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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15
Between The Lines
BY Dean Gordon B. Hancock For AMP

prejudice and hypocrisy. Only VIC
tories won right, stay won, The
victory that Joe Louis won when
he fought for a navy that slamm-
ed the door in the face of his
race will stay won forever.
The victory that the Detroit
Negro won on a defense job will
stay won through all eternity.
The story goes that defense
project was calling for score of
skilled men and as they turned
up a Negro was among them. But
when the Negro arrived he found
the whites sitting down in protest
against him. whats the idea ?"
asked the Negro, 81 thought this
was a rush job" at is said the
foreman; "but these men say they
will not work with YOU" 81 un-
derstand' said the Negro, an &c
home so the job can be finished.
Winning this war is more import
ant to me than my personal feel
ings or the prejudice against my
people, The story goes that the
Negro started away and had walk
ed but short distance when he
heard a voice calling to him, and
as he turned he saw the foreman
reckoning. "Come back" cried the
foreman, "and join us; these men
are willing to work with you. You
are right"
That Negro had something! He
had something that degrees can
not give us; he had something
that will utterly destroy race pre-
JUDGE and fear and tear it into
streds everlasting. That Negro
was fighting hack. That kind OF
spirit will dethrone Talmadge OF
Georgia and make silly United
States congressman who would
Danish Negroes from the capitol
Negroes must never forget that
by fighting back with bigness
against littleness they are winn-
ing victories that are everlasting.
How we fight back is quite as inn
poltant as whether we fight back
at all. The educated Negroes
should see to it that these humh-
Ter Negroes do net run away with
the show of doing the big thing.
| This thing is just rs effective
' when done by the Negro leaders
as when done by the lowly fol-
lowers.
I Fighting hack with bigness can
never be defeated. Let the white
man hate il he will, hut let the
Negro practicable the teaching;
Of Jesus. All bigness of spirit is
ETERNALIZED. Fighting bach
with bigness
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15

from l922-27, when he came again
to Texas, his native state.
He began work with The In
former in 1882 without an Of
fetal position on the paper, but
by 1886 he had assumed the bur-
den of Management, which he still
carries.
Mr.. Wesley is also the owner
of the Dallas Express, which eele-
brated its 50th anniversary last
week. AMP Photo.
WHY NEGROES ACETATE
(By Carter Wesley, Editor Of the
lnformer papers, for AMP
Editors Note. This is another
in the special series of guest edi-
torials released by the Associated
Negro Press ON major questions
and issues affecting the Negro to-
day.
Increasingly these days white
people "down town. in the south
ern cities are summoning Negro
leaders, individually or in small
groups for confidential confer.
ences, in which the white people
are demanding that the Negro
leaders suppress and stamp on,
, the "agitators,' "trouble-makers"
and radicals" who allegedly are
| making inflammatory statements
either verbally or in writing. De-
casionally editors and columnists
! also lecture Negro leaders on thu
subject. @Sss
The case is always stated te
these Negro leaders in such {
manner as to put them ON the de-
Eensive, the implication being that
it is disgrace and may bye lean.
ing toward sedition for Negroes Il
/ be making too much fuss about the
right to vote, injustices in courts
or from the police, or over riot'
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

The freedom of the press today depends what the
government thinks of its tactics toward disturbing the
complacency of the public during the duration
A newspaper must publish the news, whether it is
disturbing to the compacency of America not If it is
newspaper that privilege cannot be denied, for that
much is owed to its readers And under the constitution
of country the right express ones opinion is not
denied, but during times is reasonable that certain
restrictions should be put public uterances for the
protection of the government that grants unlimited
privileges during peace time With full realization of
the part the press play in keeping at its the
morale of the American people, and the part play
in disturbing and impeding the program of the national
government during emery ency feel that the free
dom of the depends entirely its methods of
duct during the duration
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15
EDITO RAILS
l AM AN AMERICAN

