Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-06-19
Negro Press Association

| The Negro editors of the West me
in convention in this city June 10th.
and l1th., and took slap at President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft on &C.
count of the Brownsville affair by com
mending Senator Foraker in regard to
his stand in the matter aud asking
congressional action to restore the
the discharged soldiers and secure for
them their back pay.
President Roosevelt, however is
commended for his efforts to
secure equality of transportation ac-
commodations for the Negro in the
South.
| Extremely conservative resolutions
were adopted respecting the corpora.
tion. 1t was declared that there
should be no further fight" on the
railroad and other corporation.
The editors passed resolutions rela-
tive to the states where Negroes are
denied the right to vote. They ask
that congress take some action at once
to punish these states for violating
| the constitution of the United States
| or make reduction in the mum ber of
| representatives. from those states in
congress-
The entire set of resolutions as sub
mitted by the resolution committee,
| Nick Chiles, J. L. Thompson of Des
Moies, Rev. A. L. DeMond, Rev. w. s.
Brooks and J. B. Bass, of Helena,
Mont, follows:
Again we are grateful to the All
Wise Provid ence. that we are able to
| extend these resolutions to the pub
lie.
Therefore, we, your committee on
resolutions, beg leave to submit the
following:
Be it resolved by the twelfth an
nual session of the Western Negro
Press Association, which meet in this
city last week
First That we hope that the two
hundred Or more newspapers and mag
azines published by our race through
out the West will give more space in
urging the race to engage in farming,
in conducting business enterprises. in
the purchasing of homes, and in the
participation in public and general re-
forms as will result in the good of all
the people regardless of race, creed or
color. a., r..
Second-That we discern better
times ahead for those who push and
strive to better their condition.
Third-That ve thank the iron and
tin workers union in accepting colored
men and we urge the young colored
men to take advantage of these gold
en- opportunities.
Fourth--We commend Senator For
aker of Ohio in his manly stand that
he has taken in regards to the Browns
vile affair.
Fifth-That as are there has been
no evidence of guilt so far found that
can CONNECT the the colored soldiers
in the shooting up of Brownsville, be
it resolved
That we urge congress to take such
steps that WILL restore the company to
their original standing in the army,
and also that they secure all back pay
for the time that they have been
out.
Sixth-That we commend President
Roosevelt in ordering the enforcement
of the interstate commerce law in ref
erence to passengers in the South SO
that it will apply to the white and
black alike, and we urge the enforce
ment of the same.
Seventh-Whereas there has been a
tendency to rob the freedman and the
Indian of their lands in Oklahoma
country by removing the restrictions
of these lands, as congress has passed
such bill, and is now before the
president for signature, be it resolved
That we beseech and humbly ask him
not to sign the bill as the thousands
of the colored people ask that it be not
signed, as it will mean in a short time
there will be great number of home
less people.
Fighth--That we are opposed>to fur
ther fight on the railroads and other
corporations that furnish capital and
work for the laboring classes, and it
continued twill mean heavy loss to
these concerns and thousands of idle
people. We ask for liberal interpre-
tation of the laws with careful enforce
ment.
Ninth-Be it, further resolved that in
view of the fact that many of our race
are coming from the South, we urge
them to 60 West and become owners
of land before it is too late. We will
encourage all honest and deserving
people to do so.
Tenth-That we further urge the
suppression of peonage which exists in
many of the southern states. ,...