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[[masthead]] Official Organ of the New Negro Alliance Featuring Clean Inspiring News New Negro Opinion For the Good of the Race Second Year No. 13. Washington, in week of March 31, 1934 Price 2 Pennies [[5 columns]] House Vote on Cafe Jim-Crow Set April 10 With the required 145 Congressional signatures affixed to Representative Oscar DuPriest's resolution to investigate the barring o coloured citizens from eating in the House restaurant, the first stage of the Illinois Congressman's fight for a show-down vote on the floor of the House is won. The resolution, which has been before the Rules Committee, is to be considered on the floor of the House of Representatives on April 10. On Friday of last week, Chairman Warren, of North Carolina, head of the Budget Committee supervising the House restaurant, attempted to defend his action which led to the barring of colored persons from the east. In spite of Chairman Warren's efforts, by last Friday afternoon Morris Lewis, secretary to Mr. DePriest, reported complete success in obtaining the necessary signatures. The following is the list of Congressmen who signed the DePriest petition, with the state from which each was elected: 1. Oscar DePriest, Ill. 2. John H. Hoeppel, N.Y. 3. Joseph A. Gavagan, N.Y. 4. Martin J. Kennedy, N.Y. 5. P. H. Moynihan, Ill. 6. Harold Knutson, Minn. 7. Thomas J. O'Brien, Ill. 8. Fred C. Gilchrist, Ia. 9. John T. Buckbee, Ill. 10. Loring M. Black, N.Y. 11. James J. Lanzetta, N.Y. 12. Everett M. Dirksen, Ill. 13. J. William Ditter, Pa. 14. Elmer E. Studley, N.Y. 15. George R. Durgan, Ind. 16. A. Piatt Andrew, Mass. 17. U. S. Guyer, Kans. 18. E. L. Stokes, Pa. 19. C. C. Dowell, Ia. 20. Wm. Lemke, N.D. 21. L. H. Doutrich, Pa. 22. F. L. Shoemaker, Minn. 23. Knute Hill, Wash. 24. W. G. Andrews, N.Y. 25. R. O. Woodruff, Mich 26. J. G Cooper, O. 27. Magnus Johnson, Minn. 29. T. C. Cockran, Pa. 30. Clyde Kelley, Pa. 31. James Simpson, Jr., Ill. 32. K. E. keller, Ill. 33. F. A. Britten, Ill. 34. L. T. Marshall, O. 35. G. W. Blanchard, Wis. 36. T. F. Wood, Ford, Cal. 37. W. E. Evans, Cal. 38. R. R. Eltse, Cal. 39. A. E. Carter, Cal. 40. Harry C. Ransley, Pa. (Continued on page 4) General Electric Gives Negro Employment Further proof was given this week that large white companies are paying serious attention to the colored consumer. It was learned recently that a General Electric salesroom and distributing center will be opened this Saturday at 1013 You Street, Northwest. ALL-COLORED STAFF This new branch of the General Electric Company, the world's largest manufacturers of electrical supplies, will be operated by an entirely colored staff, under the supervision of Mr. Gardiner Pinkett, of Atlantic City. Mr. Pinkett has been connected with G. E. for a number of years, and during that time has made for himself and enviable record. FULL CO-OPERATION GIVEN The You Street salesroom is one of the first all-colored branches to be sponsored by General Electric in this country. Since this venture represents a new type of experiment for the company, its progress will be watched carefully. The company has promised to give this new venture its full support and co-operation. The New Negro Alliance will also watch the progress of this project, and is most anxious to see it succeed, since its success will open the way for further recognition to colored youth in the part of large, established companies. A & P SATISFIED WITH COLORED CLERKS A high official at the local headquarters of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company made it known to representatives of the Alliance early this week that the colored clerks recently hired by that company are making good. "Things are going along smoothly," the official announced. "We are still convinced that we did the right thing in trying the experiment." CAREFULLY SELECTED AND TRAINED The success of the colored clerks may be attributed largely to the care which has been exercised in their selection and training. These young men attend a night school class three times weekly, where they are trained in the principles of courteous salesmanship. CRITICISM WELCOMED The New Negro Alliance will do everything possible to help these boys make good, because their success with the A & P will impress other companies with the fact that Negroes are "up and coming." In this connection, the Alliance welcomes and invites any criticism or suggestions which will aid in satisfactorily putting over the A & P program. Kaufman files Motion to Dismiss Alliance Case Through its [[attorneys?]], George E. Edelin and Theodore Peyser, the Harry Kaufman Store, [[?]] filed last Thursday a motion in the [[District?]] Court of Appeals to dismiss [[?]] appeal filed by the New Negro [[Alliance]], Inc., on January 12. In its appeal, [[the?]] Alliance sought a special hearing on picketing activities in front of the [[Kaufman]] store, last December, which [[led?]] to an injunction served by the [[department?]] store against the New Negro [[Alliance]]. The attorneys [[?]] the Kaufman firm contended that the Alliance has no appeal as a matter [[?]] right, but that the appeal lies only in special petition to the Court of [[Appeal?]]