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crowds, dispensing an edutation
with varying degrees of efficiency"
AT Lincoln University Dr.. Dubois
saw "the chance of establishing a
real University, a Negro university
not in the sense that it is teaching
Negro science or merely Negro
mathematics. but in the larger and
roader sense that here science and
education are being so administer.
ed that the place of the Negro in
the world and his relation to the
body of his fellow human being
made clear; and a fertile starting
point prepared for a democracy of
human culture which will make
peace in the world not only possi-
BILE but profitable for all men,"
UNITES EVOLVING
Because Negroes at American
colleges and other colored people
are thinking, now ''unities" are E.
volving. These are a unity of the
working classes everywhere, a unity
of the colored races, new unity
of men. The proposed economic
solution of the Negro problem In
Africa and America has turned
he thoughts of Negroes towards d
realization OF the fact that the
1odern white laborer of Europe and
America has the key to the Serfdorn
of black folk, in his support OF
militarism and colonial expansion
He is beginning to say to these
workingmen that, so long as black
laborers are slaves, white laborers
cannot be free Already there are
signs in South Africa and the
United States of the beginning OF
understanding between the two
classes.
TN a conscious sense of unity a.
mong races there is today only Q
growing interest. There is slowly
arising not only a curiously stron2
brotherhood of Negro blood
throughout the world but the COM
mon cause Of the darker races a.
gainst the intolerable assumptions
Of the Europeans has already found
expressions. Most men III this
world are colored. A belief in hu-
manity means a belief in colored
men.
"The future world will, in all
iE9Isonable probability. be Wlhat
colored men make it. In order Tor
this colored world to ccme into its
heritage, must the earth again be
drenched in the blood Of fighting
snarling human beasts. or Will
Reason and Good VIII prevail?
That such may be true, the cfarac-
ter OF the Negro race is the best
and greatest hope; for its normal
condition it is at once the strong
est and gentlest of the races OF
men: 'semper novi quid eX Atri-
ca"
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that they can reel
their pontAa
andec questions which face the
especially in business to the extern
that mustb become makers as well job seekers
To boys and girls in the art OF thrift
brotherhood of
To build a frmer racalfO pOSterity.
the compete
with those Of technique other
dependable
times that alone will be able
realizing these
points and respect to sug
readers in regard to rendering better service
weekly published in which views
are opinions shall not reflect iii
vay the opinion of The INDEX
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complete absence of Negro wit
nesses to lyrcllings.
A situation is recalled where the
community claimed that a Negro
being pursued by a mob for alleg-
edly having committed a heinous
rrime committed suicide when he
saw the mob coming. The posse
was admittedly heavily armed but
disclaimed any primary intention
of killing the Negro. There were no
NEGRO witnesses-if there had been
they could have probably been too
frightened to deny the story told
hy the authorities even If there
had been Justification for so do
ing.
SWORE IN MOB
Another technique noted was
that used by certain sheriffs. They
would deputiZe the mob. Then II
the accused Negro tried to out
distance his pursuers he could be
forcibly stopped. If incidentally or
accidentally he was killed it would
be changed to resisting officers OF
the law. Still another technique
was for the legal authorities to
promise the mob that the accused
would be given a speedy trial ana
summarllv dealt with if they would
desist from lynching him.
This has been spoken of as
LEGAL lynching"-- anyway the
state is saved from the stigma Of
having its name on the Lynch
ing Record" 1t is not claimed that
these types OF advoidance are still
heing practiced. however, the pos
sibility is worth investigating be-
fore it is definitely admitted that
lvnchings are on the decrease.
OFTEN SHOW DELIBERATtON
Lynchings are not always the re-
suits of hysteria or sudden out
bursts of emotion due to the shock
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their everyday pursuits for liven-
hood and pleasure. Accustomed to
the habits OF city living, ! sneered
at their existence. l since have
learned that they, in their COM
mon pursuits of life and the salts
faction of their immediate desires
of life, "had something there" It
made me wonder more: What is
the true design of happy life and
what is happiness, in reality?
Volumes upon volumes in public
and private libraries fail to salts
fly our desire to answer that ques-
tfon. History reveals time after
time again that no man was for
ever happy, really not long happy.
Those who resolved upon a ca
reer of devotion to the ideal of
love from either sexual or purely
idealistic points Of view usually
found themselves entirely spent of
energy and finally, bereft of the
necessities of life due tC dire devo-
ton to such a cause, were unhap-
py. Yet, human love is the most
sought-after thing in the universe.
Those who resorted to whole
sale drink as a matter of forget
ting the intricacies of life usual
ly found that their problems in
creased in their own horizon after
the drink died down and that
while in the stupor of intoxication
they had lost golden opportunities.
Those who turned to gambling as
an instrument of slight work for
major gain found that it NEVER
pays in the end-that the habit is
a curse unto itself in endeavors,
high and low.
Those who ate and crammed
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HE ISN'T EXACTLY A BUM.
IT'S his appearance that gives you
the idea.
He makes some sort Of living
selling razorblades and anything
else you might ask him to bring
you.
He'll even promise to bring you
a carton OF cigarettes at reduced
rates. But he wants the money in
advance. And if you advance him
the cash, you may not see him
again In 10 days.
He'll have an alibi when you
catch up with him. He'll say he's
been in Jail, but knows where he
can get the smokes if you let him
have a little more money.
Well, he stopped by the news
desk the other night, as usual, to
ask for paper. If he can't sell
you anything. he is certain to ask
for "one of your papers"
He got the paper, and his eyes
fell on the headline telling about
the student food strike" on the
Tuskegee Institute campus.
We'll, what do you know about
that he says, chuckling to himself.
THE boys amt getting enough to
eat at place where they don't do
nothing but raise food
"Oh, they're getting plenty to eat"
I said.
"What they kicking about, then?"
'"They don't like the idea of eat
ing so much of the same kind OF
food so often, and don't like the
way they get that" answered.
"How do you know? You amt
down there" he tells me.
"I only heard. BY the grapevine
route"
This man who looks like a bum
and peddles razorblades, rubbed his
rough hands over his bearded face.
81 don't know nothing about the
food at Tuskegee, but 1 know about
some of the other colleges"
1 told him. he didn't look like a
man who'd been to college. And I
told him doubted if he'd ever been
through a college.
He found a big crack In the floor,
took good aim, and spit. knew
then he was getting ready for
long talk.
st used 20 travel with college
football team, sort of handy man,
kept watch over equipment. And
whenever made a trip with the men
they took me right with them in the
dining room to eat"
He hit that crack again, right in
the middle.
''The first time I ever ate ruta-
baga was at college" he continued,
a wide smile splitting his face.
"Our team was down in Mississippi
to play a game and that night at
supper these guys put rutabagas
and hash on the table.
"sure, we ate it. We had to. But
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
FROM MY STUDY
, WINDOW
COURAGE As Well As Caution
cessions already gained.
PATIENCE DEMANDED

