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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
;Moton' 5 Advice To Soldiers
Oversee Starts Big Storm
TUSkEGEE'S new PRINCIPAL TELLS BRAVE WARRIORS
NOT TO RESIST OLD CONDITIONS ON RETURN
Southern
troopers AZ to Their Conduct on Returning
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.
copied 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??, 1919-03-01
PIGEON-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 joint, bipartisan
Congressional Committee on Recon
struction. The Weeks plan was the
most comprehensive ever proposed.
Formulated at time when Republi-
cans return to power was assured,
1t bore the stamp Of broad states
manship, for it proposed an equal d.
vision of membership on the commit
tee. 1t has been pigeon-holed and
the Democrats have offered nothing
in its stead
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
BILL. BRYAN BoBs 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
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??, 1919-03-01
WISE SPENDING.

Are you wise spender? Wise
spending is regarded as a 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 these 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
20 be left unsatisfied; in essence it
means a sort of budget-making. When
family, city or state makes a budget,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01

Federal administration. The Director
General in his annual report admits
that over $453,o0o,o0O Of that amount
has been expended already. Not only
that but $25,o00,OO0 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
tngs 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??, 1919-03-01
BRUCE GRIT FILES STRONG DEMURRER
AGAINST NOTIONS METHODS

pant of the "Jim Grow" coaches dur
ing times of peace.
The pity Of the whole despicable
business is that our country is not
great enough to live up to it's own
constitution, not noble enough to fol-
low the precepts of it's own Christian.
1ty! 1t basely bows to the caprice
or prejudice, and condemns it's own
citizens to scorn, contempt and humili-
alton. The burden of this petty pass
port problem need not be placed on
the shoulders of France, for that glor-
lous country has ever been great
enough to honor and protect its citi-
zens, regardless of race, regardless
OF color. The tint of the skin, the
curl of the hair, has never been the
badge of humiliation in La Belle.
france; and so in her time of need.
gloriously did her sable sons rally to
her support. The day. will come when
America on Bonded knee will cry for
help. Will there still remain forgiv-
ing black sons to come to her aid.
or will they all have been brutally
done to death by the. mob, the tree,
the torch?
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attempt to segregate us, but that we
were fed in different sections because
of the large number aboard.
There was no segregation on the
battlefields of Europe. We all fought
together as Americans through and
through, all intent on bringing victory
to the American arms and peace to
the entire world"
Every colored officer and man
aboard the Olympic declared today
that just as soon as they reached their
homes they intended to institute an
investigation to determine who was re-
sponsible for the slight toward the
colored officers aboard the Olympic.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
AN ABSOLUTE MONARCHY?
No, An Absolute Democracy! But
E Wilson Reiqns!
(From the Cincinnati Union

(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-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
JIMCROWED ON SHIP
Say Chicago Cooed Officers After Fighting For Freedom
In France.
SEGREGATED ON THE OLYMPIA SOUTHERN COMMANDERS"
AND coLoRs LOST THEY CHARGE
BY Philip A. Payne

New York, Feb 24.-Colored Off
GERS of the 365th Infantry, Chicago's
colored draft regiment, who returned
from France today, charged they had
been "Jim Crowed" on the transport
Olympic and that brigadier general
and colonel, ranking officers aboard
the ship, had refused to rescind an
order segregating them from the
white officers.
Their charges, made in writing and
presented to newspaper men by a
colored Y. M. c.. A. secretary, acting
on behalf of the officers, were sub
stantiated by colored officers of the
350th Field Artillery, the. seth In
fantry and the 317th Sanitary Train,
the other colored UNITS Oh the trans
port.
Officers Refused Justice.
They said "Brigadier General Charles
Gearhardt, commanding all troops on
the Olympic, and Colonel George H.
McMaster of the 365th Infantry, were
"southerners of the old school, with
all the old traditions, and refused to
see justice done the colored officers -
British naval officers commanding
the Olympic told delegation of the
protesting colored officers the segre-
cation order had been issued to them
by their white commander.
Twelve colored officers of the 365th
and the other organizations gathered
in the cabin of the regimental chap
lain while the Y. M. G. A. secretary
gave a copy of the charges to report.
ers. The "Y" man said he was acting
for the officers who feared court mar.
tial proceedings if their names were
used. They substantiated his state.
ment.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
"Fair Play Denied"

