The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-14
FED CROSS DENY
AID TO NEGROES
Helps in Terror on
Flood Victims
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hero of the storm, who saved the
lives of scores of people, white anc
black, during the storm, went into
a red cross mess hall in Belle Glade
and was eating a piece of ham given
him by one of the workers who knew
he had just returned that day. faint
and famished, from a body-fishing
expedition when the director of re-
lief work in this section caught sight
of him. This director, who was in
charge at Belle Glade from Sep
TENDER 18th to October 28th, grab
bed an 18-inch ak and made fero-
cious assault on Brown, uttering the
vilest oaths and telling him that
cham was not for niggers." Brown
was struck twice with the ak, once
on the head and again on the shout
der.
| Race Discrimination.
Case No. 5. Colored families
with four and five children given
relief cards for two dollars worth
of groceries, while white families
having no children given cards for
six and seven dollars worth. Cases
listed.
Cease No. 8. J., Pahokee, share
cropper, lives on boss's place. Lost
all possessions in storm. Has two
small children. No aid from red
cross.
Case No. 10. l., Pahokee, says
his wife, Mrs. L., is soon to become
a mother and is in very nervous con-
dition as result of hurricane shock
and suffering. The night of the
storm she was forced to wade thru
water waist-deep to get to the shell
ter of railroad car. Doctor rec
ommendedfsh be placed immediate
ly in hospital. Woman still waiting
for red cross to act in the matter
Still Waiting.
"Case No. II. A, of Cana
Point, lost Z room house and al
possessions. Asked red cross help
Still waiting.
Cease No. ~. L. and P
(couple), West Palm Beach, lost
everything when their home was
blown down. The woman told oul
agent she was refused aid at The
red cross station and actually driver
away by those in charge. Her case
investigated and statement founc
correct.
Whole Communities Destitute.
Case No. 16. AT Deerfield there
are 400 destitute Negro refugees
Some work done in this district by
red cross but on a basis of gross
discrimination in the distribution o.
food and clothing.
Cease No. II. At Clifford, there
are Is Negro families in need o.
immediate help. No red cross sta
ton in this district.
Cease No. 10. Colored girls re
fused positions on red cross relic
staffs. Only white women used b,
red cross, even in colored sections
These go into Negro homes with al
unsympathetic attitude and try II
bulldoze refugees into making tn,
barest requisition for food anc
clothing.
I'm the arduous and perilous tasl
of gathering his information on
agent once joined fishing
crew. Here is his story of that ex
perience:
Body Fishing"
Arriving at Belle Glade | signed
up with the state board of healtl
as one of crew to find dead bodies
We were sent out under the gum
of the white guards to point wher,
we took the boats. In my boa
/ were seven colored men and whit,
officer Of the state board of healtl
who carried a gun across his knees
Our crew started out just befor,
IL o'clock noon, but finding that W,
did not have sheets, rakes and lin,
the officer decided we should G,
back to headquarters for same ant
get dinner.
Getting back to headquarter
we were sent to The rear of tn
kitchen where after long wait foo,
was handed out to us. We had t,
eat among the garbage and flies
While we were eating | talked t
some of the others, there being NJ
whites around.
"'After dinner we went fishing
for the bodies again. Levi Brown
the hero of the storm was respon
sible for my safety here
Answer This Appeal.
"The Negro Workers Relief Com
mittee presents these reports as re
ceived from our agent in the field
We do not believe any one can rea,
these pitiful accounts of the suf
ferings of our people without dig
ging down into his pocket and com
ing to their aid with the larges
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