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ST. PAUL RECORDER
“The Colored People’s Paper”
CECIL E. NEWMAN, Publisher
ROBERT JONES, Business Manager
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The RECORDER believes no man should be denied the right
to contribute his best to humanity. As long as that right is
denied any man, no man’s rights are inviolate.
Is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. And some one asks, “Why cele
brate Lincoln’s birthday?” That is a good question. Too frequently
our conduct is, “me, too,” without understanding just why the pre
cedent was established.
1. Lincoln led the activity which preserved the entity of the
union. To have separated the country into two parts, one north and
the other south of the Ohio; one free, the other slave; each with 3,500
miles of border to guard would have been inviting a war that would
have made a wilderness of both areas. It was economically foolish.
2. Lincoln emancipated the slaves, which was a quick answer to
the arguments that obtained in his time as to whether a Negro had a
soul. Lincoln’s act was an attest to his conviction that Negroes were
men as other men; that as men, Negroes were free moral agents with
the right to the fruitage of their toil.
3. Perhaps it is not so recorded, but Abraham, Lincoln was the
most powerful union man that labor has yet produced. “The stroke
of the pen” so frequently and righteously referred to as emancipating
four millions of Negroes, in the same movement liberated 40 millions
of white men and their posterity. Slave labor was a devastating com
petition to free men. It made tramps of them, and Lincoln dressed
them up.
4. Lincoln sacrificed his life for what to him was a principle, not
a political pawn as some would have us believe. Before we go further,
let us remember that the urge of religion will take a man to greater
heights than any other power. Lincoln was born a Quaker at a time
when Quaker leaders were preaching the greatest horrors of the here
after to slaveholders. No Quaker was a slaveholder after 1800 and
three-quarters of them moved into the Western Reserve by 1815. For
more of the story read the life of John Woolman, early Quaker preacher.
Any encyclopedia contains the story.
There are fewer and better examples of “Train a child the way
he shall go, etc.,” than the life of Abraham Lincoln. Let us not be
misled by shallow knowledge of the life and motivating power of
Lincoln. So far as Lincoln was concerned, God had spoken and said,
“Let my people go.”
The birthday of Frederick Douglass, celebrated on February 14,
means much less to the youth of today than it did to the men and
women of those days of keen suffering and hardships following the
emancipation. To them he was as a saviour, courageously fighting
the battles of his people with unswerving loyalty to the cause in
which he gave his entire life.
Born in slavery he broke his own shackles. The education he
knew he must have he developed largely through his own efforts. The
influences he raised in behalf of his people came largely through that
same indominitable perseverance not to be denied. His sacrifices
were their own reward. But not all. Then as now he who gives his life
shall save it. Douglass gave his very life and in the giving gained
fame, power, influence and developed a great physique, a great mind
and a tremendous influence.
The youth of today may learn greatly from the life of this man
doomed apparently from his birth to a place the lowest of the low.
Yet by unparalleled effort of mind and body he raised himself to the
places of the mighty, found equality where there was none, won the
esteem of a hostile world and reached a pinnacle to which none of his
race have since attained.
May the spirit of Frederick Douglass long endure and may it be
given to the young of his race to emulate the qualities that made him
a foremost American.
THE “LITTLE” RECORDER
Have you heard anyone say, “The Little Recorder says so-and-so?”
Sure. With emphasis on little. One of our subscribers said the same
thing quite often until a week or so ago the Recorder sounded off on
something very close to the lady’s heart. It furnished her a defense
that she could not give herself. It made a proud official happy that
someone dared to speak up in meetin’.
The lady in question showed the Recorder editorial in high places
and powerful influence backed off. Our people should know that they
need a mouthpiece; that it is too late to get one when you want to
use it. Support the Recorder and it will hit the hot spots when needed.
Friday, February 8, 1935
FEBRUARY TWELVE
FREDERICK DOUGLASS
PRAISES FIGHT ON UNFAIR
RESTAURANT OPERATOR
Editor:
Please accept my congratula
tions on your attack on Barney
Kenkal, the proprietor of Barney’s
Restaurant. The sooner our peo
ple wake up to the fact that they
are feeding many whites who have
no respect for the Negro as a
group the better off all of us will
be. There are other business
places over here on the Northside
who should be called to time. They
take all and give little in return.
More power to your fight for the
people of the community. Your
paper is an asset to the com
munity.
Cecil G. Taylor,
810 Girard Ave. No.,
Minneapolis, Minn.
CORRECTION
Feb. 4, 1935.
Mr. Cecil Newman
Dear Sir:
I noticed in your “St. Paul Re
corder,” Feb. 1, 1935, an article
called “Deserved Tribute,” by Wm.
Smith. In this article Mrs. Agnes
Eddings was listed as a Grand
Deputy of the Minnesota-lowa
Jurisdiction.
This letter comes to advise you
(1) there is no such thing as a
Minnesota-lowa Jurisdiction; (2)
Mrs. Agnes Eddings does not be
long to the Minnesota Grand Chap
ter O. E. S., and therefore holds
no office in our organization.
Wishing you much success.
Yours truly,
George L. Hoage, Jr.
“Frederick Douglass As A Man”
Editor, Spokesman and Recorder:
The title above is that of an ora
tion that the writer, April 21, 1932,
won first place with in a contest
at Zion’s church.
Feb. 17, 1817, is the date of the
birth of the greatest American that
ever put foot on Mother Earth.
