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The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06
GROWING MENACE

GROWING MENACE
If Negroes accept this radio
dinner arrangement without pro-
test, before long they will find
themselves returned to conditions
of some years ago, and practically
all important business will be
transacted at meetings at which
they cannot be present.
I imagine someone will attempt
to answer this argument by asking
what difference does it make
since the Negro hears everything
which is going on?" If this was
the only argument against the ar
rangements I would reply that it
isn't true because there is hardly
an affair which is presented over
the radio where more than the
chief addresses on the program are
heard
Moreover, common sense would
lead anyone to conclude that
dinners which begin like this
with only speeches will pave the
way for a great deal Of business
to be done which obviously can
not be presented over the radio
without q great deal more ex-'
pense that the average welfare
or civic organization can afford.
/ do not intend this as a direct
criticism of anyone, but ! do be-
lieve that the Negroes vino have
been partly Instrumental in ar
ranging these affairs, do not
realize the subtle possibilities OF
harm to the race Forgive them
Lord-they know not What they
dol" On the other hand, be-
lieve that the whites who were di-
rectly responsible sincerely felt
that they were doing the Negroes
a favor.
QUESTIONS LEADERS
1t was healthful sign, however
that at the meeting Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor some of
the outstanding Negro delegates
were absent for the very reason I
have herein set down. l respect
them for the attitude, and would
like to ask those delegates who
attended the Jim Grow dinner
what kind of labor leaders they
can be who by their attendance
at these radio dinners encourage
white and black workers who have
been getting closer and closer to-.
gether in recent years, to begin
again moving apart.
i reiterate that 1 am not urg-
ing chat Negroes and whites
assemble around the dinner
table, but 1 am urging that in
the case of organizations whose
purpose is as important as that
of raising money for philarthro-
py, or improving health. or i'm
proving the conditions of the
working man that all the
meetings be held where Negro
members can be present in per-
son, along with the white men,
bers and talk business while
looking each other in the eye.
and where the Negroes can task
questions" when necessary.
If something isn't done to dis
courage this, new but "left-hand-
co" and "screwy," technique Of
race relations, it won't stop with
philanthropic and labor confer
ences but will extend to all types
of Negro organizations.
A PROBABILITY
Before long / can anticipate
scme Negro social work secretary
or Negro minister, Or labor leader
approaching some white executiv6
of his particular Organization and
stating, Brother White, the coll
ored members would like to bring
up such and such matter and
the white executive replying,
Brother Black, you get yom
folks together at some place ON
Auburn Avenue on Saturday night
and you can hear our opinions
over the radio"
Watch out for this!
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06

Miss Wanda Williams, who has
been residing in California for
several months returned home last
week. Accompanying her were her
two young nephews and niece,
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06
The Globe Trottcr
SOS Mr.. Dies

HOW CALM HOW undisturbed how unrutfled
remains Mr. Dies, Americas ace guardian of all
things he constrles to be 100 per cent American IN
the face Of the current investigation into the brutal
ly sadstic wave of floggings which have swept Ger
tain sections of South Carolina and Georgia,
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06

Of the week, which is Sunday @ VAi,fV il<r,
was why the Christian world Woi t, fo the
smart s>yenth Day ministers, who could refer ana
quote the Old Testament backwards and 1orwaruS tHe
AS in every argument, the side @haC can othn
most data to support its claim IS winner "i0V'io
the winners argument is true or not. CO.,
Still today we hear arguments about the 9aD- aI'
bath being desecrated Sunday is the wrong wrong Gay, Gr
and Saturday is the rlght uay ana ~ orlore
;N;a4amn ,,oI;xo the scientists and other workers
seem to be puzzled about this Sabbath Day. ques-
ton within their field. And the theoiogians WHO
profess ito know the Bible, are among all peop'1
fbe most ignorant concerning their professed text
Won dol,h this ask your minister or the flrst one
Won meet TO explain the truth about the Sapoatn
Surely the Bible can straghten out this little mat
ter. c,,, o
Worship ON Saturday Sunday? Is Sunday moves
against Gods Sabbath? If it is wrong on Sunday
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06
shaII BrutaIities Continue