Their specific charges were:
That colored officers of the 365th
Infantry, 317 Sanitary Train, 367th
Infantry and 350th F. A. were grouned
together, irrespective of rank, in q
separate dining room on board the
olympic. While white lieutenants, cap
talns and field officers of the same or.
ganlzation, with nurses of enlisted
mems rank, Y. M. C. A. secretaries
and field clerks were seated in the
main dining room with passengers.
That the demand of colored officers
for fair play in letters to Commander
General Charles Gearhardt resulted in
his lodging the issue by saying the
colored officers got the same service
as was given in the main dining room,
That feeling among the officers is
aggravated by the fact that the regi.
mental flag and colors of the 365th
Infantry we're lost. The colored Off.
GERS say this is the result of negli.
gence and lack of regard for their flag.
coIored Captain in Tears.
With tears rolling down his cheeks
a colored captain said if the regiment
paraded in Chicago it would march
without it's colors.
these colors, which were paid for
by the pennies of little colored chill
dren in Chicago and formally present
ed to the regiment at the Coliseum
were taken away from us after hostil
tiles ended to be salvaged," he said
Every colored officer and enlisted
man in this regiment-and many OF
them have been cited for bravery
burns with indignation because of this
added insult
Scores of enlisted men verified the
statement made by the captain.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
(From the New York News J

VAN
Paris, Jan.-Dr. Robert R. Motion,
who came here to France on a "spe-
c1al' 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 I'M
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 a prom
inent space, and particularly noted
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
West Virginia Prohibits "Birth of
Nation"

Charleston, w. Va, March 1.-The
prohibition against the exhibition dur
ing the period of the war of the birth
of Nation" and similar pictures and
plays, put into effect last summer by
an order of the Executive State Coun-
Gil of Defense, was continued indefi-
nitely by the legislature, Thursday
last, when it passed measure drafted
by H. J. Capehart, one of the three
colored members of the lower house.
The law provides as a penalty not
only for exhibiting but also for ad-
vertising such pictures and plays a
fine of not more than $1,000 and con-
finement in Jail of not more than 80
days, the latter at the discretion of
the court. G. Gilmer.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD
AoondeD BY TIE MAToNA coLoRED CONGRESS FOR
RIGHTS LEAGUE At WASHINGTON D. DEC.

coFed America
Color halls
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ne9 Rsh ts1t @ M
turned the the forces Of liberty VIZ ~ "
War Put As he Results.
racs or o sn e ds oeG sn
% a % n the
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Wrongs On World Basis For Redress.
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On
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Utterly coored People Of usA
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sss a. s ice s %
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:ss
o oas OF that world
sen.dstermn.ton For Darker Nations.
war Ina the material appalling
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Til" Appeal Sen" By Race s::ss Universal +'o"" OF
5 ';Ss n; TN s the
lore to a1 the .1S e1s
ss!?? dis 2s 1 zee S1 FIJI
AGREEMENT
liberation of
human being ~ ~ o 0A'''-Aon' W 7'o'
Else . No "NeuD ax"
for Wnout this there will
Oh new era OF permanent
EYER Known embracing
between the forces OF autocracy democracy. ~ N
THE COMMITTED ADDRESS,
William Mass Chairman. R.ho, n c,.uan..
lanes, Atty J. D.
N1aeman ma. C. v.
G. w. Prof " S.s W. Ta, A0nn'
" H1oDo1s MISS W. c.
a" n Cao"en mo Ga.
Mrs Ida Barnett, Hon 1..sc 49, ~"
Dr. F. A. A. l.
A. Davis Kan
Rev. w. D Wash. State
DR.. c. s. ucnan;eIa nenv' oec
WestDeriy s. e. H. H NC
o. w. noss' MIMI
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
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 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??, 1919-03-01
THE MAN WHO DARES

honor the man who i'm the consci.
endous discharge of his duty dares to
stand alone; the world, with ignorant.
intolerant judgment, may condemn.
the countenances of relatives NAV be
averted, and the hearts of friends grow
be sweeter than the applause of the
world, the countenances of relatives or
the hearts of friends Charles Summer.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
QUIZ ON OFFICERS "JIM CROW"

The colored officers of the 365th in
fantry regiment, the majority of whom
are national army men from Illinois,
are very indignant because they were
segregated from the whites during the
journey from Brest to New York on
the White Star steamer Olympic.
One Chicago colored officer, a grad
uate of two universities, who was
cabin passenger aboard the Olympic,
said his fellow officers were as happy
as larks until they learned, after
boarding the vessel that they were to
be separated from the white officers
in the dining saloon. He said:
r. eve ate in the side dining-room,
first class, while the others ate in the
main dining-room. We sent letter
to Brig. Gen. Charles Erhardt request
ing an investigation and an explana-
tion.- He answered that there was no
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01

asks that Secretary Baker, as head
OF the War Department, take action
Immediately to correct this mistake
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
"HUMAN NATURES FOULEST BLOT"
Nv ear is NAMED

My ear is panied
Ny soul is sick with every days report
Of wrong and outrage, with which earth is filled,
There is no flesh in mans obdurate heart.
It does not feel for man: the natural bond
Of brotherhood is severed as the flax
That falls asunder at the touch of fire.
He finds his fellow guilty of a skin
Not colored like his own: and having power
70 enforce the wrong, for such worthy cause
Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.
X X
Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys:
lis human natures broadcast foulest blot
-Cowper.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
SATURDAY, MARCH /, 1919.
"REBUlLDlNG THE WORLD"

