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Fordham Faculty
Favor Basketball
For Bronx College

Basketball will be resumed as a
major sport at Tordham University
this year, according to an announce
ment made last night by Sylvester A.
Dineen. president Of the athletic as
sociatiOn. This decision was reached at
recent meeting of the Alumni Ath-
letc Council, and it has just received
the approva; Of the faculty.
The first call for practice will be is-
sued this week, and it is erpected that
at least thirty candidates viii report.
Devlin, who is also the baseball coach
The latter will be assisted by Frank
Frisch, the Giants third baseman and
famous Fordham athlete. The present
outlook for a formidable FIVE is par
ticularly bright, as ten or twelve for
mer high school stars are students in
the various departments.
Manager Thomas Curran is now pre-
pairing his schedu e, and tentative
Georgetown, Catholic University, c. c
N. Y, ST Johns, Columbia, Cathedral
Manhattan, Holy Cross. Princeton and
the Army. The list probably will also
! include contests with Rale, New RorR
University, Boston College, Harvard
Rutgers, the University of Pennsyl-
ania and Syracuse. The array of games
Will be made pubIlc "lthlh the heN'
fortnight. >,
Basketball was abolished at Fordham
after the season of 19Ii15 chiefly
because the . were no facilities at the
university. elther for practicing or for
staging the contests. However, these
difficulties have been obviated. as
practice will now be held on court
in the vicinity of the college and the
home games viii be played in one OF
. the downtown gymnasiums.
1t is believed that the revival OF the
indoor sport at The Bronx institution
will be permanent. The members OF
the Alumni Council were prompted II
their decision by tn efact that football
had been temporarily suspended from
Fordham's programme OF athletic actlv'
tiles, thus leaving baseball as the sole
major sport. This action has received
the unanimous Endorsement OF the
unde rgraduate BODY
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
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Olympus, 1877 ALLOWANCE of five pounds
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entry.
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pounds apprentices allowance claimed
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