The Omaha guide., 1937-01-02
PLATFORM OF THE OMAHA GUIDE

PLATFORM OF THE OMAHA GUIDE
Race ace. prejudice rjfn s.n must 60 The he F at saR of God and Idt the 2 Brother 1hnad
the acid test of good citizenship in time of peace, war and death.
% We must have our prorata of employment in businesses to
stores, department stores and coal companies, in fact every concern which
We are tired Of Of educat gge our children and md permitting them to- remain
economic slaves and enter into lives of shame.
~ Our pro-rata of employment for the patronage to our public
corporations such as railroad companies, the street car company, the
other establishments which we are forced to support by right of franchise.
Also our Prorata Of EMPLOYMENT in return for the takes we pay in our city,
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 more Of our girls to take nurses training.
~ An one hundred per cent deportment Of our citizens in our
be- respected e3nf@a we " Gmast act T.. r gspTaa d especially in public places where we
IS, A one hundred per cent membership n the Omaha branch Of
the NJ "a a. a. e. GP should be had I'd to encourage oco%tq9 Y the se efforts Se put i forth E.5 by the
f fH4 mrf tIn oondn 9na 0f me It fqnd to = m 3 a 6 operat IN e expenses laas g anf t
in %ggare aO r 10 a mgbGr tnfa ro ama a more 1op9 f M roe41 understanding IN %5an6moo of
OF the people for the people and by the people in whole and not in part
@ The reegtsabishment of the Christian Religion as Christ
s %nae gain ain "A A ig aGcai" Christian 1t ma reigion eV weeR dags as nn WH as s. Sunday 9ey.
An Ana attitude 1I toward our feIlowman as a brother in order to establish a prin-
children today are our children tomorrow.
CO Courteous treatment in all places of business and the enforce
() To encourage and assist in the establishment Of the following
financial institutions near 24th and Lake streets: A building and Loan
purpose of administering aid and assistance to our widows and children.
vo,n 90 S.n To Ic encourage ssI he eEecti %ni1G Of a G 0ns R 9%S Snd thousand f0Hs sfde d3l"r
Q( To enlargethe Young Womens Christian Association that it
may supply Suflc1onJ QOmnCOTy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DID To teach our citizens to live economically within their earn
ing capacity by printing in each issue a budget system for various salaries.
QD To make Omaha a better city in which to live by inauguratng
amore cosmopolitan spirit among our American citizens.
Q3) To put a stop to the Divorce Evil by passing a state law max
ing the mistreatment of a wife or a husband by either of them a crimianl
offense to be decided by a jury first offense, jail sentence of a short dura-
ton, second offnse one of longer duration, third offence from oneto five
years in the penitentiary. This, we believe, will make mes and women
think before marrying @IM@@@8&a#@
G) We must become owners of our city government by paying a
seemingly higher salary to those whom W employ to administer its af-
fairs, a salary that will attract men of high caHber.
NATIONAL
% Fight for a passage of the Dyer Anti Lynch bill and thus stop
the shameful Bnching of American citizens.
() One of our citizens in the presidents cabinet
90 Federal control of the educational sysem that every child
must have a high school education. @#@s8a@r6@%@m#H -
() Assist in the furtherence ofrecearch by our scientists and His
torans to prove that civilization was first founded in Africa.
% Establish a political influence which will bring about our pro-
rata of higher appointments made by our chief executives.