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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

1t was inevitable, however, that
some Negroes should identify
themselves with the Communist
Party; some colored citizens have
been caught in the current of ev-
cry movement that has swept
across the American scene. What
embittered many to the point of
seeing Red was the memory of
their treatment during the World
War, when Americans advised the
French people not to treat Negroes
as victorious soldiers, but as
pariahs, so as not to spoil" them.
Hustled home after the Armistice,
they were faced with a nationwide
effort to put them in their place."
Small wonder that some toyed with
communism.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26
Trials Act Like a Milestone

national weekly said recently that the trbulations
through the of their remarkable
Adversely has always been aid
individual troubles which
whmpeng pity drive another to do his best
the individual the responds For
which against prejudice it from
know that after all said and done still captain Of
Calculating interfere with employment hurt
take rights still pluck wins for resolute
group it wins for an individual.
dead level of ability exists of environ
accomplishment is bound But for each there better
free choice That choice his responsibility
He contributes the the world he makes the best Of
what he has, be his one talent or five.
others for the comforting of
example, truth that Negroes here America have
wonderful things The washub and the shovel the
children school, bought homes and
developed sfsuanng cizenry day when freedom
that it might have been put to mistaken
well afford to be proud of his peoples material
accomplishments for straggrs among them that
would have done had difficulties been used
whetstone.-K c. Call
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

adaptability and the fortitude of
pioneer. The Minneapolis Spokes-
man in giving you the news ar
ranges it in such a way that the
high points can be read easily by
the hurried reader. Neatness of
this paper is quite apparent; it
looks clean for the patch quilt" is
not there.
The life blood of any paper is
advertising and, of course, sub
scribers. The more subscribers and
readers a newspaper has, the more
"coverage" an advertiser receives
for the money expended. Interest
ing news for all readers and not
for a special clique builds circula-
ton and hence more advertising.
Mr.. Editor, think both groups, the
reader and the advertiser, benefit
when they do business with your
paper.
You have a model newspaper
and know you will enjoy with the
passing of each year the just re-
wards of a progressive concern.
Hobart T. Mitchell.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

benefit those who look other sections of the country
pastures that New York City and state
sered lands overlooking with opportunity The New York State Tenn
condition the COoed Urban Population
recently published the following items
"a factory YOnker which employs 5000 workers at
peak periods employs Negroes and is said to have
poyed so The States largest public utility
employing larger than all the States departments
combined included perhaps dozen Negroes its payro
Upstate New York employment of Negroes in the large
wholesale retail establishments practically
Rochester example showed that
3512O employees private firms only 70 Negroes
The Commissions staff furnishes ncontrovertbe evidence
the family the State of New York generally
higher any racial religious The
similar accommodations from 10 cent to
per cent higher rental for Negroes"
learned these Wherever
the United States they subjected to various types
Usually the basis of this unfair treatment is
nom expressed different forms which from the
and keeping people out of
neghborhood We neither solve problems
running country another We dig
that which around before the general
be made better.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

and
There
BY w. M. Smith

My friend and were leaving st.
Peter A. M. E. church, Minneap-
oils, where we had been in attend
ance upon the funeral of a mutual
friend.
81 wish l could induce you to
write something l have in mind"
said he, as we took his car for our
journey to town.
had an idea of what his COM
plant would be for 1 myself am
a rather regular church attendant
and knew about what was caus-
ing his uneasiness.
Then he told me his story and
to many who will read of it l real
ize it will seem nothing to grow
excited over.
For he had tried to get out of
the church after the service and
just couldn't make it. First one
person or group after another
would get in his way and stop for
a conversation and he would have
to wait until they elected to move
and let him by or he would have
to be rude and push by regardless
of unkind words or unkind looks.
That's an old story at any of
our churches and one to which most
of US have grown so accustomed
that we can see nothing in it to
grow excited about.
But it's like a hundred and one
things in which we have accus-
toned ourselves to act differently
from other people. And to expect
that other people will see nothing
peculiar in our actions.
1t wouldn't be so bad if after
considering the actions in which we
are constant participants and show
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26
Blatant Illustration

