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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-07-10
Nine Held to Grand jury.
BEsTs sHREWD POLITICIANS.

Henry Lincoln johnson was elected
Georgia member of the Republican
National Committee in spite Of the
schemes to prevent him from winning
the honor.
Every possible influence was
brought to- bear on Johnson. Young
Colonel Roosevelt came to him and
told him that he must get off the
track and allow a white man to be
elected. Roosevelt was promptly
"cussed out" for his interference, and
told to attend to the business of his
own state. Finally it was decided not
to seat him until he had written a.
letter stating that he would make NO
further efforts to be elected and John.
son wrote the letter. However the
statement was absolutely true, he did
not make any further efforts. They
we're unnecessary, as he had already
been elected by vote of IL to 3 for
Roscoe Pickett, white man, but for
fear that the credentials committee
would reverse its decision and unseat
him, the fact was suppressed until it
was too late for a change to be made.
Politics as played in conventions is
largely battle OF wits. Johnson
matched his wits against some Of the
.shrewdest minds in the game OF poll.
tics and won. .
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argument, zone should not go where
he is not wanted" when it is applied
to public or semi-public places. A
Y. M. G. A. is a semi-public place
and it is always and everywhere open
to the most degraded Irish, Germans,
Japanese, Chinese, Poles, Russians.
Coreans, Indians, South Sea islanders
and all other peoples, no matter if
they are the scum of the earth. Col
ored people should go to the Y. M. G.
AS whether they are wanted or not
To admit that one has no right in
them is to admit that one is not
human.
In the United States, segregation
usually begins in the church or in
some so-called church institution, and
then follows the loss of civil rights
and, civil degradation. The Caucasian
Christian church is parody on Chris.
tianity and has done the colored PEG.
pie incalculable harm.
The most valuable thing in the
world is manhood. There is nothing
that will take it's place. It is a jewel
beyond price.
I glory in the fact that you are al
ways ready to protest against Wrong
and do not hesitate even when the
devil, Wrong, comes masquerading in
the habiliments Of the Christ.
Remember the words of Ella
Wheeler Wilcox:
TO sin by silence when we should
protest makes towards out Of men
The human race has climbed on pro
test. Had no voice been raised
against injustice, ignorance and lust
the. inquisition yet would serve the
law, and guillotines decide our least
disputes. The few who dare must
speak and speak again to right the
wrongs of the many"
The American Federation Of Labor
has just erased the color line, but
hypocritical American Christianity
takes advantage of the colored mans
deep religious feelings and strength
ems the Infamous caste system in an
effort to deprive the race Of it's civil
rights, for that is what segregation
Of any kind leads to.
Mr.: Trotter, keep up the fight
against the. devil and his works. God
Is not Knocked.
Very truly yours,
John @. Adams,
Editor THE APPEAL.
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He has not yet demanded uneouiv-
cally all that is due him! He fears
10 refuse acceptance of the Half Loaf
and demand the WHOLE, trembling
lest he be denied any at all. With
apologize mien and Sinking smile,
he renders gratitude for Jim Crow
Settlement Houses, Jim Grow Soldiers
and Sailors Clubs, Jim Grow Y. M.
c. AS, Jim Crow Officers Training
Camps, Jim Crow churches, frater-
mites and politics.
He thus plays the begger's role in
spite OF the fact that he has proven
himself to be an indissoluble and
lndlvisible entity Of the whole warp
and wool of America, economic, politi-
cal, military and social. He is the
economic backbone of the South. He
holds the balance of political power
as he is beginning to learn. He has
always been the fangs of the American
army. His blood, suspected and un.
suspected, flows in more veins than
any other one strain in America,
He is still slave if he accepts any.
| thing short of the full unstinted meas.
ure OF recognition and respect. The
New Colored American will never
! again be satisfied with EQUAL
RIGHTS when they are not the SAME
| RIGHTS. The NEW Colored Ameri
can, repudiating the teachings of the
ola school, who led him into the quag
mlre OF peonage and serfdom MUST
and WILL spurn the Half Loaf and
lay hold onto the WHOLE LOAF, CSC
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THE DEBUT PARTY.
Given In Honor Of Misses Marvel r
jackson and Frances K. Smith
Was Recherche.

