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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

I1gerS.
On August 8, l941, Sgt. Patton
reported to Fort Benning to at
tend the Officers Candidate
School. He made an outstanding
record and upon completion of the
course in November, was commits
stoned second lieutenant. Faculty
and students were happy to learn
that as Lieutenant Patton, he is
to remain member of the Tuske-
gee family.
Lieut. Patton is native OF
Nashville, Tenn. Since 1887, he,
with Mrs. Patton and their son
have lived on the campus at Tus-
kegee.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06
By DAVID NORRIS

SAVANNAH, Ca (SNS) The
presiding elders council of the AT
rican Methodist Episcopal Church,
presided over by Bishop w. A. Foun-
tain, will meet tonight in old st
Phillips Church., DR.. w. G. Davis,
pastor. Thirty mine presiding elders
will assist the Bishop in mapping a
special program for 1912. The bud
get for each local church in the
state and the the thirty mine Sun
day school conventions, district con-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

A perfect example of the truth
Of this conclusion has been shown
in the cases of these men, facing
comparatively brief terms, but who
now plead to be released from even
this punishment Perhaps by the
time this reaches print the Cow
ernor will have already reached a
decision. That will not matter
since whether or not these men go
free does in no way affect this
piece.
The tragedy was that those re-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

devastating effect on the morale OF
the Negro soldier and Negro people
Of these most unfair and short
sighted actions.
In conclusion, Brown told the
committee that "the times de-
mand" that it earmark $20,00O,00o
of this 6 billion-dollar fund speci-
fically to train Negro officers and
air pilots and that 'the congress
could do nothing which would be
a more genuine contribution to all
out preparedness regardless OF
race"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
The war department through Judge
william HASTE, civilian aide to
the secretary of war, issued an
Invitation to a number of editors
of Negro newspapers this week for
a conference to be held in the
war department general council
room here. Monday, December 8.
The conference which will, it is
hoped, develop a program of pro-
viding and making available better
and more timely information about
Negro troops and their activities,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

MACKAY Sponsible for the enforcement OF
law could not see before man was killed. just
where this Of wholesale kidnapings and beat
ings was leading to-
KNEW ABOUT FLOGGERS
These officials knew years before any action
was taken to stop it that band Of Hoggers was
operating in Fulton county.
Detailed accounts of the activities of night
riders given this newspaper by the victims Them
selves were published Atlanta police reports dated
full three years before single arrest was made
tell how these men had completely disregarded all
the constitutional rights of their unfortunate VIC
TINS Selling them from their homes under the cloak
of darkness and spiriting them to lonely spot in
the woods where they were subjected to merciless
beatfngs by gang comparable only to Hitlers
storm troopers
All OF this was known to law enforcement of
ficlals, but not finger was raised back then to
interfere with these wholly illegal nocturnal practices
The reason why no action was taken back then is
not hard to understand In the early days the fog
gers exercised due and caution to see that all
OF their victims were Negroes.
THEIR BIGGEST MISTAKE
Their biggest mistake was the expansion of their
terrorism to include victims with white faces Had
they confined their lashings to Negro backs doubt
less they would still be operating unmolested.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06
PRE-YULE MEET
EYED BY WOMEN

WASHINGTON, D. C. - tSNs) -
10 study the program and purposes
OF the missionary movement spon-
sored by the Women's Society of
Christian Service,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06
Plan Nationwide Meeting
of Negroes Against Hitler

NEW YORK CITY - (SNS) -
Plans for a nationwide conference
of Negroes to combat the menace of
Hitlerism were announced Monday
by Edward White, executive secre-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06
The Globe Trotter
Prediction Comes True
READING THE NEWSPAPER .cco,,n,

READING THE NEWSPAPER accounts of the
clemency hearings held before Governor Talmadge
in the cases of the six East Point (Ga) floggers,
this writer cannot help but think of the adlnoniton
stated by the late Booker T. Washington years ago
that beatngs and lynching of Negroes would inev-
itably lead to beatings and lynchng of white men,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

tary of the Harlem Division of the
Fight For Freedom Committee. The
Conference will be held in Wash
ington on January and 9.
Every Negro is aware of the seri-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
N. Bolton, of 242 Pine Street,
N E., reported to police Saturday
that two men robbed him of $12
when he got off a street car
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

