The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-11-29
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The Labor And Political Front
By Attorney Alfred Casey
Associate Editor

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,ist cnurcn' is the councilnsn.sl.e |
from Harlem and the Boroa..'I
Manhattan. Dr. Powell viii "
IMAM ever in the national m,ra
the Negro. 'H'no OF
This victory was mada n.,,.
by the proportional renressr Oss'us
system obtaining IN New yort 'a r,.
rms plan serves BON the nnr, IVY
OF having smaller repress,, pv'es
systems for the mnnicinal,,,a.s
al the same time give, tho m,ros sua
groups a chance 10 win ren,sy
tation on the councilman Ass
such plan sAiisfts hn,h - SV1h
form groups working FOR nros..
IN city administrative royerrn
ana the ASPIRATION. OF m,na'..1
groups whose votes should /.
IN the city councils. The proror,;a" a
al system OF Cleveland gives - w.
Negro three representafi,ss ~, ~
twenty five In the civ oo~. "
when the reform ro,ernme..
groups saw Detroit srowth Is,.
ing forward so rapidly thew 10y.
quickly and abolished ths NV NV
system and Instituted tho prs.s,,
nine man council elected a, l,rs.
before the new corners had a chan.
10 understand the meaning =, -.
change. This action eompls,sl,
blocked the Negro from aifaln,n,
such representation In the r,,s
council here. Thus lhe largs min
GRITTY groups in this cry remain IN.
represented in tile cry coyernmsr,
Perhaps the next he., ,hine n IA.
election OF Senator niggs 10 ~,
Council here is learning Of tho sls,.
ton OF Rev. Clayton Powell ~ New
York City. who has thousands =,
friends and Well wishers here n,
Powell has spoken 10 more ,ban
eight thousand people here in ,sn
appearances and j, j. safe 10 sv
that he made a friend Of nsarlv
every one OF them Ic had a vial
message because no had tough, tor
and had instituted a vital program
for the benefit of tho common neo.
pie. This program In the interest
OF labor unions and Negro econo-
mic opportunities has been OF vast
concrete benefit 10 Tie people O,
Harlem. A very hne orator yiror.
Gus physique. effusing deep SINGER.
ity. Or. Powell struck home to the
hearts OF the people. We all here.
salute the new councilman from
Harlem and wish him a most sue.
cessful political carer.
John l.. LEWIS has his greatest
y hght on his hand, and is CON.
ing in for some hard criticism frcn
the daily press. don't think We
ought to take our opinions wholly
from the daily press FOR they have
always given him 4 pounding, We
can not forget thar John L. Lewis
has forged firm line ~ no color
discrimination in his own union
that he organized and built Up 10
the solid proportions that II eb-
rloys today. The Miners Union. He
saw, from the first hat the Nero
was organized into he miners IN.
ion and saw TO that they rot all the
protection given 10 other miners
when Lewis backed the organic.
ton OF any other field Of workers.
he carried forward the same princi.
pie OF racial fairplay that existed
in the miners union When he be-
came the guiding head ~ me Gu
John l.. Lewis. carried ihe sane
policy Of no race discrimination ih-
10 the new unions sci ~ under ins
manner and reso.ucly enforced
IL. There is great respect loF
leader like this who has never 'aTI'
ed an inch from an established pol'
icy OF fair play 10 The Nero 10 on
administrative practice ana poNe,'
In the fight OF John I Lewis via
the president. too fave great r.
spect for the way IN when "
yielded up power and office peloI'
he would yield up his CONVICTIONS
John l.. Lewis believed impllcllV
that labor in the end would be las
goat OF the president war POLICIES
and that ALI labors gains would %
sacrificed by them. Notning va
happened TO chanee hs opln,u.
and he goes his WAY hgnung D
cause Of that conviction ana S'0D'
as a Labor leader. -,
John l.. Lewis will likely 20 oOrA
loser in his fight with the go's,n
ment. but we should think nnay
OF him and keep the great lesps.
he has earned by his great 'Ou''
age and great character