davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-24
SUPPOSE

You were sitting with your loved ones, the time
was May, all nature smiled, you were content
that fate had shaped a happy life for you. Sud
denly and without warning as though born on the
wind, a figure draped in wierd oriental costume
entered your life. This figure a Yogi from far
off India and bearing with him a crystal sphere
into which he babe you look and therein was
shown your future life.
A SUPER SPECIAL PRODUCTION xS EIGHT p
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-24

Eyes of Youth" is one of the most gripping productions
in years, because, in addition to being one of the most famous
plays of the year, as well as one of the best and most elaborate
productions of Miss Young's entire screen career, the develop
ment of the story will show in a new and startling way the
possibilities of reading the future through the process of crys-
tai gazing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
REORGANIZATION.

1t is quite refreshing and encourag-
ing to every once in a while find a
man who has the courage of his con-
victions and is not afraid to "speak
right out in the meeting" At re-
cent meeting of the civic forum in
st. Paul there was such a man in the
person Of. Rev. F. M. Eliot, pastor Of
Unity Church. He was speaking on
work and among
other things said: Until the Ameri-
can people give the colored man in
this country the rights guaranteed to
him by the constitution, we must
speak of Americanization work with a
sense of shame and guilt"
"We have failed to do our duty
toward the colored man. Americaniza-
ton works. big zeal and enthusiasm
of all. The first step in any effort at
Americanization of others is the thor
ough Americanization of ourselves"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
FEDERAL ACT URGED.

What appears to be real effort, is
being made for the enactment of Fed
eral legislation to check 1ynching and
race rioting, and a hearing was had
before a Senate judiciary subcommit.
tee recently that is hoped will bear
fruit. 80: -.-- a.
Senator Curtis, of Kansas, is the au.
thor Of the resolution bearing on these
foul blots on American civilization.
This country has taken great inter.
est in the woes of people outside of it.
while shutting their eyes to worse con
ditions right here at home.
Strong efforts were made to have
the United States intervene in Mexico
because a half dozen Americans
were killed there, while right here at
home during about the same period
three dozen 100 per cent Americans
were lynched just because their skins
were not white.
It is beyond our comprehension how
the government Of this country can
allow the state of affairs within it's
borders to continue as it is. It GER
tainly is time that the thinking, fair.
people awake from their
lethargy and put stop to such in
human unAmerican actions. There is
no sense in beating about the bush,
nothing is ended that is not ended
right and the sooner we have the be-
ginning of the end the better it will
be for us all.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
SINISTER SAY. JAMAiCANS.

Public opinion in Jamaica is grow.
ing stronger against the suggestion
that Jamaica should be annexed for
commercial and political purposes to
Canada. The author of the sugges.
ton, John. Grove, a Newfoundland
millionaire, is referred to in an ar
ticle in the Kingston Cleaner as fol.
lows: =. 9>,~' >~:'
"Mr. Groves object is not the i'm
provement of slocal conditions and the
strengthening of our producers, a
most important matter, but some per.
nicious political change, to be brought
about for purpose inimical to the
true welfare of the island"
OF the 100000 inhabitants of ia.
maica, only $4,000 or 10000 are whites.
The $4,000 colored Jamaicans would
do well to keep their weather eye
open-there may be some jimcrow
scheme in the Canada wood pile.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
THE BOYS CLUB. FEDERATION.

~ g"
THE APPEAL is in receipt of a
letter from Mr.. Frank G. Patchen, of
the Boys Club Federation bureau of
Information), 10 West 4Oth Street,
New York, N. Y, asking for it's CO.
operation in the efforts of the Fedora
ton to solve the vital problem o. the
"under-privileged' boy, one of the
greatest human problems that our
country is facing. He states that in
no sense does the work of the or
ganization conflict with that of the
Church. On the contrary: it is an
aid to the Church, reaching material
that neither the Church nor Church
clubs can successfully reach and with
out bias, placing that material in the
hands of the Churches for spiritual
guidance, distributing to each Church
its own, WITHOUT REGARD TO
RACE, CREED OR cQLoR"
Elsewhere in our columns we pub
fish an article that tells of the Fedora
ton and it is hoped that some of our
good citizens will interest themselves
to the extent of writing to Mr. Patchen
to learn the plans upon which the de-
sired cooperation may be given.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
Must Judge A Group by ito Best
(From the Christian Register, Boston,
Mass.)