But seeing how freely they could seize innocent
negroes off the streets and from within the sanctty
OF their homes while those to uphold the law
either winked or turned their backs the other way,
the floggers doubt reasoned that the thing
could be done with white victims
Uncounted hundreds of Negroes were victims of
this band of terrorists Many were so intinidated
they were actually afraid to report their narrowing
| experiences Others seeing that nothing was
done about it, thought it was not worth the effort
| OF telling the police.
Acting judge, jury and executoner the fog
bounced upon these unfortunate people for the
most part feeble of excuses. One man was beaten
Sc badly he remained in bed three weeks because
he talked back to white employer Another's
back still carries ugly SCARS left BY the heavy leather
lash because he argued with white woman
ployer, whom he charged had short changed him
cut Of his wages
COOK THREATENED
A woman, exceptionally good cook, was
seized and severely frightened, though she wasn't
beaten, because she had given the white woman she
was working for notice that she was leaving to
accept job paying higher wages.
These are but three scattered instances Of the
type Of terrorism that was being practced against
Negroes in Fulton county, long before the floggers
became ambitious and began using their lashes mn
white victims
Even at this late date, one of the leading op-
ponents to granting clemency to the six floggers
fails to see the close relationship of all floggngs
whether the faces of the victims be white or black
Dr. Edward G. Msckay district superintendent
Of the Methodist Church in Atlanta was bitter in
his denunciation Of what he termed the new khan
and its methods"
PRAISES .OLD KHAN.
IS Yet in the same BREATH this apostle Of the
Christian faith finds nothing speasing in the sold
khan and its Methods
T honored and respected the old Ku-Klux Khan
because it worked for those things which right
DR.. Mackay argued
In other words we find this minister defending
the beatings prosecutions and 1ynchng Of Negroes
as practiced by the old khan mobile deeds" while
becoming very much incensed over the actions Of
the new khan" doubtless because it has failed to
limit its terroristc practices to Negroes.
Well brother, that IS sure enough Christianity
Southern style.
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ASKS TRAINING
EXPENSES OF
$l0,00O,0OO
Faces House
Appropriation
Committee

WASHINGTON - (SNS)
In a fervent plea before the
House appropriations COM
mittee Monday, Edgar e.
Brown, president of the Unit
ed Government EMPLOYEES,
Inc, and director Of the Ma
tional Negro Council, asked
that $20,000,000 of the six
billion-dollar additional war
department appropriation for
1871 be earmarked to train
Negro commissioned officers
and air pilots for the 100000
race soldiers in the army.
Declaring that there are no
traitors to the cause of democracy
in the co1ored race today and that
there have been none in American
history, Brown called upon the
committee ito right great in
Justice which continues to be the
lot of these soldiers because OF
their race and color" Brown re-
minded that no amount of money
or organization can ever make
fighting men if you kill their spirit
of patriotism and loyalty"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06
The Fool Hofh Solid . /.
There Is No Cod! :,

ba you know Pleasures Of Lite. Love- Fom& Luck Money
oppIness ore yours you ot and seek light candle
10 the sIoy Of COD. Let Him lead the woy.
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06
WARNS CONGRESSMAN

LET us not forget Dunkirk and
bleeding France. It must not hap
pen here" Brown warned the
congressman, pointing to the U. S
Army record of keeping most OF
the 100000 Negro soldiers "stymied
in the category of first class
privates without important excep-
ton"
1.-THE severity of the discrin1ina-
tion many of these colored soldiers
has been branded as "Hitlerism"
by many Negro leaders In protest
meetings here in the nations CAPT.
tai" Brown told the committee
Hundreds of Negro newspapers
have joined in the opposition and
thousands Of Negro ministers have
denounced these practices from
pulpits. This committee should
know. that the present policy to
say the least and in all candor,
has led to a rather complete denial
of the same rights to thousands Of
Negro soldiers in the matter OF
promotional preference based on
merit which has been cheerfully
and freely bestowed upon all other
soldiers. 1t does not SAVIOR of true
democracy and constitutional JUS
tice. It is like cancer eating at
the very vitals of all our National
Defense"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06
fDUE SOMETHING