. Attorneys Thelm[[?]] Ackiss, Belford V. Lawson, and [[V..am?]] Hastie of the New Negro [[Alliance?]] have five days in which to answer motion filed by the Kaufman store [[?ers]]. CASE [[W?]] ATTENTION National [[attention was?]] centered on the activities of the New Negro Alliance in the picketting of the Kaufman department store just before the Christmas rush last year, when a preliminary injunction was granted by Judge F. Dickinson Letts, of the District Supreme Court, to the Kaufman firm against the Alliance. This injunction restrained the buy-where-you-can-work organization from further picketting activity at the department store. A second injunction was issued against the New Negro Alliance after a white group, not affiliated or conspiring with the organization took up picket duties in front of the Harry Kaufman store immediately after the Alliance was forced to discontinue its picketing until the case was heard in the District Supreme Court, [[January]] 6. STICKS TO [[ARGUMENT?]] Early this week, [[the?]] attorneys for the New Negro Alliance [[began?]] preparing its answer to the [[Kaufman]] motion for dismissal of their [[January]] 12 petition. As was argued in [[the?]] District Supreme Court when Judge [[?etts]] granted the preliminary injunction the Alliance lawyers stated in their [[reply?]] that the case does come under [[the?]] legal definition of a labor dispute. Several decisions have been handed down in the courts throughout the country since the passage of the Norris-La Guardia Anti-injunction Act of March 23, 1932, these cases were cited by the legal staff of the New Negro Alliance. Arkansas "Slave" Cases Need U.S. Aid LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Last Friday, the state penal board was advised to submit its evidence to Federal authorities for prosecution of persons alleged to have practiced peonage upon paroled convicts. This action was advised in face of the legal inability of the penal board to press charges against the "convict slave holders." Superintendent A. G. Stedman of the penal system, was told by Assistant Attorney John H. Caldwell, that Arkansas had no law against involuntary servitude. It was pointed out, however, the Constitution has forbidden the holding of slaves since the Civil War. The Department of Justice, through its bureau of criminal investigation, directed by J. Edgar Hoover, has charge of bringing evidence against persons violating the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. RUMFORD SALES PIONEER IN CITY Randall L. Tyus, one of the national sales representatives of the Rumford Baking Power Company, of Providence, R.I., has arrived in Washington to carry on his sales program for the next ten or twelve weeks. It is recalled by many who follow the newspapers closely, that the Rumford Baking Powder Company became alert to the purchasing power of the Negro market and agreed to try out the use of well-trained and alert young Negroes on its national sales force. This was done to form a more intimate contact with that market and increase sales. Mr. Tyus and his associate, R. S. Scruggs, who is working for his firm in Columbus, Ohio, were given an eight-month trial on October 1, 1931. PROVING NEGRO MARKET At the time these two men started out on their jobs, they were enthusiastic about proving three definite things: first, that the Negro market is important from the standpoint of purchasing power; second, that the keen and conscientious Negro can work with credit along with the rest of the sales organization without the slightest difficulty, and third, that the Negro population of America does appreciate the efforts of a great national manufacturer of high grade merchandise, to the extent of increasing their sales with the use of race representatives as a part of the firm's national sales force. (Continued on page 3) "Give People What's Needed," Says F.M. Murray In what is said to be the most rousing speech to be ever given by a speaker at the regular Saturday night public meeting of the New Negro Alliance, F. Morris Murray, of the Washington Tribune, gave last Saturday from his own experiences the vital needs of the Negro in commerce and trade. Mr. Murray was introduced to the audience attending the Alliance meeting in the assembly hall of the Y.M.C.A., by Howard N. Fitzhugh, a deputy administrator of the organization. Holding that financial losses sustained by colored citizens who invested in the National Benefit Life Insurance Company, and other big businesses, should be put "into the past," the speaker charged that the Negro is not ready for big business. He claimed there is a need for small, well-managed commercial establishments, Mr. Murray also said there is a great need for the "translation of college degrees into shoe stores, grocery stores," and other business establishments which would supply the people with necessities of life. $288,000 PER YEAR IN SHOES The Alliance speaker said further "If all the Jew stores in colored neighborhoods were to close today, the Negro would starve to death." The Washington Tribune official claimed the average colored citizen "has no brains for business;" and those who have such capacities either teach school or go into the professions, thus leaving the untrained ones to struggle on with doubtful success. Mr. Murray pointed out the need for the Negro starting at the bottom of businesses. From his own storehouse of experience he showed how he personally lost a fortune by participating in businesses for which he was totally unprepared to enter. With his characteristic vigor, the Alliance speaker claimed the Negro spent in this city $288,000 for shoes alone in many stores which fail to hire colored help of any rank. During his stimulating address he called the attention of the audience to "a $95,000 colored church at 11th and K Streets, which only employs a preacher, a janitor, and an organist," as compared with "a laundry up on Florida Avenue, which, for less money invested is employing more people and making more money and doing a great economic public good." NO CAPITAL NEEDED Mr. Murray said in the concluding portion of his speech, "There is too much selling of religion in this city. Everytime a store goes vacant, you can (Continued on page 3) Keep Pace With These Changing Times Saturday Meetings Of The Alliance Will Keep You Abreast Meeting Begins 7:30 p.m. Sharp .. over at 8:45 p.m., 12th Street Y.M.C.A.
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