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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

4 vicious excresenec on our gem
orally democratic system of gov
eminent. 1t should be cut out
with no more shilyshallying.i
Said the st. Louis Star-Times;
-. The day is at hand when the
issue can no longer be choked off.
The poll tax is an undemocratic
denial of the right of all citizens,
regardless of race. color or fnan-
oial qualifications, to have a part
in choosing their own rulers. We
are fighting a war for freedom and
justice, and we are weakened in
that fight when, within our own
body polite We nurse this old can
Ger of prejudice and discrimina-
ton"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04
Mrs. ROxie Conley
Injured in Storm

Mrs. Roxie Conley, 33 years
old, resident of a Maynard Az
enue hotel, was injured seriously
when struck by a brick which ap-
parently had been blown from a
building in Second Avenue near
Marion Street. Mrs. Conley was
taken TO Harborview County Hos
pital with a head injury.
She had left her home at the
Atlas Hotel on a shopping tour.
Her injury and where abouts
were unknown to her friends I'M
til called from the emergency
hospital next morning.
A badly injured eye cuts on her
forehead and several decorations
about the face left her uncon-
scious on the street.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04
All japanese Now
Relocated, Says Official

Transfer of persons of Japanese
ancestry from strategic military
areas on the West Coast will be
completed by Nov. /. Lieutenant
General J. L. Dewitt. command
ing general, western defense
command and Fourth army. an
nounces.
With the departure of the re-
naming evacuees In Santa Anita
and Fresno assembly centers, the
last of the Japanese will have
been moved inland to relocation
eenters. They become the respon-
sibility and care of ,ne war relo-
cation authority, civilian organ
ization, established by presiden-
tial executive order No. 9,106,
March IS. 1912.
The Is assembly eenters set up
last March will have fulfilled their
purpose. The army will have dis
charged its obligation. That obli-
cation, according to Colonel Karl
r. Bendetsen. G. S. c., assistant
chief of staff, western defence
command and Fourth army, in
charge of evacuation operations,
was assumed when General De
Witt determined as a matter of
military necessity that the defense
of the west coast required the re-
moval of all persons of Japanese
ancestry.
Within a period of eight
months the army completed the
job. The first phase, that of gath
ering the evacuees into assembly
centers, was completed June 5.
OF that operation it was said that
it was completed with the desig
mated time, without mischance,
with minimum hardship and al
most without incident.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04
THAT SECOND FRONT

Both here and in England, mil.
lions of people seem to consider
themselves completely qualified
experts on military tactics and
strategy. They know precisely
what is wrong with the United
Nations high commands, and
they are convinced that they
could remedy matters in short or
der if they were put in charge.
That widespread attitude under
lies the aggressive demand that
the British and Americans Inn
mediately open a second front in
Europe.
In theory, the second front
would be of immense benefit to
the Allied cause. 1t would divert
men and machines and supplies
from Hitler's Russian and African
offensives. 1t would give the con-
quered people of France their op-
portunity to rise up against their
conqueror and help destroy him.
1t would mark the start of real
effort to break Axis power at
home = where Axis power must
eventually be broken.
So much for theory. In actual
fact, opening of the second front
now would be one of the most
hazardous operations in all mill
tary history. According to all re-
ports, the Germans have done
wonders in fortifying their con-
tinental positions. In France,
alone, they have about 100000
seasoned troops which have been
vigorously trained in preparation
for an Allied invasion. These
troops have abundant equipment
of the first quality, and they have
plenty of air support. Their sup
ply lines are secure and they lie
across land, not across water. The
Germans have massed a gigantic
amount of heavy artillery. much
of it taken from the Maginot line,
along the French coust, and every
possible invasion point is a fort-
ress.
As military history proves agaik
and again, an over-water invasion
of enemy held territory is the most
difficult of all martial operations.
Even after their complete victory
at Dunkirk, when British military
power was all but destroyed, the
Nazi generals didn't feel confident
enough of success 20 make the at
tempt. The enemy positions must
be "softened" first by days and
perhaps weeks of artillery fire =
and guns do not exist which can
adequately shell the German po-
sitions from the British side of
the English channel. AS a substi-
tute for artillery, dive bombers
would have to be used - and
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04
ATTENTION