cessions already gained.
PATIENCE DEMANDED
We have been counselled that
prudence demands patience and
the assurance that in due time
things will work themselves out.
Particularly are we warned against
a leadership that calls spade a
spade and demands that unctious
words be translated into policies
and deeds. Too many leaders in
both the white and Negro groups
in the South forget that caution
simply means careful survey OF
the road before responding to the
signal to go. When that signal is
flashed, then safety Is the only
limit to full speed ahead.
1t was courage that put Atlanta
for many years almost in the fore
front of progress in the field of
interracial cooperation and good
will. Through it the interracial
commission was born; the wounds
of a nasty race riot were healed;
the committee on inter-churcn CO.
operation sprang into being: the
Atlanta Student Council was form
ed making it possible to lower, if
not remove, racial barriers in youth
gatherings and discussions in the
fields of religion, education and
art: a bond issue, notorious for its
discrimination against third of
the population of the city in its
provisions Lfor adequate school
facilities exchanged pulrNts and
inter1Qcial non-segregated forums
were held.
TOOK GREAT COURAGE
These things resulted not from
merely the preaching, but the prac-
tees of good will. 1t took not
only knowledge and wisdom but
great courage to bring these things
to pass. Many of them have disap-
peared or been shorn of their
strength as factors in the solution
of the problem of the races In
center like Atlanta, not because
they were radical or untimely, but
because OF a waning of courage on
the part Of our leaders. 1t Is not
less of caution but more of "guts"
that we stand in pitiful need Of
today. We can be so prudent and
cautious that we shall fear and
tremble and quake at every signal
for forward move.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
BY REV. JOHN CLARENCE
WRIGHT

