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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

Here we are once again folks
ready to bring you the weekly
line OF stuff and SO forth. Due t,
our being out OF town these las.
few days, we will have column.
that is rambling all over the pass
ike a trailing srbutis,
We told you last week about A
Roman getting a break in Gros'
Pointe. but did we tell you that ns
IS working with young nice look
Jug girl named Ella Mccullough
Anyone interested in communlcal-
'ng with Al. his address is 28o Gros;
Fointe boulevard. Gross Points
Mich phone Niagara 2433.
Missed Larry Chism when -
town last Thursday, was told he
vas looking for me, so sorry Larry
How is the wife? Will look vol
~ on my next long stay in the
Motor City. Give my regards 70
jusnita.
Not so long ago while in Detroit
he subject came up without any
enc remembering how it started
stout what political party dis
Teddy Roosevelt belong TO. and dTi
/ stick my head out when boldly
asserted that when | was in school
I excelled in history. and said that
ne was a blasted old Democrat
goyl Did they rszz me, ironically
ssking me il | was sure | excelle1
in history, or was II memory
course that majored in. So u
Keep others from being so dod
blasted cocksure OF themselves, lei
them remember embarrassment
or course you all know that our
n,ayor,,Sanford Mckinney has gone
en- a much needed vacation, ex.
u cts to be gone at least three or
tour days after this comes off the
press. He has gone to visit hi,
mother. Mrs. Sabra Mckinney. Ac-
companying him were Miss Cynthis
Downes and her brother, Miltol
70 whom Sanford is an uncle. We
sincerely hope that their vacation
was an enjoyable one. Also Mr.
Everett Harris of Detroit.
Many folks have wondered wh9
could this certain Pauline Braziei
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
The writer's thoughts do necessarily represent the views
and opinions Of this paper.

I general market in case OF foreclos-
ure Here again we are on the
margin.
As merchants we are still limited
to handful OF retail shops down on
the lowest rung in the ladder oil
business and commerce The mer-
chant is the slave OF the whole
Ssler, and the wholesaler is the
slave OF the jobber and the broker
These are the big shots" at the
TOP OF the ladder OF business who
control the market OF consumption
and OF production, because they
control prices in practically every
direction. and as rule, they usual
ly control the credit market through
their interests in banks and credit
houses. The day is still too far dis
tant when the Negro will be able
in America 10 free himself from the
slavery OF retail merchandising.
As an industrialist. the Negro is
not even on the margin. He is
clear out OF the picture altogether
For outside OF two or three big ma
tionsl firms manufacturing hair
Strengthening preparations. we
haven't a single big industry worth
the name. Here and there locally
a Negro may be manufacturing sau-
sage, or some other local enter
prise; but those are merely small
drops in the great-big tank of
American industry.
AZ a public carrier the Negro has
not figured any higher yet than a
red cap a pullman or train por-
ter, a fireman, or a dining car
waiter. In other words. he has
risen no higher than flunky or
a mental. In various states Negro
van and truck owners have tried to
secure certificates OF convenience
end necessity to operate Negro
transport services within the state
or between states. but without any
success. So that in this field we
are not even on the margin.
In the financial field the situa-
ton is pitiful. We pat ourselves
on the chest because we have a
half dozen penny savings banks"
and two or three minor insurance
companies, The Negro has not
even scratched the surface in bank
ing and finance. There is not a
major Negro bank or major in
surance company in the whole coun-
try; nor, single bonding or trust
company What does the Negro
know about international banking
or investment banking, or foreign
exchange, or the securities market?
The economic situation Of the Ne
gro from any angle that we may
look at 1t. will not be any better
off than it is today, until the Ne
gro finds himself in a domain where
he can exercise the major control
Of the economic resources Of life
Of that country For, after all, the
financial, commercial and industrial
interests OF any country are so
tetWlHeu One ~ lHe OtiiCi uheh
it isn't possible to affect one with
out affecting the other; and it is
a foregone conclusion that the Ne
gro will never break into the con-
troll OF the economic life OF this ma
ton.
In the field Of labor which is the
only one in which he could exercise
power, he is in such minority
until he practically does not count,
Nothing iS,soing to save the Negro
until he gets into domain where
he can exercise control Of the So
cial, political and economic re-
sources OF the land Only coun-
try OF his own is his salvation. We
insist on Greater Liberia.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
AT LONG LAST

