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[column 1] call upon the PRESS to desist from magnifying our Faults and minimizing our Virtues and Talents, but to help us in our struggles in creating a favorable public sentiment and thereby reflect CREDIT upon our Government. CITIZENS OF ONE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD. 4. Civilized mankind throughout christendom should be citizens of ONE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD regardless of CREED or COLOR. Our Constitutional Laws and Amendments aim at that mutual relation- ship by which all citizens of the United States are equal before the LAW. But is is an OPEN SECRET that the colored constituents of the Government are denied their full Constitutional Rights. The Amer- ican people could no better perpetuate the name and memory of Theodore Roosvelt than by adopting in practice the principles he advocated in these memora- ble words: ALL MEN UP and NO MAN DOWN. The lofty idealism in principle and practice would STRENGTHEN our Nation or any other Nation, be- cause an axiom shows that the WHOLE is made of its PARTS, and an adage declares that "The strong- est chain is no stronger than its weakest link." It is the imperative duty of the United States Government to CORRECT first its OWN civic RACIAL INJUS- TICE at home so that the familiar aphorism, "Phy- sician Heal Thyself," may not be a justly applicable retort by other Nations whom this Government may reprove. Why? Because the Bible says, "First cast out the BEAM out of thy own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the MOTE from thy brother's eye," Matt. VII. 5. THE HUMAN RAINBOW. 5. If we peep at Nature and be reasonable, we shall ask, "What has COLOR to do with RIGHT and JUS- TICE?" The canopy is teeming with myriads of differ- ent luminous stars and mighty constellations. If we look around us in our little world, we shall see that each of these kingdoms of Nature possesses illimitable varieties. The botanist tells us that of the myriads and countless leaves which bedeck the bosom of the forest, there are no two alike. A similar degree of diversity is revealed in the mineral kingdom. Each mineral substance has its atomic relevance. Look, if you may, through the microscope at the variegated species of germs and other animalcules! What an amazing variety they present! How they differ in size, color, contour and structure! What has their color to do with their uses? Does the color itself diminish or enhance the value of the horse or other dumb animal? No! Why should color and sex then play such an important role among mankind? The anatom- ist tells us that below the skin or epidermis mankind is structurally the same, without any trace of differ- ence whatever. As each finger of the hand contributes its part to the beauty and efficiency of the hand, and as the blending of the numerous colors of the RAIN- BOW (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) produces the tints and splendor of the beau- tiful natural spectrum, so the variety of shade and color in the human family simply display God's boundless wisdom in the uniform variation which is found and seen in the three kingdoms of Nature. Should sex and color be a barrier to JUSTICE? Fitness should be the only criterion for discrimina- tion in every Christian country. INJUSTICE should never exist on the sole reason of color, because 'Variety is the spice of life,' and the variety of race and color in the human family is necessary to produce the BEAUTY OF THE HUMAN RAINBOW. [/column 1] [column 2] HUMAN PLANS AND RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE. 6. Inasmuch as SCIENCE and mortal POWER have no control over wind and wave, thunder and light- ning, and as mankind will always remain at the mercy of the ELEMENTS, which Jehovah can employ at His pleasure, in scourges from epidemics, tornadoes, rail- road wrecks, disasters at sea, wars and other thrilling national calamities, then let those in authority estab- lish JUSTICE and DEMOCRACY on terms of the GOLDEN RULE which cannot be onesided. For no pretentious JUSTICE, however schemingly or skil- fully executed, will stand the test of Jehovah's scru- tiny. RIGHTEOUS JUSTICE in accordance with Divine approbation is the ONLY JUSTICE upon which the security of national or international democ- racy can SAFELY REST and BE PERPETUATED. Therefore, our REFORM should be in practice with this CREED: "We believe in ONE GOD, the Al- mighty, and in the GOLDEN RULE. As every EVIL committed against mankind has its penalty, which Jehovah can impose in Retributive Justice, let us view this TRUTH in the Right of reason, and do unto others as we would have others do unto us. This notable injunction of Christ has no EVIL aftermath. Let us shun VICE in all its forms and practice thrift, candor and the virtue of TRUTH. We should adore our father's GOD, and rejoice that we are citizens of one flag and country, sisters and brothers of all, children of ONE CREATION who rules over all His creatures. Let us do good unto all men as we have opportunity. Oh! Flag of TRUTH, we love thee! Oh! Emblem of Justice, we honor thee! May the FLAG OF EQUITY float over us in the breeze of Time! We will then un- derstand that the portion of our Lord's prayer which says: "Thy kingdom come, thy WILL be done on earth as it is done in the Heavens." For a special purpose, our League's monogram displays the flags and emblems of America and England from the same