TOO OFTEN WHEN you hear
man courselling caution, he is just
using an attractive cloak for his
ladk of courage. No one would
condemn caution. 1t is one OF the
cardinal virtues, and the word is
itself as respectable and as highly
esteemed as the idea it denotes.
It's root meaning is ito be on ones
guard, to take care" Further defi-
milton is "weariness, consisting in
careful attention to the probable
effects of measure, and a judi
cious course of conduct to avoid
failure or disaster"
One adopting Sucn an attitude
towards the proposals, problems
and decisions which he meets with
and must make daily, is considered
a wise man even if he is unletter-
ed. There is a comfortable sense of
security in his leadership, and
those who follow him are usually
reasonably certain that he carefully
secuted any road he advises them
to travel.
BECOMES A VICE
But like every other virtue Of this
one is pushed too far it becomes
a vice. For prudence carried far
enough becomes timidity, which is
a dangerous weakness; and if you
keep on pushing it until it becomes
a fixed habit of action regardless
of attendant circumstances YOU
have cowardice.
Caution pushed to that extreme
too frequently is the dominant note
in our approach to the tremendous
problems of adjustment between
the white and black ethnic groups
in America, and especially in the
South. For decades forward steps
in the direction of cooperation
which might have led to better un-
derstanding have been impeded by
timid souls in both groups who
have mistaken their lack of cour-
age for caution.
For over half century We have
been "cautioned' not to try to walk
before we have learned to creep.
We have been warned that a too
ambitious program for the sour
ing of citizenship rights guaranteed
under the constitution would re-
suit in the loss of valuable con-
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mean any more
than that these
were all of the
mob deaths un-
questionably es-
tablished as
facts. The writer
of the Difficult
ties encountered
in v e L f Y ing
lynchings a n d
also the sensi-
t i V e n e s S of
.,4n4oc l. 90 +
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
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and STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS

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This tried and true medicine should make
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Don't be an EASY MARK and ac-
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The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
CORNUCOPIA IN "a TREE

WILSON, N. G. = (CJ-Ihree
Negro tenant farmers went out and
cut a big dead pine tree to use for
firewood. At the top Of the tree in
a little dead hollow they found a
nest OF squirrels. Under the squir-
rel nest they found three racoonS
and caught one of them. Right
under the coon's nest they found
Two beehives, that contained about
100 lbs. of pure honey. Then, when
they began to cut the tree up, a
nice. fat possum jumped out. And
uaey caught that too,
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
Live a Healthier, Happier, Life

