The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-02-22

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Nv vTOynI CALVIN
BY FLOYD j. CALVIN

Emperor Mans Gun-Haile Selas'
sic at Artillery Post During Hours
Attack by Italian Planes"
| Here is a ruler who not only
gives orders. but actually shows
his people how TO protect their
ancient homeland from the Fas-
cist land-grabbers. When danger
comes, instead of hiding, as most
of the heads of the white nations
do, this fearless Ethiopian mon
arch shakes off his retainers and
goes cunning.
Emperor Selassie's courage, and
the loyalty of his soldiers, has
caused Mussolini, who had expect
ed to reach Adds Ababa by Christ
mas, to settle down for long
war" "Duce Preparing for Swear
War, writes Will Reed, Universal
Service correspondent, revealing
"Italy's Campaign Secrets"
Paula Lecler, first woman COR
respondent credited with inter
viewing Emperor Halle Selassie,
makes this revealing statement,
which sheds new ligo mt ehhtneii
which sheds new light on the
character and stamina of the black
warriors: IT'S a land full of
natural obstacles-hurled together
by the gods. And the psyche
logical factor is so important.
That determination to be free or
die can overcome machine guns"
Problems OF Women
Problems Facing Negro Young
Women" is the title of an inter-
estiing article in the February
Opportunity, by Marion Cuthbert,
Secretary of the Leadership Divi-
sion, National Board of the Y. w.
c. A. An example of Miss Cuth-
bert's lyric prose: "Hoeing the
fields, stripping the tobacco plants,
performing the endless rounds of
household tasks in the homes of
others, cleaning shop and Office,
waiting and serving. And for
smaller numbers nursing, making
clothing, tending machines, teach
ing, serving as social workers,
working in stores and Offices. At
these things the Negro woman
works.
Miss Cuthbert gives new hope
when she says: There is SOOTHING
in some quarters that some Negro
and white women assert a large
measure of trust in each other
for they VIII oscoff believe thai
lere is pretty sentiment and no
hing more than that. But there
s more. Women as women have
more to lose by mankind's period
C indulgences in the major follies.
And they know it, that is all.
is this knowledge of what is los
by separateness that may bring tho
working groups, regardless OF
race, to a solidarity in our coun
try. Womankind has no perfec
on this point as yet
but there are evidences that they
sense the Fundamental truth of the
strength of union and there is
title evidence that to some degree
they are able to act upon it,"
Arkansas Gesture
The State of Arkansas is remem-
bered chiefly for the Phillips
County riots in 1919, and the burn
ng of colored man in the main
street intersection Of the then
thriving Negro business district of
little Rock. Since these two saw
age bursts of passion, Arkansas
has been trying to atone. First
he erected the Dunbar High
school and Junior College in Lit
tie Rock, one of the finest school
for Negroes in the South.
The cost was near a half million.
Next she rebuilt the state College
for Negroes at Pine Bluff, tcquir-
ing a new site and erecting all
new buildings. Then she did a
touching thing erected The Thorn
as C. McRae Memorial Sanatorium,
at Alexander, "for the care and
treatment of it's tubercular Ne
groes." The plant is valued at
$4,000.
DR.. Hugh A. Browne, superin-
tendent, has sent to Calvin's News
paper Service, a report of the past
years work at T. B. hospital, as
follows: During the year 1895, 60
in-patiients were treated at McRae
Sanatorium. There were II dis
missals as apparently arrested, II
deaths and dismissed as unim-
proved. At present there are 80
patients in residence" A total of
1853 treatments were recorded.
The staff of the Sanatorium is
composed Of two physicians, four
nurses, an Office secretary, a diet
ician and steward, two cooks, an
orderly, engineer and farmer, and
extra farm labor. There are five
members oof the board Of mana
gers, two of which are colored
and three officers, one of whom is