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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-13

camp by well-wishers occasioned
much merriment. A Sunday morn.
ing breakfast for the Pacifist Ac.
ton Fellowship helped materially
to reduce the surplus. Some were
snapped" for oranges at the
nursery school.
Group meditation became q
daily feature of the morning
schedule and, on the suggestion OF
the students themselves, was held
with great solemnity in the baptis-
try behind the church assembly
room. Yoska Brock saw in this
half-hour period the key to the re-
markable spirit of unity prevailing
among the students.
His presence as an exchange
moderate student in the U. S. from
Charles University, Praha, Czecho-
Slovakia, added to the already di-
versified representation f o m
American colleges. The East and
West were represented by Union
Theological Seminary in New York
City and the University of Cali
fornia; the Schools of Religion of
Chicago, Iowa U, Omaha Theologi-
cal Seminary and Manchester Col
lege, each had one representative
while six students were from the
University of Minnesota.
The most important result of
the camp, aside from the physical
work accomplished, was the mutual
growth in understanding of each
others viewpoints and problems
gained by both Whites and Negroes
who came in contact with the camp.
Even the speakers on the carefully
prepared program of open meet
ings two evenings a week gained
much from the intelligent and SYM
pathetic discussion of the subjects
they presented by the audience.
One of them, Mr.. Lathrop Rogers,
who substituted for Mr.. Walter
Ridley on the subject of the
NEGRO and Education" remained
to participate as an associate in
the work project and the remain
der of the program. He contributed
uniquely with his informed and
well-balanced mind. Except for
Reverend Roy Burt of Wesley
Church in Minneapolis who dis
cussed the "Place of Non-violence
in Social Reconstruction" all the
speakers were Negroes, and the
problems discussed were those of
an urban, Negro community.
One of the earliest residents, S.
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Harris Complains
Of End of Negro
Fire Department

Editor: About one year ago we
had quite a controversy about the
appointment of civil service ap-
pointees to the st. Paul Fire De-
partment or the Police Depart
ment. At that time a certain Citi-
zens Committee, couple of
Negroes who were opposed to what
they called segregation in the de-
partment of public safety" did a
splendid" job of convincing" the
proper authorities that Negroes in
st. Paul did not really care to have
a Segregated" all Negro Fire De-
partment, but preferred to have
the privilege of working on any
company in the city. That these
Negroes were sincere is a fact in
disputable; the fact that they were
misguided, ill-informed, and entire
ly too mandatory in their actions
is now proven certain. without a
doubt.
While the committee hailed its
work in the Negro Press as "the
end Of segregation in the city fire
department." it naively failed to
give cognizance to the more sinis-
ter, underlying implications of its
shallow muddling; namely, the be-
ginning of the end for the Negro
Fire Department.
There are times when segrega-
ton to a racial minority group is
a devilish thing, there are times
when that same segregation is a
boon. We have not yet achieved
Utopia in the world and men still
shape their lives, their ethics, and
their PHILOSOPHERS by and with
their economic status. And so,
when we were able to preserve a
Negro Fire Department by having
white appointees waive their rights
to allow Negro pass over them in
order to fill a vacancy in the col
ored company-the yearly income
of perhaps $4,000 or $4,000 was
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Letters From The People

der the Stars and Stripes.
Several months ago while lis
tening to the program of a Mime
apolis seed store that claims to
have produced dependable seeds
since 1884," l was surprised to
hear a would-be-comedian refer to
an American of African descent as
a "darky." This embryonic clown
was none other than Clellan Card.
I let the insult go unchallenged
at the time because I felt it must
have been a "slip of the tongue" in
view of the fact that intelligent
public men never willfully antag-
onize any section Of their audience.
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Friday, September 10, 1910.

