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EASTER 1912
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EASTER W.
1t is in the spirit OF humility and purpose that
will 20 out this Faster morning to celebrate the great
festival Of the Church the day that commentaries not
The sorrows of earthly life not the Way Of the Cross but
Resurrection = the Victory of the Spirit over the flesh.
Day by day we climb to our Googthas, We cannot
shift our burdens to anohes shoulders We cannot shrk
tic steep hills and the heavy weight that as UNI
bearabe rs it appears interminable.
We celebrate this Easter in a spirit of soemnity To
many of us the coming months will bring the end of all
that made life worth living, Far too many of lis will
be forced by the irrgious and nhuman gutony of the
dietaor for loot and power the lives of to tread
the ways of No of will be unaffect
ed by this war.
But no weight is too heavy. way too long when we
know that at the end there will be Easter morning, 1t
this translation of the lesson of religion into the terms
of living that brought forth the old sprituas which
lighted the way of a people up from bondage It is this
spirit this realization Of the impermanence Of evil that
will carry US through the darkest hours
For in hours Of peace We learned faith, and in the
hours Of strife still remember the words of Him whose
Resurrection celebrate "Peace leave with you, my
give unto you not the world gveh give unto
YOU Let not Your heart be troubled neither let it ne
afraid This is my commandment, That We love one an
other have loved YOU Greater love hath no man than
this that man lay down his life for his friends
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as ! see it!
BY CHESTER MATHEWS

TT WAS my privilege to bid
= adieu to the 92nd Engineers
group, Saturday night, and sad
der bunch of men had never
seen. They were leaving friends
whom they had come to know and
like. Any number of the boys ex-
pressed regret that the orders re-
curing them to move had ever
come. Nevertheless, can say that
they were in excellent spirit, other
wise. 4 swell bunch of fellows
whose non-coms are tops.
~ s+* ~
The persons guilty Of writing
anonymous letter, or making tele-
phone calls about the Foster in
cident, were III advised. There is
only one way to handle such prob
lens. The entire understanding Of
the ways and means should remain
with selected leaders and their
committees. They are heb;er quail
fled and know what to do. Such
tactics are cowardly and serve no
purpose whatsoever, other than to
make bad matters worse. Use dis
erection and give your leaders your
full support. They are doing every
thing that can be done.
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EDITO RI
CLEAN UP NINTH STREET"

Chief of Police J. A. Pitcocks efforts to clean up
Ninth Street is commendable and the PRESS is 100 per
cent with you 1t is regfefu that not done earlier,
but better late than never, is always timely phrase
an ultimatum Let's clean up ninth Street. sounds good
and is timely, and if done in the proper manner to gain
respect for enforcement instead IF resent ne it will be
ore Of the best steps taken recently to cra crime among
Negro people and will be that will meet the approval
and have the cooperation of every worthwhile citizen in
the district
There have been too many killings in the past year
among Negroes emanatng from the disregards of law in
the Ninth Street district Ninth Street the part of the
ayty of law enforcement officers has become district OF
rough rowdy and open prostitution and is leading our
young boys and teen age girls direct to ruinaton and any
movement on the part of our police officers to correct
that will have the support of the PRESS long as it is
done to gain respect for the law, rather than
resentment And, while are cleaning up Ninth Street
let's not over look the other streets that carrying on
the same things.
Again. we reiterate to you Chief Pitcock, your effort
is commendable!
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YOU ARE ASKING TOO MUCH

