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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
INSISTS UPON SEGREGATION,

1t seems that the War Department
is determined to continue its jim:crow
policy. For sometime the people of
Massachusetts, have been endeavoring
to have colored men admitted to all
branches of the army, but the admins.
tration, at Washington insists that
Americans of different complexion
must not fight together in defense of
Old Glory and that it is the patriotic
duty" of colored Americans to be salts
fed with jim-crowism.
In a recent letter to Governor Cal
vim Coolidge of Massachusetts, Secre-
tary Baker of the War Department
regretted" that nothing could be done
las departure would have to be
made from the War Departments
policy of maintaining separate divi-
sions for white and colored troops.''
The letter ends with this paragraph:
1T is believed that the colored citi-
zens of Massachusetts should be re-
minded that it is the better part of
patriotism to volunteer for such serv-
ices as may be required rather than
to attempt to lay down conditions
which the War Department must meet
before services can be expected Of
them"
When the world war was on colored
American soldiers fought and died for
the native land, although subjected
to the most Infamous determinations
and humiliations, and they would fight
again if their country was menaced,
but we do not believe that they ought
to enlist at all in time of peace un-
less there is radical change in the
jim-crow policy which ruled during the
world war.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
Must Judge A Group by It's Best.
(From the Christian Register, Boston
NaDs.)

IRON the Christian Register, Boston,
Mass.)
No one can be said to know any
class Of people xho has not been In
intimate and sympathetic relation with
the best ~ we'll a. the worst OF the
class. We compare many persons
who live in tho 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 largo numbers
or that race whom their Southern
friends have never known; and Of the
two sets Of people We should say that
tho second knew the colored people
better than the flrst They know aspi.
rat1ons among them that the Others
DO not know, or, knowing. do not
sntsr into and appreciate; they know
capabilities by direct contact with tho
best OF the race which others are obi
vlous Of; they know qualities which
only respect and sympathy can briag
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 tho
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??, 1920-05-15
MeADoo NOT THE MAN.

William G. McAdoo, former secre-
tary of the treasury in a recent letter
in reply to a notice that he had been
Endorsed for the presidency by a trade
council replied with lot of bunk that
America needs it's greatest man" and
that he doubted that he possessed the
qualifications necessary.
Well, Mr.. McAdoo certainly took an
accurate measure of himself. He is
not in any sense a man fit to be presi-
dent of republic. He is a sectional.
list who believes wholly in the South
and has been one of the main props
to keep the South in the saddle in the
past seven years. He has no concep-
ton of a government, "of, by and for
the people,"
And we must not forget that he is
the man who originated segregation
in the treasury department at Wash
ington.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
WHAT A LIE!

The amount of bunk just now being
offered to the public in advertisements
in which quotations from the Bible
and the sayings of Christ, are made
a conspicuous part, is almost beyond
belief.
One of the most recent buncoists IS
the Order of Moose, which has flaring
headlines in the papers like these:
MOOSE EXEMPLIFTES SERMON
ON MOUNT"
"MOOSEHEART IS THE GOLDEN
RULE IN ACTION
Down near the end of the ADVERTISE
ments one finds a notice that ANY
WHITE MAN MAY BECOME A
MEMBER"
Such advertising is a proclamation of
the Sermon on the Mount"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15

Liberty bond holders, whom they
know will not sell outright their Lib
erty bonds, to turn over their Liberty
bonds to these companies as security
for a loan and with the money thus
borrowed purchase stock In their
companies.
A Liberty loan bond is the safest
Investment in the world, and a pru-
dent man will very carefully investi-
gate any effort to- induce him to ex-
change it for a less safe Investment.
This lending one money on Liberty
bonds as security to purchase stock
In the lenders company is in many
cases only a thinly disguised method
OF exchanging stock Of doubtful value
for Liberty bonds of unquestioned
value.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT.

