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THE DECLINE OF LYNCH LAW.
Thr repeat announcement of the National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored Polks ‘hat sixty five persons wore lynched in the United
i*tates during 1920 as oanupared to eighty three in 1919 is a gratifying indication
that this reprehensible practic e is declining and will probably soon disappear.
The view is further upheld by statistics covering the rweceding thirty years,
showing that there has been a progressive decrease in the number of lynching*
throughout that period.
Jtetween 1889 and 1919. 3.224 i»ensons were victims of lynch law. a great
majority occurtng in the Southern States, whidh have at all time>Abeen the chief
offenders in this respent. <»f the stated numlior 2.522 involved negroes and
in fifty eases the victims were negro women. Of the total, 219 lynchings oc
curred in the north and 156 in the west. Alaska and other remote localities
dn the national domain contribute a total of 15, leaving the remaining 2,834 to
the discredit of the South, with (Jeorgda leading with 386 and Mississippi fol
lowing closely with 373.
In the five years up to and including 1918. 21 person* were lynched in
the north and went and 304, or 14 times as many, in the South. As in ear Id. t
years, the greater part of the victims were negro**. Of the colored victims
19 per cent were accused of rape and 9.4 per cent of attacks on females. The
principal :>cmention was murder ;tnd was charged against 35.8 per cent
In the year 1919, 77 negroes, four whites and two Mexicans wen.- lynch
ed. Ten of the negro victims were ex soldiers and one whs a woman. Of
Ihese eleven were either burned to death or wc^e burned after demise from
lynching or shooting, thus disclosing that in spite of an obvious Lmqrruveinent
in the popular attitude toward these affhirs, a touch of the shocking bar
barism still survives. Another evidence of kick of moral discemmejv: in
such cases is indict* d in the statement attached to the statistics above quoted
that the newspapers of New Orleans and Jackson openly advertised in largo
red typo on lynch.ng that was to take place. The Governor of M!ss:sslp>i
during the same year also announced hiimself jmwerless to prevent one con
templated and generously advertised I.vndhing.
Investigators state, however, that there Is a growing sentiment in the
Souih against the reprehensible practice of lynching negroes whenever rfn ex
cuse can l>e found and tlhe atrocious tendency is dying out. Many of the
influential wMte newspujfcta of/the South are taking a strong stand against it
ami there is also a slejuly increase of julverse sentiment among .the better
class of whites, both of which should etumbfine to eliminate such deplorable
pra<*ti«es within a few decades.
A more disgusting and utterly inhumane condition has never existed
among a. civilized people thnn is portmyed in this long lis- of lynching atroci
ties. They can be excuse*! on no score of justice ami violate both the written
and moral law. Neither can they find palliation in the,laxity of the criminal
laws or the frequent abuses of justice displayed in the courts. They are
loathsome expressions of barbarism and savagery which might be ■ expected
trom the jungle dwellers of Arnica but must stand a« a Mot of shame upon the
record of any white civilization in which they are perpetrated.
HOPE FOR ALAS K'A
With the government planning to erttahMah moil aftd passenger trans
portation between Manilla ami other Philippine Island ports there appears
some ground for hop.' that we may in time wttnesn the govrnmerit doing
something of the same sort for Alaska. The present administration hftt» ai- '
ready displayed an. lric*nation to devote softie att^ntJoTi to Alaska's i liter -1 erri
torial communication problems but then the life of this administration is Soon
to done and Heaven alone knows when Washington Avlll again turn Its com
piaeeni eye In this dineotdon. /
Alaska does not cause the government one tenth port of ‘he trouble
entailed in managing the Philippines, hence we cannot reasonably expect the
sa-nrue amount of attention as the Islands receive. The squally dhild always
gets the cake before its less assertive brothers or sisters, simply because it
keeps howling until It is forthcoming. Were we one half as onery as- the half
civilized island dwellers, or as reaxly to raise undiluted hell whenever v& got a
chance, we would probably have long since witness \1 Uncle Sam displaying
the same paternalistic attitude toward ourselves that has b^en shown to the
Philippines.
Millions on millions have been spent improving conditions on thp island
dutting the period of American occupation. Railroads have been built, pub
lic buildings erected, mail routes have been established, roads opened and
dockage facilities have been installed with little apparent regard for the costs.
K very thing i»osdble has been done to facilitate the porgress and development
of the islands. Where one public improvement has been provided for Alaska
the alien Wooded and hostile temiperel Filipino’s have received ten. If th^re
is anything they wanted, they got it for the plain and simp] reason that
‘hey must Ik- placated if trouble was to be avoided.
