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The FOR THE New HOME QUALITY York PAPER READ Age The New Bock Age VOLUME 35. No. 29. The National Negro Weekly. NEW YORK, N.

Y. SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1922. Best Edited -Best Known. Unveiling of Washington Memorial Monument At Tuskegee Is Attended by Thousands, Bots Races Naming of Holley Was Not To Pay Campaign Promises Representative Ansorge Denies Having Made Reference to Cadetships in PreElection Speeches Putting Record Straight Former Cadet, H. E.

Baker, States That Three Colored Boys Entered the Naval Academy and Four Others Were Nominated Statements published by the New York World, contained in an alleged interview with Emile Treville Holley, that his recent nomination to a cadetship at the Annapolis Naval Academy by Congressman Martin C. Ansorge of the 21st New York District, was made in consequence of pre-election campaign promises, have met with emphatic denials from both young Holley and Congressman Ansorge. In a statement to THE AGE, the prospective candidate declared emphatically that he had made no such statement to the World reporter, and that in other respects as well as the statement published in that paper contained fabrications. What he declares himself to have said was distorted and garbled and bore no resemblance to the report as published by The World. Congressman Ansorge, in Washington, has made a denial equally as emphatic, declaring that he had never, in his campaign speeches, made reference to either Annapolis or West Point.

He denied also that a letter from one Richard Williams, president of -the Inter-High School Association, had any reference to previous pledges or promises. The Representative declared that in making this appointment he was simply following out the policy outlined by President Harding in his Birmingham, speech. Mr. Ansorge said "My appointment of Emile Treville Holley to the United States Naval Academy was not the fulfillment of a campaign pledge, as has been stated. I made no such pledge.

Nobody requested it. Nobody dictated it. I did it on my own responsibility. I did it in recognition of the patriotism and valor of the 500,000 colored boys in the military and naval service of the United States in the World War. I did it in recognition of the principle of the square deal and equal opportunity advocated by President Harding in his Birmingham (Ala.) speech.

"Holley is physically and mentally qualified, bears a fine reputation in the community, is a High School graduate and a freshman at the College of the City, of New York. He is popular among his white classmates. He is tactful and will not make himself obnoxious. "I shall stand: behind Holley and see that he gets a square deal." There have been three colored cadet-midshipmen appointed to Annapolis and four others were nominated, but failed to secure the final appointment, prior to the recent naming of Emile Treville Holley of New York City by Representative Martin C. Ansorge, is the information contained in a letter written to THE NEW YORK AGE by Henry E.

Baker of Washington, D. himself one of the three cadet-midshipmen who attended the Naval Academy. Mr. Baker's letter corrected state- Carolina, as was stated) was one of the ments contained in a news story pub- colored boys nominated to a cadetship, lished in THE AGE of April 1st, in but he was never actually admitted. The which it was stated that only two Ne- other three recalled by Baker were Mr.

had attended Annapolis, naming the late J. Madison Vance of Louisiana, Mr. groes Baker and F. Charles Peters the first James of Washington, and as Mr. Smith "of Ohio.

Bundy as the other. It. appears from Mr. Baker's letter that this statement was an error. The colored cadets who actually attended Annapolis, in order of their admission, were James H.

Conyers and the late Dr. Alonzo C. McClennan, who died recently at Charleston, S. both being appointed South Carolina, and Henry E. Baker, appointed from Mississippi.

Conyers and McClellan entered in 1872 and Baker was admitted in 1874, instead of 1872 as was stated in THE AGE story James F. Bundy of Ohio '(not South To Straighten the Record. Mr. Baker's letter is as follows: Editor of THE NEW YORK AGE: There have been so many and such persistent misstatements of the facts in the matter of previously appointed colored boys as cadet-midshipmen at the Unied States Naval Academy -at Annapolis, that I deem it proper at this time to present thefacts as they are. The nomination of young Holley of New York, is to my positive knowledge, Bishop Vernon Assists in South African Memorial Service at Ndabeni, Cape Town, in Memory of 600 Natives Who Perished When S.

