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. ty news hy Wednesday" night.
? _ ^ *ww/wk?vv? #.
Last week Vire.iiiia admitted T
to the bar the first colored worn- l
an ever attempting to aspire to \
? -y +WrT^p?~tTd ?e,-t- in?tha>t -c
tduR'. In a Kw years. colored't
men will be found in every state J
.ill1,'.) n'evir woll as 4
engaged in that prafesrfpm?
' ' : ' V* ("l
T\vol!i'n;\;!u! numbers ot ? :i
? dntmlr aj;v^_Jmi.. kneU i?-v
2 inches of snow and alterna-tc- rl
ly .sang hyhiris t?nd prayed .while a
three companies of firemen p
fought to save iheir church fromburning.
Evidently the reli- <1
gious. training of-, those people p
has been wrongly taught. Wlicit o
one's house is on fire, prayer is o
. * not the order of business. ? .
_ : .. n
Nineteen hundred- r.-nd twen- tj
ty-live" years ago the Angels..];
^ ,J ' pr "dtiw |.) (",()d in t lUl?pj
highest, and on Earth, peace, t
good will toward''men." What of c
to-day? is there peace? And \
how much of good will is there? p
Don't answer,'just think.
i;p!'MINi< \ I vm r.1 lnl
way of Greenville, this state,, a V
"student of Howard University, .
c
was selected to re present the on- ^
tire South on the executive com- *
rriit tee of -the~~N\T;iona 1 Sttidcnt" <
--federation at a m'-elmv .held at !
Princeton, N. Jd one Mr. K. C.~y
Kiscr, represent ati$& of fc'he bot
. isiara S; eLe-U.dvui^iLw. with- t
drew. r
1 ? p
The executive chmnu tee pas- r
sed a resolut ion ury i-r ; jy ."ar- ,
tificij.il social -1J*.v. '.c. s jus evidenced
both in 'over emphaix.od
fraternity lite an?l .
. . tion between indiv idunls on bus
es other than individual worth"
' . should bo d no away. With tin e i
' du'.aiional in-tiiutious. .Mr Kisev .
Tiowcvcr will hnidly In' aide ttr~~
' appreciate'such an idea. * ^
*
Ilave you "f,m\ iuinnt any Xmas ^
sea1* thi- year? If. not. an op-;
portur.ity to do your hit in halp*"v
ing to stamp out tuberculosis 0
has been reflected. Consumption
is no re.-peetor of persons.
It is ju>t as likely to attack you ;
as. your neighbor"" ~^
THE HIIESIOIvNTS MKS- ^
SAGE i>
. -t _ - A . T"
Last week the President sent
his annual message to Confess, r
The great queMionji_af the (lay h
?were discussed by him, .among <
from the fact that the-subject j.
was important enough to be re?-??referred
tn h^ the President., {
it means nothing. '.Time and a- a
gain the treatment of the Ne- f
gro has been brought before the t
country in messages to Con- t
gress but that's as?far ;js it i
goes. Nothing tangible ever re- V
suits. In fact, we doubt if any- \
thing- more?is evef intended, t
. ' but that it is found necessary q
?? to even refer to about one-tenth i
-v-"- . . } f
?- . '
irf the Nation V citizens ^fr(
ime -to, time-in such a maf
s & disgrace?not only to t
sfegroes?but to the Americ
Nation. Why should it be nee
ary to~call particular attentl
o any particular group of An
ican citizens in this so-call
treat 'democracy? The
hat it is necessary belies t
-dea-of "government of the p<
do, by ihg people and for t
people," unless perchance t
Megi'O is hot Regarded as t
'people" until he is called ur
shoulder a rifle to defei
protect and die for a governrm
n whiciv he -has-na part.
Action however is what t
Vptrrn dosirns nnt fivu rru
,verds. In those sections wh(
lis ballot means something,
s beginning to u*e , it for 1
;ood. If one party won't do, t
)tlior will and that is as it shci
ttt ?:?