During the past week we received through the
mail truly touching document from the pen Oh our
nolice commissioner, Heinrich Pickert. The pam
INLET which bears the title, Your Security, is adj
dressed to members of the police department The
pist of the Commissioners ideas is found in one OF
his closing sentences:
"Tbe future security of every one of you depends
On the relations we have today with the public
That sentence follows short resume OF the MS
tow Of nublic relations in the United States ana
mention of the ways in which members OF the ponce
department can improve their relations WIN 'ne
nubic and endear themselves to those guilty Oh les
ser violations of the law. In this connection MI
Pickert writes
methods found successful in the handling OF
dangerous crooks certainly not effective IN the
handling of violators of minor traffic regulations
We think that this point might have been ampl-
fed more had the Commissioner wished 10 sho"
that outright brutality is never justified Ihere is
no a1sfor, to the fact that members OF the depart
ment might show little less brutal zeal IN dealing
with persons whom they have taken into CUSTODY.
The omission of any mention of, or caution against
actions of this kind takes away some OF the punch
f,,m the Commissioners lecture After all, one is
far more apt to resent bodily injury than 'bawl-
ing out" of the kind to which he refers.
Still the fact that manual of politeness OF this
lind has heen written shows that there is reaza-
ton that the police in the last analysis are at the
will of John Citizen and that the security OF the
department can be shaken. However, in light OF the
pending grand jury investigation and of aroused
public opinion against possible collision between
gamblers and the department it may be that Mr..
Pckert has locked the barn after the horse has been
stolen. If there is thorough investigation by an
impartial jury, it may be that Your Security Will
prove to be useless document well intended, per-
haps but in the nature of anti-climax.
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

Nj ,oms Martin, Editor:
On behalf OF the committee Of
beteI housing ana reasonable rem
tai we wish to extend our sincere
thanks sno gratitude for me won
derful Write-up. you gave this com
mI',et IN YOUR newspaper Of July
20 We regret We we're deIsyed 70
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every effort on
the part OF the
Race TO advance,
impossible; maxi
ing constant use
use Of I h-e
p h ase, We
can't"
II the Race is
ever 10 accom-
plish anything
it must attempt
much The de-
termination 10
achieve brings
su &C ess and
snooths an d
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26

thereafter. We
have had a
peek into the
life OF The re-
gro as a citi-
zen. and in his
social and poll
teal activities
Let us look al
him briefly now
in the field OF
economics. ID
as a wage earn
er; ~ as a
property owner,
80 as a mer-
chant. a as an
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
OBS ERVIN c.
POLITICS and POLITICIANS
By WM l. SHERRILL, Associate Editor

In his speech few days ago to
the young Democrats OF Pittsburgh,
President Roosevelt indicated that
he might take a walk il one Of
these on-the-fence candidates is
nominated by the Democratic party
This seems to mean that the
President will be definitely opposed
10 Cactus Jack of Texas. For
whether or not he is the type II
old man" described by John L.
Lewis of one thing we are
sure he is not liberal and
no amount OF build-up will make
him such-to Roosevelt
X X X
II Mr. Garner does run we hear
that he will have flying squadron
of Negroes from Texas following
him in every section OF the country
reminding Negroes that Negroes are
not allowed to vote in Jack Gar
ners home state. This should be
convincing to the Negro elector-
ate
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The report comes that the New
York State Federation OF Labor re-
fused to endorse President Roose-
welt for a third term and also con-
demned the administration of the
National Labor Relations act as
being unfair, inequitable and sub
versive OF the true principles OF
collective bargaining 1t demanded
that the N.L.R.B. revise its interpre-
tation OF the act. II the board does
not do so. then the federation will
petition Congress to amend the pro-
visions OF the act so as to incor-
porste therein specific mandatory
provisions to govern the board.
X X X
President Roosevelts proposal to
place Thanksgiving day week ear
lier on this years calendar has
given us something else to talk
about besides the municipalities
and war in Europe. changing the
date Of Thanksgiving is of minor
importance compared with the cal
endar reforms that many business
and labor organizations have been
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-26
"ON THE MARGIN"

