The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11
Mr.. Bernard e. sauires.

Mr. Bernard sqaires employment
Executive Secretary, win given qualified Negro APP
sue oroan League plcants entirely upon quail
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Dear sir. with current personal
Your letter Of September 10 to Yours very truly,
Mr. johnson has been referred to BoEIG AIRCRAFT
my attention tsigned) Fredrickson
It is believed that conference Personnel Administrator
may The aoUe letter IN onc to
employment Negroes 0ten inquiry to the Boeing
be unnecessary. Aircraft Co, asking for confer
present opportunities relative to the employment
employment extremely limited Of Negroes IN defense Industry
Cor all applicants, it is intended Editor
l. Labor unions must open their doors to black work
men as well as whites
Vocational training schools must not be closed against
black Americans.
8 Federal laws must be enacted to abolish lynching
d The right of all American citizens to vote shall not
be denied
Enactment of these laws will be the Negroes greatest
contribution to democracy IF ever there was time when
the plea of Negroes be heard is right 1t is
temey difficult to understand why people who will herald
to all civilization its glorious democracy and yet close the
door of opportunity to 10 millions of its most loyal citizens
The franlness of Wendell Wikie who fought these ills
when he had presidential dreams presages dawn
The failure of President Roosevelt to raise his voice to
eliminate either of these evils does not indicate willingness
his part to disturb his southern friends.
No sacrifice too great for Negroes to make to break
down h discrimination labor unions the damnabe
of ALL Death preferable starvation and the ghetto
is the Influence of these labor unions that payes
the way m public schools to deny Negroes entrance to
vocational schools The w P vocational schools
cities just guilty In fact discrimination is epidemic
It perneaes the army navy is in the air and most dam
nabe of all the national defense program win conscrpt
Negro labor but makes preparation for Negro labor to
enjoy the fruits of labor for creating the defense
This government using millions in its defense program
avshes money the Boeing Arplane Co Yet the Boeng
Airpane Co. with more than 1000 employees, to be
doubled has Negro its payroll to date That is
democracy p with vengeance.
Any political party which does not give the right to
vote to millions of Negroes in the southhow in the
of God they entitled to the Negro vote in the north?
For eight long years President Roosevelt fearing to
offend the south by word deed used his office
to end these ungodly practices.
Ellison ID Smith, democratic senator from South Caro-
lima spokesman of the democratic south said There
America that has regard for the Negro in his
place than have But realizing I do the unspeakable
dangers inherent in this cannot and will not be party
the recognition of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
nents Nor viii support any political organization that
looks upon the Negro and caters to him political
social equal In other words Senator Smith says ito
with the constitution far Negroes concerned AS
for social equality that is much bunk Social equality
exists nowhere every may choose his friends
Where there choice the white of the south
vaded the Negro freely that had slavery existed IS
years with importation stopped there would not be
found pure blooded white south the Mason and