THE CASE OF the federal government against
suspended and twice indicted Atlanta PlanclotheS
man w Sutherland is of the most significant
to come to the South in the past few years de-
murrer presented by defense attorneys caused
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06

members of that professional
'Americanism' organization, the
Ku Klux Klan, and the uncover
ing of the plainly violated civil and
constitutional rights of scores of
Americans at the hands Of mask
ed night-riders, all has failed to
excite the least interest of the
TeXas-born, self-appointed a d
Congressional endorsed MIR. Dies.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06

Recently two meetings nave
been held in Atlanta, whereby the
white members of certain CIVIC
welfare and labor organizations
met at a dinner in one section OF
the town, and the Negro members
were assembled in another section
and listened to speeches made al
the dinner meeting by means OF
radio-telephonic connections.
Thus the radio which on the one
hand has brought untold joy to
millions may on the other hand
be a source of evil to the Negro
group. This device can be used
to extend a new form of segrega-
ton throughout the South and
possibly throughout the country,
particularly in the sections where
there are the requisite number
of Uncle Toms" and / don't
think the South has a monopoly
On the latter.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06

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The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06
COME ON MIR. DIES

One wonders why he DOESN'T exercise similar
initiative in hustling over to Atlanta (after all he's
already in MiamD and lending badly needed hand
in clearing up this very lm-American matter of vio
lated civil rights kidnapings, terrorist campaigns
and un-American vigilante flogging roups.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06
B1 cuff M~eke1
PREDICTION COMES TRUE

Interesting was the discovery during the question
ing of j. A. Colescot imperial wizard of The hiaii'
that efforts have been made to link his organlza'
ton up with the German American bund, the
knights of the White Camelias. Silver Shirts and
other purely fascist organizations which have ma
lienantly taken root in various sections of free
America,
If the writer were in a boastful mood he could
point to a warning given months ago in this space
that this would be the next step of the fascs-nnd-
ed organizations, which are seeking control of ouI
country
And while Mr. Dies basks in Miami sun, os-
tensibly there to investigate communist threat
and further lays plans to probe the communist men
ace which he claims has taken root in the film
capital, the tar greater threat to things American
goes rnmolested and many believe tacitly encorrag-
gator
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06

there are the requisite nuinpel
of Uncle Toms" and / don't
think the South has a monopoly
On the latter.
A VICTORY" DINNER
The first Atlanta instance was
in connection with a sort OF VIC
tory celebration given by a local
philanthropic organization tol
the persons who worked during its
annual financial drive. Ine white
people met 1T a dinner meetlne
in a location in the heart OF
town, and the colored members
were assembled at point on the
Westside where they listened via
radio-telephone to the speeches
made at the white dinner.
The second Atlanta instance
took place when the Negro dele
gates to- the first South Wide
Regional Meeting of the Ameri-
can Federation OF labor were
assembled at Negro social
agency in Atlanta's famous
fourth ward to listen over the
radio to a speech made by Ma
ttonaI President William Green
at dinner meeting. which was
held in the heart of town where
of course none but white per-
sons could be present.
It is a trliism that new form
of segregation quickly spreads.
Some of lis who for a number OF
years have been waging a diff
cult fight to reduce segregation in
civic and welfare movements were
worried over the first affair, The
second affair convinced lis that
OUR. fears were justified,
SEES DANGERS
I hold no brief one way or the
other for eating with people OF
the opposite race. The point /
would like to make is that 1 do
see potential dangers in this pre-
senting of the mosJ important
features of any conference at
meeting at which the Negro MEM
bers, if such there be, cannot be
present.
Some of us whose headquart-
ers are i'm the South have been
able to work out an arrangement
with certain welfare, civic, ana
professional organizations where
by no dinner meetings are held
at which business is transacted
or significant speeches made If
there are Negro members at
tending the conference who by
this means would be shut out"
There is no reason in the world
why important business" has to
be transacted over food"
The Southern Sociological So
ciety has arranged not to have
Dinner Meetings at the time OF
it's annual conference because its
Negro members cannot attend
them and ell of its business Is
done at meetings where Negroes
can be present Many Southern
Chapters of the American AsSocla-
ton of Social Workers arrange nc
dinner meetings because it WouIo
thereby eliminate it's Negro mem
here from attendance.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06
LABOR LEADERS ATTACKED