S. Mendi Sunk in English Channel, February, 1917 Cape Town, South Africa-1 -Bishop W. T. Vernon of the A. M.

E. Church, and Max Yergen, a Y. M. C. A.

secretary, both from the United States, were among the speakers at the memorial service held at Ndabeni in memory of six hundred native Africans who were drowned in the English Channel, off the British coast, when the steamship Mendi was, in February, 1917. The Rev. Hiati, pastor of the A. Mr. M.

E. Church, presided. Yergen, who was a secretary and chaplain during the World War, serving in East Africa, recent. and France, spoke of the bravery and devotion to duty of the colored African and American troops with whom he served. In his address, Bishop Vernon declared that the martyrdom of those who lost their lives in service to humanity hind them again in the higher living and better enviros of those who tome after them.

exclaimed that historian may write in letters that will not fade the deathless story of the Mack man who followed the Union Jack Ind went to death in valorous perforharice of duty." He referred to a the great and unsurhissed record of the American Negro and said that. "the black man WHEN YOU SEE IT IN The Age YOU CAN DEPEND UPON IT News That Is Informing. PRICE, FIVE CENTS at least the seventh, and there may have been others whose cases escape my memory at this time. There have been three colored boys who were appointed to Annapolis, cach as the result of competitive district CXaminations after their nomination; by their congressmen, and who succeeded in gaining admission to the Academy by successfully. passing the final test examinations Annapolis.

The first two were from South Carolina, namely: James H. Conyers, who entered in 1872, and Alonzo C. McClellan, who entered shortly after Conyers. The third was Henry C. Baker of Mississippi, who entered in the Fall of 1874.

Neither one of the three were permitted to graduate, but the last one remained there about two years. The other nominees whom I. recall were the late J. Madison Vance of Louisiana; Charles Peters of Washington: and Messrs. Smith and Bundy, both of Ahio, though neither of these latter four was permitted to enter the Academy as cadet-midshipman.

HENRY E. BAKER. Washington, D. C. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY GETS GIFT OF (Special to The New York Age).

-Lincoln University, Pa. -The Rockefeller Foundation has voted $30,000 to Lincoln University. This has come as response to Lincoln's attempt to increase the faculty and to erect a Science Hall. Dr. Oswald Garrison Villard, editor of The Nation, Senator Clarke of New York, and Assemblyman Walter G.

Alexander of the New Jersey Legislature, recently, addressed the students here. "The Lincoln- Classic." film of the 1921 football season, was recently. shown at Lincoln. EDITOR J. I.

MURPHY DEAD AT BALTIMORE (By. Telegraph to The Age). Baltimore, Md. J. H.

Murphy, editor of the Baltimore Afrodied Wednesday, April 5th, at 2 p. after a short illness. had not 'recovered from the shock caused by the death of his son, Daniel which occurred in Florida several weeks ago. The funeral was held from his late residence, 1616 McCulloh street, at 2 o'clock today. Saturday, April 8th.

Mr. Murphy was 83 years of age, and is survived by four sons and four daughters, Col. Arthur: Little, commanding the 369th Infantry, New York Guard, atnounced last week, the appointment of Captain Charles Otto Steedman as regimental adjutant, succeeding Captain Henry P. Robbins, Steedinan resigned. In this the position, Capt.

becomes personal representative of the commanding officer in dealing with the regimental personnel, both commissioned and enlisted, with potent voice- in the shaping of. policies and maintaining of activities. In private life, Capt. Steedman is an officer of the Family Court of Manhattan at 151 East 57th street. He went to France, a private in the 367th Infantry, but won a commission as 2nd lieutenant while overseas.

Following his dicharge at Camp. Meade, April, 1919, he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant. 15th Infantry, N. Y. G.

the following June. The next month he was printed to 1st lieutenant. and in May, 1921, was made a captain. After June he also served as athletic officer. CAPT.

