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The Phoenix index., 1939-10-14
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bled, who died for that cause are not quite good
enough to share in the glories and honor attendant
to those who hold membership in this 100 per cent
American organization
Documented evidence of the barring of black vet
in Georgia was presented to the Constitution
Committee at the Chicago Legion convention along
with proposed amendment seeking to wipe out this
blot on the Legions Americanism program
IMPROPERLY WORDED"
In sitting the amendment the committee held that
it was improperly worded" an excuse that was an
obvious attempt to sdestep again the issue that
has plagued truly American Legion members for
twenty years.
In past years the committee professed to be ig-
norant of the fact that black veterans in Southern
states had been deprived of the right to form Legion
posts in those states.
Forestalling this subterfuge this year. the Massa-
chusets w. E. Carter Post. of colored veterans in
Boston, handed the committee letter sent out by
Stanley Jones, Georgia department adjutant which
read:
"We in Georgia do not recognize colored veterans
in the Legion in any way. There are no posts for
them in the state and they are not admitted to
membership whatsoever"
No more concrete proof of just how un-Ameri-
can the Legion is in certain sectious could have
been obtained.
SCORNS LYNCHING RESOLUTION M1t
Not only did the Legion miss chance to prove
its Americanism by amending the constitution to
permit the membership of all World War veterans.
but it passed second chance when the national
committee theoretically laughed off the resolution
offered by the Connecticut State Legion conven-
ton urging passage of federal antiynchng bill.
The rank and file of the American Legon's
members are doubtless truly interested in preserv-
ing the hardfought-for and sometimes misinterpret-
ed principles of Americanism.
1t is for these members then to remind their Of
ficials of the broad and liberal meaning of these
principles They certainly do not cover the discrim-
natory and prejudiced practices that have cast a
shadow of doubt for the past twenty years the
Legon's avowed purpose of preserving and safe
guarding these principles.
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Religious Leaders
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act more decisively in whatever
ways thy can be effective.
u In those states and cities where
unequal and unfair education ia
cilities for Negroes and unequal
pay for their teachers are pro-
verbal;
q In communities where Negroes
are unfairly excluded from many
occupations in commerce and in
dustry;
81 In the Cotton Belt where ex-
ploitation under the share-crop-
per-tenant system has not only
created a class of black serfs but
has become a yoke upon a large
number of landless poor whites;
A. In the courts where tragic
cases like that of the Scottsboro
boys (half of whom are still in
prison for alleged crimes for which
The others were set free) still dis
grace us;
81 In legislation to protect Ne
groes where they are menaced by
merciless mobs;
g. Where they are denied parks,
Fairgrounds, and other public ad-
vaEtages;
y Where they are not given
equal accommodations on trains,
buses. and airplanes; and where
in 'ghettoes" of towns and cities
they are without public improve
nients and decent housing condi-
tions
'The Mexican people, especially in
the southwestern states, suffer dis
elimination in such services as the
public schools, hospitals and re-
lief. They constitute, like Negroes,
the lowest paid workers in the labor
market. Housing conditions among
them are deplorable."
The committee appeals for a
fuller recognition of the inherent
rights of the American Indian to
the blessings of life. liberty and
pursuit of happiness and states that
remedy is needed for the legiti-
mate grievances the indian still
has about his lost lands and his
Indefinite position in the courts.
"American-born Orientals," the
statement concludes, task for the
same rights and privileges in states
and communities as American
/ descendants of other foreign born
peoples. for the removal of unneces-
sarv difficulties in exercising their
rights of citizenship and in their
| freedom of movement and resi-
| dence"
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BY KELLY MILLER