We on the other hand haw been as doc-ile as fat sheep, taking the meager
sops thrown to us gratefully and me'-kly suHmiittlng to every form of govern
mental injustice without making a peep.
That is why we have received so little in return for the millions wo
AMERICA’S OLDEST BELL hangs In a rectory lit Hast ll.iddattr,
■onn. It bears the date “A. D. 503,” and was llmbably brought to thin
■imntry from a Spanish monastery.
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TRYING TO, “HORN IN.
The attitude of .some near republi
cans and democrats to reinstate them
selves in. the good Braces of the 15. O.
I*, reminds one of those days of teal
sport when some urchin got tin apple
and all the remainder chorused, “you
know me, Jimmy.”
Wlhile miumnnilmity is a cardinal
virtue .and forgiveness is equally so.
it is hardly to be expected that either
the party in power or the individuals
of that party are going to accept
either full or quasi leadership from
their erwtwMle enefrrdee.
The democrats had their day of
opportunity and eight years in which
to inUtfate and execute. and they fail
ed To endeavor to climb into the
republican bandwagon umier un alius
at this time is the height of effrontery
to my the letun.
lVxribly the Bourbons. accustomed
jls they are to bow to desjirttism and
accord sycophancy to rulers, tire ready
to shonl "The King is dead, long live
the King!” In the hope of further
profitnnp by political preferment some
of these officeholders are assiduously
endeavoring to justify- the nntion.il
and territorial landslide with the
phrase "A change had to come, as it
always comes.” By this they hope to
cloud the fiict that the dhonge came
hoenuse the people were tired of in
competency.
The worhl admires a fighter and a
consistent one, but it has no patience
with the individual who attempts to
.play both ends against the middle,
and when the battle is won, attempts
to profit financially by assuring the
[ opposition that their attitude was im
pelled by the exigency of being caught
on thew rong side of the question
rather than by a whole-hearted desire
to have their party win.
Like the democratic party, they
have had their day and it is time for
them to come to realise that the party
will do its own thinking and not ac
cept either advice or assistance from
Its former enemies.
Sutherland's statement before the
Republican club that the issues of the
campaign are not dead and will not
he dead until the rectification of exist
ing conditions is brought about in
Alaska a*» well as in the States, for
the great vote for republican candi
dates in Alaska was but an expres
sion of disapproval of present admin
istration and present methods, has a
coreot sound, and means that he nt
least 5s not disposed to placate, pal
liate or extenuate now that his elec- i
tion is assured.—Jtfneau Capital.
McBRIDE'S STATEMENT TIMELY
In a statement given The Empire
the clay after election Republican Na
tional CorrtmlrttecTnnn J. C. McRride
It is now time tor Alaskans to
hiv aside squabbles and political
tights, and unite In working out a
omudructive program for develop
ing the Territ6i*y.
The Empire did not agree with Mr.
Mcd^ride-aa to what the voters of ‘.he
Territory should do for the good of
Alaska, but it accepts the will of the
majority in the spirit that Americans
should, and it agrees with him most
emphatically that the time is at hand
for everybody to work together for
the welfare of the Territory. No mat
ter what may have been the differ
ence of opinion as to whom should
■represent Alaska, that matter has been
settled. Those who are charged
with fhat responsibility a*. Washing
ton end at home cannot help to ad
vance Alaska's best interests without
helping all Alaska. They are the rep
resentatives of all the people of Al*»
The country is reconstructing after
from Oongress than she needs at this
time. The situation is such that to
uccomiplioh desired resulis will require
united effort on the part of all the
people, ;*nd those with constructive
suggestions and the will to do should
co-operate in every way possible to
ward the welfare of all.—Juneau Em
pire.
ALASKAN INDUSTRY
Reindeer incut has been on sale in
mrstll quantities in Seattle and neigh
boring cities for .a number of years
says the Seattle Times.
Every year has witnessed an in
crease in the amount shipped to this
city and, burring same disaster to the
herds, the volume of this business wi'd
swiftly increase during the next do
There is practically an unlimi'ed
market for the nient. It is .*pen to
none of the * objections that Limited
the demand for whale steak. To the
contrary, it is eagerly welcomed by
the public jir a. change from beef,
pork and mutton.
1’ip to the present, the number of
reindeer in Alaska, has not been suffi
cient to iiKike the business profitable
on a big scale. Ldttle or no effort ha3
been devoted to popularizing it or even
to acquainting the public with its
presence on the market.
