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From Brazil Bahia Brazil, June 5, 1926. Mr. John Mitchell, Jr., Richmond, Va., U. S. A. My dear Sir: Regardless of what some people think or Bay, the greatest surety (or the individual lies in that4 of the masses: and, by serving the masses one profits by the classes. The government lives from taxes and tariffs: and it is only when the peo pie are generally prosperous' that the government is at its best. The same may be said about the Individ* ual; it is only when Ills neighbors are prosperous that his own chances and happiness are most certain and convenient. The store keeper and the landlord, fare better when pros perity abounds in all the classes and with all the people. Education has proven to be second •only to labor itself in value.. A person without education or interest Is not liable to read a newspaper, etc.; and those who read, mostly read for a purpose; these purposes vary. But it Is quite safe to say that the paper that satisfies the interest of its readers best will get their first support. The colored journalist, like all other specialists, must take this point tnto consideration. The colored Journalists write altogether too optimistically and light-hearted ly about the race they are supposed to give Information to and about; when that same race and its inter ests are both In a most distressing condition. This explains how the Negroes are so sadly neglected of the benefits that society owes them. This is how they can be whipped and even killed. In the center of a large community; and beyond the bounds of that neighborhood nothing is ever heard of it. And the culprit walks about scot free to await the next victim. Those who know about it become afraid of him. And he. hearing nhout this, becomes less cautious in his brutality: only for selfish purposes he makes friends with those who are more apt to challenge his braggadocio. Thus he and Ills friendH do as they please, until somebody has courage enough to expose them. But If a poor un protected person attempts this ex posure he and all of his belongings are in danger of a similar fate. Now these things I have seen right near you. or to where you are. And neither the Negro preachers, teachers nor papers would dare to make it known to the public And If a stranger made too much fuss about it some of these very same cowards would go and tell the gang leaders, so as to get their favor in But no one makes serious inquiries about the happiness or unhuppiness of the colored people, to give it pub lication in other parts. And, say, do not think that only other Ne groes want to know about these things; because I will tell you now. that, other people are more anxious | to know than the best Negroes know ( how to be. It is for various rea- ' sons that the leading people of lhe t country and of the world want peace * and progppgs among the citizens of every quarts?. Dooplft may 1 not be government officials but i their Influence sometimes exceeds i that of a mere government official. Thus I plead for a more definite publication upon the general condi tions of colored people everywhere, t compared with those of other free ’ people But the one that reports 1 should be able to understand what i the differences are. If the publica- j tions can not conveniently be done . tpo near the spot; then let It be 1 'done at a remote distance from the • spot. But, at any rule, let it he* done. And this will lift the colored • people faster than any other way. * The truth will free them! There, ip a certain gang or group whom I hope to reach in an offhanded way. ’ Because these think, that they are t beyond all earthly powers, they have . blocked many efforts and dote upon , their efficiency to keep it up; but the light being turned upon the con- ■ ditions of Negroes, in certain parts of the world, will cause inquiries into those of others. And besides this, such is the only way to make the colored press, in the U. S. A. resnected. This may seem like non sense to yon, hut it is just ihis kind of nonsense that makes the water run from the spring. And it was "non this kind of work that the late 1 E. Bruee differed with me, and t’-onpht to hurt me. But I tell voii I am trying to help the weak without killing the strong, it seems that certain Americans are beginning to feel alarmed about the safety of the Anglo-Saxon domina tion. But we here, are