The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-02-24
Race Trouble
Dying, In View
OF Minister
Detroiter Talks
At Inter-racial
Meet In jackson

can system or government ana eA-
pressing a belief that dangers which
threaten II will be averted. the Rev.
Horace a. White. pastor OF Ply
mouth Congregational church, De-
troit. declared racial strife is on the
decrease.
The Rev. Mr.. white was speaking
at the intcr-racial meeting spon-
sored by the Jackson County Minis
terial association. He addressed the
meeting on THE Truth OF Demo-
cracy."
Struggle Makes Bias
Expressing the conviction that
most race prejudice grows out OF
the struggle to make a living the
speaker said that hatred between
races and classes could end the
American democratic form OF gov
eminent.
Great System
I'VE have a great system OF gov
eminent. We elect our representa-
tives. We in America believe that
the common man Is important.
The common working people IN
Germany, Russia and Italy have
no voice IT. their government. They
can't express any opinion. The
common people have right to
work for food. It's difficult job
to solve the problem OF unemploy-
ment. Twenty-Five years ago. %
different manufacturer turned out
% different kinds OF cars. To-day
three manufacturers make so per
cent of all cars. Fewer and few
or persons control industry. Our
problem In this country Is to
change our economic processes, a
way TO distribute income so that
everybody can have an opportunity
10 work. believe II can be done
without conhscating the wealth OF
the rich. without communism.
Every utility and industrial mag
nate Is responsible 10 the people.
They have power ard when a few
men exercise power. they become
stagnant and the government has
TO step in.
Germany faced hunger and un-
employment and Hitler promised
5000 jobs. First he took jobs away
from the Jews. People were still
unemployed and hungry, so Hit
Ter said they'd have TO start a war,
aud he put all people unemployed
TO work making munitions and
war supplies. But guns are no
solution OF the problem OF bread
and meat
Eve have millions unemployed
in this country. The church Is not
disturbed because some men have
great wealth. but because SO many
people have so few things.
Cites Prejudice
"Race riots arose few years
ago I'm Harlem, where 100000 Ne
groes lived liz an area OF two
square miles in tenements, denied
work and with no milk for their
babies. A man in Detroit called
in an efficiency expert to find how
he could get along with fewer en-
ployes. In many places white work
ers are prejudiced against Ne
groes because OF the competition
for Jobs. White people have eco
monte control in the South. In
Mississippi | have seen black and
white share none of them
receiving over $3.50 a week. but
fighting each other. It is encOur-
aging TO find that these poor whites
and Negroes are coming to stand
together. The poor white share
troopers recently said lyrching Is
wrong, that Il Is not the Ameri-
can way. They said they couldn't
be fooled any longer. The idea OF
golden slippers in heaven and no
shoes while on earth Is getting
stale. / this country is to stay a
democracy, people must have food
and clothing. We cart have a
democracy long II we hate each
other. We must be careful to see
the problems OF each other and all
work together"
The Rev. Hubert n. Dukes pre-
sided. the Rev +. w. Walls gave
the Invocation, and special music
was furnished by the Junior Car
rollers, the Southern Quartet. a
uuala ouatfaf aud ~ Miss Mary