SOME WEEKS AGO I issued a
relea, ,e upon the appointment Of
DR.. Ralph Bunche, Professor OF
Political Science of Howard Uni
versity, as an expert for the Ma
tional Republican Committee to as
certain the cause of the Negroes
dissatisfaction with the Grand Old
Party and of his espousal of the
side of it's democratic adversary.
DR.. Bunche was also required to
show the G. o. P. how it might
regain it's former black deserters.
His report has now been in the
hands of the National Republican
Program Committee for two
months, But the survey is still
locked in the secret vaults of the
Committee and has not been given
to the public.
REPORT LEAKS OUT
The Negro Press, however, by
methods well known to inquisitive
journalism, has secured or OWNED
the contents of DR.. Bunche's re-
port. 1t can hardly be supposed
that this leakage is a duplicate of
the experience of the late T. Thom-
as Fortune, whom President Theo-
dore Roosevelt sent around the
world to secure the inside infor-
nation on the reactions of the
Race problem in different parts of
the globe. Mr.. Fortune was so
eager to acquaint the public with
his views that the Negro Press
of America was adv'Ded of his OBJ
servations before the official copy
had been given to the President
who appointed him.
For this breach of official pro-
priety Mr.. Fortune was justly re-
buked and his report suppressed
1t cannot be presumed that DR..
Bunche, a Harvard Doctor of
Philosophy, could be guilty of such
4 breach of propriety.
1t may be that several stray
fishes from the school swan right
over the dam. However, this may
he. the report when issued cannot
varv widely from the prepublished
account in the Negro Press. At the
time of DR.. Bunche's appointment
I stated that it did not require the
arudition of an expert in Political
Science to inform the G. o. P. why
it had lost the allegiance of its
former black allies. Perry Howard,
Bob Church, or Finley Wilson
could Just as well furnish the in
formation requested.
CLAIR'S STORY
When Bishop Clair was pastor of
the Asbury Church in Washington,
an over jealous evangelist from
Pittsburgh rushed into the min
listers meeting and informed the
gathering that God had sent him
here to warn the people of i'm
pending obstruction of this wicked
city. The Rev Clair with his ac-
customed bluntness said to the
body that he lived as close to God
as anybody, and If the Almighty
had any message for the people of
Washington, he would have sent
IT. through him and have saved the
Pittsburghers railroad fare.
The analogy to the case in point
S pertinent. DR.. Bunche approaches
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PLATFORM

To give that they feel poud
o and in which they may express political social
religious questions which face the
especially e*'el
that we makers well as 5eh seekers
instruct and girls in the art or THRIFT
of God and the brotherhood or man
To a racial foundation for posterity e
To Of the colored must compete
with those Of other technique other races
dealing Above all must render dependable @
cient that alone will be able
enterprise Therefore, realizing these va
pon give heed and respect sug
In rendering better service
weekly published in which your views
may he national Such views
opinions and shall not reflect any
vay the opinion Of PHOENIX INDEX.
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War. After he had gloated over the strength and
wonderfulness of the German army and its power
of conquest the German leader warned Britain and
France in the west against carrying on the gestures
of war before the Siegfried line.
The Allies battle against Germany for the pro
lection" of democratic Poland constitutes little
than gestures The the seas, to be sure has
seen the sinking of many ships of belligerents and
neutrals, but mines have been responsible for con-
siderable number of atrocities
The British censor released information that
German submarines responsible for the sinking
of the Athena, while the Nazi government retaliated
with the claim that Britain herself responsible
for the atrocy, aiming to create hatred for Germany
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Once assembled, doors were
closed, and deliberations were dis
cussed in complete privacy; no
members of the Central Powers
were allowed to participate in the
"pcace deliberations" This was
openly in violation to Point /, which
reads: "Open covenants of peace,
openly arrived at...." Point 4 pro-
posed Adequate guarantees for dis
armament" In reality, only the
vanquished were disarmed. The
victors continued to maintain arm
aments, more costly in many cases
than those Of 1914.
Thus with the vanquished dis
armed, the victors carefully scru-
tinized these points, taking much
and giving little toward the peace"
which they proclaimed to the
world they so much desired.
When death claimed our War
President in 1924, one OF the great
est champions of democracy had
quit the walks of men. When we
entered this world conflict. Presi-
dent Wilson insisted that 1--WE de-
sire no conquest, no dominion. We
seek no indemnities for ourselves,
no material compensation for our
sacrifices we shall freely make
During His sojourn here on earth
did not the Master speak words
similar to these? @
Like Jesus, President Wilson
came unto his own, and they re-
ceived him not. On every hand,
and everywhere in, this country,
people turned thumbs down" on
President Wilson's Ia points. ~
Our statesmen claimed such a
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Indicted For
Fixing , In
r..
US. Court

