THl CAROLINA TIMES
! I^"TKI ntUTM UNMIDilD* SA% Pli. 30, 19M
The Power We Fight Against
of sit-4tn\n strike?, six-arheadpd
t>y students of Xort-h Camlina asui hiH'cadiu«
«oiitli^n stnto5 sJiomUI Knuwjiy n«»\v
tfirVtti*y are no inrans jwrelv cITkiIs mi t1»'
jnrt of irresponsible y»ur,'; imipU* tinharkcil
an a mission without kiiowiin, where they are
goinp or couoting the cost. Hie readiness with
\fkJCh cfiairfi grot^>£, fraternal organizations,
e4ncntional institutions and a lar^e iiiiiuber
of rtif^ectabl* im1ivihials were willin'* to siniiil
uji end l»e oiiiiited on the side of ilit- sindciu.s
Itas l*r iKfW :,ervf«t iioiicr fin the niaiiagxiiirnt
ct til*- 5t«res invfJved tli.it the sit-down
strikes mr* b»ckcrf and will cunlinuo to Uc
backed by ln»tfi 4he cinsses aiwl masses of \’e-
griues ittitil relw^f is achirwd.
-\fany of the students have alrcad'- voiced
tfc,eir A’fllingness to suflVr iuipris :ui i-nt to
efv^kate th« iHscriminatTrm which the racc
swif«TS in pvbitc etting jilaces an»l elsewhere,
'ffcls was denranstrated last week wlien 41 slu-
dcnts of Shaw L’Aiversit\' aixi St. .\ufjustine s
CoWeg^'Sfallowed themselves to l>e arrested on
chains of trespassing^ in RakiRli. TIw st«-
dents are scliediiled to receive a hc.iring on
Fehniary 25 l^iiich will probahl)- be the first
skirmish in a fight that many do not expect to
be wtm short of the United States Supreme
Court.
The sit-doan protests. acceiUtiatcd by the
arrest of Shaw L'niversity and St. £\ujjustine's
students, has thieatened to hrintj into being;
not only a local boycott of F. W\ \Vk>1 worth.
Kress and other stores discriniinatinjj apainst
XtgToes but one of national magnitude. From
it casual inspection made of the stores involved
ill Ihii+iam this week, many Xcgroes ali^jady
consWer them “off limit},'* a.s was evidenced
bv a wiinaw oliserved ftilcrin;j the \Vool-
worlh'.s store who was cartful to remark'tri a
ropre.sentative of this newspaper wUhout be-
in;; (|u^stioiied, ‘‘f am only passing throuq:h."
Whntevfr the outcome of the trial of the
Show and St. .AuRitstine’.s slttdetits; U>e Caro-
linn Times W’arns N'e.eroes to gird themselves
frr a Ion", hard and bitter struggle before
ihc ft'oal of hunui) digHily in sicluctretl.
"For we wrcstk mtt ag«tMt AmIi «mI
Wood, b«t a^iinat prtaripallHta,
pcwcrt, avaiMst tht rdm af IIm ^i^nntw
of ttU« wrM, •gainst ipirtlwil wktil*N»e
M hi|H> pImm»
Wkcr^or* takt mitm r«« Mm «r>
mour ai G«4, (1m4 pm map ba adl^« f»
ataad in tiw «irfl mmI Iwvlaf 4mmi A
to ataadL
Stand thartfaM, liaviat fmm Mtu firt
rkont witii tnMh, aaid Iwviaf Ml tiw bruM-
p!atB at rtgfchwmMwt ^
And jrow Imat AmI
tiM titt foapai pt pewet
Above aU, tddR« IN abkM of fattb,
wfc.-tvwitb abaii b* to ^Mwb a8
tlie fiary darts af ifM wMtadL
Aad tidte tlM aadrMitNii wid
tfae sword of'^ S|rfrH» wbiefa b Ibe wMd
of Godt
Prayint alwajri^writh |Nt^|Nk>%id sH|»>
plication in tbo Spirft, and «fat«blnt thar*.
unto wi^ all iMgwwraiwa timdtra
tion for dl •oiirta.'*
And Hie Ftderal G
THE WKItEHE^j OF
-mmstAnHAviA
RIGHT .TO fjESORT'TO '•
ANV HEANdAT tMQCt
G0NMM91D5TDP
NlEGftOtS
SPIRITUAL
.LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BASIC RIGHTS OF NEOEOES
TO H»e Editor;
at the court* of law (nW iHvUti-
ioed be(»u>e of race) 4.