On Wednesday evening of last week
the Coliseum, Lake and 9th streets,
Minneapolis was the scene of one of
the most out Of the ordinary social
functions the Twin Cities have been
favored with for many years.
There have, of course, been numer-
Gus debut parties given in the homes
OF young ladies; but, never before, in
the recollection of the oldest inhab-
liant, has double debut party been
given in a public hail.
That distinction now belongs to
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison Jackson. 20O3
Hamline Ave-, and Mrs. C. D. Smith.
1888 Twelfth Ave. S., who, on the
evening above mentioned, gave such
a party to their daughters, Miss Mar
vel K. Jackson and Miss Frances R.
Smith, these charming young ladies
having reahced the legal age to call
themselves women.
There are few, if any, better ap-
pointed halls for such a function, and
the Collseum was made more at
tractive and beautiful by the special
~ installed decorations of Japanese
fans and lanterns, flowers, ferns and
palms for this suspicious occasion.
lis said: "The best laid plans of
mice and men gang oft aglee;" and.
this adage was deplorably verified on
the evening of the party, when the
deluge of biblical history seemed
about to be repeated; and, certainly,
the ardor of large number of the
more than two hundred invited
guests, was decidedly dampened bv
the disastrous doings of Junius Plu-
vius and scores of people decided to
remain at home. However, the down.
tal of aqua pura slackened as the
night wore on, and more than $50
guests put in their appearance and
all had delightful time.
The debutantes were charminglv
gowned- Miss Jackson wore pink
charmeuse trimmed in tulle, a cor
sage bouquet of pink roses and baby
Continued ON Fourth Paae)
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Carrying the Color Line.
(F'rOm the New York AgeD


There is a tendency among the mem
bers OF the race to be over sensitive on
the subject of color. This tendency is
or course excusable to a certain ex-
tent, because of the fact that the mat
ter or color is so frequently thrust
upon them. But it would be the part
OF wisdom and good policy to forget
the fact of color when possible and to
regard themselves merely as Ameri-
cans and good citizens.
Such an attitude maintained with
modesty and dignity would of time
d1sarm the outcropping of prejudice
based solely upon color and would in
sure the individual the same treat.
ment accorded people of other races,
carrying the color line as a chip on
the shoulder is sure way of provok-
ing resentment on the part of the
other fellow, while calm and un-
concerned demeanor, with proper in.
sistence on the same sort of treatment
and accommodations furnished the
pubic in general is more likely to win
acceptance and secure proper recogni.
ton.
Colored people should endeavor to
forget their color in public places and
regard themselves solely as an in.
tegral part Of the body polite, with
the same rights and privileges and the
same duties and responsibilities as
any other class Of citizens. New York
is good place to practice such pol.
icy as cosmopolitan city where every
person Is so intent on his own pursuits
that so long as the other man or
woman does not tread on his toes, he
or she can 60 his own gait unmolested.
The public places and conveyances
are open to all, with the provision that
each persons rights end where his
neighbours begin. So there is no ne
cessity to faunt the color line in your
neighbours face, SO long as he is in
different to your color and only asks
that you do not infringe on his rights,
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1.-THE TRAGEDY OF THE. HALE:
LOAF"

