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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
Me-, The
Negro
sY WILLIAM L. sHERRllL

and privileges. l know it is dis
heartening to millions OF weaker
peoples whose loved ones die daily
in a dozen battle areas of the world
because they believe they fight for
their own freedom as well as the
freedom of all mankind But the
truth of this statement is borne out
by Winston Churchills speech be-
fore the House Of Commons in
which he confessed, that inspite of
the Atlantic Charter or the high
sounding platitudes mouthed by
himself, he. Winston Churchill, has
not become the kings first min
lister in order to preside over the
liquidation Of the British Empire"
X X x
The nerve of Mr.. Churchill. He
would never have dared make this
statement a few months ago when
the Axis were at the very gates
Of Britain, and British troops were
on the run everywhere. No. What
he did in those dark days. was
meet in mid-Atlantic with the
President Of our country and prom
Use the people of the world free
dom. Yes, freedoms of all kinds.
Help yourself to freedom don't
take one. take two, three, four. Peo-
pie must be free from domination
by others, he said; they must have
the right to live their own lives.
These promises were alright for
then but now things are diff
ferent, Craftsmanship and diplom-
acy at that time demanded that the
millions dominated and exploited
by the British Empire be told some
thing to encourage them 70 fight.
Hence the great Atlantic Charter"
4 4 4
Now these millions are fighting
in dozen battle areas of the world.
The fortunes of war are turning
slightly in favor of the United Ma
lions. Things are not as dark as
they once were. Mr.. Churchill feels
therefore that Now it can be told"
Now We can let India know that
Great Britain has no intentions OF
giving her freedom. Africa can
know now that she will still re-
main under the heels of her mas
ters 1t matters not what he prom
ised at the beginning of the war, as
diplomat and statesman all was
said for sake Of king and country.
Mr.. Willkie said that everywhere
he travelled abroad, small nations
feared the Atlantic Charter did not
apply to them. 1t appears from Mr..
Churchills recent speech before the
House of Commons, that their fears
were well founded.
X X 4
For a specimen Of sheer hypocrisy
and brazen audacity that must
amaze even God. | point you to
Winston Churchill. who has been
seized with an acute attack of NOR
al hysteris over the Empire de-
signs of Germany and Japan yet
when his pain subsidies long enough
for him to get his breath says, we
have no intentions of '1iquidating
the British Empire"
When dishonesty on the part OF
statesmen becomes accepted as q
principle and diplomacy lives out
side the moral law. where else can
civilization be headed but toward
disaster? We have the decline and
fall Of Babylon, Greece and Rome
by reason OF the very same prin-
ciple, tc teach the statesmen of the
world the dangers they invite, but
they seem never to learn. II Mr.
Churchill speaks for the United
Nations, we fight the same old fight
for power, we carry on the same old
- - T..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
POLL TAX TYRANTS

War against freedom and democracy has been
declared in the Senate of the United States. The
poll tax senators have made joint declaration to
the world that they will hold up this gObal war and
risk the enslavement of the American people rather
than acquiesce in the majority will to abolish the
fascist instrument by which vast millions of citizens
are denied the right to VOTE These poll tax senators
are traitors to their country, to the cause of the
United Nations and to the faith which inspired the
great champions of human freedom throughout
history.
Believing like mad bulls the Dixie senators are
trying desperately to drown out the truth and to
obscure the essential facts contained in the anti
poll tax ISSUE Senator Bilbo and others have tried
to brighten the Senate and the American public into
believing that the poll tax issue is no more than
Negro issue. They have appealed to the prejudices
of the ignorant and to the fears of the more for
tunate They have sidestepped the fact that whereas
four million Negroes were dsfranchsed by the poll
tax more than six million poor whites of the South
are in the same rotten boat.
Here is abundant proof of how far southern
tyrants will go to keep their dark brothers in the
ditch. They are willing to sacrifice six million
whites rather than recognize the true citizenship
of Negro Americans. They would, by the same
token and with the logic be willing to surrender
to Hitler tomorrow, if they but believed that by
winning the war the American Negro would be
liberated. They would cancel out the lives of their
own sons who dying on the battle fronts of the
world rather than the emancipation of the Negro
today just as their fathers did before them in the
Civil war.
The true nature of their treachery must be
faced by all who love democracy. These traitors
must be fought, literally and figurativey, and they
must be crushed not for the sake of Negroes alone
but for the sake of human freedom in the modern
world. The poll tax senators represent the van
guard Of the fascist bloc in America who are ready
to destroy every vestige of democracy for white
and black alike.
1t is time for Americans to wake up and recog-
nze the real enemies of this country and the demo-
cratic ia tn upon which it was founded. The poll
tax fight has brought the rattesnakes out in the
open and in the frenzy of their opposition they have
barred their traitorous fangs for the world to see
There can be no compromise with these enemies and
there can be no peace. Unless these elements are
rooted up and cast out of our democracy, they will
grow stronger stir and rob Negroes and the common
people, regardless of race, of their heritage of lib
erty and freedom forever. 1t happened in two short
decades in Germany and in two more decades it can
happen here
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
Club Reporters
To Hear Speaker

