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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
Joseph Lee Opens
City-Wide Campaign
In MayoraIfy Fight

Joseph Lee, stormy petrol Of
the Boston School Committee
for four years, last years polis-
icaI foe Of Governors Council
Tor Daniel H. Coakley, and can
didate in the present contest
for Mayor, has started serious
City-wide campaigning from
headquarters in the Parker
House in the same rooms from
which he appeared four years
ago as a political unknown TO
win a sea- on the Boston
School Committee. and not far
from the location where he al
most unseated Coakley last year
1t is not known whether Lee
viii wage a belligerent cam
paign, critical Of both Tobin
and Curley, or whether he viii
conduct a dignified campaign
stressing his own qualifications
for the Office.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

With the vacation days ended
and ali bucking down 70 anOth-
Ct season Of effective work the
3. Y. B. L. department Of the
United Baptist Convention Of
Mass. and r. I. likewise IS get
ting into the swing Of the sea
son.
They have chosen for the year
'zl-'42 70 work under the theme.
Thine is the Victory which is
also in keeping with the victory
motive Of the government.
They invite you 70 Join in the
fight for Victory and meet with
them al the Fail Opening at
Ebenezer Baptist Church. Sun
day. Sept. %. at $50 in the az
ternoon, and 80 in the eve
ming.
Pep talks. fine song and
unique worship services, insp.r-
alton and fellowship will start
you of right IN the fight for
ictory.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
TRAIN FOR DEFENSE JOBS
NYA Director Bethune Urges Youth

thune, removss any existent
reasons 70. not taking full ad-
vantage Of every training op-
portunity.
Striking examples Of the ten
dency to hire colored workers
can be found in the aviation
Industry, and in ordnance work
These industries demand ma
chinists. welders. sheet metal
workers, forgers, electricians IN
ever increasing numbers. Il is
estimated By the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics Of the Depart
ment Of Labor that oy 1912
$40 600 new workers VIII be
needed By the shipbuilding in
dustry and over 100000 By the
aviation industry. Already. ord
nance plants throughout the
country have indicated the in
tention Of hiring over 1000
colored workers in the next few
months.
The National Youth Admin
istratlon is offering work expe-
rience and training in sheet
metal work, welding. machine
shop work. forging, radio. cleo
tricity. wood work, aviation
mechanics. automobile mechan-
les. and power sewing through
it's projects throughout the
country. The opportunities for
training in these fields are open
to eligible citizens between the
ages Of II and a regardless Of
race creed, color or national or
igin declared Mrs. Bethune
she urged the churches, schools
and colleges, clubs, community
agencies and the press 70 use
every influence TO get colored
youth TO take full advantage
of NYA opportunities 70 be
ready for the present and fu-
ture demands.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
TOLERANCE IS NOT ENOUGH
BY RUTH TAYLOR
FOR CHARLES STELZLEIM

We talk about tolerance To-
day as though i we're = great
virtue We pirate Of being
tolerant people. We lecture
about i, and write books and
articles and feel excessively
proud Of ourselves for our tel
Grant attitude towards others
But tolerance Is not enough
Il Is negative II It's virtue and
far too often carries with
Il pslzrisalcal condension
which Is utterly foreign 70 the
American way Of life. Accord
ing 70 the dictionary 10 tole--
ate Is 10 suffer TO be or be
done without active. opposi-
ton. tolerant Is -of a long
suffering disposition and 4tol-
Grafton is the act Of allowing
that which Is not Tnoly sp-
proved
Surely that Is not what we
mean when we talk Of toler-
snce. Nor B Il what Ee desire
There IS no room for mere tol-
erance Of one another. or Of
any group, IN : democracy
where the ideal set forth in our
governmental credo IS that al
men are created equal
What ne need today ls not.
liberation" between the many
groups Of diverse races. nation
slities and ereeds which 90 70.
make Up this America Of OURS
but spirit Of understanding. :
knowledge Of the good and the
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