Minneapolis came over in body
one evening. Folk dancing and
singing, invitations to dinner in the
homes of new friends, all helped
enliven the time, and make the at
mosphere friendly and natural.
The climax of the camp came
when, just before the final evalua-
ton meeting, cast of racial dis
elimination was reported at the
State Fair, then in progress, in
volving the wife of the Mime
apolis chairman of the N.A.A.C.P.
A noon meeting was hurriedly call
ed which carefully planned a sur
vey of all the food concessions on
the fair grounds to be carried out
the next day, Friday, August 80,
the last day of camp. Fourteen
persons showed up for the expert
ment, five of them Negroes. Ac-
cording to plan, each time Negro
asked to be served at a concession,
one or more of his White friends
happened" to be nearby and noted
the attitude and manner of service.
To the great relief of everyone, no
case of discrimination was found.
Mr.. Newman later attributed this
to the protest which the Women's
international League for Peace
and Freedom had made on We'd
nesday to the secretary of the Fair
Board. Word had evidently gone
out to all concessionaires to live
up to the Minnesota civil rights
law requiring that equal service
be given Negroes in all public
places. A letter reporting the find
ings of this survey, commencing
the secretary for his enforcement
of the law, and tactfully suggest
ing its continuance was sent by
the Women's International League
to the Fair Board and to the Twin
City press in order to "throw the
light of public opinion on the
breaches where our democratic
system has broken down."
One Volunteer Work Camp may
seem a small effort but if it is null
tiplied a hundredfold, as the
Friends Service Committee are con-
templating with their National
Volunteer Service, it's spirit can
transform America.
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To One Who Has Crossed
the Line
By Violet G. Haywood

By Violet G. Haywood
1 see the blackman climbing ever
up.
The way is hard and steep and
rough and long
And hot blood from his weary,
bruised hands
Falls on my upturned face like
tears.
A neighbor seeing asks, why so
you weep?"
l shake my head and smiling turn
away.
He must not know that though
my face be white
My fathers were as black as
Africa's night.
(Alas! This is the reason that
weep
l was afraid to climb a hill so
steep.)
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News Despatch

London Sept 9P)-The air ministry appealed tonight for
volunteers pilots machine and radio
and extended the maximum pilot from 81 to 81
This crisp Associated Press despatch tells graphically that
Britain lacks engineer the planes which defend
from Nazi invasion
That short paragraph ought awaken the preudced
and bureaucras who keep qualified Negroes from joining the
air forces of country.
Just England pleads pfuly for pilots U. glad
to get black pilots but be late after the under
fire from some foreign invader
The governOrshp results has lot of 1.-The folks tree!
From all indications Coach pretty good
Gopher Eleven They he's kinda gloomy days,
good sign for football coach.
Many Twin City towards Des Mones where the African
Mehodss of the Northwest Peace the St. Paul
for the Methodist brethren will depend what the Presiding Bishop
does about the St. James AME church pastorate
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SullCcuI L UcLcNe 10 compensate
for the disagreeable sound of the
word segregation" Let US weigh
the differences between a company
of colored men, steadily employed,
receiving substantial incomes, own
ing homes, raising families-and
the agreement reached by the Citi-
Gems Committee, whereby Negroes
are assured mo discrimination"
but, strangely enough, also receive
mo jobs"
While the committees agree
ment sounds nice, so far it has
bought mo bread" Whenever a
civil service examination does come
up (Which is seldom enough) there
are six or seven thousand whites to
perhaps 70 or 100 Negroes who
take it. The law of percentages as
sures US that at best no more than
IA or Is Negroes can hope to reach
the eligible list. The pairing down
process can easily be completed by
physical examinations, oral exam
nations, and by whatever other
methods preiudiced authorities
might see fit to use,
While we all realize that group
leaders must have the support of
their followers in their various I'M
dertakings, we do not approve of
mandatory, ill-advised and hasty
actions taken by our leaders. The
retirement of Captain H. C. Jones
will be followed by the appoint
ment of another white employee to
our once all Negro department.
This is another step in the gradual
dissolution of that company. There
is perhaps no way now to check this
dying out process, but we can
guard against future blunders of
this kind by taking an increased
interest in our civic affairs.
R. A. Harris,
S78 Marion St.,
st. Paul, Minnesota.
Editors Note: Either through laziness
or sheer wish to comfort the facts Mr..
Harris has failed to give the real picture
Of what is wrong with the St. Paul Fire
Department. There is nothing to stop any
Negro from taking a civil service examina-
ton and getting into the department If he
passes high enough.
We do not join with him in advocating
segregation and even if we did it would
be impossible to have it under the present
civil service regulations in st. Paul Under
ment for a position for which he was ex-
amined automatically is dropped from the
list altogether. 1t is difficult to believe
that white persons, in these days of great
economic stress, would be so foolish as to
do anything like that.
We have never, and never will advocate
giving Negroes a paternalistic kind of
treatment-especially under civil service.
If Mr.. Harris wishes to correct the situa-
ton in st. Paul he knows, as well as we
do, that the answer Is to have Negroes
take the examination and pass high enough
to be appointed as Walter Coins did
1t might interest Mr.. Harris to know
that Mr.. Coins was twice appointed to the
fire department to work at one of the most
important stations. He did not accept be-
cause he also had passed a postal service
examination and did not want the fire job.
We have printed Mr.. Harris letter be-
cause the columns Of this paper are al
ways open to our readers. Nevertheless we
reserve the right to point out errors made
either Intentionally or unintentionally,
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EXPERIMENT IN BETTER
RACE RELATIONS

