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ing the Jetfries-J ohnson battle at
Reno, New, when the negroes jul
bllation was interrupted by an at
tack made by the whites. 1t quickly
subsidized and Washington was calm
the following day.
Editorially, there have been diff
ferences of opinion expressed upon
the riots. All regret that innocent
blacks should have been manhan-
died, but The Baltimore News"
for instance, says:
IF they (the riotsJ represent merely
the elimination OF general hard feeling
between the white and colored popula-
tions land Washington always has been
a city where white man and colored did
not get along especially WE'LL, they are
to be regarded as are other disturb
ances Of the sort. But if they reflect
q feeling OF arrogance on the part of
the negroes, due to the record made by
men Of their race in France; and if the
7 N-e'S.t -'Dl ~ a N-stlt-S dl4O ne :
outbreak of such spirit, the mat
ter loses its local significance.
NEGRO troops undoubtedly did ex-
cellent work in France. Their cour-
age was of such a high order that the
race may well be proud Of it. But
/ if this pride is to take the form OF
riots if, instead of being used as a
means to better the standing of the
colored citizen, it is sin ply to manifest
itself in arrogance and lawlessness
the result will be that whatever was
won for the race by the good wort
done BY the colored soldiers will
quickly be worse than lost to ther,.
In somewhat the same vein "The
Sum- Baltimore, declares:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

ceeded the placid and easygoing old
ing and lodging houses turning people
away, there has been an influx of
negroes as we'll as of white people, 1t
certainly is not the old, law abidng
negro population, the friends of the
white man, that has been committing
these crimes against women, these day
light hold-ups and all the other out
RACES that have melted white men to
a general war against negroes. 1t must
be the new negro population brought in
by the war.
THAT the white men, exasperated by
the failure of the police to cope with
the situation, should have undertaken
to end it by general terrorization Of
negroes is to be condemned and de-
plored. That the negroes, most Of them
undoubtedly innocent, should have re-
taliated upon the whites is not less
deplorable. These negroes who are
riding around in motor cars shooting
up any group Of white men, women and
children that they may see chatting
together on street corner, they are
not old Washingtonians. The fatal in
juries reported in the newspapers yes
terday were mainly inflicted by negro
women. What kind Of women? Not
the kind that old Washingtonians
knew"
The New York World" in bitter
denunciation of the riots, says:
Zone of the most brutal forms of
oppression is the punishment of a
whole race for the crimes of the in
dividuals. For many years this has
been and still is the practice in Amer
lean states that do not recognize the
citizenship of the negro. To accuse a
black man is to condemn him to torture
and death, and resentment on the part
of kindred is held to justify massacres
that are complacently dignitied as race
wars"
The riots in Norfolk we're occa-
stoned by the homecoming welcome
given negro troops. A score was
injured. In Liverpool and Cardiff
the riots followed attacks upon
white women.
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the excitement of the colored people,
Back Of and beyond these recent oc-
currences is the fact that for years
certain class of negroes in Washing
ton have been encouraged by polite
lans to assumptions bound to irritate
the white people and to be resented
by them. In these circumstances it is
practically impossible to say who is
primarily and unquestionably to be
blamed fer any particular outbreak
THE Philadelphia Public LEDGER
believes that the Washington riots
are a manifestation of racial preju
dice "still too deep-rooted to be
eradicated by mere reason or per-
suasion and occasional outbreaks of
violence under provocation are to be
expected as long as we have failed
to find any satisfactory solution for
the problems associated with the
presence in our midst Of 10000, 900
and more of negroes, under-educated
for the most part and all suffering
more or less under civic and indus
trial disabilities and Giscrimina-
tions."
Continuing
1T is Unnecessary to seek for the
causes that will account for this pan
ticuar outbreak Of class and racial feel
ing or for the violence that attended
it. for it is symptonnatie OF d deeper
and more intricate problem TO which
sufficient attention has not yet beer
given by the government and people
Nothing can be said in palliatlon or cX-
cuse for the crimes committed by col
ored men against white women, which
has been in so many instances the I'M
mediate pretext or inspiration OF moi
violence, but neither can mob VIC
lence be defended under a civilized re
gime Not Mississippi alone, but thc
whole American people are disgracet
by such an exhibition as was given re
Gently as Hattiesburg, when the whole
countryside was summoned by an
noancement in the newspapers to thu
burlang Of negro, who was surren
dered to the mob by the officials with
out protest or resistance, These thing
inevitably breed raDrisals and lead tt
a savagery comparable to that OF Thu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Feeling Has Crosrn

