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World’s Peace campaign
Old Soldiers Next Fight
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Hisnesota Grand Army Foots to Take
Up Cudgels Against War of
Nations.
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Prof. Sanford's Memorial Day Address
for Disarmament Stirs Yetemns.
Disarmament and a peace compact
between the nations, along the lines
suggested yesterday by Prof. Maria
Sanford in the Memorial day address
made by her at the courthouse, will
form the basis for a campaign which
the Minnesota posts of the iiGrand
« Army of the Republic expect to wage
in both state and national encamp
ments.
Resolutions ’ looking toward the
abolition of warfare Were introduced
and carried, following the address of
’ -professor Sanford. Veterans declare
jjthat the campaign will not end merely
with the adoption of the resolutions.
Wamuel R- Van Sant, commander-in
chief of the Grand Army, has pledged
Ids support to tho movement and the
old warriort are determined not to
rest until their campaign haß been
] taken up all over the world.
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Tlm Uirinrsal Races Congress
▲ congress, which promises to be
one of the moat influential of our
time, is to lie held in London in July,
1911. The Sjat of those who have ex
tended to li* their moral support is
perhaps the jnost imposing one of its
kind. Amoig the supporters, who
hall from %'d tpss than forty coun
tries, arc presidents' of
parliaments, about a hundred mem
bers of the Permanent Court of Ar
bitration and of the Second Hague
Conference, many present and past
statesmen and ambassadors, some
hundred and thirty professors of in
ternational law, the leading anthropol
ogists and sociologists, the president,
treasurer, general sacretary and the
majority of the council of the Inter
parliamentary Union, and other dis
tinguished personages..
* The object of the congress will be
to discuss the larger racial issues in
the light of modern knowledge and
the modern conscience, with a view
to encouraging a good understanding,
friendly feelings and hearty co-oper
ation between Occidental and Oriental
peoples. Political Issues of the hour
will be subordinated to this compre
hensive end, in the firm belief that
when once mutual respect is estab
lished, difficulties of every type will
be sympathetically approached and
readily solved.
The origin of this congress is read
ily explained. The interchange of
material and spiritual goods between
the different races of mankind has of
late years assumed such dimensions
that the old attitude of distrust and
aloofness is giving way to a general
desire for closer acquaintanceship.
Out of this interesting situation has
sprung the idea of holding a congress
where the representatives of the dif
ferent races might meet each other
face to face, and might, in friendly
rivalry, further the cause of so-called
white people and the so-called colored
people.
Accordingly, the congress will not
represent a meeting of all the races
for the purpose of discussing indis
criminately everybody’s concerns. It
will not discuss purely European
questions, such as the relations exist
ing between or within the different
—Bwopean countries; nor, of course,
will it discuss the attitude of Europe
towards the persons. Fee for active
membership (including attendance,
volnme of papers, and other publica
tions) will ue 215., for passive mem
bership (excluding attendance, but in
cludin'. '’"me of papers and other
public; as), 7s. 6d.
Further information may be obtaln
from the Hon. Organizer, Mr. O.
BplUer, 62 South Hill Park, Hamp
stead, London; or from the American
co-secretaries. Prof. W. E. Dußois,
Atlanta University, and Mr. Alfred
W. Martin, 996 Madison avenue, New
York.—Circular, The Horizon.
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“TO THE PROTEST
TO STEVENS.”
Sons of Veterans’ Resolution Against
Lee Statue is Forwarded to
Representative.
The resolution of protest against the
placing of the Lee statue in the na
tional capital at Washington, which
were passed upon by the Sons of Vet
erans three weeks ago, were formally
dispatched to Congressman Stevens at
the regular meeting in the old capitol
last night. The fact that the statue is
in Confederate uniform was the chief
complaint made in the resolutions,
which were unanimously passed by a
large assemblage of the Sons.
The Intention of the resolution was
not so much to attempt a removal of
the statue as to prevent the Mississip
pi project of placing the Jefferson Da
vis statue.
“It is not Lee, the man, that we ob
ject to,” said an officer of the Sons of
Veterans last night “It is Lee, the
rebel, in the uniform of a rebel. We
could hardly ask the removal of the
Lee statue, now that it is in place, but
our objection, voiced by the present
resolution, may have some weight
when the subject of the Jefferson Da
vlb statue comes up for considera
tion.”
Haying read the above article,
which appeared in the St Paul Pio
neer Press, of May 28, 1910, I shall
refrain from giving vent to my feel
ings at this valuable time for higher
thought out ot respeet to the day set
apart to commemorate the lives and
deeds of the departed dead, through
“Divine service to our God.” This is
not the time for such a revival of
“strife or contention,” while we are
eelebrating the memory of our “de
parted heroes” by decorating their
last resting place. Such proceedings
from organizations should be deferred
out of consideration to the relatives
and friends of the “Confederate dead.”