The Richfield, China Super Ser
vice Gas Station, at 7th and Jack
son Street, now under new man.
agement, Mr.. William Oppenheim
er, popular owner and manager
of the Jackson Beverage store at
TOT Jackson ST., is the new prop
rietor, and solicits your patron
age? You may have your cars
washed, fabricated, and Simon
lied by expert operators. Gas ana
oil for sale, also Anti Freeze, as
long as 1t lasts. All services guar
anteed says Mr.. Oppenheimer,
who is well known to many of
the race.
The Northwest Enterprise wish
this new business every success.
When in need of Gas, Oil or car
service see the China Super Ser
vice boys at 7th and Jackson SITS.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

Congressman Mitchell
Flags Poll Tax

Deploring the ruinous, sectional
attitude of southern Representa-
tives towards the POLL Tax Bill,
Congressman Mitchell said: 1T
has been noticeable on the floor
of this House that there are men,
bers from certain sections of the
country who consistently oppose
every bill that comes before the
House for consideration which
promises fair treatment, justice,
and a reasonable share of democ-
racy to the Negroes of the South.
do not recall a single instance
where this type of legislation was
being considered. either in the
House or in the Senate, during
the past 10 years, that some sort
of filibuster or objection to the
consideration of this type of leg
islation was not engaged in by GER
tain members of Congress. 1t is
my opinion that this fear in the
hearts of these men to extend
democracy to the Negro citizens
of this country is passed upon an
uncompromising effort on their
part to see to it that American
citizens of color shall not have
their citizenship rights in this
country ... These men who cry
out aloud against this bill con-
stitute the same group that cried
out against the passage of an an
ti-lynching bill. They have cried
out almost to man against re-
lief to labor. They were against
the Wage Hour bill. They were
against Social Security, where it
They were against farm relief if
promised benefits to Negroes.
that relief promised equal oppor-
tunity to Negro farmers.
Then turning specifically to the
benefits of the Poll Tax Bill, the
Congressman said: This poll tax
bill, if enacted into law. will
eventually aid in wiping out the
disfranchisement of Negroes in
states like Virginia, South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana, Arkansas, Texas, and other
southern states, where, for almost
a helf century, the world has
watched racial discrimination rob
loyal people practically of every
right to participate in govern
ment.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04
New Fuel Supply

The Moore Fuel Co. at 1412
23rd Ave. is Seattles newest busi-
ness addition. Mr.. Moore proprie-
tor and resident of Seattle for the
past IA years, will be pleased to
have the patronage of all race
lovers, when in need of Coal and
Wood. We specialize in Planer
ends says Mr.. Moore and can give
prompt deliverys on all orders.
We are as near as your phone.
Just call PR 413l for whatever
you need in the fuel line and we
will get it for you. The Northwest
Enterprise wish this new race
enterprise every success.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04
WHITE LABOR UNIONS OF PORTLAND
WOULD DENOTE ALL NEGRO MECHANICS