EXCERl'T FROM THE
PRESIDENTS MESSAC
THE NEGRO
.Nearly one-tenth of our pot
latiom consists- of the Nteg
;vo. The hrdirress which th
lave made in all the arts of
. ilkjation in the last GO years
ilmost beyond belief. Our col
ry'has' 110 more loyal ritiVpi
Sut they do,still need sympatl
;ijulne: ' and helpfulness. Th
iced reassura-nce rfchat the 1
uiremeats of the governme
nd society to deal oirt Id the
^tui^kiiiitLed justice will be m
'hey should be protected frc
11 violcnce'^nd supported in t
eaceable enjoyment of t
ru-its- of their labor. Those w
0 violence to them should
unish.ed for their crimes. 1
tlier course of action is wort!
f the American people., ^
Our country has m&ny el
icnts in its population, mai
ill'erent modes of thinking ai
ving. all of which are strivii
lln'it own way to be loyal
1 1. ;.-i- 1
iic mgn meais wormy of t
rown of American citizenshi
L is fundamental of our instit
ions that they seek to guarant
d f-!l. our inhabitants the rig
[> live their own lives under t
rotectionof the public la\^
['his does not include any
erse to injure others materij
physically, morally, to inci
evolution or to .violate the (
ablished customs which ha
ong had the sanction of e
'.ghtened society.
But it does mean, the fi
ight-to liberty and equalitydb
u'.v frirTtw untl.nnf djstincti<
f race or creed. This con(
ion cajri ixatiie. granted t o othe
or enjoyed by ourselves, e
lu. fV...
>J> mc U1 L,
. i! < i;ile of broadest tolerant
figetry is. only another nar
-di'vory It reduces?to^sci
oni not only'those against whc
l is directed but also those \v
cck to" apply it. An enlarg
< cod en can only be-secured 1
-lie mlieation ofjthe Gold'
tule. No other utterance ev
oitiseiiiedL siich_.a practical ri
f. life.. '
WANTS PEONAGE?
Among the many thousa
oli introduced in Congress t
irst. week of The session, Is o
y Congressman Hare of tl
The object of the Cc
jrcssm^ji's bill in short is to
;cn the way for peonage. <
Course, the Congressman 'h
<o more hope of having such
iiti enacted into law than he h
>t tjecrjrhin^ President of t
>orters don't know it.
This is the distinguished go
leman's first term in Congro
,nd next year h?._must ag?
ace his constituancy for reek
ion, and what better can he t
hem than he is trying to ha
'arced n bill whoroby Negro^
(Orers can he held to work
heir farms whether they wa
o or not. The Congressman
luoted in a dispatch from Wa?
ngton as saying: "Under ex
? -
ar:i " -
~? ? TfTW FAT,WW
rm ting conditions we seem to have
ier_iio_laW which ailurds adequate
he protection to farmers under our
an farm labor contract system, and
es- practic&lly all the efforts to ef3e-~tect
aH parties^t-hereto have-been
led cohfrohfecr with the United'
act States Peonage Act." And there's
;he the rub?the U. S. Peonage Act.
eo- And "just what is that act that
;be-t he - Congressman would chloro- _
he form? It provides as follows:
he "The holdrog-ef^awy-fM?rsen4;o
ion service or labor under the sysld,
tern known as peonage is aboljnt
ished and forever prohibited in
the Territory of New Mexico, or
;he in any other territory or State
ive of the United States and all acts,
?re laws, resolutions, orders, regulahe
lions or usage's of the territory,
of -Xmv iUnviVn nr tiny rtfhor
he ritory or State which has hereiki
to fore established, maintained
- lor enforced,, by virtue of whirh
'any attempt shall hereafter t>emade
to establish, maintain or
?E enforce, directly or indirectly
ithe voluntary or involuntary ser'
jvice or labor of any person as pe?'ons
in ^liquidation of any debt-.
