The Denver star., 1914-05-02
FORM LEAGUE TO
RIGHT WRONGS
Necessity For New Movement
Started In Philadelphia
CONDITIONS DEMAND ACTION

CONDITIONS DEMAND ACTION
Platform Of 4 Pennsylvania State Or
sanixation Which Has For Its Object
the Promotion and Protection of the
Civic, Industrial and Political Inter-
ests Of Afro-Amerieans.
Philadelphia. There, has recently
been organized in this city a movement
to be known Us the Negro Protective
quarters in the Keystone Aid building.
southwest corner of Lombard and
South Sixteenth streets. The president
of the league is the Rev. DIR. William
| A. Credit. recording secretary George
| W. Dawley and corresponding secre-
! tary DR.. Il. Il. Wright, Jr.
Among the other leaders Of the
movement are Bishop J. S. Caldwell,
Rev. S. l.. Corrothers, J. c. Asbury,
| Esq; DR.. ii. NJ. Minton, Editors Chris
j. Perry and A. 2. Caldwell. C. c.
Dunlap. III. II. Cooper and f. w. John
| son of this city. Attorney w. Justin
Carter and Robert X. Nelson of Har-
risburg. T.. A. Blackwell Of Stcelton.
Maurice Randolph, n. L. velor and II.
c. Fox of Pittsburgh and other per-
sons of prominence and influence in
other sections of the state are interest
ed in the movement.
Purposes Of the New Organization.
The purposes OF the league are set
forth in the following statement is
sued by its promoters: THE Negro
Protective League OF Pennsylvania is
an organization of Negroes of this state
for the purpose of promoting the civic
industrial and political interests of the
race in this commonwealth and OF the
country.
The necessity for such IN organiZ;i
ton is clear to every thoughtful mind
not alone because every other nntiord
ality. whether Jewish. German. Italian
or Greek. has such an organization for
its protection and the promotion Of
its interests but also because these
times. as never before. especially de
mand such an organization anon. on
people.
In organization there is strength
and only with organization can ",
withstand the attacks made upon on
every right and privilege Certainty
we cannot do so as individuals We
therefore must organize or go 10 the
wall. The Negro Protective League %
PENNSYLVANIA stands for the protection
of the civic interests Of the race and
the promotion of the same When II
Is considered that our people are
largely excluded from hotels. rcstau
rants. places of entertainment ana
amusemcnts in this state the need oi
such an organization becomes at once
apparent.
This very day in Washington the
ajority party of the United States
congress is hostile TO the civic interests
of our race. Not only have there been
attempts to put II law against inter
marriage on the statute books Of the
nation, but there have been attempts
to sesrcsnte Negro employees in the
various governmental departments and
to introduce into the street cars of the
capital city of the nation the nefarous
separate seat law o; the south.
|, Spread Of Lynchins and Segregation.
I'VE have seen nearly cvery promi-
nent Negro oiiiceholdcr OF the nation
put out of Office and the places flied
by white men. We have seen the
segregation laws spread all over the
country We have seen lynchings run
wild and uncontrolled. We have seen
lynching take place In fair Pennsyl-
vania, and we have been unable to
punish single person who took part
in 1t. Do we not need an organization
to protect our civic interests? This is
one of the purposes of the Negro Pro
tective League of Pennsylvania.
"But as bad as are the civic cOndi-
tions, so much worse are the industrial
conditions. Little by little we have
seen our men and women driven from
positions long held by members Of the
race and shut out from others by the
labor unions. The Negro Protective
Ieag,l stands for the protection Of Ne
gro labor against race prejudice and
other insidious evils. 1t stands for
promoting efficiency and skill among
Negro wOrkmen. securing better posi-
tons for our men and women and
better Industrial training for our boys
and girls We desire to see our men
who are well qualified put into posi-
tions worthy of their training and ex-
perience. both in private and public
service.
"The Negro Protective league stands
Ior the fullest exercise Of the elective
franchise. We urge that 1t is not only
a privilege. but the duty, Of every NAN
Of color to vote. The Negro in this
state and in the north in general needs
to use the ballot not only for the effect
It will have here. butalsO to protect the
fro uchise rights Of Our brethren I'm the