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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-05-29

Washington, D. G. (ILNS)-Labo
is getting the short end Of the re-
covery stick in wages and employ
ment, and the long end only in the
matter Of hours Of work This is the
conclusion reached in the Monthly
Survey Of the American Federation
Of Labor, reiterating conclusions
reached in previous surveys.
Profits in the first quarter Of the
present year were 36 per cent higher
than those of the same period of 1885.
Wages are only 4.8 per cent higher,
and more than half Of this apparent
gain IS cancelled by a 2.8 per cent
rise in cost Of living. The work week
is longer by nearly two hours. En-
ployment is up only "a per cent; buy
ing power Of workers A per cent;
industrial production 81 per cent or
more; usually more.
"Workers are not sharing
equitably in business gains; buy
ing power falls short" the sur
vey declares.
Saying that 12,184,000 persons are
still unemployed in industry, the A. -.
Of /. report goes on:
Under NRA, the Federation says,
employment kept pace with busi-
ness recovery; since NRA il has fallen
far behind. By March, 1886, business
had travelled 72 per cent Of the way
back to normal but only 46 per cent
Of the depression unemployed had
gone back to work.
Serious Re-employment Shortage
IF accomplishment had kept pace
with business recovery, 8,120,0o0 Of
the depression unemployed would be
back at work today; actually only
5,270,00o have found Jobs in industry.
That is, when all industries are count
ed, we have a unemployment short
age Of 2,85o,o0o.
This employment shortage is an
exceedingly serious matter Business
IS not even providing enough work
for those who had jobs in 1929 and
lost them in depression; far less is it
creating jobs for the 100000 who
have been added to Americas army
Of work seekers since 1929 (young
people seeking work for the first
time) OF for the 100000 who had no
jobs in 1929.
100000 More Jobs Needed
.This makes 5,9oo,oO0 more jobs
needed, in addition 10 the 1850, 600
noted above, OF total Job shortage
of much more than 8,000,00o This
means that of the total 12,184,000
who were unemployed in March, 1886,
we can only count on business to pro-
vide work for 100000 even when it
reaches normal The other 100000
will still be jobless unless re-employ-
ment makes far better progress than
it has made to date"
Gains III profits Of large corpora
tions have far exceeded gains in pro-
duction, and leading corporations to-
day report earnings close to 1926
levels" the survey says.
Approach Of the summer dull sea
son this year. the report adds, finds
business still making steady progress
on the road to recovery. The month
Of May will probably mark the peak
Of the spring busy season. STANDARD
Statistics estimates industrial produc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-05-29
Federal Government Has No Control Over Hours
and Wages, Says Ruling, Apparently Doom
ing New Deal Laws.
By GEORGE i. KNAPP

Washington, .. G. (ILNs) The
supreme court, by vote Of Six to
three, has declared the labor provi-
sions Of the Guffey coal regulation act
unconstitutional; and by another vote,
of five to four, has thrown the en-
tire act on the ash heap, on the ground
that the labor provisions drag down
everything else. This, III the face Of
The fact that congress expressly de-
clared that the act could be separated
INTO its primary purposes, and that If
one Of these were disallowed that
should not affect the rest.
The decision. written by Justice
Sutherland, ii one Of the most as
founding documents that even the
supreme court has ever produced
In effect, it makes the court a jailer
for congress, and a turnkey on every
attempt to remedy industrial evils.
.It classes all productive work Of any
sort as purely local" not to be dis
turbed BY The national government.
Evils All Local Evils Is Suther
lands Dictum
After acknowledging that the coal
business is and has been III a rather
bad way, Justice Sutherland says
'sThe evils are all local evils
over which the federal govern
ment has no legislative control
The relation of employer and EN-
ploye is local relation. The
wages are paid for doing local
work. Working conditions arc OBJ
yiously local conditions. The
employees are not in or about
commerce but exclusively in pro-
ducing a commodity And the
controversies and evils, which it
| is the object Of the act to regulate
and minimize, are local controver-
sizes and evils affecting local work
undertaken 10 accomplish that
local result"
The quoted paragraph reads like
something said ii grammar school
/ debating society; but it IL the official
/ pronouncement Of the highest court
1 il the land. All the pertinent facts
contradict everything which Justice
Sutherland says.
Coal Business is Everything
But Local
A vast majority Of the coal mines
lof West Virginia, where the contro-
versy arose, are owned outside the
state. The management is outside,
usually in New York; and no i'm
portant decision -one changing work
ing conditions, for instance can be
made without word from the central
office. Probably 80 per cent Of the
coal mined in West Virginia is used
in other states. Much of it is mined
on orders from industries and deal
ers located in other states. The pitt
fully small pay checks may cross half
Continued on page three)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-05-29
BIG TYPEWRITER COMPANY
TO NEGOTIATE WITH UNION