beauty and the wisdom each
group contributes 70 the con-
mon whole What We need To-
day IS mutual understanding.
To understand. according %
the dictionary. is 70 compre-
bend the relation Of things. to
know through information
And ore Of the definitions Of
understanding IS possessing
comprehension and good sense.
Mutual understanding means
mutual trust the belief n
and knowledge Of each other
that is the great unifying force
which can WELD Us into a na-
ton invincible 70 attack from
without because il immunizes Us
to attack from without because
il iulmunizes Us 10 attack from
within. Tne Fifth Column we
need 70 fear most IS that Great
ed by our OWL racial and re-
ligious prejudices. often held
unconsciously. but far too apt
70 break out al the wrong NO
ment ard 70 destroy cur
ability to think clearly and ts
judge wisely
No. tolerance is not enough. /
There must Be 10 dividing lines
our people. We must b
Americans all - understanding
and believing in each other and
working together 70 defend our
country from al threats Of
disunity from whatever
source they come.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

yer Il vas with reluctance that
he let himself BE persuaded by
Eugene ONeiu 20 create the
title role II me dramsrisI 5
play. The Enpercg Jones
His success in that part vas 50
enormous. however. that all
Thoughts OF 4 career al law had
to be abandoned. especially as
about that tine he discovered
to his Own surprise that ne
could sing, that his baSso-bari-
tone voice was iust as rich and
superb as his dramatic gift.
From that time Mr.. Robson
has continued IN the public eye
in Z triple capacity. for his sue
cess on the stage inevitably led
him into the motion pictures
He has starred IN "Porg, Al
Gods Cnillun," The Hairy
Ape and also in London IN
@Othelio-7
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

gong great guns ever
since. Asked for the in
gradients with which he
shakes out swing. he
says they are two-thirds
rhythm and one-third
soul. He expresses both
rhythm and soul through
enormous. efficient
hands which tickle, ca
ress, thump 4 keyboard
according to the mood
OF his music.
a FIRST class pianist,
who keeps his right
hand subservient to the
melody while his left is
concerned with colorz-
ton, Waller is also a
gifted CO m oxer.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
WORE HOMES

Real estate dealers report a
shortage Of apartments and
houses available for colored
tenants is correct; for even in
tenants is correct; for even in
Massachusetts. which everybody
knows is more advanced in
practical democracy than many
other states, the die-hard COL
or prejudice Of landlords still
limits colored citizens TO GER
tain definite areas and habita-
tions,-old, substantial dwell
ings which have been aban-
doned BY white folks migrating
TO more healthful and more at
tractiye localities and more
modern buildings. The deserted
homes are then turned over TO
colored folks; rents are raised
far In excess Of what the for
mer tenants we're paying, the
properties are MIXED" dry;
they fall into disrepair, and the
city IS blighted with another
Stun area" With disease and
crime wrecking the lives Of the
defenseless victims.
From this sort OF bondage
there Is no escape for the many
until another white section be-
comes 50 dilapidated that white
tenants refuse TO live in St
Real estate dealers are waiting
FOR this eventuality when they
Say tfere-is a shortage Of resi-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
DR.. Patrick ]. Foley
Opens Campaign For
School Board Post

Addressing more than 500
campaign workers al q meeting
al the Hotel Lenox this week D.
Patrick J. Foley officially opened
his campaign for Schol Com
mittee. Dr.. Foley stressed his
record on the committee during
the two and a half years ne
served as a member. He feels
that his work during this tine
entities him TO a full four year
term. He promised that if re-
turned to the committee he
would place the welfare Of the
children Of our city above all
cIen
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

WASHIEGTOE-I have just
come from 2 trip through a
large part Of the country,
Mrs Mary Mcleod Bethune
said. and I am impressed By the
fact hat our yozfh are not tax
ing Advantage OF ts1e work *
pcnsnCe Opoctag les = tie
National Youth f6ministr
Many Of tie yGrth have rct.
ceen properly slTJsed and -
prised Of The f,1ure EN- -
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

and Milton williams are on the
sick list.
Sunday. Sept. %, Chaplain
Simeon T. Johnson Of Fort
Deyens viii preach and a cor
dial invitation is extended to
all to make this their church
home during the coming year.
The Forum viii open with q
reception Sunday, Sept %, at
4. All are cordially invited.
COLUMBUS AVE, AM.E.
ZION CHURCH
Rev. A. A. Perry, Pastor
Sunday at Zion Church viii be
Womens' Day. Three services
for the day will be conducted by
organized groups Of women. Mrs.
Hattie G. Wise is general chair
man Of the Women's Day Com
mittee: Mrs. Marie Cleland.
chairman Program Committee.
Rev. A. A. Perry will bring the
message for the day; Mrs. Mary
Luck Of Ebenezer Baptist Church
will bring the message in the
afternoon and Mrs. Lucy A.
Brown Of st. Paul A.M.E. Church,
Cambridge, in the evening" Miss
Gladys Pierce is director of the
women's chorus; Mrs. Cora Arm
old is organist. Solos will be rem
dered by others. A musical and
literary program will be rem
dered In the afternoon.
Those bringing in the highest
amount Of money in the after
noon will be crowned queens Of
Zion Church. Dinner will be
served at a reasonable price,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