THE APPEAL heartily endorses
every word Of the following editorial
from our 'enterprising and uncompro.
missing contemporary, The Chicago
Whip. What pity that there are 50
few whips" among the papers edited
by colored men,
The strongest races Of men, and the
most indomitable characters of history
have always either uncompromisingly
demanded every scintflla Of their Just
rights, or, being denied the full meas
ure Of attainment Of. their ideals have
spurned even life: itself:c: .,,.:.:, -.
Patrick Henry in crying out for
"either liberty or DEATH" voiced the
sentiment of the Pilgrim Fathers, who
preferred the unknown horrors of the
great uncharted Western ocean and
the savage-ridden land beyond to re-
ng1ous oppression in a comfortable
home.
But the American cOlOred man Is
apparently satisfied with the HALF
LOAF. For $50 years he was so told
that he was entitled to NOTHING
that he even enjoyed life itself by suf-
france. His mind was so deliberately
dwarfed and stunted that he could not
even think to the contrary.
So well was this psychology in
grained into him, that even today, race
leaders of the old school, finding it i'm
possible to break from this log cabin
philosophy, handed it down to free
men," ..,
He was so thoroughly robbed of his
that he complacently helped
the shot and shell which
enabled his masters to keep him in
slavery. When Liberty and Citizen
ship were granted him, his childish
mind could not grasp their sign1f.
canoe. He took what was given him
with q thankful heart, thanks to the
Of the old school.
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APPEAL FIGHTS JIMcRoWIsM.

Saint Paul, Mimi, July 3, 1920.
Mr.. William M. Trotter,
Editor The Guardian,
Boston, Mass.
My dear Mr.. Trotter:
I am enclosing a small check to aid
you in your fight against the proposed
Jimcrow Y. M. c, A. for Boston.
The attempt of some Ickspittle
leaders to foist this disgraceful con-
dition upon the city in which William
Lloyd Garrison battled for the free
dom of the slave shows that the col
ored people who sponsor such an in
stitution are unfit for freedom and
are unworthy of the respect of decent
people.
If J1mcrow Y. M. C. A. is right,
then lynching, disfranchisement, jim
crow cars and all Of the denominations
Of the South are right If Jimcrow
Y. M, G. A, is right, then CHRIS
TLANTTY rs. A LIE.
There Is absolutely nothing IN the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-07-10

william monroe Trotter Makes a Stir
ring Appeal to the People of Bostor
to Save the State of William Lloyt
Garrison from the Disgrace of Jim
crow Christianity.
(From the Boston Guardian
Word comes that a public meetin1
has been held in the Peoples Bap
fist Church, addressed by Matthew
Bullock and by white men, announc
ing that Boston is to have a Coloret
Branch of the Y. M. C. A. This i!
institutional jim-crowism, educationa
and recreational segregation. Here
will be a concrete lesson of separate
provisions for colored in a semi-publit
institution supposedly for all men
Here will be self-confession of non
| association ability of colored people
with all the rest in the public life.
Jm-crowism and segregation are al
awful menace, degradation and dan
ger In our country. They are put up
on colored people only. Jim-crowism
is being extended. The rest Of the
American people, even foreigners, are
looking down upon US more and more
as they see that we alone are barred
out or separated in institutional and
public places. Tho minute we ACCEPT
separate branch or place, the Segre
gators get the argument on us tina,
We practice and accept 1t where we
can get money or position out Of it.
and so ought not to seek service where
they lose money by it. We ruin our
case by advising separation with re-
gard to Christian educational places
which should be open to us as
brothers, and are open in Boston, but
never are after a special place has
been established.
All over the West civil rights are
denied. We are even barred from
soda fountains; 50 strong is the Jim.
crow feeling. Our people have nc
chance to keep white people accus-
toned to contact with colored people,
In fact, they are taught it is unnatural
by separate Y. M. C. AS, etc.
1t is ten times harder to get public
service where whites see colored seq.
regated in Christian institutions. In
Boston we have more rights and free
dom than anywhere else. We, then,
should keep out any civic separation.
One leads to another and soon Massa-
chusetts will be as bad as Ohio. Save
Massachusetts.
The South justifies jim-crow cars in
the incompatibility of white and COL
ored. In the name of the Abolitionists
do stubbornly oppose and resist any
jim-crow Y. M. C. A. in Boston. It is
concession and help to the South
and Wilson. Accept this and we can't
stop other things. Our cause and race
is doomed. Jim-crowism breeds jim
crowism, and this in principle is Of
the jim-crow car.
Protest to the Y. M. G.. A., in the
press, and in meetings. Our future is
at stake. SAVE BOSTON.
WIN. MONROE TROTTER.
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"BACk TO A1YsslNIA.n

