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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-14

hundreds Of applicants are certified
for various positions, only to find
when they pat IN an appearance that
the place has just been filled"
During war times there were large
numbers of pathetic instances where
both men and women came to the
city from long distances, only to find
the door closed in their faces. Each
of the various bureaus have what is
known as a Chief Clerlt' and an "ap-
pointmcnt clerk" These are the goats
and are the ones who do the dirty
work in the matter of appointments,
but it could not be carried on sue
cessIully without. the endorsement Of
Take specific case in point that
haPpGnHf recSsntly in dHr the sde de-
rotary Hoover. 1t is stated that n
young Colored. man was sent person.
ally by the Secretary TO the appoint
mcnt clerk with the instructions that
by the civil Service. The automatic
appointment clerk informed the young
man that There is a clerlIship, but
you would have to work among whites
you on as a messenger" Can you beat
that for nerve? There are hundreds
of cases like it,
hunrrcds Of cases like 1t.
There are hundreds of persons in
Washington departments who are
capable of being Chictsi who frequent
ly have more ability than their So
called chiefs and are called upon to
perform his duties and yet they are
not permitted to advance. There are
scores of messengers, college grad
the hope that time will some day
give them a chance to measure up.
Young women are compelled to bat
tic with equal force and determine
tion for an opportunity to work for
the government. except many of them
have the additional battle for their
charcater, in a manner very much in
Keeping with certain regional ethics.
War and Navy Departments.
Shall Colored Americans who are
anxious to serve the country in the
Tedcralized Guard be received on the
same basis as others or shall they all
he compelled to enlist under the order
of former Secretary OF War Baker
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-14
BY A. N. P.)

Washington May 12-Color preju-
dice ramificatious IN Washington, af-
ford a startling and sickening study.
Gof ernmental departments are honey
COwbed with petty, insenSible and un-
American bold faced discriminations--
albeit. there are occasions where it is
sought to cover up the real menace
with ostrich-lillc camouflage.
Revealing these conditions, The As
sociatcd Negro Press feels that a pub
lie duty is being performed, in as
much as there is universal hope that
many of the conditions will be cor
rcCtcd under the new administration.
Washington. ns the nations capital .
should set the example for the rest
Of the country in American principles.
Tho southern idea of dealing with
the Negro" has had an eight year
sway, and the most has been made of
the time.
These practices have bcen so effec-
tive that there is not single thcater
in Washington where Cplorcd people
may go, except for those conducted
exclusively for the race, or whore per
sons who can pass run the gaunt =
let The same brand of prejudice is
city is made up with, people from
everywhere, who not only write back
home, but who go back trom time to
time telling the folks how we treat
CiviI service Department..
The keystone Of Eovcrnmental dis
elimination is the Civil Service de-
partment They have worked the
scheme out there to a "fraCll- sicltlin,"
as they say in Indian--mearing the
''umpteenth" part of a fraction. 1t
starts with the examinations where
it has been demonstrated that the low
est possible grades are given Color
cd applicants, especially in spelling
and writing. And yet, the records bear
witness that even with handicaps.
Colorcd applicants make n higher
average than the majority II whites.
The nefarious Wilson executive or
der system of compelling applicants
to be photographed, is another part
Of the program which is wholly out
Of harmony with civil service ideals
and should be abolished. Nothwith-
standing this prima facia method
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CLAIM THAT PETTY PREJUDICE RIFE IN GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS

which permits only certain military.
privileges. The recent exposition on
this subject is creating wide COM
mcnt. Citizens throughout the country
are urged 20 write Secretary of War
Baker, Meeks, War Department, Wash
ington, d. c., and urge the repeal of
an order which is unfair to American
manhood The Associated Negro Press
has taken the matter up directly with
the Secretary Of War, and formal
expression on the subject Is expected
i'm short time. 1t has been pointed
out to the Secretary that under the
present arrangement red blooded men
resent the plan as un-American, re-
gardless of the very clucidating state
mcnt on the subject by former Sec
rotary Baker, who stated that IL was
without prejudice. Can Discrimina-
tion be without prcjudice?' asks the
Man Farthcst Down
Secretary Denny, Of the Department
o. the Navy a citizen Of Michigan.
here the Republican party was born
for the cause OF human Liberty and
justice, together with his worthy as
eistant Theodore Roosevelt. of New
York, son Of the, architect Of the
Door of Hopc-thc Door Of OppOr-
tunitN men should take the
unWrittcn law Of COlOrcd prejudice out
Of the government that has very ef-
fcctivcly placed the "kibosh' on Col
Except in certain restricted carac-
ity on the war craft of Uncle sam, a
dark face Is without chance or honor.
The executive offices in Washington,
Of the Navy Department reflect very
Enthusiastically the spirit Of the Navy
Colorcd clerks, and even messengers,
are conspicuous by their absence.
1t is pointed out by observers that
to make hcadwaY IN social justice,
Department, reflect very unmistak-
ably the spirit Of the Navy Colored
clerks, and even messengers. are con-
spicuous by their absence.
II is pointed uut by observers that
to make headway i'm social justice, De-
partmcntal heads must take an un-
questioned stand for the things that
are right. The spirit Of their stand
should permeate every corner and ere
vice of the work under them, just as
the spirit of injustice pormeated to the
last inch under the last Wilsonian
regime. 1t is further pointed out
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-14
FIRST POST GRADUATE MEDICAL CLINIC At TBKEGEE CLOSED
JOHN ANDREW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CROWDED WITH PHYSI
CLANS WHO Benefit FROM FIRST POST GRADUATE SESSION.
LEADRG PHYSICIANS OF BOTH RACES SERVE ON STAFF.

