The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-04-01
HARLEM
Race Capitol Of the Nation"
By FLOYD G. SNELSON
New YORK
April Fool

BELIEVE ME
Today is APRIL FOOLS DAY. no
use phoning Mr.. Fish Whitehall
4-1569) the Aquarium's telephone is
discontinued for the day.
The first day of Spring in Harlem
was below freezing. But the follow
ing day the ole theremomeo rose to 70
degrees. | never saw so MANY
people on Seventh and Lenox for
months -. 1t looked like ole times
before the depresh' Where thew
have been alternating is a mystery
to me, The Harlem avenoos were
definitely on parade.
JOBS AT WORLDS FAIR
The writer has received scores of
letters from folks all over the coun-
try requesting info anent jobs at the
Worlds Fair. Press and other agen-
cleS have commented considerably on
this topic.
To begin with, | am not on the
Worlds Fair payroll - Wish | was!
Butt can give a safe and sound
description of the employment situa
ton.
There are hundreds of lessees who
have taken space to represent every
feature in the Worlds progress of
today and tomorrow. Mr.. Whalen and
his Worlds Fair committee have no
say" of what or who will be EMPLOYED
IN the -prOjects-other than set
precedent of superiority, magnif-
eence and elOquence in keeping with
the scheme of things.
II your country, state, city OF town
has an exhibition at the Fair or if
Won know of any concern, group or
organlzatlon OF people who have space
al the Fair, it is up to them and their
personal discretion to decide who will
be employed there, or who will get
the jobs in their particular sphere at
the Worlds Fair. The Federal Gov
rrnment and New York State and
probably your state or city have
building at the Fair-and it is under
the management of a special commit
tee. They are the people who do the
hiring for positions.
lis true the Fair Committee has a
staff of employees who fill the various
departments according to their re-
qurements in management, super
vision, architecture, design and numer-
GUS branches of artistry. They too
have the power to place certain COM
petents who are needed in their pro-
gram. These places have long been
tiIed IN the order of the progress of
the Fair.
MY ADVICE: Get in touch with
your Senator, Congressman, or. Mayor
ana nave them direct you to the Off
cal IN whose charge the Worlds Fair
program has been placed, and then
apply to them.
Tins is the version of a newspaper
man who has had considerable con-
sultation with the Worlds Fair com
mlttees.-If I'm wrong, III gladly
rectify same in this column.
VETERAN HARLEMITE
The first time | came to Harlem.
there were only a dozen colored fami-
lies IN the sector (19O6); I say that
to say this: | think l know my Har-
lem, All this crime stuff that is sup
posed to be current here is a myth
1t is true that Harlem is undergoing
a heart-rending depression, prevalent
mere as IN all especially where
Ihere IS a large colored population.
The colored brother is the last one
hlred and the first one fired. Every
city IN the United States has expert
enced this hardship. Now New York
IS menaced by the European minori-
ties and refugees that make things
worse still.
When the Irish invasion came to
New York In the 1905 they were the
uhderdog and were placed in the same
status as the cOlored New Yorker; but
they have partially outlived it. Desti-
tuition, disease, crime and whatnot
We're rampant. This is the predica-
ment OF all peoples under similar
circumstances.
Harlem has been dealt a hard blow
IN the last few years but Harlem to-
Gay IS just as wholesome and law
ABIDING as ever before. All that is
needed is fair chance. It's good
name is beyond reproach. The pres
ent economic conditions must be anne
liorated.
WORLDS FAIR STUFF
II you happen to be reader of this
column, you know that I am a Worlds
FAR "Jltterbug" and hope to help well
come the millions of guests who will
reach these shores for the great
occasion.
Advice to the ladies: If you plan to
visit the Worlds Fair, don't buy
clothes at home; do your shopping in
New York. The latest styles and
modes are in the offing right here at
the lowest prices. Clothes, they claim
don't make the man, but in New York,
they surely make the women.
II you are coming to the Fair, don't
forget to make your reservations for
accommodations at once. Write your
cruising reporter for full information
ABOUT the Fair-opens April 30-Ill
De seeinya, Snelson, 400 Manhattan
Ave, N. Y. C.
CANDlDETTE-de LOVELY
.Dolled in a swanky squirrel jacket
with one of those butterfly headgears
was gorgeous miss from Boston.
She eats beans and brownbread every
saturday. She is a newspaper writer,
coi!umnist, short story writer and
editor of Beauty Chats" and is one
OF the few who have been able to earn
large sums annually in writing for
lWhlte) magazines. Won't tell her
age but | presume she's just about