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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16
FRIENDS,

The writer recently overheard a
black man, just from the South, say:
III think the Southern whites are the
best friends Of my people," He was
dirty, ignorant and degraded and ut
terly unable to appreciate the differ
ence between the North and the
South, but there are men, living in
the South who make some pretences
to education who have said the same
Of course they were looking for the
good niger pat"
There are a few white people. verv
few, living in the South, who are
Christians and who are willing to &C.
cord to colored people all the rights
of citizenship, but the great majority
are not friends in any sense of the
word, unless jimcrow laws and Gus
toms are evidences Of friendship. And
! again some of the most pronounced
enemies of the colored people are
black and yellow men who are con-
tinually saying things which make
the whites hold the whole colored
group in contempt, because no man
can really respect another man who
| believes himself to be inferior and
makes public announcement of this
belief. ...... =
Some colored people denounce all
white people. That is unjust and
wrong. Garrison, Lovejoy, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Phillips and thousands
of others were who practically gave
their lives to prove their friendship.
And today John Haynes Holmes and
thousands Of others are better friends
to the colored group, than some who,
black in heart as we'll as in face,
"cringe and bend the supple hinges of
the knee that thrift may follow
Etawning." =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16
HERE'S THE OFFICIAL DATA,

A correspondent who writes from
Georgia says that he doubts the state
ment in THE APPEAL editorial on
Special Assistants" that former Sec
rotary of War Baker did not appoint
a colored assistant secretary of war.
He claims that he read it in a num-
Der of papers at the time.
Well, here are the facts, being a
true copy from page ga of the
- OFFICIAL REGISTER
49,. of the 80
49,, UNITED STATES
h. 1917 IN
Compiled and Published by the De-
partment of Commerce, Bureau
F.. of the Census a~'..
Washington
1913 ..a.-
Newton Diehl Baker, of Ohio, Sec'y.
Compensation, $4,000 per annum.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY
Benedict Crowell, Assistant Secretary,
$4,000.
John C. Scofeld, Assistant and Chief
Clerk, $4,000.
Ralph Hayes, Private Secretary to
Secretary, $4,000. a..
Frederick P. Keppel, Confidential
Clerk to Secretary, $1,000.
Stanley King, Confidential Clerk to
Secretary, $1,000.
Emmett ]. Scott, Confidential Clerk
to Secretary, $1,000.
' THE APPEAL prides itself on the
accuracy Of its statements. When
you see it in THE APPEAL it's SO.
Next!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16
THE JEWS, THE CHRISTIANS AND
$ THE MOHAMMEDANS.

Speaking in the house of commons,
Winston Spencer Churchill, colonial
secretary of Great Britain, discussing
the formation of an Arab state in
Mesopotamia admitted that there was
a graver problem in Palestine much
smaller in a military sense. The
Arabs feared that they would be
swamped in a few years by immigra-
ton from Central Europe and Russia,
and that the Jews would gain abso-
lutte control Of Palestine. He de-
clared, however, that THIS WAS
QUITE ILLUSORY; no Jews would
be brought in beyond the number
that could be provided for by the de-
velopment Of the country's resources.
And the Jews thought they would
have a 'ehome land' all to themselves.
The Pope, head Of the Catholic
church, in an aNocution creating
three cardinals, "deplores the priv
LEGGED position enjoyed by the Jews
in Palestine; which is dangerous for
Christians
Addressing a number of young
Jesuits about to start for the Philip
pines, Archbishop Hayes of New York
regrets that the British government
would not allow these young Jesuit
priests to go to India simply because
they were Of Irish BIRTH
In the meantime Britain will rule
Palestine and see to it that the Jews
do not get complete control so the
hope of a real Jewish sshome land''
goes glimmering. And the good old
world will continue on.its orbit utter
y oblivious Of the rows between the
Christians, Mohammedans and Jews.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16