)U" or obligation of otherwise are de10
glared null and void." ^This Act~
wn? pa- sod by Congress in 1001,
c.l~ and its passages not only , played ,
lf? 'havoc with a deplorable situation
inki^ New Mexico, but' it knocked
peonage k?ws in-the Southern
States including'SouthCaroPv
'* : ? .
- Him. . i.
e" of course, they were not called >
I noonatre^Taws. but" labor con'm
trqct laws; but peonage by "any
? ol her name smell iuKt r.-s bad, ,m
The Peonage Act "was passed
under theapower given to Congress
by the 13th Anicndment.
^10 But how come one expect a Congressman
to remember ahything
about the 13th Amendment since ?
^ 11 here is the transcendent 18th. ,
le-' THE WEEK'S EDITORIAL j
ry] COLORED TRESS ?f"
nd^
rig (By Floyd J. Calvin in the Pitts- .
?biirg Cmp-icr, Pre ;5, 1925)
FTeT? , -1
ip.l The ready .and substantial reu_
sponge to the Sweet Fund raised
ee by the N. A.. A. C. P. deserves, (
ht comment. To Nov. 27, $14,364.
he 71 is reported as raised. The
[Uariana buna ior ruiille service
]i_ gave $5",000 and has offered in
a]_ addition $15,000 provided $30,1
te 000 more, is raised. Of this ajs
mount $15,637.29 is still to be j
v>e rr.-ised "to rcrurvrr the ^15,000. ?j-1
n-! The Negroes of the country
- | have rallied in no uncertain manill
ner to this urgent"appeal lor
>e_.help Varying sums of $200._
3n'$2Q0 ayl down have boon sent '
li-in, witn warjn letters expressing 1
rs how gladly the money is given. 1
x- Julius Rosenwald, the Chicago
he Phila-htrppist, offers <$2,000.
?e I . Dr. -Sweet and his co-defen- J
l ...* ? j
ne' dants should be thankful for
f= *he moral and financial support
,m they have received, not onlv
ho froitf their own race, but from
ed members of Hle whiro Tare. This \yy
is1'not a color-line proposition.
en Many white people are just as H
lie willing to pay for it, as are many (
- |Negroes. But to the Net*roe? im
J the major part of the credit, e- ^
jveli if they are poorer in contrind
buttons, in proportion. The big
he thing is that their hearts are in
ne the right place. They realize
ds what the race is. up against,Jand
in* are willing to fight,
o-1 The case Ts not yet over.*;
Of There should be no lag in aas
chieving the goal of the $50,000
? Defence Fund. i
aSt mi
he DR. SWEET AND THE HUNG
tp-1 -JURORS ' |](
;n- (From' the St. Luke. Ilerald,
iya 1 Rir>Vimr\nfl Vn f 1
zijiu r AViVUlil vy 1 i U ) d y 1-/UU t) j 1 t^iwO j
iin! 'The hung jury in Dr. Sweet's 1
Bc^case, and others, in Detroit,
ell havg pointed one way out of the
ve meshes of the law and preju-,
la-j diced white fellow citizens. The{
on case comes up again in January.,
,nt But the community wilt be preis
pa-red for the liberatioh of a
ih-,! colored citizen who attempts
is-.the^defense of his home, even:;
tt? iMArrnn
thoughrthe outlaws attempting
to enter it art; alain by uomc one,.
The pain and torture of these
colored people of Detroit is the
price which we must pay,J>r the
decree which savs that a colored
person's home is his castle also,
the same as it is for the proud
Nordics. Another trial will resull,
we aie sure, in acquittal
and exoneration from any respon
sibilily according to the charges
alleged against the defendants.
The N. A. A. C.rP. has reportwency
thousand?dollars?ah
ready. It calls upon the nation
to contribute of their means"to
aicl in this tremendous struggle
for liberty _and common human
rights lor the colored people of
this great Commonwealth -of
ours. Not a stone has been left
unturned by this great national
agency of uplift and civic service
a? a legal missionary preaching-the
gospel of justice for all
the people.