Mayor William Hale Thompson of
Chicago has triumphed over his many
political enemies and has carried "a
out Of IS wards in that city thus put
ting him in complete political control
of the second city of the country. BY
combining with a down-state leader
he will be able to control the great
state of Illinois and will name the
delegates-at-1arge to the Republican
National Convention. The imbecile
Republicans who endeavored to read
Thompson out of the party, charging
him with being pro-German during the
war, have been licked to fragile.
1t is very gratifying to THE APP
PEAL to note that Thompson has been
able to win in spite of the opposition
of the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago
Daily News and other hypocritical
newspapers, which for political rea-
sons questioned his loyalty.
Mayor Thompson is great Ameri-
can, absolutely devoid of racial preju-
dice, the, representative of all classes
of Americans. He is headed for the
White House.
THE APPEAL dominates William
Hale Thompson of Illinois for Presi-
dent Of the United States.
The conditions may be such as to
prevent his nomination by, the conven-
ton of 1920, but he may be elected
Governor of Illinois, and then U. S.
Senator and then in 1928, THE
APPEAL predicts he will be the can
didate of the united Republican party
for President and will be triumphantly
elected.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
COWARDLY BISHOP REBUkED.

We reprint from the Cleveland Ca
zette, edited by Hon. Harry C. Smith,
a stalwart and outspoken champion
OF the colored people, the following
rebuke to cowardly colored bishop:
BISHOP PHILLIPS WRONG
While there is much in Bishop c..
H. Phillips pacifst interview of last
Sunday, in the Cleveland News-Lea-
der, to interest the average reader,
there is one statement to which about
all of the intelligent members of our
race will take issue and that is his
statement that "the Afro-American
does not desire social, political or in
dustrial equality" That is not true.
bishop! In this section of the coun-
try we want and, in limited degree.
enjoy all three. In the South. our
people are asking the last two. ESQ.
cia1 equality" is a myth. It does not
exist among any class (race) of
Americans. 1t is a. matter for the
individual to settle and he alone SET
Ties 1t in all cases. And many white
and colored individuals (families) in
this section of the country have long
ago settled it to their entire satisfac-
ton and are enjoying the so-called
social equality" and will continue to
do so until "the end of the CHAPTER"
regardless of the ranting of southern
ter If not both and the laws of the
political equality, the fundamental
law of the land guarantees the lat
ter if not both and the laws of the
states are in most cases explicit when
1t comes to the former. Not only
does this race of ours desire them but
1t demands them and will never rest
until they are conceded in every nook
and corner Of this country of ours
The Afro-American wants and must
have everything good every other
class (race) enjoys in this country if
he is to keep abreast of the times and
be able to cope with them in the
great struggle of life. In this Sec
ton of the country, at least, we can
stand up and say so-tell the plain
truth and should do so.
That it is not advisable for the good
bishop to do so because of his resi-
dence in the South and because of the
large church interests there he rep
resents, we can understand. However,
good bishop, please refrain from CIV
ing out such interviews here in the
North where they do no good but on
he contrary have an effect that re-
ards the progress of those of the |
ace in this section of the country.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1920

FORWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIER"
THE APPEAL of May 1, contained
the following editorial:
The stage is all set and when the
quadrennial conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church meets in Des
Moines, Iowa, this month, it is likely
that that most infamous action ever
attempted in the history of Christian
ity will become an accomplished fact.
The great event of the meeting is
to be the unification Of the North and
South branches of the church, which
separated over the slavery question
many years before the shareholders
rebellion.
When the separation took place the
Northern branch took stand for
Christianity, humanity and freedom,
while the Southern branch stood for
slavery.
Now after 70 years they are to re"
unite by casting aside every vestige
of Christianity, and segregating the
colored members of the church.
1t is a plan conceived in hell,
nurtured and sustained by the devil
and reputation of the basic princi-
pies by the Christ which this great
church claims to follow.
And the disgusting part is, that
some colored men are partners in the
infamy.
We learn from the press dispatches
that the trick has been turned and
the Infamous scheme consummated,
and the great M. E. church has torn
down the banner of Christ, who taught
the equality Of races, and has substi-
tuted a black flag. Two negro"
bishops are to be elected. That
would be all right if they were to be
real bishops with identical powers of
the white bishops, but they are not
and it never was intended that they
should be equal. Their powers are
limited and they are to preside over
last Wednesday. The Grand Open
nauseating thing of the whole bust
ness is the fact that some of the COL
ored men in the church supported the
plan and are rejoicing that they have
been officially and permanently seq
regated and declared inferior.
In this country there is a great or
ganization known as the A. M. E.
church. It is a monument to the man.
hood of Richard Allen, who refused to
be jimcrowed and founded the A. M.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
Is It Fair?
1From the Monitor, Omaha. J

