Phoenix tribune., 1919-10-18
PLACING THE BLAME

Much has been said and written about
the remedy We wish to indictment against
Press and the headline writer's the metropolitan daes
charging them with being responsible majority these riots
There people who read nothing headlines on the
front and if these be misleading as they nearly
always are the mind of the poisoned and sometimes in
famed against innocent people The following sent out by
the n A. A. p will give fair idea injustice heaped
the by false Press reports nammatory
headlines:
The National Association Coored Peo-
Pile 20 Fifth today public charging that
prominent of the Omaha which the Mayor city
narrowly escaped hanging distorted newspaper accounts
ing the word Negro in connection with crime
In according the statement alleged crimes were
attributed to Negroes and afterwards discovered
TINS could not in any way identify the criminals
TO the riots in Atlanta and in Washington which are
directly attributable newspaper headlines added the
shame of Omaha the statement Trouble
months. a report from branch says:
Since the Washington and Chicago are hav-
to fight propaganda dscredit the Negro
munity. The Daily News and the WorldIIerald our
daily papers persist placing garing headlines every
alleged crime of Negroes Upon investigations find they
have ground for doing the victims many
know who their aSsaiants writing the
Chamber of Commerce asking conference with them
the and such leading citizens they
best We hope in this way stop requests
to the papers have been ignored
AS early last June the Omaha National Aso-
citation for the Advancement of Cored People held
testing against remarks of the chief police which
hold the entire coored population responsible of few
Negro criminals meeting resolutions we're passed deporing
the tendency of newspapers emphasize ang
race Of suspected asSaianS of crime attributed
ored men"
Protests have been made the Chicago Tribune against
nanmatory headline appearing IN its final edition concerning
Omaha riot
Through the United States Senate National for
The Advancement of COorcd People that there
have been fortythrec yncngs this year, white then
up TO Tuesday, there have been addtona Miles
Robert Crosby the latter discharged soldier five miles
gomey Ala They taken from county officials
told to run and fired ON by y-fve masked men.
Senator William +. Boral patriotic speech the Senate
called attention TO the amazing immediate Of
against ynchng and mob violence the country
destruction Senator Williams of Mississippi followed
Borah and only defended the action Omaha
defended neng generally declaring were
to attempted ourage white by Negroes state
prominent Race leader a pity for America
States Senate Senator Williams to uphold the Constitution
advocates lynch law He is the unworthy possessor
seat secured through the tekey Of sancsement
twohrd of the population made up the Colored people
he SANDERS
The Coored people of the country large showing
g camnesS and fortude under the trying experience
which the Race has been called upon pass
that there has been outbreaks East Louis Atlanta Longvie
Houston Washington Chicago Knoxville Omaha the bet
fer element of whites and M better Coored people have
conferred frankly the subject worked cooperative plans
OF economic adjustment such way that improve
There is high hope however that public soon
the point where all classes including hoodums Of races will be
forced to respect law and order