Mr.. Roosevelt has set May II for the observance of
Il am American" day. Citizens throughout the coun-
try called to observe that day truly Amer
day No other way be best fitted to observe that
day than for all to awake to duties and obligations
of the country that is motherng and protecting from
despotic rule.
We are all Americans at the present and Americans
freedom Just how long boast of position
in this country, depends entirely the efforts put
forth during this crisis We made freedmen not
thru luck but thru the individual conception of idea to
better method of existence which methods have place
us far above those of any other country If to
continue way of life it will not be thru any chance of
luck but thru the realization of what is facing today
and hard work with aim objective and that is
that we are Americans and America is at stake.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15
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ALL FAIR AND LIBERAL.
MINDED FOLK MUST UNITE
IN THOUGHT TO WIN
THIS WAR!
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15

Guest editor is native Texan.
having been born in Houston,
the city around which he has
built The Informer chain of pa
pers, which serves the entire state
of Texas. Mr.. Wesley has had a
varied and eolorful career, lie
graduated from Fisk in the class
of IT; was commissioned as first
lieutenant from an Officers train
ing camp in October of that year;
saw service overseas and enter
ed Northwestern Law School IN
1919 upon his return to the States,
finished the course in 1922, re-
ceiving the degree of doctor Of
laws; practiced law in Oklahoma
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15
FIGHTING BACK

ffuh lNG BACk
For better or worse the Negro
has made up his mind to fight
back. There is no other lesson the
NAACP has driven home to the
Negro more thoroughly than that
of standing up to, and not backing
down before, an ugly situation.
Out OF fairness to the older Ne
groes it must he said that they
did not always back down as
some Of us want to infer and, be-
lieve, Even in Slavery time" Ne
groes fought back. Reuter- in his
American Race Problem" emu
merates the different rebellions
and uprisings among the slaves
and according to- his figures, there
was an outbreak among Negroes
on the average of one every four
years. The younger generations
who believe, then, that the slaves
took it lying down are not famil-
lar with Negro history.
There was not much oratory
no self-styled leaders or radicals"
there was little or no racketeering
n race pride proclamations;
there was nobody to falsely as
sumo that unless the Negro is
stirred" he will lapse into SUI
pine submission, to subjugation.
There were no degreed job hung
ers looking for bargains at the
counter of public opinion; there
were no colleges to make the Ne
gro spurn mental and manual
work, much of which he must do,
or die hungry; there were no rack
eteering leaders who would hero
ize themselves ny stirring up ha-
tired for the white man in one
breath and appealing to the white
man in the next to finance his edu
cation.
The slaves were short on the
foregoing but they were long ON
manhood; and so on the average
, of every four years, those unletter
ed slaves gave vent to that slum-
bering manhood that needs no
Courageous leadership" to bring
forth. 1t is needless to say that
the Negroes emancipation did not
result from this marked upsurge
of manhood, but from deeper under
lying forces without the Negro
himself.
II is then well and good for
the current Negro to fight back
but he must not delude himself
into believing that he is pioneer
ing on that he has a monopoly on
courage and manhood.
Quite as important as the fight
back spirit is the question of how
best to do it. All ways are not
equally effective. However un-
popular may be the notion we are
safe in saying that fighting back
with hatred fer hatred and venom
is not going to win our cause.
Victories won in hatred can on
more stay won than the peace Of
Versailles which was conceived In
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15
AS l SEE IT
(By Chester Mathews)