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ipol-
lent,
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I admit that an organization has the
power to assert its rights. The Sons
of Veterans of St. Paul, through this
privilege, have placed themselves in
the “limelight of publicity,” hence this
reply. It is necessary, in a few words,
to show that they are not a “material
consideration,” and they will receive
no benefits by “unanimous resolu
tions” mentioned above. Had not
Grant, at Appomatox, dictated his
terms in those lasting words, “Let us
have peace,” Lee may never have
lived to achieve his honored distinc
tion in another sphere, and Jefferson
ought have been hanged at Fort
tress Monroe. Those words are to
day our nation’s highest motto and
greatest aim. They mended the link
in the chain of Union which was
broken by that immortal encounter in
which brother fought against brother,
and father against son. His condi
tions were, to all survivors of the con
flict, “Return to your homes and build
up a stronger and better Union.” The
Sons of Veterans undoubtedly seek to
perpetuate the G. A. R. They had a
little chance, and now they have Icbs;
and, if this continues they will have
none while the G. A. R. exists. The
United Spanish War Veterans have
shown by their “unity of purpose”
that they have caused themselves to
be identical with all that is claimed
by the G. A. R., and they will never
seek to detract “military honor” from
a man for such reasons. Here are
many things credited to a people who
are considered inferior “in every way”
and were banded into “conditional
slavery" by that war which caused
your very existence, and to read your
protest would be impressive to whites
as being from that class. There are
in your organization in other states
negroes who fill with honor your high
est positions and are ashamed of your
Individuality. Vou have not realised
that true spirit as shown by the G. A.
R. to the Confederate# to promote the
reunion made possible by the Spanish-
American war, which changed the
“geography of the world,” and placed
the word "America.” over the entire
earth; also gave birth to a “new and
lasting” union.
(Continued on page 3.)
Comment.
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THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI®, JUNE 2, 1910
“LAUREL WREATHS”
OUR MEMORIAL
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DEDICATED TO THE COLORED CITIZENS OF
THE TWIN CITIES
Crispus Attucks. A. Lincoln. Jno. Brown.
Debora Garnett. Primus Hall. V Peter Salem.
Bannaker. H. H. Garnett. jl Phyliss Wheatley.
—. Garrison. Phillips. Sumner.
George Washington. LaFayette. j— Steuben.
CIVIL WAR V|TERANS
Sergt. Carney. Col. R. G. Shaw.f Maj. Martin R. Delaney.
Robt. Smalls. Robt. E. Bell. I William Tillman.
Lewis Hayden. Harriet Martineag, Prince Hall.
U. S. Grant. B. F. Butler. ¥ 8. C. Armstrong.
Jno. A. Logan. Jas. A. Garfield, Stonewall Jackson.
Fred Douglas. Harriet Tubman. ? W. C. Nell.
Jno. M. Langston. B. K. Bruce. * J. C. Price.
Robt. Elliot. McKinley. f Sampson.
Dunbar. Piper. f Hogan.
Dixon. Jackson. | Murphy.
THE SPANISH WAjt VETERANS
KING EDWARD VII
JOHN A. JOJSSQN.
Jacob Showell. Ralph Grey, Sr. James Cannon.
Thomas Henderson. Jessie W. Jackson. Charlie Hale.
George W. Day. Henry Wilkins. Charles A. Britton.
John G. Sterrett, Sr. John L. Neal. William Gray.
Willis A. Coulter. Carl W. Miller. James A. Nelson.
Edward Truesdale. John G. Sterrett, Jr. Nelson J. Loyd.
Chas. H. Allen. “Father” Jones. Harry Lucas.
Therley Tyler. Scott C. Blake. Jack Justice.
William Grey. -Thomas Scott. Beverly A. Yancey.
Ed Willard. Woodruff Hale. J. L. Nelson. (Born in
William Donaldson. J. A. Crosell. Sweden.)
William Holt. James Clark. Rias Gatewood.
Clenis W. Lee. George W. Coleman. Anderson Scott.
Theo Pix. James Blair. Andy Carter.
Mrs. Jennie V. Kemp. John Jenkins. Joe Amos.
Laffayett Mason. Chas. H. Burch. William Robb.
Matthew Scruggs. George Maguinn. Charles Jackson.
Abe Myrick. “Dolly” Anderson. S'aml. Collins.