Perhaps Mr.. Dies sees in these floggings needed
and harmless chastisement to a group Of Wrong-do-
ers at the hands of real Americans" Among the
wrong -doers significantly happens to fall several
who + is reported We're attempting to organize tex
tile and other Industrial workers into the soundly-
hated ranks of the Congress of Industrial Organi'
zation, better known the Go
The deeper and more sinister threat to the whole
scheme of organized constitutional democratic gov
ernment exhibited by these sef-appointed guardians
of righteousness, has apparently either escaped his
attention. purposely overlooked.
Nobody asked Mr. Dies to investigate these
other un- American activities he has become SO
cited about. He went of his own free will to Miami
he dabbled without invitation into the auto strike
in Detroit the packing strike in Chicago; the Ameri
can Youth Congress- the LID, and other so-called
called communications organizations
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06

Continued in page g.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Uruguay Is Reported
Asking New Farley
On Americas Stand
Said to Seek Meeting
To Discuss Pledge Of
Strict Neutrality
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay, May 13
With Argentina calling for the
Americas to adopt a "non-bellig-
erent" attitude toward the European
war, Uruguay was reported today to
have proposed a new conference to
decide the future steps of the 2l
American republics now pledged to
strict neutrality.
President Alfredo Baldomir and
Foreign Minister Alberto Guani were
said to have dispatched telegram
to President Augusta S. Boyd OF
Panama urgently requesting a meet
ing of the 81 republics 'in view OF
the gravity of the situation"
(Secretary of State Hull today
withheld comment on this Gov
ernment's attitude toward the
Argentine proposal for change
in the American nations neutral
ity policy, but indicated he might
be opposed to such a change.
(Mr. Hull said the United States
naturally gave the fullest con-
sideration to any ideas advanced
by friendly nations, adding that
this did not mean we always sub
scribed to them.
(The Secretary branded as
fatty untrue reports that the
proposal for scrapping the strict
neutrality policy for a mon
belligerent" attitude originated
with this Government.)
President Boyd was told that Uru-
quay received with deep emotion
the news of the invasions" of Hol-
land, Belgium and Luxembourg,
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Body
Continued From First Page.)

women. Dr. Boyd found remnants
Of what he believed to be blue serge
cloth clinging to the body, bolstering
his belief that it was a mans.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
operatives entered the investigation
at the request of C. A. Logan, super
lntendent of the Research Center.
The body was found on Federal
property.
A colored w. P. A. worker, known
only as johnson" found the body
as he walked to work this morning.
The road on which the car was
parked is a hard surface traffic lane,
which runs from the administration
building at the center to the LAUREL
Bowie road
The car was parked on the south
side of the road. It's interior was
completely burned out, the roof was
burned off and the metal Of the body
had been melted in places. Leaves
OF tree, IS feet above the roof of
the car, had been burned, testify
ing to the intensity of the blaze.
Members of Mr.. Hoffman's family
said he had no known enemies. He
worked for the Logan Motor Co.,
I'LL Eighteenth street NV, and had
been employed there for about 10
years. He did not report for work
today.
Police were seeking to locate Mr..
Hof1man's wife, Emma, who was
said to live in Mount Rainier with
their 9-year -old son.
Mr.. Hoffman was a slight man,
about feet inches tall, weighing
less than $50 pounds. He was quiet
and cheerful, his friends said.
The brother who viewed the body,
Fred Hoffman. operates a garage in
Hyattsville. Police said he had an
other brother. Carl, employed at a
Washington garage
Sergt. Ralph Brown and Police
men L. j. Mackall and Charles N.
Thompson took charge of the in
vestigation for Prince Georges au-
thorities.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Britain and Holland
Reassure Japan on
Allied Troop Landings
Won't Be Made in Eust,
Diplomats Declare
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. May 13.-Britain and
Holland both assured Japan today
they had no intention Of altering
the status quo in the Netherlands
rich Indies possessions.
British Ambassador Sir Robert
Craigie informed Foreign Minister
Hachiro Arita that Britain did not
intend to interfere with the present
situation in the Netherlands Indies,
since she believed the Dutch forces
there were sufficient to maintain the
integrity Of the islands.
Concern had been expressed in
many Japanese quarters lest the
British and French landings of
forces in the Netherlands West In
dies might be followed by similar
allied action in the East Indies. ia
pan has officially notified interested
powers Of her insistence that the
European war shall bring no change
IN the East Indies status.
Otto Reuchlin, secretary of the
Netherlands Legation, informed the
japanese foreign Office earlier that
allied troop landings would not be
necessary In the East Indies because
OF the presence of adequate Dutch
forces.
He assured the japanese the status
quo IN the East Indies would be
maintained, and explained that the
troop landings In the West Indies
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Begans Encouraged by Allies Aid Nazs Attack All Positions

