The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-02-01
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by FLOYD J. CALVIN
"Africa A Melon"

are calling Africa Inc WOIlu
Greatest Melon. A map is pub
lished which reveals the tremen-
dous slices to which European ma
tions have already helped them
selves. Ethiopia is the only big
piece left, and they are going at
ter that, with Mussolini leading
the way. II Duce's war of conquest
i'm Abysinia threatens to involve
all Europe in conflict" the anti
Ethiopian prophet continues, land
the map shows why other nations
are jealous eff Italean expansion,
because Ethiopia borders on their
own slices of melon. Another Eu-
ropean war probably would result
in England and France taking ov-
all Africa. But even if the fighting
is confined to Mussolni and EN-
peror Halle Selassie, politictl ana
lysts, such as the famous Emil
Ludwig, state that England and
France will get their cuts of the
remaining melon anyhow, permit
ting Italy to have the third slice"
The idea of presenting Africa
as a menon is a prejudiced idea.
No territory in the world has been
carved more frequently than Eu-
rope. A map of Europe, present
ed in colors, would look about as
much like an old fashined quilt
as does Africa. Germany before
and after the World War are start
ling by contrast. The Balkans are
no less startling to behold. The
border line between France and
Germany is forever in dispute,
France having the upper hand
now. but fearing Germany's come
back.
Africa is no more a melon than
any other continent, the only diff
ference being the location of the
central government. The Mon
roe Doctrine alone saves South
America, and not until real DEM
acrary reaches Europe will Africa
be freed
Health Survey
DR. NJ. o. Bousfield of Chicago,
health officer of the Rosenwald
Fund and former president of the
National Medical Association, has
sent to Calvin's Newspaper Ser
vice a survey of health conditions
in the Negro group for 1885. A
summary of his report reveals:
Increase in interest among ed
itors and people in general; addi-
tional appointments of Negro ply
sicians and nurses to staff posi-
tons in unsupported municipal
hospitals; through the South, de-
cided tendency to remove Negro
wards out of Easements and give
better accommodations among
hospitals showing; decided i'm
provement in organization and ac-
tivities are Flint-Goodridge, New
Orleans, Mercy at Philadelphia,
Provident at Chicago, Lincoln of
Durham, Provident of Baltimore,
and Harlem Of New York; many
colored physicians received impor-
tant Committee appointments, three
serving as state legislators in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Kan
sas; two Negro physicians receiv-
ed fellowships in American Pub
lie Health Association; North Ca
rolina appointed Negro public
health official attached to state de-
partment; closer cooperation be-
tween Howard University Medical
School and Health Department of
d. c.; increased interest of u. S.
Public Health Service and Chill
dren's Bureau in Negro health;
Negro appointed on General Ad-
visory Committee of Children's
Bureaut Southern tuberculosis
Association meeting in Houston,
Texas, devoted % out OF rs papers
of medical section TO considera-
ton of tuberculosis among Ne
groes; National Medical Associa-
ton especially active; Negro au-
thors contribution to field of pub
lication; condemnation Of Rev.
Amos II. Carnegie by N. M. A;
contribution Of Rosenwald Fund
by widening program in Negro
Health; Alpha Kappa Alpha So
rority work in rural Mississippi;
Negroes in housing projects, ap-
pointment Of Negro social workers
in governmental relief agencies"
Woman Promoted
The promotion Of Mrs. Mildred
Montegut to assistont General
Manager Of The Louisiana Weekly
OF New Orleans deserves special
notice. Over a year ago a wo-
man, Mrs. Mayme Osby Brown,
was appointed editor of the paper.
Mr.. c. G. Dejoie, president and
general manager, is TO be COM
mended for being broad enough
to give women a chance to prove
themselves.
There are too many appointive
positions out Of reach OF women
because they are women. Ineffi-
cheney and incompetence should
not be tolerated in men or women,
but efficiency In women should not
be depressed because It happens
to be in a woman.
Negro women, as class, have
too mnch OF the inferiority COM
pick engendered by their sex, at