The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-09-10
By Arthur C Parker

1Ound cnalned TO tree with uOB
chain and literally riddled with bull
lets in Haynesville, Ala, accused of
the same old charge, attacking a
white woman.
The truth of the matter seems to
be that the boy knew the girl and
only spoke to her. Some klansman,
seeing the mutual exchange of
friendly greetings, snatched the in
nocent episode as a chance further to
brutalize and terrorize the colored
folk of Alabama.
How long are we going to stand
for this beastly crucifixion?
From The New Republic comes
this news item: Mr.. Reuben Open
heimer, Baltimore attorney and one
of the Wickersham Committee, filed
a detailed report exposing to public
attention the medieval and atrocious
practices of the Department of Labor
under Secretary Doak. 1t tells how
immigration officials, who are fire.
ouently men of low character APP
pointed through political pressure,
use secret torture chamber proceed
ings to deport, sometimes in viola
ton of the law, individuals whose
political and economic views are
antipathetic to the ragged Individual
ism of the Hoover administration.
Confessions" often are obtaiped ~
the third degree methods which are
described in another current Wicker
sham report. Mass raids are con-
Quoted in which American, citizens
frequently are seized and forced TO
prove that they are not aliens subject
to deportation, in defiance of the
principle that the burden of proof is
on the prosecution.
If Mr.. Doak decides all colored
people who are tired of being jim
crowed, segregated and lynched and
who are organizing in protest against
these malicious American practices
are aliens to be deported-well, look
out, Africa. Here we come!
Chicago's new mayor, hizzoner Mr.
Cermak, has turned publicity agent
for Chicago. City officials plan to
use microphone facilities in an en-
deavor to clean up Chicago, wipe out
its reputation of crime headquarters
and get back to decent government
and businesslike development. Mayor
Cermak and his cabinet officers, city
department heads (including police)
and county officials (including sher-
ifs and constables) will report di
rectly to the people on the work that
is being done. Politics must be
avoided, and orators must confint
themselves to municipal affairs ovel
the radio.
| wonder if that direct report tt
the people will include an account Of
the cold-blooded murder of defense
less colored men who had the cour
age to object to the eviction of one
of their helpless women. Also thu
brutal use of night sticks and teal
gas on thousands of colored workers
who meet to discuss their mutua
problems.
If Mr.. Cermak doesn't hurry. hi
publicity lab will be done conclu
sively by his cossack police and A
Capone.
The wealth of kings, always a sub
iect for speculation, is sometimes re
vealed when they are deposed. Her
are some interesting figures:
Ex-King Alphonso of Spain, So,
100000; ex-Kaiser of Germany
| S103. 100000; ex-King Manuel o
Portugal, 81, 900, 1000; ex-King Georg
of Greece-ready to go to work. Blu
he never has and never will
From The New York Times: TIL
resignation of President Ibanez o
Chile after long and determine
struggle on his part to keep himsel
in power and his country from bank
ruptcy again has directed attentio
to the troubled affairs of Sout
America. President Ibanez's fall wa
chiefly the result of the economi
situation which obtains Throughout
South America. The situation |
Chile is duplicated in many othe
South American nations. AS a resul
of the economic situation no revolt
tionary government has had fai
trial nor have the people had
chance to manifest their politics
convictions.
There are many who hope tina
Latin-American recovery may be &C
celebrated by Americans whose il
terests in that quarter are large.
1880 American interests in Sout
America were valued at SO, 148, 6S3
800.
We have a Monroe Doctrine i
the United States that theoretical
gives protection and self-determins
tion to all the little countries !
North and South America. Practica
", here is what happens: The Unite
States government. protecting Unite
States capitalists investments
Latin-America and adjacent islanC
reserves for those same capitalist
the sole and undisputed right of e,
plotting these lesser nations of the
wealth and rights. In Cuba the cru
Ma ehado government is aided an
abetted by the United States power
that-be because it is friendly an
servite to the vested interests {
American capital Native Cubans al
starving, sickening and dying as r
suit of this foreign stranglehold Q
their economic resources. In Halt