Of Belgium and the Netherlands
was discussed, but some Of the
American republics were opposed at
that time to any change In their
position.
"Since the latest invasion, with
Wholesale disregard for international
rules, there has appeared q growing
demand among these nations for 4
new expression"
Cantilo indicated he favored re-
vision Of the declaration Of PAN
anna, In which the American repub-
lies last fall expressed their neu-
trality.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
-Four Die in Crash
On Way 10 Capital
By the Associated Press,

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May 13.-Four
persons, two Of them Annapolis
High School girls, were killed today
when their automobile collided with
q milk truck nine miles south of
Annapolis at Beaver Dam hill.
The driver of the truck, John
Lowman, was reported severely in
jured. He is in Emergency Hospital
here.
The dead are Frances Ferrita and
Gloria Carson, high school students,
and Raymond Brashears and Ray
mond Seeger, all Of Annapolis.
The young people were said by
ofiicers to be headed down South
River road on q trip to Washington
when their car crashed head on
into heavily loaded truck at the
crest Of the hill.
Ambulances rushed to the scene
and brought all five persons here.
-Four Of them were dead on arrival
at the hospital.
DR.. Howard A. Kinhart, principal
OF Annapolis High School, identified
the bodies Of the two young girls
and their escorts.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

ment was not discouraged and that
morale remained high.
The faces of the civilian popula-
ton in Brussels, however, reflected
the general feeling of anxiety as
scattered reports filtered back from
the front.
World War Days Recalled.
1t was obvious that developments
OF the last few days had awakened
memories of the last war, when the
Germans entered Brussels just 16
days after crossing the Belgian
frontier. Not until three months
later was the impetus of this drive
halted by French and British troops
after it had carried dangerously
close to Paris.
Premier Pierlot said the Germans
effected their first crossing of the
Albert Canal Saturday opposite
Maastricht, which is about is miles
north of Liege.
He said the officer in charge of
this sector was killed by an aerial
bomb before he was able to carry
out orders to destroy two bridges
across the canal. The second in
command hesitated to execute the
assignment, and in the interval
German motorized units poured
across the waterway, gaining
foothold from which they were able
to break through the Belgian de-
| fenSes.
Later, M. Pierlot said, Belgian
officer made suicide dash through
the German lines and blew up one
of the tri1ees. = l. : s7-.s.ss. 1870
The German drive westward
through the breach in the Albert
Canal defenses was supported by
AN enormous mass of tanks and
aircraft. M. rierlot said.
| Despite fierce resistance" the
Premier declared, the Nazi column
pushed throug Tongeren (Tongres)
and reached point near Waremme
before being halted.
Travelled 20 Miles.
Waremme is about 40 miles west of
the Belgian-German frontier. To
reach this point. however, the Ger
mans actually travelled less than
20 miles across Belgian territory,
for they began their advance from
the Dutch appendix" province of
South Limburg, which juts into the
northeast corner of Belgium.
Heavy fighting was reported con-
tinuing in the Southern Belgian
province of Luxembourg, near the
French frontier, where strong Ger
man forces attacked east of the
Meuse River. Premier Pierlot said
Belgian troops had made strategic
Withdrawals at several points in this
area.
The Belgian high command made
no estimate of losses, but the Brus-
sells railway stations were crowded
with wounded and 1t was conceded
that casualties were heavy.
The German Ambassador and his
staff left the capital for Berlin Sat-
urday night.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Argentine Official Sees
Need for New Expression

