The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02

Omaha. N~ebraska-Dear. Sir:
Mr.. Robert Smith of your state has handed to
mo vo,r communication regarding suggestions for
the National Republican platform. We are very
happy to have your communication and assure you
that it is being given the utmost consideration by
the committee. very truIy yours,
ROY A. VITOUSEK,
Chairman, Subcommittee on National Develop
ment and Related Topics)
H OMAHA GUIDES 7-POINT RoGRAM
This Point Platform was presented to the ke-
nublican Resolution Platform Committee at Phia-
delnbia. Penn. by C. c. Galloway, and was aeknow-
lodged by them, and was accepted 100 percent
3 MILLION NEGRO VOTERS WILL LII
THE REPUBLICAN THIS YEAR NJ y
MILLION FOUR YEARS HENCE IF IT ADULTS
THE FOLLOWING SEyEN PRINCIPLES
To The Republican Party Platform Committee
GENTLEMEN, C. c.. Galloway, publisher and
Editor of d Negro weekly newspaper, personally
come to you with seven CD reasons for your con-
sideration, to help you in gathering information fer
the platform for which you are now in session pre-
pairing for the Republican party.
From my observation as a man, who has
been in public life for thirty-seven (3D years., know
ing the Negro in all walks of life from the planta-
ton pow handles of Texas to the Golden Gates OF
California, to the Statue of Liberty in New York
and from the borders of Canada to Key West, Flor
ida, including practically all of the metropolitan
cities in the railroad and hotel services, and in the
work as a servant to the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People, the K. of p
and Elks' lodges, and many other religious and civic
organizations for twenty-five $3.50 years and as a
publisher and editor for the last fourteen Q4)
years and having attended seventeen QD National
I.---4;oo - 1ooI,or Naorr COMMUNICATIONS This
year, and by walking and talking. every day with the
Negro men and women of the streets of America,
from these many and varied contacts, | have CLEAN
ed my information which | now desire to pass on to
you.
/ should like to state here that l have never
made application for a political job and | never IN
tend to do so. My only interest is the advancement
of good citizenship.
As you are a platform committee now in
session, seeking knowledge of the wants of every
American citizen, especially the so-called forgotten
man" in the minority group and gets the smallest
amount of consideration from our own Republican
party. | feel that the cause of this is the Ignorance
in not knowing the truth of conditions and wants
of the Negro race by the man who have, heretofore
served in the capacity in which you are now serving
That is why l am with you today with my
seven Cd reasons.
L OSS VI yOu, " W PChhhAb iS W ASoA ~
you the following seven CD reasons
No. 1 Strict enforcement of the 10Th Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States of America
in every state in the union as was intended by the
trainers of the Constitution, which reads as fol
lows: (quote) cart. 15, Section 1. The right of cit.
liens of the United States to vote shall not be de.
MED or abridged by the United States or by any
state on account of race, color or previous condit-
ions of servitude." Section 2. "The Congress
shall have the power to enforce this act by appro-
pirate legislation" Now we think this amendment
means what it says, that no state in the United
States shall have the right to deny any member of
the Negro race the privilege of casting his vote in
every election held, both local and national. We
want you to state in your platform what position
on this amendment in the Constitution of the Unit
ed States, and what procedure the Republican party
will take to guarantee us in carrying out Sections
l and 2 of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.
No. 2. We want the United States Army, Navy
and Aviation corps services to admit our Negro
boys in all branches of their services with privil-
eyes to be promoted in accordance to their abilit-
les to give service to our flag from the bottom to
tae top, the same as any other American citizen.
We feel that this will make the Negro youth of to-
day become more conscious of himself and cause
him to become more useful servants to our flag.
You, Gentlemen, know that there never was a trait
or to our country in the Negro race and there nev-
ar was a more faithful soldier than the Negro sol
der in our army. We want your platform to state
what position the Republican party will take on No.
..
No. 3. We wtnt our government to take dis
elimination out of Civil Service applications on the
account of color, We want cur Negro girls and boys