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«vjS.I/t MANCIPATION EDITION* —o-O-0-0- -0-O-O-0— — 0-0-0-0— -0-0-0-0_0_0_0_0_ 30.000 People Read j The Only Paper of Its The Omaha Guide / Kind West of the Every Week V Missouri Rivet HEW TO THE LINE\ - VOL. VI. Omaha, Nebraska, September 24,1932 NnmW TW*v_nr,0 i BROADCASTED /> Every Week from tlis Colonic i By CLIFFORD C. MITCHELL Sis Months of Success Exactly six montha ago the subject •f this column was, “Introducing A Daily.” and immediately thereafter various comments were noted in quite * faw of our leading publications and by various writers. Most of tnese comments acknowledge the particular undertaking but referred to it as an "experiment” and indicative that after a few weeks time the project would m und i Motiy collapse, like the many Other attempts at launching a daily. Of course, the daily referred to, is the Atlanta Daily World, published by the Southern Newspaper Syndi cate, and while 1 do not enjoy the confidence of William A. Scott, the founder and owner of this enterprise, i have, through my regular releasing services, and through observation, been able to watch and record the progress of this new journalistic ven ture. Apparently some of the obstacles in the path of operating successful Ne gro dailies arise in the excessive equipment cost and an enormous amount of technically skilled labor unless lhe equipment and the labor ran be kept constantly busy. Pre sumably, the cost of maintaining a news and feature service sufficient for a daily is also quite an item. Even after these obstacles have been sur-1 mounted there is the all-important matter of circulation and prompt dis- j ftributioa to the readers. In order to lower a necessarily j large equipment and labor cost the Southern Newspaper Syndicate (SNS) have organized other World papers in nearby southern cities with the result that these added papers require but little more effort to edit and publish than would an extra edition of the Daily, merely changing mastheads, a substitution of pertinent “local" news and the rearrangement of a few feat- j area, and strictly “local” advertising ‘ matter. Therefore, in addition to the At lanta Daily World, the SNS also pub lish four semi-weeklies. The Birming ham World; The Memphis World; The Jacksonville World and the Nashville World. in addition to a weekly, The j Jackson World of Jackson. Mississippi *nd through a mutual cooperation, *!%« Louisiana Weekly, of New Or leans, is also published in the SNS plant at Atlanta -. Thi* enables the SNS to keep their costly equipment rn constant use. A corJ* skilled workers are kept con stantly busy. The cost of securing national news and features can be pro rated among the several n-.blications, while each local member of the affilia tion can supply for the complete SNS service all of the “local” coverage. The SNS also publish a national feature, the Gravure Weekly, being the only one of its kind published by er for Negro publications. This feat ure has a combined circulation of around sixty thousand weekly and is used by over s score of papers in nearly as many states. All at which Indicates that the subject of this re lease could rightiy be entitled, “It Can Be Done—and by Negroes.” N. A. A. G. P. FIGHTS FOR JOBS Nutter Believes Elks’ Treasury Empty 1809 ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1865 “ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, THAT AMONG THESE ARE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS._ —ABE. LINCOLN. r-'j:...... 1 —:-: 11 11 - - ■ ---- N.A.A.C.P. Asks Hoover and Roosevelt for Plain Declaration on the Negro ELKS THREATENED WITH RECEIVER SUIT Atlantic City, N. J.-(CNS) A suit for the return of $1,000 “earnest money”, and the possible suit seeking a receivership for the Elks, loomed as an aftermath 6f the recent annual convention of that body held in Aug ust. Isaac H. Nutter, prominent New Jersey Elk, and member of the local Grand Lodge committee which sponsored the convention here, will ask for that a receiver be appointed to take charge of the depleted Elk treasury and that the sum of $1,000 claimed to have been advanced by the Atlantic City Elks simply as a guar antee that local expense would be cared for, be returned. In an interview granted to a Phil adelphia newspaper last week, Attor ney, Nutter is quoted as saying, “I believe the grand Lodge treasury is empty and I want to know the reas on why. I know that it could not pay the committees and had to borrow money from the educational depart ment.” J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the fraternity, when advised of the pending suits declared that he knew all about the controversy. Dif ficulty arose, it was stated, over the refusal of the Grand Lodge to return the $1,000. The Grand Exalted Rul er delared that the Detroit session of Elks in 1931 passed a resolution de manding that the entertaining lodge contribute that amount to the Grand Lodge. Attorney Nutter insists that the resolution was not passed until this year and is not applicable to the New Jersey Elks. A A The Omaha Guide a Great Paper 0-0 By M. E. Arbuckle To the Editor of the Omaha Guide: Being a constant reader of the Oma ha Guide since my arrival in Omaha, I find it a GREAT PAPER. I must congratulate Fireman Cole upon his stand in regards to the incident which took place at the Orpheum Theatre. I admire the way he stands up for the right. We need more men of that type to help our young people as well as helping the older ones. Not that Mr. Cole wants publicity, for he is a man of intelligence, and a man among men. Were I not a constant reader of the Guide I would not have read of the incident. I think every one should read the Omaha Guide each week and keep posted on what is taking place among our people and in our cities. Tours for a greater paper. The NAACP. has launched a de termined fight for jobs for Negro workers. You have seen in the newspapers the story of the investi gation we made of flood control work on the Mississippi River: showing that Negroes are brutally beaten in the camps there; paid ten cents an hour; worked twelve hours a day, seven days a week; fired without cause; robbed at the commissary stores; and in general subjected to slavery. President Hoover and Secretary of War Hurley have been forced to or (Continued on Page 2) 0 - Iq 1 Congratulates Guide o——-n ■_I JUDGE RHOADES I am happy to congratulate the Omaha Guide Publishing Company, its editor in chief C. C. Galloway and its staff of workers for the wonderful work being done in this community in uplifting and carrying forward the work of the colored people of this state. Your work