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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
EGYPT is FREE.

There is great rejoicing in Egypt:
Sultan Ahmed Fuads Pasha has an
nounced- with due pomp and ceremony
that Egypt has become an indepen-
dent and sovereign state and that he,
the Sultan, has assumed the title of
the King of Egypt. The British High
Commissioner, Field Marshal Lord
Allenby, called at the Royal palace
latter the ceremonies at Cairo and con-
graduated King Fuad, whom he ad-
dressed as "Your Majesty" How has
this been accomplished? By cringing
and saying eve don't want, this and
we don't want that and we don't want
the other? No. The Egyptians de-
fled Great Britain and refused to ac-
cept anything except absolute free
dom. They fought for it, they died
for it and they got it!
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
THANK YOU
WITHOUT STREET ADDRESS
YOUR MAIL is DELAYED
AT OFFICE OF DELIVERY


The Dead Letter Office has been in
existence ever since Ben Franklin
started our postal service. Even then
people addressed mail to Mr. Ezekiel
Smithers, "Atlantic Coast" and ex-
pected Ben to know just where Zeke
lived.
Perhaps they had Zeke's address in
letters up in the garnet, maybe chest
full of 'em, but then it was easier to
let Ben hunt Zeke. Today people are
addressing letters to John Smith, New
York, N Y, or Chicago, ILL.,, thinking
Uncle Sam can locate him, which is
just as incomplete as was Zeke's ad-
dress Of yore. The Postoffice Depart
ment asks you to put the number and
street in the address. 1t helps you.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK IS OBSERVED.
May | Sees lnaugurated First
General Campaign of
Kind in Service.

Without the Postal Service, business
would languish in day, and BEAT
standstill in a week. Public opinion
would die Of dry rot Sectional hatred
or prejudice only would flourish, and
narrow-mindedness thrive.
1t is, the biggest distinctive business
in the world and it comes nearer to the
innermost interests of a greater num-
Der of men and women than any other
institution. on earth. No private bust
ness, however widespread, touches so
many lives so often or sharply; no
church reaches into so many souls,
flutters so many pulses, has so many
human beings dependent on it's min
istrations
"Postal Improvement Week" has
been set for May /, by the Postmaster
General. This is the first general cam
pafgn of its kind in the Postal Service
for several decades. ) Business men
and their organizations, large users Of
the mail, newspapers, motion pictures,
advertisers. and the entire organiza-
ton of 100000 postal workers are to be
enlisted in this countrywide campaign
Of interest in postal improvements.
Your help is vital. Address your let
tiers plainly with pen or typewriter.
Give street address. Spell out name
of State, don't abbreviate. Put your
return address in the upper left hand
corner of enveIone (nof IN the hack\
and always look at your letter before
dropping In the mail to see if it is
properly addressed. This care in the
use Of the mails is for your benefit and
speeds up the dispatch and delivery
Of mail matter. 49,
If you have any complaints Of poor
service make them to your postmaster.
He has instructions to investigate them
and report to the department.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
EMMET'S EPITAPH

Having been convicted by Dublin
court Of taking part in the Irish Re-
bellion of 1913, Robert Emmett, the
greatest Irish patriot, was duly exc
cuted by the British authorities.
He closed his last speech with these
words: 81 have but one request to
make on my departure from this
world. Let no man write my epitaph;
for, as no man who knows my motives,
dare now vindicate them, let not pre-
JUDGE asperse them. Let my tomb
remain inscribed, until other times
and other men can do justice to my
character. When my country shall
take her place among the nations of
the earth, then, and not until then, let
my epitaph be written"
More than one hundred years have
passed, during which time thousands
of brave Irishmen have laid down
their lives to free their beloved coun-
try from the horrors of British op-
preston. The Irish have fought Brit
ain to the death, Britain was whip
ped, and just the other day the birth
Of the new Irish Free State was cele-
brated.
No doubt Emmett's martyrdom did
much to keep burning the fires of ma
tionalism which have at last made
Ireland nation. To Robert Emmett
more than to any other one man may
the successful ending of the fight for
freedom be credited. Now let his cpl
taph be written.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
VICE PRESIDENT c O LlDG e
GRANTS AUDIENCE TON. A.
A. c. P. DELEGATES.