CHICAGO iANP) - Anthony
Horton, Southside bondsman locat-
ed on 47th street, was among five
persons indicted last week oy the
federal grand jury on charges OF
operating case liking racket in
federal courts for nearly four years.
Two of the four white men are for
mer assistant United States attor-
reyS.
;. Horton, according to the indict-
ment, was a contact man and bribe
collector. He was charged with ac-
cepting money from bootleggers,
still operators and other liquor law
yiolators arrested bv government
men to influence the outcome of
cases. Maximum punishment, if
Horton IS found guilty, is two years
in prison. a $4,000 fine. or both.
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Negro Beer Truck
Coming Up

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-tSNS)-
For the first time. in local hts
tory a beer truck manned by Col
ored men will be seen on the
streets Of Louisville Saturday
This has been cause of criti-
cism among thinking Negroes for
years that none of the local brew
cries has a Negro manned beer
truck even to deliver beer to Me-
gro-owned or Negro-patronized
places.
1t remained for Albert Cooper,
Louisville's only Negro beer sales-
man.. to introduce this novelty
for that's what it will be. Mr..
Cooper is now salesman for Burger
Bohemian Beer, a good and IA.
nous beer. He has worked his
sales to the point where he needs
a truck to make the deliveries.
And so Saturday, Mr.. Cooper's
truck will appear, manned by Ne
groes.
=
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FLUSH KIDNEYS OF P0lS0NS
AND STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS

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This harmless, tried and true medi-
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Don't be an EASY MARK and az.
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Look for the Gold Medal on the box
So cents.
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Will The Stray Black Sheep
Return To The COP Fold?

the subject from a detached point
of view; for his .pre-disposition is
liberal beyond the normal apprecia-
ton of the Orthodox Republican
mind. After careful study and
analysis of the facts this expert
''has given the party what he be-
lieves to be the cause of. the dis
affection of the Race vote in the
last two Presidential elections, and
what remedies the party must ap-
ply if 1t wishes to regain the lost
loyalty of the race vUters as. a
whole" ,.4e,.f !,
ENFRANCHISEMENT !;
NEEDED *
After traversing the well known
facts and argument causing the
astrangment of the Negro vote from
the Republican fold, Dr.. Bunche
concludes that reconciliation can
be erected only by "enfranchise-
ment in the South, protection Of
civil liberties, at anti-lynching
legislation, and appointment, of
members of the Race to policy
forming and other responsible posi-
tions." If the Grand Old Party of
yesteryear is willing to inaugurate
such program in earnest and can
bring forth fruits meet for repent
ance the Nego will of course se-
turn to its former allegiance un-
less in the meantime the Demo-
cratic adversary is willing to call
the hand of its Republican rival,
and go him one better. a.
If the. experience of DR.. Emmett
J. Scott and the expertness Of Or.
Ralph Bunche can persuade the
Grand Old. Party to retrace its
steps and skip the administrations
Of Hoover, Coolidge, Harding, Taft,
and Haynes and return to the days
of Grant and Charles Sumner We
will all take off our hats to these
miracle workers and ascribe to
them the first and second place at
the welcome table of the reborn
COP.
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document would interfere with the
Monroe Doctrine, wherein James
Monroe. in 1923, then president of
the United States, in a message to
congress, made it. clear concerning
the liberties and independence OF
the American Republic.
Although Mr.. Wilson took the
stump and travelled throughout
the country, speaking in defense of
his IA Points, the people would not
have this document pushed down
their throats."
Mr.. Wilson died of q broken
heart, bat his memory fingers with
every true born American.
A story is told of Mr.. Wilson, that
upon reaching the heavenly city,
he did not content himself until
he had found Moses and had a
heart-to-heart talk with him. He
told Moses, according to the story,
how the people were violating, mis-
using and breaking the Ten Com
mandments. Witty Old Moses lis
tened attentively until Mr.. Wilsorl
had concluded, then joined in:
"Thcse people on earth are. terrible
people. While you were down there
looking at them break my Ten
Commandments, I've been up here
looking down, watching them give
your IA Points h" ~
IT yet remains to be seen, In the
light of the present European con-
flict, whether or not the Id points
If religiously adhered to would have
played a. great hand in averting
war. Again we seem headed, at this
very hour, into another :war-who
knows? ar,.
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Langston Gets
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tionable clause was removed. Mr..
Turner was at the time member
of the. Tuskegee faculty. He was
Immediately notified of his men,
bership in Delta Sigma Rho.
In 1927 Mr.. Turner was award
ed the degree of LIB from Western
Reserve Law School, He was elected
to the order of Golf, Nationa.
Honorary Legal Fraternity for high
scholarship in the study of law
Harvard FELLOWSHIP
I In 1882 Mr.. Turner received de-
gree CT M. A. in Political Science
from the University of Michigan
as a result Of years study on a
General Education Board Fellow
ship. In 1885 Mr.. Turner was
awarded a fellowship by Harvard
University on the basis of his thesis
".Judicial Interpretation and Legis-
lation Affecting Negroes" Because
Of administrative duties at Tuske-
gee. Mr.. Turner was unable to ac-
cept the Harvard honor.
Again, in 1889 this distinguished
scholar has had to resign kllow
.ship-this time fellowship award
ed by the Julius Rosenwald Fund
for study at the University of
Michigan. Mr.. Turner had already
gene to Michigan when he received
the appointment TO the Presidency
Of Langston University.
FAMILY MAN
es Mr.. Turner is married and has
three children. His wife, Mrs. Odes-
sa Turner, is a graduate from the
school of Pharmacy. Western Re-
serve University. His daughter
Jean, an honor student, Tuskegee
Institute high school, is a. fresh
man at the University of Michigan
AS president of Alabama Junior
Federation, she attended the Ma
tional Federation of Colored Wom-
en- in Boston, Mass, last summer.
Mr.. Turner is member of AL
pha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Mrs
Turner is an active member of AL
pha Kappa Alpha graduate Chap
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Making Business For Our Folk