With this installment we shall
end our ON the Margin series to
begin new series Immediately
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asking for decades. One OF the
most widely publicized proposals is
that which would divide the year
into four equal quarters of 90 days
each with 3l-day month followed
by the two 30-day months Another
is that for a year OF 10 months 4
four weeks each. In either case,
there would be an extra day at the
close OF the year for use by those
who like to celebrate the occasion.
l wonder could the President do
anything to make pay day come
twice as often as it now does?
X X X
Listen to this:
Some Of the best minds in Wash
ingtcn are becoming a little suSpi-
cious OF the unemployment figures
of 100000 to 100000. They
think these figures, even in the
most careful census or estimate are
inflated by millions OF boys is to
81 years old, who never have
worked by elderly women
who'd like to work occasionally and
by unemployables.
so you may expect drive dur
ing 1916 TO deflate this figure. 1t
wouldn't astonish me-" says Har-
Ian Miller OF the Louisville Courier
Journal, IF the Rooseveltians were
to reach, during the next campaign,
a fairly plausible unemployment fig
ure OF 100000 or 5000, 900 Some of
of them figure that il they don't
and the Republicans take over, they
will do it and claim credit for a
quick miracle in 194l and 1912
x X X
They tell US that smart politicians
on the Republican side are looking
in the direction Of Owen ]. Roberts,
associate justice OF the Supreme
court as the Republican nominee
that can come forward in the last
months and please all factions at the
1910 convention. They feel that
they need a man older than Dewey,
more liberal than Taft, less shop
worn than Vandenberg. and more
prominent than Bricker. Owens.
they contend is this man.
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A salute TO Mrs. Margie Davis. .
May she ever enjoy her present
good health.
Have the Arringtons kissed and
made up as yet? II not why nor
One or the other should forget his
9r her pride long enough to beg
the others forgiveness. Why should
The two of you eat your hearts GU.
Tor one another? Get wise to your
selves, you are hurting only your
selves. -
Didn't our prediction about the
Knox case melvin and Dolores)
come true? Watch the Fondrens.
Lacey really loves that woman. A..
Why not trail Richard Allen soma,
night when he claims he is home,
ward bound?
Did you see Mozelle put that
smart fellow in his place few.
weeks ago? We apologize for lust,
now bringing it to light. In fact.
we just heard about it. Good for
you.
Have heard that Charles williams
has stopped being Chronic.
reader since he quit making the
column so regularly. How can you
write about person when YOU
can't keep up with them? Where
3 his heart interest at now -
IN Jackson? Well, maybe, yes.
Well folks we have come to the
conclusion OF another week and
arother column. and having to russ
away on another trip we regretz
fully say until next time So
long and I'll be seeing you. .
TEA. CLUB MEETS
Charles Whitman was host lsst
Wednesday evening to the regular
meeting of the TEA. club. Session,
we're called to order by the presj-
cent and following a brief Discus
sion OF business the meeting ad-
burned
Whist followed adjournment.
Members Of the group are Nelson
Pnwers. president; Ray Petty, Sec
rotary; Make Mclaughlin, trea;-
urer; Leon Walker. vice president;
Muriel Pratt, recording secretary:
Toe Holbrook, critic; Earl Williams,
James Beckley and Charles. Messrs.
Price and Whitman are honorary
members
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DEFEAI1STS - =
Too many far too many Of
US are the victims OF doubt and
fear. Defeatists. we are branding
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AROUND ANN ARBOR