Those seeking an explanation Of
the excited state Of mind CT both the
white and colored people of Wash
ington, however, must 60 further back
than Sunday last The feeling has
been growing for weeks and months.
Several weeks ago white woman was
assaulted by negro in the suburbs OF
Washington, and the criminal has not
been caught. That explains q good deal
Of the excitement of the white people.
For q much longer period than that
the Washington police force has been
making a drive against negro boot
leegers 1t is charged that they have
been so Jealous in that pursuit that
they have arrested many innocent ne
groes, and that accounts, in part for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Blame for Police

The New York Times" is inclined
to believe that inadequate police pro-
lection and the influx of colored per-
sons into Washington since the war
lay at the bottom of the present
difficulties. Beginning, "The Timcs''
remarks:
"The race riots in Washington will
surprise persons who knew that city as
it used to be. 1t is the borderland be-
tween North and South. Southerner
going there was in the habit of com
planning about the free and easy man
ners Of the negroes, but that was be-
cause he had been accustomed to
servility or, at the very least, defer
ence. A Northern man going there was
surprised and pleased at their manners,
because they seemed to him deferential
almost to the point of servility. 1t all
depended on geography. To the South
ern man negro sitting beside him in
a streetcar, without the least apology
seemed impudent. To the Northern
man a negro standing aside to let him
enter first seemed the acme of polite
ness. 1t was the point of view that
matterdd."
AS to crime in Washington:
I'm the last few months crimes OF
violence have reached such proportions
in Washington that The Herald OF
that city recently declared it to be the
most lawless city in the Union. They
are mainly committed by negroes, anC
the police force, trained as it has been
has been unable to cope with them
The assumption must necessarily be
that in the new Washington which has
replaced the old the hurry burly
crammed, damned town that has sue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
The w eek at Home

army. Several hundred soldiers
were said to have expressed will
ingness to join the Red Guard"
At Fort Leavenworth Disciplinary
Barracks 1900 military prisoners
mutinied.
With ESQ vessels tied up in the port
of New York and $4,000 seamen
idle, the steamship owners refused
to make any concessions to the
seamen's union. The owners said
the strike was breaking and many
of the men were returning to work.
The British Triple Alliance Of labor
unions, the miners, transport work
ers and railway men, are planning
new attempt at worldwide organ
ization of the workers, according to
John L. Jones, representative of
the triple alliance in America. The
first endeavor will be to get Amer
lean workers to join the interna-
tional union.
New York's income tax law was at
tackled in the Federal courts by the
Yale G. Towne Manufacturing Com
pany. Governor Smith decided
against an extra session of the
Legislature 70 correct defects in
the income tax law
A drigible balloon sailing over the
Chicago business district caught
fire and fell through the skylight
Of the Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank Ten persons were killed and
twenty-five injured. Most OF the
dead were employees of the bank.
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son for Withholding from the mar
ket s2S, 100000 worth of canned
vegetables no longer needed by the
army.
Secretary Baker told the House Mil
itary Affairs Committee that a
hurried cut in the size Of the army
would be dangerous, and sought to
place on Congress the blame for
too rapid disqualification by with
holding the necessary appropria-
tons to support an adequate army.
Military, naval and Commercial
neronautical experts recommended
the esta blishment Of an air min
istry as a separate division of the
Cabinet.
As a witness in his nillion dollar
libel suit against The Chicago
Tribune" Henry Ford said he had
once planned to have his publicity
manager rewrite the Bible in
plain, modern English He said
he could read, but not fast, and OBJ
jected to reading aloud because he
was bothered by hay fever.
The Zionist organization of America
says great numbers Of Jews are
planning a migration to Palestine
as soon as the political status Of
the country is established. Nathan
Stratus wants to be the first Mayor
Of Jerusalem.
The Lusk committee discovered that
Bolshevik leaders here planned
Red Guard" composed of former
members OF the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

