The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-02-22
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Political Observations
by ALFRED CASEY

Before this committee came N.
lobby committee from the De,,o,,
Board OF Education seeking 4.
share OF the state fund appropria,.
ed for educational purposes Tn.
up-staters have invented new
formula that would diminish ,ha
amount OF state appropriation eo,n.
TO the big centers OF population lilo
Detroit. This formula means ,bs,
Detroit will lose about two milpon.
In support that II has formerly r..
ceived from the state fund. Detro,
lobbists were very anxious 10 20,
the new formula recinded and ths
regular amount restored to tho SIM.
port OF Detroit's elementary schools
When they came before Senator
Digs, he asked about the amoun,
OF money appropriated for Miller
High school in Detroit. lie inform.
ed he committee that he know
about Miller High school because
he had son in attendance thers
and had been informed fors, hand
OF the lack OF facilities there. The
committee went back 10 Detroit and
caused 10 be inserted In the nro-
gram for enlargement a sl75ooO
appropriation for the enlargement
OF facilities at Miller High school
Negroes have been working hard
toward this goal for some time ana
were able to accomplish this aim Nv
this effective cooperation OF Senator
Digs.
VOU CAN EASILY see how m.
power over legislation held Nv
this wise statesman has operated
to The races advantage. What
years OF agitation has failed TO ac-
complish, we see brought to fri-
iton in few months by senator
and a key position in the state les.
islature.
There are other incidents coming
on IN which start has been made
This year by reason OF Senator
Digs membership on the impor.
iant Finance committee Ypsilani
state hospital Is an institution in
which no Negro has been employed.
When their committee appeared be-
fore the finance committee for ap-
preparation. Senator Digs ques-
toned them about. the employment
Of Negroes and upon hearing them
shy there were none, demanded
that such recognition he given 10
The Negro. who comprised FIVE rer
cent OF our state population. The
ice WAS broken by the employment
of Negro nurses. The same was all
so accomplished In Kalamazoo hos.
piial.
These events give you some d.
rect knowledge OF the wide powers
which Digs is using to correct
long-sianding wrongs TO the Negro.
We hear increasing evidence ~
how the more contacts We have the
more opportunities we have 70
prove that we are just like Other
citizen and given the same oppor-
iunities. can become Just as ehi,i-
ent BY these contacts. we break
down race prejudice. Thus It is
that Senator Digs service is max
ing bigger and bigger conirihu-
ton to racial advancement and nu-
tual inter-racial understanding.
We must remember to that these
results are being accomplished
while Senator Digs serves as
member OF minority party The
Republicans have big majorities IA
both houses OF the legislature IN
all of his accomplishments shIs
year. Senator Diggs has one regret
namely. that he was unable 10 hep
put through Mr.. Roxborough re-
ten'ion on the appeal board W.
Digs said that he believed that iie
Republican committee had named
TOO many Republicans TO be retain
cd and that II would he press M
It's luck to prolong the list So Mr.
Roxboroueh lost out in the fight 10
be retained.
0TR STATE CONVENTIONS VIII
soon he held and anxietIes have
quickened over who will be the suc-
cessful factions in the fight for
control In the Democratic com
vention the Wayne County poll
ticlans are sore with Governor
Van Wagner because no has 70
some extent ignored their demands
and because also they are disar-
pointed over the fact that they have
little patronage The many key men
In the Wayne County organization
have declared that they won't in
niger TO aid the state ticket In ~
fight for election this Spring But
we don't see how they can blame
ne governor. The situation r. not
of his creation. There Is nothing
mat he can do about II. The VOTERS
elected a Republican Legislature
and half OF tho administrative board
are also Republicans. This siiua-
ion simply made II Impossible Tor
Governor Van Wagner 10 produce