pedestal. These two great English-speaking countries should vie with each other in friendly rivalry, not in the construction of mighty dread- noughts and formidable armaments of war, but in the UPLIFT of mankind, especially the down-trod- den and oppressed Ethiopian Race, for our Lord said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto ME," Matt. XXV. 40. Amen. WHAT WE WISH THE UNITED STATES GOV- ERNMENT TO DO 7. As it is the DUY of every good Government to make it easy for its citizens to do RIGHT, but difficult for them to do WRONG, we hereby URGE the Federal Government to diligently and favorably con- sider what we desire the Government to do according to the following articles: Article I. 14th Constitutional Amendment. That the Federal Government will enforce in every State the provisions of the 14th Amendment, which says: "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of LIFE, LIBERTY or PROPERTY WITH- OUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW." Sec. 2. Whenever any citizen shall lose his or her life in any State even by mob contrary to this 14th Amendment, if the officers of the said State fail to arrest of indite such violators of the 14th Amend- [/column 2] [column 3] ment and bring them to trial within ten days, a Federal Investigation shall be ordered and conducted by Federal Officers, and the state officers of the Law shall be held responsible for derelection of duty and incompetence by which a Federal Amendment has been violated. The Federal Officers who conduct the investigation shall have colored detectives to assist in getting the proper evidence for the arrest and trial of the offending party or parties, in any Federal Court of that State in which the crime was committed. Sec. 3. That the Federal Court shall assume juris- diction over any and all offenses originating in any State when colored citizens are driven from their homes by threats of mob violence; and compensation be made to those unfortunate citizens who must, in order to save their lives, comply and flee from their homes, unless such offenders are arrested, tried and be made to compensate the citizen who was forced to lose time to flee from home through threat and intimidation. Sec. 4. That the State be made to compensate any citizen of the United States whose property shall be destroyed by fire started by mobs or otherwise injured unless the culprits are arrested and imprisoned by officers of the State for violating the Federal Amend- ment. Article II. Compensation. But whether or not such offending party or parties shall be arrested by State or Federal Officers of the Law and tried, in every case of murder known as LYNCHED, the dependent surviving heirs or relatives of the murdered citizen shall be compensated by the State, in which the murder occurred, either by a pen- sion or cash payment, to be levied by the Home Sec- retary of State. Article III. Abolition of Obnoxious Segregation Ordinances. The Colored Race appreciates the justice of the re- cent United States Court decision declaring "Uncon- stitutional" the obnoxious Segregation Ordinances in various cities of the South. But the 15th Amendment is still grossly violated in many Southern States at the polls and also by illegal restriction compelling col- ored persons to ride in Jimcrow Cars or be put off the cars becuase of their color for which no one is responsible. Sect. 2. Inasmuch as no State Law should conflict or over-ride the Federal Law or Constitutional Amend- ments, legal suits in the United States Court for its laws to remain in force contrary to the recent United States Court Decision, and thereby forceably mover or cause conductors on public carriers to re- move or eject from cars passengers who refuse to com- ply with local State Segregation laws. And that all scheming politicians shall be liable to arrest, and trial also for damage suits in the Federal Courts in any State where the provisions of the 15th Amend- ment are violated. Article IV. Home Secretary of State. That the Federal Government shall create a Depart- ment for a HOME Secretary of States, whose duty shall be to call any state to account and levy the Com- pensation Fines in which occurs the violation in any manner of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments complained of under these articles. [/column 3] 84299 HUMAN PLANS AND RETRIEUTIVE JUSTICR 6. Inasmuch as SOIENCE and mortal POWER have no control over wind and wave, thunder and light. ning, and as mankind will always remain at the mercy of the ELEMENTS, which Ichorah can employ at His pleasure, in scourges from epidemies, tornadoes, rail road wreeks, disasters at sea, wars and other thrilling national calamities, then let those in authority estab lish JUSTICE and DEMOCRAGY on terms of the COLDEN RULE which cannot be onesided. For no pretentious JSTICE, however scheminsly or sKII. ment, and bring them to trial within ten days, a Federa Officers, and the state officers of the Law shall be held responsible for derelection of duty and incompetence by which a Federal Amendment has been violated. The Foderal Officers who conduct the investigation shall have colored detectives to assist in getting the proper evidence for the arrest and trial of the offending party State when colored oltizens are driven from their that the colored constifuents of this Government are Divine approbation is the ONLY JUSTICE upon ble words: AlL MEN UF and No MAN DOWN. This lofty idealism in principle and practice would STRENGTHEN our Nation or any other Nation, be cause an axtom shows that the WHOLE is made of its PARTS, and an adage declares that The strong est chain is no stronger than its weakest link: It is the imperative duty of the United States Government to CORREOT first iis OWN Civic RACIAL INIUS. TICE at home so that the familiar aphorism, Thy- sician Heal Thyself, may not be a justly applicable retort by other Nations whom this Government may reprove. Whyr Because the Bible says, First cast out the BEAM out of thy own eye; and then shall thou see dearly to east out the MOTH from the brother's exer Matt. VII. 5. THE HUMAN RAINBOW. 