“LEST WE FORGET”
In the Sept. 24th edition of the OMAHA GUIDE,
we published a questionnaire submitted by the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to
the Candidates for Presidency and Vice Presidency of the
U. S. in the coming election. Has the Negro Political
Le t.,or in their respective communities asked the County
Central Committee Chairman, the State Central Commit
tee Chairman and your Congressman “who is asking you
for support in your district, “What their nominee for
President and Vice President says in regard to the ans
wer. the questionnaire submitted by the National Assoc
Advancement of Colored People? It is the
pui: use of this Association to fight for the rights of every
Negro citi en, and see that the Negro Problem is not
evi.d in this day of reconstruction as has been done in
the ;>asi. There is a personal responsibility placed upon
the heads of this nation, in their attitude regarding the
ii and intolerances heaped upon the Negroes of
this C jUi.tr .. The National Association has asked for a
plain declaration on the Negro problem in order to in
form him how to cast his ballot in the coming election for
the man who will stamp out racial segregation, promote
higher education for Negroes, give them their pro-rata of
employment, and see that the citizenship rights are pro
tected* of every Negro throughout this land. Without
an\ argument, every Negro in Politics, and every Negro
Newspajier in the U. S. are aware of this fact: That the
N.A.A.C.P. is the only organization in the U. S. that no
paid political propaganda which tends to deceive or mis
It-a.i the Negroes of our Country, will be accepted by the
officials of this organization. Every Negro Newspaper
at. i ever. .Negro Political Leader should without hesita
tion. demand an answer from the Republican and Demo
, • Noi inees in the coming election. No Negro Pol
itic;.! Leader and no Negro Newspaper can rightfully say
th<- iuv in a better position to know who their friends are
ii. nal Political Campaign than the National As
sociation for the Advancement of Colored People; an or
ga hat is active d65 days a year in the interest of
Black America. In our opinion regardless of our Local
Political connections, the nominee who refuses to answer
this questionnaire should not get any consideration what
soever from any Negro Newspaper or Negro Political
Leader. The Nominee will not get consideration from any
one who has red blood flowing through their veins, re
gardless of any cash agreement, or positions that may be
offered by the Nominee through their campaign man
ager.
NAACP. Questionnaire
Submitted for Political Office Seekers
SUBMIT QUESTIONABLE 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-w'hiteism, 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-supported institution for higher
education for Negroes—Howard University?
“7. Will you favor enactment of a federal anti
lynching law and will you sign such a bill if enacted in
Congress?
“8. Will you protect the self-government and in
dependence of the Republic of Liberia, and will you re
store to self-government the black Republic of Haiti now
dominated in fiscal matters by the United States govern
in the interest of American bankers ?
“9. Will you personally order that there be no
jolor discrimination on relief and public works projects
financed wholly or in part with federal funds and that
Negroes be given a fair share of work on such jobs?
“10. Will you personally order that in any expen
diture of federal funds for educational purposes, there
be adequate safeguards against race discrimination in
the expenditure of such funds by the federal government
or locally through states?
“11. Will you in word and deed, so far as in your
power lies, procure the recognition and observance of the
full citizenship rights of the Negro in the United States?”
Everybody’s going Where? To the
Calloway Cabaret Benefit Dance for
the Unemployed Married Men’s Coun
cil.
The foil wing statement was is
sued today by the Executive
Committee of the Unemployed
Married Men’s Council of Omaha
“The Unemployed Married
Men’s Council has confidence in
Omaha. Many of us who com
pose it were bom and have lived
here all our lives. Some of us
came here from other sections of
the State or nation, but after our
arrival became a part of the
community. Recently conditions,
over which we have no control,
have resulted in our being out of
work and in many instances with
out money.
“We want work not charity,
in consequence, we have banded
together not only to create work
but to make it possible for many
who have unfilled wants to sup
ply them without the actual out
ganization representatives of all
skilled trades as well as common
labor. We can do anything from
cutting the lawn to repairing the
intricate machinery of a watch
lay of cash. We have in our or
or clack.
“We have many wants, such as
shoes, clothing, food, coats, etc.,
and you have many unneeded art
icles and odd jobs, so let’s get to
gether and swap. We charge for
our services a reasonable fee pay
able in cash or goods. We will
have an appraiser value your
goods and we will give you its
value in labor.
“We believe much more con
structive work can be acomplish
ed by helping each other than by
complaining about conditions.
“We believe that we can have
no stable prosperity unless indus
try receives a reasonable profit
after paying to its employees a
purchasing wage, instead of bare
living wage. I nthis rich coun
try people should be able to live
instead of merely existing.
“Let us begin to build for a
new and better prosperity by
helping each other.”
Signed: George E. Redding,
former Live Stock and Commerc
ial Trucker; Roy C. Sweet, Sec’y.
and Treas., former telegraph op
erator, Chicago, Northwestern;
Dance
with Jean
Monday, OCT.
. ... ■— — zoo?*
Robert Gabriel, Vice Pres., form
er switchman, Union Pacific.
Executive Committee, A1 Sam
ler, former compositor; Prank
Conrad, carpenter; James Victor
former shipper clerk.
Everybody’s going Where T To the
Calloway Cabaret Benefit Dance for
the Unemployed Married Men’s Coun
cil.
Everybody’s gving Where? To the
Calloway Cabaret Benefit Dance for
the Unemployed Married Men’s Coun
cil.
ELECT
JOHN W.
Yeager
District Judge
17 Years Active Law Practice
9 years Chief Deputy
County Attorney
Non-Political BUJot
One of the Nine Endowed by the
Bar of Douglas, Washington
and Burt Counties
(POLITICAL ADV.)
HOME LOAN BANK BILL
When President Hoover signed the Home Loan
Bank Bill, he put forth an effort to save the small home
owners from losing their life’s savings, but like many
other efforts that he has sponsored during his time as
chief executive of this great government, he has only
put the water in the trough.
Last week the Omaha Guide extended to its read
ers the opportunity of registering at the Guide Office
for a loan to pay off past mortgages and taxes on their
homes. Not one,—yes, just one man has registered up to
this time. What is it? The same old story! Are we
truly like the bunch of mules, just got to have a little white
horse lead us to the slaughter pen? Every Negro and
wrhite man who lives in this so-called prescribed district
knows that he cannot get one dime loan from any finan
cial institution in our city. Remember there is just a
specific amount set aside in the Home Loan Bank Bill for
the protection of home owners’ property. Are you going
to sit idly by and see the amount set aside for this pur
pose by the Home Loan Bill exhausted, and then holler
for help. A well organized plan has been perfected by
the Omaha Guide Publishing Company to help you save
your home. It is to your interest to register today for
your application blank. We know from given authority
of what we speak. Today is the proper time to act!
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Read “Digesting the Dews” on the front Page, by that Brilliant Columnist,
CLIFFORD C. MITCHELL
