The Omaha guide., 1936-09-26
PLATFORM OF THE OMAHA GUIDE

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Race prejudice must 60 The Fatherhood of Goo and dit the a Brother other
| the acid test of good citizenship in time of peace, war and death.
% We must have our prorata of employment in businesses to
which we give our patronage, such as grocery stores stores l lmm Ios.d 1u1n n5ir6
we support We must give our citizens the change to live respectfully
eeen orr tr Saves Sf S s%d snfsr IN PR@ of sa Rs''"'"S '~" - '"'"
C) Our pro-rata of employment for the patronage to our public
t Nebraska Power company, the Northwestern Bell Telephone company and
2tner o snta pPo-rafa of employment ~p5S q me aFf in 1G GefSpn f fo s"f tSe takes 3 we pay ~ in n our city,
county, state and federal government
90 To encourage the establishment of a first class hospital that
we may get the best that here is in medical science from our doctors whom
encourage @s n1w re n ~ pe of our rs girls fl to to take nurses training:
~ An one hundred per cent deportment Of our ctizens in o d
be respected we must act respectfully, especially in public places where we
5, A one hundred per cent membership in the Omaha branch of
the N a. A C. should %GdR be had add to +e Encourage fge the aSne efforts dft p9t to dO astab BY m a
five fTrb mr 4%a o oUnai Gnao OF fe N A a. A. 20 G p P"I All people of all races races must be
educated up to a higher principle and a more thorough UNDERSTANDING of
on te peope eef fr the people pis' and %d by %t the people, o1e in in whole and "S not in part
Co. The reestabishment of the Christian Religion as Christ
s sonsp ga 9 10 pr prac aGai Christian S @ religion, week days as we'll as Sunday.
An attitude toward our fenowman as a brotherin order to establish y prln-
children today are u children tomorrow. ~~~~~~~~
CD Courteous treatment in all places of business and the enforce
ment Of the State Civil right law.
80 To encourage and assist in the establishment s, Of the fol following
association, a state bank, and, also, a first-cass trust company for the
co. To encourage he erection of a one hundred thousand dollar
Young Ne Mems ( Christian Sn5st5,5 ass ASSOCIATION yaaa@ h Ru1dd9g near Path and a.ld LAKE streets fset +
may supply sufficient dormitory accommodations.
qp To teach our citizens a% to live 9no4 mieIt within nIGo their rt earn,
az To make Omaha a better city in which to- live by inauguatng
a more cosmopolitan spirit among our American citizens.
Q) To put a stop to the Divorce Evil by passing a state law max
ing the mistreatment of a wife o a husband by either of them a crimianl
| offense to be decided by jury, first offense, jail sentence of a short dura-
ton, second offense one of longer duration, third offence from one five
years in the penteniary. This, we believe, will make me" and women
think before marrying.
Q4 We must become owners of our city government by paying a
| seemingly higher salary to those whom we employ to administer its af-
fairs, a salary that will attract men Of high caGber
NATIONAL
% Fight for a passage of the Dyer Anti Lynch bill and thus stop
the shameful Hnching of American citizens.
f0 One of our citizens in the presidents cabinet
(5 Federal control of the educational sySem that every child
"" Y ASSIST in the furtherence ofrecearch by our scientists and His