Calvin Coolidge, Vice President Of
the United States, has granted audi
ence for May 3, 1922, to James We'll
don johnson, Secretary of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People and a delega-
ton accompanying Mr.. Johnson.
The delegation will present pc
tition to the United States Senate,
signed by "a state governors, IS
mayors OF large cities, Catholic arch
bishops and churchmen of all demon
nations, urging prompt enactment by
the Senate of14the Dyer anti-lynching
hill, H. R. 49, already passed by the
House of representatives
The petition bearing 300 sigma
lures obtained by the N. A. A. c. P.
IS being presented to Vice President
Coolidge in his capacity of presiding
officer over the United States Senate.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
1T MUST NOT BE

The proposition to establish play
ground for COLORED children in St.
Paul is un-American and THE APP
PEAL is opposed to it.
One Of the strange phases of jim
crowism in these days in the fact that
nine-tenths Of the plans to degrade
the colored people into a pariah class
are conceived in the brains of people
who call themselves Christians. In
the majority Of cases when the col
ored man is kicked down it is done
"for his benefit" and 'in the name of
the Lord
No doubt some Of the promoters
believe that they are doing great
thing for the colored people of Saint
Paul but they are mistaken.
No greater evil could come to Saint
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29

HOUSE PASSES anti
LYNCHING RESOLVE
1rotter Gets $500 Purse
At Golden Testimonial

Boston, Mass, April rs, 1922
Yesterday the Massachusetts, House
of representatives passed the anti
lynching resolution petitioned for by
the National League Of Colored
Americans for equal rights. Rev.
M. A. N. Shaw, president, which calls
on the United States Senate and it's,
Judiciary committee to enact federal
legislation against lynching. A dele
cation of the league, headed by Sec
rotary VIM. Monroe Trotter, sat in
the gallery and thanked representa-
tives Meyers and Kidder after the
vote. The Boston branch of the N.
A. A. c. P. petitioned each member
of the House for the resolution,
evincing a spirit of cooperation.
The passage is of special significance
as Senator. Lodge is the Republican
leader Of the Senate
The presentation of a purse of gold
to VIM. Monroe 'Trotter in srecogni-
ton of his services to the cause Of
rights for his race at half century
mark was a notable event Over
100000 had been gathered by the
committee from many states. Invo-
cation was by Rev. Leroy Ferguson,
piano solo by Mrs. Frederick Smith,
presiding officers remarks by Rev.
B. w. Swain, chairman of committee
who declared the Trotter- Washington
riot of 1908 in that church opened
Trotter's career and did great good
by notifying the white world the race
did not all believe in submission.
Remarks were made by Cyril F.
Butler, Esq, and by Clifton B. Car
berry, managing editor of the Bos-
ton Post, Boston's greatest newspa-
per man, who. went to school with
Trotter and commended him as a
| great figure. George L. Ruffin sang
a tenor solo,. VIM. D. Brigham, a
| prominent white citizen praised Trot-
ter for devotion to the memory and
principles of the Abolitionists. Mrs
| A. j. Smitherman gave a dramatic
recitation. Rev. w. D.. McClane, sec.
retary, declared his preference fol-
Irotter in straits to segregationists
in riches. ri =
| After a wonderful soprano solo by
Mrs. Estelle Slater Jackson of Seat.
tie, Rev. J. E., Mason of Livingstone
College, gave the Grafton on Trotter's
| ooui oSC, pei o1oteHCe dIlu communal &C.
| Flvity. Then Edgar P. Benjamin
ESQ, treasurer, presented the purse
with evident emotion, saying the
colored race must choose it's owr
leaders. Editor Trotter made CRATE
ful response and reasserted his prin
! ciples. Rising salutes were give1
Messrs. Trotter, Brigham and Car
perry. invocation was by Rev. M. A
N. Shaw. Mrs. Ida Thomas Brieh,
was organist. Prof. J. Shelton Polle1
and Miss Johnny Lakev acompanists
Mr.. Trotter was showered with con
gratulations.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
GET BUSY WITH THE u. S. SENA-
TORS,