blatant illustration of the heare policies with which
exploit blackjack and kick around Negro labor furnished
the Chicago office of the Wagreen
chain of drug stores.
Mr. Johnston answered complaints about the dismissal of coored
Minneapolis with the allegation that
organization presumably whte) had forced the
to experiment with white porters.
experiment being tried in cities where there
rumngs dissatisfaction about and working conditions
cording to the official
grimy humorous to hear of trying out white
experiment kind of jobespecay that of porter
job the types of employment which Wagreen
offer and that is being snatched away
wonder whether his about the test being made
satisfied anything than
disguised brighten working people into accepting brow
beating without complaint
The about what Negroes in the Twin Cities
think but it does about what think in Chicago
City friends should about the kind of ackpo
scheme which is being tried out up here.
Finally believe that fairmnded white in
would the undetermined policy voiced by
Mr. Johnston should take problem to them
after ALL Negroes who normally do not much salary
will happen white employees who
replace them.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

ing ourselves different from other
folks, we could just say, Well what
about it?
For, after all, the important
thing is to realize there are GER
tain things which we have taught
ourselves in the final analysis to
do differently from other folks. And
if we believe this makes no differ
ence, especially after these differ
ences have been called to our at
tention, we had just as we'll go on
doing as we wish until we get to
the place where these things cause
US the same regretful sting as they
cause other people, then and not
until then, we shall cause ourselves
to change.
So l said to my young friend,
don't take it too much to heart, be-
cause some of our folks don't seem
able to see these things as you do.
Do what you know to be right. By
and by others will do as you do
and finally all of US without spe-
cial effort will be doing all things
as you know they should be done.
Take today even for an exam
pie:
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26
SAYS READERS AND
ADVERTISERS BENEFIT

Editor: Writing a column on Ne
gro history for the various Negro
newspapers throughout the United
States, my attention was called to
the Minneapolis Spokesman with
notice as to it's makeup and gen.
eral neatness.
For a newspaper of it's size, it
is a leader in its field. 1t embodies
first of all reader-interest. To ac-
complish this a paper must pos
sess alertness, open mindedness,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

see culture" except in white tie
and tails. His consuming ambition
is to become a bourgeois himself,
and in this he is a carbon copy of
his white fellow-American. At the
same time he is more cut off than
the white man from the pre-Ameri-
can past, and therefore less re-
sponsive to European nostrums.
The white proletarian has a back
ground of serfdom reaching back to
Caesar, Greece, and beyond. It's
almost his native state. The black
proletarian was a free man until
modern times. And, finally, the
totalitarian state is too reminiscent
of the slave plantation.
Moreover most Negroes see in a
successful mob-revolution here the
final triumph of their historic an
tagonists, the Poor Whites. Re-
CARELESS of MARKHAM theories and
soap-box interpretations, the At
ramerican cannot regard the white
proletarian as his friend and COM
rade. His advance since Enamel
patton has been in the face of the
stubborn opposition of the whites
with whom communists urge him
to unite. He cannot quite believe
that any revolution will cause the
crackers and white proletarians up
North to view him with sudden af-
lection. His healthy cynicism in
clines him to doubt that on the day
the hammer-and-sickle flies from
the White House he will be accept
ed on terms of equality.
White proletarian prejudice
against the Negro was originally as
strong in the North as in the
South. AS early as the late
sixties Negro workers vainly
sought inclusion in the white labor
movement. The Knights of Labor
fell partly because white unionists
wanted nothing to do with black
unionists. The ALL has been the
most effective agency in barring
Negroes from all but manual and
mental labor. What toehold the
black worker has gained in indus
try has been in spite of the white
worker.
After the Civil War, the most
militant proletarian movement in
the South was the Ku Klux Khan.
During Reconstruction, political
power and economic preference
gradually shifted to the white pro-
letariat that had served and
starved under the old regime.
Promptly it legalized jim-crow
cars, schools, restaurants and
hotels, disenfranchised the Negro,
taxed him without representation,
made justice a terror, and forced
black workers to the economic
fringes where they hang so pre-
cariously today. A revolution that
would put these people in a die
tatorial position does not attract
the blacks.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26
The Peoples
Opinion
TOMORROW'S NORTH
MINNEAPOLIS

