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THE FORUM
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Weekly paper devoted to the inlarest of
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Entered ae second class mad matte
Feb 24, 1904 at the post uffice at Sprin
held, ill under the act ut Congress of
March 3. 1879
LOYALTY.
At no time in the history of the
world use there been so great ap
peal to all classes and races for
loyalty as at this time. Christ in
talking to the people in His day
was forced to convey spiritual
truths thiough simple illustra
tions, using the parable of the
lower when talking to farmers
and the shepherd and sheep when
talking to herdsmen. Through
things with which they were fam
iliar it was possible for Him to
convey spiritual ideas to a people
whose conception of things and
truths was so low that in
no other way could they be made
to understand. No individual or
people can go beyond their con
ception. Christ could not talk to
the people of His day of the aero
plane, the telephone, wireless tel
egragh or the phoegraph in a way
that they could have conceived of
their philosophy, or the possibil
ity of their existence. Two thous
and years of civilization and ad
vancement have brought us to a
new conception of things. We
realize to dB.v that the earth is the
basis of all harvest from which
her inhabitants must he fed. It
is also the basis upon which rest
all of the great superstructures of
the ages, and in a spiritual sense
we realize what the earth is to all
things else, the spirit of JUS
TICE BETWEEN MAN AND
MAN is to all religion, life devel
opment and hope of hereafter.
Any religion that is not based up
on the principles of justice be
tween man and man is not worthy
of its name. What is true in this
•enae of all tilings else is true of
the term LOYALTY. Loyalty
to what! The black man to the
white man? No. Loyalty to the
American dag as a nations’s em
blem! No. But LOYALTY to
the principles of justice between
man and man upon which the
glorious American Hag is bused
It is that principle as seen
in “Old Glory” that
calls for the sacrifice of
our savings and our lives. To no
people in the world should the
call of the spirit of our nation’s
nag appeal with greater force
than to the American Negio.
Justice between man ami will
eventfuliy announce itself as the
only basis for a wold’s religion.
And this principle of JUSTICE
BETWEEN MAN ANl) MAN is
the only thing that is worth tight
iug for, everything else that
serves as a basis for the superi
ority of one race or nation over
another should be shot to death
before the guns in our priseut
conflict cease tiring Let us pi ay
that every life that shall be giv
en, every ounce ol blood that
shall be shed and every dollar
that shall be spent in the wold's
great conflict will go toword
teaching LOYALTY to the prin
cipie of JUSTICE BETWEEN
MAN AND MAN.
Mr. A. K, Garnett, 111}9 So. }7
St. has opened a fiist class, ueat
ly furnished icecream parlor, ai
Ids residence' the above number,
aud is prepared to server) the
public from far aud uear. He is
also handling fish come aud in
spect.
Washing ton Street should he
lid ol these it feel high girls of
temh r years, at least aftei lu
u’clocta at log'll, police.
iuu - i- jmm — in ■ —— a
THE EDUO/tTOK makes da
appearance this week for the
first time as the first step in a
state wide Educational movement
leading up Pi a Co-operative Ed
ucational Congress to he held in
tlie city of Springfield in October
1018, at the time of the Illinois
Centennial Celebration. Tina
Congress will be participated in
by many of the ties! of both rac
es. The Loyal Legion Co-opera
tive Educational System will lie
perfected in each city of the state
through which the representation
as well as the part to be taken by
each city will be systematically
worked out.
KALE CO-OPEHATION
The plan of co-operation be
tween the races will be pushed
until thoroughly perfected in each
district. A Council Board of 25
representative Colored men to
gether with a similar board of a
like uumberof the most progres
sive Colored women of each city
will be organized which will be
divided into eight working com
mittees operating under the direc
tion of a District Superintendent.
The membership fees into the
general movement will be $1.50
per year. THE EDUCATOR to
gether with other literature giv
ing detailed information along all
lines of race advancement will be
furnished each member free of
additional cost. Each step and
phase of the work will be taken
up systematically without any at
tempt to cover the field with one
general effort Each committee
will have a particular work to do
of vital importance to the race
and the community in which it
operates. The work for each com
mittee will be carefully mapped
out and fully explained as each
step is.taken.
CO-OPERATIVE COUNCIL BOARD OF
WHITE MEN
A Co-operative Council Hoard
of twenty-five of the most repre
sentative and influential white
men of Springfield will soon be
formed. More than one hundred
prominent white men of the city
have signed and qualified as Co
operatora in the local movement.