The Oecupational Questionaire
| received this week left me little
to choose from. felt somewhat
mifi'ed that my vocational training
had been SO limited, that | con.
slider myself Of very little use to
my country. Recently when |
noticed in the columns of one Of
the local dailies news relating the
fact that the Government was set
ting up machinery for the training
of men in defense work, | made
sincere effort to enter the school.
] mads it my business to contact
the head Of the local defense agen.
cy, but because of my color was
given the usual diplomatic brush
eff.
Now wonder if am to blame,
that now that my Government is
badly in need of skilled workers
that | am one of the millions of
others that are of as little use as
myself. |, by now, might have been
engaged in some shipysrd as
welder contributing my share Of
labor towards the construction of
badly needed ships, or | might
even now be operating drill
press, or lathe, or any number
of essential production machines
alsng with the millions of Others
that ore engaged in this work that
means the difference between vic-
tory and defeat. 1t isn't right
that my usefulness as a citizen
in times such as these should be
limited because of my color.
Negroes constitute a vast reser-
We Of labor that can be used ad-
vantageously where ever needed
Any shortages in labor shoald be
filled from these reserves. Ii
should no longer be a case where
color interferes with the nations
need of manpower.
There are any number Of Ne
gro youths physically and mentally
equipped whom am sure could
hold their own along with other
skilled workers if they were CIV
en- the training.
The Higgins Industries, Inc, of
| New Orleans, La, has undertake
en- to train Negroes to build ships.
They feel that the competitive
spirit of the Negro will assert it
self and influence him to make
an effort to outstrip all other ship
yards in turning out Liberty ships.
The Higgins yards hold contract
about 256 of these ships. If in
tergrated into other industries as
well, the Negroes production song
could well become, keep 'em roll
ing, keep 'em flying and keep
: 'em sliding
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15
Editors Speak:

which cause many of their group
to be killed. 1t is made clear to
these Negro leaders that state
ments about such things annoy
the whites and have q tendency to
interrupt and prevent harmony
and smooth working between the
races during this emergency.
The same problem arose in
World War |. The same approach
was made by white leaders to the
leaders of the Negro group. On
the whole, Negroes were persuade
ed to soft pedal their elamofs for
justice and for the righting OF
wrongs that had been existing
They pitched in to win the war
and to let their grievances and
the injustiees wait until after the
war to be settled. But after the
war, no attempt was made 10y
these same white leaders to settle
the grievances and to right the
wrongs, but these same white lead
ers joined or, by tacit silence, gave
the Ku klux Khan the right to
run rampant over Negroes.
Because of their experience with
the plaeaters of previous years
and because Negroes have learn
ed that it isn't their agitations
which cause the trouble; but rath-
cr the perverse attitude Of The
whites, who insist upon the CEN
tinuation Of abuses and injusticts,
which are in conflict with demo,
eracy and they are not impressed
with "down town" arguments
Negroes are but calling attention
to the evils and it's the white.
who are themselves committing
the evils.
Another thing that Negroes have
learned is that when dictators
wish to destroy the peoples right!
their first step is to suppress ant
wipe out freedom of speech. Pu
another way, Negroes have learn
ed that not only the function, bu
the responsibility of freedom o
speech is to cry out against in
justices that are at variance will
democratic principles.
Refusing to be Unanswered OIL
the defensive regarding their 10y
atty to the country, Negroes dis
miss these attempts to impun
their loyalty by pointing out tina
there has never been a Negr
traitor and that even now Negroe
are literally fighting to get int
war industries and into the arm
ed forces of the government
Then they calmly tell these plaza
tiers that they will stop agitatinl
for their rights and for the aboli
ton of injustices, when the plaza
tiers and their friends in publ
office cease to impose those in
justices upon Negroes. Negroe
well know that America is wort
their defending and that stead
progress has been made towar
freedom and justice in the las
20 years. They shall eight t
save America because they can
! improve it unless it's saved, an
because America is their HON
as well as anyone else's
But the same token they sha
continue even in the midst Of pre-
paratlon for the defense of tn
country, to fight against the VI
necessary injustices and discrim
- go
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15

WASHINGTON, May IA - One
Of the best signs of real Ameri-
eanism flowing through the minds
of many of our people is reflected
in their growing distrust in and
eventual abandonment in support
of tire henighted and narrow
minded folk who strive for leader
ship.
This index of America at its
best can be immeasurely advanced
as we today face our crisis of
war, if we can gain the unifiea-
ton of all fair and liberal minded
folk with respect to their think.
ing to guarantee our victory.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15