The Publicity Committee OF the
Detroit Association of clubs will
hold its regular monthly meeting
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1870 pm. at the
club house. 1851 Brush street.
There will be a round table dis
cussion on club reporting. The
speaker will be Miss Roberto Ap-
plegate, club editor Of the Free
Press. Musical numbers will be
rendered. Miss Victoria Mccall will
preside. The speaker will be in.
trodueed by Miss Jeanette WEIGH.
All clubs are invited to send
their reporters and other interested
persons are welcome.
Mrs. Leila Hendricks, chairman Of
the Press and Publicity committee.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28

Mr.. Montagu examines the psy
geological and biological factor
associated With race and points GU
hat many snthropologists hav,
wrongly accepted the concept o
ace. Geneticists today know tina
there is no proof OF mental abilit,
and cultural achievement being as.
ISOLATED with the genes which de.
termine skin color, hair form. nose
shape or any other physical charac.
ter" The author examines briefly
the examples Of race mixture In
Hawaii. in Australia. in Tahiti and
India-white and white
crosses in this country. No evidence
has been found to support the Idea
that race mixture results in an in
ferior stock.
The final chapter OF the book is
called Rae and Democracy" and
emphasizes the need for improving
our democracy so that all may share
in its benefits. Mr.. Montagl be-
l.eves that through education false
ideas OF race may gradually be
eliminated. There Is a short Intro
duction by Aldous Huxley who
emphasizes the importance OF the
authors theory that individuals in
their race prejudices reflect the
Illustrations of early life. The book
is short and to the point and in
plain language rejects the mistaken
ideas on race which have been so
widely accepted.
A new magazine, Negro Digest,
has Just made its bow. Published in
Chicago 1t is a digest OF articles
and comment about the Negro. In
cluded in this first issue are articles
by Walter White. Carl Sandburg.
Horace Mann Bond, Langston
Hughes. Rev. Bernard She'll. Louis
Martin. 10 Sinclair, Roland Hayes
and Quen Reynolds.
The magazine reflects a careful
choice Of material; the articles are
condensed briefly but the meat is
there. II is pocket size with a red.
white and blue cover It seels for
IS cents and is published at 1907
South Parkway, Chic4go.
y n =
Walter Davenport has an article
on the Negro in Golfers for No
vember 81. Entitled. The Negro
Lifts His Head" the article outlines
the situation In which Negroes find
themselves today. Problems in in
dustry, in the army. and in civilian
life are noted as is the South's at
titude that war or no war it will
make no changes in its sacrosanct
system Of racial division. Mr.. Day.
export handles his material fairly
although l would challenge his
statement that II "the professional
Kluxers and the salaried defend
ers" were to stop agitating, things
would be improved. By salaried de-
tenders ] suppose he means men
like Walter White. without whom
the efforts Of Negroes might be
more divided but certainly no less
directed to change. MIR. Davenport
states at the conclusion of his ar
ticle that the government has no
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
'CROSS THAT BRIDGE NOW Y
With The Post
OnQrtern1aSter
By CORP. GEO. HUBBARD