Brown said the War Department
has made it all but impossible for
eligible and qualified Negro soldiers
to be trained as commissioned
numbers to serve as second and
first lieutenants for thousands OF
strictly Negro units in the army,
Something must be done and
speedily if the Negro citizenry,
one tenth of our total population,
is not to be deceived" Brown
warned.
The Council director called at"
tentior- to the astounding official
revelation that only 20 Negro SOL
diers out of 100000 have been
selected under present army regu-
lations for specialized training
leading to possible officers com
mission during the past year,
despite the thousands of Negro
college graduates and regular army
soldiers of long experience not IN
camp speaks for itself. The fact
that the four regular Negro army
regiments, the 9th and 10th Cav
airy and the Oath and 25th Infan-
try, are differed throughout by
white Junior and Senior Commits
stoned officers highlights the in
consistency and vicious injustice of
the present policy in its discrimi-
nation against the Negro soldier
despite his long and patriotic serv-
ice to God and country"
Brown submitted excerpts from
of leading Negro newspapers, in
Guiding tn Atlanta Daily World.
which he said reveal as b result
of nainsTaking surveys of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-12-06

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cial formula
brings youdou-
BILE help, dou-
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07

catis I have heard up to the
present"
He said that the submarine and
air menace to shipping was much
graver than in the World War.
In my opinion the longer the
war the better our chances.s he
said. There is q dark passage to
cross but there is America and
thank God for Mr.. Stinson's
speech
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Anii-Nazi Editor
Who Fled Germany
Murdered in j. s.

WASHINGTON, May 7 (UP)--
Police today listed the death of DR..
Heinrich Simon, anti-Nazi editor of
the Frankfurter Zeitung until he
fled from Germany in 1884, as mur-
der and began a search for his as
sailant.
Promising to trace down any pos
sibility of political intrigue, police
classified the case as murder after
an autopsy showed the 6l-year- -old
journalist and music lecturer, a ro-
bust six-footer, died yesterday from
fractured skull received when
he was hit behind the ear with a
blackjack or piece of covered pipe.
Simon was assaulted some time
between 10 p. M, Monday-When
he left his apartment for a custo-
mary walk--and a. m. yesterday,
when he returned, dazed. His pock-
cts had been rifled of wallet and
several other articles.
Simon was an influential figure
in European circles, as editor OF
the Franfurter publication, prior to
Hitler's ascension to power. Because
he was a Jew, he was relegated
to the background by the Nazis.
Finally he was forced to flee to
Britain. From there he went to
Palestine, where he helped Arturo
Toscanini establish the Palestine
symphony orchestra. He came to
this country in March, 1899.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
BY WALLACE CARROLL

LONDON, May z tUP) - Prime
Minister Winston Churchill after
a head-on clash with David LLOYD
George, today won an overwhelm-
ing vote of confidence in the house
of commons on the governments
conduct of the war.
The prime n1initer rejected Lloyd
Georges criticisms of the govern
ment and pledged Britain to fight
to the death for control of Crete
TObruk, the Nile Valley and Sues
and Malta
He warned the Germans might
arrive in Iraq before the British
could complete the defeat of Rashic
Ali Gallant, the pro-axis premier
but declared the British are de-
termirfed to rid Iraq of the die
tator.
The vote of confidence in Churc-
NIL was 447 to 8 and came after
the prime minister had compared
the activities of Lloyd George. his
most fiery critic to the activities of
Marshal Henri Philippe Petein be-
fore the French collapse
EASIER IN 194s
He said the United States con-
struction Of shipping would see
Britain safely through 1912 and
added:
1T may be that l943, if we have
70 endure 1t, as year of war, will
present easier problems"
am the one whose head should
be cut off if we do not win this
war; Churchill said, and am
very ready that this should be SO.
because most OF the members of this
mouse would probably experience
an even more unpleasant fate at
the hands of the triumphant Hun"
Churchill said 1.-The loss Of fhe
Nile. Valley, the Suez Canal, and
Malta would be among the heaviest
blows we could sustain "
We are determined" he added.
TO fight for them with all of the
resources of the British empire and
we have every reason to believe
that we shall be successful
WAVELL'S FORCE
General (Sir Archibald) Wavell
mas under his orders at present
nearly half q million men, Chl,rc-
hill continued.
We intend to defend to the death
and without thought Of retirement
the valuable and highly offensive
outposts of Crete and Tobruk."
The British have been under siege
at Tobruk, on the coast of Llbya.
since April 9, when the axis armies
enclrcled that town and drove on tc
Egypt.
Let there be no feather headed
or defeatist talk about cutting our
losses in the middle east" Churc-
hill said.
The prime minister said the for
eign Office a year ago asked that
troops be sent 30 Iraq
We had not the troops" he add
ed.
He said the Habbaniya garrison.
which has been under siege by
lraqi forces, on Tuesday had at
tackled their besiegers, capturing 2s
officers, 408 men and inflicting 1,O00
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Germany to Open
Border TO France
10 Vital Supplies

