The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-12-20
ECORSE NEWS
BY MILO CASTOR
(sOOdfellOws Fund

The Goodfellows drive this year
promises to be more successful than
in any previous year. The exact
sum raised will be published in a
later issue OF The Detroit Tribune.
The following articles were sent
in by two faithful warriors on the
political front. We are cutting our
column short, so that others might
express their thoughts, also the
time Is growing short for our con-
test so please send in your ar
ticles early and don't write on
both sides OF your paper.
SPECIAL ARTICLES
BY Virginia Russell
In this hour OF confusion In this
newly made city of Ecorse, there
Is one step we should take which
would perhaps open the blind eyes
OF injustice. Injustice Is slowly, but
surely undermining every gain our
race has made to date. Permit me
to mention just few OF these cry
ing injustices:
We were told that colored teach
ers will not be permitted to teach
in our high schools, therefore. we
are given a Jim Crow school and
are told to be thankful. Our chill
dren are being subjected to various
kinds OF mistreatment at the hands
OF some OF our school principals.
Thus far, we seem unable TO do
anything to remedy these condi-
lions.
In our municipal government we
are relegated TO work in the gar
bage and cuspidor department. We
have three colored patrolmen. but
they can only patrol where colored
citizens live.
II we dare mention the POSSIBLE
ity OF a member OF our race In a
clerical position or some other Job
in the city government, other than
those previously mentioned, we are
told THE time is not ripe" or THE
Southerners will not vote for me-
What hypocrisy!
The urgency Of our need for CO.
ordinated leadership was never
more compelling than at this very
moment. We should call together
Immediately q conference OF our
leaders from every walk OF lie,
from every pulpit. every club In our
city. There will not need to be any
banaueting or after-dinner speech
es.
The present state OF inaction re-
garding the affairs OF our people
can be terminated only II We sit In
solemn counsel. exercise critical
Judgment and make creative. con-
structive and collective plans for
a way out.
l dare not say that we are lack
ing IN leadership. over a period
of years. that theory has been ex-
ploded by some OF the gains tnat
have been made through the untir-
ing efforts OF our present leaders.
do say that our efforts should
and must be co-ordinated II We are
ever to rise above the level OF serf-
dom. The white man has FOUND
comfort and relief in the disunity
of our people. AS long as disunity
keeps our people confused, the
white man will not hesitate TO pro-
crastlnate and put us OF: OF course
we must sacrifice selfish ambition
temporarily, at least individual sell
ARTICLE 2
BY Clarence Oliver
lam very much puzzled at reading
IN the papers that Negro sub-com-
mittee has been appointed Tor tne
Negro district OF Ecorse IN our
| Coodfellow program. Why a SUB.
committee? We are doing our part
10 make Ecorse's Goodiellows drive
a success. why not have some Ne !.
rroes on the Executive committee
70 spend the money for the NEEDY
and 10 help decide how ana wneIs I.
4. .,.culd ne epontf 80 thot some OF