This paper received letter from anonymous reader
stating in parts that the paper did an excellent piece Oh
work in covering the murder of Sgt Thomas b. Foster and
goes farther to say that should handle such incidents as
quietly as possible keep from arousng the ire of the white
peope for we only constitute about oneenh of the popua
ton of the country The letter goes What we should DO
for our benefit is to forget things like that as quickly
as possible"
This paper is always glad to receive letters from our
readers commndabe derogatory accept But this IS
one reader who this paper cannot grant his request
ouese with in any manner The beastal murder OF Sgt
Foster will be forgotten is possible that the nc
dent can be forgiven but to ask that il be forgotten is ask
ing too much. ~
Sgt Thos r. Foster a Negro and the mere killing
of Negro isn't of very much concern to the "he people
irrespective to how good and tolerant they toward the
Negro but aside from being Negro, Sgt Foster was an
American Soldier and the killing of American soldier
without any proyocaon didn't the ire Of the white
man. nothing this paper say in relating the story can
arouse him 1t is true according to statistics that the Negro
constitutes the minority in America, but the Constitution
Of these United States of America was not written and
adopted for any particular part of Americas whole instead
guarantees every the protection The Flag OF
these Ured States f history is correco In
tended wave over certain groups That being true your
claim Of the white mans proof that this is white man
country is reuted and it is seevdent that Sgt Foster
insured under the laws of the country for the same pro-
lection SC therefore, crime has been committed and the
jurisdiction Of laws covering the numbering OF white
American covers the numbering of Negro.
You ask to forget You cannot possibly think that
there chance for to forget when Amer
soldier writing the ground in pains and an Ameri-
can peace officer standing him. pumping lead INTO MS
body Were he not Of to feel regretu over our
loyalty to America in her struggle against foreign agge
Of ammunition and uniforms that soldiers will have to be
equipped with when the country is in need Of these essen
tials, to whip our enemies, would not be forgotten
YOU ARE ASKING TOO MUCH!
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Editorials =: Views =: Reviews

tend to be differeu. and to live to-
gether with difficulty. And the
natural sympathy which rises
among people as a result of liv-
ing the same KIND Of life, and of
which Spinoza spoke as leading to
a feeling of kindness one for the
other, has little of a chance in the
United States.
In the Army. the Navy, the Ma
rines, the Air Corps, the schools,
the churches, in industry, in every
area of American life you can men,
tion, there s a marked disposition
on the part Of our leaders to dis
courage fraternizing, friendly as
ISOLATION between white and col
cred. And these are the very peo-
pie who tell you when the question
of equal and democratic rights ard
privileges for eoiored Americans is
raised, that the white rank and
file Will never stand for it!
Fact CT the business is, they
don't want them to stand for it.
Just the other day young colored
soldier told US that in his camp
the commanding officer has given
standing instructions that white
soldiers are not to be fraterniz-
ing with the Negroes; and that
VIII te boys, from the South as well
rs from the North, are daily re
pssmaaded fo- being too friendly
with the colored boys in uniform.
Why kid ourselves? We aren't
yet prepared for any defense of
democracy, and mainly because our
minds won't accept the plain i'm
plieations of democracy.
Why, we could do wonders over
night in the direct on Of breaking
down race barriers if the men and
women in positions of authority
and leadership would pass the word
along that they are to be broken
down; thar the laws regulating
American citizenshi are to be en-
forced and respected, ithout ex-
eeption.
Let the leaders first be demo
cratic, and the rank and file will,
In the main, gladly be likewise.
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Friday
Snow Grigsby. editor cf Postal
alliance, otficia! organ, did what
no other editor has done; he put
us on the mail lis, and sent us
copy, So thanks, Snow, and good
luck.
My old friend Charlie "Statis-
ties Hall spent quite a time with
me the other day talking over the
situation. Never see Charlie that
you don't get an idea from him,
launching with Bill Alexander of
0CD, Dutton Ferguson Of WPA
ind Jeannetta Welch a discuss
ing why's and wherefores of the
general situation.
Dean Pickens rushing to catch
street ear, intrigued by a head
line OF a Negro newspaper, stop
ping suddenly and buying enc as
he missed the ear he wanted, I'm
perturbed, the dean stood calmly
waiting the next.
P. S. The boys did form a com
mittee Friday after all. they NAM
ed or elected Earl Dickerson chair
man and Jeannet "A Welch seere-
tary and they got over resolu-
ton which they plan to submit
to somebody. The meet and eat,
They do say that when you
mention Soiomper Truth 70 Baird
Snyder II of the Housing authori-
ty, he almost throws conniptiens.
"Who is this Sojourner Truth any
way" he is reported to have ask
ed. He must have nightmares
about it when he goes to bed.
Talk about Banquo's ghost be-
devilling Macbeth, bro her, that
ghost was a piker! Ask Baird, he
knows.
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n glue it.
II. get it.
by Emory o. Jackson