Buffalo, a. w. (ILNs)-Threat of
strike Of Remington Rand, Inc,
employees faded when union leaders
Indicated that officials Of the company,
big manufacturer Of typewriters and
other office equipment, will negotiate
with them for higher wages.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-05-29
Guffey Act Ruling Bars Congress
Attempt to Cure Evils Of Labor

From now on the wives of. organized
workers are going Is buy collectively
Ia the same degree that their hus-
bands bargain collectively
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-05-29
1.4S5. .822 IN FREE CLASSES

Washington, D. G. qLNs)-The
WPA's educational program lists
i , ,485, ,822 needy persons attending its
free classes, more than the estimated
total Of regular students graduating
from college and high school this
spring.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-05-29
Workers Not Sharing Equitably
In Recovery, Labor Reiterates

Wages and Employment Falling Farther Behind As
Profits Continue to Increase, A. +. of L. Business Sur
vey Finds-Job Shortage Now Estimated at More Than
SO0OO00
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-05-29

| tion in May 20 per cent above May
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-05-08

Ked' niekto z nfzkeho
stavu dostane sa do vysoke-
no, da mad sebou nosit' tie
nidlo j keby bola polnoc.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-05-08

dalej m nepravdepodobnejsa Bee oho aby 81 to uve-
domova stava sa go pso Amercanom hoci MIN este ME
je ocach zakona Zrect niekdajsch nadeji ma ma
vrat do vlas ME e lahke No e to kore treba te
iprimne realistcky, ak de pr. obcianstvo
Ale ked svazky ktore no poja starou vlastou, 20
stavaju neporusene ked prst ahovalec rva umysle
vatt sa do sareho kraa edy e prirodzene ze 81 chce
zachovat svoe povodne obcianstvo. akom pripade
pozadavkou naturalzacneho zakona e cudzincovo
hodnutie osadit Spoenych Statoch navzdy lehota
kor povoPue nauralzacny zakon naturalizovanemu OBJ
canovi navsevu cudziny e obmedzena: starom kra
sme zdrzat ba diva roxy, ktorejkolvek ine krane
pat rokov.
Kym sa prist 'ahovaec moze stat amerckym obcanom,
must sa vzdat prsusnosti svoej rodnej krane Zmena
prislusnost must byt upna bezpodmenecna Prist aho
vale stava ciastkou amerckeho naroda scasne OBJ
cianskymi vyhodami prma al zavazky zodpovednost'
"a buducnost' tejto krajiny.
Pravda jeho nova prislusnost neznaci, ze must Co
naskor zabudn svoju saru VAST jeJ rec, eJ radl-
Gle. Amercke deny su doteraz made tax ste al radi-
ce Prist ahovacov najvacs dar Amerke moze byt pre-
niecoho jeho rodnej kuury do adoptovane vas
Nadobudnue obciansva znac pre- cudznca presvedcene
ze ako jeho tax al eho deti buddcnost ez Amerike
podavan zadosti obcianstvo prsaha ze chce zosat
sahou vyhasue ze bude haiti Spojene Staty pripade
vojny ze bude zachovavat ustavu zakony tohto ma
roda
poctivosti sebe, svoej starej vlasti al Ame-
rike 81 cudznec zamys ajdci nadobudnut amercke
obcianstvo poozt zodpovedat' otazku: "Ci oza zamy
Siam zbudovat svoj rvaci domov spojenych Satoch?
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-05-08

