The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-01
Peoples Daily Doings
BY ISAAC JONES

in this great country. You may also reply In this
statement that there isn't any freedom in this country
for people who have dark skins. but you are wrong
Although We have never enjoyed our complete free
dom IN every respect, we can fight for our rights
In some sections OF this country and win the battle
In the southland your freedom is less but You do
ENJOY your own rights within your race or circle
Under the hammer OF the Axis powers-your freedom
would be completely gone in every respect-that in
cudes your freedom OF worship. Therefore the wise
ana only way for you and to do is to fight injustice
prejudces and Jim crowism here at home. while do
ing our part toward helping defeat the Germans
Japs and Italians Remember what happened To Ro-
loand Hayes in Georgia last week; the lynching o:
colored man in Texas the week before and the dis
criminauon against your race even in the North
does not represent all the people. There are thou
sands OF liberal-minded whites in the South as well
as the North who would grant you your equal rights
II 1t were within their power.
Our Race Needs To Produce More OF What
We Consume
A WHITE FRIEND OF mine who is engaged in a
"a business supported almost 100 per cent by your
pennies, nickles, dimes and dollars, recently asked
me this question: why don't your people who have
money and 20 into business put up some kind OF
manufacturing enterprise?" Since l could not
answer that question, am going to pass 1t on to you
maybe someone out there can Take here in De-
troit for an exmaple there are 100000 members OF
your race all OF your people use cosmetics of some
kind. Here In Detroit there about six cosmetic
manufacturing concerns among your race, nclud-
ing this columniss IL received 20 per cent of the
money spent by our group for toilet goods these six
colored cosmetic manufacturing concerns would be
able to give employment to hundreds of young men
women, boys and birls. However, unfortunately we
do not get that amount OF the cosmetic business
Many OF your dimes and dollars for articles 20
TO the ten cent stores and members OF the other race
This statement does not mean that your money IL
not supporting these businesses because Il is other
wise, we would not be able to keep doors open
but 1t h an indication as to what could be done n
We would cooperate.
Since you have read that paragraph maybe Won
are asking yourself what about more OF our people
who have money investing Il IN this manner? Well
this column is unable to answer that question.
COlOred Faces In The Major white Leagues
YOU CERTAINLY are living in a changing age:
many things turning in your favor. Last
week Judge Lands, high commissioner OF organized
baseball made statement to the press in favor n
your boys getting break in the major white leagues
Already things are underway 10 sign upsome of the
long before you see your boys the baseball dia-
monds doing their stun in the big white leagues
At the baseball game in Yankee stadium ast Sum
day, number OF whites were interviewed regarding
colored and whites playing together. The answers
were ell favorable Here IL what Jim Farley had
TO say I'm heartily In favor OF Judge Lands stand
and agree that Il s matter for the club owners 10
settle among themselves"
The Fight IL On For Bus And Street Car
Operators In Youngstown
THE UNION has joined the nght with colored pe,ple
In Youngstown for coored bus drivers and mo.
tormens While this writer Il glad 10 see the neople
there take stand for their rights cannot under
stand why II should be done In segregated manner
they are asking for these drivers only In celorsd
neiehborhoods.