As the trial resumes its process
in January we must resume
our financial offerings that nothing
be left undone that is in xiur
power -to do. Having done all
to stand, "the Jbible -declares.
Stand, The rr.Ioi-erl Arporioans.
having done all to stand like
men in this country and the
world, should stand without
Piincjiing and without fear. ?
One of (he most pitiful things
in our eotmtry todc-.y is the lack
of sufficient money, on the part
of the po'or- man, to have a fair
- 'rr
UI5X81S6 in tne courts.
A-ndr-t'or that reason, most poor
people are fearful of courts as
though they were smallpox. The
riih~ man usually welcomes a litigation
in which he is sure of
his innocence, or certain of his
:1cfcrred rights in some matter.
He .looks upon the courts as his
bent protection. .
The trial br.ekod by all the pcople
in The country assumes a
national significance. It is
working its way toward a day
u'hm.U-hn Wgr.-y tnn, look
[p the I'OlllD fui faliilL'^ and
protective justice. Let us all
hasten that day by aiding the
Sweet Defense Fund.
(From the Dawn of Tomorrow,
London, Ont, Canada, Dee. 5)
i*? _________
The National Association for
ho Advancementof Colored
People, with hcad(iuarters in:
-'VViii-k Citv has taken un the
Aork of freeing the Negroes of
T'niJod State>. where-'Abralam
Lincoln left off. To be sure
several agencies-''have coiitriimcP
and their effort-;. are worthy,
.f mention, but the-A?^ociation
.hern all. The logical aittl intelligent
way in which.the^ have
'ought discrimination, unjust
lecisions, segregation, attempt s
0tho frinrhis^ from Col
red citizens and a holt of other
?vils has,- drawn admiration and
applause even from Tts such,
mcmies in tbe-South,
The manner in which it has
:ontTuHeTTTre Sweet lriah:h-ty-pteal
of the Association. It began
by employing the best legal talent
which America has produced
and by informing the general
public that not a stone would be
left unturned in their efTorts 1o
see that the eleven colored people
aceuscd of murder should.
have a fair trial V.foro the tribunal
of justice. :it; i in de-fenrling
those eleven c dried people
it \\*as defending the rights of
every citizen of their Country.
More than that. It did its bit,
i4-r,l{4-4-1~'Ui4. * ~ i. " * *
ti/s mile uil, to teacn rne moD element
that its' days "are "passmgT
that the pendulum of public
sentiment is beginning to swing
in the opposite direction and that
it must give away/before the
march of the law, order and intelligence.
The Association is appealing
for funds with which to continue
to fight for justice for Dr. Sweet
and others accused with him and
this means justice for all Americans.
Whether we are in Can"
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.a
4
cida, the United States or on onejj
nf tbp .Smith Sp? Islands, let us U
' send our contributions to the a
N. A. A. C. P. at 69 Fifth Ave., If
New York City, and enable those h
noble souls to still carry on the n
good work. tl
NEWBERRY NEWS
a
Newberry, Dec. 17-*-0n lasT f]
Saturday it looked .like Christ- ^
mas time everybody seems to be j.]
happy and gay around Newber- \
ry. On Sunday a large crowd a
was out to hear the new preach- ~
;er at Miller Chapel A. M. E. (
Church, Rev. E. P. Ellis he told n
his congregation how well)
pleased he- is with the way th'6 q
mpmhers resnonded to him dn- g
ring the Annual Conference, y
Sunday School convened at 3 ?,
P. M.. the sunftrinfndonf of fV>r>l
close of the review then tj
asked the little ones did theyjg
want a Christmas tree they all j
(answered yes. Superintendent!
IE. F. Floyd, appointed the folI
lowing, eommittoo;?Wm. Gil-! V\
der chairman of the tree commit-1 g
itee. Mrs. V. T. Ellis, chairman !