Matka.
Tu je Den Matiek. Mily
den. Najpeknejsi v roku.
Mozeme a name dat aspon
nieco tym, ktorym SINE mai
Wac dlzni - nasim matkam.
Mas ty matku? CT vies,
co ty mas v osobe tvojej ma
tky? Ked' chces znat', CO je
matka, opytaj sa tych, ktori
mali, ale dnes uz nemaju --
dnes sI siroty! Opytaj sa
tych, co by urobili, keby E.
ste len raz mohli zdvihnut'
zobudit' tie matky z hrobu.
Opytaj sa ich, ci by neza-
obchadzali S mimi mac, ako
robili, ked' boly zive?!
Mozno, ma nedePu zalozis
81 peknu cervenu ruzu... ma
znak, ze tvoja matka zije, a
mono prides domov a ne
mas jedneho pekneho slova
pre- tvoju dobru matku...
Mono ami len ma til stranu
nepozres, kde ona chodf...
mozno d'aleko... d'aleko je
Cd teba a ty pre- nu ami len
slovicka nemas mesiace, ale
bo j roxy.
St'astlivy 81, ked' cerve-
MI ruzu nosis v ten den, ale
daj pozor, ably 81 nekopal
hrob pre- til, ktora ia cho-
vala, porodila... ano, neza-
rmut' til drahu matku aspon
ma Den Matiek.
Ano, zaumien 81, ze tvoj
cely zivot bude nazvany ME
dnom -- ale ''zivotom ma.
tiek". Neurobis s tym mic
zvlastneho, a noveho, len
vykonas svoju detsku povin.
most.
Ano, ,urob pre- svoju ma.
tku vsetko, bo nevies, ci ma
buddci Den Matiek' i ty ne.
budes prisluchat' k tym
ktori sa volaju siroty...
! Opytaj sa sirot, ako sa ony
citia ma Den Matiek" a mo
Emo sa zmenfs, mono budes
sa mac chovat' k tvojej do
brej matke. Mono.
Bol to den. b..
| Pred par rokmi, ma Del
Matiek, jeden z mojich pria
tel'ov ma povo1al do Cleve
landu. Nasa costa mas vie
dla cez Buckeye Rd. Pozren
ma pravo a vidim sa bavit
detf ma sto a ,.kazde nosilt
biely kvietok. Nejako same
cd seba sa mi Shy pchal.
z oci... a preto som odvrati
svoju hlavu ma lavo, alb.
som nevidel ten smutny 0
braz, ale darmo, bo ma Ia
vel strane ten isty obraz =
deti a deti a kazde NAL,
biely kvietok... Ano, jedel
pri druhom boly diva siro
tince... Jeden statny alebt
mestsky, ME som isty - |
druhy katolickych sestier. \
jednom ucitepky, v druhon
sestricky chodily medzi nj
mi, davaly i'm zakusky, spie
valy s mimi. Deti nijako ne
mohly rozohriat', rozveselit
syoje srdiecka. Jejich dst,
spievaly... ale oci boly smut
1 ne. Nejako citily, ze boda
svet i'm vsetko dava, ndka
ljedno nemoze i'm dat: ma
1tku! Cftily, ze radsej by spa
Ily donna pri matke ma slame
ako v sirotinci ma make
posteli. Citily, ze lepsie b,
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-05-08
MOI KUT
Pise FATHER .KOSTIK.
Odisli.

Bolo pekne - len vePmi
! kratko. A ME len to, ale tol-
ko veci sa nasbieralo ma tych
par dni, re clovek zaiste sa
neznal kde hnut'.
V piatok vecer nadisli nasi
delegati Slovenskej Matice
- pozdno, vel'mi pozdno.
Cakal kazdy S trpezlivo-
st'ou. Nezazlievame tym de-
legation, ale Clevelandca-
nom. Nam obecali, re ma /.
maja su delegati nasi - E.
Ste nam nakazovali, ably SINE
i'm dali odpocinut' v piatok.
Ale pozdno o tom pisat' -
to sa stale - ma buduce bu-
deme mudrejsi.
V sobotu bola prva pred
naska - zacal p. Hronsky.
Nieco noveho bolo pocuvat'
tie pekne, move - 1--WE slo-
venske vyrazy. Veru pod
tym kratkym casom Cd pre-
vratu nasa draha rec dale
ko pokrocila. Nebolo pudi,
ako by boil clovek ocakaval,
ale pritomni boil odusevne-
nj - a radost'ou naplneni.
V nedel'u boly siene pre-
plnene pri ukazovani obrazu
"Zem spieva" a ma predna-
Skach - tax iste v ponde-
lok. Gas tax preletel, re clo-
vek ami nezbadal, i treti def
Sa skOncIl.
Prednasky boly mile - Il.
primne. Matica vybrala ME
len schopnych, ale i dprim-
nych l'udi, ktori i svojou mi
lou osobnost'ou nejako t'a-
hall cloveka k sebe. Ami ne
viem, ktory boil najlepsi -
bo vsetci boil dobri.
Film 'Zem spieva'' bol
mas. Dychala z tohto filmu
ia slovenska dusa - ako by
boly len k nam kyvaly tie
stromy - tie kvietky, ako
ku svojim dobrym znamym
- ako keby boly povedaly
"Prisli sme k vam - prisli
a doniesli SINE vam pozdray
2 vasej milej rodnej zeme.'
Ano, tiekol pred nami mas
detinsky, starodavny zivot.
ktory sa Wac nenavrati, nj.
kdy...
! Skoda, ze nam neukazuje
ten obraz Wac Zemplina, Sa.
risa, Spisa a Abaujskej. Do.
bre by bolo, keby sfilmovali
j levocsky odpust, vsak tam
sa schadza cely slovensky w.
chod...
Zabolelo vidiet' ma obraze
"Ceskoslovenska" a ME Ce-
sko-Slovenska'' republika. TIC
sa vidf mala vec, ale je vel.
kou v nasich ociach.
Ano, presly tie dni - kto-
Ire sa Wac nenavratia... boly
to dni, ktore majd byt' a bu.
d1 zapfsane do historic anne.
rickych Slovakov.
Vd'aka VAN, PIP. Hronsky,
Cullen, Cincfk a Plicka. Bo.
ze zehnaj vasu pracu. Neza.
budnite povedat' "a moron,
lie ] v Mahoning doline zijl
,Slovaci q milujd svoje!
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-05-08
Maj.

