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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-10-15
&c. L. DcLIums Stirs Interested audience IN
Testimonial Dinner Here On Wednesday

In an address that stirred his
listeners many times to spirited
applause, c. L. Dellums. fourth
vice-president of the Brotherhood
Of Sleeping Car Porters, set forth
the history and accomplishments
of the Brotherhood at a testimon-
ial dinner held last Wednesday ev-
ening at the "Y." Mr.. Dellums is
making a tour of the Northwest
to acquaint members and friends
Of the B. S. c. P. with the terms
Of the agreement recently signed
by the Pullman company with the
Brotherhood.
A pleasing timbre of voice, an
easy command of English. toge-
Their with knowledge of his sub
ject and his evident sincerity, unit
ed in keeping Mr.. Dellum's aud
fence all attention.
Mr.. ]. w. Stanley, entertain
meat chairman for the local, in
troduced the master of ceremonies
for the evening, Mr. Kelly Foster,
who is business manager of the
local organization. Mr.. Foster
spoke briefly about the merits of
the Brotherhood and his own SER
vice with the Pullman company,
then introduced others at the
speakers table.
Mrs. Nan Wood Honeyman, con-
gresswoman of Oregon, brought
greetings to the Brotherhood and
a renewal of a previous statement
attestirg her friendship to the gem
eral Negro public. Mrs. T. e.
Proctor, of the Women's Auxiliary
of the international Wood Workers
of America, wished to greet all
the women in the audience and
invite them to attend meetings of
her auxiliary, as did Mrs. w. II.
Mowrey, a member of the Auxil-
larry to the International Long
shoreman's Association.
The executive secretary of the
Oregon Commonwealth Federation,
Mr.. Monroe SHETLAND, spoke en-
couragingly to members of the
Brotherhood on their successful eff
fort at organization. DR.. Jonathan
Lyle CASTOR, formerly pastor at
Mt. olivet Baptist Church, now of
Los Angeles, was spotted in the
audience by Mr.. Foster and he re-
sponded with an eloquent and vi
vid extemporaneous talk on class
struggles in America.
A telegram received by the Bro
therhood from James Fantz, Sec
rotary of the Labor Unity Council,
evoked much interest as it extend
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ed fraternal greetings to the Bro
therhood and spoke of the agree
ment signed by the Pullman COM
pany as an historic advance"
Mr.. Dellums touched on the ear
" struggles of the Brotherhood.
when it met, from inside the race
as well as from the outside, many
obstacles to its progress. The in
telligent, courageous, and forth
right A. Phillip Randolph was Civ
en- full credit for his teIlacity of
purpose in regard to his history
making organization.
when the Pullman company
signed the Wage Agreement with
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, granting a wage increase
of a million aud a quarter dollars.
August %, in the Pullman build
ing in Chicago, history was made, !"
stated Mr.. Dellums. History was
made for the Pullman porters and
maids, it was made for the Am
erican Labor movement, and it was
made for the entire Negro race.
Securing a million and a quar-
ter dollars in additional income
for 5000 or more Negro workers,
is a matter of big financial signi-
cance. It is without a doubt, the
largest single financial transaction
any Negro group has ever negot-
lated, and It was carried through
with one of the most outstanding,
powerful AMI influential industrial
corporations in America"
Mr.. Dellums went on to say, 1T
Is tribute to the character of the
Pullman porters that they exhibit
ed the requisite tenacity, courage,
and good sense to struggle for
twelve long years until they won
recognition and the agreement
with big wage boost.
Zone has but to look back few
years to see how grandly the Bro
therhood looms upon the horizon
of organized labor In America.
Twelve years ago Negroes in
these United States did not have
a single international trade union.
Today, the Brotherhood is an out
standing international trade union,
affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. Twelve years
ago, porters had no rights, Pull
man superintendent were bound
to respect. Today they get re-
spsct and consideration in all Of
fees of Pullman officials. Twelve
years ago, porters had no sane
working rules. Today the porters
have one of the best sets of rules
of any standard railroad union in
the country.
Twelve years ago, porters did
the work grudgingly, ,'ince they
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felt the lash of the siraon Legree
and the tell-tale eyes Of the stool
pigeon. Today, porters willingly
perform their tasks as upright un-
ion men interested in giving eff
ficient service to please the pub
lie and the Pullman company, as
they are assured of protection Of
their rights, and that they viii
share IN the fruits Of their labor,
accordingly as they maintain a
powerful union"
An enjoyable program was ar
rangsd by the entertainment COM
mittee: sevefa. selections by the
band and drum corps Of the Com
munity Music school under direc-
ton of Bert Turner, piano solo
by Miss Florerce Cantrell and a
solo by Miss Barbara Hubbard, ac-
companied by Donald Anderson.
The turkey dinner itself. was
served by members Of the B. s..
g. P. Auxiliary which is headed
by Mrs. Edward Smith.
