The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-04-24
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

LOYALTY 10 the United States and /
stars and Stripes. with expressions |
for the future welfare OF ten millions |
of Negro people was proclaimed BY ]
the National Negro Press association |
at It's last session at Nashville. Tenn, |
when the representatives from l2i
publications. through their organiza.
u9ns. issued an address to the Ameri-
can people
The facts concerning the address
were given out by the CORES spOnding
secretary. Henry A Boyd. who states
that this address was prepared by
committee consisting Of c. V. Roman,
chairman. Nashville. Tenn; ". +.
King of Dallas Tex. Joseph L. Jones
Of Cincinnati, Ohio; Emmett J. Scott
% Tuskegee Institute. Ala. and T. c.
Stewart OF Wilberforce, Ohio. This
document. which made up the report
OF the committee. says, in part:
The National Negro Press associa.
tion In convention assembled takes
this opportunity to consider the con
dition OF the country. especially in 50
FAR as 1t concerns the Negro.
The student OF history is alive to
the fact that for the past fifty years
the Afro-American element has been
by law made a part OF the citizenry
OF the republic. The National Negro
Press association believes that there
are many evidences everywhere COW
rring every walk OF life to show that
the Christian white element is doing
much to advance the civilization and
progress Of the Negro peoples.
In the fields Of journalism We are
gratified to bear witness TO the grow
ing liberality OF large element OF
the white press, not confined to any
section OF the country.
In the field of religious effort there
has been no time when white Chris.
Bans showed a higher respect for the
great doctrine OF the Fatherhood OF
God and the brotherhood Of man than
now.
In the field of education we make
haste TO bear testimony TO the great
and growing philanthropy which is
laying itself upon the educational al
tar OF the race. There is unmistak.
able evidence that white America is
| coming to the unalterable opinion that
| the strength OF the nation is not I'm
| its armies and navies and embattled
| cities, but rather In the virtue and
intelligence OF the people.
I'VE call specially upon those who
.altu hn gv.N. ~.
and enforcement of the law to attend
its benefits without bias to us, TO tn,
end that the struggling millions Of tht
colOred race may continue to hope fol
that governmental encouragement
which should be the heritage Of tn,
humblest American citizen.
The strong need the restrictions o
the law and the weak need its pro
lection. When the former lose respec
for the law and despise its. restric
tions. or the latter lose faith in ~
fairness and doubt the justice OF IL
execution, then popular government 4
In danger. Fitness and not race 4
the only safe test for citizenship II ou
country is to become in reality tn
land OF the free and the home OF tn
brave As we can best serve the ma
ton by faithful service to our owl
cultural unity. so the national welfar
will be best promoted by the genera
acceptance OF the good old demo
cratic doctrine of equal and exact jus
tice to all and special privilege I
none
We appreciate the growing liberia
ity OF the American press and wish I
assure y that we will not disappoir
1t II 1t will only play us up emphi