Editor: Little vision is required
to see ten years from today what
the physical structure of the north
side Minneapolis will be. With the
federal housing project already
finished and about one-third filed
with occupants and the north side
of the street being wrecked for the
Floyd B. Olson boulevard, one can
not help wondering what will hap
pen next. A fine market is located
in this section of the city. The
w. p. A. workers are now con-
structing a fine roadway leading
into the market. This is all very
fine and adds physical beauty to
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

made too much money to qualify
for living quarters.
North Minneapolis may be occu-
pied by big businesses ten years
from today, it may have new bOule-
wards, railroads, churches, subways,
airports, grain and stock markets,
but no matter how much the phys
ical environment changes, the peo-
pie are the important factors in
this new environment.
Herbert Hewett.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

The failure of communist propa-
ganda in the United States is most
strikingly attested by its fruitless
missioning in Aframerica. Super
ficially it would seem that to the
Negroes, who have the lowest eco
nomic and social status in the Re-
public, bolshevism would have the
strongest appeal. No other Ameri-
cans, not even the malarious South
ern crackers, appear to have less
to lose and more to gain from revo-
lutionary overturn. Most Negroes
generations after Emancipation,
enjoy today less economic, social,
and political rights than the Rus
sian moujiks under Nicholas II.
Still subjected to systematized eco
nomic spoliation and race discrimi-
nation, there is bitterness in their
hearts.
Naturally the communists re-
garded Negroes as sure-fire con-
verts, and have proselyted them
these twenty years. They have
tried every bait, device, dodge, and
argument to win black adherents.
But despite this prodigious &C
tivity, the American Negro re-
mains cold to communism. With
the communist indictment of ira
ditional mistreatment of black
America by white America, he
agrees. But he rejects the Mus
covite cure. During his three
century struggle to avoid extermi-
nation, he has developed certain
special techniques of survival, and
most communist methods run
counter to them. He is suspicious
of any program that over-simpli-
fies his problem by ignoring shad-
ings and nuances, and recommends
identical tactics in Birmingham
and Buffalo.
After a century of listening to
black hustlers with Valhallas for
sale, the Negro has become wary
of schemes for instant salvation.
Even the Negro clergy no long
er yields it's old-time influence.
And whereas two dollars was once
sufficient to buy a black ballot,
Nose now talks knowingly about
patronage. In short, the Aframeri-
can is perhaps the most cynical fell
low in the Union, and is less likely
than the white proletarian to sign
his death warrant in a moment of
emotional intoxication. True, he
has only his life to lose, but he
wants to hold on to that.
The communists started out by
ignoring the fact that propaganda
which might split the ears of the
Muscovite groundlings falls hol-
lowly upon those of Sam. Like his
white brother in the U.S.A., the
American Negro is a proletarian by
compulsion and not by choice. He
regards the bourgeoisie with adula.
ton rather than antagonism and
like most other Americans, cannot
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26
WILLIAM ENGLISH DEAD

William English, a resident of
Anoka and Minneapolis for many
years, died Tuesday. No details of
funeral at press time.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26

CONTINUED Next Week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-05-26
Negroes Reject Communism
By George S. Schuyler

(From June Issue of The American Mercury
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
For Hoi Sioye Leaguers- An Old Tear Jerker Revived:
 "pIighi of St. Louis Browns"

act that Kramer lost 16 games and Kennedy 20.
 Haney is banKng a lot on Kra- mer and young Bob Harris, who won four and lost l3, to come through. Even so, he still needs at least three more dependable start srs. Where's he going to get them?
 Will they offer to sacrifice George McQuinn, one of the finest first sackers in either circuit, for couple of top notch hurlers? Some say they will The Yankees want McQuinn
 Third Baseman Harlond Gift also is good trading material--but look what the loss of McQuinn and Gift would do to the infield.
 This could go on and on, so we'll heck out and let the hot stove leaguers settle 1t,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
AMERICANA

