The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-01-17
CALVIN SAYS
(By Floyd J. Calvin)
EtIliOpia's Worth -

The value Of Ethiopia az an indie
pendent government to the Negro peu
pies OF the world can bc more kccnly
appreciated OH reading thcfoiloWimg
Item from the New York Sun:
'MussClini'S attempt TO conquer
Ethiopia is an effort TO being TO Abv
sSlnla the same kind of good govern
ment which the English have cstab-
lished In India. Japan in Korea and
Nanchurln. and the United States in
the Philippines, according to POr,t
! ncy Bgl"w. writer and world travc'er.
''BigclCw. friend of former Kai
ser Wilhelm III defended the Italian
Invasion before Ii" sailed for Europ.
early today on the North German
Lloyd Liner Bremen. He scoffrd at
the suggestion that Itnly's war again
It Halle SciaSSie might set Off rae.
conflict in the EnS;.
In all the years of history. u"
said "thc Negroes andoihcr colurrI
/ races have never achieved IL stable
! form of government. Natives thru
on lie world have flnckrL TO the En-
dish flag, knowing ii would assure.
hem Il Il cent government.
On the one hand. white CONNER
tnt"rS >ay Ethiopia is not worth risk
in- II WAR in Europe I" conquer: om
the other hand we are told. II effect,
lit i III" duty" OF the white man to
! "subjrri' Negro people. On the one
hand we are acclaimed Us "hrothcrs'
by rur "Chri>Iinn" nrighborS, ana
III tn" othrr we are classified aS bar
'ariarS' and unworthy OF civilization
let whir blood is spilled to civilizr
Is. 50 what is il? 1t must br the
age-o!d Greed. to got the fruits of
1rr l2lor. Thai. we are resolved to rc
;i*t To the last man. Let Ethiopia
fight OF.
A remarkable tribmir WAS PAIL
Marian Anderson 10y The music cri:l l.
f the New York Timr> recently. Fol
o;yin" her recital in Town Hall in
New York, tn acclaim was unani
nous, bu' " mes critic outdid
he others in Ia. '.huSiaSm. Wrllin.
E!nwinsly all handsome girl
III. t. 81:
III was Nn .ior for those of pedai
tic MINDS 10 find minor matters &c
uuibhl,, ul4, sur.l rs the occasional
edge in top ttmrs or imprrfcciions OF
enunc intion in foreign languages
Ta,r need NOT h.. laborc3 here. In i'll,
presence o. such are. prdantry Nigh
well he spared"
And again LiMi ai>nS If space fol
i'll detailed discs ion Of each SOM
~ Miss AndcrSnr'S lla cram. wher,
tt'o!uC:n colld br G""u al 10 il will
prcfi. a hint Of fel:"iirS of phra>
and style called without s2uucnc;
br added. however; tn sweep Of Han
les Al Spictatr, the dcliracy ol
Shuhrrt's 'licbc, bitSchaft.' In" purity
90 the rontrallo'S amazing low tone
III 'rcd Of the cpmtrOltO'S nvhgkuN
u I'D ind daS Macdchcn' the colon
riura work in Si6eliuS's hi, Libcllr
iha remained always in the frame o'
tn" SCng. the lnugllng fuaIity amC
cv~ui.i .c ton" colnring in The li;tl.
finnish folkSon" that was encore af
ter IN" Suomi group
Ard cmcr again: "IIcr singing cn.
c',nnt"A IN ni:di'ncr lhn:' included
singers. There was no Gouht of it
'~h" W. mistress Of all She surveyed
Here i, something for y .groeS t,
TAX" pride in. The worlds creates
newspaper has cNullantly acclaim",
or" of our own a amumg thcwo rli'>
best in her line.
Studying Politics
"''o what cX:cnt will politics ali
in solving the ills which today b SCI
Negroes in Amcrica:' Thi, subject
wa. discussed by the student OF W.
Ei:-iuil >Ia.c college.
Th'sc students are lcavim. theory
Iamd setting down to practical poliii
They are following ihe l;ncs lai
dow uhy recent me" iI@, of prof",S
ional educators of th.ia group.
/ On. thing The students y, ulI do
Is. h.romc n"r aiuird with ;hr pruc-
teal orcr Jon &c prc~"lf-day poi
teal machinery. We suggest ina
thcyrrad ''rh Jcrfcr~onian' mcr,h
ly published at 331 Madison avcnu
New York, which an ofiiriai pom.
o.r9lir magnzinp: and "l'hc NaticnIl
Ernuj!.c". formerly "rho National
Il pub'imn'. a m~n'hly magazine 'o'
Fundamental Amrricnnism' pubH,I-
ed at 511 Eleventh Street n. W.
Washington. u. 6. which gives the
Republican viewpoint.
In "Tthc JrffcrSonian' there J.
now 3p?cnring y series Of article
headed Coin \ Party Any Party
- ,,a....I fr Clinic, C,.rpfury a.