Washington was swept by race riots
in which several were killed, both
among the blacks and the whites,
and many more were shot. Riot
ing started from charges that ne
groes were assaulting white wom-
en-. Returned soldiers and sailors
attacked the blacks and the blacks
swept through the streets IN au-
tomobiles, firing discriminatory.
Troops were called out. There
was fighting in, all sections of the
city and it was feared it would be
necessary to put Washington un
der martial law.
President Wilson issued statement
saying the report that he was the
author of the Shantung section Of
the treaty was altogether false.
Some of the Republican leaders
proposed to amend the treaty so
AZ to strike out the Shantung sec
ton, while the feeling in favor of
reservations on the league Of ma
tons covenant was strengthened
rather than weakened.
President Wilson returned from his
week end at sea, suffering from
an attack Of acute dysentery, and
it was thought possible his western
trip might have to be delayed.
Secretary Lansing returned from
Paris after nearly eight months
abroad ns ono Of the American
peace delegation. lie denied the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

reports that he intended to resign
from the Cabinet.
Ambassador Fletcher told the Rules
Committee Of the House of Repre-
sentatives that since 1917 about
fifty Americans had been killed or
outraged in Mexico without a
single arrest or conviction having
followed. Senator Fall, of New
Mexico, told the Senate that Car
ranzistas as we'll as Villistas had
been concerned in the border fight
ing of the last six months. Mrs.
John ". Correll and her son ar
rived in New York with tho story
of how Correll had been killed by
Mexicans, June Is, on his ranch
near Tampico.
The House passed the prohibition
enforcement bill by a vote of 287
to 100. The bill permits keeping
liquor in the home and giving it
to guests.
Senator Kenyon, o. Iowa, charged
that the packers have started the
most tremendous propaganda ever
instituted in the country" in or
der to defeat government regula-
ton OF the packing industry. The
Anthracite Consumers League
warned the Senate that food prices
must drop or the price OF coal
would 90 up. Quartermaster Cen
eral Rogers told a Congressional
committee that pressure on the
War Department by the National
Gamers Association was the ren-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

