The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-26
Peoples
Daily Doiings
BY ISAAC JONES

| PRESIDENTS committee On foii
Employment Practice. and let the
colored and white girl typists
work together. Last Friday. one OK
the big officials OF the firm and
n representative OF the UOPWA
Union had :. meeting with the col
ored girls. They were told that
beginning Monday. Dec. 81. color
ed and white would work together
and that the colored tpyists work
had been satisfactory. The next
day, the colored girls were told
not to report 10 work Monday.
they would be notified when 10
return. So the girls are now won
dering what's the hold-up..
so Is the writer.
THIS WRITER talk with three
different white business men this
week with whom he does business.
| was trying 10 sell two OF them
my wares. The first man pur-
chased my goods with smile.
he said Il have right TO do bus
mess with you. just as you have
been doing with me" The second
and third gave me their opinions.
The third talked about the world
after the war He has faith In
better world. He Is also Chris
tian jew. This proves. so as a
man thinketh. so Is he.
TWO MEN OF OUR RACE who
have been in the war zones stop
ped in the writer's place OF busi-
ness this week TO buy some gifts
( for Christmas. One OF these men is
Z q Petty officer in the rs. Navy.
and home for the holidays. He
walked 70 big map on the wall
in nv office. his fingers pointed
out many places Of interest that
he had visited. when he had fin
ished his imaginary tour. his fin
Ger glIded SLOWLY 10 a spot in
South America. II was Rio de
Janerio. after we finish the Japs
and Germans and peace comes.
said he. this Is where 7 am going
10 make nv home or all the cities
and countries that he had the
pleasure Of seeing. none appeals
10 him like Rio de Janeiro. down
South America way.
THE OTHER MAN had seen six
years In the Merchant Marine
He was sailing between England
and New York City when the
British people declared war on
( GERMANY in Septemher 1879. He
likes Africa better than all other
countries
IT SEEMS TO this writer that
the trra spirit Of Christmas must
be in the air more this year than
ever before 7 mean nv the size
Of the mob that's jamming the
post office sending their gifts.
iust one marcel. but an srm'n'.
Down ~ Alfred street Station Fri
dav while YOURS truly stood IN
lsne 10 get his few parcels head
&c In the right direction. a big
tall colored man came IN with q
package so large that every one
had 10 gasp for breath he first
had 70 find out n the parcel was
too large IN send the clerk as
sured him that n would make the
erade by a hairs breadth he
smiled all over his face. put that
one down and went for others.
had nv first ride on a street
car manned nv a woman conduc-
torette last FRIDAY and Saturday
morning observed the move
ments Of these girls very close.
both handled the changing OF
money and the closing OF the door
with speed and efficiency. women
NAV do much better lob than
men. but here's a tip TO the wom-
en- conductorettes. especially our
group. learn the car stops call
them loudly and girls. you will
be tops.
ACROSS THE NATION. The
ncws from Norfolk. Va. this week
Is that War-Industry wages has
caused delinquency 10 increase
among the young people OF that
city. but II II among the young
whites; II was further stated that
while delinquency among white
Girls and boys had increased. de
linquencv among colored has de-
! clined. This was attributed to inn
proved economic conditions among
Norfolk's colored folk because Of
the war boom. This Is not a so
called rumor this news article
appeared IN an eastern daily
newspaper. That's proof again.
that the color Of skin makes no
difference. all we need IL an op-
portunity.
WELL. 7 GUESS you heard the
talk about Mrs. Roosevelt. Just IN
case you didn't. some Of the white
tailies started a rumor that the
Presidents wife had made reser-
yations IN some of the best Wash
ington white hotels for colored
people. Rumor also had II that
Mrs Roosevelt made such plans
while IN Nashville. Tenn. recent
" when newspaper men asked
Mrs. Roosevelt about the rumor
81 her press conference she de-
MED II. She stated che believed
that such rumors are intended 20
aid the Avis
WHAT YOURS TRULY would
like 70 know n this. even n such
rumors were true. what differ
ence would II make. Colored peo-
pie are American citizens No one
would die because ~ sIeepinR or
catIng In a hotel with coiored neo-
pie. The dav NAV come when
colored and whites will gladly live
together IN anv hotel anywhere
ir the United States. Some dnv
preiudIcei-minded white folks will
wske up. Some Of them have been
asleep on the racial question for
years