Thousands Of men and women won
der why backache bothers them -
why they have to visit the bathroom
often at night why flow is scanty
and sometimes smarts and burns.
Any one of these symptoms may
mean that your kidneys and bladder
need attention now before these minor
symptoms may develop into serious
trouble.
To flush out excess waste poisons
and acid from kidneys, soothe your
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Trent Clarifies
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NGonIinuG0 from i age OneD
where separation of races has pre-
vailed 1t is with an eye 10 the
future when the boom period of war
production will have died out, that
the departments plans are being
made. The agency itself will have
jurisdiction over the tenant selec-
ton and management.
NO DIFFICULTY EXPECTED
No difficulty is expected in the
tenant selection in the areas Where
Negroes and whites live in the
same neighborhoods, but in Other
sections the same general rulings
are expected to apply as exist in
the communities where the projects
are to be constructed.
Already, under the war depart
ment. several buildings projects
have been approved and are eX-
pected to get under way immediate
ly.
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Negroes must not be embittered
against everything and everybody
On the assumption that the white
man is bitter against him. The
white man is hungry like the Ne
gro and hunger makes men do
strange things and sometimes very
selfish things. A little prejudice
and a lot of hunger make a bad
combination for a minority group
to solve.
MISEDUCATION BLAMED
Finally miseducation is one Of
the explanations of the Negroes
plight. Our educational machinery
has not been geared to industrial
education but to liberal education.
We have for the most part forsaken
the field of the industrial arts. In
other words Negro education is SO
invariably bound up with the lib
eral arts that the country has not
made very large provisions for the
skilled Negro worker. Industrial
education has not had a chance
in this country among Negroes.
Liberal education has.
Even today Negroes cannot be
brought to see the possibilities in
retrieving lost ground in the sphere
of skilled labor. For every Negro
who sees the possibilities in this
field there are hundred who mag
Nifty the impossibilities. If we had
ten times as many skilled work.
ers it would be ten times as hard
to exclude us. Prejudice, hunger,
miSeducation, triplets of trouble!
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Satisfaction

MANKIND is NEVER salts
fled with itself. Hence, the never
ending turmoil of personal and
impersonal affairs. 1t makes one
ponder on the scheme of life.
When this columnist was with.
in the walls of
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O n e O f o IL r
well-known ed,I-
cational instituh
tions, he, like
thousands o f
other illusioned
and so-chlled
a M b i t i o u S
youngsters, re-
solved himself to
a huge money.
,o1oIin~ naTanIi
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-25
Some Remarks
About Lynching

THE SMALL NUMBER Of lynch
ings reported for l940 appear en-
couraging on the surface. AS
matter Of fact the reports may not
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BETWEEN THE LINES

There are three main explanations
of this recurrent trouble.
The first is, prejudice, the thing
we are too prone to overlook in
our drive against segregation. Our
constant drive against segregation
and our apparent indifference to
prejudice is not going to get us
very far. Our machinery of ap-
proach is geared to protest segre-
cation and discrimination; but it
gives lite attention to prejudice
the master principle of the whole
phenomenon. Prejudice is a matter
Of the heart, and until this is
reached hopes for the future are
not reSeate.
HUNGER SECOND FACTOR
The second factor in OUR cur1< 1T
labor trouble is hunger. There is
the great temptation to overlook
the fact that the attempt of white
labor unionists TO exclude Negroes
is not a matter of meanness in the
white man. 1t is quite easy to
attribute everything to the white
mans heartlessness and leave the
matter there. The fact is, there are
lot of hungry white people in
this country and they would ex-
clude the Negro not that they love
the Negro less, but that they love
their loved ones more.
Cannibals eat human beings not
because they are mean or sinful;
but because they are very hungry
And for this same reason the
white faborites will turn and rend
their Negro comrades. 1t is not SO
much meanneSs involved in these
spacious labor tactics it is rather
hunger.
Blood is not the only thing thick
er than water. Color is thicker
when hungry white man and a
HUNGRY Negro are standing in the
work line. Many of those white
laborers have the greatest synpa-
thy for the excluded Negroes.
Many of them are cognizaat of
the inhumanity involved In the
Negroes exclusion. But their hunger
gets the better of their sympathies,
Evening star., 1941-05-21

FREE PARKING Few Doors Up Sth st.
We Accept Equitable, Mutual and Post
Exchange Orders.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-04
British Note
 Increased Axis Pressure Africa

CAIRO, April 2 lP) - The Brit iSh acknowledged a slightly in creased pressure by the Axis military power in LIbya, even as their victorious forces in east Africa pursued the Italians on two major fronts, hopeful of speedy knockout blow. The inn perial forces declared they have virtually cornsred some 100000 Italians in the East African cam paign and have destroyed Musso- lini's empire.
 Acknowledgment of the Axis activity in Libya was noted brief ly in a communique that said Brit ish advance elements northeast of Mesa Brega were withdrawing before, in fact, which the British called reconnaissance in force"
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-04
Mexican Cunboat Guarding Axis
 Ships Mexico

