The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-04-24
CANDIDATES DO NOT
ANSWER QUESTIONABLE
ON RACE RELATIONS.
Two State That National Con-
vention Would State Party
Platforms.

The National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People to-
! day announced that fifteen of the
seventeen presidential candidates fail
ed to reply to a questionnaire sent
them by the Association on February
IS and repeated on March 10. asking
their views on seven main issues
which Colored people regard as fun
damental The questionable asked
whether they were in favor Of the
enactment of federal laws against
lynching; whether they would advo-
cate Congressional enforcement of the
Fourteenth Amendment by reduction
franchise their citizens, or whether
they would advocate as an alternative
the appointment of United States
Commissioners to enforce the Fif-
would endeavor to bring about the
abolition of Jim Crow cars in inter-
state traffic; whether they would
urge National aid to elementary edu-
cation without discrimination against
Negro children; whether they would
favor the apportionment of Negro
soldiers and officers in the army in
proportion to their numbers in the
ish racial segregation in the civil
service of the United States; whether
they would withdraw armed or other
Interference with the independenc of
Haiti.
The two candidates who replied to
the Associations questionable were
Senators Harding and Poindexter, the
former stating that 1t was not con-
sistent with his views to take on the
categorical questions asked by the
Association, that conventions are call
ed upon TO enunciate platforms and
policies and tha<a Che eE4lld3te selecr-
al hn afAH kr Nrfr. 4 4
platform thus made. Senator Poin-
dexter stated that he was "in favor
of maintaining the legal rights and
opportunities of all citizens. regardless
of color or condition.
Despite the repetition on March 12
of the questionnaire, no further re-
pies have been received except
Acknowledgements of the receipt of
five of the candidates.
'CThe questions asked by the As
sociation on behalf Of the Colored
people of America says the Asso-
ed by Colored voters as vital national
issues to twelve million American Ne
groes Failure to reply to these
regarded by the Colored people as a
distinct evasion of the issues upon
which they feel deeply
The QUESTIONABLE was sent to the
following men: Herbert Hoover, Will
liam G. McAdoo, Governor Goodrich
OF lnulana, NlcnOlaS Murry Butter,
president of Columbia University.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
Senator Hitchcock; Governor Cox of
Ohio; Senator Warren G.. Harding,
Governor Frank o. Lowden of IL
linois; Senator Hiram w. Johnson,
Senator Miles PoindoSter. Governor
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts and
General John j. Pershing: Senator
Pomerene, James W. Gerard, Senator
Underwood, General Leonard Wood.
Following is the questionable as
sent out by the National Association
pie to presidential candidates:
IF elected President:
1. VIII you favor the enactment of
laws making lynching Federal Of
fense?
Negro descent; (a) will you advocate
that Congress enforce the 14th
amendment and reduce the representa-
tion of states which disfranchise
their citizens or (b) will you advo-
cate the appointment Of United States
Amendment?
8. viii you endeavor to bring
about the abolition of Jim Crow
cars in Interstate traffic?
4. win you withdraw armed or
other other interference IN l1sI.en with the indepen-
s. viii you urge national aid to
! elementary education, without dis
elimination against Negro children?
6. VIII you pledge the. apportion-
ment Of Negro soldiers and Negro Of
ficers in the armed forces of the
numbers in population?
z. Will you abolish racial segre-
cation in the Civil Service of the
United States?