sicians and surgeons who directed the
G0HrSs or leetured lt or operated are the
IlIinNis IIIlI'iioTilns DT Dr J6br n G Daley Chicago,
kegee Institute. Alabama; DR. H. +.
Gamble, Charleston,- West Virginia;
Dr. II, NJ; Green. Knoxville, Tenne?
Kentucky; DR.. John w. Walker, Ashe-
vile, North Carolina; DIR. j. A. Rob-
inson, Darlington, South Carolina;
pr II. Reginald Smith and Dr. F w.
ton, Philadelphia; DR.. II. b. Stewart,
Washington, ID. c.; DR.. H. c. Bry-
ant, Birmingham, Alabama; Dr.. r. T.
v. Roman, Nashville, Tennessee; DR..
John p. Turner and DR.. w. H. Bar
mes, Philadelphia; Dr. G. II. Wilson,
Montgomery, Ala; DR.. U. c. Vincent,
New York City; DR.. l., l.. Scruggs, DR..
T. II. Dible, Jr. and DR.. Frank p.
Saunders, Tusltegee Institute, Ala;
and DR.. c. S. Giscombe and DR.. A. NJ.
Brown of Birmingham, Alabama
To many of these gentlemen we are
for their very unsefish devotion to
the work. We shall not attempt to
give their names, because it would
be nearly a repetition of these mem
toned above
our hospital has been overfilled
the morale Of instructors and students
continued unabated from the begin
ming till the closing even though our
~ ~ am lN'lL lll+il dtllNt from tsoU
a. M. till 500 p m. daily with fire.
quent lectures and moving picture
demonstrations in the evenings.
Oru hospital has been overfilled
with patients and we have used one
Of the boys buildings as an annex
to accommodate the overflow, 1886
cases have been treated. At one time
there were ninety-five bed patients
in the wards, private rooms and on
the verandas. SiXty-five surgical op-
erations were performed. We are
pleased to advise that up to this
time we have lost only one patient.
We believe that this coming to-
gether of the white and Colored ply
sicians in the launching of this post
graduate course means that a dis
tinctly new epoch is established in
Negro Medical Education.
Principal Robert r. Motion and the
Medical Director of the hospital, the
clinic and post graduate course take
this opportunity to extend their sim
cerest thanks and gratitude to all
those who have responded so gener-
ously to the call which made 1t pos
sible to bring about these most sat
isfactory results.
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Tuskegee, Ala, May 12.--The month
of April has been a very eventful one
for the Tuskegee Institute. Among
the occasions have been the tenth an
nual clinic, the meeting of the John
y. Andrew Clinical Society and the
Alabama State Medical Association,
and the launching of the Post Grad
uate Course in medicine and surgery
at the John a. Andrew Memorial Hos
pital. These events have brought to-
gether one of the most notable as
semblages of physicians, both white
meeting has developed that there are
white physicians who are willing and
anxious to help improve the standing
and professional ability of the Color
ed doctors. Many of the best physi-
clans of Tuskegee Montgomery Bir-
mingham, Atlanta, Opelilla, as well as
many distant cities have given lee
lures, demonstrations, and operations
to our call have been the following:
DR.. $. d. SuEgs. Dr. Fred Wilkerson,
Dr. q. j. Grcil, DR.. r. S. Hill DR.. II.
G. Perry representing DR.. S. w.
Wclch, chairman of the State Board of
Health. Or. J. n. Baker, Dr. Harris p.
Dawson, DIR T. b. Hubbard. Dr.. w. G;
Blussingame, DR., L. w. Dershimer all
Wyman and DR.. w p, McAdory Of
Birmingham, Ala; Or. j. r. Garner,
chief Surgeon of Atlanta and West
.ulnlltW- ana Georgia ltW., Alldnlt,
Ga; Dr. l.. ". Johnston and DR.. r. \;
Johnston of Tuslegee.. Alabama; and
Dr. NJ. d. Thomas of Opelika, Ala,
Among those from a distance, We're
Dr. L. II. Carey, Dean of the, Medical
Department of Bailer University Dal-
las. Texas; DR.. Frank r. Ober; Har-
ward Medical College, Boston, Massa-
chusetts: DR.. ]. Whitridge Williams,
Dean and Chief Obsterician Of the
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore,
MARYLAND; Or. James S. Stone of the
Children's Hospital, Harvard MEDICAL
College, Boston, Massachusetts, Dr.
Frederick r. Green. General Secre-
tary Council on Health r,and and MediGdi P9Hi5G
Association, Chicago, Illinois; DIR. NJ. L.
GoodlLipd Of the i5 University Sr Of R61- t6li-
stcr, Chief Surgeon of the St Agnes
Hospital, Raleigh North GSTGiinafi nf tSc Rr
Charleston Hospital, Charleston, West
Virginia and DR.. Fred H. Clark Sec
retary Of the Medical Association OF
the Southwest. Oklahoma city Okla
The above is a list Of white phy-
sicians and surgeans who have, given
instruction Among the Colored phy-
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West Virginia ApprO-
PIRATES More Than Mil
lion for Negroes.