1From the Monitor, Omaha)
To stand before the God of heaven
and earth with trumpets and loud
voice and proclaim: Thank God we
U. 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 Stay him?
For a 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 a meritorious deed,
without giving him an honest chance
for try.
To call man whose distant parents
or parent had Negro blood a Negro
and white man whose parents were
Indian, Malay or Monaghan white
man still?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15

colored people regard as fundamental.
The QUESTIONABLE asked whether they
were in favor Of the enactment of fed
eral laws against lynching; whether
they would advocate Congressional en-
forcement of the Fourteenth Amend
ment by reduction of representation
of states which disfranchise their citi-
zens, or whether they would advocate
as an alternative the appointment of
United States Commissioners to en-
force the Fifteenth Amendment
whether they would endeavor to bring
about the abolition of Jim crow cars
in interstate traffic; whether they
would urge National aid to elementary
education without discrimination
against colored children: whether they
would favor the apportionment of COL
ored soldiers and officers in the army
in proportion to their numbers in the
population; whether they would abol-
ish radical segregation in the civil
service of the United States; whether
they would withdraw armed or other
interference with the independence of
Haiti.
The two candidates who replied to
the Associations QUESTIONABLE were
Senators Harding and Poindexter, the
former stating that it was not consist
ent with his views to take up the cate
gorlcal questions asked by the Associ
alton, that conventions are called
upon to enunciate platforms and poll
| cies and that the candidate selected
must be expected to stand on the plat
form thus made. Senator Poindexte1
stated that he was lin favor of main
tanning legal rights and opportunitie!
OF all our citizens, regardless of colo1
or condition.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
Hates the Term "Nsere."

I hate the term Negro because It
10 being used In terms of hatred. II
10 tho cause of the segregation Of tho
Nesro; 1t IL being used in contempt
IN public places: 1t IL an excuse for
o1sfranchising him; and 1t is an o.
cuse for lynching him. Only one
tenth OF ono per cent OF the colorad
people IN America can trace their
descent to Africa, and there is no
more right to call all colored people
negroes than to call all white people
lurk1 or Observation-Disclosures
United States Attorney General VIM
II. Lewis. Boston, Mass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
Not "NIaoesr"-Not "Neoro."

(F'rom 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 a relic of slav-
cry and has in it the sting of LIQUID
nre 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??, 1920-05-15
A PROPER PROTEST.

A few Southerners objected to the
presence Of six colored girls at the
graduation dinner at the fashionable
Hotel Margaret in Brooklyn, N. Y.
The colored girls, among whom was a
daughter of DR.. w. E. B. Dubois, edi-
tor Of The Crisis, protested through
DR.. Dubois to the Board of Education
and Superintendent Tildsley informed
the Girls High School authorities that
the colored girls would have to be ad-
mittdd on an equality with all others
or there would be no dinner. The din
ner took place, the colored girls were
present, there were no unpleasant in
cidents and the Hotel Margaret is still
standing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
WALLER AGAINST "NEoRO."
Noted Brooklyn Doctor says II causss
Mental and Physical 9eareSation.