D. C. Hardy. M. P. Charmon, George Fisk.
Mrs. Mack Brady. Amos Watkins. Alex Pettiford.
Mrs. Chas. Brooks. Mrs. C. H. Miller. Mrs. Z. J. Johnson.
Mrs. Jennie V. Kemp. Mrs. John Cheatam. Mrs. Walter Smith.
Mrs. Beverly Kissel. Mrs. Frank Preston. Mrs. Mamie Allen.
Miss Martie Grey. Mrs. R. Cannon. Miss Nettie Moden.
Miss Drucilla Cromwell. Miss Ellen Brown. Miss Mamie Morgan.
Miss Hattie Watkins.
WILLIAM H. SMITH, Peters
burg, Va. —My brother —
Drowned at Chilswold, New
York.
GEORGE F. WHITTEN, Boston,
Mass., died of yellow fever,
In Cuba, 1898.
“TO DEPARTED COMRADES,
of Whitten Camp No. 1, Bos
ton, Mass.”
MAJOR WILLIAM S. BEEBE,
Died In Havana, Cuba iwt.
“May they rest in Peace.”
GOVERNOR JOHNBON’B MEMORY
I 8 HONORED.
Governor Eberhart and Residents of
Bt. Peter Visit Hia Grave.
Gov. A. O. Eberhart and residents
of St. Peter paid tributes Monday to
the memory of the late Gov. John A.
Johnson.
In the opera house in the after
noon Gov. Eberhart delivered a strong
address, speaking feelingly of his pre
decessor.
On Saturday morning, 12:20, a fire
broke out on Washington av., and its
area covered a block from 6th av. to
7th av., Washington to 3d st The
fire was discovered by Officer M. F.
Garvin. He was on his beat and
awoke the people in the houses
along Washington Av., and he de
serves all that can be said, but space
won’t allow more. The buildings de
stroyed were -occupied by the plow
works. Garvin is a hero, and it must
needs be said, a good friend of all the
boys.
“TAPS.”
COMRADE WILLIAM H. GARY
Born Boston, Mass., died Min
neapolis Minn.
G. A. R. U. S. W. V.
Chas. E. Bond, camp No. 9.,
Minneapolis.
C. S. Smith.
CHARLES BIRCH, Minneapolis.
JOSEPH BROWN, Minneapolis.
Complimentary to colored citizens.
HARVEY BURKE, Minneapolis.
Complimentary to Peoples’ Forum.
WILLIAM HUNT, Minneapolis,
ALLEN A. HODGE. St. Paul.
Complimentary to Railroad Porters.
DECEABED.
The funeral of Mr. Chas. Jackson,
was held last May, 23d, at Bethesda
Baptist church, Rev. Carter, officiated.
Interment, Layman Cemetery.
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The negroes of the state of Virginia
own $13,500,000 worth of real and per
sonal property, according to the re
cently published reports of public ac
counts; and the North Carolina negro,
$8,000,000 of real estate alone, and is
increasing his holdings at the rate of
$200,000 a year.
Negroes generally are not non
progressives; it’s Just a few of them,
we know it. We also know they
slightly clog the wheels of advance
ment, but they will loosen when they
wake up. Just In time to trail behind
as rear guards. v'"'*
Autobiography
Morris, William Richard, was born
on Feb. 22, 1859, in Fleming county,
Kentucky. His father was Hezekiah
Morris of three-quarter negro blood,
who, born in slavery, in the South, by
his industry bought his freedom and
learned the trade of mattress making.
His mother was Elizabeth (Hopkins)
Morris, of half negro parentage. When
two years of age his father died. After
remaining in Kentucky through the
war, his mother moved to Ohio, lo
cating In New Richmond. There her
son attended the public and private
school, and later moving to Chicago
Ife entered a Catholic school. Com
pleting his studies there his ambition
urged him to acquire a college and
professional training and he entered
Fisk University at Nashville, Tenn.,
1876, taking the classical course. He
was eight years at the university,
graduating with high honors, Class ’B4.
During his college work he was a pow
erful orator in debates, as well as
being strong in his studies. Follow
ing his graduation a position as in
structor of mathematics, language
and sciences in the institution was
tendered him, which he accepted, re
maining four years, the only Afro-
American in the faculty. During the
time he was also engaged in legal
studies and in 1887 he completed his
law course, resigning his position at
Fisk in 1889 to begin legal practice.
