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Self Determination for Ethiopia

Every Negro organization in America should wire their Repre-
opposition the Ethiopian
colonies formerly held by Italy this World War of the
allied nations.
will be the when Negroes this country will sit idly
this international be committed without
testing uncertain
humble judgment the Philippians living the colonies
held Italy right self determination, and the
United Nations will add strength structure giving
people what they
Of living under
Ethiopian
Italy completed without violating
pillars the United Nations the fact that Italy should be called
upon suffer part a bloody world catastrophe
the world constitute
forget that their failure the that
small insignificant nation,
aame with World War The Ethiopia
nations the earth that weak could
without consequence ruthless gobbng
smaller and weaker nation became pasme rather than
any respectable Ethiopian prefer
become subject Of country that much
boohed their knsmen Be that referendum should be
held under United Nations supervision determine what the
the Ethiopian involved
demands Of the Italian for their Edtosl
in CAROLINA TIMES Durham, N. c.
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New York Steps Ahead

After overcautous hesitation the New York Legislature
bill ending the military establish
ments placing this state with New Jersey and Connecticut
originally a
policy and of eliminate segregation
indignation o its troops
Fortunately Assembly would this compromise
insisted fortnight immediate
the states armed The Assembly rejected the
which betrayed New
rights legislation The condition progress
by pace Mississippi Georgia
insult to the people of this state.
this bill eliminated fight years
Assembyman William T. Andrews
naturally had support all
Legislature Assembymsn points
torso outside this distrct.-NEW YORK AGE
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Wofeh AIdermunie candidufes

Minneapolis aldermen WELD great power They
dators
pOrtant Minneapotans pay aldermanc
Aldermen Minneapolis elected years
lot OF harm both represents
entire city four BY the token conscientious
public people represents
the community at large
Some OF the present aldermen up
in the city council that entle
OF them ordinary others peor-
the public interest
Aldermen the elected public officials closest
citizen Candidates council should closely
questioned they possible
job instead Of the often the
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PauI Robeson's Propuaanda

Paul Robesons suggestion that American Negroes
would fight Russia II the u against the
considerable space daily the nation
Walter Whites immediate rert that Robesons theory did
the thinking Of the majority of Negroes
reply TO Robesons studied but wshfl thinking
wanted America into another
democratic treatment Of its largest racial minority and at the
time make propaganda for his Soviet Communist friends 1t
history which his purposes pre-
cedence the other.
the that the utternce Of Robson
other Negro for that matter Negroes
the position Of the Negro America Those who alarmed
that the Of amcab Negrohe relations will suffer
Of what Mr. Robson other individual public
easily alarmed.
real harm win II the
which from the lips Of the eounts critics The lies which they
tell shout the United States win have lasting harm However
they the really
the protection Of civil rights millions Of its
what must the thinkers OF the country
When Fobeson said Negroes would
Union telling faisehood doing
propagandng world effect
there considerable sympathy people
American people This sympathy does include the
politicians presently country Negroes
any they many grown
American politicians
talk great democracy, but vote otherwise.
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in the same state where the trip
at no time crossed the state line;
and that the nature Of the trip
was determined by the actual
journey and not by the ticket; so
since the men were actually trav-
cling between two points within
the state of North Carolina and
breaking their journey by a stop
oeVr, the North Carolina jim-crow
law applied. The Court sentenced
them to 80 days on the road in
segregated camps.
The case was appealed to the
North Carolina Supreme Court
with the men admitted to bail
pending the decision. When the
North Carolina Supreme Court af-
firmed the conviction, they packed
their bags and went to North
Carolina to do their time.
They decided not to carry the
case TO the United States Su-
Preme Court because a better
case had since cropped up In
Virginia; and the men further
thought the very best way to
dramatize the fight against jim
crow would be to show the
South that Christian men are
willing to go 10 jail for Chris
tianity and democracy, against
the Jim-crOw prejudices Of the
South.
North Carolina would have been
smart to have refused to Jail these
men and to have sent them back
when they appeared to serve their
time; but North Carolina failed to
see that great movements of con-
science SWEEP the imagination
when men are willing to suffer for
what they believe. Jim-crow is
taking a beating every day these
men serve on the road.
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EiIihusfer Compromise

