Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-15

lay enjoy his full citizenship rights
The National Association for the
Announcements of Colored People. IN
Fourteenth Annual Conference as
sembled, reaffirms the principles 10,
which it has always stood and most
solemn'y pledges itself to use all O,
the means at it's command to the
furtherance of the task which it has
undertaken until that task is done
1t sends greetings to the eleven
million of American colored people
n whose behalf it is working and the
| one hundred thousand members, both
white and colored, it represents.
| The National Association far the
Advancement of Colored People feels
| gratified over the measure Of awak-
ening of the public conscience as
touching the evils it is combatting
| affecting the colored people. It lis a
fact that the ind Inference and lethar-
gy with which these evils were treat
ed in the past are breaking away.
Agencies have been put bin opera lion
in various sections Of the country To
remedy If not to uproot some OF
these evils since the AS ociatJon has
been holding them up to the public
gaze and demanding that they be
done away with.
PLAIN TRUTHS STATED.
The National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People
speaking directly for its membership
of one hundred Thousand and feeling
that 1t represents the sentiments Of
twelve million colored people of the
United States. calls the attention of
the American People to the follow
ing truths:
/. That the destinies of the Negro
and white races of the Amer ican con-
t'nent are inseparable; that the races
must, therefore, lin the fullest sense
work together for the realization of
the principles on which the American
nation was founded.
2. That spurious science and men
dacious propaganda alleging racial
inferiOrity are treason to the bro.h-
erhood of man without which no
nation can endure.
8. That unless the humbIest cit
izen is guaranteed his citizenship
rights there can be no true security
for anyone in. the land.
A. That the mob and the sp'r.t Of
intolerance which the mob represents
are danger to all achievements Of
mankind represented In all organized
society.
DYER BILL PASSAGE URGED.
We therefore urge upon the Amer
ican people that they take the frs,
indi pensable step toward combating
the mob and the shame and dis
grace which the mob has for thirty-
five years put upon the name of
America.
We ask the American people to
insist upon the enactment OF the
Dyer Anticipating Bill which would
place punishment of the mob in the
hands of the Federal government
when the States refuse or are unable
to do their duty as they have refused
and have been unable for thirty-fiye
years.
We ask the President and the
Congress of the United States that
the 18th and 18th Amendments to
the United States Constitution be
made something more than a scrap
Of paper, and that the Negro uni
versally deprived of the vote in the
Southern States be granted the bal
lot upon the same condition and
with the same qualifications as those
imposed upon all other citizens and
| thus remove the injustice Of taxation
! without representation.
ASKS REMOVAL OF U. S. TROOPS
FROM REPUBLIC OF MACTI.
We ask that the troops Of the
| United States be withdrawn from the
| black republic of Haiti, Illegally
| seized in 1916 and since then law
lessly held by virtue of superior
| force
| We ask that the President of the
| United States, representing the spir-
! it of fairness in the American people
redeem the pledges made by the late
and regretted President Harding tina
! the Tuskegee Hospital built for col
! cred World War Veterans. upor
/ ground given to the nation by Tus-
! kegee Institute, be manned entirely
/ by colTed personnel.
! We ask that the American people
| demand the release of the fifty-foul
members Of the Twenty-fourth In.
! f5ntry now incarcerated at Leaven
worth Federal Penitentiary 6or thei1
. injection with the Houston. Texas
| riots OF 1917, riot provoked by
| continued insults and contumely and
finally by violence perpetrated upor
| C lored men wearing the uniform oil
| he United States and dedicated tc
| the service of their country in wal
| time.
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CoLORBI
| AMERICANS.
To American citizens of African
descent we have special word tC
| say:
| The time has come when allegiance
to any party Cm historical grounds is
no longer required or expedtent. We
urge them to a new political eman.
cipation. We urge them to promul.
! gate their demands upon the basis oil
the welfare Of the entire race and in
casting their votes Vim the coming