After years of fighting with both
brawn and brain, he saw in his own
life-time the realization of his
work as well as that of his com
rades—the abolition of slavery. Far
from me of being a hero worship
per, but this man and his compa
triots rank along with the his
torical Jesus.
This man’s name is not even
mentioned in our American histo
ries. At least, not in the ones I
read. Probably, if the Negroes of
Minnesota had a colored man on
the board of education, there might
be a possibility of incorporating
many of our outstanding Negroes
in the school histories. The writer
humbly and presumptiously of
fers himself as a candidate for
such a position. Oh, where are
our social workers, politicians, and
Urban Leaguers?
Herbert Howell.
Editor:
I wish to submit the accompany
ing two authentic copies of let
ters which were sent me in reply
to my letters to the President of
the U. S. and to the Honorable
Ernest Lundeen, M. C.
Two weeks ago the Minneapolis
Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder
were very obliging in publishing
similar favorable replies from
Senators Schall and Shipstead and
Congressman R. T. Buckler.
Yours truly,
T. F. Allen,
Pres. St. Paul N. A. A. C. P.
Dear Friend:
Thank you for your interest in
the federal anti-lynching law (the
Costigan-Wagner Bill).
I am very much interested in
this matter and in your comments.
We are always at your service,
and will be pleased to hear from
you again.
Sincerely yours,
Ernest Lundeen.
Write the President and Minne
sota Congressmen and Senators
urging the passage of the Costi
gan-Wagner Bill. Write today!
Justice Chas. E. Hilton address-
ST. PAUL RECORDER
ed the St. Paul branch of the
N. A. A. C. P. Sunday, Feb. 3.
A very complete description of
the functions of the state supreme
court as well as the United States
court was afforded the audience.
The problem of lynching was taken
up briefly. The rest of the pro
gram consisted of a piano solo by
Miss Eunice Bagnal and short
talks by Theo. F. Allen, the presi
dent, and Geo. Wills, chairman of
the meeting. The speaker of the
afternoon was introduced by Mr.
S. E. Hall.
My Dear Mr. Allen:
This will acknowledge the re
ceipt of your letter of January
ninth which will be brought to
the attention of the President.
You may be sure that he will ap
preciate your interest in writing
him.
Louis McH. Howe,
Secretary to the President.
Theo. F. Allen, Esq.,
Minneapolis Athletic Club,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Health and
Hygiene
By Dr. W. D. Brown
There are cavities in the bones
of the skull which communicate
with the nose through small canals.
The lining of these spaces is mu
cous membrane, just the same as
is found in the nose proper. There
fore, any inflammation in the nose,
such as a common cold, may spread
through the canals or small open
ings into one or more of the si
nuses.
Such a condition is spoken of
as an acute sinusitis. The severity
of the condition depends upon
which of these spaces is involved,
how many, and whether or not the
space or spaces are shut off from
the nasal cavity by occlusion of the
small canals or openings.
The symptoms are those of an
acute cold, plus pressure symp
toms due to the accumulation of
pus which cannot drain thoroughly
into the nasal cavities. This pus
under pressure causes severe head
ache. Unless you have suffered
with this disorder, you cannot pos
sibly imagine how excrutiating
this headache can become. The suf
ferer uses every pain-killer within
access in order to obtain relief.
The prevention of sinusitis de
pends upon measures used to pre
vent recurring head colds. This
means that the general body
health should be kept normal. Suf
ficiently warm clothes should be
worn to prevent body chilling in
cold weather. Diseased teeth or
gums should receive attention. Dis
eased tonsils should be removed.
Defects within the nose, such as
a crooked septum, especially,
should be eradicated.
The treatment of the condition,
once it has developed, is rather in
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have been the contributions of the
cation on “The Negro’s Cultural
Contributions to America.” Ac
cording to him, the creations and
cultural contributions which have
been most peculiarly American
American Negro. This, he said,
was no disparagement of the con
tributions of other groups, such as
those of the Indian, the mountain
eer, and the cowboy, whose folk
art has been distinguished by con
tributions of handicraft, folk lore,
songs, and dances.
“The distinction,” he pointed out,
“lies in the fact that the arts of
the Indian, the mountaineer, and
the cowboy have not been taken
into the nation’s art, and that the
American white man has worked
on European models.”
Negro Helped Shape America
Dr. Johnson said that many peo
ple think of the Negro as the beg
gar under the nation’s table, wait
ing for the crumbs of civilization.
“That may be true, too,” he as
serted, “of all of the other groups
that make up the nation. The
Negro, too, has helped to shape
and mold the nation.”
The Negro’s part in American
civilization, according to the Fisk
university man of letters, has been
twofold: passive and active. Pas
sive influences, he designated as
those which have given the United
States the unique opportunity and
temptation, shared to a lesser ex
tent by Germany, to abuse a mi
nority group.
Active influences have included
contributions in the fields of mu
sic, folk lore, dancing, humor,
speech, literature, drama, the con
cert stage, scholarship, and science.
“The Negro of today is fortu
nate and ought to be proud of the
fact that he has a well-integrated
folk lore foundation upon which to
raise a conscious art,” Dr. John
son said in closing his address.
“The Negro of today may go back
to his folk art for inspiration. Both
black and white conscious artists
may send their roots into the Ne
gro sub-soil and get something out
which will be truly art. To
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mere race and reaches out in
truth and beauty.”
He concluded his convocation ad
dress by reading two of his poems
from the collection entitled “God’s
Trombones.” They were: “The
Creation,” and “Go Down Death.”
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