re, the one who has made this
column more frequently in the last
lew weeks than any other It's a
secret folks. sh-h-h-h. -s-.
Why has our friend Antoinet.s
Pope been so worried that hcr
rame won't appear. or is it that
she is afraid what might be said il
I did appear?
Being away for the last several
weeks, we have been out OF touch
y tn events around here. What we
4e wondering is. have the Fondrens
Z / aceY kissed and made up? It's
90 bad she left him in the first
lace. Nuts as he is about her,
yilling to take care OF step-chil-
dren and all that. methinks there
Ire very few men who would do
Rat. love or no love. Ell what?
Did you all see in last weeks
column OF Top Spots by Chism,
Were the well-known Dave Me-
Moore contributed some bits to the
column? We sad as much in our
column last week, don't you know7
Talking about Chism reminds me
@ congratulate him for taking mora
interest in his work Last week he
sounded more like the old Chism.
Perhaps it's because the missus IL
aome from the hospital. Ell. what?
ARBoReHID IN
The rarest compliment this COL
umn can offer is an Arborchid. We
extend one, or rather bouquet OF
these rare species OF Arborchids to
Miss Louise Blackman, city editor
Of Michigan's greatest colored
/ weekly, the Michigan Chronicle,
Cor doing her biggest good deed Of
.ne year and yours truly being the
recipient. My sincerest thanks,
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NOTE OF THANKS

NOTE OF THANKS
We want 10 thank the members
)f the various frsternities for their
cooperation in keeping this column
supplied with lodge news. We are
sincerely grateful for that kind OF
news and any other kind. church.
social and sports. Please continue
your good work and again thanks"
Have heard so much about the
b ok Grapes of Wrath" how many
4 you regular column readerS
nave read NJ Would one Of you
readers send in a synopsis OF this
story and your own candid opinion
OF it?
Have just found out that one OF
the poems that Joe Stubs takes
credit for composing is an old one
printed several years ago. back OF a
Tiger schedule card. Your sins will
find you out. 1t makes me wonder
just how many compositions that
he claims are original or plain
copies.
Harry Wickers is lmpervious to
Jters and so forth concerning thas
funny-lookins jitterbug coat. May
&c the madame maks him wear 1t,
huh?
What certain well-known man
about town almost got his wires
crossed last week by dating two
femmes on the same date. Are you
reading A.?
APOLOGIES
Many folks wondered who VS.
we're congratulating in last weeks
column. We did also when we first
read it fresh off the press, but IL
has come to us chat it is Wally
Franklin and bride. We sincerely re-
greet that stupid error, but the deal
still goes to Wslly about the double
handful of stogies when Sir Stork
DRIVES. May you have a COM
pletely happy married life.
Does Myrtle Redmon miss Slim?
We are told that Slim has takea
Up with some old flame OF his. We
only heard.
What was behind Al Romans sud-.
den decision to better himself. It
couldn't be that the marriage re-
sisting champ has finally gone blotto
over some lovely Detroit deb, or
could it?
We still see the lovely Cleo
Franklin about town and wonder
when, if ever, she will quit being
SC cold to the many admirers who
are awaiting the chance to pay he.
homage? Does her heart still be-
long to Daddy willy Price?)
Is it true that the lovely Lefty
Davis has gone to Ohio to stay,
Why doesn't she write her old
lriends2
La gaceta., 1939-02-03
ICKES ASEGURA QUE NO
HAY PELIGRO DE QUE LA
NACION SEA ARRASTRA-
DA A LA GUERRA

