The Omaha guide., 1933-07-29
N. A.. A. C. p. URGES ACTION AND
CO. COOPERATION ON INDUSTRIAL
CODES

NEW YORK 80 Declaring that the
Negroes present economic status is
the most critical within recent years
and that the industrial codes for a
ious industries now being passed up
on by the Government may establish
for the next decade or longer the N,
A. A. c. P. today issued a strong ap-
peal to organizations and individuals
to send vigorous demands to Wash
ington for full recognition of the Ne
gro.
"The Negro, like everyone elseI vii
get only that which he demands" the
Associations statement reads. 1t
urged that Washington be flooded
with kilograms and petitions in a
"resolute nationwide and unremit-
ting insistence that the Negro be Civ
en- his full share Of jobs and relief"
1t was urged that kilograms be sem
to President Roosevelt and to General
Hugh S. Johnson of the National Re
covery Act urging that each industrial
code passed upon be carefully scrut-
lnlzed and clauses included in each
code prohibiting discrimination on
account of race, creed or color in the
fulfillment of the code. kilograms are
also to be sent to President Roose-
welt and to Secretary of the Interior
Harold l.. Ickes, who is the admin
istrator of public works for which
! Congress recently appropriated So
200, 900, 900 asking that all possible
steps be taken to see that the Negro
receives his full and proportionate
share Of jobs under the public works
act. A third request to be made of
President Roosevelt is that intelligent
and qualified Negroes be appointed
to various administrative boards to
insure that there shall be no dis
elimination against Negro workers.
In the Associations announcement
it was urged also that pressure be
brought to bear on senators and con-
gressmen to ask them to work to the
same end. Negroes in various comm
unities are urged to follow closely in
the public press and elsewhere an
nouncements of public works pro-
grams of their respective cities,
counties and states, and to put forth
an insistent demand of governors,
mayors, city councilmen, state COM
missioners of labor, federal, state and
municipal employment agents to see
that Negroes get their full share Of
jobs.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
has assured the N. A. A. C. p. that
he will do everything in his power to
prevent discrimination against the
Negro, stated Walter White, Secre-
tary of the N. A. A. C. P, in max
ing public the Associations action
I'VE must however, let him and espe-
cially President Roosevelt and Gen
eral johnson know that Negroes are
aroused and insistent that their de-
mands for full equality in the matter
Of these industrial codes and jobs IN
der the public works act will and
must be heard. Every Negro in the
country should lombard these off
Gals so that they cannot possibly for
get the Negroes interest during this
very important period of formulation
of codes and practices which will very
profoundly affect the Negroes eco
nomic status for the next decade or
longer"
The N. A. A. G. P.'s letter urg-
ing united action was sent to church
organizations, such as the National
Baptist Convention, Inc, the Nation
al Baptist Convention, Uninc., all
Bishops of the A. M E., A. M. E.
Zion and M. E. Churches to the
heads of fraternal organizations in
S Vic LINZ, VudSJHS h0lRnLS OF
Pythias, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa
Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta
Sigma, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta
Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta Sor-
critics, to the Presidents Of the Nat
ional Association of Colored Women.
National Bar Association, National
Negro Business League, National
Medical Association, to the National
Urban League, Negro Industrial Lea
que, Y. M. c. A, Y. W. C. A.,
editors of the Negro press and to all
branches Of the N. A. A. C. p.
The Association asks that civic
bodies and other organizations as well
as individuals, both white and colored.
join in this exceedingly important
movement
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