A lot OF ignorant black men, attired
IN fantastic garments, bearing aloft
the nag Of Abyssinia, and led by an
alleged Abyssinian, paraded In Chi.
cago Sunday. The procession finally
halted at a corner where the Abys-
sinian leader burned the American
flag. This action was resented by the
crowd composed Of colored and white
people and in the melee two white
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-07-10

gard to the race question could be
spoken in Atlanta, but the association
was true to it's colors and every state
ment, every speech was frank,
straight forward, evidencing no fear,
but marked with sincerity.
The keynote of the conference was
struck by James Weldon Johnson
when he declared that the five prin-
I cipal demands of the colored people
were CD guaranty of safety of life
by the abolition of lynching if neces-
sary; CD the colored mans untram-
meled right to the ballot upon the
same terms as other races; (3) the
adjustment of "Jim Grow" cars; az
equal educational and industrial op-
portunities; 90 the abolition of seq
regation, especially in the govern
! mental departments in Washington.
There is no treason in the fore
going program and no true American
! who believes in true democracy can
find any fault with it. If it isn't right
democracy, the United States is a.
fraud and Christianity is false.
From all reports the "Abyssinians"
IN Chicago are lot Of ignoramuses
and criminals, just like the Italians
camorra, labor sluggers and I. w. w.
who, according to a we'll displayed no.
tice in the Chicago Tribune, have
committed 147 murders in Chicago
since January 1 of this year. When
the black men who desecrated and
burned the American flag and then
committed murder, have been proved
guilty they should be- hanged by the
neck until they are dead.
The colored people in the United
States are Americans, born on Ameri-
can soil, the census of 1910 showing
that only 1876 out of 100000 were
born. in Africa. If the few who we're
born in Abyssinia wish to return to
their native land, they have as much
right to do so as the Jews who are
trying to found home land in Pales-
tine, but when "Abyssinians" or any
other kind of Africans are guilty Of
crimes against this country or against
any citizens of the country they
should be punished to the full extent
of the law.
| Nine Held to Grand Jury.
Nine persons have been held to the
grand jury by the coroner's jury which
investigated the "Abyssinian" disor-
ders in Chicago: two on charges of
murder and seven. as accessories after
the fact. All are in custody except
DR." R. D. Jonas, the white agitator,
who was allowed to go when the
others were first arrested; Anderson
i McGavick, an "Abyssinian."
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New Bank at Louisville, XIV,

The First Standard Bank is being
launched at Louisville, KY, with a
capitalization of 100000. Wilson
Lovett is the organizer with the title
of Business Agent. One hundred and
one thousand dollars has already been
subscribed and the plans call for the
establishment of million dollar
bank" within year.
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HOME H. MORRIS SCORES VICTORY
Springfield, ILL.,, July 1920.

Springfield, $500.
Special THE APPEAL.
The Illinois Constitutional Convention adopted Dele
gate Edward H. Morris proposal prohibiting the Leg
ature from passing future laws which shall discriminate
against people of any of Color after debate which
lasted for and half hours
Mr.. Edward H. Morris, the noted colored lawyer of
Chicago led the fight for the proposal
The section adopted states, that laws of the state
shall be applicable alike to all citizens without regard to
Color and citizen shall be prohibited from do
ing anything that other person may do because of
by of such citizens race or color.
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THE MAN WHO DARES

I honor the man who IL, the con.c;.
entious discharge of his duty dares to
stand alone; the world, with ignorant,
the countenances of relatives may be
averted, and the hearts of friends grow
be sweeter than the applause of the
world, the countenances of relatives or
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SAVE BOSTON AND MASSA..
CHUSETTS.