with labor and of the freezins
and sterilization pact adopted by
all shipbuilding companies and
all labor unions last Friday.
Ray said the purpose of the
freezing agreement was to pre-
vent workers from transferring
from one union to another and
added that all labor unions have
found it difficult to meet the de-
mand for help.
Long Distance CaT Made
Previously reticent about the
Negro worker problem. Ray
dwelt at some length in a state
ment issued. he said, after he
had conferred by long distance
telephone with J. A. Franklin,
international president of the
boilermakers. who is in Kansas
City. Kans.
Ray revealed that Franklin
had inquired about promotion of
Negroes to the rank of journey
men andh ad Endorsed Rays stand
and pledged full support of the
international organization.
Separation of Negroes in liv-
ing quarters at Vancouver is pro-
vided for in an agreement with
Edgar F. Kaiser, the local union
leader said, but asserted that at
Continued on following page)
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their losses would De enormous.
The losses in men which would
follow when the stage or landing
operations was reached would also
be staggering. without artillery
support, the landing troops would
have to advance against complete
ly shielded defenders with a vast
speriority in fire power. Writing
in Golfers. Quentin Reynolds, one
fthe best informed of war cor
respondents. draws a vivid, and
probably accurate, picture when
he says; Let those who shout
loudest for the immediate estab-
lishment of a second front in
France visualize, for a mo-
ment, the cost. in equipment and
life. Let them visualize the wa
ters of the Channel running blood
red under a white moon, and let
them visualize the bodies of thous-
ands of British and American
soldiers floating in those waters.
If the persuasive eloquence of the
second front brigade is followed,
no other result is possible"
This does not mean that sec
ond front is impossible. To the
contrary, every really informed
military man is convinced that
one will be opened in time. But it
cannot be opened until everything
is ready. That means that, first,
there must be many more bomb
ings of Germany and the Contin
ent on the Cologne scale. 1t means
that Allied troops must be given
more, and better. equipment than
they now possess. And it means
that ways must be found of Gauss
irg distracting trouble for Ger
many at home.
Some experts believe that air
power alone may create a second
frpnt. They look forward to time
when three, four, five thousand
major bombers will be used night
ly in raid against against the Axis.
The problems involved here are
thos of production, supply, and
coordination - and the last two
are even more important than the
first. We are producing planes on
an ever-increasing scale. We have
not yet solved the difficulties that
lie in taking them, their fuel,
their crews, and their parts to
the battle fronts and keeping them
flying.
In any event, many of those
who demand second front at
once are terribly uniformed. The
high command has not opened a
second front simply because it
knows that the United Nations
must not be subjected to another
defeat of the Dunkfrk, Singapore,
Philippines, and the East Indies
variety. A great amount of ground
work lies ahead before we can
really start a sustained offensive
drive of any kind against either
Germany or Japan.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

Attitude of the boilermakers
unions of Portland toward east
ern Negroes, imported for work
in Portland area snipyards, was
clarified Tuesday when Tom Ray,
business agent of the boilmakere
union, protested the promotion of
the newcomers at the Kaiser yards
to journeyman status.
The union official also object
ed to the opening of vocational
schools to the New Workers and
said all should be returned to
their original jobs as common la
borers or helpers.
Ray inferred that the Negroes
had been elevated as a means of
averting a threatened strike of
100 men and said the promotions
served to discriminate against
$4,000 men who have worked six
months or more in the Kaiser
yards as helpers.
Strike Threat Cited
A spokesman for the Negro
workers at the Kaiser company
yards in Vancouver, Wash, pre-
viously had stated that the plants
personnel manager had agreed to
"rehire" at least eight of the
New York colored men as jour
neymen and make apprentice
training available to any others
wishing to learn trade essential
to shipbuilding.
Commenting on the strike
threat of the Negroes, Ray said:
This was made last Saturday
morning and on Monday all of
these men woh had been working
out of the painters, and labor
ers' or shipwrights' helpers or
CARNATIONS were transferred to
the boilermakers as clippers, riv-
eters burners or welder trainees,
before consulting the union"
The union executive said this
action by the company was
breach of the master agreement
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

And then Mr.. Mitchell read in
to the record quotation from the
liberal Montgomery Advertiser:
I'VE southern Democrats are too
low-down to go through a State
Political campaign without max.
ing the helpless Negro a scape-
goat in a white mans contest"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

McDonald's Grocery at SO Pine
st. is where you will find every
thing in the grocery line to com
plete that Thanksgiving dinner.
Quality Groceries at moderate
prices is the motto of this popu-
lar Independent Establishment.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

The South Park Poultry Mar
ket are now taking orders for
your Holiday Turkeys. Chickens
and Ducks, moderate prices pre-
vail as usual.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Huneysucker
of $40 oath Ave. N. are eIated
over the arrival of IL pound
baby boy. October 18th. The new
heir to the Huneysucker estate
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. AL Smith of ZIG
22nd Ave. are rejoicing over the
arrival of six pound baby boy,
at the Seattle General Hospital
Saturday D. m, october 31st. He
is just like me, says Daddy Al To
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

