The Omaha guide., 1942-06-13
PLEDGE THEIR NEWSPAPERS TO
FREEDOM and DEMOCRACY
For The World

FOR The
Chicago. In.,--June 6, 1912 Menu
bers of the Negro Newspaper / lbl-
ishers Association dedicated r
newspapers to the preservatic
freedom and democracy for the
world and pledged their unequivoc-
al loyalty to the United States and
to President Franklin d. Roosevelt,
! Saturday in a resolution adopted
unanimously by SO delegates attend
ing the third annual conference.
Twenty-six papers from as Ear
away as Houston, Tampa, and On
aha were represented in the two-day
discussions. Biggest single project
to be undertaken by the group is
the absorption of the Associated Ne
gro Press, a hitherto privately own
ed and controlled national news ga
thering organization, and operation
Of it in the future by the Publishers
Association through a board of five
directors.
The plan for taking over the news
service was worked out with Claude
A. Barnett. director of AMP, and
approved by the conference. Under
the new set-up only members OF the
publishers group viii be eligible to
subscribe to the service. The cost
has been pro-rated among the mem
bers on the basis of circulation. A
thorough revamping of news ard
feature services furnished by the
AMP has been ordered, and intens-
flied coverage will be started.
The board unanimously return
ed to office the president, William
o. Walker, publisher of the Cleve-
land Call and Post, and secretary
treasurer, Thomas ". Young, bust
ness manager Of the Journal and
Guide, Norfolk Va. 1t also elected
four vice presidents. Mrs. Robert L.
Vann. treasurer of the Pittsburgh
Courier; G. A. Scott, general manag-
er Of the Atlanta Daily World; Lou
is E. Martin, editor of the Michigan
Chronicle. Detroit, and c. C. Dejoie
editor Of the Louisiana Weekly.
They will serve respectively in the
eastern, southern, central and west
ern regions.
Members of the executive comm
ittee, in addition to the officers are
Johh H. Sengstacke, president Of the
Chicago Defender; Frank L. Stan
ley, general manager of the Louis
vile Defender, and Mrs. Olive Diggs
managing editor Of the Chicago Bee
Young and Martin will serve their
third consecutive terms while Walk
er, Mrs. Vann and Sengstacke have
been returned to their offices for a
second term. Sengstacke was first
president of the association, and
Stanley served two years as south
r vice president
Directors Of the new news service
organization are Ira F. Lewis, pres
ident of the Pittsburgh Courier;
Howard H. Murphy, business man
ager Of the Baltimore Afro Ameri-
can; John H. S-engstacke; E. ID.
Goodwin, manager of the Tulsa Ok
Iahoma Eagle and c. A. Scott.
The conference unanimously o.
dopted the resolution pledging sup
port of the nations war effort. The
full text follows:
BE it resolved: That the Negro
Newspaper Publishers Association
is unequivocal in its loyalty to the
United States and to President Fran
kiln D. Roosevelt, who is charting
our national course in this hour Of
crisis. Freedom and democracy
must be saved for the world The
spirit of the Constitution, especially
the Bill Of Rights, is an Inheritance
which we must pass on to future gen
erations. To that course we dedi-
cate our newspapers.
THE Importance Of the Negro
Press is developing and maintain
ing our nations morale needs to
be recognized. In that effort
best aid is the extension Of oppor-
tunities by government and indust-
~ to our people, and the financial
support of those business who share
with us their advertising.
I'VE extend to those newspapers,
magazine columnists and radio com
mentators. who represent the pract-
zeal democracy now gaining force in