The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-05-30
WEEKLY
COMMENTS
BY FRED HART WILLIAMS
Righteous Indignation

| ing in his kindliness and courtesy TO
ward friend or employee. He is not
easily aroused and Is slow TO an
ger, but when his ire is disturbed
you can wager that something OF
the unusual occurred which mar
red the evenness OF his habitual
good humor.
A week or so ago a columnist OF
local repute who is recognized as
the military commentator and an
alyst for a Detroit daily newspaper.
appeared before group OF young
people in his role OF military crit
ic and economic analysist and made
certain disturbing remarks in the
course OF his talk. His comments
incensed not only the feelings OF
most OF his audience but brought
forth in last weeks issue OF The
Detroit Tribune an editorial writ
ten by Mr.. Mccall, entitled, AN
Unjust Accusation"
1t appears that our brother coll
umnist and commentator took UNI
bragg with the Negro because the
latter dared ask that he receive the
same need OF recognition from his |
government and from certain |
branches of industry as is accorded
Americans OF whittier skin. Mr.. Col
umnist opined that this was a bad |
time. most crucial period for his
darker, and therefore less enlight- !
ened. brother American 10 seek eco
nomic. political and educational |
freedom UNTIL AFTER THE |
WAR.
Now, in the vernacular OF the /
street. "ain't that somethin'?' Can !
you. my brother. white or black,
imagine anyone so obtuse as 10 ap- /
pear before a group OF college-bred /
students Of whatever shade or race
and voice such raw and biased
opinion? But II happened and the
editor Of The Tribune sat down TO
his typewriter and forthwith gave
vent 10 his expressions OF disgust
and disbelief.
This meeting held in one OF the |
auditoriums OF Wayne university /
was called for the purpose OF dis
cussing matters OF inter-racial i'm
port. The columnist OF whom we
write must have been invited in by /
some one interested or else he 1
would not have been present TO
create such faux pas.
Delving into the background OF
this columnist who saw ut to
"peglerize" the meeting we were in
formed that he had served as an (
officer in the FIRST great war: was
something OF polo player and the |
most illuminating revelation that |
he came from TEXAS.
Now. my brothers and Mr.. Editor.
you need search no further for the /
fount OF the columnist's views anent /
the right Of the Negro to voice pro-
tests OF whatever nature until aft
er the war;
We believe somewhere someone I
else requested Gandhi and his brown 4
skinned followers. a mere matter
OF 300,000o00. to desist until aft
er the war" in their demands for /
absolute freedom from political and I
imperial domination. You know |
Gandhi's reaction TO this demand.
II this article does not enlighten !
you sufficiently. my friend and /
brothers. Look Deep in the Heart |
Of Texas for further calculation
Get me?
Fetish OF Party Allegiance
Prior to the year. 1882. a majority !
OF Negro voters OF particular
major political party worshipped
al the shrine OF blind party alleg-
lance. In consequence when this
major political party became sur
feited with pomp and power, It as
sumed the attitude OF kindly
"overseer OF political plantation"
Whenever the master" cracked
the whip when votes were needed.
the colored idolatrous one. headed
blindly toward the ballot box. OIL
course this did not apply to the
colored brother who lived south OF
the Mason-Dixon Line, where the
Lily White Republicans were as
vicious and vigorous In their atti-
tude toward the colored man. as
were the Southern Democrats.
There he possessed no rights at all,
voting or otherwise.
Came the great political deluge
OF the year 1882. But the brother
had grown tired of being kicked in
his political pants and thousands
fiocked over TO the party symbolic
ed by the quadruped adorned with
long ears. There we're loud wall
ing and crashing OF teeth by this
other major party. The old shibbo-
leth. that we freed you and the
before-election promises OF a job
enhanced by unctous references
that Il had an old black nanny,
etc" miserably failed 10 stir the
brother from his nefarious position
az a "fence-jumper"
We caution those who Jump
ed" to look back because history
has been known TO repeat itself.
Paraphrasing and old saying. be
ware OF the perfidious politicians"
brothers we advised you TO still
maintain the record you established
since and subsequent to AID. 1892.
and be prepared TO leap, high. wide
and handsome II and when the
present dominant political party
(thers are local indications) grows
opulent and arrogant. You were
largely responsible for It's present
strength in the realm OF preferen-
tial politics.
Contemporary
We suggest all and sundry OF the
brother read our contemporary,
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