(From the Christian Register, Boston.
No one can be said to know any
class Of people who has not been In
intimate and sympathetic relation with
the best as we'll a. the worst Of the
class. We compare many persons
who live in the South, and think they
know the colored race, with others
who have had no such contact, but
who have come into intimate and sym
pathetic relations with large numbers
OF that race whom their Southern
friends have never known; and Of the
two sets Of people We should say that
the second know the colored people
better than the first. They know aspi.
rations among them that the others
do mot know, or, knowing, do not
enter into and appreciate; they know
capabilities by direct contact with the
best of the race which others arc obi
vious Of; they know qualities which
only respect and sympathy can bring
out; they know possibilities to which
others by their very acquaintance are
blinded. II those who know the col
ored, race through the mass and by
observation merely could know what
individual possibilities are demon
strated in growing numbers Of the
elect, and would be courageously can
did with themselves, they would re-.
wise their judgments and possibly sof-
ten their prejudices. At any rate,
they ought to credit to those on whom
they charge ignorance Of the colored
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
1--WE ARE ALL ALIKE."z


In the midst of the base, unjust, un-
American talk about race segregation,
which Southern whites have started
in Chicago, the statement of a mem.
Der of an oppressed race, sounds like
voice Of fairness in the wilderness
of race prejudice.
A great hullabaloo was raised over
the sale by Rabbi Hirsch of his for
mer residence at 1912 Grand Boule-
ward, to colored man. 1t was con-
sidered a matter of sufficient impor-
lance to warrant the sending of re-
porter Of the Chicago Tribune to in
terview the seller. LIN. H.. r..
Rabbi Emil G; Hirsch, the famous
Jewish leader, was. asked by the re-
porter: =
What are your views on rice seq.
regatfon?"'
Rabbi Hirsch replied; IS.
"From my point of view we are all
alike. colored people are just as good
as whites. would father have good
black neighbor thzA a poor white one
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
A CALLED JADE WINCES.

About the best thing we have seen
lately appeared in contemporary
which sizes up present day conditions
so completely that we republish it:
A bank wrote one of it's customers
requesting money or additional col
lateral security on outstanding loans
and he wrote a characteristic letter.
1t is of no sconcern who wrote the
letter or where the bank was located
The interest lies wholly in the situa-
ton described in the reply, which is
couched as follows: :..-~
For the following reasons I am I'M
able to comply with your request:
Il have been held up, held down,
sand-bagged, walked on, sat on, fiat
tened out and squeezed. First, by the
United States Government for federal
war tax, the excess profit tax, the Ii
berty Loan. Bonds, thrift, capital stock
tax, merchants license and auto tax,
and by every, society and organization
that the inventive mind of man can in
vent, to extract what I may or may not
possess. :.-.- ~. -. .s..s.s. s..
From the Society of John the Bap-
fist, the G.. A. R., the Woman's Relief,
the Navy League, the Red Cross, the
Black Cross, the Purple Cross, the
Double Cross, the Children's Home, the
Dorcas Society, the YIN. C. A., the
Y. w. c a., the Boy Scouts, the Jewish
Relief. the Belgian Relief and every
hospital in town. Then, on top of it
all comes the Associated Charities.
"The Government has so governed
my business that I. don't know who
owns it. am inspected, suspected.
examined and re-examined, informed,
required and commanded, so T. don't
know who am, where am, or why
am here. All I know is that am sup.
posed to be an inexhaustible supply
of money for every known need, desire
or hope of the human race; and be.
cause will not sell all / have and go
out and beg, borrow or stealmoney to
givezzaway,JI have been cussed, dis.
cussed, boycotted, talked to, talked
about, lied to-, lied about, held up,
hung up, robbed and nearly ruined, and
the only reason am clinging to life
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
THOMAS ON TERRELL.
.(From the Boston Guardian.)