Since we are in the midst of in the due course
tliese changing scenei, transR- ot Jiolltic («Wt
ions, atmosphere* of fear and un- representation) 5. the rights and
cirtatnitVi it ha;i moved me to privilegea of all the afvices of
any pul^lc establishment (not
fltanding onlyj, but also obeytas
all laws and ordinance*! pwlain-
ing to same. These are t|i« l^sic
rights of the Kejro as
parcs td face thcsij cWlih|W3
sccncs qf life.
Give the Neg^ these/^^ic
rights of an American citizen, he
will be able to helpNiH»ia%hd
make this nation what it should
and must be, a shining exampli
to the outside world. This Negro
Will tonllnwe to fight for these
rights, it WilJ cost a great deal,
in sacrifice etc. but victory will
write jusi a short letter to all
concerhcd. As leaders of tmt
spective Churches and commuiH-
tics, it'i our obligated duty to
give the masses some statement
or facts Jhat will show exactly
where w^ stand and maybe guide
their thi^ing. First let me as
sure you ■ that I am not an au
thority on this explosive issue
but I siaicerely believe that the
average Negro who has been ex
posed to a constructive environ-
' ment and has taken advantage
of his natitfal abilities, (mly wants
tht basic things, ihat is the
rights and privileges of any
American cititen. Briefly let me
list these rights; I. The right to
work in any employment thi»t he
is qualified to do. 2. ,Th‘‘ rijjht
to the best education auJ train
ing that this nation can afford.
3. The rljhti and pnual pn-iection
sui'cly come also history wlH 'fell
you .that in past struBgle^ not
only has the tjpprrssed suftered
but also the oppressor has ^aid
dearly. '
Clifton Stone
Caniji!«i; N.'C ^
prejudice must be fought
mnt)U> kdUiHD
Negro History Week Needed
\%e obiervrd with a degree*of regret the
lack of interest exhibited by a majority of
oUr sdhodls, colleges, churches and individuals
in National Negro History Week. Were it
not for the fact tha^ ordinary textbooks pa\’
to thf development of the nation bv^Xegroes.
little or no att^ntoin to the contributions made
we would not feel it neces.sary for S])ecial time
or.j^ffort to be devoted to such a j.rogTam,
Because of such we feel it mandatoiV that
every effort be put forth sometime during the
course of tlie year to call the attention or the
?’outh of the race arwl its ckler.s t» the fact
hat Xe^o^ bave made their coiitriljution to
the tot^l deycaopinent pf the nation.
In an arflclC recently'linblished by the As-
•ociation of U/e and History, the as-
sociation_ the following, in part, to sav.
y>’itn which we quite agree:
Utortfll ■ need f«r Negro Hiat«y in an
cn of oiawginf bmnaa r^atiotu and we
no^ to ftndjr Nccro Hiatory fli a aociety
■inm^ la mtuuauiM — ?—*-
- wwwvMw lltfkV WBa
Cistod pattern! With advances ia buman re*
Htfiaaa, fod partictdarly with the advoart of
'puUte SflMHil aategration, thera ar« tkoac
^'Ao bilbiro that the enqihaaif and nae of
Nmgn Hiatorr ore beoamotK tttUMceaaary.
Notfaiiig tmdi be more mistaken, for N*>
grotB to facc clial?enges oonomiiac
*Wr ind perforaianco in bia*
tonr a^^i^jutioa. He dalms of the Ne>
Sn> iRi^l^ni qwioi’tuiiities are atOl boing
daoiod baau of an nnwortbjr past.
••i' *t*tioB have concealed so
comiitit^f 0^ cApacitiea and pertonaiftiea
•f l|iit Uuce is need for • caatain*
ins faith in tboauk^troat
It ia wall to that in «U.abMM«ti
o'- the population, roUgioua troiipa of MM-
ciatad persons hay« orcaaliMl ^ deV^p
piide in their poat «nd iii-a tpanjiaff bui^
ci'ms to record thoir Matoriaa oad tnditiMa.