NAoJs r.. -.ea =,
Tu je ten najpeknejsi me-
siac. Celia priroda pod paru
dnami sa zmenila. Vsetky
konare, ktore boly oldpene,
nahe, vcul' sa do zeleneho
obliekly. Fem bola pusta, ho-
Ia - dnes akoby len neja-
kymi najpeknejsfmi koberca-
mi bola zastrena... A tie pc
kne jarne kvietky! Ten
spev... ia veselost', co i tie
najmensie vtacky prejavuju,
ako by boly cez til t'azku Ii
mu meme boly... a vcup tax
pekne sa ozyvaju... Je maj,
maj, mesiac veselosti, me-
siac noveho zivota... mesiac
Matky matiek - P. Marie,
Dobra a uspokojujuca my.
slienka je, re nam okrem
telesnej matky- i jednu vac.
Stu, nebesku, ktora ma chra'
nj, ktora ma miluje... ktors
ma sprevadza po t'azkycl
cestach zivota...
Nam nebesku matku, kto
ra je dobra, milosrdna ma
tka.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-05-08

ma sprevadza po t'azkych
cestach zivota...
Nam nebesku matku, kto-
ra je dobra, milosrdna ma
tka.
Jeden knaz mi rozpraval
tuto anekdotu: Raz Kristus
Pan oslovil sv. Petra, ze jak
je to mozne, re ten, alebo
tamten sa do neba dostal?
Sv. Peter sa vyhovaral a po-
vedal, re to je ME jeho chy-
ba... a d'alej poveda: "Vies,
Pane, to je pravda, re nam
kl'uce spravedlivosti cd ne
ba, ale Tvoja Matka nosi
kl'uce milosrdenstva... a tax
sa tie duse do nebies dosta-
vaju." To je len priklad, a.
lie kryje mnoho pravdy. A.
no, je matka dobrotiva... ma
tka laskavosti, matka milo
srdenstva.
Ides ty ku tel matke? A
jak casio? Pocul som o jed
nom mladencovi, re v sused-
stve byva jeho stara matka
a uz ju nenavstivil diva ro-
ky. Ma ten syn srdce? Ma
ziaden pad ME! Mono, two
ia nebeska matka v tvojom
susedstve byva a ty 81 ju ne
navstivil uz roxy a roxy. Je
maj! Pekny maj! Mesiac P.
Marie. CT ty myslis ma to?
Mozno budes raz, ale bu-
de pozdno!
No, ale aspol jednu:
Mala som holubka
Pekneho, siveho,
Ale mi uletel
Do pol'a sireho.
-.
Do pol'a Sireho
Ma zeleny dubcek,
Tam 81 zahrkutal
Moi sivy holubcek.
Necukruj, necukruj,
Moi mily 'holubku,
Nerob mojmu srdcu
Vacsieho zarmutku!
"Ja ii no nerobim,
Sama 81 no robis,
Ked' sa kazdu chvil'u
S inym milym vodis.'
A toto co? r a..
Ma tichom Dunaji
Husenky sa peru; H..
! Kde je tuba laska,
Zriedka sa poberl.
Ma tichom Dunaji
Biela huska PLAYA,
Kde je vel'ka. laska,
Tam skoro prestava.
/ TAX prajem yam vsetk;
dobre a ma buddcu sobotu
ak dozijeme, sa uvidime.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-05-08
1OUNGSTOWNsKE sLOVENsKE NOVTNY

