Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-07-05
DEFEAT OF PARKER FORECAST OF
NEGRO POLITICAL POWER SAYS
WILLARD ----

feat of efforts to confirm Judge John j.
Parker of North Carolina as U. S. Su-
preme Court Justice, in which the Ma
tional Association for the Advancement
of Colored People and Negroes general
ly played leading part, is a forecast of
the increasing political power which
will be enjoyed by colored citizens,
according to Oswald Garrison Willard,
editor of The Nation who last night (Fri
day. addresser the j21st Annual con
ference of the Association here.
"We warn the Bourbon South and the
increasingly Bourbon North that the
Parker case is but the beginning" de-
clared Mr.. Willard, sand that their dis
approval can no more stop the growing
politicay power of the Negroes than all
the troops of the British Empire can
cause to subside the National aspira-
tions of the natives in India.
"The day of force is playing out.
The knell of Imperialism within and
without countries has been sounded.
That the white races have not proved
their fitness to rule, the dispatches
from every quarter of the globe prove
hourly, just as they affirm the divine
wisdom of Abraham Lincoln's saying
that no man is good enough to govern
another man without that other mans
consent.
"How fast the development will com
in this country depends CHIEFLY upon
the colored man himself and the speed
with which he achieves solidarity and
unitedly follow behind the best leader
ship his race can produce. From-the
white South / get most tremendous
encouragement. The awakening ther
particularly among the younger gen.
Grafton, gives the greatest hope for a
changing point of view. The on
coming generation there is full of pro-
mise. 1t is refusing to be bound,
thank fortune, by the ways of its elders
1t is refusing to accept slogans and
shibboleths. 1t proposes to fine re-
ligioub spJrit. That is where the
leadership should come from and the
fact that it is developing is of the ut
most moment eto the entire nation.
So we of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie can be cheerful indeed. With
great victorybehind US we can look for
ward with increasing confidence to til
future of our work"
Mr. Willard declared that there was
hope for the Negro in neither the
Republican nor the Democratic party.
He urged that Negroes act as bloc
in defense of citizenship and political
rights an dsuggested utilization with
the League for Political Action headed
by Professor John Dewry of Columbia
University.
ALL NEGROES URGED TO SUPPORT
CAMPAIGN FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
Springfield, Mass, June 26. All Negroes
in the Uuited States were prged to sup
port the campaign for civil rights being
waged by the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People, in
an address delivered at the opening mas
Meeting Of that organizations 21st A
nnual Conference, lsat night, by Chan.
ming H. Tbias, of New York City, in in
transitional secretary of the Y. M. G. A.
Leaders in others groups, notably the
church and Negro fraternal orders, were
urged by Mr.. Tobias to join with the
National Association In its work.
zone would think that an organization
that has been the means Of securing
six decisions from the Supreme Court
Of abe United States guaranteeing polit-
s,vsI1 10 kaIIsnbs lsyausp!seI pus 1901
TO a race Of people would command the
enthusiastic backing and support OF
that race. The National Association
for the Advancement of Colersd People
has done exactly that thing for the
Negro race in America but receives on
Ty meager and uncertain support.
at developes upon the Negro himself
to shoulder the. financial burden OF
making secure his social, political and
industrial freedom. As q matter OF
fact, l do not believe that Negroes
should expect any great response from
white people for this cause, for any race
that is not willing to pay the price Of It
own freedom, is unworthy Of that group
With the appeal directed to the whole
racial group in America, million dol.
lars is certainly not too much to ask"