In his correspondence for the Old
reliable. Cleveland Gazette, paper
which we greatly admire as we ad-
mire also its great editor, Hon. Harry
c. Smith, especially for his stand
against the race drawing off together
in separate philanthropic institutions,
Prof. Neval H. Thomas, of Washing
ton, D. c., f1ays Judge Cor Justice as
he calls him) Robt. H. Terrell as a
compromisOr.
Prof. Thomas made a splendid fight
against separate lunch room in the
District Supreme Court Building He
says Judge Terrell was quoted by the
judges against him.. He charges that
he opposed colored people coming
North, opposed race petitioners to
Peace Conference and then scores him
for rushing to be the first to greet
President Wilson upon his return from
the Conference. :: We ourselves, are
surprised to see the way in which Mr..
Terrell had this sent out over the
country and the way the press dis
played it. He says the Judge presided
at meeting for Sen. Borah to oppose
the 18th amendment. Then he speaks
as follows: ..>
"He even sanctioned separate rec.
reational centers for colored and
white troops, with those of the col
ored immensely inferior, in spite of
the fact that the blood of white and
black alike was flowing in. one Grim,
son stream in distant France. Only
agreeable colored people are allowed
to speak to the colored soldiers at the
center of which he is head. None OF
us radicals who are constantly telling
the colored man that he has done his
share of the dying and that it is high
time he was getting some of the liv
ing, are ever invited to this center to
talk democracy" -"
We took our stand on this in BIOS
ton much farther North than Wash
ington.
Verify the Judge needs make reply
or the race will see how it is that this
, Southern administration retains 9
colored man as Justice.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31

Some colored men, particularly the
jimcrowists, are throwing up their hats
and shouting for different Republicans
who "have been mentioned" for the
Presidential nomination. The sane
way would be to stop, look and listen
1t will be time enough to shout when
some candidate comes out boldly and
announces that he will, if elected,
recommend the enforcement of the
Fifteenth Amendment and use his in
fluence with Congress to see that it is
enforced, and also to endeavor to Sc
cure the repeal of all jimcrow laws
and. the abolition Of all, segregation
regulations. That's the kind of man
to shout for. =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
SOUTH STILL IN SADDLE.

It is with considerable regret and
chagrin that we note the defeat of
the amendment to the Esch railroad
bill offered by Congressman Madden
of Illinois, designed to do away with
the Jim crow accommodations now
supplied to- colored people on rail
roads in the south.
The Jim crow. law never should have
been conceived, much less enacted, as
it is. absolutely WRONG and caters to
a prejudice as wrong as itself, - /
>Once, some years ago, it will be
remembered, there were several col
ored members of Congress elected by
the majority vote in thir several dis
trlcts, just as the members of the
present Congress were but If those
men were living now, they would not
be allowed to travel in the South
without being Inundated and out
ragged by being forced into jim crow
cars just because they had a visible
admixture of African blood, in their
composition. The present Congress
had an opportunity to correct this
great wrong but refused to do so, be-
cause the southern members did not
want it..
There is a majority of members in
the present Congress who are mem.
bers of the Republican party, the
party of Lincoln, Sumner, Phillips,
Roosevelt, etc., presumably advocates
of justice to all men, and the most
faithful allies of that party had good
reason to expect justice at their
hands.
They did not get it and cannot for.
get that fact. ~.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31

-,
( Mrs. Edith Kermit Roosevelt, widow
of Theodore Roosevelt, is president Of
the association of gold star mothers
and II. fathers organized in New York
TO oppose the return of bodies of
American soldiers killed in France.
THE I APPEAL believes that the
colored people should oppose the re:
turn OF the bodies of colored soldiers
who were killed in France fighting for
democracy" to the u. S. A. This
country is no place for colored man
when alive if he believes in democracy
and certainly the relatives of those
who were killed should be proud Of
the fact that they are buried in free
soil and their remains rest in peace.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
THE BOYS CLUB FEDERATION.
ITO West Fortieth Street, New YorI