i'm pablo z materinskych rlk
suchy chlebfcek jest, ako v
sirotinci tie najsladsie peel
va. Ano, nedbaly by a lepsie
by i'm padlo, keby ich tie
materinske ruky trestaly, a.
ko cudzie laskaly...
Den Matiek... mysli j ma
sirotky... Ide den sbierky ma
siroty... ma opustenych...
Vzdaj Bohu chvalu, ze 81
ME sirota!
.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-05-08
cI LEzl MoJA BUDUCNosT v AMERIKE?

Toto e druhy serie cankov rozcnych strankach
ralizacie obGianstva.
"Ci ozaj chcem zostat v Amerike?" je prva otazka,
ktor 81 must predlozt kazdy cudzinec, kym rozhone
stat amerckym obcanom "C oza chcem osadt' Spo-
enych Statoch navzdy? Alebo cftm ze moa moch deti
buddcnos je konecnymkoncom predsa len starom kra-
liz"
Premerny prist ahovaec neprichodi do Ameriky de-
fnitivnym umyslom zostat tn dho starom krai
chava obycajne zenu det Mozby ze tam ma polia ma
ktore chce vratt len Go zapa hypoteku cize morgc
Alebo hadam dufa, Re pomery starom kraji casom
zmenia lepsiemu potion ze tam vrati. sedmich
prpadoch desiatch rozhodne vsak zostat
no. aby pozorovaL pocne 81 osvojovat mnohe amerckych
zvykov satenf, poziadavkach ma zvotnl 1roven v
robote al zabave Pc Case pose po zenu po det Jeho
ynova dcery chodia do americke skoly rychlo
voujd americke sp6soby zvyky ako tie dobre tax tie
z Ak je prst ahovalec slobodny tn ozenf stane
tax zakadateom americkeho domova rodiny. Roxy sa
mihajd, svazky starym krajom pomaly poplsa hoci
jshc Aska nestraca mic svoej vrdcnosti Jeho
zvobytie e Amerike jeho det tn odrasta1 jeho kaz-
dodennt prakcky zaujem s1stredue Hoci sa aida
neyzdAya syoho pryotneho umyslu vrat do vas
dsa ponaly chApe, ze moznos ze to oza urobf je cm
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-12-19

II you are In the market for bar
gains in good used cars, read our
automobile advertising section
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-12-19
FLINT, MICHIGAN NEWS

A minister who will live in Flint
and give his time too the church
and community is desired as pastor
of Mt. Olive. Their church is having
their services regularly and all the
auxiliares of the church are much
alive.
Canaan Baptist
Rev Dudley is the assistant pas
tor. This is reported to be the
leading Baptist Church on the
Side. Some of the most prominent
citizens of Flint are connected to
Canaan. The services were well at
tended and all departments are
making wonderful progress under
the efforts of Rev. Dudley.
Shiloh Baptist
Shiloh is reported the next larg-
est Baptist Church on the North
Side Rev. James is one of the
popular pastors in that community,
although he is blind. He is loved
by his people and his services are
well attended and the church is
making wonderful progress on St.
John street.
New Zion Baptist
Rev. Watkins, pastor, is doing
very splendid work and his peo-
pie report progress.
Macedonia Baptist
Rev. Mack is the pastor of Mace
donia Baptist Church. Services well
attended Sunday. His people also
have a mind for building and doing
more effective work.
GOldenleaf Baptist
Rev Vaughn pastor, is proving
himself quite an able pastor in his
community. His services are well
attended and the spirit is high. He
is asking the prayers of the COM
munity.
Antioch Baptist
Rev. Sharp is doing splendid
work, his people love him and he
is making wonderful progress. The
pastor preached a soul stirring SER
mon to we'll filled house Sunday
morning and in the afternoon at
3 p. m. they brought ten car loads
from the North Side to the South
Side where he preached another
interesting sermon at New Hope
Baptist Church of which Rev. Ed
mondson is pastor.
Clifford Street Center
The representative basket ball
teams, Flint. r. c. formerly the
Owls, and the Girls A. c. Of the
Clifford Street Community Center.
will play their first enter-city
game with the Pontiac Y. NJ. C. A.
Saturday night. Dec. 10Th at the
Berston Field House Gymn. The
Saginaw girls team will also ap-
pear in the first game beginning at
TAB p. m. A dance will follow
both games in the auditorium. -.
A table tennis league will be or
ganized at the Shiloh Center.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-12-19
LOUIS YOUNG
HIGHEST In
SCHOLARSHIP