Continued from Page y
ject. Adaptation of menus to the
varieties of food donated to the
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POETIC THOUGHTS
Morris Gibbs, Sr.
CONSUMPTION

Congress is now meditating
On some CONSUMPTION laws,
To be enacted for our protection
Even tho they may have some
flaws.
Every one has a fair chance
In a democratic way,
To do his patriotic duty
For preparedness isn't accom-
plished in a day.
Other democratic countries
Had compulsory training for
years,
And it stood them in good stead
To overcome a tyrant's fears.
Let advocates against this bill
Be the first to enlist,
And prove all their talk is true
But to this they'd sure resist.
There are DIRECTORS to everything
But that doesn't discourage men
Whose one desire is security
Since the sword seems stronger
than the pen.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-13

RAPS CLELLAN CARD FOR
"DARKY" STORIES
Sept. 5, 1910
Ny dear Mr.. Newman:
Editor: Living within the range
Of Twin City radio stations are
hundreds Of Negro families, who,
being American citizens of many
generations standing, live and act
much the same as do other Ameri-
can citizens. On the whole they are
no better nor any worse than their
neighbors, hence feel that they
should be accorded every respect,
right, privilege and opportunity ac-
corded every other American un-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-09-13

"Let not your hearts be troubled"
For Uncle Sam will do,
Just what he did in seventeen
Made soldiers of US until he was
thru.
The midland journal., 1940-01-05
CHAPTER Ix-Continued

Norwood thought a minute. "If
Rundhia should be planning coup
of some kind, don't you think he'd
be cunning enough to kick up a
smoke screen?"
"Rundhia is more impetuous than
cunning" the Resident answered.
Norwood thought again, scowling,
for half minute. Then:
"D'you think he's sufficiently inn
petuous to try to kill several birds
with one stone?" ~
"He might be. He's an impatient
fellow-not at all good at waiting for
what he makes up his mind that
he wants" ~
"If he could prejudice the case
against the priests, by accusing
them of having bribed me. And if
he could break me for taking a
bribe. And break you for knowing
about it but doing nothing-there
would be a scandal that might dis
tract attention from whatever else
he might be doing at the moment. !"
81 concede that" said the Resi-
dent. "But if / report you as
charged with having accepted a
bribe, can you disprove it? If you
could identify the Brahmin who, you
say, put those diamonds into your
pocket without your knowledge, he
would say on the witness stand that
you had demanded a bribe, and that
he saw some unknown person hand
it to you. How can you prove you
didn't know those diamonds were in
your pocket? Can you?"
NO." said Norwood.
''Stay away from the palace. Bet
ter wait until Rundhia makes the
first move"
"You don't believe in taking bulls
by the horns?" 5M Is
Norwood I had a premonition
the moment you arrived, that that
red hair of yours would set fire to
things. We're in fine mess. It's
either you or Rundhia. 1t breaks
you, if heican make his accusations
good. Witnesses come cheap in Ka-
dur. : Hehcould hire them by the
dozen. But if he fails to make it
good, / think can guarantee you
it shall break him.
Hardly fair to me, is it, to COM
pei me to sit still and be shot at?''
"What do you suggest?"
"First, I'll write that statement.
Then I'd like to have a talk with
Miss Lynn Harding"
The midland journal., 1940-01-05
Bible Story Tells of First Sundal in World History

''The earliest mention of a sundial
is, of course, in the Bible, on the
occasion of the good King Heze-
Hah's prayer to God, when sick and
aging, that He would extend his
life, apparently for the sole but ex-
cellent reason. that he loved it,
says Richard le Gallienne in From
a Paris Scrapbook." ''He dreaded
to behold man no more with the
inhabitants of the world, for he
cried, o Lord, by these things men
live, and in all these things is the
life of my spirit perhaps the most
human cry in all literature.
''And God took pity on him, grant
ing him a reprieve of Is years, put
ting back the clock of time: Be
hold / will bring again the shadow
of the degrees, which is gone down
in the sundial of Ahaz 10 degrees
backward. So the sun returned 10
degrees, by which it was gone
down.
This gracious miracle happened
about 700 B. c. King Charles v
gave the first public clock to Paris
in 1870, says Mr.. lie Gallienne. "The
clock we still see, with its beautiful
dial, set in the Tour de Horloge of
the Palais de Justice" he adds. 1T
was made by the famous clockmak-
er Henry de Wick, and a similar
clock (still in going order) had
The midland journal., 1940-01-05
(TO BE CONTINUED)