The who the people this compromise and who thus
practically killed off civil Diiecras Republicans
nonSouhen Democrats They viii continue their unhoy alliance
against labor housing minimum health and social security
legislation The blow aimed at the Negro rights
millions of Americans that the Negro
democracy Until
limited II not denied altogether The
the Senate rules provide of
Until democracy
will be precious little of in the highways byways
the way this accomplishment
public ofnce-Crisls Magazine
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pletlnB tnlFLy-udy sentence o
lima for violation of the North
On June Bird, 1915 the United
States Supreme Court decided
Morgan " Virginia 1928 US. 373)
where a colored woman en- route
by bus from Gloucester County,
Virginia, to Baltimore, Maryland,
had been convicted for violation
Of the Virginia jim-crow bus law
because she refused to change her
seat to the rear on the demand
Of the bus driver. The United
States Supreme Court ruled that
the Virginia jim-crow bus law, in
so far as 1t attempted TO regulate
the seating Of passengers on an
interstate journey from one state
to another, was void because it
imposed an unreasonable burden
on interstate commerce.
Shortly thereafter sixteen men
Is white and 8 colored, working
in eight intcrracial teams of one
white and one colored each) went
South to determine how far the
decision Of the United States Su-
preme Court was being obeyed.
The journey was made through
Virginia and North Carolina un-
der the auspices Of the Fellowship
of Reconciliation(a church group
and the Congress of Racial Equal
ity. Both the Fellowship and the
Congress have the Ghandi ap-
proach Of non-violence. Both be-
heve in simple direct action, in
stead of law suits to challenge I'M
Christian, undemocratic practices.
They do not advocate a cam
Paign Of civil dlsObedience In
the Ghandi sense. They stay
within the letter Of the law, but
frequently their Interpretation
Is different from what local
prejudlces dictate.
This interracial journey took
two weeks. The men always trav-
eled in interracial teams. Some
times the white man would sit in
the colored section of the bus or
in the jim-crow coach on a train;
or the colored man would sit in
the white section Of the bus or the
white coach. At other times the
white and colored members of the
team would sit together on the
same seat and refuse to be sepa-
rated.
The men made twenty-six tests
Of bus and train segregation in
the two weeks. They were arrest
ed six times: three times in Vir-
ginia, three times in North Caro-
lima. When arrested they would
use the occasion to address the
gathering crowd in a quiet voice
and explain their Interpretation
Of the law and protest the refusal
Of the local authorities to respect |
the Supreme Court decision.
They held meetings in the
towns where they stopped, ex-
planning the Morgan case to the
people how they might chal-
lenge Jim-crOw by direct but
nOn-viOlent methods. They were
assaulted In one place, but true
TO their principles did not fight
back.
They won five out of six cases.
The sixth case involving an arrest |
In Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
they lost. In the Chapel Hill case
they were travelling on interstate |
tickets from North Carolina to |
Virginia and Tennessee but were |
not going straight through; they
were merely going from one point |
In North Carolina to another point |
IN the same state, on a stop-over |
The North Carolina
Court ruled that the United States |
Supreme Court had not outlawed |
state jim-crow laws except as APP
Piled to interstate travel; that the |
state jim:crow law still applied
to a journey between two points
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NO EASY CHAIRS FOR nae

b1 WILLIAM IIL44NNI HUT
l seldom sit in easy chairs
For fear they'll make me lazy,
l let the others sit in theirs
Ev'n though they call me crazy.
I had no such in early years;
/ sat on puncheon benches,
Sometimes mid blood and briny
tears
As boys had in the trenches,
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EXPLANATION"
BY JOHN HENRIK CLARKE