Within five years, however, a very
(xmsiderable packing business Should
l»e developed in Alaska, with Its
American headquarters in Seattle.
Thouvmds of tons of the commodity
Should 1* brought to Seattle for sale
locally and far shipment to other
■parts of the country.
Even after discounting the sanguine
predictions of Alaskans interested in
the industry, the ihet remains that an
immense ajnea in the territory, pres
ently available for no other form of
farming, can be devoted profitably to
the raising of reindeer both for their
meat and for their hides.Vtuldez Miner.
SCHOOLS TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF NIGHT CLASSES
Klf*ven schools In Alaska took atl
vanfcige of the opportunity to organ
ise citizenship night school classes in
which instruction* in the common
school brunettes with especial emphn -
sis on United States history, civics ^
and English, was given. The total!
enrollment in these schools was 408,
distributed as follows: men, 383; wo- '
men 25. Schools were- In session on
from two to four nights per week for
periods ranging from two to six
months in length. Fifteen Instructors'
were employed, of which six were men
and nine were women. Twenty-nine
nationalities were represented in the
enrollment as follows, the figures ap
pearing after each nationality indicat
ing the number enrolled;
Alaska native, 22; American, 48:
Austrian, 12; Belgian, 3; Bohemian,. 1:
British. 20; Bulgarian. 7; Crotian, 2;
Dnnksh. 5: Finnish 27; French, 4;
ttungnrian, 1;' Italian, 22; Japanese.
IS; Lithuanian, 2; MeWcan, 5; Mon-'
tenegrfn. 20; NWwegtan, 62; Polish,
«; Rumanian. 2; Russian, 28; Serbia,
20; Spanish. 6; Swedish, 32; Swiss,
3; Syrian. 1. t
Out of the 408 students enrolle-t, ?*;
nre dt'sens of the United Suite* %\
have taken out their fir.* citisenship
pn.*Kis. and ihc l ’ipalndf ■* of 2*»i are
Irregular attendance due to the na-l
ture of the employment of many stud
ents make the work of some schools
dtffflcul* from the instructors stand
point. However, the majority of the
school* reported a splendid interest
on the part of all students in spite
of the handicaps under which many
were forced to work.
The total expense of maintaining
.the eleven schools was $4,271.59. This
represents an average of approxi
mately $10.00 for each student enroll
ed or approxlnnut^ly $30.00 for each
student actually In attendance each
sessdo9. the average nightly attend
ance per session for all schools being
147.—Exchange.
AMUNDSEN IN THE ARCTIC
In attempting to reach the far
north In the Arctic regions by drift
ing with the polar <mrrents, Captain
Amundsen is taking a leaf out of
Nansen's book. The Norwegian ex
plorer, when he set out on his n.irth
polar expedition in 1893 in the From,
drifted northward for two win*ers
from New Siberia Islands an.l then
left the ship and, traveling over the i
ice, reached “fartherst north" ti* 8" ,
degrees 13 minutes. I? is fvom the j
wame island* !*-at Amundsen proposes l
to drift into that great unexplored
ice-region that lies about t*e pel.* due
north of Bering Sea and of Alaska—
the region where Stiffens *n has had
so many notable adventures.
Both Nansen and Amundsen have
laid their plans on the data furnished
by the voyage of the Jeanette, the ves
sel used by the James Gordon Ben
nett expedition of 1879-1881. In this
<nnUt lileixt, de Long, of the United
States navy, discovered that Wrangell
Band was only a small island. The
Jeanette drifted north some distance,
was taught in the ice and abandoned
She did not sink, however, hut wan
dered about the Arctic for month af
ter month. Anally foundering. Her
course latter wsis tittced out. and from
dit scientists gained valuable in forma.'
tion as to the set of Arctic currents.
Captain Amundsen evidently in
tends to utilise this knowledge to
bring hds ship inside the 80th paral
lel on the Siberian side and thus ex
plore the great Arctic «*till a blank
on the mop.—Exchange.
ACTIVITY IN YUKON
Yukon is feeling the quickening in
fluences of new enterprises in several
quarters this year. Prospectors have
succeeded in opening fields of promise
and capital is taking hold in the Mayo
district, in the Fortymih*, in the
Whitehorse district and within the
bounds of the qld Klondike camp pro
per. Options have been taken on pro
perties elsewhere.