which met with such thorough ap-
proval at the time should now be
objected. a.
I think that you must have been
Incorrectly informed as to the War
Departments attitude on this ques-
ton for years is the first criticism of
| this policy which we have received
On the other hand this office has re-
ceived numerous letters from colored
citizens endorsing the organization of
combat divisional units of colored
membership and objecting to the fact
that the War Department. has found
it necessary Tin view of limited ap-
preparations and the difficulty of
training units scattered over wide
areas) to restrict for the present the
organization of colored troops in the
National Guard to those units that
operate directly under orders of the
Corps or Army Commanders and
which do not enter into the compost
ton of a division.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) JOHN w. WEEKS,
Secretary of War.
This is the reply Of THE APPEAL
St. Paul, Mimi; June %, 1921.
to, Secretary Weeks:
Hon. John w. Weeks,
Secretary Of War,
Washington, D. c..
Sir:
I have received your letter without
date written in reply to my letter Of
May IA, asking information relative
to the formation Of a separate color
ed division of the National Guard.
While I am pleased to learn that no
such organization has been ordered
for peace time, I regret to hear that
it is the policy of the War Depart
ment to organize separate divisions at
any time, either in peace or war.
The matter of organizing colored
soldiers into separate units is funda-
mentally wrong, and I believe uncon-
stitutional. 1t is wrong which has
continued since the organization of
colored troops, but the continuation
of wrong does not make it right
1t is wrong which the World War,
fought as it was claimed Ito make
the world safe for democracy" should
have righted. 1t is wrong because it
is undemOcrat1c.
1t is wrong because it takes the
co1ored soldiers out of their proper
places in the states in which they
live and makes them a segregated
part of the Federalized National
Guard. It denies them their rights
as citizens Of their respective states
and forces them into a special segre-
gated status which is not applied to
other groups Of Americans, such as
Germans, Irish, Russians, French,
Poles, Spanish, Portuguese, Danes,
Swedes, British, Austrians, Hungari,
ans, Serbians, Bulgarians, Belgians,
etc.; and it is not applied to Indians,
Jews, Japanese, Chinese, Koreans,
Javanese, East Indians, Burmese, and
other colored races .
If the colored man is a citizen, he
is entitled to ALL the rights of citi-
zenship and this includes the right
to be on an absolute equality with
all other citizens. 1t is unjust for
the government to single him out
from the various elements which
compose American citizenship and
place upon him the badge of a pariah
caste.
I am sorry to learn that I am the
first to protest against this wrong,
but trust that from now on protests
may come in by the thousands, to the
end that you may be induced to
change this policy Of your predeces-
sors l...'
Very truly yours,
J. @. ADAMS, e..
-. w. Editor THE APPEAL.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16
PROTEST AGAINST INJUSTICE

We trust that our editorial friends
will print strong editorials and write
letters to the Secretary of War pro.
testing against the color line in the
army, and advise the writing of let
tiers of protest to every cabinet mem
Der portesting the color line in the
various departments. And ask the
President to abolish segregation where
it can be done by executive order
Let us stand together for the abso.
lutte abolition of the color line ir
American citizenship.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16
BAR JAPANESE, ADMIT coLoRED.

The Disabled Veterans of the World
War, at their Detroit convention,
voted for the exclusion of Japanese
from the United States. Immediately
after the passage of that resolution,
another resolution was presented by
a colored veteran from Louisville,
KY, opening the membership in the
organization to all wounded soldiers
regardless Of race or creed" and
asking impartiality of the govern
ment in dealing with them also. 1t
was adopted by a large majority.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16
FEDITOR ADAMS OUTSPOkEN."

Under the above caption The Rich
mond Va.) Planet hands We editor g
few bouquets anent our Especial AS
sistants" that we accept with thanks
Coming from the intrepid editor
John Mitchell, Jr., they are doubly
pleasing. .r-
editor, John @. Adams, of THE
APPEAL published at st. Paul, MINI.
is as true as steel upon every ques.
ton affecting the rights and priv
leges of the citizens of color in this
country. We have before US an ex.
tract from his issue of June II, 1921
which reads mighty good to US
Even those of u.s. who may disagree
with him as a matter of policy must
admit that he is fundamentally right
and that we as a people cannot
achieve permanent. success other thar
by following the lead of this dis.
tinguished leader and by needing
much that he has to say.
THE APPEAL says:
William H. Lewis of Massachusetts
was appointed ASSISTANT ATTOR.
NEY GENERAL OF. THE UNITED
STATES, a presidential appointment
confirmed by the Senate of the Unit:
ed States. Perry Howard of Missis-
slppi has been appointed SPECIAL
ASSISTANT, to the Attorney General
OF the United States. Lewis was an
assistant attorney general; Howard is
an assistant to the Attorney General
There is great difference in the
status. Lewis was an official; How
ard is an assistant to an official and
has been assigned to special work on
the claims of colored people against
the United States. IF the matter
stopped with Howard it would not
make much difference, but it affects
the citizenship status of every colored
person in the country and segregates
colored people from every other
group of American citizenship. and
establishes dangerous precedent.
While we are glad and appreciate
the fact that Attorney Perry w. How.
ard got this appointment, the facts
stated are true. It is precedent
that will confront us before we are 2
year older. It shows that the pres.
ent Administration is already pussy
footed" and afraid to meet the issue
It is deemed inadvisable to launch E
y q r. y
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16
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
guilIotines decide our least disputes.
The few who dare must speak and
speak again to right the wrongs of
many.-Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16
APPEAL, OPPOSES ARMY COLOR
LINE Peg.

