The Omaha guide., 1941-08-16
CHURCH HEARS
REPORT ON
WASHINGTON MARCH

HIIS OlSCi 4HlIldIlOA 4 national
defense. S secured in confer
ence with tie President.
"What about discrimination in
the departments of the federal
government? This was one of our
detectives. While it was one Of
our objectiyes. it was not u
main objective. We consider that
it IS more important to get Jobs
for Negroes in national defense.
SO that they may get milk and
bread for their babies than TO get
them in the army Or navy Or air
corps, although we shall cou.in-I
&c to fight 20 abolish discrim;n-
ations in all departments of the
government aad the armed forces
OF the nation. This will be the
rext stop in the fight of the
march committee movement.
'The National Negro March on
Washington Committee would
have been placed in an untenable
absurd and ridiculous position had
it rejected its chief objective when
offered by the President on the
grounds that we didn't get every
thing we wanted as a pretext for
marching anyhow
Il want to make it clear 'that
the purpose of the march on
Washington movement was not to !
serve as an agency to create a
continuing state of sulle unrest
and blind resentment among Ne
groes against Determinations. It's
purpose was and is to achieve a
specific and definite thing, name )
ly, elimination of barriers to jobs
for Negroes"
Declaring that the march COM
mittee will be retained and ex-
banded, the national director in
stirring and dramatic fashion so
typical of him, let it be known !
that 1--WE want one million Ne
groes organized in these Commit
tees to make a power that must
be reckoned with"
Bessye Bearden, a deputy coll
ector of internal revenue and lead
er in women's organizations,
pledged the continued support of
Negro women. Mrs, Bearden, act
i've in eastern democratic political
circles, was one of the few such
persons willing to take a hand in
the march on Washington when
politicians everywhere were drop
ping it like a hot poker.
Lester Granger Of the National
Urban League, Walter White of
the NAACP, DR., Charming H. To-
bias of the Selective Service Ad-
ministration, and Frank P, Cross
waith of the Negro Labor Comm
ittee, all active members of the
march committee, made short adj
dresses. In the place of Mark
Ethridge, chairman Of the Fair
Employment Practice committee, |
was David Sarnoff also a member
and also president of the Radio
Corporation Of America, who
spoke in behalf of the committee,
Mr., Sarnoff said that to date
the committee had done little
worth reporting on, but did ann
ounce that the administrative per-
sonnet would probably be selected
at Mondays meeting of the com
mittee following which active work
will begin.
DR., Warren Brown, secretary to
the march committee, delivered a
report on the finances for the en-
tire venture, The general funds, !
he said, came from the sale Of but
tons and contributions by individ-
uals and organizations. Of the
total receipts Of $2,992.26, a total
of 5000 was realized on the buttons
the balance coming from the or
CARNATIONS, chief contribution be-
ing the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters with $957.89, the MA
ACP with $543 and various civic
religious and professional organi-
cations with substantial amounts.
Expenditures amounted to $2,297.-
Oh, The balance was used up to
defray the costs of the public
meeting at which s1O7.21 was col
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