The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-01
NATIONAL NEGRO CONSTITUTIONAL CONSERVA-
TION LEAGUE OF AMERICA.

The Kansas ity Campaign of the
National Negro Constitutional Con-
servation League of America is on.
It is the first of its kind in this coun-
try to be launched on so large scale
and have for its object and purpose
so great, such an enormous and much
needed undertaking with reference to
the national welfare of the Negro. At
a. m today the faithful workers of
this movement will go forth to re-
cruit a great army of members. These
members will also be asked to sign
a mammoth petition asking the Uni
ted States Government to enforce, by
appropriate legislation, the 14th and
18th Amendments of the United
| States.
! Eevry race-loving man, woman and
child who believes that Jim Crowism
should cease; that disfranchisement
should be no more; that segregation
should be branded as illegal and that
mob violence should be stopped, is
| sincerely asked to become a member
of this League and sign it's petition
I for Justice.
| The manner in which the most
prominent and leading Negroes of this
community have rallied to this great
movement proves to the world how
keenly they realize the need of such
National Organization at this op-
perfume time.
| The National Negro Constitutional
Conservation League of America has
for its object and purpose the wishes
and desires of every right thinking
Negro. Kansas City is honored to
have so great movement organized
and established in its midst.
The Kansas City Campaign is to
last for three weeks and from all in
dications nothing but success is
ahead. Mrs. a. f. jenkins, President
of the Women's Federation of Clubs,
/ has given much of her time and as
sistanCe to this great racial move
ment AS Chairman of the Women 5
Division, she has demonstrated un-
usual tact and ability in getting this
great Campaign under way, and de-
serves the assistance and cooperation
of every race-loving woman in Kansas
City. Throughout the Campaign Mrs
Jenkins will be found at General
Headquarters. Every woman who has
given her name as a worker in this
campaign is engaged in a worthy and
a just cause; one that will i'll the
future mean much toward the welfare
of our homes, our families and oul
children, and should be commended
by every black man in this commun
ity. The women who worked in the
Red Cross, War Workers and othel
such Campaigns did much for the
cause of Humanity and for the people
: in foreign lands, but the ones who
, are working in this campaign will dc
much more for Humanity by helping
themselves to secure the blessings oi
life, liberty and property as ordained
by the Constitution of this Govern
ment.
No woman who has assisted il
either of these campaigns, nor an!
person who has contributed to the
same, should out of race loyalty, fai
to support or contribute to this cause
Mr.. Nelson C. Crews, Mr. w. C
/ Hueston and DIR. William j. Thomp
} kins are in charge of the Mems Com
mittee, which is to work in conjunc
= ton with the Women's Committee
l They have arranged for speakers, witt
> will visit the various Negro Churche
9 throughout the city and other publi
meetings and explain to the publi
the necessity of their cooperation o
supporting this much needed an
I timely undertaking.