The Omaha guide., 1935-07-20

bill, and to give their support to those
courageous members of both houses
of Congress, regardless of party af-
fliation, who did their duty. We
must let enemies Of the bill know
that we will accept no excuse.
Eve express our deep appreeia-
ton TO those organizations with a to-
tai membership Of more than so mil
lion Americans who have endorsed
the bill. Especially do we appreci-
ate the efforts of those who have
worked hard and faithfully for pas
sage. We urge more effective work
in the next stages of the struggle by
those who have thus far limited their
endorsement to moral support.
AGRICULTURE
"We vigorously condemn the wide
spread discrimination against share
choppers and agricultural workers
generally, both Negro and white, I'M
der the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration; the shameless and re-
buked stealing of government CHEQUES
made out to sharecroppers and ten
ant farmers; the economy Of scarcity
through the destruction Of crops
and other abuses which have flour
ished. We condemn the SUPPRESSION of
reports of conditions affecting share
choppers, such as the Myers report,
and the ignoring Of complaints
aH.inst maladministration, fraud and
dishonesty.
I'VE are unalterably opposed to the
present form of the Bankhead farm
tenant corporation bill.
1--WE vigorously condemn the flag
rant violation Of the rights Of share
choppers and agricultural workers
generally by planters, their re~tainers
and officers of the law to organize
themselves into unions for their own
protection. We further condemn the
terrorism and violence waged against
these workers by planters, their rep
r~esentatives and officers of the law.
We call upon all Americans to pro-
test these fascist practices, and to
forward the struggles of disinherited
and enslaved farm workers in all pos
sible ways.
WORK RELIEF ACT
Eve vigorously condemn the set
ting of monthly wages in regions 8
and A, embracing the states of Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Okla
homa, Texas, Virginia and of Ala
bama Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
tennessee, respectively, at the sub
normal figures of $40 and $21. In
the setting up of. machinery for adj
m~inistration of the Works Relief Act
We urge the appointment of qualified
Negroes, as Deputy Administrators
in each state where Negroes consti-
tute any appreciate portion Of the
population We urge that Negroes
be integrated into all Work Relief
projects on the basis of actual need
and proportionate population and that
the utmost vigilence be exercised by
the Federal Emergency Relief Adj
m~inistration to prvent discrimination.
WHITE PRIMARY
I'VE urge upon the Congress the
passage Immediately of adequate laws
against barring of qualified Negro
voters from the so-called white pri-
mary Of certain southern states.
"While we do not believe political
action to be a panacea, we realize
fully that the ballot it a potent
weapon. We, therefore, urge upon
Negro voters throughout the United
States to qualify, and vigorously and
unselfishly utilize their ballots with
out regard to political party or creed
in their own and the public's best in
terests.
EDUCATION
I'VE hail the victory won in the
trial court in Maryland for educa-
tional equality in the granting Of a
writ of mandamus for the admission
of a qualified Negro student to the
School of Law of the unsupported
University Of Maryland. This is the
opening step in the persistent cam
paign we must and will wage against
every form of discrimination and seq
regation in all branches Of education.
LEGAL DEFENSE
"The rights Of Negroes in courts
of law are today gravely endangered.
We pledge u support to the defense
Of Jess Hollins in Oklahoma. Brown,
Ellington and Shields in Mississippi;
Angelo Herndon in Georgia; the
Scottsboro boys in Alabama and 9TH
er Negro victims of injustice in whose
cases fundamental rights are in
volved.
THE SOUTH
we hail the growth of
opinion in the south, especially as
seen among younger, more intelli-
gent southerners, both white and
colored, and in the press. We pledge
ourselves to do all we can in the de-
velopment Of enlightened self-inter-