Army Day
By Proclamation our presi-
dent has designed April 6 as
Army Day.
Big parades will be staged
throughout the nation on this
day. America will dramatize
it's war bravery and robust
patriotism on this day.
Washington officials, more SEN
sitive than ever before to Negro
sentiment, have wired many Ne
gro leaders in Southern cities to
"see that Negro troops and citi-
zens are given full opportunity in
any parades and other forms Of
celebration"
Columnist John Temple Graves
struck a unity note when he
wrote "have all the loyal repres-
ented or in line"
The Negro should be in the
parade and not behind it. Too
often the Negro is coupled to a
rarade which unhitches him as ii
gets moving. Let them parade
mingle the compilations as the
flag does tie red, white, and
blue.
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His Duty
A recent front page editorial in
the Press related an incident in
which a man walked into the Of
flee purchased subscription DE-
cause he "felt it was his duly to
support the paper.
The incident which interests me
is that Of the attitude of the edi-
tors towards those who apparently
did not give proper consideration
to the Negro press, as symbolized
in the State PRESS.
The same day the Nashville,
Tennessee Globe and independent
compared the news, editorial, and
other policies of the Chicago Sun
and the Nashville, Tennesseean,
bo.h published by Silliman Evans.
The Sun, the Globe and lndepend-
ent said, is "enlightened' while
the Tennessean is "Deep Dixie"
PM New York City, newspaper
has recently issued a statement
upon its news and editorial policy
which every Negro editor, in my
opinion, should get several copies
and read PM will mail copies to
you for the asking.
More and more the Negro press
must cater to the masses. 1t must
expose, placed under the light,
submit to rigid examination, and
pull from power those Negroes
which herate worth Negro enter
prises and live by the grace Of
that very thing.
A Negro newspaper should be
made so necessary that Negro
teacher would sand at the door
waiting for it to roll over the
press.
The white papers deal with Ne
gro crimes. In so doing, the big
Negro. feels like that he, being no
petty thief, is taintless, or notch
higher. Yet, these, committed
offenses by far greater. Crimes
or greed, selfishness, graft, and
swindle, small scale, go on among
them. The Negro press has over
looked and excused these things
and to date this big Negro, know
ing that he has gotten away with
such, ceases to respect the Negro
press.
Continued on Page A.
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Conversation
Piece
BY Mare Moreland, Phi d.

I EFT THE Leaders First Be
- Democratic! Why is it that so
many Of the leaders Of American
institutions, social, political, edu-
eational, military and religious, are
always saying tina, the races won't
mix; you can't do this and you
can't do that as far as mingling
the races in this country is con-
cerned.
There's hardly a day in the
year that some prominent leader
in an important area of American
life isn't viewing with alarm the
suggestion that white and black
and rcd and yellow people can and
will &c along together in the same
places and under the same condi-
tions Of living and working, If
they aren't interfered with by of
ficious persons and un-democratic
regulations. Indeed, it seems to
break the hearts Of many of our
leading men and women actually
to see white and colorcd people get
ting along peacefully anywhere.
II amt possible, they tell them
selves; it just can't happen here:
or, anyway, we'll see that it won't
Happen again.
Unt1thered by such officious
persons and m-democratic regula-
lations the average white and col
ored person would, in this depart
ments opinion manage to get
along pretty decently. As a mat
ter Of fact, almos, every person
in this country is familiar with
cases Of white and colored persons
whose relationships are forever be
ing badgercd and soured by some
official ruling or attitud, some de-
liberately rigeed-up taboo.
Of course, if you keep people on
different planes Of living, magni-
flying at every turn their differ
snces and playing down their com.
mon qualities, hopes and likes. they
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Capitol
Comments
BY AL White