Louis Young, ga student of Ga
field intermediate School, has a
perfect record on his mid-term re-
port card. He received an "A mark
in all his studies and has a perfect
record in attendance and pune
tuality
Louis lives with his mother and
father at 1905 East Warren avenue
He is fourteen years old and one
of the smallest in his class. He
plans to be medical doctor.
When asked why he chose that
career he said, 81 like to read
books about mericine and when my
grandmother was dying l decided
to be a doctor so that could help
people who are sick"
His hobbies are working with
his chemistry and microscope set
at home and reading books which
he borrows from the public library.
Chemistry books are his favoites.
His best liked studies are Latin
and Mathematics.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-12-19
Clubs Xmas Cards
Prove Attractive

The Pen and Palette Art Club Of
the Urban League Center has en-
tered a new field in offering hand
made Xmas cards to Detroiters
who wish something unusual for
their special friends.
The Pen and Palette Club, spon-
sors say, is attempting to do more
than commercialize from the sale
of these cards. They wish to
demonstrate the possibilities Of
fered through well directed leisure
time activities. Sponsors declare
all members of the Art Club have
gotten genuine pleasure from their
work while producing attractive
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-12-19
DC. SCHOOL BOARD HEARS
PROTEST ON MAGAZINE BAN

Washington - Protests against
the proposal to keep The Crisis,
official organ of the n. A. A. c. p.
off the approved list of publica-
tons for the schools for the Dis
trict of Columbia, were heard bv
the board of education here Dec.
DR.. Garnet c. Wilkinson, as
sistant superintendent of schools.
recommended to the board of edu
cation last March that The Crisis
not be approved because some OF
the stories and poems in the maya"
zine contained the word 'nigger."
The other reason for banning The
Crisis according to DR. Wilkinson,
was that it contained objection
able matter" AS an example OF
this Objectionable matter he cited
three articles mentioning COM
munism or the Soviet Union and
one poem entitled Flag Salute
which dealt with the lynching of
iTcOTEe dl FhiiilS
Maryland, October Is, 1888.
Speakers for The Crisis were
William H. HASTE, Professor D. A.
Wilkerson of Howard university,
and Roy wilkins, editor Of The
Crisis. Eugene X. Jones, secretary
of the National Urban League,
spoke for Opportunity.
Mr.. HASTE outlined the general
protest and stated that If The
Crisis and Opportunity were to be
barred for using epithets, more
than one half of the magazines
now on the approved list would
also have to be barred. He made
it clear the epithet was used only
as literary usage dictated and not
in an editorially derogatory man
ner. Professor Wilkerson gave a
detailed analysis of the contents Of
The Crisis for the year 1886 and
showed how they are closely re-
lated to courses of study in the
District schools. Mr.. wilkins in
timated strongly that the attempt
to control free discussion of in
justices suffered by the Negro or
of Soviet Russia and Communism
were evidences of dictatorship and
fascism which ought not to exist in
america. In answer to a direct
question he said he could not pro-
mise that The Crisis in the future
would rfefrain from using the
word niger Mr. wilkins also de-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-12-19
Club News
y. +. CIVIC CLUB

Last Tuesday evening the
Northeastern Civic Club met at
the home Of Mrs. Fannie Booker,
in Conant Gardens. Twenty mem
hers were present. Although the
club has been organized less than
a month, it has an enrolment of
thirty-five.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. hurry, of Binder street.
d. Dean is president of the club.
Mrs. F. Booker is president of the
woman's division; Mrs. Tolliver,
secretary; Mrs. G. Hashaw, corre-
spending secretary; Mr.. Watkins,
teasurer.
Program committee includes
Dave Smith and Mr.. Benson; SER
vice committee, Mrs. Douglass; So
cial, Mrs. Murry; membership. Mr.
Hardy; current events, Mrs. Gill
more; political, f. c. Kilgore.
The club plans a Christmas par
ty, which will be announced later.