The Omaha guide., 1937-03-27
PLATFORM OF THE OMAHA GUIDE

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Race prejudice must 60 The FatherhOOd Of God and the Brother.
the acid test of good citizenship in time of peace, war and death.
ID We must have our pro-rata of employment in businesses to
stores, department stores and coal companies, in fact every erye concern nw which
We We s up frsd We W e1 must give o our rS citizens tn. the change to live respectfully
economic slaves and enter into lives of shame.
(2 Our prorata Of employment for the patronage to our public
Nebraska Power ser@ company M myth the northwestern SG4Raesse, a Bell i' Telephone company company a ts
cnSOt our s Rro,r alta Temp EMPLOYMENT memtrn in return for the takes we pay in our city.
90 To encourage the establishment of a first class bosnthal that
we may get the best that here is in medical science from our doctors whom
encourage more Of our girls to take nurses training Al ins 'eSpe' . me" n
0,brc a. a. n1 AN 3ne 15 hundred rec percent per cent dspoHment Of our citizens in our
re respected eopsfent1 we must must act yet re sbita dy, especially in public places where we
ea o. "A one .h hundred e pc per cent membership in the Omaha branch Of
f9 Mi "A; Of q; G q f or snGGla be had sdd to }e encourage nco9f " the asde efforts dsT put forth BY the
t five million 10 dollar endowment fund to maintain operating expenses and to
educated educated up to a a higher pr dI and a more thorough understanding Of
Of %' the people, es for }Re people pe' a 1f b S9f int pe % . in in T v5os a Ds a n sfE e panf.
+anrh+ c s Fl The e re eTsaaE Of the Christian Religion as Christ
sonai gain: A practical Christian religion, weekday days as nn WH as So sun 9y
AN ma attitude t1es tow ndS our feiowman as a brother in order to establish a pnn-
children today are our children tomorrow.
CD Courteous treatment in all places of business and the enforce
ment OF the State Civil right law. &aAzs
fuan.i 80 is To encourage and and assist in the establishment Of the following
association, a state bank, and, also, a frst-class trust n ou COMPANY S"f for the
purpose of administering aid and assistance to our widows and children.
v 90 To encourage he erection Of a one hundred thousand dollar
dO} To en!argethe Young Womens Christian Association that it
G2 To teach our citizens to live economically within their earn
oNNr ny PN"S III SoCu ISSUE d DuQgoC system rVaf1OuS SaIaf1oS-
QO 10 make Omaha a better city in which to live by inaup1rating
more cosmopolitan spirit among our American citizens.
C3) 10 put a stop to the Divorce Evil by passing a state law max
ing n Tn mstreatment OF a wife o a husband by either of them a crimianl
o1ense TO be decided by a jury, first offense, jail sentence of a short dura-
un, second oHense one of longer duration, third offence from one to five
years IN the pententary. This, we believe, will make mes and women
think before marrying.
90 We must become owners of our city government bv having q
seemingly higher salary to those VIII ON w employ to administer lis af-
fairs, a salary that will attract men of high calber.
NATIONAL
~ Fight for a passage of the Dyer Anti Lynch bill and thus stop
the shameful lynching of American citizens.
90 One of our citizens in the presidents cabinet
() Federal control of the educational syem that YER child
must have high school education. Rss@@4ag
az Assist IN the furtherence ofrecearch by our scientists and His
tor1ans to prove that civilization was first founded in Africa.
() Establish a political influence which will bring abort orr nro~
rata Of higher appointments made by our chief executives
() Stop graft in politics by passing a Federal law making election
day a legal holiday and compelling every American citizen of voting ace
to vote. "O
O Prevent further wars by teaching the socalled white rac that
it's high time for them to quit fooing themselves about white supremacy