Paul Robson. the great singer.
VINO vii open The Musical Art
program series al Hampton IN
stitate this year With : recital
in Ogden Hall on Saturday eve
ming. october 4 Though he is
internationally popular, his ap-
at Hampton institute
marks his first appearance II
the South.
He is q lawyer who discovered
himself 70 possess one Of the
worlds magnificent voices. an
All-Americsn football star VINO
found ne could play Shake
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

ment possibilities in national
defense industries and many
more are not aware OF the op-
portunities for taking defense
training"
The Increasing tendency on
the part Of many Of the defense
contract holders 70 hire colored
workers and the fact that all
future contracts, in keping with
the Presidents Executive Or
der, viii contain No discrimin-
alton" clauses, stated Mrs. Be-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

Speare.
Al Rutgers University his ex-
plots may be summarized by
the statement that he managed
to combine football playing. Of
which walter Camp reported him
the greatest defensive end that
ever trod the gridiron7 with the
winning Of a Phi Beta Kappa
key ana principal place on the
commencement program as ora
tor Later he received an Ma.
al Columbia and an honorary
PhD from Hamilton College.
His plan was 70 become a law
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
Him. Mnnrnp Irnttpr
Editor and Publisher
1891 - 1884
foRT BRAGG INVESTIGATION

In CRIMES and Controversies
involving colored persons the
South usually reaches Al
lynch decision against the
colored persons concerned. Il IS
in the south's tradition color
prejudice bars fair and in
partial trial and also bars .
fair and impartial Investigation
There may be an earnest At
tempt b. Army authorities 20
investigate the clsshing Of COL
ored soldiers and military po-
lice at Fort Bragg. At least
Judge HASTE seems 70 Be con-
WINGED that there IS. All as
poets OF the Fort Bragg contrO-
versy have been subjected to
most detailed inquiry Judge
HASTE says. Hundreds Of pag-
Is Of testimony have been tax
en-. so that even The reading
ard analysis o. the record Is 2
substantial task. Although
that analysis Is still in process,
the facts already established
have led 70 certain important
corrective meaures Among
such measures are quoted the
following
A veteran Officer experienced +
in military police work IS being
detailed al Fort Bragg as pro-
vost marshal 70 command The
military police force and to as
sumo responsibility for its ef-
fective training and organiza-
tion
Arrangements are being made
for increased officer supervision
Of military policemen while on
duty in the civilian communI-
tt and for the establishment Of
military police station and
headquarters in the city Of
teYille, separate from me
eirilian police station.
Toe unified force viii consist
o selected permanent person
nei colored as vel as white,
without any racial distinction
As 70 the authority or equip
ment Of the individual military
policeman.
In addition. Judge HASTE
says, the War Department is
nov addressing itself to the
more general problem Of the or
ganizstion and training Of the
military police force throughout
the country as an important
factor in discipline and mo-
raIe."
The provision for increased
officer supervision is a wise
precautionary measure which
many observers foresaw as a
necessary check on the work Of
the m. p.'s on city patrol. The
War Department also acknow-
Lodges the need Of adequate
organization and training
throughout the military police
system in order 70 prevent pos
si5le situations in which fric-
ton might occur because men
assigned 70 military police ser4'
vice are insuficiently trained
Or temperamentzlIy united
for that kind Of duty.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

