The Omaha guide., 1935-04-13
The Interracial Review
To Father Coughlin.

The last issue Of the ~Interracial
Review carries an open letter to
Father Coughlin, asking him to
appeal to his huge radio audi
ence, advocating the passage of
the Costigan-W Wagner Anti-Lynch-
ing Bill, which is now awaiting
the action of Congress"
1--WE recognize thta you have
awakened and stimulated the in
teress and zeal Of millions in
America, very many Of whom had
been a~pathetic and indifferent to
the problems confronting the
structure of society.
eve refer to this particular
phase Of your remarkable accom-
plishment, because to a very
great extent The injustices con-
fronting the Negro in America
are due to the apathy and indif-
ference of millions of our citizens
whose attitude would be just and
fair if they were interested in this
grave national problem.
1.-THE establishment of an era
Of social justice to which you
have dedicated your splendid
talents can hardly be reposed up
on a sound foundation so long as
one-tenth of our population is de-
MED the fundamental rights spe-
officially guaranteed by our con-
stitution and decreed by Almigh-
ty God as the heritage of all man.
kind.
"The crime Of lynching is a
violation and an outrage against
the entire colored race, our com
mon humanity and civilization. 1t
is indeed a matter Of national
shame that mob murder has even
today the sanction Of many COM
munities and counties in America.
"The Cos;igan-W Wagner Bill is
regarded by the best students of
the subject as the mos effective
remedy thus far proposed to
stamp out this terrible outrage.
"The Bill is pending now and
this is the time for those who ap-
prove Of its enactment to lend
their supper.
eve conclude by stating that
perhaps no other single influence
could do more to arouse the in
trest of millions of Americans
with which it is possible to secure
the passage of this excellent
law"
The editors of The Catholic
Worker heartily second this ap-
peal to Father Coughlin and beg
of him to point out to his listeners
the Catholic principles in regard
to interracial justice.
Negro Speakers
The Catholic Interracial Coun-
ell, the officers Of which are the
Hon. James j. Hoey, Elmo M.
Anderson, Dorothy Day, George
K. Hunton and Nicholas A. Don
nelly, publishes monthly the In
terracial Review from the office
Of which, schools and colleges can
receive material and information
on all in,erracial questions. The
Council also sends out speakers,
Negro and white, to Newman
Clubs, communion breakfasts,
Holy Names meetings, K. of G.
meetings and to all other organi-
cations which request their serv-
ices.
Read the Review
W. urge all our readers to help
the interracial cause by subscrib-
ing to the review, the office of
which is at II west ANA Street.
New York City. The price Of the
magazine is ten cents a copy and
a sample will be sent on request.
Students.
A group Of Catholic college
graduates are assisting the re
view, editing a youth section %
which Catholic students all over
the country are invited to write.
Remember, Negroes from one
tenth Of the population Of Ameri-
ca and only two per cent of
them are Catholic. There is "a
great work to be done here, in
combating the Communist influ-
ence which is making itself felt
in Negro communities.
The Catholic Worker.