BY JOHN HENRIK CLARKE
A smile Of hope
And a frown Of despair,
A hangman's rope
And a scornful stare;
This, too, is America, you see,
But not what America was meant
to be.
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That this first gathering of wo-
men in the Urban Funds interest
this year should be an IndoctrinA-
ton. rather than a Solicitation
meeting is no accident. II is in
the tradition Of the Urban League
to insist upon processing to better
race relations not on the bisis of
emotion alone, but with the facts
first" Mrs. Bennett Cert,
chairman Of women's Solicitation
Committee for Urban League cam
paign.
The Truman administration is
a social reform government like
Britain had before she went all
the way" Prof. Harold LAslCi
British Socialist.
To assume that because we
squawk about our grievances and
raise hell about our second-class
citizenship, that we are therefore
anxious to embrace the thugs
who boss the Kremlin Is the
height of folly.-Chieago DEFEN-
DER.
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shortly after the Secretary Defense
asked the Army Navy and Air Forces information
Of racial Indignation their respective Secretary
Kenneth Royal resigned Mr. Royal halls from Carolina
reported to have told reporters last
end Of segregation the Army quit kept
Now President Truman resignation
Denham antabor anNego antsemete general
Of the National Labor Relations Board things
down in d. C.
This newspaper happy
the St. Paul PIONEER PRESS DISPATCH topfight
fine citizen and
with others friends wishing
his responsibilities.
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Even though many large cities
now provide a college education
free, the cost Of keeping a child
clothed fed and housed amounts
to so much that it cancels the
benefits of free tuition.-Minnle
LOmax.
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ALONG THIS
WAY
BY CHARLES q. HOUSTON

WASHINGTON, d. C.-FOur 1.-TWO white and two col
ored members of the Congress of Racial Equality National
federation of local nterraca groups working abolish racial
by direct nonviOlent methods just
plotting hirday sentence the road gang in North Caro-
lima for violation of the North Carolina jm-erOw bus
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No community its full opportunity
newspaper well served by publication
both its business its Daily
Virginia, Mimi
Evening star., 1949-10-08

United States Steel wants to do what is right by
its employees We have always sought the loyal
cooperation and friendship of our employees.
United States Steel favors proper programs of
insurance, welfare, and pensions for its employees.
We have had insurance and pension plans in effect
for many years. We are ready and willing to try
to work out with the Union through collective bar
gaining any changes in existing programs for
insurance and pensions which are now necessary
or desirable.
Last week we made an offer to the Union to pay as
our share of the cost of programs of insurance and
pensions to be negotiated with the Union up to
average of4 cents an hour for insurance and cents
an hour for pensions That was a very substantial
offer on our part 1t would provide at our expense
insurance and welfare benefits which our employees
do not presently enjoy. The adoption Of such pro.
grams would add more than $5O,OO0,000 annually to
our costs of operation.
The Union fatty rejected this liberal proposal
and called strike against Why? Simply because
United States Steel is not willing agree in advance
that it will pay the entire cost of insurance and pen
sions for its employees.
Because of the Union. adamant stand that we
must pay the entire of insurance and pensions
for employees, the Union has deprived our en-
ployees of an opportunity Immediately to obtain,
without additional cost to them, insurance protec-
ton far superior to that which the employees now
possess.
United States Steel proposed to pay as it's share
of the cost of an insurance program about $50
month for each participating employee. A single
employee would pay as his share about 81 month
and an employee with dependents about So month.
Our employees on the average are now paying un-
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-01-12

Board or day care for small girl.
Christian home. Reasonable. Phone
Zion 3010. P1039-1-12-19-26
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1he TheOCraf

dividend which has been paid by the
First Savings and Loan Association
of Zion, during 1913. A previous divi-
dend having been paid at the end of
June.
A change in the bylaws of the as
ISOLATION, which was approved by the
shareholders at the annual meeting
in August, now permits the payment
of dividends twice yearly, and it will
be the policy of the board Of directors
to declare a dividend at the end Of
December and at the end Of June.
The year-end dividend will be paid
on all balances on deposit at the end
of December and checks will be mail
ed on the share certificates and credit
will be entered on the savings share
accounts, as soon as the interest can
he computed on each account.
The First Savings and Loan Asso-
citation is still making good progress,
the total assets of the association
having increased slightly more than
500 since June 80, 1913. Earnings
for the second half Of 1913 were bet
ter than expected, and the officers
and board of directors Of the associa-
ton look forward to very success
full year during 1949.
j. R. Paxton, president of the First
Savings and Loan Association Of Zion,
pointed out that the officers and en-
tire board appreciates the fine sup
port which has been given to this new
enterprise. During the year 1913 the
First Savings and Loan Association
of Zion helped 16 persons to new
home ownership, and will continue to
help in the building up Of the Zion
Benton area as new funds become
available.
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CARD OF THANKS