Since coming into the army over
twenty-one months ago, We find
that Detroit not only leads in arm
ament production but we think It
is near Gf not on top) as a leading
city with hospitality towards
soldiers.
The POM. detachment has had
various churches, womens clubs
and otheE benevolent organizations
to show appreciation to the armed
forces and to which we repeatedly
reaffirm: We're very grateful"
There are hundreds, probably
thousands who have gone out Of
their way to make the life of Negro
soldiers a bit happier. To those
and others and to husbands Of the
various women,s- organizations We
now send sincere and personal
thanks. We are aware of the i'm
portant part you're playing to-
wards helping the cause and we're
happy to express our thanks to you.
With a lot of moving and shift
ing around, the boys hardly know
what TO expect. It's a fact there's
something in the air. Sometime
in the near future, "theren be
some changes made"
1t is with pride that we con-
graduate Pyts. William Moore and
Blwin Nelson on their recent ap-
pointments to Officers Training
school. These boys have been ap-
pointed to attend the school at Fort
Benning, Ga. We wish them loads
of luck and hope they attain great
honors in the field.
Now that hunting season is here.
we find that we have some devo-
tees of the sport in the persons of
Sgt Gilbert -Shiflet, Pfc. John
Davis, Pvt. Henry Logan, Pfc.
Peter-Means,- ard=-Pfc.- Milton
WATSON along with Pvt. James
Ross. They can be seen most any
evening with their guns hunting
game. They're almost sure to
bring back a few rabbits on each
trip.
Pics. Leroy Clark, John Kennedy.
James Johnson and Pvt. James
Huff were heard to make the ex-
preston: ''lf l had known Detroit
was as much on time as it is, 1
would have started visiting that
city from the time l first came to
the army"
Private First Class Kennedy
makes weekly trips to Detroit.
while the other boys are there once
or twice a month. 1t is said that
the boys have met persons there
that make things worthwhile to
fight for.
Congratulations to Pvt. David
Dawson on his recent marriage to
that lovely young nurse from De-
troit We hope that this marriage
VIII be a great success.
Sgt Nathan Martin has made an
open declaration that he intends to
upset the romantic interests Of two
soldiers here. Pfc Floyd Dent is
now included in the list of cam
geniuses, his field :, transporta-
ton. He can tell you Just how
many rides you may expect to
catch hitch-hiking from here to
Chicago. His experience and re-
search in this field are amazing.
Pvt John Colquitt lays claim to
being the best bridge player he
ever saw. He learned the game a
month ago.
Seeing that it's the week Of
Thanksgiving. we should take this
time to give Thanks" for many
Of our blessed advantages. So long
CPL George Hubbard and Pfc.
William Pond.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28

existence a little over two years.
Our guest belongs to the Y. NJ.
C. A., Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity,
is a member Of the Legal Redress
Committee OF the NAAC.P, a
member Of the Speakers Bureau OF
the Community Fund, is on the
Sponsoring Committee Of the USO
and acts in an advisory capacity
10 Draft Board No, 2.
The Scruggses have beautiful
little daughter, Marie Louise, II
months old.
Ramon has always been interest
ed in public relations work, and
likes the idea Of migrating Ne
groes into new job fields.
Again the Chronicle takes grea,
pride in presenting TO you, one Of
Detroifs outstanding citizens.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28

