The Omaha guide., 1937-02-20
PLATFORM OF THE OMAHA GUIDE

Mace preJud1ce must &c. Inc Fathefn0Od o 70 du ue ID III W
the acid test of good citizenship in time of peace, war and death.
ID We must have our pro-rata of employment in businesses &c
stores denartment Stores stores and md coa o. eo grUo in fact every concern which
we support We must give our citizens the change to 1--we respecIaoy
economic slaves and enter into lives of shame.
CD Our pro-rata of employment for the patronage to our public
corporations such as railroad companies, the street car company, the
Nebraska Power company, the Northwestern Bell Telephone company s nnyr ana
other establishments which we are forced to support by right OF franchise use
county, state and federal government
go To encourage the establishment of a first class hospital that
we know to be nearest to US, also to encourage a high respect of them and
encourage more of our girls to take nurses training.
Al An one hundred per cent department of our citizens in our
public or private places of business, especially on street cars five reto
are constantly before the pubHcs eye.
s, A one hundred per cent membership in the Omaha branch Of
f %e ~ do A "a "a ~ :. : spoGa % 1e nu 10 ncoa lt te u lie eaI off pnV 70 - osEahGsh .
five million dollar endowment fund to maintain operating expenses and to
educated up to a higher principle and a more thorough understanding OF
Of the people, for the people and by the people, in whole and not in part
90 The establishment Of the Christian Religion IS Christ
sonal gain. A practical Christian religion, week days as well as Sunday.
cipe which will guide the destiny of each others children, our neighbors
children today are our children tomorrow.
CO Courteous treatment in all places of business and the enforce
ment of the State Civil right law.
C0 To encourage and assist in the establishment of the following
association, a state bank, and, also, a fnst-cIass trust company for the
purpose of administering aid and assistance to our widows and children.
vounn 90 &.n5 To C encourage ssl he erection a%au Of a one one h 116 rec thousand os 9do dollar
. sv n} s TG sniange d the a0ung a w0mend fhGdstian Association that it
dp To teach our citizens to live economically within their earn
QO To make Omaha a better city in which to live by inaugurating
amore cosmopolitan spirit among our American citizens.
Q) To put a stop to the Divorce Evil by passing a state law max
ing the misreatment of a wife O a husband by either of them a crimianl
offense to be decided by a jury, first offense, Jail sentence of short dura-
ton, second offense one of longer duration, third offence from one to five
years in the penitentary. This, we believe, will make men and women
think before marrying.
90 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 caiber.
NATIONAL
O Fight for a passage of the Dyer Anti Lynch bill and thus stop
the shameful lynching of American citizens.
ca One of our citizens in the presidents cabinet.
() Federal control of the educational sysem that every child
must have a high school education. hr~*%x@
a. Assist in the furtherence ofrecearch by our scientists and His
torians to prove that civilization was first founded in Africa.
% Establish a political influence which will bring about our pro-