Let us make business for ourselves We trade with the
advertisers of Phoenix Index They show you they appreciate
yoir patronage by their action Let not ignore them Let us
not spend money where not welcome There IS num-
Der of businesses that appreciate Negro patronage we nave
in poix and Maricoa County 1000 Negroes and the State
there are approximately LOCO Negroes Let encourage the
business man and merchant sell their goods to oo Negroes
through columns of the Phoenix Index Mention he oeN
- or dealer when YOU 90 to trade Your article will cost
more 1t will be better for you and yours
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Arkansas louisiana, South Carolina and other states,
from which black men poured twenty-five years ago
to give their all in what they thought was the su-
preme effort to make the world "safe for democra-
cy."
In Georgia alone 22O781 black were regis
tered for service in the army. OF these 343O3 were
called up for duty Yet none of these men who
served just valianty did their white brothers,
can hold membership in the organization formed os-
tensibly to keep alive the spirit of Amercanism
Not mu.h publicity has been given to the TACT
released last week by Alvin E. White that actually
Negroes served in greater proportion to their popu
lation than did white men.
PERCENTAGE HIGHER
Figures dug up by Mr.. White disclose that 746O
of Negroes examined for military service were ac-
cepted, while 70.41 of white men examined were
passed. The conclusion drawn that the proper
ton of Negroes called to the coors in 1917 con-
siderably out Of proportion to the whites sum-
moned when compared with white population figures
Despite these concrete evidences of black mems
support to the which the American Legion now
memoriaizes the same black men who fought, who
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ity. listened to him via radio as
he declared himself to the German
Reichstag and the world in regards
to the invasion and conquest Of tire
little republic to the east" The
radio is certainly the most interest.
ing invention completed in tn.
twentieth century. allowing the hu-
man voice to be heard around the
earth. In this case it was Herr
Hitler's emotional utterances that
told of war that took the lives OF
10000 of his countrymen in invali-
dating a treaty of the last World
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ter at Tuskegee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner and two
children left Tuskegee wednesday
morning. october for Langston
where Mr.. Turner will take up the
duties of president at once.
Mrs. Turner will return to Tus-
kegee to supervise the transfer OF
1cusehold effects to the new home
IN Oklahoma.
Langston University is one of the
Oldest of the Land Grant Colleges
for Negroes.
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Is This Americanism?