As a private citizen, am not
supposed to lie -. but if I am
sent abroad as a diplomatic repre-
sentative, l am not only allowed
but expected to lie If it contributes
to the good and glory OF my
country.
As private citizen, I am not al
lowed TO steal but il l am
king or president. dictator or prime
minister. premier or secretary Of
state, can send soldiers into an
other country, (provided it is small
er or weaker) and exploit them,
steal from them, rob them. enslave
them and then lie to the
citizens OF my own country and
no one will think worse OF me for
what l am doing. Governments live
outside of moral law.
Washington, London, Moscow, as
well as Vichy, Berlin, Toxic, and
Rome, do things almost daily which
if done by an individual would
land him in jail or disgrace him
forever. l. diplomats paid any at
tention to the words: equity. ethics,
right. justice and honesty, the world
today would not be bathed In blood
and the flower of our manhood
would not be on its way to an I'M
timely grave. But it appears that
as soon as an individual becomes
member OF the governmental
family he is supposed to strip him
self of all moral standards. The
State, having no force short of war,
to compel it to obey certain moral
laws, has come to feel itself above
moral restraint.
X X x
Irealize that this is a terrible ar
raignment. l know that the thought
advanced here is appalling to those
who want to make themselves be-
lieVe that the leaders of the world
are growing better in their dealings
one with the other. and more con-
siderate' of weaker peoples rights
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
WINTER COAT BLUES
BY Ricardo Weeks flor AMP

Lawd, l wish l had a coat.
Wish | had a winter coat.
Cause winters in de air.
An l CANT go nowhere
Papa tole me TO stay in.
Why must people be so POT
Why must pappy be so po'?
An what's he ever done
To never have nc mon'2
Maybe his color made it so.
Now he's on home relief.
Look, Lawd, he's on home relief
Oh, | need a coat,
A winter overcoat.
Cause papa always says, stay inl
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
OLD JIM CROW MUST GO
By William Henry Huff
Ia ANDN

I'm sick and tire of old Jim Crow;
Why don't we bury him?
tell you now that guy must go
You've had your day and done your
dirt,
The demons want you now:
'Tis time for you to feel that hurt
Come on and take your bow.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
POETS
CORNER
MERRY-GO-ROUND
(Colored Child at Carnival)
BY Langston Hughes
(From SHAKESPEARE IN
HARLEM for ANpl

Where is the jim crow section
On this merry-go-round,
Mister, cause want to ride:
Down south where l come from
White and colored
Can't sit side by side.
Down south on the train
There's a Jim crow car,
On the bus we're put in the back
But there amt no back
To a merry-go-roundl
Where's the horse
For a kid that's blackf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

pY WHAT logic, then, do they
- oppose the Smith bill, which
without abrogating any of labor's
"gains," would prohibit ALL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
Loop Parking Abuses

IF PARKING METERS are to be tested here they should
be tested first in the Loop district where at present it
is virtually impossible to park unless you are
truck driver and then you park double.
An unbiased poll of local public opinion indicates
meters should be given trial. The only tangible oppos
ton to them that in Hamtramck their presence resulted
in charges of corruption the part of civic officials.
In Detroit there is earthly reason they should
provide temptation to public morals.
They have been so widely publicized over SO long
period that only the veriest Ounce in public office would
dare to exploit them.
The Council approved them.
The Mayors Traffic Committee approved them
The Retail Merchants Association approved them.
Downtown department store and office owners
approved them.
TODAY in downtown Detroit of the most persistent
traffic annoyances is the practice of double parking
on busy thoroughfares.
This abuse creates informal bottlenecks that snag
traffic and impede the smooth flow of traffic through the
busy sections of Detroit
Chances are that with parking meters installed
downtown double parking would be automatically
eliminated
Such elimination would enhance efficiency of local
transportation and local transportation is intimately tied
up with orderly output of materials from here to the
fighting lines of the United States Army and Navy
BARKING METERS may be impractical for city the
size of Detroit. We shan't know until have tried
them
Let's try them now-downtown. Let's select the
meters having the highest approval by Detroit Edison
engineers
If they don't prove up we can eliminate them with
out cost to the city,
If they prove sound they will assist substantially in
clearing Detroit highways for their most important pres
ent functon-the function Of getting materials out
of here rapidly possible to the destinations where
they will be valuable for American soldiers and
sailors and marines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

keep the expenses Of the opera
ton down. But of course these
are details that would require
considerable consideration after
the lottery is assured.
WE KNOW for a fact that
w some high financial authori-
ties, connected with the govern
ment have been seriously dis
cussing the idea of lottery for
some time. To tell you the truth,
we thought a bill would be Of
fered in Congress ere this pro-
viding for the lottery, but maybe
the sponsors got cold feet. 1t is
curious how, in the greatest
gambling nation in the world,
the mention of the very word
lottery causes some folks TO
shudder.
Until the war, we had a boot
leg lottery going in this country
that had wide appeal. ONLY il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