been installed in Dover castle, Eng
land, a few years before (l348)."
In olden days, most men about
town carried two watches on their
fobs, to check one by the other.
Yet this precaution was rather use
less, Mr.. LIE Gallienne says, for
when they didn't agree it was ques-
ton of which to believe. For in
stance:
''A witty story is told of the fa-
nous dandy, the Marechal de
Richelieu, who always carried two,
both so beautiful that one day
certain great lady admired them so
much that she asked to hold them
in her hands that she might
examine them closer. Then, to her
great confusion, she let them slip
out of her fingers and they fell to
the ground. The gallant Marechal
did his best to comfort her. Don't
distress yourself he said gaily, 1T
is the first time I ever saw them go
together - '
The midland journal., 1940-01-05
Eh5TanD ue5T
By TALBOT MuNDY

easy man to deal with. Here, now
or never"
Moor Mahlam's attitude changed
subtly. His almost invisible mouth
grimaced into a smile behind the
hair that usually masked revelation:
"Ah, sahib! If it were only you
that we must deal with. You we
could count on. You we could trust.
Your intelligence is such that we
could safely pay you in advance
and confidently count upon your tes-
timony."
"You can cut the fat off the ham,"
said Moses. "Trot out the meat.
What do you want that's worth a
thousand rupees of anybody's mon
ey? It amt your money"
"Sahib, Miss Harding saw a ceri
tain person drop from his pocket a
packet containing diamonds of great
value"
"Easy!" said O'Leary. "Easy.
Now / get you! You and I can do
business. You're sensible man.
The blokes who selected you to prop
osition me picked a winner, they
did,. Sure. You pay me thousand
rupees; and all I've got to do is to
get a haircut and borrow an Off
GERS uniform, and 60 and make
love to the gal. That's simple. She'll
fall head over heels in love with me
as sure as my names Moses. Then
all I've got to do is teach the lady
how to get British officer in trou-
The midland journal., 1940-01-05

neckline is a perfect background
for your pet jewelry. Those sash
ends in the back may be tied in a
fiat bow, or to simulate a hustle.
Velvet, wool broadcloth and flat
crepe are materials in which this
design makes up particularly well.
You'll wear it with pride on inn
portant afternoon occasions. A
step-by-step sew chart accompa-
nies your pattern.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1873
is designed for sizes "a, SO, 38, 40,
AZ, A, 46 and 48. Size SO re-
quires 43s yards of 39-inch mate
rial for three-quarter sleeves; AS
yards for long sleeves; AS yards
for short.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept; 247 w.
Forty-third street, New York,
N. Y. Price of patterns, is cents
Gin coins) each. s+f
The midland journal., 1940-01-05

BILE. Oh, it's crafty! Come on, hand
over your thousand rupees"
"But, sahib, listen to me-"
"No. My ears are too full O.
your wisdom. They won't hold any
more. D'you notice the toe O. my
boot? It's just been cobbled. It's
hard. It's going to land right in
your stomach if you waste any
more O. my time. Who's that bloke
watching your"
Moor Mahlam turned, stared,
blinked and shook his head:
"I don't know who he is" he
answered. "But have been told that
it is very dangerous to know too
much and to refuse generous offers
of payment for a very simple little
thing that man of your talents can
easily do"
"What do you want me to dor"
''Invent an excuse to speak to
Miss Lynn Harding. Tell her that
reward has been offered for lost
packet of diamonds, which are said
to have been dropped by someone
near the palace guesthouse veran-
da. Should you say it subtly, she
will answer innocently. She will tell
you what she saw. If you should
take witness with you"
Sergeant Stoddart, for in
stance?"
"Yes, the sergeant would do per-
fectly. Then there would be two
reliable witnesses to what she said,
and she would not retract. There
would be thousand rupees for
you."
"And Captain Norwood?"
"That will be his business. It is
unfortunate but"
"I'm a halfbreed, I am," Moses
answered, land I'm a sinner, if you
know what that means. I could use
that thousand rupees. But I'd rath-
er 60 to hell for pulling out your
tongue by the roots than for franz
ing my officer. He has his faults,
but he's gentleman and I've KEEP
him out o. trouble for thirteen years.
Go and tell that to the Brahmins.
Scram!"
Moor Mahlam smiled again.
"There are MEANS" he remarked,
''for compelling silence"
"Yeah, know" said Moses. "You
signal that bloke in the red turban,
and he sticks a knife in my back.
I'll give him the signal and let's see
what happens. Here goes!"
Somewhere Moses had learned
soccer, and learned it well. His
right toe landed accurately on the
bulge of Moor Mahlam's belly and
almost buried itself. Moses right
| fist moved eight inches like pis.
ton. A hook to the jaw staggered
Moor Mahlam backwards into dark
doorway, where he lay writhing
There was no need to waste any
more attention on Moor Mahlam
The midland journal., 1940-01-05