VICHY, May 7 (UP)- Germany
has agreed to open the border be-
tween occupied and unoccupied
France Immediately to permit pas
sage of fcod-stuffs, coal, iron and
other merchandise, it was announc-
ed today.
The agreement was reached as
result of negotiations in Paris by
Vice Premier Admiral Jean Fran
co.'s Darlan, it was said. .f
The inter-zone border also will
be-, opened to passage of persons
gravely ill or suffering death in
their families. Stocks and bonds
sRlso may pass through the zones.
A communique said discussions
now had begun to reduce the cost
to France of maintaining the Ger
man army of occupation.
The announcement followed dis
closure that Darlan and chief of
state Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
had arranged a dramatic emergency
meeting to discuss French German
relations and a possible reconsti-
tuition of the Vichy cabinet in the
interests of French-G German Co
operation"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Churchill FIays Critic.
Wins Confidence Ballot

casualties on the enemy.
simultaneously, our air force at
tackled reinforcements which were
on the way pc said.
Churchill spoke at the end cf a.
two-day debate after Lloyd George
had criticized the governments pol
icy and had complained that For
eiRn Secretary Anthony Eden, in
his speech yesterday failed to en-
tighten the hotsse regarding British
relations with TuIkey, Spain and
Vichy
SAYS TURKS FALSE
Lloyd George charged that Turk
cy had permitted German troop
ships to pass through the Bos-
phorus and the Dardanelles to seize
tie Greek islands ia the eastern
Mediterranean.
He criticized EdeA's remarks that
Turkey was loyal to its treaty OF
mutual defense with Britain.
Lloyd George attacked the gov
ernment for not giving the public
sufficient news of the Greek and
Llbyan campaigns.
We suffered severe wounds, pain
ial and serious but not fatal in my
Judgment but grave If neglected"
Lloyd George said. Bat the nation,
before it can help-and it has to dc
great deal more to help than it
has done-must know the facts, the
real facts"
WARNS OF JAPAN
Lloyd George warned Britain
must hold on until the United
States is ready with equipment.
He warned that Japan would size
the first opportunity to wrest con-
troll OF the Pacific from the Unit
ed States.
He said that the United States
how was giving only IL per cent of
It's national income TO the war.
She is not yet stripped for
war; he said
II America is going to enable us
ilfst TO catch up and then go be-
yond the Germans she has got to
do definitely more than any indi-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
Mason Ana|yzes
Stains Crisis