The Dyer anti-lynching bill has
been passed by the house Of repre-
sentatives and is now in the senate
in the hands of the judiciary commit
tee.
If the judiciary committee reports
the Dyer bill, it's enactment by the
senate is almost certain. The sena-
tors on that committee are:
Knute Nelson, Minnesota; William
P. Dillingham;, Vermont; Frank B:
Brandegee, Connecticut; William E.
Borah, Idaho; Albert B: Cummins,
Iowa; LeBaron B. Colt, Rhode Island;
Thomas Sterling, South Dakota; Geo.
w. Norris, Nebraska; Richard P.
Ernst, Kentucky; Samuel M. Short
ridge, California; Charles A. Culber-
son, Texas; Lee S. Overman, North
Carolina; James A. Reed, Missouri;
Henry F. Ashurst, Arizona; John K,
Shields, Tennessee; Thomas ]. Walsh
Montana.
Now is the time to write or tele-
graph the members Of the judiciary
committee and ask them to support
the bill. It is especially important
that the people Of Minnesota flood
Senator Nelson with letters and tel
egrams asking him to vote for fav-
orable report on the bill. The out
look is favorable but work must be
done to make assurance doubly sure
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29

Paul, to the white people as well as
the colored people, than the attempt
to segregate one group of citizens.
It is thing which will serve to in
fame the fires Of race prejudice.
1t is inconceivable that any col
ored people could so belittle them
selves as to be parties to SO infam-
Gus scheme and it is Infamous
whether it is so intended or not. We
are glad to know that the superii1-
tendent Of Fairgrounds opposes the
plan. 49,
The decent self-respecting people
Of Saint Paul must fight the nefari-
GUS scheme to finish. If you are a
good American you should oppose it.
IT MUST NOT BE! .-...
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
N. A. A. G.. P.


The local branch of the N. A. A. c..
P. sent out notices requesting dona-
tons for DR.. c.. V. Romans address
and received responses as follows:
Swift & Co. and Armour & Co., $500
each; Rev. I. L. Rypins, w. T. Fran
els, DR.. Waldo Turner, Mrs. Mary
Wilson, Mrs. Andrew Bell, Harold
Cage, R. C. Minor, George Lee, Hugh
w. Schuck, Arthur P. Rhodes, Scott
Mason, Walker Williams, M. T. John
son., A. H. Lenore, Miss Elizabeth
Buck, Miss Clara Bergmeier, Mrs. L.
NJ. Benepe, James R. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Moore, Scott Tabor, Field
ing Combs, Mrs. Sarah Jarrett, James
Suydam, Mrs. Martha Kennedy, Mrs.
p: Hendricks, Rev. S. L. Theobald
Mr.: and Mrs. VIM. Alexander, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry High, Geo. w. j mes
r. W. Frazier, $1.O0 each, making a
i total of $410O.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
CLOSE THE DOORS

When the Senate concurs-as it
should do-in the bill which has just
passed the House, the restricted i'm
migration law will be extended one
year from June 80 next. 1t is the in
tention of the House Immigration
committee to draft a permanent en-
actment, but the subject is so intri-
cate that it cannot be disposed of
hurriedly. The extra year will be
none too long.
Until the war upset all Europe the
transatlantic liners were bringing as
many as million aliens into the
country in year. The situation was
becoming serious. Hostilities broke
up the traffic, but after the arn1istice
a perfect flood of emigrants was
headed this way. Restriction was a
positive necessity. The 3 per cent
proposition was adopted as a tenn
porary measure The basis for cal
culation was the number of nationals
of given country resident in the
United States according to the 1910
census. The idea was to receive an
additional per cent of the respective
totals annually
This arrangement met many diff
culties at the start. Ellis Island was
crowded with aliens who had over
run the quota These troubles have
been largely overcome. During the
eight months of operation under the
law immigrants have numbered 1922.
600. The limit for twelve months is
5,000 and it is not likely to BIZ
reached So much the better The
United States needs long rest from
it's efforts to assimilate newcomers
and no matter what form permanent
| legislation may take, we agree with
Chairman Johnson, Of the immigra
ton committee, that there will be ne
desire to return to the virtually I'm
limited entrance of foreign labor
This melting-pot business is all RICH
as a theory, but the country has go
to look out for itself and it's door:
| must be closed to strange men will
tsrange and violent doctrines. 81
says the Philadelphia Inquirer and 81
| saw we all
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
U. S. VETERANS BUREAU
DISTRICT NO. 10

