The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-01-14
COMMITTEE OF NEGRO
PRESS ASSOCIATION MEETS.

Washington. D. c., Jan, 12.-The
Executive Committee of the National
Negro Press Association met Dec.
20, according to. plans scheduled at
the National gathering. In the White
law Hotel.
the Committee was called to order
by Joseph l.. Jones of Cincinnati. Ohio;
Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Prayer by Rev. HI A. Boyd.
Chairman Jones asked President ].
Finley Wilson to state the object of
the meeting, as it was at the in
lance of the President that the Exc
cutive Committee was called.
Upon rool call IL was ascertained
by proxy quorum. Chairman Jones
announced that the meeting was open
cd for business. From the statement
of President ]. Finley Wilson and
generally to the entire race, 1t is
necessary for better cooperation
among the Negro Newspaper men as
well as with the race, The effort to
as suggested by Secretary Boyo. is
to revive the original Vigilance Com
mittees plan, which the chairman
heartily approves. The chairman also
approves the suggestion Of the Presi-
dent. J. Finley Wilson, that letter
commencing the views with regard
to our people of Japan and France
be published.
The chairman appoints as com
mittee to prepare this letter the tol-
NJ ]. Chisolm, Henry Allen Boyd. J.
Finley Wilson, James l.. Chestnut, Ed
ward Lawson.
The business of the meeting was
then SUSPENDED pending report OF
The following is the report of the
committee:
Mr. Chairman of the Committee,
We, your committee beg leave to
report the following; We realize the
are facing condition and not the
cry We emerged from a worlds war
with glorious achievements attributed
to the heroic deeds of valor by MEM
bers of our race, who proved them
American, making true that oft-re-
peated assertion that Negro blood has
been spilled in every conflict where
the Stars and stripes were Interested,
from the Boston Back Bay to the
We can truly claim that we are
In part responsible for the effort to
make the world safe for democracy
and breaking back bone of Germans
autocracy.
we believe that new day is dawn
ing for the darker races of the world.
With molesty we lay claim also TO
contributing largely to the overwheI-
success
at the polls last November, the great
est victory achieved by any political
organization, and we are not slow TO
call attention to their facts to the
American people.
to exercise more clearly and definitely
racial solidarity. We are eXponents
Of the principles enunciated by the
Apostle in the Bible when he declared
Now abideth faith, Hope and Chart
~
ME and especialIy the American Negro
to exercise more love. for his brother
believing as we do that Charity be-
gins at home before it can spread
We must respectfully recommend
/. That the Vigilance Committee
plan Of the Executive Committee be
studied and practiced by the members
Of the National Negro Press Asso-
cation. and we believe in there is
cure for all ills,
2. That with said cooperation we
can stimulate race pride, build big
ger business and gRir our place in
g. The Committee believing that
our race is not ungrately, cheerfully
recommends the resolutions, commend
ding Japan and France hereto at"
tached
The following are the reslutions:
We hea ,tily commend japan as the
exponent of the words of the Holy
write. that ont of one blood God
created all nations to. dwell upon the
face of the earth. that God is our
Father and man is our brother.
We further commend the Republic
of France for tie just recognition
of her colonial troops, and for not
oy erloofing the yeoman service rem
dered by our boys over there, de-
monstrating the fact that she is
humane nation dedicated to the
spirit of fair play.
In accordance with the rccommenda-
tion of the National Negro Press AS
ISOLATION, the Executive Committee
authorized the call of the annual
convention OF the National Negro
Press Association to be held In Tuske-
gee Institute, Ala, during the month
of April the exact date to be an
nounced as soon as the entertainment
committee of Tuskegee Institute makes
its report, at which time will be the
Cnveiling OF the monument OF the
late founder and principal, Booker
T. Washington.