ITO West Fortieth Street, New York
City.
The Boys Club Federation of New
York is planning for a wide extension
of its work during the coming year,
in the interest of the 5000, 900 under
privileged boys of America, whose
need, following the war, is said to be
a vital one. Immediate attention is
believed to be necessary if these lads
are to be reclaimed and moulded into
men or character and useful citizens.
The Federation is national organi-
cation with large membership, op-
Grating without profit to itself, sup
ported by voluntary contribution, it's
purpose being to give practical direc-
tlonal training to the boy of limited
opportunities, to build him up physi-
cally and to carry him over the danger
period of his youth. AS a result of
such training, it has been shown. by
statistics, juvenile delinquency has
been materially reduced, a real in
|.terest aroused in the wholesome things
OF life, and that the boys of this class
under the influence of the club, are
soon Weaned from the street and pre-
pared for future citizenship.
The Boys Club Federation ordi.
narily is housed in building with
gymnasium, library, game rooms and
meeting rooms for which the boys pay
nominal dues of or 10 cents a month.
The Federation club is non-sectarian
and co-operates with all church de-
nominations and welfare organiza-
tons, being the only body of it's kind
that takes the boy under IL years-a
critical age for the lad of unlimited
opportunities-as we'll as of all other
ages, and moulds him with reference
to his special needs His spiritual
needs are cared for by the co-operat-
ing churches, and many boys without
religious home influences or training
are thus brought into the fold-boys
that, in the majority of cases, could
be reached through no other existing
channel. One of these federated clubs
alone, located in New York City, has
an active membership of 5000 boys,
most of whom otherwise would have
hearkened to the call of the street
with all it's evil influences and conse-
quences. -,
1t is estimated that $3.50 of the boys
OF America belong to this class, vast
army for good or evil, and to bring
these 100000 and more .under-priy.
LEGGED boys into club formation on a
community basis-as broad and com.
prehensive as the public playground
though more intensive-is the task
that the Boys Federation has set for
itself.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
CODE OF HONORABLE NAMES.

Recently a valued exchange con-
tanned the following:
My name for every true man in
these United States will be the hon
orable name of American"
My reference to all new Ameri-
cans" born in other lands shall never
be dishonored by slurs, nicknames or
hyphens. 49,
My purpose shall be to discourage
in the native born the love for titles,
to help every immigrant to- forget his
hyphen and be proud of the name
American and to stamp out the use of
such nicknames as words of derision
Of the foreign-born. - -. ......s s..>:'
We pledge our service never to use,
and to discourage everywhere, the use
of such words as Dago, Dutchy,
FFoggy, Ginny, Greaser, Heiny, Hor-
wat Hunky, Hike, Mick, Paddy,
sheny, Spaghetti, Wop, as applied to
any foreign-born resident of the
United States of America. -
With all of which we heartily agree,
but we would have been much better
pleased if the list had included some
of the nicknames that are so frequent
ly applied to a class Of native born
100 per cent Americans, viz: i" Negro,
Niger, darkey, coon, shine, moke,
dingy, pickaninny, ETC., and as alb
noxious as those named are to the
class to which they are applied.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
Is 1t Fair?
(From the Monitor, Omaha

(FrOm the monitor, Omaha.
To stand before the God of heaven
and earth with trumpets and loud
voice and proclaim: THANK God we
Gu. S. are not as other people are.
We write upon our books laws grant
ing to all our people equality" Then
write other laws abrogating the pre-
vious regulations? And when you do
not think it feasible to put them in
print, simply make it an unwritten
rule that serves your purpose as we'll?
To covet your neighbours goods
(rights) and if he should demonstrate
with you, to slay him?
For so-called democracy to have
two or more interpretations of the
same word, each contrary to the
other?
To assert that a man is incapable
of accomplishing meritorious deed,
without giving him an honest chance
for try.
To call a man whose distant parents
or parent had Negro blood a Negro
and white man whose parents were
Indian, Malay or Monaghan a white
man still?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
WALLER AGAINST "NEeRo."
Noted Brooklyn Doctor Says 1t causes
= Mental and Physical Segregation.
lE.rona Arnstardoro NaWs \.