encirclement of Turkeys European
frontiers when they entered Greece,
JugoSlavia was invaded and Hun
garys troops seized Jugoslav terri
tory
1t is impossible for a dictator to
remain in Seclusion while suffer-
ing such rapid series of rebuffs
without endangering his own posi-
ton at home. 1t would seem that
Stain has been forced to appear in
public as the open director OF
Russias policy because in so criti-
cal a situation he cannot afford
to sit back and receive secondhand
reports regarding the trend of events
and the opinions of his Communist
confederates.
BY engaging Japan in a neutral
ity pact, Stain relieved Russias
eastern frontier Of attack. thus
causing a crack in tne triple alli-
ance and SO again warning Ger
many. What these cumulative
events mean in terms of future Rus
sian action is question that is yet
unansWerable and for that reason
Stain now appears in person on
the bridge, trying to pierce the fog.
NOT INDIFFERENT
1t is impossible to dismiss the
matter by saying Russia is resolved
to remain quiecent. That means be-
coming Indifferent tc happenings
in the world and Stain already has
shown by his actions since March
that he is far from indifferent.
Reports are circulating in Europe
that Stain intends TO join the Axis.
But it was recently stated in Mos
COW that Russia had declined such
an invitation last autumn.
If Stain now were to reconsider
his former refusal, the reason with
in as we'll as outside Russia would
be attributed to fear, even if there
were some territorial recompense.
Stain would have to give tacit
recognition to Hitlers overlordship
which would not be good for Stains
own home reputation.
The alternative is not necessarily
Russia'S entrance into the war at
this time. A somewhat bolder Rus
sian diplomatic front might well
appeal to Stain to protect Russia's
Black Sea and Dardanelles inter-
ests, as a move short of war.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
BY III. l.. PERCY

LONDON, May 7 (UP)-British
empire forces have driven the Iraqi
beseigers from their positions at
the Habbaniyah air field west OF
Baghbad and have occupied key
post on the Iraq oil pipe line, it
was announced today.
The fresh evidence of an improved
military situation in Iraq was partly
offset, however, by rising anxiety
at the possibility of a sudden Ger
man move in the middle east, pos
sibly through French Syria.
1t was reported that Britain was
keeping a night and day watch
throughout the eastern Mediterran-
can for signs that German transport
planes were carrying troops to Irau
directly or were preparing for an
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
British Declare
lruqi in Flight

attempt to land troops in Syria
Announcement of British successes
in 1raq came through a royal air
force communique issued at Cairo.
In Iraq the situation in the
area surrounding the royal air force
station at Habbaniyah is much
easier" it said.
Our night patrols found enemy
positions on the edge of the es-
carpment unoccupied. The plateau
due south of the cantonment is
reported clear of rebels.
"On the approach of one of our
reconnaissance aircraft insurgents
who were occupying a post ON the
pipe line signified a wish to sur
render by waving a white flag
subsequently the post was occupied
by our ground troops"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-07
BY ]. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

Josef Stains emergence from his
curtained post of dictator to take
over the Russian premiership points
to his realization of the dangers
threatening both Slavic influences
and his own personal prestige thru
German successes in southeastern
Europe. There are indications, too,
of divided opinions among the
higher commissars which Molotov
as prime minister apparently could
not control.
The duties of prime minister
include formulation of basic pol
icies and reconciliation of diverg-
ent views among his advisers. Until
Germany began her Balkan push,
RuSsia's policy was comparatively
simple. There was little room for
division among the commissars, per-
mitting Molotov to handle affairs
while Stain played his favorite role
of secret manipulation, as unap-
proachable as the czars.
DIFFERENT NOW
Since Adolf Hitler started to ex-
tend his domination of Europe
southeastWard, however, Russia has
fhlt increasingly the danger to
herself. Stain gave o. ders from his
concealment within the Kremlin
that Russia's displeasure should be
made manifest.
Four diplomatic warnings in less
than two months were given the
fuehrer, without, however, produc-
ing the slightest effect. The first
was RusSias intimation to Sofia,
made public on Marcn 4, of Stalin's
displeasure over the entrance OF
German troops into Bulgaria.
The second was Russias assur-
ance to Turkey of sympathy an6
friendship if Turkey were compelled
to defend her vital interests. The
third was Russia's approval of the
coup d'etat in JugoSiavia. The fourth
was Russia's warning to Hungary
when Hungarian troops entered
Jugoslavia, that Hungary, herself
might be torn to bits.
IGNORED BY BERLIN
All of these indications of Stalin's
diSquietude were ignored in Berlin.
The German troops remained N
Bulgaria, the Germans completed