Washington, Feb. 3.-Los re-
publicanos y dem6cratas reac =
cionarios siguen escandalizando
con respecto a la pOlitica extran
jera del presidente Roosevelt Y
afirman que trata de conducir al
pals hacia la guerra contra los
estados totalitariOs.
Nueve republicanos del Conf
t6 de Asuntos ExtranjerOs de ia
Camara opinaron aver, por me-
do de un manifesto, que Sc O.
ponen a que ell pals sea Aevado
a un programa de guerra por
medic de la diplomacia secreta.
Contestando a las necedades
do algunos de los criticos del
Presidente, Ell Secretario del In
terror, Mr.. Ickes, declare que no
existe el peligro de que la naci6n
sea arrastrada a Una guerra ex-
tranjera.
AL mismo tempo Sc supo que
Alemania ha resuelto duplicar
su flota de submarines, aumen-
tando las probabilities de un Sc
rio rompimiento con las poten-
cias democraticas.
La venta de aeroplanos a
Francia, segdn q Gobierno, no
demorara el cumplimiento de Ia
expansion que acuerde el Con,
greso americana,
La gaceta., 1939-02-03
Ell ACTO DE ANOCHE

Brillantisimo, EN- cuanto al a
MOI por la ESpana leal y repu-
b'icana, result6 Ell acto de ano-
lhe en- el Centre Obrero.
Present6 ell Comite Popular
DemOcratico, presidido por Jo-
Sc Martinez, al her6ico teniente
Robert Ravern, de la Brigade
Lincoln, que en- : guerra de Es-
pana perdi6 los dos ojos y que
do con las piernaS mutiladaS.
Emocionante reSult6 la pre-
sentaci6n y el pdblico, puesto de
pie, lie ovacion6 calurosamente.
Ravern habl6 de ESpana, de la
justicia de la catsa del pueblo es
panol, y de la necesidad de levan
tar ell embargo de armaS a un go
Dlefno legltlmo, aJacadO pOf las
potencias totalitarias.
Varios de los parrafos de su
discurso fueron interrumpidos
con aplausoS.
Tribute de simpatia, ell acto
de anoche, al heroe y la buena
cauSa.
Los antifascistas de Tampa
mantienen con firmeza sus con-
welcomes y ahora les ANNA e
miSmo entusiasmo que en- los ii
tios dias de julio de 1886.
Saludl
La gaceta., 1939-02-03
EXSOLDADOS BELGAS A
GREDIERON AL PRIMER
MINISTRO SPAAK

Bruselas, Feb. 3.-Grupos de
exsoldados que pedian la renun-
ella del primer ministro Spaak,
atacaron a este y lie lastimaron
con un golpe en- la cabeza. Los
exsoldados ~protestan de que ell
gobierno haya nombrado MEM
bro de la Academia Flamenco al
DR.. Mattens, que acept6 un pue
to en- ell Consejo de Flandes Guam
do los alemanes ocuparon a Be
gica, durante la guerra mrn-
dial.
Los exsOldados recorrieron
las GALES, en- manifestation, pi-
diendo la renuncia del primer
ministrO.
La gaceta., 1939-02-03
Ell ALMUERZO DE
ala RISCOSSA"

FL GrUpo Antifascista cele-
brara ell domingo su anunciado
almuerzo, en- la finca "Florida
Dairy"
R~ecu6rdase a los que tienen
~papeletas en- su poder que hoy
viernes deben reportar sobre la
cantidad vendida. Els necesario
saberlo para calcular la eantidad
de comida que debe prepararse.
Puede dejarse la noticia en- la
oficina de la Union Local 495 O
en- la Cooperative La Ideale So
ciale, donde tambien pueden adj
quirir papeletas los que las de-
seen. AsimismO Sc hace saber a
todos aqueilos que carecen de me
dios para ir a la finca donde Sc
seryira ell almuerZO, que Ell do
mingo a las IL 80 de la mahana
habra dos camiOnes dispuestos
para trasportar a todos los que
10 necesiten.
Quedaran estacionados los ca
miones al costado de la Coope-
rativa, en- la avenida IA y Gale
10.
Tcdos los buenos antifascistas
de Tampa, los honrados e INTEL
gentes, sienten profrnda simpa-
tia por ell Grupo Antifascista,
editor de ia Riscossa."
Ellos han sacrificado su bo'si
10, continuamente, en- defensa
de la causa de Espaha y antes de
Espana en- sehalar toda la NAL
dad y crueldad de Mussolini.
La gaceta., 1939-02-03
LA EN- Ell
FRENTE DE CATALUNA