Transfer from Washington to the
District Office of the Veterans Bureau
in Minneapolis of control over nine
thousand cases of service men re-
ceiving or seeking training or COM
pensation, was announced by c.. D.
Hibbard, District Manager.
Completion Of the case transfer
from Washington is characterized as
the biggest single step yet taken
toward carrying out the provisions of
the Sweet bill, which declared that
the functions conferred in Washing
ton should be decentralized to the
District Offices with full power to act
on them. The nine thousand cases
over which complete control was
transferred to Minneapolis were re-
ceived about ten days ago and the
work OF consolidating and putting the
last of them into shape for full func
tioning in Minneapolis has been fin
ished.
Another shipment of twenty thous-
and disallowed claims soon will be
forwarded to the Minneapolis Office,
which, although temporarily inactive
can be reopened by the men at any
time upon his representing that cause
Off compensation or training has
arisen since the case was disallowed
The changes effected make possible
Settling back claims for compensa-
ton without reference to Washing
ton, and immediate payment <o1
amount due.
Increasing or decreasing of com.
pensation paid because the service
mans condition is found to have been
changed.
Saving Of nine days on cases sen,
to Washington, and multiples of that
number in case papers have to be
sent back.
Immediate transfer from compen.
sation to training or vice versa, ant
discharge from either by the Mime.
apolis District office.
The status now reached is that con
templated by the Sweet Bill.
Since the passage of the Bill, new
applications from former servic,
men resident in the states Of Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota ant
Montana have been handled direc
from Minneapolis, but the accumu
lated old cases will henceforth be ad
Indicated in the District Office.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
Dr.. G. Y. Roman Delivers
Annual Address.
Continued from Third Page.

was furnished by the octet choir of
the church and during offertory, R.
Nathaniel Dett's "Listen to the
Lambs" and "Steal Away were eff
fectively rendered. Rev. Williams,
minister Of the church, made some
remarks in which he recalled his ex-
periences with colored troops during
the recent war. Rev. Williams was
of the opinion that the solution of all
racial problems would come only
through Christian brotherhood. DR.
Roman was introduced by Dr. Rypins
president of the local branch. DR.
Turner is the chairman Of the execu
tive board which invited Dr. Roman
. to be the annual speaker. On Mon
day evening, DR.. Roman spoke to {
large audience in St. Marks church
at Duluth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29

>emttances shouIl be made by. Express
gistered Letter or Bank Draft Postage
stamps win be received the same as cash for
the fractional parts of q dollar Only one
cent and two cent stamps Caken.
Silver should never be sent through the mail.
1t is almt st sure to wear hole through the
envelope and be lost; or else it may be sto-
len. PeFs9ns who send silver to us in letters
do so at their own risk. t.,
r.arriage and death notices 10 lines or less 81.
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. u occasionally happens that papers sent to sub
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
Griffin Plans Biggest Picture in
..... England.

London, April 26.-David Wark
Griffith, the motion picture producer,
before sailing for home today aboard
the Homerlc, announced that he will
produce his biggest" picture in Eng
land. u havesecured British capital
for production of my biggest picture,
which will be produced in Britain"
ne said. 1t will be an effort to
spread the message of universal love.
propagating eternal peace
lGrlfhth made his name and for
tune by propagating eternal hatred in
his lying film "The Birth of a Ma
tlon. Now that the wrong has been
done and the money is in hand, he
talks about propagating eternal
peace.-Ed.l
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
UNCLE SAM OFFERS JOBS.
Civil Service Tests to Get Hospital
Employees May 20. :

