The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-10-07
EDIT RIAL

This week the Dies Committee investigating the
American activities that prevalent throughout the
today heard the testimony of Grolano Valenti
chairman of the Italian AntFascst committee who told OF
the activities of Mussons in the United States The
charges the Nazs and Communists openly
spreading their propaganda fails to be sensational
because everyone knows it to be true That such
condition the possibility exist be laid directly at
the door of our own government.
For years America encouraged the immigration of most
any old kind of foreigner these friendly Shores America
building empire and unless immigrants used in
the process of empire building then they would have to turn
American Negro If the Negro given the oppor
tunty build the country he would reach state
of financial independence enabling him to participate
the national life. That conditions Europe forcing the
average worker hold convictions and promugate dogmas
that not compatible to American ideals was we'll
fact but in order keep the Negro down well
build the frontier country practically no restrictions were
placed upon immigration Today it easy why popu
lar European such Fascism, Nazism Communism
what YOU find sympathetic group here who have
always looked upon this country just place to make
easy living.
It is lock the barn after the horse has gone
says the Sage still lot of prevention yet be applied to
temporary problems No group of Americans have
proved loyal than the Negro therefore
apologies need be made for his good citizenship but of
this countrys greatest jobs will be to keep that group of
Americans loyal Their loyalty will be greatly needed when
the elimination of these forth transpire
be gathered from the activities of the Dies Committee who
should investigate the activities of those responsible for the
Acknowledgement of millions of citizens in the south
A friendly press do lot toward maintaining
spect and admiration among different groups of citizens
Until recently unless Negro accused of crime else
athlete entertainer not possible to have his pic
ture appear the pages of the metropolitan daies Of
know that there have been exceptions to this rule
which is enforced rgdy in most papers, Life the week
y pictorial magazine has been kind to the in showing
Negro personalities and their achievements No praise
be given that deserving Life for rendering great
service to the nation by printing credabe articles ustrat
ed with photos of the Negroes who have made contrbu
ton to American life in many phases This year the Satur
day Evening Post printed of articles dealing with
the serious side of Negro life and from information similar
to that printed Life and the Saturday Evening Post many
white Americans receive different and better understand
ing of their Negro brother Still little praise pat
the back does not remedy the situation that the Negro c
forced to except every day. and those who the
helm of national affairs must maintain Negro loyalty
nation America to survive the sbversve and destructive
forces that endeavong to destroy the very
ton of form of Government These groups offer all
that is denied the Negro return for his allegiance