Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1933-03-18
This World
Cecil E. Newman
PURELY PERSONAL REACTIONS

The most delightfully."- readable per-
sonal columnist is o. o. Mcintyre I'M
til-he attempts to write about Harlem
You can have your Clark Gables, John
Barrymores, ETC., but give me wal
lace Berry. The sameness OF the
Cab Galloway orchestra radio presen-
tation grows stirling. If "Cab" sang
one song a night au naturel the effect
would be an improvement. All OF
that bowling gets on constant dial
er's nerves. All of that furore In
Washington about "The Green Pas-
lures" and. Jim Grow, performance
was indicative of the :assinine be-
I.hayior of District of Columbia black
amors. For years they have coun-
D.. tenanced all forms of discrimination,
and enforced segregation at the sea-
>Ssf. thee nations government, Wash
ingtofiians in the latest episode
seemed to expect ..aThe Green Pas
lures" cast to break UP a vicious To-
sslls actice&which they have accepted
eohlpiaisantly for years. With Spring
at our doorsteps it is no time for sui
eide. Martin. Brown is impatient Of
people who7talk about racial coopera'
ton and never practice what they
preach. He has lived in Minneapoli 5
for years, knows "all. the numerous
takers and the few doors. Fellows
who served in the army. may scott but
beans, plain boiled beans are our ia
vorite dish OF course we like hot bis
cults with them. One of the finest
and most sensible st. Paul men we
have met is A. Jordan the veterinarian.
Ralph Metcalfe broke another record
last Saturday. Fred Ossanna, Min
neapolis attorney, made one of the
greatest addresses to the jury heard
in Northwestern courts, recently. Os-
sauna was co-counsel for Howard
Guilford who sued the TRIBUNE for
1925, 900 for libel. Archie Watkins,
colorful clubman of bygone days died
the first week in March. A lot Of the
earlier Minneapolitans knew him
when he had cit.
"Wednesday night past you should
have heard Edwin C. Hill, radio news
commentator. The Harrison Reed
trial attracted large and curious
crowds. Last week for the first time
in history the Aframerican press was
represented at White House press
conference. Arthur F. Moot, Henne-
pin County commissioner, is just
about the best friend the colored peo-
pie ever had on the county board. He
is a friend of the common people re-
aardIess of race. More about him
later. J. F. Stevens is sincerely in.
terested In keeping the Fourth Ave
S. district up to par in appearance
with other districts. D. A. w. JOUR
NAL coIumnist deserves bouquet
Z for kind mention of several of "our'
folks in his "off The Cuff" column In
the staid JOURNAL. Eddie Savoy
got great hand from President
\ Roosevelt, and the metropolitan dial
lies when he retired last week after
3,64 years as doorkeeper to the Secre-
ttary of State. Accident. of birth pos
4 sibly nullified his chance of being use
full to his country in foreign country
diplomatic service. He was born with
the wrong color! The proper place &c
start campaigns for better health Is
at the root of poor heaIth-poor hous
Ing and sanitation. All the old un
sanitary dwellings In both Minneap
oils and ST. Paul should be torn dowr
and habitabIe dwellings built. The
bank "hoIiday" furnished some of u
with excellent excuses for not paying
our debts.