BUENOS AIRES, May 13 R.-
Diplomatic circles were stirred TODAY
by the proposal of an Argentine OH
cial that the American nations
scrap their policy of strict neutral
ity for acknowledgement" attitude
toward the European war.
The proposal was voiced last night
by Foreign Minister Jose Maria
Cantilo, who said the aggressive
methods" employed in Europe had
made neutrality a fiction and q
dead conception"
Cantilo made his statement after
a conference with President Roberto
M. Ortiz, United States Ambassador
Norman Armour and the Brazilian
Ambassador.
He said discussions on the subject
were started in diplomatic circles
April 8, when the possible invasion
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Amsterdam
(Continued From First Page

able to use it because of heavy
Dutch artillery fire. Elsewhere they
were reported wiped out or "ren-
dered harmless"
British troops were reported oc-
cupying land and flood-water de-
tense posts in Central Holland.
The Dutch withdrew in the north
ern provinces, where there are
no defense lines. But this WAS no
more than had been expected, since
the Netherlands defense plans were
built around the idea that the main
stand would have to be taken be-
hind the inundated central regions
which form the chief line of de-
fense.
Airfield Heavily Shelled.
The Dutch retreat in the north
also was effective in retarding the
progress of the Hitler "blitzkrieg"
columns, the high command said.
Stating that the clearing of Rot
terdam has now been nearly
brought to an end" the communique
said
The airfield at Waalhaven has
been heavily shelled by our artillery
and in consequence has now lost all
importance for the enemy
Strenuous measures were put into
effect throughout the country to
guard against any further uprisings
by, traitorous flfth-columuists. Civ
ilians in the Hague. seat of the
government, were ordered to keep
their doors and windows closed, and
assembling Of three or more persons
ingthe streets was forbidden.
Curfew already was in effect in
the Hague. "A new order from the
commander of the army in the field
banned civilians from the streets
between 8 pm. and 8 am. in all
areas east of line running from
Amsterdam south to the Belgian
border town of Zundert, and in the
entire province of North Brabant,
which borders on Belgium.
The latest attempted "putsch" by
flfth-columnists occurred in Amster-
dam last night, where Dutch SOL
diers were fired on from windows,
But the army was reported to have
got control of the situation.
There was no further outbreak in
The Hague, where Saturday night
Dutch Nazis were driven back to
their headquarters and then shelled
by an armored car until the sur
vivors surrendered.
1t was announced that similar
steps would be taken against every
house from which shots were fired
against the Dutch people"
Amsterdam's 100000 residents were
kept under rigid scrutiny. Police and
soldiers conducted a house-to-house
search in which hundreds of persons
were rounded up. Heavy guards were
placed on all public buildings, and
identification papers demanded at
pistol-point. All internal communica-
tions were halted, and a call was
issued for additional volunteers for
the city militia, which does auxiliary
guard duty.
There were no air raids during the
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Treasury Asks Bids
On More Chromium
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury asked more bids to-
day on chromium ore to be delivered
to the Army and Navy for storing as
strategic war materials. In addition
to similar purchases in recent
months, bids were asked on 1850
tons of the ore to be delivered at
Philadelphia, New Cumberland, Pa,
and Ogden, Utah.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

! could 60 on adding or changing conditions
Tor one family for an hour, but you get the
idea. The decision about how much insurance
to buy simply has to be an individual decision.
Therefore, the only answer I can make to
Mrs: LIS question is very general one. If
her husband spent the amount of time on his
insurance planning that its Importance justi-
hes, II ne told his agent pretty exactly what
he had in mind, what premiums he could
afford and what the family needs were he
probably ended up with about the right kind
and amount OF insurance.
7 WILL SAY THIS. If he is like most peo-
pie, he probably has a little less than he
ought to have. That is because there are 80
many irresistible things for sale in the stores
these days-and only one man who actually
gets out and sells the idea of thrift and pro-
lection to people in competition with these
things That-in case you haven't noticed
Is your life insurance agent.
NOTE: In ths regular Monday column raid for II .Sv
ttsdnS rates, the Institute Of LIE
ts prsssnt to dseuss questions of s insr.
enes poiie oadsea Inquiries may b sAress,d - eo
EAse Sznd oerss<, Nsw York City. Aavt
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Loudon Is Confident
On Indies Status Quo

The Netherlands Minister A. Lou.
don, heard from his superiors today
that they had the absolute convic.
ton" that the allies contemplate no
alteration in the status OF the
Netherlands East and West Indies,
and felt equally confident" about
Japan.