WHITFIELD N. H., Oct. 26, = This is the tale of New England town hall and how it grew.
 Ninety years ago. Aurin M. Chase. grandfather of William B. Chase, present head of the Chase colony here. built a church, The Methodists used it in the mornings and the Freewill Baptists in the afternoons. About 1874, the two congregations disagreed and built separat te churches.
 The town moved it's offices to The former church A little later the Maine Central railroad came in and the town fathers had to move the building. taking the oc- casion to dig a basement over which to place it.
 About 1900 the late pr C. H. Morrison gave the town clock, so the fathers built tower for the town hall in which to put the time piece.
 Today they are busy installing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
GOLD BOWL 10
 GIVE pR0FlTS
 TO TB GROUPS
Bears and sourdOughs Continue Strenuous
 Practice

The sponsors of Alaska's first an- nual Gold Bowl football game, which will be played on Thanksgiving Day between the Baranof Bears and the Sourdoughs at the Firemen's Park. announce that all proceeds of the game, after basic expenses have been deducted, will be turned over to the Alaska Tuberculosis Associa tion.
 This is a pre-eminently worthy charity. and one which every Alas kan should support to the utmost of his ability James O'Neill, one Of the games sponsors, said. Players and coaches are devoting a lot of time and energy toward giving AL askans taste of real football as it is played under inter collegiate con- ditions and rules, and are asking nothing in return for this effort but visible appreciation in the form of whole hearted attendance on the day of the game
 MT. O'Neill reported that the sale of tickets is going ahead briskly, but declined to estimate at this early date what the probable attendance will be. No tickets will be sold at the gate Thanksgiving Day, but many Juneau merchants have CO., operated in helping the advance sale along by taking over huge blocks of tickets which they now have placed on sale.
 These ticket distribution points include Harry Races Drug Store, Triangle Inn, New Alaskan Hotel, I. Goldstein, California Liquor Store,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26

indirect lighting fixtures. painting the woodwork, considering refin- ishing the floor and hoping to be able to install modern sanitation
 The latest improvement ccm- pleted is a group of four murals--- representing the seasons--done by Edgar Britton, Nebraska born Uni- versity of Iowa graduate who lives in Chicago. and Shepard Vogelge- sang of Whitefield and Chicago. Money for the murals was raised at a dance for which a hillbilly orches- tra played music.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
By H. B. JAMESON

ST. LOUIS, Oct. z6.-What mir acle is going to save the poor St. Louis Browns? Baseball season is over but there's next year to think about. And even the owners don't know where to turn to help the floundering team.
 The bottom has dropped out and their worst year in hiStory-43 vlc- tories and III defeats--is a matter of general concern.
 It has been three years since Donald Barnes and his wealthy associates took over the club with high hopes, They made no imme- diate promises but hinted that in a reasonable length of time tn e Browns would show results. h. stead of building up, the team grew steadily worse and its sorry plight is the big headache of the major leagues,
 There are three known methods Ol dSSCtilbllilb n 6Oeh H"af SSNeNA Players can be bought, grown oi exchanged. .
 No.hing Produces
 The Browns have tried all thre and all combinations with only miserable results. The farm sys- tenn has done little good. A ma jority of the men who starred al the big San Antonio farm thi' season were veterans or rockies who failed to make the grade here
 Manager Fred Haney, already signed for another term, is on tht trail of pitchers and a shortstop He's already drafted Al Strange of Seattle, up once before.
 Young Jack Kramer and Verr Kennedy were the pitching aces with only nine wins each. It look even worse when you consider th'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
TWO DIN SQUADS
 MAKE SWEEPING
 WINS YESTERDAY

