The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-05-09
Need For Expression In Washington, D. C.

Through authoritative sources has just come out
of Washington that very strong drive is under way the
Congress of the United States tending toward very heavy
retrenchment of W. A. the next appropriations to be
made by Congress-
This retrenchmen is said to be possible and necessary
because during the last few months the W. P A. rolls of
employees has been depleted by the development of the Ma
tona Defense Program The leaders of the drive for this
enchment point out that through the development of the
Defense Program all people have been able employ
ment in private industry therefore, there further need
for the heavy appropriations which have previously been
made by Congress for financing the w. P A. Program
We, of course of the fact that wherein this
may be true far the white group concerned it is not
far the Negro worker concerned AS yet the Ma
ona Defense Program has not become concerned with the
program of defending democracy to the extent that will
let democracy function to the fullest possible extent in the
employment processes of to fulfill the Defense Contract
Statistics from the file of the Social Security Depart
ment locally and in Washington will disclose the following
facts That though there may be decrease the number
of white workers W. P A rolls there is corresponding
increase the percentage of W. P A. rolls that the Negro
constitutes This fact contend is due his exclusion
programs of National Defense Contracts where he is not
given opportunity to work.
We readily the disasterous results that would
out of curtament of the W. P A. Program at this
time with the program of the National Development
still excluding the Negro worker The ultimate result of
such retrenchment in the w P A. Program would merely
the shifting of the Negro worker from the ranks of
employees the W. P Alto the into their
homes and into other lettering places without opportunity
for the meagre income which he enjoys through
w. P A. employment
On previous occasions, editorials and newspaper
mens have suggested the necessity of registering express
sion against of the developments in Nations Cap
to These developments have been line with the exclusion
of Negroes from the enjoyment of the full opportunities af
forded to him under the Bill of Rights Such things the
privileges of riding trains, purchasing homes living where
he to live, etc. May remind you here that
of these things possible though the
grants him those rights he finds himself denied chance
to the financial security necessary if he chooses
gage those pursuits Therefore of the opinion that
the present trend the National Capitol is of sufficient inn
porance to justify the registration of thousands of letters
expressing protest to and against the etrenchmen in the
w. P A. expenditures
May urge that all readers of this article editorial
Immediately write letters protesting against the W. P Al
retrenchment and address those letters your Congress-
men and Senator's Send direct Mr. John M Carmody
Administrator of the Federal Works Agency Washington
D. c. and still another the President the United
States.
This is opportunity wherein may give expression
to opinion in Washington D. c.