But the man III q req GuIDan, VINO
had been watching the conversation,
made a signal. A constable, who
had been lettering through the ba-
zaar, abruptly turned his back and
walked away. The man in the red
turban rushed at Moses, not show
ing his knife until he was almost
within stabbing distance. But his
tempo was wrong. Perhaps he new
er learned soccer. Certainly he had
never learned boxing; he carried his
chin much too far forward. It was
an absolutely perfect target for
Moses toe, which very nearly broke
from the impact. The man in the
red turban dropped without groan,
motionless, stunned. Moses picked
up his knife, wiped it carefully,
smelt the blade and ran his thumb
gently along the edge. "A very dirty
looking person in huge soiled white
turban and ragged clothing emerged
from a doorway and grinned at
Moses. Moses handed him the
knife:
"Khabardar hona! r!-Watch
out. That things poisoned. / can
smell it. See here now: I'm off to
the cock-fights-after that, woman
Il don't know yet which woman,
but she'll be a tiger-cat, so stand
by. There'll be others laying for
me. Use that knife if you have to.
I've got to dig to the bottom of this. -
Norwood cantered from the Resi-
dency toward the guesthouse; to
have galloped would have been a
bit too noticeable. Even so, he was
delayed, near the end of the street
/ that leads toward the teeming Sec
ton of the city. Moses O'Leary
stood there watching for him. He
looked filthy, and at least partially
drunk. But he made signals. II
was almost never wise to ignore
| sO'Leary's signals. Norwood drew
rein.
"Hssst!" said o'Leary. "1've
news!"
/ "Quick."
"It amt good news"
'Out with it,
"It's all over the bloody bazaar
that you've taken a bribe from the
priests. Say it amt true!"
"What did you say?"
''I said what I've told the priest
any number o. times: I'm a bad
man, / am. There's almost nothing
amt guilty of, one time or an.
other. But I've this to my credit
I'm the wet and dry nurse to 9
gentleman That's what I said"
"What do you mean by all over
the bazaar? Who told your"
"All the gamblers know it,
''Hold your tongue. Go straight
back to the camp. Wait there fol-
me-"
'But I've more news-worse thar
that news"
'Keep it. Do as I told you. HOLD
your tongue. Return to camp ano
wait for me. I'm going to the
palace"
When he arrived at the gates he
turned his horse over to one of the
guards.
There were five huge trunks or
the veranda and three native serv.
ants. Mrs. Harding, looking pale
and in a vile temper, reclined or
the chaise Tongue, experimenting
the packing Of the trunks.
"Good afternoon. Can I speak tt
Miss Lynn Harding?"
Norwood's voice startled her. The
certainty that he had overheard hel
remarks to the servants increased
her anger. She didn't even invite
him on to the veranda.
'No."
Sorry" said Norwood. 81 must
Where is she?" @
Must? Oh, well, come in, Captain
Norwood. Tell one of these imbe
Giles to take the things off tha
chair"
SIS Miss Harding here?"
''No. Pray be seated. You may
give your message to me-"
The midland journal., 1940-01-05

eral counsel for the Federal Hous-
ing administration.
1t is a score for the little red
schOOlhouse in his home town
of WhitefOrd, Md.-named after
his ancestors-a schOOlhouse in
which two signers of the Decla-
ration of Independence were
taught. After his graduation
from West Nottingham acad-
emy, he was high school prin-
cipal for five years, at Sandy
Springs and Rockville, Md,
studied law and began practice
at Washington.
His career has been advanced ir
his profession, and in finance-he
holds several important industrial
directorates-and his dollar-a-yeai
job was his one side-turn to public
life.
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