Under the doninpoiee of troop prfda, the
need for defenle agtdnat poraistently adverse
racial opinion# and tiio daairo to ^^onaor
truthfid eatinUtea oir tbo poat achaevewMta
of groups of pieraoika ‘of anMMMdly atanilar
racial backgrounda'i aiver^ impirtant hi«>
toriaal aociotks Invif him fa«iHio|k Amm*
dMise 4w«r« Hte Cirtwia Amylpp|i
So^btjr*
vielr, Sootb'lriab ihwly H Hiif*
enot Soei(«y Ailaoften, Wlapiat SwrfeJy
AmeriM, Rttaafci HMpiM SnW, fl«r>
wetgwi . AnnrfaM AifklMiwi,
Nedterianda fitmtr m$ db»
tion, the Swhe^AmoHlMa MatscW Seekty,
Attierie«i>JewMi HllWfcil loalU^,'
numerDM otbw iMttitibiiB.
Tbeae b«t« brv«at« pwbliibad
rad naod for instfiMiMi iMl f»Mp ttbMdii*
tion tbo facta Mid iMHkaais «f Uetvrf «• briiw
a aenae of prido md ^ ajunlaUn roeog-
nitioR •t tbo bbt^fkiJ tpWtritaitlpiM'ot tlri^
peoMc to tiie Vie ^ tb* MliM.
ionned m mate Immm ef Mitolf lhat, Hm
firat atap in
out of bettaf bi
self. Tbia boliaf tii4 b««i
tbo’aaoiiMoi^
tavgbt these Iwaeiia ,|iil|ljj|rti. it,
home, at acbool, «t ndwrdi, Mil
otbera hove leeraed dk* atiarf.
Ijo Negotiations Without Student
Infon^aAiiMi has been received by the C.A
MOLINA Tf^fES that at leastnn one instance
attempts *have been made by school oiilicials
or are beinfe made to take the matter of fur
ther ste|M in the recent sit-down strikes en
tirely out of the hands of stiulent leaders. H
the tntormation I* correct, we think the Situa
tion not only distressing but disgusting and
one that does not reqiiire the meddling of
*4#ol since the students have' con-
thenteelvea only with dip;nitv and re-
these whool officials can't muster enough
5* to si^pfirt the' student oiScials in
^they should have comtnon de-
to keep their long and crot)ked.
out o{ their btisiness. Since no scht^l
CbC^Ua^Qnef
Iptfviar St UWliam, N. 0.
ObUed Aiiiliaberi. Inc.
-LM. AVgTDft PaMiaher
V.:t. JOMMSmi. OwitmNor
bad et «e ■. Pettigrew gl
IfettJi OH^aa
«a Moaad claaa jMUer at uie Fou oo«e
CsMIb*. BMlar tke Act tg
t, im
liwo na YfAg
MCC
fM. BBM600
'
* V.
true Worth of Gospel Lies In
§ Power to Redeem Mankind
"Th^it man praelalirf
Salvattoit. . ."Acts
young woman misd^ft&nd
at)iised finds redemption
elislavement throu^ the Gospel
of Jesus Chrilt, the Son'pjf God.
Jesus came to seek attd'w save
tliose Iwt and ensla«^' W sin.
And we should never lose
of this greet purpose >f Jeiku.
Amid the welter of aetivites In
our Churches now we ntaf lose
sight of this fu^fraeatal;>'essen-
tial Gospel truth. Yes. '^ caiv
l>ecaine to^axiiuited by the
shows that we may ihiss the maia
,show altogether. ' ^
Our priiMry orders from the
Master is to preach end teach
the Gospel of the Salvaiion 6f
Son of God. The world shouhl be'
able to say of us as witnesses of
JlsUs as this young woman said
ofi Pay! and Silas_in Pjiilligpi a
long time ago: “These mep pro
claim th^ Way of Salvation. ^
This yomg woman recognized
the bearers of the Good News of
tlie Gospel of JesUs Christ. They
were bearing a meiaage of de-
livanMe for her and shfe re
cognised it forUiwilb, immediate-
. ly.-4he acclaimed them as ser-
vaata of tite liost High God. She
had become endaved tA a group
of vicious, selfiA men. She was
heln^ «Med for their own profit
and advancement. In their greed
■--the deadly sin—they were do
ing violence to her dignity as a
he)itan being., And she saw in the
Gos[wl they preached deliverance
froin hef vicious, degrading en-
^avewent. She welcomed them
as deUverers as she cried out. ■ ■
“ThMf men proclaim ithe way of
Salvation: 1' The G^pel offers
the Cr)od News of Salvation for
^a world enslaved by sin.