5. II we peep at Nature and be reasonable, we shall ask, What has COLORto do with RIGHT and JUS TICET The canopy is teeming with myriads of differ ent lnminous stars and mighty constellations. If we look around as in our little world, we shall see that each of the three Kingdoms of Nature possesses Ilimitable Varieties The botanist tells us that of the myriads and countless leaves which bedeck the bosom of the forest, there are no two allke. A similar degree of diversity is revealed in the mineral Kingdom. Each minera) substance has its atomic relevance. Look, If you may. through the microscope at the variegated species of serms and other animalcules! What an amazing variety they present! How they differ in size, color contour and structure! What has their color to do with their uses: Does the color in Hself diminish or enhance the value of the horse or any other dumb animall Nol Why should color and sex then play such an important role among mankind: The anatom ist tells us that below the skin or epidermis manking is structurally the same, without any trace of difference whatever. As each finger of the hand contributes iis part to the beauty and efficiency of the hand, and as the blending of the numerous colors of the RAIN. BOW (red, oranse, yellow, green. bine, indigo and violet) produces the tints and splendor of that bean iiful natural spectrum, so the variety of shade and color in the human family simply display Gods boundless wisdom in the uniform variation which is found and seen in the three Kingdoms of Nature. Should sex and color then be a barrier to HUSTICB) Fitness should be the only criterion for discrimination in every Christian country. INIUSTICE should never exist on the sole reason of color, because Variety is the spice of life, and the variety of race and color in the human family is necessary to produce the BEAUTY OF THE HUMAN RAINBOW. homes by threats of mob violence; and compensation which the security of national or international demoe be made to those unfortunate citizens who must, in racy can SAFELY REST and BE PERPETUATED. order to save their lives, comply and fee from their this CREED: We believe in ONE GOD, the A1. mighty, and in the GOLDEN RULE. Asevery EVIl committed against mankind has iis penalty, which Ichovah can impose in Retribative Justice, let n view this TRUTH in the light of reason, and do unto others as we would have others do unto us. This notable injunction of Christ has no EVIl. aftermath. Let us shan VICE in all iis forms and practise thrift, candor and the virtue of TRUTH. mercy of the States, but to assist in supplying the Sec 4. That the State be made to compensate and ettizen of the United States whose property shall be destroyed by hre started by mobs or otherwise injured unless the calprits are arrested and imprisoned by officers of the State for violating the Federal Amend ment Article II. and brothers all, children of ONE CREATOR who Compensation. But whether of not such offending party or parties shall be arrested by State or Federal Officers of the over as in the breese of Timel We will then un- derstand that portion of our Lords prayer which says: Thy Kingdom come, thy WIll be done on earth as it is done in the Heavens, For a spectal Durpose, our League's monogram displays the Hags law and be tried, in every case of murder known as LINCHED, the dependent surviving heirs or relatives of the murdered eitisen shall be compensated by the State, in which the murder occurred, either by a pen sion or cash payment, to be levted by the Home See retary of State. and emblems of Amertea and England from the Article III same pedestal. These two great English-speaking Abolition of Obnoxious Segresation Ordinances. rivalry, not in the construction of mighty dread- The Colored Race appreclates the justice of the re the UPLIFT of mankind, espectally the down-trod- Mitutional the obnoxions Segregation Ordinances in countries should vie with each other in friendly noughts and formidable armaments of war, but im den and oppressed Ethiopian Race, for our Lord cent United States Court decision declaring Uncon enid. Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the Varions oities of the South. But the 15th Amendment is still grossly violated in many Southern States at the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto polls, and also by illegal restrictions compelling cof ME, Matt. XXV. 40. Amon. WHAT WE WISH THE UNITED STATES Cov. ERNMENT TO DO 7. As it is the DUTy of every good Government to As it is the DUTy of every good government to to lose time to Hee from home through threat and intimidation. homes, unless such offenders are arrested, tried and rules over all His creatures. Let as do good unto we honor theef May the FLAG OF EOUITY Roat Article VI. (Education.) he made to compensate the citizen who was forced that we are citizens of one fing and country, sisters TRUTH, we love theef Ohl Emblem of Justice, words; The Congress shall have power to enforce, by produce worthy dtizens; and as EDUCATION is the most essential need toward good itizenship, we urge the Federal Educational Department NOT to leave the We should adore our fathers G0D, and resoice all men as we have opportunity. Ohl Fiag of declare the Civil Rights Bill cunconstitutional but Sec. 3. That the Federal Court shall assume juris diction over any and all offenses ortsinating in any Therefore, our REFORM should be in practice with leses belonging to citizens of the United States. Decause the Supreme Court of the United States did not Dpropriate legislation, the provisions of this article the crime was committed. ting. RIGHTEOUS JUSTICE in accordance with ican people could no better perpetuate the name and We urge the reenactment and enforcement of the National Civll Rishts Bill, granting as all the privt- decided it null and voldr for the lack of the following equal before the LA. But it is an OPEN SEORET memory of Theodore Roosevelt than by adopting in practice the principles he advocated in these memora- (Civll Rights Bil) or parties, in any Federal Court of that State in which fully executed, will stand the test of Jchovahs scru- denied their full Constitutional Rights. The Amer Artile V. investigation shall be ordered and conducted by Foderal ored persons to ride in Simerow Cars or be put off the ears because of their color for which no one is responsible. Roc. 2. Inasmuch as no State Law should confiie oducation of United States eitisens absolutely to the neoded FUNDS as supplement to the State Educational funds, so that where colored elementary schools are allowed much shorter duration each term than the white schools in the same state or section of a State, the colored schools would receive Federal Ald to on able them to continue for the fall term like those of the white children Boc. 2. We desire for colored children an equally Wheral elementary education, and Hish School facill ties similar to those offered to white children and students, inasmuch as the colored population pay pro TaiR Iax Assessments Sec. 3. The scheme for shortening the colored chil drens school term in various sections of many States has for iis purpose the retention of the colored race in ignorance; but, as the WHOLH is made of iis parts, according to a seometrical Axtom, the Nation as a whole cannot be stronger than its weakest links. There fore, no portion of the population should be kept in ignorance. The Romanoffs came to their tragie end by scheming to keep the Russian masses in ignorance so that said masses be more easily ruled. Their re volting martyrdom was the price received for the unjust practice. As history usually repeats Hsell, stateeraft schemers should beware. The Federal Gov- erument should help to regulate the educational nods of Iis dtizens. Article VII. (Edncational Tax.) The National Government should lery a National or override the Federal Law or Constitutional Amend- make it easy for iis eitizens to do RIGHT, but ments, legal suits in the United States Court for difficult for them to do WRONG, we hereby URGE the Tax for the support and upkeep of the Educational Department in connection with II. damase shall be permissible in any State which allows "Tis oducation's potent arm that shields us from Federal Government to diligently and favorably con- sider what we desire the Government to do according to the following articles: is laws to remain in force contrary to the recent United States Court Decision, and thereby forceably remove or cause conductors on public carriers to re move of eject from cars passengers who refuse to com- Article I. 1ith Constitutional Amendment That the Federal Government will enforce in every State the provisions of the 14th Amendment, which says: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of hizens ply with local State Segregation laws. And that all scheming politicians shall be Hable to arrest, and trial also for damase suits in the Federal Courts in any State where the provisions of the 15th Amend- ment are violated. person of LIFE, LIEERTY OF PHOPERTY WITH. OUT DUE PROCESS OF LAw Sec. 2. Whenever any eitizen shall lose his or her life in any State even by a mob contrary to this 14th Amendment, if the officers of the said State fall to arrest or indite such violators of the 14th Amend- Article IV. That the Federal Government shall create a Depart ment for a HOME Secretary of States, whose duty shall be to call any state to account and levy the Com pensation Fines in which occurs the violation in any manner of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments complained of under these articles. 34299 Tabries rear that neer decay Then let us all, with one accord, unite our hearts to shed abroad Those precious GIFTS of MENTAL light, which teach mankind to think aright. Article VIII Home Secretary of State. of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any Oppression's harm; That suides our feet in freedoms way, and (Mixed Jury.) Since all men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with imallenable rights, and since equal ty before the Law is intended by the Law, then sire Is a MIKED IURY of white and colored fellow-cin. tens, especially when one of the contestants is white and the other colored, and whenever human Ile to at peril. We do not ask for favors. Our piea is for JUSTICE