The Omaha guide., 1935-06-01
Harlem Investigation
UncOvers Much

UncOverS Much
New York, May 30.-ANP-
The things that this recent riot
probe aren't uncovering in Har-
lem aren't worth talking about,
But the things that are being
brought to light prove conclusi-
vely that something will have to
be done here in Harlem inmedia-
tely or else, there will be more
trouble.
School principals testifiyng be-
fore the Mayors committee de-
clared that in Public school go,
the largest school in Harlem,
children went hungry because the
Board of Education does not sup
ply enough lunches for them. Miss
Louise E. Tucker, principal of the
school said there are about 5000
colored children in her school and
Is twice as large as it should be.
Asked whether she could say no
child under supervision went
hungry, the principal replied, 81
cannot. | wish to God | could
Miss Tucker said tina; the Har-
lem school served 700 lunches
daily, more than any other school
IN the city, and that they were
very good lunches sent from
the Board Of Education city. But,
she added, II wish there were
more We have children who ask
for them, but we cannot supply
them. Continuing, Miss Tucker
said. Il think the conditions I'M
der which the Negro children
live r dreadful. But | don't
see what can be done by idle
words"
Scandal limited at Other Schools
Again, in another section of the
city, scandals concerning other
schools where girls were forced
to leave because they were about
% become mothers; where the
principal forced colored girls to
go into classes to learn to be
servants; where there was an or
ganized vice ring, selling mari
huana REFERS or tea as it is now
called, to young girls and Turing
hem from classes to houses of
sin, are being bruited about with
harmful results to the school and
the system.
Discrimination against colored
children in certain schools s open
ly charged, the Board of Educa-
ton setting lines Of demarcation
prohibiting children from one
district attending better schools.
This is sad to obtain even in the
high schools and colored boys and
girls have a most difficult time in
getting in,o the higher grades Of
schools.
Keller Workers Accused CT Put
ting Cir in Vice Den.
But by far, the most wicked
story of all was ,old by Merrilis
G. Work, who on Saturday morn
ing related for the benefit of the
Mayors Committee, the S DRY of
Rose Lee, former relief client.
Miss Lee is said to have been
taken by an investigator to a
notorious house in 121st Street,
operated by a woman known in
vice circ es as Mother Collins
Here the girl was offered a Job
q prostitute.
The investigator told he girl
II she did not get a job she would
be taken off the rolls anyway.
When Miss Lee was offered
this vile proposition, /. was learn
ed that Mother Collins, head of
this vice den, was herself receiv-
ing regular payments from the
Relief Bureau, the witness
asserted.
Spectators and officials at the
hearing were shocked at the
charge related by MI Work, who
is secretary of the Unemployment
of Harlem and general
chairman of the Unemployment
Council of New York.
Deserving Fail to Get Relief.
All through the testimony of
the recent relief investigation by
the Aldermanic committee, it had
been said that those in need of re
lief failed to get it while outsiders
who were invited to come to New
York to take high paying posi-
were lording it over the I'M
fortunates they had charge Of.
Not only is this true in the
white circles, but in the colored
relief work, there are many in
ctaDcpc mhora poic-co of tho rolInf