Wls»" htiman hjsln|!s recognize
the Ooap^ for its true Worth:
The way of Salvation. It it the
wiadom ta aecept the
(Je^«l offer tU redemption from
tte-aftilaBeiBent of the miseraMe
wretdKdpiess of buman sinful-
•ess. Milul men liau made the
y^iag ««BtaB a slave of sin. When
sbe heard the Gospel of Jesiis
OirM, Mie said this ia it: This
is the way escape from my
eitslavemeiit.
Th^ iOospel oHers thia hope to
every aoui. The young woman
found in Christ the peace and
^oy of spiritual deliverance from
the'powers that had enslaved
her soul. %he found release from
the power that warped her very
personality. Thus, she joyously
shouts about the deliverance that
she found in Christ her Savior.
Redemption brings great joy. It
is the joy of one who is released
after a long imprisonment. Yes,
there is joy,, usually, . for the
prisone^ of sin. Joy awaits those
who are freed after a long per
iod of enslavement.
Israel rejoiced when the
shackles of Egyptian slavery were
broken. Ahd ^e day is still re*
memhcifed with joyous celelH'a*
tiofl. I remmber a man who was
falaely impritoned for so long
and how 1^ jsejok^ **eo-the
truth came out and he was set
free.
Even Heavei; rejoices when a
soul is redeemed ftotn fia.
Jan. 19,19«)
Letter t6 the Editor
West Oiermany plagued by
painters Nazi symhols and
anti^ewish slbgahs, is approach
ing another, racial problem with
some misgivings.
At Easter time the public
school’s wift graduate a new class
and for the first time this year
the gyoup will include sonse 1800
half ^fezro youngsters.
They are children of German
mothers and Negro soldiers of
the occuping armiea at the end
of the War. The last figure shows
there are about 6000 of these
children of mixed parentage, al-
molt all of them are illegitimate
aad in many cases the ifa^ers
are unknown.
Hie bfg Ration with Ger
many is will the business people
give them job, it has been indi
cated they would not for fear
other workers will cause trouble,
are they would offeni customers.
A survey shows that these child
ren are as gifted and bright as
any others who will be leaving
school.
So there again the ugly head
of prejudice pops again. That
make* our fight h'ere more un
compromising; and unbowed, we
do not fight so mtu^ a right as
for a privilege it we can ^et the
latter our rights will automatical
ly come, while we are seeking in
tegration let us also seek job
opportunity.
Training in the fields of arts
and crafts and skill with no
chance for employihent ji time
lost, so if we can find a real
leader oV leaders who will devete
some time to the idea at selling
the Negro in manufacturing and
iU benefits to our people tlien
and we will have made
the right^tart toward hidepen-
dence.
Long -years ago some Negro
dreamed of having lletho«Ust
church movement of our oiro.
Now today that movement cows
the country as well as'oUwra Aad
is being run and financed by our
people. And I may add to t>e
above the pioneering spirit pf
men who dreamed of ottor Nei^o
insitiutions such as i^inrande,
buikling and banking.
But vrtiy stop there? the (M*i-
nu«d is, forward. The day will
aU^ly come when we will lie
compelled to take steps to cTe|^
jobs for ourselves. The tones
who are working to see lt»at tti-
tegration will not succeed will
not hesitate to keep the Negro
out of jobs importance. I have
experienced ♦he fact about which
I write.
la 1B50 I moved my bustness
from a city In Massachusetts to a
city. in the South. There I is*
vested ray money and also buIR
a new home. I ran my business
six years and due to conditions
over ^ which I had no control. I
where I was turned down because
was compelled to close. So, when
sought to apply my skill else-
of that force of which I speak.
Carl Williams
P. O. Box 121
Newbury^rt, Mass.
CONGRATULATIONS ON EDITORIAL
Trade Unioris Had l|rge Share in
St. Liuis Ri
Fostering
of 1917
Dear Mr. Austin:
We have just read your very
heart rending and inspiring edi
torial. Yes, there is a better way.
This editorial was both challeng
ing and thought provoking;.
I was so impresssed that I was
moved to send this editorial and
a Utter to the Mayor of our city,
hoping that th«y will have some
influence on the solution of ths
currcnt problem.
