7. THE APPEAL knows that the
colored people have been misrepre
sented in the matter of crime. Ene- I
mies have endeavored to prove that
colored people are a criminal people,
'but their statements have been dis
proved by statistics. Caucasian
Americans commit more and baser
crimes than colored people.
8. THE APPEAL is opposed to
mob law and believes that mob li- century the ofeth
cense is more dangerous to the well-
individuals
9. THE APPEAL does not believe
that the Southern Caucasians are, the
best friends of the race. The South
ern Caucasian idea of friendship is
the relation of superior and inferior.
In manv cases the colored person
who gains the "friendship" of a
Southern Caucasian does so at the
expense of his manhood. THE AP-,
PEAL is not willing for the settle
ment of the race question to be left
to the unjust, un-American, unchris
tian South for settlement.
10. THE APPEAL refuses to con
sider any proposition that the colored
man relinquish any of the political or
civil rights now possessed by the
race. Every effort should be made
to retain those which exist and to
regain those which have been lost.
THE APPEAL reaffirms its unal
terable determination to continue to
battle for the right to the end and
come what may, THE APPEAL will
never give up the contention for jus
tice and the absolute equality of all
citizens under the law.
"FOR NEGRO PRESS EXCLU
SIVELY."
THE APPEAL, during the war,
patriotically published many pages of
free advertising of Liberty Loans,
Thrift Stamps, War Savings Stamps,
Food Administration notices, etc., and
at a great expense to the publisher.
It was a duty which every American
owed to his native land.
