The Colorado statesman., 1921-03-05
DENVER, COLORADO. SATURDAY. MARCH 1921


editor of the Crisis magazine, and
william Pickens, former dean of Nor
gan College and now field secretary
of the association, are getting the
drive under way.
In the Middle West, James Weldon
Johnson, the national secretary, and
Walter f. White, assistant secretary,
together with Mrs A. W. HuntOn, are
addressing meetings and responding
to the calls for organization among
colored people.
In the Far West, Mary White Owing
ton. chairman of the board of direc-
tors, is on lecture tour and will devote
her efforts especially to the work in
California.
The executive work in the national
office in New York is i'm charge of the
Rev. Robert w. Bagnall, formerly of
Detroit, who has become director of
branches of the association.
Every means is being used in the
drive to make 1t known to the public.
Publicity committees are being formed
to keep in touch with local newspa-
pers, white and colored. Automobile
committees are formed and members
are to be canvassed by telephone.
The local drives are in charge of
colonels, who appoint their majors,
captains and lieutenants where the
..s.,,I,.;or 10 Ia rc,a opnuDb m warrant
In branches of over thousand there
is to be an additional major for each
additional thousand members, and the
majors appoint their subordinate Of
ficers. Roughly, the captains are re-
sponsible for 100 members and the
lieutenants for ten members.
Constant mass meetings everywhere
in the country are to be held in the
progress of the drive and the national
office is to receive reports of the
growth of membership. Reports Will
be sent out from the national office at
short intervals announcing the status
of the campaign.
In addition to the motor squadrons
which will consist of automobile own
ers willing to furnish transportation in
the drive, there is to be a speakers bu-
reau which will cooperate with
churches and other public bodies in
furnishing speakers.
In connection with the drive for a
quarter of n million members, the n.
A. A. C. p. announces the following
program:
Program for 1921.
/. ANTILYNCHING legislation by
Congress.
.. ABOLITION OF SEGREGA-
TION in the Departments at Washing
ton.
3. ENFRANCHISENIENT OF THE
NEGRO in the South or reduction OF
Southern representation, if necessary.
4. RESTORATION OF HAITIAN
INDEPENDENCE AND REPARA-
TION as far as possible for wrongs
committed there by the American ad-
ministration, through congressional in
vestigntion of both military and civil
acts of the American Occupation.
>. PRESENTATION TO THE
NEW PRESIDENT of mammoth pc
tition of say 100000 bona fide sign
ers. collected by the various branches,
requesting the pardon of the soldiers
of the 24th infantry imprisoned at
Leavenworth on the charge of rioting
at Houston, Texas.
G. ABOLITION OF JIM CROW
CARS in interstate traffic.
I. TREATMENT OF COLORED
MEN IN THE NAVY: where once
many ratings as on-commissioned Of
ficers were held by Negroes, now col
ored men can enlist only as mess
BOYS. in other words, as servants.
s. APPOINTMENT OF A MA
TIONAL INTER-RACIAL COMMITS
SION to make an earnest study of
race conditions and race relations in
the United States.
o. APPOINTMENT OF COLO1tED
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES IN THE
DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND
which would give the