WASHINGTON, Apr. 2 (ANP) |
Throughout this village of sur
prises and curiosities, the thing
you hear now is the question,
"What do you think Of the OFF
conference friday" Brother, that
wasn't no conference, it resembl-
ed what has ben described to me
as West Indian sea meeting"
A tea meeting is a sathering where
men sitting as if in a council, are
called upon to speak-and each
tries to Guido the other, for
prize, usually huge cake. Yep.
they have a chairman, too, only
at Fridays event there wasn't no
cake! If there had been, a vote
would have been taken to see
who finished second to J. Finley
Wilson.
Invited but absent from the
meeting were Roscoe Dunjee, Car
ter Wesley, Walter White, Lester
Granger, A Philip Randolph, Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, Robert
Weaver, Rev. d. V. Jemison, John
w. Davis. DR.. Rufus Clement, Rev.
A. Clayton Powell, DR.. Rayford
Logan, s. Alexander LOBBY, DR..
Mordecai Johnson, DR.. F, D. Pat
terson, Albon Holsey and one or
two others of Importance.
The best information is that the
Office of Facts and Figures, or as
the Rev. Jernagin calls it, H.he
office Of figgers and facts" plans
to get together a round table Of
more serious folk, about nine in
number (what. nine old men
again to thrash the thing out.
The meeting as such beggers
description. Edgar Brown got his
two cents worth in as did most Of
the other boys, but Claiming Fl.
Tobias tried TO get them on the
right track after they had fumb-
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sure and finally it was an honor
and a privilege. So fearful was
that she might outllve me that |
took out insurance for her so that
if | passed, she would be cared tor
un,il the end. A few days ago
Mama julia passed at 1o2. | was
happy TINT | outliyed her and
could put her away decently. She
made a will and left everything
she had to my Gordon" as she
called me. The whole estate would
not cover the expense Of the fun,
eral; but | would rather haze the
good will and love indiea ed tnan
to have "the wealth of Henry
Ford" The morning she died she
took little black bag that | gave
her when she visited me two years
ago, ard put it under her pillow.
When a neighhor dropped n that
morning she handed the bag to
him saying, Give this to Gordon
when he comes" and then fell into
that deep sleep THAT knows no
waking. The bag had in it the un-
spent portion Of a check | had
just sent her.
My point in this whole article
is tina although she was crude and
poor and unlearned, she Mad char
acter and did someth ng to ME to
make me love her with a CRATE
full sons devotion. Could she have
done more had showned untold
wealth? Mama Julia had some
thingl If at the close of my life
| feel worthy to touch the hem OF
her garments shall be supreme
~ happy. Negroes are not toe
poor to have fine characters! MA
ma Julia -
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Letter To The Editor

To the Editor
STATE PRESS
City
Dear Sir:
Congratulations to you and your
staff for the improvements you
have made in local newspapers, by
giving to the citizenry of our city,
the STATE PRESS. -
| have read each edition pub
lished by you, and although the
PRESS is in its embryonic sage.
it measures up to any weekly
have ever read, and far slrpass-
es most of them.
| am sure | express the senti-
ment of the entire populace Of our
city, when / say, Keep the
PRESS going'"
Yours for a bigger PRESS and
Or more leaders like you, am,
Comparatively yours,
Rev. A. Snowden
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led and fiddled around for four
hours. 1t seems that Negroes don't
anderstand-they just must have
committees and resolve. That's
what they wanted to do in this
instance, form a committee and
pass resolution. Jeannetta
WEIGH and the Detroit gang tried
to turn it into a Detroit Housing
protest meeting. DR.. Tobias pre-
vented this too. Wonderful man.
DR., Tobiasi
Shades of gehennal The bones
of old man Portner and all Of the
little Partners rattle in dismay in
their graves a couple of weeks
ago, when Negroes moved into Il e
row Of ghost houses upon You st.
near 18th. They had been vacant
so long it wasn't expec ed they
would ever be tenanted again. But
now. give a lock, Negroes in the
whole row of them altf ough there
has been some sort of an agree
ment they would never be rem cd
to us. Times do change, and as
Jasper used to say, the sun do
move.
Some wise guy is opening up a
"ho.el for government girls" upon
You st. between 18th and 18th On
OF the noisiest blocks in the city.
Whatever became of that great
housing projecs Lighttoot Mi
chaux was going to build over on
the old Bennings race track? Pass
ed there yesterday and it looks
i Just like it did three years ago
when / first saw it after many
years. Come on, Lightfoot, tell US
about it, also that establishment
you were going to build down at
/ jamestown, Va.
And that other gentlemen who
had me all hot and bothered about
/ the 10 million dollar contract to
build airplanes for the Russian
government. He was gonna hire
$4,000 Negro pilots and wanted a
special story sent out to recruit
them,
| And that other phenagler who
was building hospitals all over the
country with special boards OF
management. to fit each occasion
Yeah, he got someone to introduce
him over one of the important ra-
do stations and all of that when
he came in to d. c. that time.
Where is the reverend now? And
those hospitals that We're going to
be strewn all over the land?
Gorge Goodman was hot to st.
Claire Bourne Of New York bring
ing him up town from the OF F
meeting Friday. l also rode with
the distinguished Urban Lacquer.
j. Franklin Wilson, the lawyer;
Jesse Mitchell, the banker; Boo
Harrison and one or two others
are planning to visit Richmond
during the coming week where
they will be guests of our old
friend, James T. Carter, lawyer
and president Of the Southern aid
society-one of the outstanding
virginia insurance companies.
Pratsis of the Courier, John p.
Davis Of the National Negro con-
gress; Joe LaCoeur of the Afro
American, Roy wilkins Of the Ma
ACP swapping opinions at Her
rison's following the conference,
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THE DAY WE HOPE FOR