STEEDMAN MADE REGIMENTAL ADJUTANT Financial Development Is Necessary to Race Growth Becoming More and More Difficult to Se- cure Support from White Financiers for Race Business Enterprises Barred From Farm Loans Act Passed for Benefit of All, But Many Localities Refuse Membership to Negro Farmers in National Farm Loan Associations. (By CHARLES E. HALL). Washington, D. some of our talented but frequently, misunderstood political philosophers, leaders and faithful followers of the fortunes of white seekers for political preferment would occasionally soft pedal the "What happened at the convention" stories; if some of our heavy intellectuals would cease for an indefinite period of time the pouring forth freely and widely of their thoughts concerning "SELF-DETERMINATION" for the peoples of Africa, Asia, Russia and Fiji Islands, and if some of our good and learned parsons would tell us less about what Peter said concerning the Epistles of Paul, and more about how to live the life that makes progress here on earth for a race or a people, there might be a chance for a little CONSTRUCTIVE work among our racial group that will permit us, or at least the succeeding generations, to CASH IN with some degree of regularity, and with greater amounts to their credit.

It is generally known chat in some communities it is difficult, if not impossible, to obtain surety bonds for colored officials of financial institutions or business enterprises that come into direct competition with institutions conducted controlled by members of OTHER racial groups. It is no secret that in many communities colored home builders and buyers cannot negotiate loans with building and loan associations, if the construction or purchase is to be made OUTSIDE of a definite arca upon which but. little time and money is spent for city improvements. Barred From Farm Loans. It is a matter of common knowledge that our farmers in many localities, North as well as South, are not allowed to become members of local National Farm Loan Associations through which they can borrow money, at low interest rates, for the purpose, of paying off outstanding and burdensome mortgages held by local money sharks, who too frequently charge rates, that would break Henry Ford.

When Congress passed the Farm Loan Act it did not limit its operation to any special group or class of farmers. It is a discreditable reflection upon some one that more of our young men and women are not trained, or are not receiving the training that will permit them to efficiently perform the duties incident, to the commercial activities that are being financed all- over the country by enterprising colored business men. It is a source of considerable regret that MILLIONS of our money is paid annually to second mortgage men and companies, while MILLIONS more of our collars are in the banks I of other people earning only three or four per. cent. for us, bur from seven The BOOKER T.

WASHINGTON MONUMENT Executed by Charles Keck, Sculptor, of New York City, and Unveiled at Tuskegee Institute on March 5th-Presented by 100,000 Negroes, who contributed $25,000 for its DESCRIPTION OF MONUMENT. The bronze monument, which is eight feen tall, rests on eight foot artistic granite base. The entire monument will a crescent, seat, which is more commonly known as an exedra. either side of the bronze are three striking which have been taken from Washington's writings: "We shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify labor and put brains and skill into the common occupations of life." On the front of the pedestal are these words: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON 1856-1915 "He lifted the veil of ignorance from his people and pointed the way to progress through education and industry.

At the left side facing the figure are these words: "There is no defence or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all. Honorary Unveiling Committee. The honorary unveiling committee was composed of Negro leaders who were loyal friends and trusted advisors of Dr. Washington. Representing twenty-three states and the District of Columbia, this committee included V.

H. Tulane. Dr. E. T.

Belsaw and Witliam J. Edwards of Alabama: S. A. Jones. Scott Bond and John L.

Webb of Arkansas: Noah D. Thompson of California; Whitfield McKinley, Emmett J. Scott, Judge R. H. Terrell and Kelly Miller of Washington, D.

Dr. George C. Hall of Chicago; John M. Wright of Kansas: W. H.

Stewart of Kentucky; Bishop R. E. Jones of Louisiana: William H. Lewis and Rev. W.