is holding together and enhancing the influence of your people in this community. While conflict and depression has been our major trouble your paper has constantly pressed toward a goal ad vocating harmony and progress among your people. Such a constructive course aids us and points a way to all people for a solution of our problems. Unity, harmony, and unselfishness are the guide posts toward the road to reconstruction. Yours for continued success in your noble work. Herbert Rhoades, District Judge. Washington—(CNS)—4 statistical survey of Negro voting strength in the nation just completed here indi cates in its conclusion that Negro vot ers will be the decisive factor in the coming presidential election, surely determining the outcome in 16 states, and looming up importantly in eight other States if balloting is close, as there is every indication that it will be. The survey points out that the re cent State elections in Maine have giv en varification to the statement that practically every State is a doubtful one. The general unrest caused by the economic depression, the wide and unhealed breaches in the regular ranks of both major parties due to such ranking issues as prohibition, the bon us, the drift of many voters towards Communism and Socialism, the bitter ness of many A1 Smith adherents are elements depicted in the political study as indicating that the ultimate elec I tion result in almost any State “will j hinge on a few thousand votes." New York, Ohio, West Virginia, In diana, New Jersey, Maryland, Miss ouri, Kansas, Massachusetts, Dela ware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Tennessee and Californi, States with a total of 219 electoral votes, are listed in the survey as high ly doubtful.” In these States, it was pointed out, th«re was a combined population of 1,665,044 Negroes of 21 years of age and over, to whom cam paigners of both parties will have to appeal. In' many of these States where the Negro vote is comparatively small m comparison to the total number of voters, the survey shows that the strength of the two major parties is so evenly divided that Negro voters hold the balance of power. As an example, Massachusetts was _(Continued on Page 2) To Give Lecture Rev. J. S. Williams of the Hillside Presbyterian Church, who has just re cently returned from a seven weeks trip abroad, to his home at Kingston Jamaica, West Indies, will give a lecture at his church, 30th and Ohio, on his trip, and exhibit articles of interest which he has brought back with him. A feature of the afternoon will be Mrs. William Haines as gue?t pianist. Music by the choir and other guest soloists. The lecture will be.at 3:00 P. M. The public is cordially in. vited. PROMINENT LODGE AND CLUB WOMAN DIES Mrs. Lula White, prominent lodge woman died at her home 2529 Decat ur St., Wednesday morning, Sept. 21, 1932, after weeks of serious ill ness. Mrs. White is survived by her mother, Mrs. Fannie Phoenix of 0 maha, and father Mr. Wesley Early of Oklahoma, three daughters, Mrs. Earle Roberts, owner of the Youth Beauty Shop, Mrs. Willie Mae Moore, Mrs. Mattie Thomas and four grand children. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon from Zion Baptist Church with the Eastern Stars and Isis Lodge® in charge. Mrs. White was past Commander of the Isis Lodge, and well known in the community as ! a club-civic worker. SUBMIT QUESTIONAIRE TO END POLITICAL EVASION ON RIGHTS OF THE NEGRO New York, Sept. 16—Asserting that heretofore the demands of the Negro had been “EVADED IN AN AM ERICAN POLITICAL DISCUSSION WHEN THEY HAVE NOT BEEN REGALATED TO THE HATE-IN SPIRING DIATRIBES OF DEMAGOGUES”, the Na tional Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple has submitted to President Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, a quesionnaire calling for “PLAIN AND UN EQUIVOCAL DECLARATION ON THE SUBJECT OF RACE RELATIONS.” In its letters to both candidates the Association states that it is asking the questions to provide Negroes with a “competent and authoritative basis in determing their choice of candidates in the coming election.” No questionnaire is being sent the Socialist or Communist party candidates, inasmuch as these parties have ade quately declared themselves on the issues involved. The questions to which replies as full and as direct as possible are asked from the leaders of the two main political part ies, are as follows: , “1* To what extent will you as head of your party, personally assume responsibility for ending the attitude of intolerance to Negro participation in politics in the South, manifested in schemes to prevent Negroes from qualifying as voters, tricks of lily-whiteism, and in devic es to bar Negroes from Primary elections? “2. Will you seek to eliminate racial consider ations from appointments and promotions under civil service, for example by substituting finger prints for the photographs now required for identification purposes? “3. Will you, if elected, appoint Negroes to office in proportion to their numerical strength in your party, including in your appointments, diplomatic and consular posts? “4. Will you endeavor to stamp out entirely all forms of racial segregation in the government service, particularly in Washington? “5. Will you take steps to open to Negroes oppor tunities for training and service without regard to race in the armed forces of the United States, including the academies at West Point, Annapolis, and New London, the air service and other branches? “6. Will you maintain a cordial and constructive interest in the federal-supp education for Negroes—Hoi “7. Will you favor ( lynching law and will you s Congress? “8. Will you protect dependence of the Republic store to self-government the dominated in fiscal matters 1 in the interest of American t “9. Will you person 3olor discrimination on relit financed wholly or in part Negroes be given a fair shar “10. Will you person diture of federal funds for be adequate safeguards ag; the expenditure of such func or localjy through states? “11. Will you in won power lies, procure the recog full citizenship rights of the ] orted institution for higher vard University? inactment of a federal anti ign such a bill if enacted in the self-government and in of Liberia, and will you re black Republic of Haiti now >y the United States govem ankers? ally order that there be no f and public works projects svith federal funds and that e of work on such jobs? ally order that in any expen educational purposes, there ainst race discrimination in is by the federal government 1 and deed, so far as in your nition and observance of the STegro in the United States?”