concerned more about the domination of right and equity: whether hv the Anelo Rnvons or hv the Zonloos of Africa Of course, we do not forget what good the Anglo-Saxons have done; r>r>a nrav that thov wi’l continue. if not; up steps the next best fellow. As ever yours for equity and progress. I. S. MOORE. VIRGINIA MATERNITY DKATHH Ry W. A. Flecker, M D., Si ate Registrar of Vital Statistics While there lifts been a great de cline In maternity deaths since the discovery that childbed fever Is a germ disease and that it need but rarely occur if the rules of absolute cleanliness are observed, there are still far more deaths than should occut. There were in Virginia in 1325, 417 Puerperal deaths 215 white and 202 colored. This is 152 less than in 1920, One white mother gave up her life out of every 194 living children born, while the col I ored fatality was one * mother to j every 94 births, the rate being more than double that of the white. This, of course, is accounted for by the fact that physicians are more generally employed by white fami lies. while 'the colored rely upon the * inadequate care of ignorant and usu * ally dirty mldwives. In the practice of skilled and pains-, taking physicians not more than one I maternal death to five hundred nVWWy known only tA wnm^n II*it/Mi* Suffering iday and night the — .---. » ™ n wmuan wno -understands and sympathize! with your condi «ioo will receive toot aipns I of distress and send ;csso3i^s!sir,,'"*T'i*‘'<“* Then, without the aid otffcnowledfe of anyone «m can thoroochly try this treatment that has ■brought cheer and happiness to thousands of ; Sawn. Plata. ! To Summers Medical Cto, Box 441, South Bend, Indiana sufferers for more 34,years. ; Stmt or R. P. D. m cot*‘ CO CX" «\o'»e ,^e"a »**“.**»£, o'V" «* ^*^0^ ,t*» vjo°' \tvtf e&v< \0 **»**. tw „ *o*e A evc° \o«.' fO*1’ cO'** ^ v **** cto^- - **«* tff! '"*1. *ifl “ II**1* JfOUP' my ^jtb t*»r e.**r f|ie r® «*>«■* *J*£»V0Z? <?.»•> DC ««n tbi® di** *r®‘ J*®*'* coH* t*»°‘ U4i0*» 5/ LUDEN'S MENTHOL COUGH DROPS births is expected, while some have attended doubles that number with out a death. The (jucrition of safety is therefore I lftv«c’y the question of engaging a capable physician early, and accept ing his watchful care anrt advice at) to diet mode of life, and #* to the functioning of kidneys and Other , organs. . In the rural sections small but ! good private and public hospitals • are now to he found, convenient to a large p:\rt of the population. These ofTer the assurance of ade quate end timely assistance, which *’• --ot ?.l"ay5 bo obtained at home, 1l s’ ou cl go far towards solving th.' U'" tev::ity problem where physl cians aro not always obtainable just { when r.^feded, I It believed that the efforts of tho H a refill of Vital Statistics and I of th • Child Welfare Bureau in j teaching midwives the elementary , rules of cleanliness, and forbidding them to practice dangerous meth ods. lies been largely responsible for ! tile reduction of colored deaths from child bed fever from 73 in 1922 to ‘ 57 in 1925. j Pr-eporMve mothers should write ’ to M»e Ptnpn of VMal Statistics | TtlchP’nn 1. Vir-giria, for free helpful literature. I WOMAN TESTIFIES TO KILLING IN SELF DEFENSE: GETS TWO YEARS fPrc-nton Wiv« Sprite*-* Pittsburgh. Pa. Nov.19—A self defense plea was raised bv Mrs. Marv Hnguley. 30 vears old. when i she took the stand in her own de- * fense before Judge H. H. Rowand i in criminal court, arraigned on a charge of having shot and fntnllv wounded William Wallace. 35 years old. in his home. 5813 Kirkwood St.. May 25 Wallace died in St. Francis Hospital four days later. Mrs. Huguley was sentenced to serve from two to four years in the West ern Penitentiary by Judge Rowland. She was convicted by a jury on a charge of voluntary manslaughter. OTHF.R PFOPT f n mr.F 'you now BY YOUR FURNITURE When you can got FURNITURE and RTTGS from an Old Established House llWe JURGENS—that's known to sell t rho beet quality goods. Just as reason- ] able as elsewhere—wby not give your friends a good impression. It will give us tbe greatest pleasure to show vnu our wonderful stock of bome maklng comfort glvng FURNITURE and RUGS and—dot’t fall to ssk our Salesmen about 0ur BANKING PLAN which gives you C. 10 or 15 month* >n which fn pay for anv purchase CHAS. G. JURGENS SON ESTABLISHED 1<8«. 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