LINE.
THE APPEAL wrote the Secretary
of War for information relative to,
the segregation of colored Americans
in the United States army. The fol-
lowing is the reply: &
WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. J. @. Adams, ., i .t
Editor 'THE APPEAL"
St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dear Sir:
am in receipt of your letter of
May 18th, in which you, take excep-
ton to the idea of organizing colored
troops into a separate division for
National Guard service. In reply I
may say that although the separate
organization of a colored division has
not been ordered by the War De-
partment for peace time National
Guard service, it is strictly in ac-
cordance with the policy of this De-
partment that colored units shall be
organized into complete and separate
divisions whenever the necessity arises
for the formation of such units in
time of war. This policy is based
upon the experience gained by the
War Department throughout our
country's military history. It was
carried out during the World War in
the organization of the 92d and 93d3
Divisions which saw overseas service,
and am surprised that this plan
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-07-16

THE FOURTH in "JAW JAW"
Possibly the people of Georgia
imagine that they are real patriots
Anyway they had a great Fourth of
July celebration at Union City in that
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29
WAR CONTRACTS
ARE UP TO GOFF

Washington, July 28.-Col. Guy d.
Golf, of West Virginia, the assistant
to the Encouragement, will be as
signed as head of the justice depart
ment's special bureau for investiga-
ton Of wartime contracts. Attor-
ney General Daugherty announced
today.
Mr.. Daugherty said he had implic-
it confidence in the ability, integ-
rity and knowledge of the situation
possessed by Col. Golf, and would
ask him to undertake the task while
retaining his position as assistant
to the attorney general. The gen.
eral scope of the investigation,
which has already begun, Mr..
Daugherty added, would determine
the fairness with which individuals
deal with the government during
the war years and the justice de-
partment would be as glad to give
a clean bill of health as to obtain
enforcement of a settlement upon
an unjust contract, but it was the
departments intention to bring all
Offenders to punishment.
Some evidence has already been
gathered, Mr.. Daugherty said, which
may lead to action by the depart
ment, but as yet no cases have been
completed.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29
.CoN|FF DISCUSSES
NON BIPARTISAN BENCH
Opens Meeting Of State Bar
Association.

Charleston, July 2S.-Selection of
judges by members of the bar on a
non-partisan basis is the only path
to = free and Independent Judicial
john J. Coniff, Of Wheeling, rresi
dent Of the West Virginia Bar AS.
ISOLATION, declared in his address
today opening the thirty-seventh an.
nual meeting Of the association here
today His subject was "The Bar
and the Selection of Judges"
The meeting Will last through
tomorrow and prominent lawyers
from different parts OF the coun-
try will make addresses.
Judge d. c. Westenhaver, Of the
United States District Court for
Northern Ohio, will address the as
ISOLATION tonight. His subject will
b "Free Speech in War Times"
Most OF the early sessions today
were devoted to discussion of the
Presidents address and routine mat.
tiers.
Mr.. Coniff cited the Chicago iu-
dicial elections in which all the
AhFee OF the sitting judges ran on
. eoalation ticket and were elected
by overwhelming majorities. He
paid d high tribute to the late Chief
Justice Wjlslow, of Wisconsin. who,
although Z Democrat in politics was
Eoont@ual1y elected in a state of
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29

"The American Badger"

Republican majority of more than
100000. He praised the broad mind
edness of former president William
Howard Taft Of his appointment to
the bench of the Supreme Court of
the United States and he commend
ed highly on the recent selection of
Mr.. Taft to head that tribunal.
While it may meet with deter
mined opposition to take from the
people the power to elect judges by
popular vote, Mr.. Coniff said there
were growing in places decided
sentiment in favor of appointment
OF the judges by the governor. From
list OF persons certified to him by
the Supreme Court they in turn to
select them from a list certified
to them by the Missouri court"
Would it not be wiser, he suggest
ed, to permit the lawyers of the
community Of district where
judge is to be elected or appointed
to make the selection or to certify
to the appointing power, those
whom they considered qualified for
the position.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29
MARTINsBURG. W. VA. EVENING JOURNAL

