The Denver star., 1914-10-03
POLITICAL LEAGUE ISSUES
WARNING TO THE NATION
viriie Body of Brave CoIored Citizens
Denounce National Segregation.

The National Independent Political
league. which held its seventh annual
meeting in New York for three days
the early part Of September. accom-
plished many good results. Men prom
inent in business. church and state
took an active part in the proceedings.
The sessions were held in the famous
Bethel A. NJ E. church. Of which the
Rev. B. W. Arnett is the pastor. Del
egates were enrolled representing
twelve northern states. The southern
states represented were Virginia. GeOr-
gia and Louisiana.
The address to the country, signed
by Byron Gunner, New York. president
of the league: J. L. johnson. Ohio: c.
L. Miller. Rhode Island; R. c. Ransom
New York: NJ. W. Thornton, Thomas
Walker. Washington; J. A. Hagan.
Connecticut; W. A. Sinclair, Pennsyl
vania: B. w. Arnett. New York; ]. E.
Churchman. New Jersey; Josephine E.,
Holms. Ca: Andrew ]. Smith, Virgin
ia and G. +. Miller, New York, reads
as follows:
Let the American people and especially
the president. in view of the bloody war
OF all Europe and the probable grant Of
freedom TO Ireland and suffrage to wom-
en-, freedom to Poles and Firms and relief
from segregation and political disabilities
for the Jews. induced by the needs OF
warning nations remember that 100000
native citizens in this country are worse
prescribed than those of Europe. We ap-
peal to President Wilson to FREQ colored
Americans from timcrow cars. disfran-
nd inn,
pecialy under the federal government at
the federal capital now rather than await
some awful war here.
Southern disfranchisement encoura ges
other forms of lawlessness and renders
the colored citizen helpless in cowardiy
fashion the lynching which its disre-
spect for Law breeds. Jimcrow cars were
absurd enough. but residence segrega tion
shows the south knows no limit in pro
scripton II let alone. Segregation of fed
eral employees is the most alarming symp-
tom. The petition presented against 1t to
President Wilson by a delegation of this
league checked it only We ask President
Wilson to entirely remove this nationaliz-
ing of caste.
We protest against dsfranchisemen,,
lynching. segregation. denial of civil and
political rights. We want only the rights
all others enjoy. even the foreigner We
shall never cease unit; all citizens have
full equal rights in every state. We ad
vocate enforcement Of the constitution
making lynching a federal crime. abol-
ton of legal segregation. federal aid to
| educational This prescription. visited
upon no Americans but those of color. is
serious and not TO be minimized. Colored
citizens are warned that they must ever
| resist it by agitation and organiZa ton
Organization of colored persons Is the only y
| means TO gain rights retain them il
gained
We urge the use of the ballot as the
real wear pom of self defense. voting inde-
pendently for our rights and liberties and
not for party Greetings and apprecia
lions are extended to the National Asso-
citation For the Advancement of Colored
People and the Constitution league for a id
and thanks given Congressman T. e
Thacher and A j Peters of Massachu
sets for securing hearing against segre.
cation and opposing it.
Federal segregation as practiced in the
departments and encouched in various
bills should be made an issue to sup
porting candidates for congress. and no
doubtful men these issues should be
voted for. Another dSiega ton to see Pres
ident Wilson on unioing federal segrega
ton is advised Next to segregation. the
denia. OF employment of industry is the
most inhumnn practice OF this country
AS an attempt to reduce coored Ameri-
cans to permanent caste is SO powerful
acceptance Of noniegal segregation in
philanthropic institutions in the north IL
opposed