Yours truly,
N. L. Gregg
District Manager
N. C. Mutual Life Ins. Co.
Grtjcnsboro, N. C.
jiat
orAciai hod any hand in AiitfatiAgtH$'
protests, wc see no sensiUe tisasW whv'^any
of them slK»uld ttifc toTe «s t)ie
representative of students in «iy
■gram |tertaining tb ihcMi. the *iUy
justification we can see in it is that stich
oflicials are trying to nail loww their jobs
at the exjwnse of all the XeRroes ttf Sorth
Carolina. * ' ^ .
If the rejjorts feceivetl hy this tteus|ie|»er
are true, and v^■e have e%>«fy good r»e«on to
believe they are. we woiikl like to inform
school officials and all others conc|:t‘ned that
^uch a prii’e is entirely too high to pay and
that such a person or j>erson» coiiW not in
the future tntiintain the resj»ect of faculty,
students or the Kegro citizenry in general.
Af>out the only thing he would have left is his
jo|?, "in which he would a^ain and again be
compelled to play the role of a sycophant.
It might be well for all concerned in the
struggle to realize that the outbursts of the
sit-down protests are no emotional explo.sions
resttltiug from irreS]K»ns(bj« hoHHrads. On the
other hand, they are the Insults ‘ of y^ars of
j)cnt'Up suffering, humillatSon and injustices.
It may he that those now participating in them
will have.to mark tjror ior. awhile or even re
treat, but let there iie no mistake about it the
strt^ie «vjH never c««$e uatil democracy in
thii country ia in the ^tch of each and every
(See NEGOTIATIONS, page 6)
Editor's hiofe: With
thk Careliiis Timos Its
strips of arH^les on tha hlatti^ifeil
dkvtlapmeni »f tha NsapiiM^
mil.veHient rHaHaitthip liii',fhls
ceittilry. >
The first In the seH«s,t^rlad ,
lO itht Jai|wiiry. U ,lssuWd^}^|^:
riMtS. Wl.tii rtiia^
«f;(|)w»*«r'lib* laidiirj^tffl
(^iiil|>trs,*n fhf
iiiiibi'toward M^roes. ■ ' j--.,
ifh* •rHeU a^t«rtd «r1gltY».lty
Wpts •tU^fratsr^ jti "Cammei«fii(rir;^_
maga'zini. it is beine cJlrriikl In
eliMit Installments, ef wl^cti tha
fellowing is tht stcond, in the
TIMEfc,
H it written Herl»trt HIH,
labor saereftTf for Ibt NAAC#
Who has d«nt censldtraM re>
stardi i« tht field ef ^^nixad
labor, ahd Is raprintad t*he
TIMI6 wiMi the pennltaion ef
b«Mi the euther and tewynee^
ttry" magazine.
In the early yeen ot tliis e^-
tary, tl^ hoatlie feeUag toward
Ifegrooi in AmerieaiL^ltade
unicpi often led te rw^tiHtA
eUinfc violence, ta tM*^N|liei
Ekat St Leuia nee riots 9t Jaljr
litf, treOe uniOBe preyacatioa
wu e mejer fecteri
When workets it ^ Ahitni'
nem On^ CeMspeny went oti
sdrike, tkB firm hraugbt tip a
sman miadiM’ ^ Nefi^ flNm
the Deep Beutk to %e aaed ai
striltebrcaikera. bi reifsme, the
lo«d Art leadan |r»yflcad s
varttabie hfi^erla ef me Mf«L
raging niMs w Jttir i,
Itit Migiiifed tba avUt* Nagre
raaideatial dIaMct a( Bnrt 8t.
Louis, destroying |7,000,006 worth
o pr^pctty, driving 10,000 color-
cA ^a^nsi from their hontek, and
cjadinf in the death of more than
t«ti! hundred Negroes and eight
w^.
/ MAMM M CITY HALL
krlllwpt'Jp, inontH before *Jie
Idilard Jfaaoh, tlttceuify
St: Louis AFt Cen-
tfli|r'CHi^ A L^r Unioft ’ciSled
iwinber^ to rittrifh to
^ty liall on iiay .ZS, i9l7, to t'e-
HILL
LL
ntand f h^t te “the Impcrtation’’
of NeipiMi. “The immigratioa of
ti}6 S(Mhern Negro iMo our
city," !Wai| stated, "for the past
eight months baa reached a point
whtre ^astk \action muat be
^en. ; . aei^ Monday
fveniaf the entir^ b«|y of dele
gates 0 tiie Cental *^adea and
Labor'Uniea will'call the
Mayor and tip Ci^ Councilj and
demand that they jiaka mm at-
tion to retard this growing men
ace and. . , get rid of a certain
portion of thiise who are aii*eady
here.”