Charleston. w Va. May 12.-Over
a million dollars, or, to be exact.
1.206,216.46 was the total of the ap-
priations made by the West Virginia
legislature, before its adiournmrnt
last week for the creation and sup
port during the next two fiscal years,
beginning July lst next, .. of Negro
agencies and institutions, educational,
elecmoSNnarY and corrective OF this
amount approximately One-third goes
to the West Virginia Collegiate In
stitute, which receives for salaries,
buildings and, current and other eN-
pcnscs Sl55,272.iG, For the same pur-
poses tn" Blucfield Colorcd Institute
has placed TO its credit $l33. .Gli and
Storer College, a private school $4,000,
The newly created institutions Jared
equally as well the hospital for in
sane $l50.0OO for buildings and land
and S&O.OGO for current general CN-
penses. The, industrial school for
nEs and land, and a similar home for
girls, $4,000. Including the insurance
derived from the burning of the Color
ed Orphans Home, that institution is
to receive for rebuilding S126,OOO, the
tuberculosis Sanitarium gets S52,5OO.
and the deaf and blind school 100000.
other appropriations We're; bureau
of Negro welfare and statistics. Sl2,-
200; supervisor of Negro schools. So
400; advisory council to the state
board of education, $4,000.
The state has already bought $50
acre farm of rich bottom land as a
site for the hospital for the insane,
and negotiations are pending for a
location for the deaf and blind school.
the erection of buildingd for both
these establishments probablv viii be
begun in the near future 'it.s for
the school for incorrigiblc boys and
the home for wayward girls are to
be selected by the advisory council.
cooperating with the state board of
control. When these are completed
the state Will have eight institutions
for and under the management of Ne
groes. ,,,
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-14
Atlanta Plans Novel ReCep-
ton For Business League.

Atlanta. May 12.-City of Activities
and Achievements-is tagging the task
Of entertaining in August the 1921
session of the National Negro Bust
ness League and of making it the
greatest session ever held, in point
Of att endanCe, interest and real worth.
The local League. conscious of the
ficiont handling and entertainment of
conventions and gatherings of all
kinds is determined to surpass the
record already established.
Accordingly, one of the many uni
aue features this year will be. an IN
DUSTRlAL EXHIBIT in which the
general inustral, scientific, educa-
ttonal and economic development of
from the home. farm, school. store.
shop and factory will be exhibited in
specially constructed, uniform booths;
and the hope of the local League is
that many of the addresses during the
session will be based upon and IL
lustrated by these practical exhibits:
Exhibition will be housed in build
Ing already secured and the boothe
expert decorations Will be on hand at
the time of the arrangement of the
booths. for any decoration desired by
the exhibitor
money making attraction and there
will be no fees charged the exhibitor
other than for the actual cost of the
construction of the booth and for the
necessary insurance and police pro-
lection to the exhibits.
individuals, groups, schools and or
ganizations of every kind can be rep
resented on this occasion and they
are cordially invited to participate
therein. As. the space is necessarily
limited, although the largest building
available has been secured and as this
invitation goes to all our people every
VIII ere. prompt action in Teserving
space is eXpedient.
The Atlanta Committee has reques-
ted that Mr.. a. L. Holsey, of Tuske-
gee Institute be detailed to serve as
the official representative of the Ma
tional Organization on this committee.
Officers and friends of the League are
cordially invited to cooperate with US
in making this a truly epochal event
Address all communications regard
ing space and exhibits 10 the Indus
trial Exhibits Committee of the At
lanta Branch, National Negro Bust
ness League, Atlanta, Ga.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-14
HAITIAN MISSION IN CAPITOL Declares INVESTIGATION A FARCE
MEMORIAL PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS TELLS
OF AMERICAN ATROCITIES, CLAIMS 10000 DIED IN AMERI-
CAN PRISONS, ASK IMMEDIATE RELIEF AND REPARATON