Kurds in Armenia or the Germans in
China. Until the negro criminal as
we'll as the white shall learn that the
law is sufficient to deal with his crime,
and until the negro in particular shall
be made to feel that justice is impair
tial as we'll as inexorable, the United
States cannot with clean hands at least
stand as an exemnlar of the highest
type Of humanity or civilization
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we're not alone. At about
the same time similar dis
turbances took place in
Norfolk, Va, and Cardiff and Liv-
erpool But the riots at Washing
ton we're outstanding. Some cor
respondent characterized them
more as war than riot"
The Washington riots, the only
upheavals of their kind in that city
since the Jeffries-J Johnson fight,
were not typical, in that there were
no lynchings. Soldiers, sailors and
marines joined-some say insti-
gated-the mobs pursuing the
blacks and the negroes fought back.
They fought back with such spirit
that five white men were numbered
among the eight known dead.
The Washington riots had
structure almost dramatic in form.
On Saturday night, July 19, a mo-.
composed Of soldiers, sailor,
marines and civilians raided one q
the cross sections of the capital IT.
habited by negroes. Sunday nigh
there was a lull, but Monday ana
Tuesday nights the storm broke
forth afresh, subsiding to a calm
again Wednesday.
The story, as told by Washington
dispatches, could be summarized az
follows:
July 1o-Soldiers, sailors and
civilians AIDED negro districts
in search negro suspect who
was alleged to have attacked the
wife of an officer in the Naval
Aviation Bureau. Many negroes
were beaten.
July 2O-Parties of whites
gathered along Pennsylvania Ave-
hue. Seven negroes were badly
beaten. Fifteen soldiers and
marines We're placed under ar
rest.
July 21-Six dead. Fifty Sc
riously wounded. Two hundred
and fifty injured. The dead
we're three negroes, a headQuar-
,crs detective, a small boy and
patrolman. The headquarters
detective was shot By negro
woman as he forced an entrance
to house in the negro section
to disarm her; the small boy and
patrolman were victims of chance
shots. Negroes in high powered
automobiles raced about town
firing as they passed. Soldiers
and police dispersed, as they
could, mobs which formed to raid
negro sections.
July % Hostilities began
again after dark or about 10
o'clock. Two home defence
guards were killed. one as he at
tempted to search a negro for
concealed weapons. Number of
fatally wounded increased to
twelve. Hospitals we're overflow
ing with the wounded. Three
army tanks equipped with ma
chine guns brought from Camp
Meade, together with 1900 cav
airy, infantry and marines,
mainly from Fort Myer, aided
the police in abating the riots.
The cause underlying the racial
civil war; was characterized by g
correspondent of THE New York
Sun" as riot following a series
Of attacks upon white women, sew
eral murders, scores of robberies
and general lawlessness," at the
bottom Of which negroes were sus
pected.
Washington hitherto had beer
singlarly free from open hostilltles
In spite of the fact that more ne
groes are gathered in Washington
than in any city in the Unltee
States, there had been previously
but one event which approximate
not. That was the night follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Tickle

1t was California which elected
Mr.. Wilson to the Presidency, and
now it is sending its most distin-
gulshed statesman through the coun-
try to show him up.-Portland
Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

Let's be frank about it, Was
there ever anything like a peace
treaty for stirring up a fight?-De-
troit Ne,vs.
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Fairgrounds

LAS l was saying when I was in
terrupted by the European war;" re-
marks Uncle Sam, 1--WE can now be-
gin to dabble into the Mexican mud
die once more. "-Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Shades

France has nothing to fear from
her one-time bellicose neighbor. The
fact is, Germany is now the Jess
Willard of the nations.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Not Exactly!

Let heaven be the Kaiser's jailer,
suggests Sir H. Rider Haggard. But
Wilhelm isn't going in that direc-
tion.-Detroit Free Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Marks

In Switzerland now you can get
100 German marks for 81 French
francs, but even that may not be
bargain.-Boston Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
America First

young in London result of having been
bitten the by mosquito the New Jersey variety
must have succeeded making nonstop fghtCveland Plain
Dealer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Wayside Points of Vieru
Speaking of Strikes

Speaking of Strikes
Strike for the your has given wav TO
"Strike for more and less work"-Baltimore
Buda Pests
Bella Kuns radical Socialists proving pker alongside
his communal Buda Pests.-Detroit Press
The First Hundred Years
So far prohibition expect feel
it that the first hundred years hardesPhlodnb;o
Inquirer.
What Might Have Been
The would all was
the forest fires the Northwest Capo
FiiyVerirg Genius
1T wasn't until Mr. running newspaper that we
found out what automobile genius really st LOUIS
Republican.
Another Daniel
ten fifteen his life judge of whskey
Toledo Blade
One Blessing
Personally don't of chemist but we douht
if 275 beer strong European Immigration
Da}as News
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
One Blessing

Personally don't claim of chemist but we doub
40 per cent beer is strong enough pull
lG}as Menus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Buda Pests

Bella Kuns radical Socialists proving piers alongside
communal Buda Pests.-Deroit Free Press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
What Might Have Been

The war would all know responsible for
worst forest fires in the Northwest for Capa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
kiivvering Genius
Another Daniel