Mems Day will be celebrated
on Sunday, october 26, with
George w. Williams, general
chairman Of the program. The
men are arranging a fine pro-
gram also and they say that the
women will have nothing on
them, and that if they do not
watch out they will give the
women a very heated race.
etaoin shrdl cmfwyp vbgkq KIN
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

lust ca the oboe. ate6 30 sVcress.
faHy in Tsrhaiko,ssky's melancholy
themes. has 5srn found By modern
arTGHSFTs 10 b. especially suitable
10 torch saags. m The clarinet. en-.
ploVsd in a'a-Fri-aS ami in the
spTighfly strains Of SmstaHa and
Dak1s, are featured in todays Suing
mssfe. French horns are being vii
hzed BY dance 0rchssfrGs By pro-
dscsH9 O broader foHal 5dckgroHnd
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
Letters to the Guardian
HOPES BOSTON Will
CARRY on

To the Editor Of the Guardian:
Congratulations on your arti-
Gle, To Ny Fellow Citizens.
Al who know anything about
william Monroe Trotter know
what ne would have done in any
matter involving segregation
His slogan which still stands At
your masthead answers that
question. You have taken ap
the torch and carried or. Let's
hope that Boston's people who
have read your appeal VIII car
r. On.
LLEWELLYN L. LEWIS.
Chicago.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

tqps he's right. On the othsr hand
there ars those rho insist fhGi Il il
ansGzcGts6 jazz.
49,
Waller is today one OF the chief
opponents OF swing. He earned bis
title when the mzgnates Of micro
phone and movies coaxed him TO
contract, bsds him do his stuff for
the eitizenry at large. Fats has been
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

y 2 y ny y 4ftIf z
are explorations
OF the economic
jfffsYs IT has
been called
everything from
incohereHt jazz
10 stTeG n liEs
cOpGfioI.
Fats FGilsr,
rho kHoic5 his
tc1v arosad the
sWfng foTsgtE,
fsyr4 81 eda-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

ASCAP's files show innumerable
performances CT his Amt Misoe-
havin' which was the song hit Of
the revue, Hot Chocolates He
also wrote the music for the show,
Keep Shutting" Even more popu-
lar are his special swing versions Of
such fsyorites as "Dinsh7 and Mar
gle. He has had thorough must
cal schooling in the piano, having
studied with Carl Bohm in New
Yor2s Juilliard School and with
Godowsky in Chicago.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
Worries Fair sonos

worries Fair Songs
Variety reports that 200 theme
songs have been submitted TO date
to New York's World Fair 1890
Worlds Fairs, strangely, are sinsu.
larly lacking in appropriate theme
songs which strike a universal 40.
peal. The only really big song hit
we can recall in connection with !
worlds fair was Meet Me in ST
Louis, Louis, which. more than anv
ether signal factor. helped to popu.
larize ST. Louis Worlds Fair Of
1904. Chicago's Century Of Progress
had no theme song. 1t prospered
nightly without one. But then Il
had fan dancer.
OF course, some persons nav con.
tend that the FIRST Chicago Worlds
Fair Of 1898 owed its success to thar
Babylonian melody known az the
"Hoochie- Coochie." But Il was NOT
50 much the tune as the dancer
Little Egypt. who shook a mean
torso to its strain, that gave the ex.
position international whooperoo
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

Ferds Grofe cIGirs 10 e a
sgre-fre remedy for irsc He
counts orcbeStrG leaders ping
oteT a radio sponsor.
One Of the busiest blocks Of
Broadway is that extending from
47th to 4sth Street on the West Side
Of the thoroughfsre. 1t is the curb
market OF itinerant musicians, more
Familiarity known as Zoe Bellows"
so-called because they play below
the union scale. They await sum-
lnonses Of their art at random jobs
in the metropolitan area. Invariably
they are dressed in tuxedo coat and
trouEers in sombre contrast TO their
blue shirts and gay neekties. The
latter are merely substitutes for the
stit shirt and collar and black bow
tie they are keeping clean in their
violin and ssxophone cases.
Eon-union musicians, they bide
their time as they can while they
await booking agents with job for
the night--a party here, a dance
there. The booking agents are par
ticular in their demands. II they do
not know the musicians, they will
ask, What do you do.s The answer
Is APT T. be: y play sax and double
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
Churches
FIRST A, NJ E. SOCIETY
OF BOSTON