Perpignan, Feb. Bel Co
bierno leal esta de nuevo en- pie
de guerra y combate para defen
der 10 POGO que lie queda en- las
mas ricas p~rovincias de Espa-
ma.
Algo asi como una linea mill
tar Sc ha establecido y las tro-
pas leales resisten. Son pobres
las comunicaciones, pero Sc lu-
cha intensamente para mejorar-
las. 10 que sucede es algo asi CO.
mo un milagro, considerable la
caida de Barcelona. En- los Glti-
mos dias los republicanos contra
atacaron en- Solsona y Granol-
lers; pero el material es muy es-
case. Francia mantiene cerrada
la frontera en- cuanto a armas.
Aparentemente la causa leal
no tiene esperanto en- Catalina,
a menos que haya un cambio en-
Ia politica International pero
tambitn es cierto que la guerra
50 mantiene y que Ell fin no estd
a la vista. Por muy bSena suer-
te que tengan los facciosos, nc
podran Impair a Cataluha an
La gaceta., 1939-02-03
Ell CINISMO DE- LOS FACCIOSOS
Cfrecen perdonar a los que traicionaron

nola en- Praga, Checoeslovaquia.
Recientemente ell regimen semi
fascista de csc pals decide recO-
nocer a Franco, ode jure," bajo
la preston de Hitler.
En- la jefatura del ej6rcito re-
publicano, en- Ell frente catalan,
ell general Enrique Jurado aca-
ba de sustituir al general Juan
Hernandez Sarabia. Ha sido
nombrado jefe de EStado Mayor
en- csc frente ell %teniente coronel
Antonio Gordon. Jurado era Off
cial del artilleria en- ell ejercito
regular Y venia mandando la al
tilleria antiaerea del Grobierno
de la RepGblica. Negrin Sc mos
tr6 d%escontento con ell mando
del ejercito por parte de Sara
bia.
Reconoce ell Gobierno la leal-
tad de Sarabia y dice que su a.
cuerdo de ahora de ningun mo-
do Sc refleja en- los grandes SER
vicios por 81 prestados al ejer-
cito republican,.
Cast todas las noticias manda
daS al extranjero sobre desercio
mes en- gran ~escala, son falsas y
asi Sc ha comprobaio por los CO
rresponsales extranjeros.
Falsa la noticia, publicada en-
Estados Unidos Y otros lugares,
de qre la Division 6 habia pasa-
do la ~frontera, en- Puigcerda.
Muchos soldados de los que cru
aaron a Francia, bajo la influen
cia del panico, r%etornaron va a
SuS unldadeS.
FL presidente de la Repdblica,
Don Manuel Azana, Sc halla en-
un lugar de Figueras que muy
pocas personals conocen. 10 mis-
mo puede decirse de Don Diego
MARTINEZ Barrio, el presidente
de las Cortes.
Muchos nihos han muerto a
causa del frio y otros pasan ham
bre; pero de Francia siguen He
gando where's.
Sc han hecho cargo de ayudar
a los ninos, alimentarlos y cui-
daros, los carabineros y guar
dias de asalto.
La gaceta., 1939-02-03
HAGGERTY ESCOGIDO co.
MO Ell JOVEN DEL ANO

La Pequeha Camara de Co
mercio de Tampa escogi6 anoche
como el "Joven Mas Destacado
del aho," en- Tampa, a w. B.
Haggerty, jefe de la campaha
que contra ell juego Sc libra en-
esta ciudad.
Aunque Sc juega en- todas par
ties, Haggerty mantiene su labor
con la esperanto de que ell juego
desaparezca y lie apoyan veinte-
mas de conocidos c%iudadanos.
Anoahe lie fue entregada Ia
medalla por el Rev. Branscomb,
pastor de la Primera Iglesia Ne
todista, en- una reunion de la Pc
1ueha Camara de Concrete.
Haggerty combate 81 juego no
como un problema moral sino co
mo un medic de economic.