VA I've u psacs I'D harns.y va0 -
no<Aee-ssspssdvs 4 sase, sslsr. ~ssd ssraasr srv
~ present posjtioa h Ne. wttAost mythical tsssr-
49, ~ h spirit 4 Coed WI, aAsarcd n The soavsc-
~ Il better Judgment, tAat vm remit - every
No. ~ ndonNAbe rights - Ae aAmoaitaoc Il ~ swn
Conscience whatever ~ Il snAeavor h Dsrssss f~
- rshso1s atard existence Whea that Day arrives
- Wi b eoatsnted. THEN, Il 90 boast 4 ear
DEaGOCRACY, anA NOT unal Asa. L. C. BATES.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15

for the other races compromise not for the bene
fit or complacency of any group but for AMERICA?
Is this too great a Sacrifice?
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-15
Fairness And Unfairness
Exist In ID. {.

Fairness ANU ONidlIHess
Exist In d. c.
Travelling the streets and meet
ing people in this heavily populat-
ed city, We are opportuned to view
both fairness and unfairness in
the thoughts and actions of many
people, regardless to race, creed or
color.
Consequently, when we recently
went to the National Press Build
ing We visited the office of Mr..
Clifton H. Scott, of Little Rock,
whose business is principally aid
ing and informing drainage dis
triet officials most of whom are
in Arkansas--as they trek to the
Nations Capitol. To us, he rep
resents a long existing sign of
liberalism and fairness.
81 Believe In Colored People,
Of the many things discussed
during our brief visit, we review
ed the general welfare of the Ne
gro in America in the present
crisis, We inquired and obtained
his attitude as to the often-ex-
pressed thought that call Negroes
are alike insincere, ETC." Blu
But this was not his view or ans.
wer because he said;
81 believe in colored people ant
have given considerable aid t.
many of them because believe il
them and | will. keep on be.
heying in them"
This gentleman, to this writers
knowledge, has always gone aloni
with worthy and culture pro
grams launched either by his own
people or by us. His disposition
is a true symbol Of freedom and
justice in America. In fact, h
is a good American.
1t is highly certain that Mr.
Scott will continue his way of il
heral and Christian minded ap
preach to aiding us in our prob
= lens. 1t is understood that poll
tics is not the only arena of life il
which you find justice.
But the task before him, i
seems to us, will be to utilize hi
extremely valuable influence abou
the Nations Capitol and even i
our own state, to bring about
close degree of cooperation an
action on the part of white peopl
with liberal view, such as he en-
joys, for the crasure of many O
= the difficult problems faced b
:, the Negro everywhere.
Liherality does not come as
result of increased earning capat
ity TT increases in profits of tn
irdiN dual; liberality does nc
come as a result of benighted OPT
ions and plans; but to- be liberia
e will require both courage and fat
, in the program demanding you
? exercise Of free thought.
To this writer, Mr.. Scott,
, .ell-built. mixed grey haired maj
o is a friend of all people. He charl
{ defined his understanding of on
t Constitution when he said: Il be
lieve in everyone having an OF
/ portunity to be educated =.
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Rebirth In Thinking


From white people in America
will have to come rebirth IN
thinking as to the justice totally
due the Negro. All know justice,
but few are willing to apply il
Unfortunately!
1t can be said without disqual-
ification that the Negro has always
kept his door open to liberalism
in the hope that there would lie
his salvation. 1t can be said that
whatever steps are taken to adjust
wrongs handed our people about
the nation will have to be adjudg-
ed by leaders with impartial
minds.
To this end. we welcomed the
opportunity of seeing Mr.. Scott,
and we now urge him to effectu-
ate program to instill in others
his all important American way
as originally planned b ythe Fran
ers of our Constitution. Then, we
will know that the words, life, lib
erty, and the pursuit of happiness,
really carry weight and meaning
full results.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