William Monroe Trotter Makes Stir
ring Appeal to the People of Boston
to Save the State of William LLOYD
Garrison from the Disgrace of Jim.
crow Christianity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
Local Produce Market

Wholesale qUorae7ous by woodsor'
Crag. Inc 1915 East Cary street Madi-
boz 42e~J.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28

RICHMOND BANK CLEARANCES
Saturday, March 27-s6, I4T.l
Week ending aturday-s62,63S.-
1864
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-28
COTTON MARKET

New York. March s1.-Trading IN
cotton was dull and featureless today.
TIE uneartone Of the market Improved
rscessions from the top. Reports that
soc 900 bales OF the staple had been
bought fer Czecho-Slovakia attracted
attention. but after the close II wac
stated on Trustworthy authority that
thu negotiations ware still pending.
Week and statistics were considered
TO Pc moderately bu-lsh-
Initial quotations were 70 10
points lower Brokers with wall
streets connections were the most
prominent sellers, while New Orleans
was a buyer and 50 was the trade on
strength in securities and foreign ex-
change. This purchasing carried ac-
tive deliveries 6 to IS points net high
er. Tho bulge caused realizing to-
over the weekend and there were re-
actions during tho middle OF the morn
ling Later operations were small, and
anal prices were steady at a net de-
cline of ave points TO az advance %
th.rty-tvs points
changed At 4154c for nnidd!sng; there
were no sales. Spot at New Orleans
WAS quiet, with the revised quotation
/ for middlire liked At <o.ssc. the sales
were 7s7 bales
/ Receipts at ports: Galveston, s,zi6:
New Orleans. 3,sos: Savannah. &sss:
St Louis $50.
| April tpreferred>--opering <o.oo;
closing. 3s1o1sseo-
/ May-opening. 1855; highest. s&Ss
lowest, sss5. closing. 3s-47Gs3.5o.
| Juna-CloeirE s7-e5.
Jrty-Opening, $3.50; highest, SETS;
| lowest, $3.50: closing. sGT193AT2
Auxust--Closing. $40.
septArnhAr--ClosinE, 3s.1b-
octnbsr Opening, Sz.o5: highest,
1920: lowest. s3.o4: closing. s3-l4-
NovembSr-Closing. 1888
DeoAmber-opeairg. s1-2s highest
1886: lowest $40; closing. s1-s2 q
ls1-sa
January -- opAninE- so.5S: highest.
Iso72; lowest $3.50: closing. 3o-sA
February-CIostnx, 3o4&
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CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago March 2r--LArser receipts
OF corn are expected at Chicago NEXT
week. all adv.ces pointing 70 "A sasie-
condition OF tks country demand sn9
the car supply This weeks total ru-
AZ primary markets. WAS 5.cT5.oto burf-
e.s, m increase OF $4,000 bushels for
the week and compared with s.3Ts.o6o
bushels year ago.
Kansas City March corn vas report
I'd IA An easy position with csI4veries
h~sng nxtA every day
Country offerings Of wheat cort1nce
light and thsre appears te "a ttue
prospect 90 larxex -ecsicts for soma
tine TO come Wet weather continues
to interfere With seeding operations
AZ q consequence II Is practically car
tain that acres sown will b much
smaller than trade was LED 70 expect
esYiier in tho Eeasoa and that July
will be N old crop month.
Exporters advanced their bids on No
hard winter wheat 20 s2.Ts track.
New York. a new high premium on the
crop ard al advances OF 1e over thA
price paid yesterday,
Advarcsrg exchange rates served 70
revive hopes ot export BUSINESS u
cats and provisions No limitations
I were received from foreign sources
that anything but wheat and rye were
wanted The latter two. however, ap-
rAaret to be sorely needed.
Grain onrrissioa houses snd shorts
bought provisions. forcing highe-
prices tn tire absence OF important
selling. Higher hog prices and early
arnness in grams were Incentives Tor
the buying OF products 4 Londor
message sa!d demand tor lard tners
was less active thar d month ago ard
x.uch below normal.