Washington, May 12.-Charging a
long series of atrocities by Ameri-
can marines and the native gcndar-
merle in Haiti and demanding the
withdrawal of the United states mill
tary forces from that Republic, three
Haitian delegates are in Washington
to present "A memorial to President
Harding. the state Department and
The memorial reviews the five years
Of military occupation of Haiti and
declares that it is the most terri
bic regime of military autocracy which
has ever been carried on in the name
Of the great American democracy"
The naval investigation of Congress
in the Republic. ordered by Secretary
Daniels last year and conducted by a
board under Rear Admiral Mayo, is
characterized as "a Joke" and Rear
Admiral Knapp is accused of having
done nothing at all' when he visited
Haiti under orders from Secretary
Daniels to make a personal inquiry
The. Haitian people feel says the
memorial, that If the naval court of
inquiry has not fulfilled in Haiti the
broad mandate conferred upon it by
Mr.. JOsephus Daniels, it is because it
was faced with charges Of such
horrible nature that it thought best
to pass them over in silence
Among the acts charged against the
American occupation Of Haiti are;
Administration Of the water cure
and other torturcs by American Off
CgrS and marines and the commission
Of "numbcrlc@F abomiuabIC crimes of
which two cases, with names and
dates, are given in the memorial.
Removal of 100000 Of Haitian Gov
eminent funds, which American ma
riucs carried orr "and took on board
tho Euuboat Machoas" and which We're
deposited in New York bank to
force the Haitian Government to ac-
Systematically depriying it Of financial
resources.
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Dealers Who Sell to
Negroes to be Expelled
From Board.
(By A. N. P.)

chicago, ILL.,, May l2.-Any real cs-
late dealer VINO sells Negroes prop
are 9hly whlte owners viii be eN-
PtI'u from Ihe ChlcdGo Real Estate
ioaIrd; This is the edict recently. is
sued bN the Board at a meeting of its
indorsnd and adopted by the fun board
The action of the Board came as no
surprise to the public at large. For
many months an agitation has been
rampant ealing loudly for definite
fi,'ii,GmiInt =, i,,. "i ihis ms question. Loudest
ton known as the Grand Bouloyard
If"PritN owners Association. This
nlEanlZatlGn mas bCGn very active in
MS "PpoSijlon to the purchasing of
Pr"pgrty by Negroes in what are now
"IW stoH 1 ri@Gt iG6f'TbS'Gf' baG Mm'T h aJ SJfcu%nS
ever by The advocates of a full-fledg-
Sd segregation pan in respect to the
Negro p4puloIloh oil the CITY For
reasons best KNOWN TO certain real
estate interests Negroes have been
oHSII[ am" 10 purchase properly. IN
Ihc llrst instance thGrc was muCh
larger margin OF pr44lit in selling to
could possibly be in the selling, of
the same property to ordinary whites.
IN tha second instance. MnaI Is iaCltIy
tSc"E hineu as tue new Z3hihE pan ol ol
the corporate interests mere aims 70
use me larger portion OF the SoNth
ana southeast SeStlonSLW where the Ne
ErUSS are ere 10 ~ pe iounp III IaISttTt HF1is sa -
bersLhaVe been set aside the tast
EroWlnE manufacturing business OF
the city. -. ,,. IT. .,.-
rms last tact brings TO the surface
ratner important plI OF llnanCla'
strategy on the part or the int :
ests. a Nero is sold piece OF
properly IN White sectl3h ana
lmmedlately the Naiue OF the sur
I9uhaing properly ia!ls S2 low teN
| ell 1t Is then Sold 70 Negroes at a
price iar exceeding ltS orlsInal Natue
on the lnstallment plah' men thS
purposes of the interests mortgages
are closed. the Negro Duyers are eNict-
ed, their homes are razed ana man man
uIacturlns pants OF VARYING nature
are erected IN thelI places, l., a.,
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Arkansas Republicans Send
Protest to President.
(By A. N. P.)