JUST HOW truly American in thought and deea
is the American Legion, the nations No. organl-
cation of professional patriots?
That is the question that comes to mind atter
reviewing the actions of this body in blunty turn
ing down at the recent Chicago convention the two
resolutions that would have gone further than any
others in placing the Legionaires definitely and un
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"ENVER N.A.A.C,P.
DRIVE NETS S619

DENVER, Colo.-With the sum
Of $61-c. raised in the local N.AA.
C.P. campaign drive that closed
nerc September 9, officials of the
branch announced that the men,
bership roll now carries 419 names.
Officials of the branch include: w.
F. Turner, president; Mrs. A. v.
Lightner, vice-president; H. Brown,
ST.. secretary and o. r. Blan-
chard, treasure.
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Live a Healthier, Happier,
Longer Life

Thousands of men and women won
der why backache bothers them-why
they have to visit the bathroom often
at night--why flow is scanty ano
sometimes smarts and burns
= Any one of these symptoms may
mean that your kidneys and bladder
need attention now before these minor
symptoms may develop into serious
trouble.
To flush out excess waste poisons
and acid from kidneys, soothe your
irritated bladder and put more healthy
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Does God Okeh Ii?
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good
TheSS. 521.

is THERE ANY relation between religion and
war? The answer is: Yes. Religion is the direct
cause of war Every mans religion is that which
he believes And mans belief is made known by what
he does his works. Therefore, the all important
thing in this world is WHAT people believe. The
world knows Hitler's religion, at least the Czechs
and Poles do World wars the result of religious
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political party
rulings regula
ton the completely mpary and free from hatred
All matter coming this should be in office Tues
A. M in the
matter must be plainly written only side
the rights
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size gUI no IUIIIe UIIssII OIIIC 2, UcIUIc SIIe
put up howl, whose echoes resounded to-
high heavens.
Point proposed absolute freedom of
navigation upon the seas alike in peace
and in war >" Here, for the first time,
President Wilson began to realize that he
was standing almost alone in the principles
of the great Democratic spirit, for which we
had fought, bled and died.
Long the Mistress of the Seas" of
which sha nroudlv boasts avnn until thiS
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equlvocabIy in the democracy col
umn.
1t has been no secret that with
the exception of Alabama, in the
states where the bulk of black vet
Grams reside, barriers have been
erected preventing them from hold
ing Legion membership.
BLACK DELEGATES ABSENT
When Legionaires gather at their
national conventions, strangely alb
sent are black delegates from Mis-
sissinni Georgia Texas. Florida.
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Hitler Bluffs His WAY
THE MuCH-HERA1DEp war in Eur

on the Hitler has declared his battle over
Poland ended, his parttoning justified and has
threatened to scatter death and destruction among
those who would fight to reconstruct the Poland that
the treaty of Versailles created
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freedom and freedom or tnougnL
Should people be denied the right
of religious freedom? you may ask
Nc. Man was created with the
privilege of making his own de-
cisions. Man is forbidden to use
force. If he would change things
it must be done by changing the
beliefs Of those whose works inter-
fere with his happiness and we'll
being. Does religion deny the ex
istence of God? No. None but Q
fool says that there is no God.
Excepting the fool, every one, in
Guiding the Devil, believes that
there is a God. '"The fool hath said
in his heart, there is no God."-Ps-
14:1.
THE DEVIL BELIEVES
No man can be more evil than
the devil, because the devil is the
"prince of this world" in the mat
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very day. Great Britain not ready to accord other
tions absolute freedom OF navigation upon the and
assembage at Versailles in The Hall of Mirrors draw
unit he nact
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FROM A
lAYMAN'S VIEWPOINT
BY VI. II. BONDS

BY VI. Il. B0NDS

President Wilson's IA Points met with opposition at
the very outset by of the Big Four AesGreat Brit
ain When England began to the 4point proposal