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Williams Avenue Branch, Y. w
@. A., Elizabeth r. Summers, Act
ing Secretary - Members Of the
FREELY and Trianon Clubs of Girl
Reserves win sell Carmel Corn.
The proceeds win be used for Cor
ference Scholarships and Camp.
The Junior Girl Reserves accom-
panied by their advisor, Miss Hub
bard, will go on a hike through
the Washington Park on Saturday
morning, October 10. Games, pic
mic lunch and an outdoor meeting
will be the features of the outing
Miss Irene Patterson, president
Of the Business and Industrial club
participated in the program held
at the Central Association on Mon
day evening. An excellent repre-
sentation of Girl Reserves, Bush
ness and Industrial Girls and Com
mittee women from the Branch
were present.
A token of appreciation from
the Committee of Management and
Secretary of the Branch was Civ
en- Mrs. w. B. Drawn, former Ma
iron, who resigned after eight
years of faithful service. Miss Jen-
ME Jameson has been selected as
the new Matron by the Personnel
Committee.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
will meet on Sunday afternoon al
p. m. vesper services viii be
held on Sunday afternoon. October
"a, at o'clock.
The Women of Bethel A. M. e
Church will hold a silver tea in
the Branch Clubroom on Sunday
afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. Ben
eft of Rally. Mrs. ]. N. Cantrell
in charge.
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Services were carried on as US
tai at the Bethel 4. II. 3. Church
on Sunday morning, with the Rev.
J. c. Nixon Jr., pastor. preaching.
The theme was THE Harvest Is
Ripe
Choir rehearsal was held Fri
day night.
The A. C. E. League presented,
together with a box social, on Iii
day night. a program IN which the
Misses Mildred Ellis, Merlyn San
ders, Cleo LaMars, Jacqueline No
votny, zsequeline Webb. Mrs. Mat
tie Welsh, the Rev. Nixon Jr., Ed
ward Sanders, Morris and Martin
Smith, and Richard Brown, took
pant.
Mrs. Mari Ellis and daughter,
Mildred, Visited in Helena last
MRS. elizabeth webb Is
much improved after being con
fined to bed with a leg ailment.-
The initial meeting Of the Jr. Stu
dy and Art Club was held at the
home Of the supervisor, Mrs. Ada
Hart. Charles and Arthur Har-
rell and Miss Octavia Bridgewater,
all of Helena, were in the city last
weekend for the Monransl U. vs..
Oklahoma u. football game.-Mr.
and Mrs. B. Parker are the proud
parents of a baby son who has
been named Wade.-Afiss Mildred
Ellis left the city Sunday morning
for Spokane where she is now en-
ployed.-Mrs. LaHyita Minor was
hostess to the willing Workers
Club last v EEK. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Nab of Spokane were in the city
last week enroute to Hslena.-Mrs.
w Bell is enjoying good health
again after being III for some
time.-Mrs. R. Winburn is report
ed ill.-Mrs. c. P. Peterson suf-
fered a great deal of pain after
falling downstairs, but there were
no injuries.
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mia where she vacationed about a
month. She visited many old
friends who had lived in st. Pau,
and many former Portlanders.
among the latter was Mrs. J. T.
Allen who wished to be remem-
bered to her Portland friends.
Mrs. Ethel Alexander Of Chi
cago who has been visiting here
with Mr.. and Mrs. James VIII
liams. left Sunday night for Los
Angeles. Just prior to her depar-
ture. Mrs. William Taylor took the
visitor for a drive into the state
Of Washington. Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams werr hosts
at buffet supper and dancing
party for bout forty guests at
their home honoring Mrs. Alexan-
der.
Mrs. George Bunch has come up
from California to be in Portland
indefinitely.
The Fellowship club of Mt. Oil
vet Baptist church was entertained
BY Mrs. Berrie Tinsley Tuesday
evening.
After a whirl of entertaining
here, Mrs. Earl Graves, visiting
Kansan sister of Mrs. George B.
Hardin. left Tuesday for a side
trip to Seattle. Mrs. Hardin ac-
companied Mrs. Graves to the
Sound city where they expect to
visit for about ten days. guests
u the home Of Mrs. Pearl Adams.
The sisters are excited over re-
union with their brother, william
o. Lewis. whom they have not
seen In nearly twenty years. Mr.,
Lewis Is expected in Seattle upon
his return from Shanghai and Yo-
kchama. Hostess for Mrs. Graves
before the Seattle trip was Mrs.
Dave Elliott who entertained ten
ladies at luncheon Thursday. Poke
ena was the diversion of the after
noon with Mrs. George Holiday,
Mrs. George Bunch and Mrs.
Graves taking OFF the prizes. A
visit to the beautiful suburban
home of the VIII Smiths topped
off the day.
Fulfilling a custom of several
years, Mrs. Hardin and Mrs. Al
bert Morton together celebrated
their birthdays which fall on the
same Day This year their hon
ored guest3 at their birthday din
ner party for twelve were Mr.. and
Mrs. William Badger of Gearhart,
oregon, whose twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary conceded with
the ladies' birthday. Additional
guests were invited in to play
bridge afterwards at the Hardins'
home where all the festivities
were held.
During their stay here, the Bod
gers were the guests of Mr.. and
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Toppenish. Wash.
Reporter kathryn Turner
Leo Turner Defeated

