Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-05-24
1-KEW KLUCKS KLASHES



to uphold the Church in any assault which might be made
upon it by the Invisible Empire said to be releney OPP
posed Catholicism and to the Negro Since that time the
curtain has upon internal meodrama which makes us
forget all we ever knew about Bamum Circus the Backo
Africa Movement First former official of the klan eshes
under OATH before the Senate Committee which investigating
the election of Senator May6ed Of Texas that the K K K
of Texas frequently held parades tor the purpose OF dscou
aging Negroes from attempting the Lone Star State
Next Senator Underwood, of Alabama, it is sald plans to
carry the fight against the Ku Kx Kan to the floor OF the
Democratic National Convention with the nssence that
Kan plank be adopted by his party and that complete
religious freedom be asserted.
Next Indiana democrats said to have declared an open
political war upon the alleged Khan candidate for the governor
ship of the Hooe State stating that they will fight for purity
Of the courts the supremacy Of the law and the right to
ship according to conscience
Last but by least dear reader the call has been
issued the Negroes of Indiana to oppose the kan IN its
religious bgot racial intolerance and its appeal to crude
mob sentiment such, suppose, as that which Grand
Titan" Clark testified to before the Senate Committee
Can you beat this melting pot Of opinion and sentiment? But
there's class phase the whole internal which worthy
of note all the way down from the declaration OF Cardinal
Hayes to the announcement Of the Negro proesants-and
that is the religious vein Of thought The racial onslaught
Of the civic nebate mentioned by but the last named
group showing that despite the anpathy to the Kan. self
preservation is the first law of is alliance between
Church and Race yearned for or evaded? Is the Church
interested solely its welfare? There about twenty
million Catholics this country against ten million Negroes
thousands of whom of course. Catholics By right and
might however that should make total Of thirty million people
in the United States or nearly third Of the population. who
would be delighted to ENTERTAIN the Klan any tme
any place.
coalition should be brought about and prayers sounded
by the Church and the Race The Negro protestans against
the Kan were sincere enough to sound this prayer ne
Church should be interested enough broadcast it. and the
L. - of IF
be kept in its place. which is NOWHERE.
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Although has been pending periodically in some form
ever since the close of the Civil War state and national egis
aton has been accelerated by the migration Group alliances
of both races have various localities been active building
up legislative fomulae for racial Ills as evidenced by national
legislation which is now on the table Washington and by
state measures which have been for consideration Some OF
the measures have been barren of actual good and OF
them have contained elements which would be genuinely help
full but can hardly be said that any of them have been born
of bad faith The commission bills the Capper Bill.
the War Memorial Bill and number Of state measures aimed
discrimination and other inequalities are examples OF the
ouckened spirit to accelerate the conummahon OF the rights
of citizens The migration has undoubtedly added to the zeal
for greater freedom Growing out OF this there has come
closer scrutiny by the Negro voters Of those whom they would
select to carry their fight to the state and national eglsa
lures.
In New York City, this scrutiny is being keeny practced
and the close electoral contests of the Harlem district
proofs that the Negro seeking candidates who really
mean to invoke reform by legislative methods.
The northard movement Of Negro youth for educational
beermen has been marked during the migration period The
great free-sted universities Of the North being sought by
coored students from the far South This sentiment in favor
of the finer education which available northern sections
has had pfu effect the South, the directors of whose
schools have improved their cucua and prevailed
porters for larger appropriations, modern equipment
and beerhaned faculties. In academic school life of the
North the Negro youth has captured prize after prize edu
caona contests emphasizing that competition with whites
in the field of knowledge has for the
who in the southland only their racial lights the
school room. ID at9agaora
The Negro parent different than any other parent;
and greater civilization has been gained the footsteps of
other races have been followed the matter Of progeny the
percentage Of which is slowly decreasing Unavoable hous
ing conditions and higher living have lent their Influences
in this regard and the diversified family, difficult Of ainten
ance is nowadays no more popular Negro life than it
with the highly civilized whites. ~ nooa1o1lz'ov ssa
During conference, which held in Pennsylvania last
winter was urged that the professional group Of the
be more largely utilized and action taken to that Negro
physicians and nurses under the auspices Of the State Health
Department should be given larger field Of service. In
genaa way throughout the where migrants abound