prom AmsteTdam Nsws.)
Editor Amsterdam News:
Sir: cannot too heartily congratu-
aging tho use Of tho word Negro"
There 10 no greater delight enjoyed by
tho white people of tho United States
today than the spreading use Of this
unfortunate term. Why! They real
he that 1t 10 the most potential fas-
tor At work at tho present to brinE
about both 4 physical and mental
segregation OF the people OF color. Its
use 10 ON tho increase only because
our speakers and writer's. especially
Do Bots and Warrington feel that its
repetition, I'D nauseAm. 10 necessary to
retain tho gooo will Of the masses. The
term Negro" 10 not only absurdly in
accurate ~ applied to miilioos Of col
ored people. bat it II also slarna1nEly
injurious, tor tho following reasons:
.. Il has never stood historically Or
In tho present, anywhere In the world.
for anything noble or uplifting. Most
high7grads Africans rspudiats It.
b. In Africa and out OF Africa It was
never applied to the higher types. but
to 0uinsas. eudaness ana Ssassau-
bans only.
{. Its derivatives, "Nsgroisn," NE
Grofy." and it, compounds. Negro
head. Nsgro-1y, Nsgro-monkey, arc all
clearly in their associations. dexraA-
Ing.
d. IT. feminine form, "Negrsss," IL
Justly and correctly used TO define
your wife and daughter ana sweet
! heart, II You favor the use Of the mas
eulins term.
.. 1t has been tho word used by the
Southern whites for two centuries.
| whom formally speaking or writing
about IN unworthy or criminal man
or woman OF tho race. For whom 10
speaks OF the worthy he invariably
says "colorod."
I. It 10 not Differentiated In tho mint
and thought Of the whites from their
fAvorite and generally used (amonx
thsmsslvss) forms, Negro" and Mig
Eer."
&. Al stated by An eminent Japane csc
diplomat It has an unquestioned in
Auenos IN: cutting. Us OF fron.. the
thought. sympathy and cooperation
OF tho millions OF oolorod Africans.
AsiAtios and IslandeYs OF the Yondsr
world.
Very truly yours.
OWEN N, WALLER, n. D.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15

the North will be found segregating
or denial in theatres, restaurants
and such places, until it reaches the
public schools.
Every attempt to help in any way
the singing out of colored Americans
as race, in this country, for whom
must be maintained separate places
of public accommodation, must be
deflantly fought, not even lending ear
to the argument so common in cities
Of the middle West that such sep
arate institutions furnishes "jobs''
for our men and women.
The colored people can not sell their
citizenship rights in education and
with the proceeds, pay the salaries
of few persons who may get EN-.
ployment in such Jim crow insti.
buttons.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
THOMAS ON TERRELL.
(FrOm the Boston Guardian.)

TIE Boston GuarOlan.)
IN his correspondence for the Old
reliable Cleveland Gazette, paper
which we greatly admire as we ad-
mlre 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
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 Bos.
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 a
! cOlOred man as Justice.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
"HoNoR" NOW OLD STUFF

Because the students of the North
western University at Chicago have
'cribbed' and otherwise cheated dur.
ing examinations, regardless of the
operation of the "honor SYSTEM" the
faculty has announced the abolition of
the honor scheme. Dean Roy G.
Flickinger of the college of liberal
arts said the students had failed to
be worthy of the trust which the
honor system had imposed upon them.
With the example of their elders en-
gagged in all kinds of dishonesty it is
not strange that the young people
have followed along the crooked path,
A tough old world this and getting
tougher and tougher every day.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15

E. church. The colored people in the
M. E. church could have joined with
the A. NJ. Els but it seems that the
people preferred to remain where they
are segregated.
Now that the M. E. church has re-
pudiated the teachings Of Christ and
unfurled the banner of jimcrowism,
the choir will please sing, "Onward,
Christian Soldier!'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
Editor Smith Also Outspoken.
(From the Cleveland Gazette, H.
Smith, EditOr)


A few more loyal, able, aggressive,
outspoken, fearless and unselfsh mem
bers of the race like Dr. VIM. A.
Byrd, Prof. Neval H. Thomas and Ed
itor VIM. Monroe Trotter would &C.
complish more for the race in one
year than moving-van full of the
conservative" kind of leaders," in
twenty years. The race has been
greatly retarded in it's progress, for
years, and has often lost ground" un-
necessarily because it has been so un-
fortunate as to have at times been mis-
represented by the latter. Sane "radi-
cap' leaders, of the kind mentioned,
are needed more in this day and time
than ever before and what is most en-
couraging is the fact that they are
slowly but surely increasing in num-
Der and our people are at last begin
ming to appreciate them and what we
have set forth in the foregoing. More
power to them!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
DUMB CANDIDATES.

The National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People an.
nounces that fifteen of the seventeen
presidential candidates failed to reply
to QUESTIONABLE sent them by the
on February IS, and re-
peated on March IL, asking their
views on seven main issues which
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15

race the values that come from know.
ing how many OF that race are tho
equal of any members Of the dominant
race in the highest abilities and in the
dearest aims. No estimate is worth
much which does not take people at
their best
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-15
the SIN OF SILENCE

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 in
QUESTION yet would serve the law, and
euilIotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs of
msny.-EIla Wheeler Wilcox.