The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-02-11

cAy HAPPEN HERE

Italy are the mighty powers In
Europe today. and will be mightier
tomorrow. The hour OF Britaln's
greatness and its secptre has pass
ed on 10 another. Britain and
France are definitely on the run
before the diplomatic cohorts OF
Rome and Berlin, and this is just
the beginning Of their same. What
is more. they are getting what they
deserve. when stronger allies
consent and conniye at the sub
iugation OF a weaker ally. the day
OF their own doom has dawned.
The downfall OF Ethiopia sealed
the doom OF France and Britain
and the betrayal OF Czechosloyakia
made the doom more certain. Hit
Ter like a full-back who has got
ten through the line OF scrimmage
and past the secondaries and safe
~ man has a clear field ahead and
Europe Is his and Mussolinis TO
do what they will. Both France
and Britain had stakes in Spain.
hut At the warning from Romeo
and Berlin, they dared not defend
those stakes. Nazism Is bound TO
sweep Europe now. and there Is
nothing TO stay It's dangerous adj
vance.
Germany. Italy and Japan can
defy the world and live. Through
these nations there Is danger that
the civilized world may be nail
fled and this includes the Western
world with our own United States
OF America. The tide OF Fascism
and IT'S twin sister Nazism Is ris-
INK with a mighty surge and at
present there Is no power to stem
this dangerous tide. Ethiopia and
Czechosovakia offered the demo-
cracles their last chance 10 sur
vive. and they deliberately refused
II. The prospect OF seeing a Hit
lerized world Is not assuring be-
cause OF it's anti-raclal commit
ments. Nazism flourishes and fat
tens on racial and religious perse-
cution. and what has happened TO
the Jew under the reign OF Nazism
Is what will happen TO the Negroes
when Nazism sweeps our shores
as ~ Is destined 10 do unless UNI
foreseen events save us.
We ara definitely headed that
way and this trend is a dangerous
one for the Negro. What happen
ed In Germany can happen here
The stage IL being set for enact
ments Just as terrible. With the
defeat Of the Loyalists impending
and the notification OF Spain one
OF the bristiing certainties Of the
hour. France is doomed and with
her England. Just az we some
times fight fire with fire. the only
way 10 fight the dictatorship. that
is sweeping Europe Is more dicta-
torship. Germany had 10 20 die
tator TO cope with Russia. and
Italy had 10 30 dictator TO cope with
Germany: so France must 20 die
iator to cope with the dictator bloc
now crystalizing In central Eu-
rope. II France goes dictator,
England In self defense must fol-
low and these United States, with
English antecedents. Is bound TO
follow Britain's lead.
When was in England the last
two summers. ] sensed the subtle
feeling against the Jews there II
is liable TO flare forth any time.
In these United States the Negro
would make good persecution
material for Nazism. The ground
work has been laid by the ku
Klux Khan and with little fan
atheism and propaganda, the hat
reds OF this nation could easily be
inflamed against the Negro. Eco
nomic competition would add oil
10 the flames. for there are more
Job seekers in this country than
| Jobs, and the Black Shirt movement
that sprsng up In Georgia a few
years ago would make an excellent
nucleus OF a movement 10 displace
Negroes wherever they stood In
the way Of the Job ambitions OF the
white man.
n can happen here. In fact II
would have already happened had
H. not bcen for the klans colos-
sal mistake OF including Catholics
and Jews within the orbit OF its
prosecutions. Had II conecentrat-
ed on the Negro as did the original
Khan. the Negroes in this country
would have suffered tribulatIons
comparable to those being suffer-
ed by the Jews in Germany, Aus
tria and Italy. The Klan's mis-
take was divine In that It spared
a helpless race from indescribable
terror and suffering. With the
coming OF Nazism or Dictatorship
the Khan may correct its errors and
, great woe Will be visited upon VI.
The hope OF the Negro race ia
not In material Advancement a.
desirable az some OF this a.: but
the Negro must rally around some
spiritual ideal. The mere opera
ton OF economic laws will not
guarantee social justice, and I'M
less there are super-economic con-
sideratious that motivate and ac-
tuate the race. we are lost. Re-
ligi0n OF our Fatherp may yet