N. DeBerry and Dr. S. E. Courtney of Massachusetts: Charles Banks, I.

T. Montgomery and William H. Holtzclaw of Mississippi; Charles Anderson, Fred R. Moore and Rev. H.

H. Proctor of New York; Joseph L. Jones and W. S. Scarborough of Ohio: R.

R. Church, Isaac Fisher and J. C. Napier of Tennessee; Major Allen Washington of Virginia and Roscoe C. Bruce of West Virginia.

Spring Conference for Study of Negro Life and History Negro Historical Association Holds Session in New York City--To Put True History of the Race Before the World The annual Spring conference of the Association for the study of. Negro Life and History opened with mass sheeting at Mother A. M. E. Zion Church on Sunday afternoon, April 2nd, at which time an interesting program was rendered.

and much enthusiasm aroused in the work of the association. John R. Hawkins, the chairman of the board of directors of the association presided, and introduced as the first speaker Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founder and executive head of the organization.

Dr. Woodson told of how the Negro race had been excluded from the history of this country and the world, largely because of the fact that there was no written history of the Negro, and the historians of past years did not have the time or inclination to do research work in this direction. He pointed out that for a Negro organization to do this research work and put put the remarkable history of the Negro before the world in its ments of the race, but would also compel respect from other races. James F. Morton made a fine address on "The history of the race prejudice," in which he declared that the principal reason why the Roman Empire and other great nations of the past did not last was that they were prejudiced against all other.

races, and looked upon them UNVEIL STATUE TOWASHINGTON Largest' Assemblage Ever Seen On Tuskegee Campus Witnessed Reception of Memorial to Founder 18-FT. BRONZE FIGURE Mounted On Granite Pedestal, Its Total Height is 16. FeetSouth is Represented by Former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels. (Staff Correspondence). Tuskegee Institute, The greatest assemblage ever seen on the grounds of Tuskegee Institute was that which stood with reverent awe while the cloth canopy which covered the memorial monument to the late Booker T.

Washington dropped slowly in enshrouding folds and disclosed to eyes of the thousands of spectators the heroic and inspired statue which had been created by the famous sculptor, Charles Keck of New York, and erected through a fund contributed by some hundred thousand American Negroes. Placed in the center of the campus, the statue is the most conspicuous object to meet the eye. It is of bronze, eight feet high placed on an artistic granite pedestal of equal- heighth. statue represents the founder of Tuskegee Institute lifting the veil of darkness and ignorance from his less fortunate brother who, gazing into the new light, sees a vision of education gained not alone from books but from a mastery of manual trades as represented in the bronze reproduction by the plow, the anvil and the square and compass. an form words as slaves or barbarians.

Continuing, he said that prejudice in this country was menacing our present civilization, and that any a agency which tended to lessen prejudice should have the hearty support of people. In conclusion he urged those present to read the Journal of Negros History, and to support that association in the work it was doing. A short address was made by Bishop Carter of the C. M. E.

Church, who was one of the speakers at the final sesison on Tuesday evening. Music was furnished by the J. C. Price Lyceum choir and Miss Revella Hughes. The two other public sessions of the conference, held at the Concord Baptist Church, Brooklyn, on Monday night and at Mother A.

M. E. Zion Church on Tuesday night, were also largely attended. In Brooklyn on Monday night Albert Hart of Harvard and Justice James C. Cropsey were the principal speakers; on Tuesday night addresses made by I.

Garland Penn, Bishop R. A. Carter and Dr. Woodson. The work of the association is being enlarged, and these conferences are planned for various parts of the country each year, so that interest will be stimulated among Negroes in their past, not only here but also in other coun tries.

Unveiled on Founder's Day. The unveiling ceremony was part of the Founder's Day exercises, held on April 5th, following the annual trustee meeting of April 3rd and 4th. The speakers were Dr. Wallace Butterick, chairman General Education Board of New York City; former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels of North Carolina, and Dr. George Cleveland Hall, noted Negro surgeon, of Chicago.