When we can live in peace and harmony with sss
snohr-irrespectve Of race color creed former servi
ude present position in ifs without mythical toer-
anc. but in a spirit Of Good Will, assured In the eonsie-
ton of our better judgment, that will remit 70 every
the inoma able rights 10 the admonitior Of his own
conscience in whatever hne Of endeavor he pursues for
his religious material existence When that day arrives
we will he eonented. THEN. all boast Of cur
DEMOCRACY and NOT until then Il. c. BATES
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FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS

Billions for Allied victory or for tribute to dicta-
tors? There only Buy u S Saving Bonds and
Stamps.
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Would yoH be the one who failed to belp buv that
plane, TANK or shp-by failing to buy your share of
Bondsf Could you sleep nights knowing that Ameri.
Can boys were being killed because you and others
put off" doing your part'
Remember, they are OUR boys now--from your
State, tonr town, perhaps your very home They're
out there risking their livesgivng their lives-so
that America, your free America, can live And lust
as you are counting upon them to give everything
they've got, so they counting upon you to give
everything you've got-by working harder than
you ever have before and by investing in Bonds to the
very limit Of your powers!
Can they count on your Make your answer ring clear
and true-let Our boys know that every man, woman
and child in America is behind them 1oo%l Go to
your local post Office bank savings and loan associa
ton, or other official sales agency today Pledge
yourself to buy all the Bonds you can-regularly,
every pay day until this is wonl The more Bonds
you buy the more planes will fly
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Between The Lines
BY Dean Gordon L. Hancock For AMP

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
BRITISH SMASH
 AT MADAGASCAR
Royal Air Force Are Try- ing SpIit-Raid in At.
 tacks on Germany

London, Sept. 21-CUP)-Lieut. Gen. Sir. William Platt, British commander in chief of East Africa, said today in communique that his forces were closing in on Tanan- arrive, capital of Madagascar.
 He said the British had occupied the important railroad junction. of Brackaville, east of the island capital.
 British troops were moving in on Tananarive from the northwest, and were reported advancing south- west of Ankazobe, less than 50 miles from the capital.
 Ankazone, described in Platt's communique as an important posi- tion, was taken Saturday after a short engagement.
 On the northwest coast of Mada- gascar, the communique said, Brit ish troops continued to move South- ward despite heavy rains. A 1S0- mile area from Befotakato Bay, near the islands tip, southward to Maro- manda, 190 miles down the north west coast had been occupied by advance units.
 Forward units were moving to- ward Antshohihy, more than 200 Continued on Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Michele Daddona Goes Before Court Tuesday
Second Degree Murder Charge for Death of Frank CarusO; Jury Will Be Selected From Group
 of 75 of 20 Towns

The jury for the murder trial of Michele Daddona which opens in superior court tomorrow morning at 10 a. m. will be selected from 8 group of 75 persons whose names were drawn in New Haven Septem- Der l2. Names on the list represent 20 towns of the state. In the event the list of 75 should be exhausted before the 12 jurors are named ad- ditional names will be drawn and additional veniremen will be sum- moned for examination.
 Daddona will be tried on a sec ond degree murder charge resulting from the fatal stabbing June 6 of Frank Caruso, 40, of 689 North Main street. Judge John Rufus Booth will preside at the hearing. States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald and his assistant, Attorney Walter w Smyth, will present the case for the state, while Attorney Edward
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