05 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1918
Page
1
A polemic argues that color bias blocks colored men and women from factory jobs despite wartime labor demand. It notes white workers refuse to partner with colored staff, cites a Southern court action, and recounts a corporation scandal where white men quit when asked to work with colored colleagues. The piece calls for race blind hiring based on fitness.
A Cincinnati reader argues white papers ignore Black selects leaving for training camps while whites are named. He cites September 1 protest letters, notes many Black locals entrained on Sept 25 with no names published, and calls for broader citizen support against race prejudice in Ohio’s largest city.
Congress aroused as Senators debated the House draft on woman suffrage. Senator Jones urged passage or else return to the House, while Mississippi's Williams proposed a white women enfranchisement amendment. Georgia's Hardwick warned it would burden the South, and McKellar argued fears of disrupting racial franchise were unfounded.
The notion that Southerners show a special interest in colored Southern women is either exaggerated or diverted from extending the rights claimed by white women, suggesting a different focus in attitudes toward gender and race.
Frankfort Kentucky September 25 Francis Cecil once guard at the penitentiary in Washington County was fined 500 for remarks claiming he hoped all Negro soldiers would be killed. Will Harmlin a Holy Roller preacher was convicted for saying American soldiers killed in the war went to hell and sentenced to six months in jail.
War Department reports progress of African American draftees in Officer Training Camps at Fort Des Moines Camp Pike and Camp Taylor. 20,000 colored men expected to receive training by July with 63 percent colored officers from Fort Des Moines. Charles Harris of Commonwealth Band appointed assistant band leader. stationed in France, may become second lieutenant after six months. General Petain praised a colored band for jazz music and dance stunts during a visit to American troops.
The War College at Washingon reports 207 white labor companies registered, 200 sent overseas before full organization. It disputes claims that Labor Battalions are exclusively colored. A Newark New Jersey colored Women’s Volunteer Service League, linked to the Mayor’s Committee, has opened at 249 Mulberry Street to aid soldiers with a canteen and home-like support. Officers include President Mrs Amorel Cook and Secretaries Mrs L M Holmes M E Burrell Mrs E E Hilton and Mrs Emma Wormley. treasurer Mrs Louise Hilton.
Mr J E Blanton, with the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, organizes Liberty Choruses among colored soldiers. He trains them in plantation melodies, folk songs, and standard spirituals, introducing Natalie Curtis Burtin's harmonized folk song A Hymn of Freedom set to Ride On Jesus Ride On.
The Veterinary Corps invites competent colored men to apply. Information is available from Major Ray J. Stemclift, Assistant Director, Veterinary Corps, Washington, D. C.
New barracks are being built at Howard University and Atlanta University to accommodate young men from various regions enlisting for military training. Construction funds and oversight are aligned with university administration and national defense programs.
Colored men serving as privates with abilities in any special line should inform their company commanders about their qualifications. This practice may lead to congenial assignments suited to their mental or technical attainments, as there is always work for men of proven ability or special equipment.
There are now forty one colored chaplains in the U S Army. It is expected that colored chaplains will be provided for service at Camp Lee at an early date.
Colored members of the Committee of 100 who are authorized to present the war aims of the Government are contacting State Councils of Defense in their localities and thus aligning with programs tailored to each state’s needs.
The lower court fined two railway firms 500 dollars each for operating without separate coaches for white and colored passengers. The Cincinnati Covington Beanger and the South Covington Cincinnati Street Railway argued distinctions between interurban and street railways. The court ruled the Cincinnati Covington and Beanger line an interurban railroad and upheld the separate coach act in both cases, highlighting a clash between national progress rhetoric and domestic civil rights enforcement.
The Missionary Society at the church reports a chairty balance of 121.21 dollars with savings noted for ongoing doming and related maintenance. Local records show careful accounting of funds toward the church dome project and related parish needs.
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