The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-10-30
NEGRO AND NEW DEAL

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fellow creature who draws his pay
from the taxpayers pocket and
bluffs his way through, and failing
in that assumes the role of Uncle
Tom and sells out to the boss
g. What is an economic adj
visor supposed to do?
A. Wear out the seat Of his
breeches while he waits for mir
acle to happen that win show him
as a Messiah bsfore his fellow
men.
Q. What Is the average "relief
wage55 received by white work
ers?
A. $500.
@. What is the average "relief
wage" received by Negro WPA
workers.
A. $3.50.
Q. How do we arrive at these
figures?
A. These figures are based on
the wage zones" created by Pre-
sident Roosevelt; also on the type
of Job the Negro Is getting I'M
der WPA. In the south where the
bulk OF Negroes live. the average
maximum they get is $1,000 per
month. In the north the average
maximum is $4,000 per month. Add
these two figures and divide by
two. and you get the right result.
Q. Has the Negro been included
in the Social Security" provisions
of the New Deal?
A. Hardly. The bulk of our Me-
gro population is in the job called
services" and in farming. Neither
of these two is eligible to "secur-
ity benefits"
Q. What famous pugilist has
been. and is now campaigning for
the New Deal?
A. Jack Dempsey, the boxer who
drew the line against Harry Wills.
@. At what great Democratic
gathering was the Negro race in
suited by white Democrat?
A. At the Democratic Conven-
ton In Philadelphia. Senator Got
tom Ed Smith walked out of the
premises because a Negro was
praying, and he also kept Com
gresham Mitchell from seconding
the nomination of President Roose-
welt.
@. Is President Roosevelt a
friend Of the Negro?
A. Some say he is but that has
yet to be proved. The south has
a muzzle on him, as witnessed by
his failure to say anything in be-
half of the Wagner Costigan anti
Iynching bill
@. How did the Negro fare I'M
der the Home Owners Loan Cor
poration?
A. Very badly. It has been es-
timated that 100000 homes were
lost because these prejudiced loan
sharks in charge Of the agency re-
fused to make the proper apprais-
al of Negro property.
Q. Is Robert L. Vann an hone
to-goodness Democrat?
A.. No. Our understand Is
that she gentleman is p Zap
pointed leader of the racl n 9TH
er words, free for aV ditician.
Q. Is organized labo Apporting
President Roosevelt1 If so, how
can the race suppo2 ne President
when organized Y has discrim-
mated against Negro?
A. That all ponds upon how
much a man hies his future and
that of his led ones.
Q. Why 1t that Roosevelt has
never h mis- picture taken with
a Neg S~i.'le Gov. Landon has
had taken with Congressman
DEP st, Owens, and others?
Because RooseveIt's leanings
southern in complexion and
4e south would never forgive him
Tor doing so.
@. What happened to Democra-
tic Congressman Mitchell the other
day in Springfield, H.?
A. He was Stunned by the De-
mocratic party leaders. ne was
held captive" In an office until
the banquet he was to attend had
started. They did not want him
to stay IN any of the Springfield
hotels.
@. How many colored children
infantile paralysis victims are
taking the cure at Warm Springs,
President Roosevelt's much com
mercialized water cure for the di-
sease?
A. Economic Adviser" Robert
Weaver of the Interior Department
has tacitly admitted that no Ne
groes are allowed there.