the strangest was about her
death itself. The last OF July,
1908 she went 10 bed and said
she knew she wouldn't ever get
up.
ON August second. exactly
twenty-seven years from the day
Jack Mccall fired "A bullet into
Wild Bill Hickok's head, Calamity
shut her eyes and died. A lot Of
folks figured that was Calamity's
own idea.
Anyway they took her up on
the hillside and put her in a
grsVe-jHst -wherr SHE ID have
wanted it beside Wild Bill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

changed d lot but few familiar
landmarks still stood There was
the Green Front Saloon and the
Gem that brought back memories
of gayer days and some that
Were Sadder-
The old-timers who knew her
hailed her with open arms.
Il amt much OF hand TO
hollcr for help" Calamity told
them but l need it now
"Cal IL calamity" they told
her "DeadAyood owes you enough.
What TO yuh want o."
"Nothn' forUTyself Ia like 20
do something for my gul. My liz
amt IN sort for nuthcrln
youngster III like 20 send her
off someplacc FOR schooln' An l
reckon it'd be a good idea if she
forgot hermother
Some of the boys put their
heads together When they got
through palaverin' they sent out.
word that a benefit was 10 be
staged for Calamity's girl at the
Green Front
Everybody in Deadwood bought
a ticket. Some bought a handful
and paid good price The money
rolled H.. hundreds Of dollars
The night Of the bcnctit the
Green Front was packed Except
for a song or two by a dancehall
gal there wasn't much in the way
OF entertainment, except the bar
That WAS enough for most of the
customers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

When Calamity shufflod IN
through the crowd "A bis roar
went up. A couple fellows es-
corted her into the middle Of the
room. one of them made it'll,
speech, telling about the lives she
saved when smallpox hit the
camp. He skipped over the dark
spots in her life.
After ne got through telling
the good things about her he held
out a handful OF bills. as bIg as a
wagon hub.
calamity Jane " he said this
Is our way O. shown what the
bad lands think c, ynp-aR, yn-tH.
little girl
Her speech was short.
step up, boys she shouted.
Collect your thanks at tn bar
The drinks're on me-"
They all lined UP and drank hcr
health
Now Calamity never could see
any sense in Just one drink She
ordered another round With her
guests bellied up 10 the bar three
deep she was peellng the green
backs off her roll pretty fast.
Some began arguing with her
That moneys for your kid.
You amt got no right TO be pour
ing it down your throat like
that"
Calamity had the money. She
figured what she did with it was
her business.
She got roaring drunk and for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

The old Gem Theatre was the
hub of the merry -go-rOund of
miners, gamblers and hurdy-
gurdy gals I'm DcadwOOd. The
really spectacular drama wasn't
played behind the foOtlights there
though. but i'm front Of them.
where the real acts were written
i'm lead and blood, with no re
hearsals and no encOrcs. Next
week I'll tell you about some of
them and about Alabama Jane,
the battling dancehall gal from
Dixie; Poker Alice, the cigar
smoking mystery woman; Ma
dame MoIistache. Alice Sterling
and some Of the other bellies Of
the bad lands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

(To BE Continued Next Week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

was enough left when morning
came 10 send her child away, but
Dcadwood knew Calamity had
been 10 town.
Her child and money gone
Calamity dropped from sight
again The years of hard ana
fast life were beginning 10 slow
her down.
The last time | saw her was
at the Exposition in Buffalo. She
was there with Buffalo Bill and
troupe Of BlaCkfeet Indians !
was watching their show one day
when Calamity spotted me in the
crowd
why. thar's an old boy from
the Black Hills Frank Murphy
Calamity yelled. Come on up
here"
l never was much for getting
in the limelight | ducked into
the crowd and got out OF sight.
When Dcadwood next saw her
a few years later II Saw "A woman
who had come back 10 the place
she loved most To die. Calamity
was playing out her last hand
and she knew II.
OF all the strange things that
happened TO this woman, | reckon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-15

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