Mental and Physical segregation.
(From Amsterdam News.).
Editor Amsterdam News:
Sir: I cannot too heartily congratu-
late you on recent editorial diseour-
aging the use of the word Negro"
There Is no greater delight enjoyed by
the white people of the United States
today than the spreading use of this
unfortunate term. Why? They real
ice that it Is the most potential fac
tor at work at the present to bring
about both physical and mental
segregation ofthe people OF color. It's
use is on the increase only because
our speakers and writer's, especially
Do Bots and Washington feel that it's
repetition, lad nauseam, is necessary to
retain the good will of the masses The
term NEGRO" Is not only absurdly in
accurate as applied to millions of col
ored people, but it is also alarmingly
injurious, for the following reasons:
q. It has never stood historically or
In the present, anywhere in the world,
for anything noble or uplifting. Most
high-grade Africans repudiate it.
b. In Africa and out of Africa it was
never applied to the higher types, but
" 0uAn0ae, 6uOAn0SS ana S0Qe8am-
bians only.
c. it, derivatives, "Negroism," NE
grofy," and its compounds. Negro
head, Negro-Ay. Negro-monkey, are all
clearly in their associations, degrad-
ing.
d. Its feminine form, "Negrsss," is
Justly and correctly used to define
your wife and daughter and sweet
heart, II you favor tho use Of the mas
culine term.
q. 1t has been the word used by the
Southern whites for two centuries.
when formally speaking or writing
about an unworthy or criminal man
or woman Of the race. For when he
speaks of the worthy he invariably
says 'colored."
t. 1t 10 not differentiated in the mind
and thought of the whites from their
fAvorite and generally used (among
thetnselves) terms, NEGRO" and Mig
ger."
&. Az stated by an eminent Japanese
diplomat It has An unquestioned In
.Auence in cutting as OF from the
thought. sympathy and cooperation
Of the millions Of colored Africans,
Asiatics and Islanders Of the Yonder
world.
Very truly yours,
OWEN N. WALLER. N. D.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
Not "Nigger"-Not "Negro."
(From the Washington Bee.)

(From the Washington Bee)
Bishop Wilbur Thirkield, in discus
sing colored Americans in the South
western Christian Advocate, and in
his reply to Irwin S. Cobb, says: "The
writer means we'll, but he does not
seem to know what the term Niger
that has persisted as relic Of slav-
cry and has in it the sting of liquid
fire to every self-respecting Negro,
must CO."
Yes. and The Bee asserts that not
only the word "nigger" must go, but
the word Negro" We are American
citizens. the same as you, although
our skin may be dark The white
man manufactured both terms and
the Government legalizes them and
colored Americans perpetuate them.
For Gods sake, give both terms a rest.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
SATURDAY, JANUARY, 81, 1920.
THE "NiGGER" IN THE SEGREGA'
TON WOODPiLE.

PROF. Neval H. Thomas, school
teacher in Washington and an active
member of its N. A. A. G. p, con-
cludes vigorous news article pub
lished in the Cleveland Gazette with
words which answer the boasts of
those who get money for institutions
and houses for Colored people that
keep the races apart. Says Prof
Thomas: ...,......
II have heard many silly Negro ad-
vocates of segregation boast of how
much money they can raise for a
Negro enterprise, too blind to see that
most any white man will contribute
literally to any movement that will
keep Colored people away from him
and make them acknowledge their in
feriority. In fact, the most dangerous
enemy of democracy with which we
. have to contend, and the most serv-
iceable capitalistic tool, is organized
charity. The large donors to these
Negro charities" are making profit
able investments when, through some
well-paid Negro, they can establish
separate Y. NJ. G. A., Y. w. G. A. So
cial settlement or school. These in
situations aid in keeping the toiling
masses apart, so that, on the principle
of divide and conquer" these wealthy
Nv Lost CO
ton of large contributions" by these
Negro segregationists is no achieve
ment, but another barrier to. the prog
ress of the race. we'll remember how
one of these international 'tsecre-
taries"' boosted of getting the money
to build Negro Y. M. G. A. in the
great city of Chicago. If that institu-
ton remains there long the great civil
rights law of Illinois will be null and
void. Already it's presence there has
popularized a movement for separate
schools and segregation as to homes
for our people.
No, our solution is not surrender,
but FIGHT! Let the churches and
welfare clubs of Cleveland exert extra
activity for the moral betterment Of
Cleveland's youth, and your press, pull
pit, your ballot, and every other power
within you. Agitate for admission
into the associations which bear the
name of Jesus who was no respector
Of persons, until they acquire sense
of shame"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-01-31
Hates the Term "Nsaro."

I hate tho term Negro because It
10 being used in terms of hatred. 1t
IL tho cause of the Segregation of tho
Negro; 1t ts being used in contempt
IN public places; 1t is an excuse for
disfranchising him; and It IL an OK.
cuse Tor lynchfng him. Only one
tenth OF one per cent Of the colored
people IN America can trace their
descent to Africa. and there IL no
more right to call all colored people
Negroes than to call all white people
Turks or Armenians."-Dx-
United States Attorney General VIM.
H. Lewis, Boston, Mass.