MEXICO CITY, April 1 (A') - A reliable source in the Mexican Navy ministry said orders were issued to marines and customers guards at Veracruz and Tampico to place 12 German and Italian ships under protective custody The Mexican gunboat Quertaro which has been patrolling in the Gulf of Mexico was reported steaming toward Tampico with a hundred marine to board the 9 Italian ships and one German thsre. The Querato will remain there as a precaution against any dash of the ships for the open sea Two Axis ships at Vera Cruz will be taken over by other forces.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-04
lst Bridges Hear
 ing Without Full Authority of Law

WASHINGTON, April ? lPl = Advised by J. Edgar Hoover that the first deportation pro- ceedings against Bridges were conducted without full authority of the law, the House appropria- tions committee declared who ever was responsible should be brought to account"
 Hoover said Dean Landis who conducted the first Bridge hear ng, appointed contract labor examiner and not an immigration inspector with no statutory au- thority, conferring on the con tract labor examiner the power to administer paths. The Landis proceedings resulted in the can- c-llation of Secretary Perkins de portation order previously issued against Bridges.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-04
Italian Mediation Conversations Lead to Nothing

BELGRADE, April 2 f4' The Italian legation spokesman an nounced that certain conversa- tions" between Italy and Yugo- slavia which lsd to reports of possible mediation by Mussolini in the Yugoslav-German crisis attained no result and no neg citations are now in progress
 The Yugoslav government maintained a restrained attitude toward the Nazi press and radio attacks, as intense diplomatic act ivity over it's relations with the Axis was indicated by Yugoslav minister to Berlin Ivo Andric, who, after ? days in Belgrade, to report personally to his super iors, started back for Berlin last night. German minister to Bel grade, Victor Von Heeren s still in Berlin.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-04
WEDNESDAY Telegraph
Guilty Officials Be Handed Pass norts, Recalled

WASHINGTON, April ? lHo) = The United States Intelligence Service it was armed authorit- atively has concentrated efforts on determining whether any Ger man or Italian officials in this country instigated the wholesale sabotage which crippled most of the 30 Axis vessels seized in Am erican ports over the weekend. If complicity of any diplomatic or consular officials should be es- abolished, informed sources said the State Department was ready to take imm diate action and the guilty officials will be handed their passports or their prompt recall demanded.
 Elsewhere in the hemisphere the story is on that the seized ships were fired or scuttled by their Axis shipping crews, now in custody and of government in- vestigations being pushed with a threat of criminal prosecution,
 In the background since the week nd were the Is vessels talk en into custody by Latin Ameri- can nations, II of which were fir ed or scuttled and two having taken flight. In some cases the governments resorted to a stern CT show of force than the United States.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-04
TUESDAY Telegraph
Guns Of Nazis Leyelled At Yugoslayia

UNDATED, April l (P) - Ger man propaganda guns were turn ed against Yugoslavia with declar ations that the Balkan kingdom was ridden by ''uncontrollable gate inciters doing their work. German nationalists were insult ed and molested and the whole country is in state of turbul- ence," riValing tn outbursts az ainst Poland, shortly before Hit ler's military juggernaut invad- ed 1t. The criticism came from authorized Nazi quarters in Der lin which declared for the first time that they were unable to comment on furth.r political eV- ents.
 Belgrade asked whether this meant that the situation between Germany and Yugoslavia was now hopeless. The Germans said that this didn't necessarily fol- low, then listed the Nazi charges.
 Government circles in Bel grade, Yugoslavia's capital said that the new government was ser iously considering joining Russia and Turkey in a declaration of neutrality. These sources said that such a statement was propos ed by Russia but ignored by Prince Paul, the regent who was busted last week.