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rail AifloHnulIrtf*ff-f. iff tfca* «« •«*i fr»tLargest Circt-ition ff * aafRor# Jo»rx*al laeta Se«tfcw«it.ARIZONA’S GREATEST WEEKLYVOLUME II. NO. 235 Cents a Copy; $2 a YearPHOENIX, ARIZONA, SEPTEMBER 6, 1919WorldLecture In PhoenixOrator(By Associated Negro Press)ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 3.— “Dollars or other material gains count for little compared to the realization of our sacred constitutional rights in the mighty struggle in which we. a suffering people, now are enlisted.’* Robert R. Jackson of Chicago, major general of the uniformed rank of the Colored Knights of Pythias, declared today in the Supreme Lodge convention here.“This is no common task/' the Chicagoan, a former member of the Illinois Legislature, continued. “It is a gigantic struggle and should be accepted by all. Let me say to the world that the 12,000,000 people of our I race kept the fires of Americanism ! burning. Let us keep them burning until we burn up every Jim Crow sign and every Jim Crow car* in this country, to the end that instead of reading un-American signs, “For Negroes Only, we will read real American signs, “For American Citizen#?**“We have fought for every flag and nation under the sun, why not now | fight some for ourselves? I do not j mean to fight with guns, bayonets, cannons, revolvers, but with race unity, race solidarity and race leadership that will knock at the doors of the Congress of our nation and secure our rights as American citizens; or, in the event of failure to demand that those who represent us shall onlyrepresent us In the same proportions as we are allowed to -exercise our rights in the ballot box. -“The world fought for democracy. We fought for it, too. Organization* such as ours must continue the battle of a just peace and a real democracy —democracy in all states. Organization will solve the problem without a tragedy. It will require fearless leaders who have patience and tolerance. • Hate will not solve it, neither will i prejudice. It is a big problem and a good job for big-hearted, big brained men and women, who will make feood | use of that uncommon thing, COMMON SENSE.”By Congress to Lynching andWOULD THIS STOP IT?(By Associated Negro Press) TULSA, Okla., Sept. 3.—Newspapers in some Southern states are advocating a law to stop lynchings and it doubtless would be very effective. The law is one for the removal of all sheriffs in counties lynchings take place. This might work a hardship on a sheriff, but it would make all of them alert to prevent lynchings.Under present conditions the sheriffs nearly always make a show ofPLAN MODIFICATION OFriNniMns nr r.mirt.martiai
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Phoenix Tribune
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Sat, Sep 06, 1919
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