We take this means of ex-
pressing our deep gratitude
for all the kindnesses shown to
us in the passing of our below
ed wife and mother. The ear
nest prayers offered on our
behalf, the beautiful floral Of
ferings and expressions of SYM
pathy have been a source of
great comfort.
George Lambert
Ronald Lambert
Theodore Lambert and
and family.
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CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our
deep appreciation and thanks
to the many friends who so
kindly ministered to us in our
recent. bereavement in the
passing of our beloved hus-
band and father. Their loving
words and deeds, beautiful
flowers, comforting messages
and earnest prayers will ever
be gratefully remembered by
us.
Mrs. Jason A. Cook and
family.
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THE CHRISTIAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Music Numbers for
MORNING WORSHIP

Music Numbers for
MORNING WORSHIP
SERVICE
Lords Day, January 16, 1949
PROFESSIONAL "Glorious
Things of Thee are Spoken"
by Haydn.
CHOIR ANTHEM-"O Praise
the Lord, Ye Nations" by
John D. Thomas.
HYMN ANTHEM-"Thy Will
Be- Done," by Runyan.
CONTRALTO SOLO, "Shep-
herd of Israeli" by Hubbard
Harris.
Mrs. Erwin Kendall, Soloist
PROFESSIONAL Lord, Dis
miss Us With Thy Bless
ing" by Maker.
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WANTED-General Homework in af-
ternoon from to 6. Box 81, Zion, Ill.
P1O41-1-12
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CENTRAL P. T. A.

The Central P. T. A. meet
ing will be held in the Recrea-
ton Room of the College Build
ing on Tuesday, January 18th,
at 8 100 P. M. Our school nurse,
Miss Lind, will be the speaker.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-01-12

FOR SALE-Live poultry and feeds
at Aiuppy's. 1909 w. 26th St. Phone
2747.
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FIRST SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION

A dividend at the rate of go per
annum was declared by the First Saw
ings and Loan Association of Zion
at the board meeting which was held
late in December. This is the second
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NEWS HERE AND THERE
Continued from page p

from trip to California.
While in Los Angeles they
visited Testers parents and the
Sadorfs when they were at La
Canada. They came home the
southern route thus avoiding
the blizzard, stopping at San
Antonio, Texas with the Lowry
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nacker
of 24O8 Gilboa Avenue enjoy
ed the visit of their daughter,
Margaret and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Lang and
their daughter, Andrea, three
years old from Rome, New
York, who returned Friday af-
ternoon. They had come in
time for Andrea's great grand
mothers funeral, Mrs. Sophie
Zimmerman, who was buried
December 24th.
The ZeeeBees coached by
Fred Stanton from Zion-Ben-
ton High School won their fifth
straight victory in the North
Suburban conference games
last Friday evening at Lake
Forest, defeating Art Settings
Scouts 29-15.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Over who
were accompanied by their
mothers, Mrs. Over, ST., and
Mrs. Jordan returned from
Arizona, where they visited
with relatives during their two
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Kem-
man of Zion Lake Front are
vacationing in Florida, stop
ping at Mrs. Remnants broth
er's home in Ft. Pierce, Fla.
*
The Elmwood PTA met last
Tuesday evening with Mrs.
Gerald Fisher as president.
Miss Jansen's 9Th grade pre-
sented a skit followed by songs
by Mrs. Warehouses; sixth
grade. This was also open
house when the parents met
their children's teachers.
Mrs. Anna Fisher returned
last Thursday from Minneap-
oils where she had spent a
week visiting with relatives.
She also visited Mr.. and Mrs.
c. L. Rotzel, who called on her
last summer. Mrs. Fisher sta
ted that the city was beautiful
ly decorated due to the state
celebrating it's one-hundredth
anniversary.
Mr.. c.. R. Bishop reached his
92nd birthday New Years
Day. Both he and Mrs. Bishop
were in their regular places at
the Watch-Night Service in
Zion Auditorium. After the
service he and his wife receiv-
ed the congratulations of his
friends and relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bishop used to sing at
many of the meetings and al
ways from memory. His
daughter, Mrs. Ernie Mintern,
of 1915 Eshcol Avenue enter
tanned her parents at family
dinner on New Years Day as
we'll as Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
RiShnn and th air q aunhtnr Ec
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-01-12