United State civil service examina-
tons to fill positions of Waterman
and elevator operator at the Aber-
deem hospital will be held in St. Paul
May 70, it was announced Thursday
by j.. M. Shoemaker, civil service
commissioner for this district. An
pllcations should be filed with the
commissioners Office in the federal
vised. s@s "
The examination also will be to OBJ
tain an eligible list for skilled labor.
messengers and Other similar posi-
tlons with salaries varying from $72O
to $1,350 year.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29

The press cables tell us that one
Louis Borno, conservative and a
member Of the present cabinet, has
been ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
HAITI BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
The intelligent people of Haiti do not
wish the present lickspittle crowd of
Haitians to continue in alleged power
so there must be something wrong
with the election. Perhaps the mill
tary rules from the U. S. A. could a
tale unfold. .
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29

The U. S. Senate is being told of
the horrible atrocities committed by
Gen. Gregorio Semenoff, ataman Of
the Russian Cossack. It is a terrible
recital and the grave and reverend
senator's are Mortified, as the fearful
things were done 5000 miles away by
people who are considered not more
than half civilized Worse atrocities
were committed (according to the
testimony before the Senate investi-
eating committee), by U. S. marines
in Haiti, and the details scarcely
caused ripple Of excitement. Haiti
is 50 much nearer, it has been COB
bled by the U. S. A. and the marines
are tour boys" It makes big diff
ference whose OK is gored. sa
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
HUMANIZING THE
POSTAL SERVICE

There Is no unimportant person or
part Of our service. It is a total of
human units and their cooperation is
the key to its success. In its last
analysis, postal duties are accommo-
dations performed for our neighbors
and friends and should be so regarded,
rather than as hired service per-
formed for an absentee employer
Postmaster General Hubert Work
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29

the birth of William Monroe Trotter
was great success and that large
purse was collected. Among the con-
tributors were: Moorfeld Storey,
president of the N. A. A. C. c.; SEN
ator Lodge and other prominent citi-
tents. Trotter is a great man be-
cause he has not compromised on the
vital and fundamental questions Of
American citizenship and that's what
nine-tenths of the lickspittle leaders
have done. Long live Trotter.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
, ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH

st. Paul Baptist church is progress
ing rapidly. New members are Join
ing and over $4,000 of obligations
incurred in a few weeks have been
paid.
Last Sunday told wildly of "The
triumphant Life and Death of St..
Paul." In the evening the sermon
and sacred concert were enjoyed.
The love of God, the grace of our
Lord Jesus, and the communion of
the Holy Spirit rest upon us. Our
situation is inviting and our services
are reinviting.
Services tomorrow: Preaching at
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
Oklahoma Bars Guardsmen from the
ku klux Khan.

Oklahoma City, Okla, April.-A
general order, directed specifically
against the Ku Klux Khan and de-
claring that there is no room in the
Oklahoma national guard for any
officer or man who owes an allegi-
ance to any power, secret organiza-
ton, or society that might become
arrayed against the United States or
the state of Oklahoma and its laws,
was issued here yesterday by Gov.
]. B. a. Robertson and made public
today. IS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
FILIPINO ORATOR WINS.
Manchester Student Gets Place If
National Contest.

" "
Enrique G. Sobrepena, Filipino stu
dent at Manchester college. won
fourth place in an oratorical contest
between representatives Of fifty-two
colleges at Simpson college,. Indian
ola, Iowa. Wednesday. His subject
Pledge Z" He pleaded for Philippine
independence,
The contest was held in conjunc-
ton with the convention of Pi Kappa
Delta fraternity, national forensic
fraternity.
Sobrepena is sophomore at Ma
calester. He is president Of the Fill
Pine Triangle club and secretary of
the s. NJ. G. "A, He won second place
in the oratorical contest between col
leges Of Minnesota recently.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-04-29
HERE COMES A STRANGER!

Let's make our post Office look neat,
Mr.. Postmaster. Straighten up the
rural letter box, Mr.. Farmers Tidy
up some, Mr.. Rural Carrier. First
impressions are lasting. Maybe Mr..
Stranger, taking notice Of these i'm
provements, will come back, bringing
you benefits. Start these with pos
TAI IMPROVEMENT WEEK" May
1-8.