Bowling victories at the Bruns- wick last night were clean sweeps, the Cosmopolitans marking up 1907 pins to whip Rainier Beer three games and total, while Juneau Flor istS handed Brunswick the same dose with a total of 1861 pins to 1885
 Tonight, Percy's rolls a double header, first against Home Grocery and then against Cosmopolitans, while tomorrow night Druggists roll George Brothers and Case Lot rolls Royal Blue.
 Scores last night are as follows.
 Rainier Beer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
S00T FLAMES UP
 AT zIBI0 HOUSE

An over heated chimney caused by flaming soot from living room oil burner called firemen to the residence of Alex Zibio in the 300 block on Gold Street last night at 10:30 o'clock.
 Damage was slight, blackening a little wallpaper and otherwise doing little damage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26

George Bros. Liquor Store, Guy Smiths Drug Store, Baily's Bar, Lunch Box Cafe. Ordway's Photo Shop, B. M. Behrends Department Store, Alaska Music Supply CO. and Percy's Liquor Store.
 Meanwhile. Conrad Puhr's Bar anof Bears got in two practice ses- sicns today-one at 9:30 o'clock this morning and another at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Last night at the High School gymnasium, MT Puhr put his linemen through vigorous blocking and charging routine.
 Tom Dyer's Sourooughs will meet again at o'clock tonight at the skating rink for further signal drill
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
70 He Went 10 Miami Beath

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Oct. 26.- John o, Levi suffered from neuritis while on a Michigan vacation and went to a clinic for diagnosis.
 A physician advised him to go to Miami Beach and lie in the sun.
 Levi didn't have the heart to spoil the prescription by admitting that he was the mayor of Miami Beach and lived here all year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
Criidders Got
 Rhythnl

WAKE FOREST, N. O., Oct 26.- Bill Vanden Dries, Wake Forest end, is the leader and organizer of a dance band. Tony Gallovich, half back, is the No. l trombone player The orchestra hroadcasts several times a week from Raleigh and pro- vides daily dinner music at local cafeteria.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26

ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS Odd Fellows Lodge meets Thurs day night at 7:30. All brothers re- quested to be present to practice work in the Initiatory Degree.
 H. B. GALLON, adv. Recording Secy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
FIxER

AMARILLO. Tex. Oct. 26.--Genc Howe, editor and columnist of the Amarillo Globe and News. has helped find so many lost pets that he calls himself the champion do0- finder of the U. s. That's not all. A recent checkup showed that moro than 300 couples had married after having become acquainted thrcusf' his cnlnmn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
No-Hitfers
 Are Star(e

NEW YORK. Oct. 26-No no-hit- ters are on record for the Little World Series, but two one-hitters have been recorded. Abner Gould, Toronto, and James Finn, Kansas City pitched these against Indian apolis and Baltimore. respectively, on September 26, 1917, and Octo- Der IA, 1923
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
GoLpsrrIN FUR STORE

will be open evenings from ' to 9. We have just received large ship ment of short jackets ard coats in different kinds of furs. The prices will surprise you.
 You are welcome to come and see our stock adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
LOTS OF
 FOOTBALL

CHICAGO, Oc1. z:;-s -sorge Traf- ton, center for the Chicago Bears, played 13. seasons in the National Football League, participated in POI games and was in action 1858 hours as a center. This is believed to be world and National Foot ball League record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26

Try an Empire ad
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
Fighter to Be Cop

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 26.-Al Et- tore, the heavyweight fighter, has taken the civil service exam for the Philly police force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-26
ORDER EARLY AND GET YOURS

These cards are designed with inc sole purpose of making ii possible for you to select Christmas Greeting Card that will express your personality exactly as though ii had been created for your exclusive use
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28

Always "tops" in favor with con- noisseurs of good food, especially with men, is broiled steak. At all seasons and in all places it ranks high in the poularity parade.
 Realizing that, the clever home- maker adds the art of broiling a steak to perfection to her list of accomplishments very early in her career. In fact it really should be among the must" courses in any school for brides.
 Not the least part of the appeal Of g perfectly broiled steak is that it is any easy main dish about which to plan dinner menu. It seems to give something of its own fine fla vor to the foods served with it. A simple menu, for example, French fried potatoes, green beans and a combination salad of fresh vege- tables, turns into a real feast when