p, Little Rock, Ark. May 12;-The
the group that ran a Negro for Gov
ernor last fall, have sent a protect to
the President and leaders of the Re.
publican Party at Washington, which
reads in part:
Notwithstanding the fact that we
know that the undersigned reprcsent
at least two thirds of the Republican
voters in the state of Arkansas we
submit that in our struggle against
lmpoSiuons here perpetuated by those
who have control of votes cast in the
last election (NoVember) to our cred
Il. You know this full well, and you
Enowl the handicaps against which we
ever, you have not already noticed it
in the outcome Of the election, we
would respectfully direct your atten-
ton to the fact that in the contested
that were contested on the ground
that republican mass conventions were
called in hotels and places where none
but certain race Of Republicans were
Customarily allowed to enter, except
Cn the capacity of servants, which
contests through the State Conven-
ton to the National Convention. our
votes outnumbered the votes of the
recognized" element in every such
county, for instance, Pulaski, effer-
son and Hampstead. Mark you, that we
would have been in position to take
care of our own interests in this mat
ter, but for the unfair treatment given
in these very counties. There are sew
eral other similar cases which we will
not take time to have you consider.
/. That the recommendations sent
in by the committee of which Mr.. H.
L. Remmel is chairman be not fol-
lowed out until complete and full
cond lions here Ia Arkansas
2. That the custom Of appointing
a Colored Republican to the office of
Receiver In the Land Office at Little
Rock, be followed as heretofore.
3. That in view of the formidable
showing made in the last general cleo
ton by the Blount organization that
the Hon. U. S. Applegate, be appointed
or some other Republican whom we
will name if Mr.. Applegate is not
satisfactory.
4. If you do not feel that you can
REQUESTS, we respectfully ask that ap.
pointmentS of federal offices in Ar
kansas be help up. until there can be
q reorganization of the party in this
National Republican Committee.
we respectfully submit that 1t Is
not ours to raise the race OF color
this State or nation but it has been
raised on us and we are simply thrown
on the defensive. and we are taking
the only position that would be ASSUME
ed under the circumstances by any
self-respccting American citizens and
taxpayers that always support the
Republican party When you recog-
nize the recommendations Of the Rem
mel committee, you logically commit
the Republican party of the nation to
the policy Of open discrimination on
the ground of race, color or preyi-
Gus condition of servitude."
Commit:
II. MCANER,
JNO. A. HTEBLER,
T.. A. MORRIS. Secretary.
1905 Bishop Street
Little Rock, Ark.
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and only ballots bearing the word,
yes being issued.
Exclusion from the naval board of
inquiry Of "all Haitians who had any
ihing To- say regarding the numerous
cases of murder brutality rape, ar
son. ETC. that is. of Huitians who
wished to convince the court Of in
curry of the way in which the forces
Of occupation had carried out their
duty In Haiti.
Furthermore, it is charged that
more than 1000 prisoners died in 1913,
I2l2 and 1920 in the prisons at Camp
liaitiCn. and that at Chabcrt, an AM
crican camp. 5,i75 prisoners died dur
ing these three years"
The ghastly mortality in the pris-
rnS;' continues the memorial to-
gethcr with confirmation by survivors,
reveals record of atrocities of bru-
Cription. 1t is a record for which it
would be difficult to find a parallel"
The memorial concludes by stating
that, during the five years of Amer
through such sacrifices, tortures, de-
struction. humiliations and misery as
have never before been known in the
course of its unhappy history For
these wrongs had injuries the Hal
tian people ask rcparation,' says the
memorial, and they also request.
Immediate abolition of martial law
and courts martial.
Immediate REORGANIZATION of the
Haitian police and military forces,
and Withdrawal within short pc
riod Of the American military forces
Nbr1gNtiun of the convention of
1915, uudor which American military
occupation began.
.conyocation within short period
Of constituent assembly with all
-uarautoos Of yl actoral liberty.
Tho Haitian delegates sent here to-
present the memorial are H. Paulous
Sanuou. former Haitian secretary of
Forcign Affairs and once Haitian
Minister to the United States; Stenio
Vincent, former President Of the Hal
tian Senate and Perciyal Thohy, for
mcr Haitian Charge d'Affaires at
Washington. They represent the Pa
triutic Union Of Haiti, described as a
nonpartisan organization founded at
Port au Prince and in which, it is
claimed. every one Of Hait's twenty
nine districts are represented.