the same period deposits subject to
check decreased from approximate
ly $100,000,000 to approximately
$93,000,00O, showing a decrease of
approximately $7,000,000 of such de-
posits. During the same period saw
iEgs deposits increased from approx
imately $41,400,000 to $43,300,000,
thus showing an increase of approx
imately $1,90O,000.
Redi5counts and bills payable OF
the banks increased from approx
mately $8,300,000 to $7,800,000.
The total individual deposits in
Guiding deposits subject to check.
demand certificates, time certifl-
Gates and savings deposits, decreas
ed from $177,S0O,000 to $4,000, 900,
showing an approximate net de-
crease in all classes of deposits be-
tween calls of S7,50O000. Total re-
serve carried by the banks decreas-
ed from approximately $31 100000
to $25,000,000.
Mr.. Hill stated that taken as n
whole, and in view of present condi-
tons, the report of the banks as
VI q uhO oo 10 d very SdtlSIdCtOiy oie
and further reveals the fact that
the banks of this state have not
shown the material decrease in de.
posits as shown bv banks in other
sections Of the country. The mark.
ed increase in savings deposits is
also called attention to by Mr. Hill
The following table shows the
total individual deposits Tin even
thousands) of the state banks and
trust companies Of West Virginia,
on the dates indicated, as made to
the ONCE Of the commissioner OF
In n kinu.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29
CONDITION OF STATE
BANKS SATISFACTORY
Institutions Not Feeling
| Heavy Deposit Losses.

The tabulated report Of the con-
dition of the 226 state banks and
trust companies during business in
this state as Of June soth 1921, was
made public today BY J. S. Hill, com.
missioner Of banking.
While this report shows material
changes in the report made as Of
April %, the condition Of the banks
as reflected from the statement Of
June 80 quite satisfactory, accord
ing to Mr. Hill.
The total resources Of the state
banks and trust companies as Of
April %, amounted to $214,000,000
and 100000 on June 80, show
ing a decrease between these dates
of approximately 100000. During
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29
MISS WEVER
is HOSTESS

Miss Anna Lee Viewer prettily
entertained number of friends
Thursday evening at cards in hon
or Of her cousins, Misses Pauline
Reynolds and Virginia Lyme, of Con
nellsville, Pa. The event took place
at the home Of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. L. Viewer, West Burke street
and was delightful affair. Later
in the evening delicious refresh
ments were served.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29
GIRLS! LEMONS
WH|TEN The SKIN

Squeeze the juice of two lemons
into bottle containing three oun'
ces of Orchard White, which any
drug store will supply for a few
cents, shake well, and you have a
quarter pint of harmless and de-
lightful lemon bleach. Massage this
sweetly fragrant lotion into the
face, neck, arms and hands each
day, then shortly note the beauty
and Wilderness Of your skin.
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring
that soft, clear, rosy-white complex.
ion, also as a freckle, sunburn, and
tan bleach because 1t doesn't irri-
tate. 1t
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29

less and doesn't burn or discolor the
skin.
Timber up! Don't suffexl Get
small trial bottle from any drug
store, and after using it just once,
you'll forget that you ever had back
ache, lumbago or sciatica, because
your back will never hurt or cause
any more misery. 1t never disappoints
and has been recommended for 90
Years
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29
ALMOST EVERYBODY READS THE JOURNAL
| TX Rub Backachc Awau.

Back hurt you? Can't straighten
up without feeling sudden pains,
sharp aches and twinges2 Now listen!
That's lumbago, sciatica or maybe
from a strain, and you'll get blessed
relief the moment you rub your back
with soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs
Oil" Nothing else takes out sore
ness, lameness and stiffness SO quick
ly. You simply rub it on and out
comes the pain. 1t is perfectly harm
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-29
HAS THE FEVER.

Miss Enrol Young is Ill with ty-
phoid at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Young, Vir-
ginia Ave,
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19

Clair is principal of the high school and
her sister will teach in the primary.
William Sears Of Moberly, student
in the University last winter, is spend.
ing few days at the Pi Kappa Alpha
fraternity house here. He will enter the
University of Kentucky this fall.
P. Coldstein, in the University School
of Medicine, is leaving for Kansas City
and from there he expects TO go to Lin.
coin. Neb, where he will finish his
course in medicine a: the University Of
Nebraska.
Chester Peters, student in the Uni
versiiy, left this morning for Green City
Mo-, where he will stay for a few day.
before going to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, to
fake a position as teacher and athletic
coach in the Mt Pleasant high school
Miss Ruth Whaley, Waukon, Iowa
who has been student in the Univer
siiy during the summer term. returned
home this morning. Miss Whaley will
enter the University of Iowa this fall
Summer term students who lett foI
their homes on the 1850 Wabash train
yesterday were: Misses Anga and Opal
Collier, Edgerion; Mrs. Ed. W. Turner
PRINCETON; Miss Ursula Phillips, Paris;
Miss Margaret Mcmillan, Kansas City;