He was admitted to the bar by the
ATTORNEY WM. R. MORRIS,
supreme court of Illinois and came to
Minneapolis, where he immediately
commenced practice. He has found
opportunity here to exercise his na
tive talent In the successful handling
of many important cases, of the most
notable being that of his defense of
Thos. Lyons in the famous murder
trial. Mr. Morris has always been
greatly interested in all movements
for the advancement of his race and
has lent his own time and energy to
such purposes. In 188& he repre
sented the Afro-Americans of the
South at a meeting of the A. M. A., at
Madison, WJs., delivering an address
on “The Negro bt Present.” The Fol
lowing year.be held institutes for the
Afro-Amertagn teachers of the states,
under the auspices of the superintend
ent of education, and has for some
time been the political leader of ne
groes of the state Republican party.
Mr. Morris is a Mason of the 33d de
gree, Scottish Rites, having held sev
eral important positions in that body,
being a past grand master and past
grand secretary. In the Odd Fellows
he is a past most venerable patriarch,
also a past grand chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias, in which order he
is at present deputy supreme chan
cellor and brigadier general of Min
nesota. He is a member of Plymouth
Congregational church. On July 14,
1896, he was married to Miss Anna M.
La Force. They have one son, Richard
E. Edward, born April 2, 1900, and is
a friend of the copyist, Charles S.
Smith.
Charlie Hamilton Is still holding his
own as detective. He has many good
friends and, as to be expected; many
more enemies. But he is not of the
“general” class of negro detectives
who “degree" every man who comes
to town. We are proud of you.
Annual Thanksgiving Sermon
of the U. B. F. and S. M. T.
In the Assembly Room of the Court
House on the afternoon of the 22d of
last month was held the Annual
Thanksgiving Sermon of the U. B. F.
& S. M. T. An entertlning and highly
appreciated program was rendered,
containing some of the best talent
from Minneapolis and St. Paul. The
program consisted chiefly of addresses
and vocal selections, which were
lengthy and of well chosen numbers.
One of the leading features was the
singing by the choir of St. James
A. M. E. church. This choir consist
ing of good strong clear voices, sang
a series of anthems and impressed
the audience of the special training
and work they have done. It is
known throughout.the city and only a
week before visited the Wesley M. E.
church, (by request) and sang a few
selections.
From each address, or paper, was
morne the impression and desire to up
lift and build up mankind. Not merely
as a race but as a body in the race,
organized to kindly and patiently la
bor on.—" That men may see their
good works and follow.”
Rev. Jas. L. Wharton, D. D., pastor
of St. James M. E. church, preached
the special sermon. He chose his text
from the 24th chapter of Matt., the
35th verse.
“Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but my words shall not pass away.”
And from these words not only
preached a sermon, but gave a brief
history of the organizations, their
work duties, etc., all laid upon the
fundamental principle of God’s words,
in such a neat, clear that each
and every one in tSat great audienoo
could not help but see God's love,
mercy aud goodness, as the great
figurehead of that highly esteemed,
fraternal body and its noble inspiring
work.
A large audience was present and
the U. B. F. & 8. M. T. marched in a
body to and from the Court House.
LYNCHED ON SLIGHT PROYOCA
TION.
New Madrid, Mo„ Mob Strings Up
Negro to Avenge Striking of
a White Man.
New Madrid, Mo. —A mob avenged
the insult of a negro etriking a white
man recently when they stormed the
jail, took the negro to the banks of
the Mississippi and lynched him.
“An unknown” was the label pinned
across the breast of the dangling form
when found.
The negro was charged with strik
ing Town Marshal Richard, after he
and other negroes had been ordered
off a street corner.
No arrests have been made, the cor
oner’s Jury returning a verdict of
“death by unknown hands.”
Same spirit everywhere. A white
man nearly, lynched in St Paul. Ne
groes are not alone. And the “flag’’
of the United States is not allowed to
fly on the outside at the United States
government recruiting office. The lid
is off. Everything goes.
“A LUCKY WINNER."
Mr. J. W. Baldwin, 1818 Washing
ton Ave. 8., has Just returned after
spending a week on the Cheyenne and
Standing Rock reservations. He was
one of the fortunate ones of our race
to draw a claim on wgilch he has
filed. It is a good onei located 3%
miles from Morristown; .1 Mr. Baldwin
has many photos, which he took while
there, and he Speaks well of the
country and conditions, and expects
to locate in a few months. The
is estimated to be worth S4,OGOf:
A SUBJECT FOB CONFABS.
Is there.'any benefit tor a man to
advertise?''
My best (supposed) friends said
that it was.
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CONGBATULATIONS.
The “Appeal,” of St Paul, is near
ing the end of the quarter-century
mark, and‘the issue of M*r 88 gives
voice to a fitting celebration in its
honor. This is the proper spirit.
Good for the Appeal. May it reach its
semi-centennial anniversary with "
honor. See other columns.
No. i.