"REBUtLDlNG THE WORLD"
Rebuilding the world" is the in
scription surrounding the cross on the
shield Of the missionary Centenary
of the Methodist Episcopal Church"
which is working up a scheme to get
Southern colored people to plant cot
ton in Gods Acreage" and contribute
the money to the missionary fund of
$120,0O0,000 which it is planned to
raise.
THE APPEAL does not believe that
the colored people should give one
penny to aid the Methodist Episcopal
Church until it reverses its present
jimcrow policy.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
split into two branches over the ques-
ton Of slavery, but now the Northern
and Southern branches are to come
together again at the centenary. The
weakened Northern men have given
in to the aggressive Southerners and
\ have agreed to sacrifice their colored
members who have been asked to
form Jim crow church. So far the
colored members have refused to get
out, but they may perhaps be kicked
out
The Methodist Episcopal Church has
given up all ideas Of the Brotherhood
of God and the Brotherhood of Man."
and at the centenary it is very likely
that the brethren will recount the
wonderful thing the church has done
for "the negro" and all will join in
singing "Onward, Christian Soldier"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01

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. c. 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.
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-05

All soldiers who were discharged
after Nov. IL. 1918, and prior to
February %. 1919. are entitled by
an act of Congress to an additional
/ l-2 cents per mile travel pay; af-
fidavits upon which to make applica-
ton for this travel pay may be Sc
cured from the Home Service Sec
ton Of the Red Cross. The Home
Service Section has communications
for c. NJ. Rowers. Clara Mabel Rush.
W. U. Johnson and Mrs Martha
West Roberts.
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Farmers Find Easy
Method of Saving

Farmers who are making a habit
Of getting a few Thrift Stamps every
time they market anything from their
farms are finding that they are able
20 save regularly and that they do
not miss the sma.. amounts invested
The average farmer in this section
Of the country depends largely ON his
money" crop. which he haryests
once a year. Alclost every one o,
them. however. grows something else
which he markets at odd times
An occasional load OF hay may be
taken into town and sold. The thrift,
farmer also plants peas. beans. okra.
lettuce. beets or some OF the other
vegetables which thrive in the South.
vest and for which there Ia a ready
market Butter and eggs form staple
articles 10 be marketed between
seasons. by buying Just q few Thrift
stamps each time the farm.wason
makes haul 10 town. the farmer or
hls wife Ia providing fund which
they will be able to turn 10 good ac.
count later on, for when those Thrln
Stamps are exchanged Tor War sa,.
lhfs stamps. they increase IN yalue
automatically, and may always h.
turned lnio cash on ten days written
rotice 10 the pc unastef. although
mo Ionssf thor ale kept the more
ihey earn
Have fou honsht your fhrlu STAMINA
lodali
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CONTRACT LET FOR SCHOOL
BUILDING AT ROPES

Contract was let last Wednesday
for the school building at Ropes, to
A. NJ. Hensley. and work will begin
as soon as material is put on the
ground The building is TO be erect
ed of brick. and will cost about Sl4.-
600. The Bowman Lumber Company
Of this city will furnish the material
for the building
This building is in Hockey county
and is the first brick to be erected in
that county, and it will be credit
to the south plains rural schools when
completed. 49tf
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-06-05
FOOT YOUR OWN HORN
JOIN THE BAND

Lubbock is now in need Of a first
class band Already there is on
foot a movement started which prom
Uses to give one. Monte Bowron is
the bandmaster here and he wants at
least fifteen good fellows. who can
devote enough time. one or two eve
nings in the week to become expert
bandmen. The few who already have
joined are meeting and practicing.
but they need more.
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CORN KNEE HIGH IN
PARTS OF TERRY COUNTY

+. VI. Fleming, stockman farmer
of Terry county is in town this week.
trading and visiting with relatives.
Mr.. Fleming cultivates about two
hundred acres Of land He has plant
ed one hundred acres this year in
cotton another hundred in mixed feed
stuff. He says that his cotton is up
and with a fine stand. Corn is knee
high and never looked finer.
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PAT O'KEEFE
Dallas, Texas, May %.

The above article clipped from the
Dallas News is attractive Yes, the
defeat Of the salary amendment was
an error. As a rule the big men Mr.
O'keefe refers to are not money
makers.
We all know that il takes a good
sum Of money, for living expense
and the up-keep Of the dignity Of the
high office Of Governor, and that all
Of our big governors quit poorer A.
nancially than they we're when they
assume the office
Politically a big man means an
honest man. With plenty Of brain
power and nerve. and well trained in
the rules of right and reason demo
cratically; such men should be amply
paid for their services and the nee
essary expenses needed for this high
office GEO. /. BEATTY
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