Leo Turner, the colored lad who
was training with Henry Woods
and Slime Mitchell, made a slight
mistake when he committed foul
against Lloyd Rolph. white anna
teur welterchamp, who has only
been defeated once in his boxing
career of Spokane. Turner, the
Golden Belt Champion of the
tournament held in Yakima fought
considerably close fight with
Rolph until the fourth and last
round. Turner has certainly not
given up on the account of one
foul play. He was considered as
one of the best colored fighters
ever appearing on card in Spo-
kane among his own race and
others.
Elder Searcie of Portland and
Rev. Johnson of Yakima were
guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. McSwain Sunday. Also
Mrs. J. Howard and daughter of
Yakima and Mrs. Louise Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Jones of
Yakima were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Turner. Sum
day.
Mr.. William Brown was visitor
here over the weekend. Those on
the sick list are Mrs. j. Holt and
Mr.. Henry McSwain.
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NEW duB FonMED

Tie new vogue that has been
created By people ell over the couIl-
fzY writing through Lsouesoma
HAIL. columns Of publications
hes resulted n the formation Of the
National FfiendshIp Club.
This new club has hsadquaFlers
k2122 Seventh Avenue, New YORK
City, and It's purpose b % help
lonesome people enlarge their eiFele
af friends
4 d 8 strictly confidential club
through which only club members
ere introduced. Membership n this
new club viii bring you new friends
and . thrilling experience. Any
enc regardless Of age may write
~ fvI,'a differentiation
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CHURCH NEWS