The statue was presented to the board of trustees by Emmett J. Scott, of Howard University, who was, for eighteen years, associated with Tuskegee as Dr. Washington's secretary. It was accepted on behalf of the trustees by William G. Willcox, chairman of the board, and by Dr.

Robert R. Moten, principal, on behalf of the school. Dr Buttrick's Address. from Senegal under the tri-color of liberty-loving France; from America, of the, under the Stars: and Stripes, with these heroes who under the Union Jack, flag of the greatest Empire on earth, all helped mightily to save civilization to the Referring to local conditions in South Africa, Bishop Vernon said: "A spirit of sympathy, justice and larger opportunity the less fortunate, regardless of color, is in the breast of many Europeans in South Africa today. It will not, it cannot die.

South If Af- the colored and native races of rica are to rise they will do so mainly because of cooperation with and through the friendship and 'assistance of their European friends. "The solution of your problems depends largely on the attitude assumed by the friends you win and hold on South African soil. External efforts in your behalf must be limited in a great measure to an honest desire to see you and all reinforcements you receive rise, from abroad must come by the consent of, with the knowledge and sympathy of, those in control in the Union of South Africa. You will always have the sympathetic of all those related to vou by ties of blood. Distance from you does riot lessen the bond of love." to ten per and frequently more, for the other fellow.

Yet, it is encouraging to note that an apparently successful effort is now being made by out bankers, our insurance and other business men to create a financial RESERVOIR through which worthwhile business and commercial enterprises may be promoted, assisted and enlarged. This will, of course; attract some of the almost idle money now deposited in the banks to the credit of membe srof our group, because to them as to others it is becoming ta be a recognized fact that if an ACTIVE person does not know enough about the value of money to make more than three or four per he is either dumb or has no business with more than enough money than is needed for the necessities of life. Frankly speaking, it is generally admitted that as race, having as yet neither a strong industrial or financial status, we are over invested in church edifices; a fact that is apparent to anyone who makes a study of the last U. S. Census report on Religious Bodies, and it is to be hoped that our ministers who in many localities are the leaders, will cooperate with the business men in a constructive effort to assist the MATERIAL development of our group.

to this combination can be added. at least until the next national convention, some of our leading politicians, and some of our most prominent WORLD PROBLEM ADJUSTERS whose lamentations are now directed against conditions in OTHER COUNTRIES instead of against the unjust discrimination our people are receiving in Alabama, Illinois, Oklahoma, Ohio and other states that form this glorious UNION, there is every reason to believe that as a group we can make a mighty stride forward during the next three or four years. Dr. Wallace Buttrick praised Dr. Booker T.

Washington for his moral carnestness, his trained capacity for sustained attention, his conscience and trained intelligence in doing the thing next at hand, his magninimity, and his Christian spirit of service. Dr. Buttrick related his surprise, when, on the morning of November 15th, 1915, he opened the morning paper in the breakfast room of the Hongkong Hotel in China and read an accoum of the death of Dr. Washington, the distinguished educator, orator and public man. Dr.

Buttrick asked his companions, Dr. William H. Welch and Dr. Simon Flexner, "Are there ten men in America whose death would be featured on the first page of the leading journals of the Far East, half around the world?" Dr. Buttrick related the story of Booker Washington's wonderful life from the time he was a small Negro boy until he made his way to Hampton Institute and, through slow hard struggle, won public recognition and favor for the Tuskegee Institute which he founded in 1891.

"I never heard Booker Washington use the silly word 'problem' in talking about the present and future of the Negro," said Dr. Buttrick. "He did not think in terms of problems but of opportunities. If Washington had defined. his philosophy of duty, he would have something like this.

The plan is with Him who dwells above. I can only contribute to the fulfillment of that plan when in the light of conscience and trained intelligence I do the thing next at hand, only as I address myself to the opportunities that emerge in the work of the day. Day by day the was content to do the small and ordinary things that, when done, taken together constitute great things. He thought in terms of fifty years hence. Thus he said, 'No man, either white or I black, from North or South, shaft drag.