The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-07-18
Race, Class Democracy Cannot Exist

The presidents memorandum issued to quiet the rising
tide OF Negroes protest against the hypoctca
dusty and labor denying the Negroes right work plants
holding contracts for national defense deaf ears in
the far northwest.
In the state of Washington faceiousy referred to as be-
ing without the United States despite presidents plea
united front labor unions close the door of opportunity
segment of most loyal citizens reply of the Boeing
Aircraft company to letter from Attorney Stenberg
evident that industry and labor union A M u No. Isl the
state of Washington regard President Rooseves
andum only of The laws of union labor taking
prescedence the presidents emergency proclamation
copy of the letter Boeing Air plant their reply
is printed above and will be mailed to the N A A.CP.
Because of the admitting only caucasons in A. f.
L. unions Negro labor caught in the pncers
industry. There is no immediate relief
Labor and industry very efectualy cry the
OF democracy of its force and effect
has application here. Labor and industry the
south have in met the presidents appeal with
orable action.
1t may yet dawn upon secessionits that race and
class democracy cannot flourish.
New York. Kanas, Nebraska have enacted laws forbid
ding labor unions to deny citizens the right become
bers because of race color.
Despite the presidents proclamation of emergency and
his memorandum issued of protesting Ne
groes Washington labor aided by industry Tightening
its strange hold it's coming struggle supremacy
government and labor will eventually become locked
tanc battle for their very existence Certainly the gov
eminent cannot brook superior inner and labor
with its dictatoral demands cannot retreat.
With the Patrick Henrys crying "Give liberty give
me DEATH the Paul Reveres calling, ito arms the plea
the Abraham Lncons This country half slave
and half Free radioed daily throughout the land pleading
to the worlds last stronghold of democracy with
unions meeting that cry with solid phaanx mo Negroes
enter here repeat Race and class democracy
not exist
The constitution is the highest law of the No
may be rghtfuy denied the right to fe liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. Labor unions protected by
enacted by Labor goes into court invoking those
law for relief By what egardeman do unions seek the pro-
lection of the government under the law at the time
multiplying that portion of the law which to them just
other scrap of paper?
If the supreme court rules that it may go behind pri
vate party working under the constitution compel ODE
dence OF its laws certainly has the right to follow
labor union with national status to that labors
laws do not nulify national law.
If labor unions have national status backed by laws
of the nation they certainly should enter court with
hands.
Negroes should lay foundation to test whether
vive perish at the instance of labor unions which deprive
tenth of its citizens e liberty and the pursuit of happi
by denying them the right to work i'm any industry by
the simple of closing their unions to them And Negroes
right to work and become members of labor unions
the test.