Itichard L.' Stokes, In the St.
Loujs OLOBE-DEMOCRAT (July
d. W'?), report^ that on the
night «if fhe mweh onXil^ Hall,
“sonrc of , the .(utrioik)^ Ifa^s
made speeches tuivising that |n
case th^ attthorltt^s toA bo ac
tion, they should resort lo mob
law.” And immediately after the
May 28. meeting there began a
series of sporadic violent attacks
against Negroes which culminated
in the holocaust a few weeks lat-
er.
MOBS KiLLCO NEGROiS ,
John T. Stewart ret)orted the
fires and riots in the fit. Louis
STAR for July 3: “Negroes wire
“flushed” from the burning
houses, and ran for their lives,
screaming and b^ing for mercy
. Rioters formed in gangs and
trooped tjjrougii the streets,
chasing Negroes, Thev stood
around in groups, laughing and
jeering while they witnessed the
final writhings of the terror and
pain-rael^ed wretclies who crawled
to the streets to die after their
flesh had been cookM in their
own homes. . ."
Shortly after the riota, the 91.
Louis PesttOitpaich quoted the
opinion of City Cleric Whelan,
preatdent of the Central Trades
A Latmr Union of East St. Louis.
“Before the tMiseness of this ait-
nation is relieved,” said Whelan,
“these employers muat oonvioce
the laboring ^dtes that they will
be given preference ever import
ed blacks ia applying tor work.
Special iiiVjMtifatert tot the
HEALTH HINTS
By DIt. ELDIE L. BROWN
Chiropractor
Minerals Are Important, Tad
,, &hce the discovery of vita-
tliim, thb role of minerals In the
l^dper functioning of oiir Ijodies
has been played down. Most peo
ple khow th6y nc^ iroii, but can
rarely name the other minerals.
There are. three most Important
minerals: cakium, iodine, and
iron.
CalciHm is especially import
ant to children. It 'Hiuikls good
bones, teeth, nails, and hair. Ric
kets and bowlegs, muscic spasms
and convulsions, as well heart
and nerve weaknesses flerive
from calcium deficiency. Milk,
soybean flour, asparagus, beans,
broccoli, sprouts, cabbage, cali-
flower, lime, lettuce, clams, oys
ters, celery, and cheeae are eiil-
rium-rich.
Goiter and upset metaiwlisnj
result from iodine deficiency,
which is needed for vita^ thyroid
glands. Sea food are fine iodine
source.s and in the middlewe^,
away from the sea, is called the
goiter belt. Iodine-rich foods i«-
chide green l>e«Hs, all sheH fish,
lobsters, sea fish, and spinach.
Anemia results ffom an iron de-
fieiency, and there can ))e other
See HEALTH, page 6
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People lat
er reported that “by accounts of
eye-witnesses, both white and
black, t'he East St. Louis out
rage was deliberately planned and
executed.” As for the excuse of
fered by the unions, William Eng>
lish Availing, a Uighly respected
liberal journalist and former,
noted in a telegram to President
Wilson: "The pretext of Labor
lAvaaion from the South is in
valid.*’
et^MPEKS DEHNOt MOBS
AFT. President Gompers. how
ever, attempted to defend the
rioters, jn response to a sharp
attack on th«m by former Presi
dent Theodora SoosevM. At a
ntaetiog held ai Caraegie Hall in
New Yor^ City, welcoming en
voys from the new Russian Pro-
vtoienal gevanunetU, RooaeveU
(according to U»e New York Her
ald) heatedly condemned the
riot, “for which, so far as wa
can see, there was no. Justifica
tion and no {M'ovocation and
which was waged with such iMP-
paliing fatality as to leave an
indeUble stigma upon the Ameri
can name.” Gompers rose ta ex
cuse the rioters, on the grounds
that the capitalists ef East St.
Louif 1^ iseen ^‘luring celered
meo into that city to suppiaHt
white labor.” Booaexrelt would
not be put off. ‘ Juatica wHh me
ia not a mwe form of words,” he
ahouted. “In the paat I have had
to listen too oftan ta 4a same
kind of apologies for iiie aiur-
dsr af Armenians and Jews ... I
■ay ta you, sir, that there saa h«
ae JustificatiM, ao apelogy lor
Buch gross atrocities.