The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-03-25
BROAD FIGHT FOR RACE
RIGHTS URGED BY NAACP
Anti-Lynching Filibuster Has Pointed to
Necessity of Battle for Ballot and Intensive
Work in Home Communities to
Secure Full Citizenship Rights

NEW YORK-A call to the country
TO dig in in the home communities
for broad battle to secure the
rights Of colored peo
pie was isued today by the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People.
Pointing to the 47-day fill
buster against the anti-Iyneh;ng
bill as evidence that the Negro
must fight not only lynching but
a whole system of discrimina-
ton, exploitation, and oppres-
sion, the association states that
Il is not calling any conferences
on the anti-lynching bill at this
time, but is pressing pogram
OF education and action in hun
dreds of communities through
out the country.
For the anti-lynching All itself,
the NAACP states that il il nego-
tsating cdttain lpians for securing
further action on the bill at this
session Of Congress, but that these
plans for the present cannot be re-
vealad. Without relcnting III its
work against lynching, the associa
tion is driving forward on certain
objectives which will be shaped up
finally at its 29th annual conference
10 be held in Columbus, O., the last
week IN June.
The principal item in this program
is d fight to secure the ballot for
those eolored people who are now
denied it and to this end, the as
sociation has already sent instruc-
dons to its 400 branches, youth coun-
ellis, and college chapters to stimu--
late registration and voting. Suitable
test cases will be instituted in the
courts and careful consideration will
be given To the framing Of legislation
where the need for such is Indicated.
The association also is mobilizing
its members and associated groups
behind certain proposals to guaran-
tee that the proposed federal edu-
cation bill will not discriminate
against Negro schools. 1t is asking
that the bill contain a provision for
a minimum school term Of 160 days,
that the distribution Of federal funds
be equitable without reducing the
provisions Of state and local funds,
and that annual reports on the dis
tribution of this money be published
aud The authority given the federal
government to Withhold the funds of
any state which violates the act.
A wages and hours bill which will
be fair to Negro workers is also on
the list Of the associations objec-
tives.
Elimination of color bars in
the army and navy is another
objective Of the NAACP which
is being pressed especially in
view of the agitation for huge
military and naval anrs cpriation
bills.
The association is also active
on plans TO a.iack the wide
spread and practically iron-ciad
discrimination against the Nc
gro in the federal civil service
and in this correction has reg
istercd It's oh iecii TO the pend
ing government reorganization
bill which would abolish the
thrce-r,,en civil service commi1-
sion ard substitute a single di-
rector therefore.
Negro Americans are faced with
hard battle on many fronts if they
ere to secure the rights due them q
citizens said Walter White, Ma
| CP secretary. eve have known til
/ all alone, but the filibuster agains
the anti lynchine bill brought !
sharply TO the front and drove hom
to every Negro nd liberal friend Q
tho race the necessity for wild
/ bate for the rights of the race. W
must have the ballot. We must hav
| equal opportunities in education. w
must have employment with no dis
criminatory wage rates. We mus