Bethel A. NJ. E., The Friendly
Church, Rev. George F. Martin,
pastor. Mrs. Mary M. Duncan, re-
porter Sundays worship services
throughout the day were well at
tended. At the morning worship
Rev. Martin chose the subject,
The Rejected Stone; at the eve
ming worship, THE Christ of Every
Road; both were inspiring mes
sages. A new communicate was
received into the fellowship of the
church. Out of town visitors were:
Mesdames e. q. Stancil and Phoe-
be Boyd. These ladies are among
the very few remaining charter
members of Fsthel; they are back
to their old CHURCH, meeting old
friends and acquaintance.
The Sunday School board re-
elected all teachers and officers
with two new ones-Mr. ]. w.
Stanley and Mrs. M. Duncan. The
Revolving Tea" sponsored by the
Women's group of the Emaucipa-
ton Rally led by Mrs. Abbie Can't
rell was an enjoyable affair and
financial success.
The Mysterious Numbers club
met at the parsonage Tuesday
evening. Their first fall effort was
planned at this meeting. The A.
c. e. League with its new spon-
sor, Miss Gwendolyn Hooker, has
many new ideas and plans for
making the league bigger and
better one. With so many of its
former members away to college
it is necessary to launch a mem
bership drive. Dolores Caldwell
will be leader for the boys while
Billy Bell will be leader for the
girls.
st. Philips Mission, Rev. Lee
Owen Stone, vicar. Rodney Ave.
at Knott st. - Services: Holy
Communion 7:45; Church School
1000 a. M; Morning prayer and
sermon HOO a. m. Wednesday
morning: Holy Communion 900 a.
m. Ways and means were dis
cussed at Tuesdays Guild meeting
for a church dinner to be held in
November. Mrs. E. ]. Minor is
president of the Guild. The day
for volunteer service at the Good
Samaritan hospital Coffee Shop
has been changed to the fourth
Friday in each month. Judge
Crawford was speaker at the
church for the Tuesday evening
meeting of the Boosters Club.
Many visitors were in attendance
on pew Rally" day, held last
Sunday.
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Mrs. Iris Boyle Smitherman
paused in Portland Friday on her
way to California from Seattle,
where she has been visiting her
father, Warren Boyle.
Home from Linfield college at
McMinnville, Oregon, for the week
end was Miss Julia Blanchard.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-25
News Behind the News
- The Baekstaqe Battles

ASHINGTON-Although Congress is CIV
ing an all-star demonstration of how thoroughly
53l men from various areas-or 5S2 If you in
clude the vice presidens-can get themselves
thoroughly gummed up when the national well
fare is at stake the real issues are being fought
out backstage.
Members of Congress are reacting in the
bulk, as usual. to the preponderance of pressures
behind them, whether the pressureS come from
the administration, the voters, special interests
in their constituencies or other forces There
are few members who vote their own convic
tions and let the ballots fall where they will.
But their number is negligible.
Right now the White House and Wall Street
are swapping secret challenges which, at least
according to the Roosevelt conception, have to
do with the question of who's going to be boss
during the current economic unpleasantness.
This dispute probably is more significant than
the mix-up on Capitol Hill and its outcome prob
ably will largely determine future congressional
action.
1t has been pointed out in these dispatches
that the administration and big business"
blame each other for the industrial slump and
that the issue between these two forces centers
around the question as to which has the best
ideas for achieving the nations economic saliva
ton.
This state of affairs seems TO be rapidly boil
ing down toward the question whether it is the
New Deal or business tthe capitalistic system,
industry or as New Deal propag gandists like to
simplify it-"Wall Street) which is really on
the spot.
Inc WORD is Delng passed OUT ralner freely,
although surreptitiousy, to bankers, public utili-
ty magnates and captains OF industry, that the
New Deal is going TO march on nearer to social
ism unless private capital picks up the prosperi-
ty ball and makes few yards of recovery.
Some persons feel-and they may know
that business is being given what amounts TO
last chance to cooperate with the administra-
ton and that if it fails to do it can look for
ward to such prospects government owner
ship of railroads, other public utilities and in
surance companies.
And that jibes with the real attitude of the
administration. Believing that Wall Street
has put on campaign to discredit him, Roose-
welt has decided that ne is much more likely to
be able to turn the tables and discredit his con-
servative opposition.
Roosevelt now feels he is in position to de-
mand that business keep its promises to take
up the slack to re-employ the unemployed, to
keep the wheels of industry turning and
Along with promises of tax revision, the ad-
ministration is moving to facilitate large capi-
tai investment in housing in a program designed
to stimulate resuscitating building BOOM If
private capital doesn't respond, Roosevelt and
his advisers determined, the government will
plunge in and build millions of houses of its
own.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-25
A Substitute for
Collective Baroainino

