Show NEGROES ORGANIZE national federation of colored men was organized at detroit mich on dec 14 the principles of the federation are set t forth in the address to the country which was presented by the committee appointed for that purpose the objects of the organization are defined to be the assertion of opposition to every species of injustice perpetrated upon the jaee to render more effectual the moral educational and social forces which of free men ought to exercise to form a compact national organization to assume a new attitude among the citizens of the nation not unduly arrogant arro gant but one which shall resent the assumption of interiority this the address declares is necessary to do CIO after a generation of selfish indifference and un UD american and non christian contempt on the part of the white race A copy of the address will be presented to congress the country will be divided into districts as northwest northeast southwest and southeast and each district will have a vice president and secretary D A straker of detroit was elected president J T af henderson of detroit secretary geo knox of indianapolis treasurer and R T greener of new york national lecturer A resolution was adopted calling on congress to use all honorable honor ablo means to secure the release of ex consul waller from prison in france the movement is a good one and demonstrates how little the northern northera white people as a class care for their colored brethren as most of the promoters are from northern or eastern states where they see and feel the need of action in this direction tle the negroes negroes in the south have less cause for complaint than they do among their pretended friends |