The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-05-23

Characterizing 1t as one man
oninion. Mapor Jeffries declared
Thursday that THE American peo-
Mo are becoming so scared OF the
fnture that they are revertlng 10
The fundamental law OF nature
self-prcscrvation.'
oThey are becoming little more
sharp. a little more selfish ne
said Il wonder II society isn't
breaking down into individuallsm
and affecting the social structure
of tho country
Taking issue with him Malco.m
" Bingay. Free Press editorlai
director. also speaker al me
Ga van shrine club luncheon IN
sisted that the accomplishing
American people We're giving one
Of The finest demonstrations OF me
workings OF democracy with iheir
present spirit Of sacrifice
Jcffries outlined the Cily's in.
creasinc problems. The weiehl OF
his argument was that the rapidly
mounting employment here was
aecravating transportation. educa-
ton and health problems and on
ton Of this was added he new
problem Of civilian defense.
In declaring that in his opinion
reonle we're growing Increasingly
sflhsh. Jeiiries said IF we become
100 10000 individualisis. We won
work together effectively as one
people. We think In terms Of
sacrifice and Inconvenience as II
applies 10 the other follow. We've
gown a liitlt soft
Bnray declared that the Mayor
was too close 10 the picture 10 he
truly philosophical about his
rouble. lIc recalled that 10 years
ago Detroit was being written M
as the city that was" while today
lin all parts Of the world. wherever
the lovers Of liberty i've. dynamic
Detroit stands up as The salvation
Of the world
As for the mounting sc.tishncss
the Mayor saw Biussv sai'iv-si'
may be inherent IN dll Of IL hul
there are 'hings that transcend ~
our love Of liberty. our homes and
Country +
He said That he had mover heard
any pro'osi against sacrifice aud
that all the American people were
asking WAS Get ready
Tho doctrine ~ demo- iacy VII
prevail" lie declared ard when
historians write OF the present
volumes Will be devoted to the
Twentieth Century rafle. De
troii"
We have hccome with tho advent
Of time aCutelv color conscious
and race conscious. This stste oi
mind was quito foseien % Us In
yearc gone. Not ihat We were I'M
aware az our darker fermentation
and racial extraction hut We had
becomc so oricnied into the be
liof Thar We We're an American citi-
zen ana woven into the fabric al
Anne ieanism that We gave but
small heed 20 what The other fell
low thought of us or about any diff
ference IN co'or and race
This dissertation brings us hack
10 the Mayors and Mr. Blnray's
dlyerconcy 81 We've on the state of
The American mind. 80 doubt both
of those gentlemen would be dcfi-
ni'ely SURPRISED and maylhp shock
cd IL hoy could delvc into he minds
OF The darker brother Americans
and discern tho ihourhf processes
OF lhcir inequalities although orr
Municipal chief Executive since The
Soiourncr Truth Housing matter
has caincd some know ledge OF the
channels ~ lhoneht through which
The Negro mind has acwer II he
has ncf ton 81 is time 10 ret busy
and find ont iu-i whai tho brother
Is thinking about FOR he othe Nccrol
is certainly thinking and hls
thoughts have assumed oven n
darker and eloomies attitude than
thai % our Mayor and not az ro-
scale picture ~ tho "Si2io 81 tho
American Mind" hold by tho dietin-
calshed lumnisi.
Since 1911. into this Of 1912.
and etpcclallv since snd during the
Devastating march Of the Worlds
war iord Tho Negro mind has been
in such state that hc IS truly
scared o. tho future that they arc
rover'inr 10 Tho fundamental law Of
nature solf-prcservatlon Yea
thev afc becoming little more
selfish and little more charm" in
that ihev feel that whatever Is 10
Income % them they must ~ necos-
sity look TO their own devices for
self-rrcscrvation.
Over 10 o0o ooo of dark Amcrl-
cans would gladly and willingly
think aud work alike with tho 9th
or millions ~ lighter hue. n ihev
were nor heirg driven into dan
rerous channels o. thought because
on tho constant evidences Of dis.