There is little comfort these days has spent
ten fifteen of his life Judge Of
Toledo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

Strike for the green of your sres" has given
Strike for pay and less work. -Baltinsore Ne1os
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
!
Race Rios In
TheNati0n's
Capital

"HE race riots in Washington
we're not alone. At about
the same time similar dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
The First Hundred Years

SO far as prohibition tell those epec
that the first hundred years will be the hardest-pbl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-01

There are now about forty women
working with the police force in Lon
don.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-01
Railroad Brotherhood
Is Not in New Party
(By Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 1.-The lead
ers of the three big brotherhoods de
clare they have not been consulted
concerning affiliation with 1.-THE indie
pendent Labor Party" which was Or
ganized recently in Chicago by the fed
GRAFTON of labor of that city 1t was
reported that the heads of the brother
hoods here would be asked to join the
movement to organize trades unions
of the country for the 1920 presiden-
tial campaign.
William G. Lee, president of the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
said he had not been consulted about
the project and besides. he explained
he lad no authority to frame political
policies for the brotherhood.
We have men of all political faiths
in cur organization, which is non-parti-
SAN" said Mr. Lee. THE question of
affiliating with any such organization
as the proposed labor party would
have to be decided at the triennial con-
vention"
Warren S. Stone. grand chief of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
and Timothy Ehea, acting president of
the Brotherhood of Ffremen and En-
ginemen, also said they had not been
consulted about the new movement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-01
"Fascination and Beauty" of %-Mle
Gale at Sea Described by 7rueblood

| With their boat tossing on 90-mile
sale, a leak in the bottom of the YES
sell and three days from the coast of
Ireland, Herschel Trueblod, former
Richmond man. recently Of Chicago
now with the United States Navy. de-
scribes a terrible, beautiful storm
tie members of the crew Of the U. S.
S. Luella experienced on her initial
trip across the Atlantic.
I'VE got away from Sidney, Nova
Scotia, the evening preceding the
Peace Rumor," wrote Trueblood.
There was considerable rivalry
among the radio men to see who would
get the news when 1t really came. 1t
! was about the second day out at
Midnight when yours truly plucked it
out of the ether. From the firemen
down in the bottom to the wheel house
up on top it went mighty quick as you
can imagine. We got no more real
news until November 81.
The trip across! Oh, sweet, la! la.
About the fifth day out the Atlantic
looked like this -----; the next
day, thusly, vvVVVv. The first time
was sick; the second time not sick,
could get rough, but, o man! we were
rolling at an angle of SIS degrees. We
had to tie everything on the ship down.
Even chairs would topple over; draw
ers would come out of desks; dishes
breaking and crashing, and the water
came up in the companionways of the
ship To eat was almost Impossible,
for it was impossible to cook anything
1t was all too much for my descriptive
powers.
Then we began to get short on
coal and didn't have power enough to
head her into the swells. The wind
and sea took us away north about even
with Queenstown, Ireland. The ship
started leaking and then We found our
selves going backward at about two
knots per hour. Finally our captain.
an excellent man, came out and told
us to send out, not an S. o. S.. but a
general call. to be relayed to Queens
town for assistance-a thing done only
in case Of grave necessity. A British
ship picked up our call and relayed
our message in. In side of an hour
We received word that two big United
States tugs were leaving to come and
tow us in distance Of $50 miles.
All this time we were rocking about
in 90-mile gale. Aside from the Sc
rious side it was a beautiful sight.
First we would be way up high. and
then down so low that the waves on
either side were high as house. |
said was scared; wasn't. The sight
was beautiful and fascinating beyond
description. Don't think there was
thunder and lightning; there wasn't.
Most of the time the sun was out.
But, Lord, how that ship did rock! 1t
was impossible to sleep for three
nights. Our shack is about six feet,
six inches wide. our hunks being
the width, and when she
rolled my head would first hit one
side-feet way in the air. then my feet
would hit the other side-head way up
in the air, with just about six inches