DECATUR RACE MEN FALL IN LINE
The Decatur Herald contained
a report of the actions of the re
presentative citizens among the
Colored men last week which
speaks for that city as follows:
PROMOTION Or INTERESTS OF
AFRO-AMERICAN CITIZENS
PURPOSE OF NEW OR
GANIZATION
Colored citizens of Decatur ef
fected an organization of a coun
cil of the Loyal Legion Co-opera
tive Educational System Sunday
afternoon in a mass meeting held
in the Antioch Baptist church,
and in charge of Z W. Mitchell
of Springfield, principal ami foun
ler ot me organization.
This organization is incorpor
ated under the laws of Illinois
and has as its purpose to improve
ilie living conditions of the mass
es of colored people: to encourage
closer co-operation between tiie
white and oolored races; to pro
mote tin ift, economy and enter
among Afao-Americans,
OFFICERS ELECTED
The council board is made up
of 25 men, composed of eight
working committee with three
members in each, who work witli
the district superintendent. The
foiioaiag officers were uauieii:
District Superintendent. A L.
Nickeus.
Secretary, Carl Watkins.
Treasurer, Robert Kemp.
On the eight committees are
Kduc.ation Dr. .1 C Kllis, Ret
J. A. Crockett aud Robt. Rogau.
Home and Civic improvement
William Price, Henry Striuger |
and B F. Cousins.
Futei prise and luduslry Carl
Watkins, Rev T S. Heudershntt
.Old Hue Singielou
Charity and Relief W C King |
R. H Oiiphaul aud C. S. Kemp
Home Reiuiioua and Protection
—Cihlia 1< Moore, Ira Vaieuline!
and W S Hammond.
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Chicago Defender
The Freeman
The Crisis
Orders taken for any Negro
Book or Paper.
DUNBAR NEWS CO.
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fare—Monroe Dennie. Kev. A T.
Jackson ami L. L Moore.
Patronage and Reciprocity—
Ed. Jacobs, Wm. Hammonds J.
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PI.AN EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATION
The first thing which the com
mittee on industry and enterprise
will do is to provide an education
al publication in Decatur to be
known as “The Educator.” Thru
this pamphlet, a course of in
struction will be carried on for
the purpose of cementing the
forces of colored people, teach
ing them how to best deal with
every community problem.
Under the auspices of the edu
cational board, educational ses
sions will be liehl for the pur
pose of bringing the best of both
races together, in discussion of
things of vital interest to the
community.
UNDER STATE BOARD
The entire work in Decatur
will be under the direction of the
state board, headed by an execu
tive committee consisting of
Frances Blair, state superintend
ent of public instruction as chair
man; Logan Coleman, cashier of
the Illinois National Bank in
Springfield, as treasurer and Z.
W. Mitchell, executive secretary
and director. Mr. Mitchell will
puas some time in Decatur, as op
portunity permits, to help in the
direction of the activities of the
council.
LEADERSHIP IS THE
BURNING NEED
The supreme need of democracy
after the war, now and at all time,
is leadership, serving leadership
leadership from the bottom up
That is what Raymond Robins
of Chicago told members of the.
Mid-day Luncheon club at the
Lelnnd hotel last wk. in one of the
most masterly addresses ever de
livered before that organization.
Today the America Negro is
without a recognized leader to
speaks for the German-American,
as Meyer Sulzberger, Strauss and
Sohiff speak for the Jewish-Amer
ican, as Ryan speaks for the li isli
American.
As badly as we need a leader
today we shall ueed one fur more
when the present strike shall be
over.
Mr Ih It. Petitl lias purchased!
a New Overland Car,
Lawyer A. M, Williams wail
in Litchfield, last week on legal
business.
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price $10 each, will he sold in the
Guild Boom of St. Luke’s Church,
1216 K So Grand Ave., at a spe
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The following delegates were
elected to the Wood Kiver Ha| list
S. S. Convention which will con
vene in Jacksonville July 8. to 7,
Kev. S. C. Manuel, Mrs, S. 0.
Manual, ti. L. Marlin, Lydia Un
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Sellers, Euiuia .liukeus, J, K,
Johnson, Harry Hreutz.
The Wood Uivei S S. Conven
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July 3rd to 7th at Mt, Eiuory
Baptist Church.
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