Ceramic Art Course for beginners
Six 2-hour lessons $1,000. Glasses
start Thursday, January 18th. Wanda
Bales, instructor Phone Zion 1886.
1042-1-12
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There will also be a movie on
Health"
Plan to come out and enjoy
this interesting evening.
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ZION WOMAN'S CLUB

Mrs. William Bicket, zoos
Eshcol Avenue, will be the hos
tess to the Zion Woman's Club
literary department on Tues
day, January 18th, at 2 p. m.
Mrs. M. C. Eckheart will re-
view the book "The Reluctant
Rebel" by Frederick F. VAN
DeWater. The book deals with
the period before the Revolu-
tionary War.
Co-hostesses are Mrs. Will
liam Jonas, Mrs. Orville McIn-
tosh and Mrs. Herald Swank.
ZION YOUTH FELLOWSHIP
Next week Zion Youth Eel
lowship will have the privilege
of hearing another one of
Overseer Lees Question and
Answer programs. You will
remember the last one was a
real blessing to those who at
tended:
After the message the group
will assemble downstairs in the
Recreation Room for a social.
Mona Ballegooijen is plan
ming this inspiring program. It
is our desire that we see you
at 7:45 in the Chapel, and
when we say "you" we mean
what we say.
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YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for men who are
seeking an opportunity in the sales
field. Men who are interested in earn
ing $4,000 $4,000 $500 and up
ward per year. We have men who are
making that kind of money. 1t may
be your opportunity. Write Box 40.
Theocrat. Car essential. 1O43-1-12-19
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Simmons. Eime Ben, K1lth Massey
Elixaheth Wlinsrns b Robinson
and bessie oreshorn win deliver
the program
Rev. 3. Davis VIA deliver 10
evening ssrmon At 3 o'clock. Afra.
Genomevo Ashford "a president ana
Mrs. b u. Hunter q orrrpont-
ing secretary
Thursday morning at 9 o'cioct
ira general convention win begin,
The Reva.. J. r. Roman. = A.
Eaves. ard A. g. Record WIN b
program participants
At ne afternoon session. Rov.
Cater, Mrs AgcAfoe and Rev.
caves WIN deliver ne program.
rev. j. 9. Austin of chieaao win
bo the quest speaker Tor the cfe-
ming session.
Friday morning ~ o'clock ne
Revu. navln shaw EdwcrIh, and
Simmons Vim bring ~ program.
IN ne afternoon. Ihc nes1 naiah
oreen. and DAVID pacholooa in
apeals, and Ia ne eeaning ssrplce.
tho Revs !, b. n. Huntcr aad a.
N. Tox Win b ne speakers
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JOHNNY BAKER POST
REPREsENTED Az coNEAG

The state convention OF the
American Legion and Auxiliary
met in ST. PAU Thursday, August
IL thru Saturday, August IS.
Johnnie Baker Auxiliary 29i was
wen represented with Mrs. Corrle
Brown, president; Mrs. Mae Stew
art, secretary; Mrs. cornena
Burns, treasurer, and Mrs. Caro-
line Peery, Americanism chair
man attending.
Mrs. Corrie Brown was INSTALL
ed as fifth district chaplain We'd
nesday evening, August ~, ct the
Laidlaw Club rooms on Lake st.
2 During the summer the arxi,
Iiary has been on a vacation,
Meetings win resume Thursday
September 8, at Johnnie Baker
club rooms, 12s Hyland. Members
please come out and help make
this a successful year. Mrs. Cor
RE Brown, president; Mrs. Doris
Anderson, reporter.