OF BOSTON
Old Charles st. A. NJ. e.
Warren St., at Elm Hill Ave.
Rev. o. w. Childers, PASTOR
Sunday was known as Young
Peoples Day. Rev. Childers
preached an excellent sermon
in the morning. In the after
noon Henry Smith was guest
soloist with Others in an extra
ordinary concert. after which
tea was served and social
hour enjoyed. At night Mrs
Sarah Nelson and committee re-
peated fine pageant which
was presented during confer
ence.
Sympathy is extended to the
family Of the late Mr.. Shack
who died last week after a long
illness.
Mrs. Anna McNesl, Winston
Candy. Mrs. Sarah Dickinson
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27

dences for colored tenants. Ap-
peals in the name OF democ~
racy and Christianity have
little effect upon. Landlords as a
class. Perhaps the only solu-
ton now is to be found in
more housing projects, financed
by private or public funds, and
administered impartially, re-
esrdless Of color, creed or ma
tional origin.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-09-27
BY FLOYD C. sNELsoN

ehsertalna
MS colleague. Dr.. J. W b.
ND Of Howard Medical So
in Washington.
RUMoRs that flicker
Gene, the rsstaurantuer has J..
dep0rted from Harlem c0ps ~
and his bank book. level. luz. =
larder were well stocked i :
dig what I mean Es X
Matthews. husband Of Fas
waters I hear may take 70 ~
waters on q floating sbors :
the last landing.
oURTH ESTATE =, :,
pal Julius Adams and hi mr..
wife we're ring-sidinr Il +.
Polo Grounds and enioysd i.
game Cecil Mack and n
Gertie Curtis, his vife ~.
Gerry DESMOND we're conspi,r.
Gus in the crowd.
That delightful honeycbi.
Constance Bearden single dat,
Of the Harry p. Beardsns mi
7th Avenue, is back in Columns
seeking her Masters IN ts1I
you the story later Of her. Wv.
ian and Lydia Merriek.
TRAVELLERS creigbto,
Thompson. noted singer latel,
from Europe still Graves foreign
atmosphere In Trinidad
British West Indies Thanh,
Tor a card from Peggy and
DutcheSS Of the Roger Morris.
visiting in Dee Gee Audres
Simmelkaiaer, R. N. Harlem
Hospital had a delightful vaca-
ton in California, as did nv
lovely friend, Ro6ena Hughes.
who took time 10 send me 4
card from Mexico during her
trip Addie Taitt- Watson is
just as lovely as ever
Saw q pal Of mine Breeze At
the ball game tells me that
the Polo Grounds vii never
draw a big colored boxohce Be.
cause of the old discrimination
that gave it a bad name soma
years ago.
SHOW BIZ-This is The time d
year when the stage gathers tn
grease to keep the cogs rolling
I'm much interested 70 W
the revival Of ~Porgy and Bsg
soon to be produced by Ca9l
Crawford and the yplsaaa
work Of Anne Virgins Br0a,
Todd Duncan, Ruby Ely, Avon
Long. Eddie Matthews, Warr'i
Coleman and others who area
be casted, and let's hops ihi'
Buck and Bubbles will rsiaia
from the Pacific Coast.
HOME TO HARLEM
After three weeks in oha
climes-westward your crllr
ing reporter is back on Har'a
MISUNDERSTANDING his an'
nual birthdate l4thl in W
peri of health and high Spr
its Million thanks an
best wishes to al my gos
friends.
MEETING L GREETING
Eugene sorral. grand old mai
of Elkdom. of Los Angeles Fn'
is sojourning in town via
friends left Monday for tn
Golden State after being Id
guest f Mrs. Winters, $40 d
Nicholas. Eubie Blake, mol.
ed song writer. VINO preSen!ea
me with a copy Of MS nlatl
important song we Are Anla,
leans Too" recently puollSn'aa
collaborating with Andy Ra'al
It's patriotic with a sepla nac''
ground . incidentally D.
tells me Paul Robson rsflS'
to sing it. Marian Anos
son refused an answer an
Dorothy Maynor has given y
answer.
Judge and Mrs. Henan :
Moore. with the vivacious osi,
aldine DESMOND at the Ifiess !,
Hotel. the noted ONCE
will sail for his post IN :.
Thomas, Virgin Islands y.
week. aboard S. S. Eyangelm
(l8) Mr.. and Mrs. sle~
Bourne of st. Thomas vlsl'D'
Harlem and nearby resorts
she to enter two lovely dsusg !,
tiers in Barnard College y
remain here three weeks re'lP'
lent of social favors.