The biggest moving Job in the
city's history is the way Chi
cagoans describe the m S
movement April / of the rail-
road retirement board from
over crowded Washington to
new offices in Chicago.
Hundreds of tons of equip
ment and records will be taken
from six buildings in the ma
tional capital 10 a 12-story build
ing purchased by the government
in Chicago TO house the board.
Trucks and workmen are 10
carry the furnishings to Wash
ington freight stations whence
the gigantic load will be con-
veyed to Chicago by train.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
DEfR0|Ts TIMES

Published every Week DAY Evening and
sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company at 1925 Times Square. Detroit,
Mich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

Steel companies and the fed
eral government allotted ap-
proximately S1,100,000,000 for
expansion of the steel output in
1941 and 1912, according to the
American Iron and Steel Insti-
tute.
The institute revealed that
steel companies alone. in 1871.
expended about 1926, 100000 for
new equipment and construction
and plan TO spend an additional
$3.50, 100000 this year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

was not called n lottery. 1t was
called the Irish Sweepstakes
and it is known that millions of
dollars went out of the United
States every year for tickets in
the sweepstakes. Yet if you
suggested legalizing a similar
enterprise here and keeping the
money at home. you were apt 10
incur severe glanceS.
Maybe we will draw some for
our lottery thought
Copyright, 1912, by King Features
Distributed by International News segice
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23
War Relief Lottery Urged
By Runyon Despite Chances
BY DAMON RUNYON

ONE Of the most laudable of
" all war efforts is raising
funds for relief of families of
soldiers and sailors. The men
and women who give their time
and talent to this endeavor are
entitled to the highest praise. 1t
is a great and necessary patri-
otto work.
And yet II seems a sad COM
mentary upon government
that is throwing millions and
millions of dollars into compare
lively trivial enterprises that
but for the efforts of civilians
the dependents of the men
fighting for the flag would be
sadly neglected. That no gov
ernmental provision has been
made for money TO take care
of this situation without outside
help.
We believe that here is
where a national wartime lot
terry would come in handy. 1t
would raise at the lowest calcu-
lation S100,000,0O0 a year
which could be devoted all or in
part to army and navy relief.
Some think the amount would
be much greater. but we are
using the hundred million as
minimum. If it should go beyond
that, so much the better.
THE most that can be raised
Il for a similar purpose by
benefits and prizefights and
other movements will not ex-
coed a couple of millions a year
at most and this after the most
desperate hard work by the
sponsors. The money must
necessarily be somewhat thinly
distributed as time goes on,
whereas with the vast revenue
that would be derived from
lottery, the relief could be on a
scale never before duplicated.
Some may argue against a lot
terry on moral grounds, but we
say that it is no more immoral
at any time than race track
gambling which is legalized in
many states, and that in this
emergency. and for the purpose
mentioned il is as moral as the
bingo that is practiced in some
churches and the prize drawings
that take place regularly in
many movie theaters under va
riuuS names.
Moreover, practically every
dollar involved in a lottery now
adays would go back TO the gov
eminent not only directly in
profits but indirectly in taxes.
1t would get the most of all the
larger prize money right off the
bat.
The government would be
helping the families of the men
who serve it while helping itself.
IT IS our idea that the lottery
L tickets should be scaled down
as low as a few cents to increase
the buying appeal, and that
there should be a drawing at
least twice a month as long as
the war lasts. The amount Of
the prizes is something that
would be determined later. of
course, but some system should
be devised TO make the prizes
quite numerous.
Naturally. the lottery would
be government controlled and
government operated and by
methods that would prevent. il
such a thing is possible under
our system, the injection of
politics.
1t should. perhaps, be under
the treasury department. The
sale of tickets might be through
! the post offices of the nation to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-23

SUBSCRIPTION rates Gin advance) by mail
- any place IN The United states. Canada
or Mexico Con Canadian subscriptions add
10 per cent for war tax.