The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-07-12

that 1t could not possibly co r w
discrimination against the ~.
until midsummer or later and ny
even then his COMMITTEES oon,a
hear more than two witnesses
When the Education and Ia,
committee authorized SEM.
Thomas TO confer with SEM.
Truman the matter was disers'.
with Senator Truman again VI !.
peated that his commt,,.
could not reach the Negro ,,'.
for some time and that he roSs
state this TO the Education :,
Labor Committee.
1t was the NAACP's positioO q.
and now that discrimination ae,'.a
the Negro is so widespread and
so enormous an issue that il sho.'
not be tackled on as a minor !.
pendage to some other Issue \
should be considered on its merits
We are convinced that the Nerros1
or the country feel the same ~,
That is why we opposed NJ
frenzied and hasty attempt 10 com
mence hearing on June goth N
adequate preparations had hss
made by the committee itsel,
was planned 10 hold brief hearn,
at which few Negroes would
ermitted TO talk about discrimir,l
ton. The principal witnesses ven
TO be Negro government emploves,I
with a few outsiders. II is M
NAACP's position mat little rm
would be from such hearing m
only kind Of hearing that would n
any real good woult he one Of nd
ficient length to 60 completely Ia
TO the subject in all Of its phssa
Not only should Negro goyernmeuI
officials be called before the com,
mittee but Cabinet officials and
top-ranking makers OF governmeuI
policy should be summoned BY m
Senate committee. such as III
Secretaries Of War and the NauI
and the directors Of OPai
A second group Of witnew
which should be invited or cub
penaed are men like j. II. Kinds
berger. presidcn, and Gensnl
manager OF North American AVA
ton. who said buntly that no mat
ter what their training as aircrst<
workers. Negroes would no, h
permitted 10 work in his plansd
Edgar y. Gott Of CONSOLIDATED TIN
craft Corporation. Thomas Nor
gan. president OF the Spcrry com
rany. which employs Nazi spies hu
refuses to employ Negroes 0ihs(
employers like them should
forced 10 face n Senate grillinsI
Employers who do not discriniX
nate against Negroes should
summoned to testify so that "
Testimony can be put into the r.
cord TO answer the vicious and dan
gerous lies being told that vhltl
and Negro workers cannot vol
together.
A third group OF witnesses whic3
must be heard in order 10 GEL
the facts consists 81 labor unldI
heads like William Green, pres
dent OF the American Federation
Labor, many Of those Unions
constitutional clauses or rlluaH'1
tic practices excludes Negroes iTca
membership: as we'll as witne''s
like Philip Murray Of the ClO mos
OF whose constituent unions 90 %
discriminate.
A fourth and probably the mo-,
important group OF witnesses wn'
must be heard are qualified ~
croes who solely because OF eoloJ
have been disseminated arains'
industry, the Army the Navy
Air Corps. the Marine corps
civilian branches OF the delen'1
program.
This is the kind Of testimony
which must be taken by me ssaa'
committee or any hearings wiz
a farce. II is far more lmpo'usaj
10 hear these than Il is 70 iaSe y
,os,,monv ~ nersons like the seq
rotary of NAACP.
1t is tragic for the Negro t''' ~
influential newspaper lac
| Pittsburgh Courier should WINS n.l
" or unwittingly- play risn ,., ~
the hands of the persons ~ wa sss.
ington who. alarmed by the 49, ..,
try-wide protests OF 49, ~ !.
against discrimination would W "a Z
silence our people by slV'ns IL. .l.t
q brief and perfunctory ne S..,s
The Courier was the sore $50. ss
newspaper TO oppose the Mar s. =.
washington which alone was CO.
snonsibie for the Presidents L, ,.,
! cutiye order and for more plO. .,,o,
in breaking down dise t,..
than any other single inns, a
The plight OF the Negro :, I. onI,
desperate and the destiny nos "a 4
of Negroes now Twins, nu.
future generations Is SO imp po'oo,I
that we muet not LEI the pe, .,oS,
ambition Of any individual. s, III
Of institution ieopardize inc
fare OF the race. -, 4
For the first time IN quaSS ssr'
n century all sections OF I'VE "a 70
nonulatlon have contributed J.. y a,
united fight for a stake ~ ~ sSharcl
tlonal life. The organizer ,Iohl
bodies. the labor unions. ls' Che oIhsl
Kappa Alpha sorority and ~ V ne
sororIties and fraternities ~" ,-rbsr
ternal societies, the Natlona - I 'coss
league with the coasI-, u n ID
radio program and the wo cr'.. : III
trained industrial score ~. '.s,,n,ll
entire Negro press from tn ne, N
eat 10 the largest papsa \.
branches of the NAACP. ,n .,ns,-
gro politicians and political s snS i
All have aided in this hsni ,. a.
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