In the FortymUe three large new
concerns have been prospecting and
have spent much money in works of
a large scale this season. In the
placer <Estrict tributary to Dawson
several dredges havte started this year
on new ground, and newly organized
companies ha-ve them in charge and
plan further dredges for the near fu
ture. This Is particularly true of the
Indian river side of the camp.
In the Mayo district a new dredge
has started, and silver mining h is been
started by one company this year on
a scale involving the outlay of half
a million dollars, which Is merely a
starter for the work In sight,
In the WhHeborae district investors <
have been busy this year making ex
tensive Inquiries. Properties have been
taken under option in the Twelvemile
' country. The Atlin district, while
| outside of the Yukon, is tributary io
jit, and is manifesting new enterprise'
Iwiith prospect of getting much capital
These new entetprfees all will en
gage quite a little labor this winter.
The prospects for winter activities
have, not been better since the early
days when most of the placer dumps
were extracted in winter.
The people of Yukon are confident
and are manifesting their faith by
helping prospectors get Into the Held.
Many who Rome time ago thought of
going outside for the winter have
changed their minds. They prefer to
remain in the land of virgin conditions
and to have the chance of sharing
new riches and prosperity. Outside
are strikes, and many other unsettled
conditions, it Is much better to re
main in this pleasant, and radiant
realm for the winter than to fly to
unknown fields and conditions In dis
tant lands. Many an outside region
Is In the throes of conflict and blood
Yukoners are prosperous, happy a id
contented, and are planning far grea*
things than ever before underf:iken.
The outlook Ir auspicious. Stay with
Yukon, keep in the region of oppor
tunity and share the fruits.—Dawson
THIS AND THAT
A hand life aometforos-. unrigs m
The grass widow makes hay wheth- •
or the sun shines or not.
Who can name offhand all the
presidents of Mexico since Diaz?
Women are more charutibie th:«n
men. What man could ever learn to
love a bald-headed woman?
Oftentimes a man thinks a woman
loves him when she is only doing it
to innke some other woman jealous.
The person who dies without asking
to have his sine forgiven Is, of course,
in grave danger of going to the hot
After a man gets married he gets
lavish about his wife wanting to
spend money the way he did before
he got married.
When you get on the right track >>o
careful that someone else does riot
get the right-of-way and come up be
hind and butt you into the ditch.
We are careless of things that come
to us nutuarlly. That may Ik* the
reason some women hike such partic
ular, cure of their complexion.
A man feels completely neglected
both .at the wedding and when baby
arrives—but he may pet some satis
faction from reflecting that those who
go Into raptures over the wonderful
things done by delecate machinery
give little consideration to the fly
wheel, without which the engine th:it
operates the muchdnery could not run.
MANY ARMY PRIVATES
NOW AT WEST POINT
The new class of ,,plebes” at the
Military Academy is 630 strong, and
includes the largest number of ap
pointees from the ranks of the Army
in the history- of West Point, with 60
former buck privates enrolled, accord
ing 1} a recent statement issued by
the War Department. i*rior to 1916,
soldiers could enter the Military
Academy from the ranks only upon
appointment by their Congressma l.
but today, recruit* after one year's
service with the colors, between 19
and 22 years of age. who can pass ‘he
entrance examinations, are eligible
without political assistance.
Maj^r General P. C. Hands. The
Adjutant General of the .Army, an
nounces that any high school gradual.*
.enlisting whose record is clear, may
enter West Point on the first entrance
date after one year of service.
Knlisted men between the ages of
17 and 24 who.have, served honorably
and fadthfully for not less then oner
year in the armed forces of the Uni
ted State* or the allied armies in tho
World War. possessing the other re
quisite qualifications, may he ..dmit
itd to West Point on July 1. 1921
The other enlisted candidates must
l ave served for one year in the 1 teg
ular Army prior to July 1. 1821. and
he between the ages of 19 and 22.
Seven preparatory schools have
been opened, at Cbmp Dix. N
Pa*ip Devens, Mass., Camp Lewis.
Wa sh , Camp Travis, Tex., and Camp
Gordon, Ga., as well us in Cufclcn*
and Panama, for the purpose of pre
paring soldiers for the entrance exam
inations. These candidates also have
the option of a three-months’ furlougU
for special study and coaching.
World War service applies equally'
to young men who were drafted or
enlisted, and includes the Nation il
Guard as well as the Army. After
1921, age qualifications revert to the
old limits of 19 to 22 Tor enlisted men.
The West Point course has be. n
changed back to four years instead
of three.
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