The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-11-20
pnoPHEsIEs MUCH DE
VnI;oPMENT IN NEXT FUN
YEARS.

The Colorsu sGght Of anything
tbsv desire in the way OF nla nncen.
r .isSts dropped for the time co gae,ds
trstion OF efforts In various the
and devoted their enerslvS Son with
n I,ai nroat mass of Americans,
chonpe Of administration was
earded as matter OF Ilrse sHPod
lance in the general a sc1e Republic
can administration soon 70 ~ ~
nower for the first time N ten years,
from ali sections or the couny
there is state OF .e arnssiI or9ers
.n,s, bar Two" as 1t were: What are
we ~ do next? That is the question
unpermost in the minds OF the mas
SEES. -. .his ouestioD
10 somewhat different from the ques-
zion heretofore asked. In days IonE
gone by, following Preslden,tiat.
Victory, the people, the masses iost
Interest a. and t tsw f poitIc "a job SEEK
e mss who, finally getting the plums.
indeed most insignificant IN COM
parison with the political imporIaneSs
of the Race, the once noioers mvu,u
society leaders and political go-pe-
tweens This state Of affairs Is not
going 10 be subjected 70 an ON
slaught Of public CONTEMPT that VII
qetfuIness. while others more va
liant take their place
aCan't Fool The People"
The Associated Negro Press, py
careful and indiscriminate inVe5tiga-
ton has learned some OF tne thlnss
that are uppermost In tne minus mn AZ Da
the people Having developed tne
general habit OF reading: the people
have become students Of CONDITIONS,
and they have opinions that they are
free to express. This is not the
be any means, The people of the
towns. villages, as well as those IN
the ten room luxurious flats and
residences of the big centers OF living
ali OF them are thinking and ex-
pectinG the things to be done, not
merely talked about.
Here are some Of the things being
talked about from one END OF the
country to be other They require
! fish and well financed by all who
believe in human justice.
/. LYNCHING. The Republican
platform as adopted by the Chicago
/ convention in June. carries Q plank
on the subject Of iyn,e,,hipng Th o,,, Eei
to legislate on this subject. Under
this head comes all forms of mob
violence. the bombing of property,
and other forms Of violence.
2. DIsFRANsHIsEMENT 1t is
agreed that the time has come for
some definite and drastic action with
reference to Acknowledgement In the
! southern states representation In Con-
gress and the electoral college have
been based on the total population.
vet open defiance OF the United
| States Constitution. and election sub
| terfuges have been resorted to for
years, without much more than a
protest, and yet this country went
| N 10 20
mocrscy safe and the American
| Negroes furnished nearly 100000 able
bodied men. and millions in money.
3. jim CROW CARS" In the mat
ter of southern transportion some
thing must be done Immediately.
There are those who contend that all
! discrimination in public places must be
wiped out 1t is well known that
| determined effort to enforce such
a policy in the South would cause
an upheaval that would bring Bit
J ter defiance. Tt is not believed that
| sufficient support could he obtained
from Congress- for this drastic step
at this time. However "edual ac-
! could be righteously enforced
4, IMMIGRATION. There is
/ growing sentiment among whites
| against the present apparently in
| discriminate immigration that has
! reached a total of more than $4,000 q
]
take places in the North now occu-
pied by our group thousands Of
whom have come North within the
| last four years. In the South. GER
make inquiry with the idea Of satis-
flying the labor shortage with for
| eigners.
S. WHITE MANS COUNTRY"
The Japanese problem in the West.
and the influx of Negroes into North
I m rNaff las hnNr rrfwr a a.
the old cry of This Is white mans
| country" This is regarded as UNI
American, and against the principles
! and traditions of the republic, which
"All men are created equal and en-
dowed by their Creator with GER
| tain inalienable rights among these
are life, liberty and the pursuit of
6. INDUSTRY. Industrial organl-
gradually throwing the door of OPP
| portunity open to Colored men and
and women. Their efficiency has
been tested and praised. However,
II is the task Of the Race to exer-
else every means to maintain a
standard Of excellence that will
maintain the principles Of merit
alone. without regard to Race. in
providing means Of employment.
pie of the entire country have a
quickened appreciation of the value
of commercial activity. At every
turn corporations Of all descriptions
are being formed for the purpose
nomic foothold that has therefore
been. neglected. II not denied. The
people now have more money per
capita than ever before, and are en-
thuslastlc about ventures, and safe
| tanned.
s. EDUCATION. The unpreceden-
ted thirst for knowledge In all sec
lions Of the country must be encour-
-. MORALITY y HND WELFARE Ell
SHARP and unmistaken lines of dis
tinctions must be drawn between the
small criminal class among the Me-
sroes; and that. much larger un-
working group that conscientiously
ana earnestly seeks to it properly
into the best ideals of American life.
IN the matter of courts, justice must
witbnn eted out furnishing the guilty
~. HOUSING. In the matter of
housing, the race. in common with
every other element of the nation,
SUFFERING from the housing shor-
tage' rent .profiteering, and ali of
me Kindred disadvantages and UNI
pieasantness connected with the sub
Ject Buying of homes and the for
, a.iiol OF building and loan COM
pa1les TO secure property, are desired,
and a guarantee Of property fights
~ tior Vouehed by the Federal constit-
II PROPAGANDA. A definite and
gTHkniaustive program of propaganda.
ms is to meet the onslaught of
p tn1se VINO are bent on putting the
c gaee n IN bad light before the Ameri-
seu people in general and n cam
viii OF education. carried on that
t mai reach not only the people Of
s sne w group but the white population
and WEI y,Ia a campaign not Of hatred
son and object lessons. o"e VI rea
tbin.s prlel. these are some of the
peonls now being discussed by the
iiticai AT az large. They supersede po-
! inr positlons and petty office hold
,ns Political .preferment viii viii come come
r nH matter Of course in The pro- pro-
is u' tbe non Of the things outlined It
political eo1,s e,,on In the matter of