In industry there is rapidly growing
realization that collective bargaining"
as defined by congress and practiced by
labor unions and employers in many
lines of business is at best a makeshift
bridge over the morass of industrial
Misunderstanding. On the thoughtful
leaders OF both industry and labor there
is dawning the thought that something
more, something better is needed if an
un-American class struggle is to be
avoided.
Out of the south comes a phrase and
a plan of operation which may provide
the foundation upon which new under
standing will be builded for American
industry and labor. The phrase is col
lective brotherhood" The plan of oper-
alton emissions an industrial system in
which the employer knows and helps his
laborers, and the laborers know and
help their employers. 1t is cooperation
by all for the good of all; not eoopera-
ton by few for the good of a few,
against the interests of others. 1t pro-
vides way to the goal toward which
both industry and labor are blindly
struggling.
The very term, collective bargain
ing" denotes a cross purpose; it indi-
Gates that the employer wants one thing,
labor another. 1t loses sight of the ulti-
mate goal of both labor and employer
successful operation. 1t does not pre-
suppose any common aim or interest.
Collective bargaining has not solved
any problems for industry or labor; it
has, rather, created new one. Possibly
the solution lies in the collective bro
therhood" adopted successfully by
industrial plant of no mean size. Ger
tainly the system of collective brother
hood" strains toward higher ethics in
both industry and labor, and strives for
a better, more peaceful solution of all
problems.
collective Brotherhood" means mere
ly that the employer shall cease to be
an aloof, mysterious person who ap-
pears to his employees as wealthy skin
flint gloating in his private office over
the spoils wrung from the hides of his
laborers. He shall share knowledge
of his problems and difficulties with
his men, and they, in turn, shall share
with him the knowledge of their own
problems and grievances. There shall
be discussion-not bargaining but dis
cussion-of mutual troubles and mutual
ambitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-25
Eight Principles
For Human Behaviour

Executives of southern industrial
plant, seeking better under standing be-
tween workmen and employers, have
drawn up a list of eight principles of
human action for executives and en-
ployes alike. Because they are so appli-
cable to personal as we'll as industrial
life, they deserve reproduction here:
1. When men do things wrong or in
such way as to cause trouble, attribute
it to ignorance
2. Never expect group standards of
action in any sphere of life to rise high
er than those maintained by personal
example of the leaders.
3. Never wait for the other man to
do the fair thing first. Do it yourself.
4. In dealing with others do not think
of yourself first or chiefly.
5. To get what you want for yourself
and what you have a right to, it is i'm
perative that you think of and respect
and protect the rights of others.
6. Do not allow what you do not like
in other people to prejudice you against
them.
z. Be hard taskmaster as regards
yourself, but give the other fellow the
benefit of the doubt.
8. When in doubt as to the right thing
to do, do what you would want the
other man to do to you.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-25
Other Editors Say
THE ILLEGAL ALIENS-SPEED THEM!
Pacific Rural Press

What became OF the campaign against the
illegal aliens?" asks farmer of southern Cali
fornia.
1t lost its leadership
The patriotic citizens in Imperial county who
drafted the initiative petition, and who did
remarkable job of getting them circulated by
volunteer circulators ran out of postage money,
and some of them called away to other
jobs, and the campaign begged down.
But the interest is still warm, and the plan
is still one of the smartest ever proposed.
You recall that the plan drafted to al
having to buck Madame Perkins at Washington,
low the state to handle the matter without
or without having to wait for cooperation of
other states.
The plan was aimed at those aliens who came
into the country Illegally. sneaking in by various
ways without registering at ports of entry Its
provisions were simple, but far-reaching. If en-
acted into law, it would be illegal for any one to
relief funds. So the Illegal aliens, unless they
had their independent means of support
would have TO hike themselves back to the land
from whence they came, cross the borders
TO other states which could put up with them,
or do something about it. Thus through Cali
fornia action national action could be boosted.
Obviously, this plan would clear out con-
siderable army of criminals, and indgents, and
racketeers who abuse our hospitality and burden
our relief rolls.
Some one ought to get behind this and see
that the initiative petitions finished. II
the people had a chance to vote on this issue
they would speed the parting aliens with great
enthusiasm.
But it can be done another way. Ask your
state legislators TO pass low at Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-25

GU 10 move bllclC.O. ". Mt1ntNrf
Yet on account of the consideration
shown them felt embarrassed to
leave. But they did. packing up
within an hour and making their
departure.
An assistant manager naturally
was on hand to ask them If every
thing had been all right. He was
told the reason, and not only un-
derstood, but when the couple ar
rived 20 minutes later at the other
hotel, there was a huge basket of
flowers as a compliment from the
one they had left.
Again: I know a gentleman who
had lived at a certain hotel IL years
but decided he wanted to move to
one ON the other side of town. His
landlord expressed regrets, but, told
him not to bother about moving
details. When he got to his new