' o? the Decoration Committee, jS(
?Mrs. Delia Davis, chairmarr of _
the Program Committee. p
1 The Christmas tree will be oil ^
Christmas night, 7 P. M.
At 4 P. M. a worthy member
of*Miller Chapel, Mr. Henry a
Hargrove was fitneralized. ' v
! The good womergof Mt. Bethel jOnniiHny
School district met on-j?
kiftt Thursday at'the school and p
"i's Association. The meeting
r vas called to order at 3 P. M. ~
by-M*v4D. G. oFloyd, principal
he stated the object of the meet-j
_lng, Mrs. M. L. Anderson made <
a motion, seconded by Mrs. Nan-j
,< .> ouuuiuy, in<>i we go in to eiec-j
l ion of officers. The motion was J ^
i carried, the followng officers ^
'were elected:- "President, ' Mrs. g
Alice?Rtrff,?Vice - President4^
Mrs. ' Alice Sloan; -Treasurer,
c,
Mrs. Amanda Jones; Secretary,-] ^
Mrs. V. E. Rutherford, Chairman j
>f Refreshment, Mis. Nancy ^
? o oco 0:0 oo-yo.ooo^oo?co^o.o.wo j c
0 . To New Customers, we ?
(o _ a<H ?
savbrvour D '0
1 ^ eggs? if
i Sj and have the r>leaciir#? nf - I
'p growing some . jx*i
? REAL BUFFS ' . K
P "1 Ke greatest Egg machine V. ' ,
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4 M. SIMPKINS,? 84?
O . Newberry, S. C. p Ia
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And Licensed
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Saturday, December 19, 19*25.
Sondley... Thp president then ?
aok the chair sjaq made Her
ddress to the ladles, then each
idy of the association expressed '
erself as to the success of our
leeting this school year, how
hey are going to help-the-teaeh^ ?
r* and school. In this meet
lg the members agreed to have
Christmas exercise on the 28
rom li^Noon until 10 P. M. ful
xwed by a Christmas tree for
he childern, enjoyments of all
inds will be at Mt. Bethel, come
nd bring your friends.
Br .T D Williams tins Tfloved ~
>n Boundry St. South in his
ew home. .
* r
When you get ready for your *
Ihristmas presents see Dr. Sinlotrm
linn r>f p-flOfls hp will Save
ou some money on fruit and
ays. ' I
ion of Newberry met 011 last
aturday in ^the Drayton Street
[igh School, Prof. U. S. Gallman
The meeting was called to orer
at 12 noon. T he meeting
ras largely attondodi?Miss An
ersone Young is home for a
visit she hag been attending
chool at Atlanta^-University.
'Mr. Jack (]olden is on the im
rovement list, he can set up in
eel";
Mr. M.,C. Shears is much beter
after a long time illness we
re glad~fo know that when yon r*
rant an up to date hair cut see
he Fair brothers 011 Friend j^t.
Ml''. E. F. Flu^ d lias a few more
ecan trees on hand if you need - .
ny gee him ~v. % ~ I
r. A. A. C. P. ATTORNEY
C ONFIDENT OF VICTORY
IN AYIIiTE PR'MAltY- CASE
Fred C. Knollenbevg, Texasttorney,
retained by, the N. A.
/~V 4.^ 1... T i-ll- TT O
v^. . w (.any uurort; tut; u. O. ?
upreme Court, its fight against
he disfranchisement of colored
itizcns through "white primary'
laws in Southern States,
as written a letter to the N. A.
i. C. P. that he is conliderit of
ur nntr^me of the case.
"So far as tlie case i1*1 I'llll'
erned," writes Mr. Knollenberg,
I do not question the outcome
f it. 'but on the contrary feel
very confident that we are
ight for as it now stands it is.
urely and simply a question of
iw which we feel we can present
o the Supreme Court so they
,-ilf take our view that the Tex- -1
ns act con ITa v oncs-thrrCbnjTi-- - J
ution." . / ' * " M
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