The Northwest Enterprise asks
the public to join in this good
viii service to Our Boys at Paine
Field and Silver Lake.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

Send a Photo Holiday Greet
ing to your friends in any sec
ton of the U. S. or the World
through the Northwest Enter
prise's Special Holiday Edi-
ton, which will carry scenes of
the City and State. A real SOU
venir, of Seattle, and the activ-
titles of the race here. The boys
in service will be able to send
this edition to relatives and
friends at home. Call Mr.. Nc
Cants at PR 9453 EA 1880.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

PAUL robson, center vreat sinber and actor ap-
peared for the first time New Orleans when he gave
concert Monday night October 49, before nonsegrega-
ted capacity audience of colored white lovers
in the Booker T. Washington school auditorium Left is
JANE E. GAYLE, and right is RANDOLPH EDMONDS,
secretary and president respectively of the Crescent
Concert Company, which staged the concert in New Or
leans and also presented Mr. Robson in Birmingham and
Atlanta organization the Crescent Concert Com
pany formed of the desire of Mr. Edmonds who
Professor of Drama at lizard University and out
standing dramatic author to present Negro nd white
fists in New Orleans and other southern cities to
regated audiences ME Gayle is New Orleans business
man
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will be known as Franklin David.
Papa Huneysucker tried to con-
vince the Northwest reporter that
Jr. is trying to say Daddy already.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-11-04

Order your Thanksgiving Tur-
key now from Ed. Johnson, CA.
1858.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09

Funcies
By Paul Harrison

er, the star, also is the co-producer
with Julien DuviVier who is the
director. III one episode, however,
Duvivier becomes an actor, and
Boyer will direct him.
Ralph Murphys work in star
Spangled Rhythm" is even harder
to explain. He's the director of the
picture, but it contains a sequence
which shows him directing another
picture. Thus the director becomes
an actor, directing himself in play
ing himself as the director of a
picture within a picture. OKay, skip
it.
An a-5nt urged Director Gregory
Ratoff To screen test a girl new
the most sensa-
tional, terrific and amazing discov-
cry in three years Why, this kid -
"Can she act?" interrupted Ratoff
Like Bette Davisl Like Helen
Hayes Like Garbo!" said the
agent.
Is she pretty?" asked Ratoff.
"Pretty?" shouted the talent ped
dler. shes wonderful She could
win a beauty contest with one leg
tied behind her!"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
End Front Near,
Moscow Claims

An Exchange Telegraph bulletin
said that Admiral William H
Standley, American ambassador;
Maj. Gen. Follett Bradley, Presi-
dent Roosevelts special envoy, and
Sil Archibald M. Clarke Kerr, Brit
ish ambassador, attended the con-
ference with Russian leauers.
Reports reached London that dip
lomatic and military representa-
tives of the United Nations were
discussing matters of the utmost
urgency and importance at Moscow.
Representative of the United
States, Great Britain, fighting
France and Norway, all of which
would play vital roles in he for
nation of a second front in west
ern Europe, had now arrived and
it was indicated that a conference
of unusual moment was imminent
if it had not already started, on
further aid to Russia or consider
Allied strategy, or both.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
Americans in Big
Raid on Japanese
No. 1Chinese Base

HEADQUARTERS, United States
Army Air Corps in China, Aug. 8
(UP) - America Army Air Corps
planes in dawn attack today
rained bombs on Japanese build
ings, docks, Wharves and key air.
drome in the Canton area and shot
down two, if not three, japanese
planes.
In what appeared from early
reports to have been not only a
completely successful attack but
the biggest yet on the chief Jap
aneSe center in southern China, a
big force of army bombing planes
protected by fighters attacked the
White Cloud airdrome.
They went on to hurl bombs on
targets of all sorts along the Pearl
river and in japanese army and
navy centerS.
Several japanese planes were de-
Stroyed aground and extensive
damage was done to the docks,
wharves and various installations.
Too late to prevent the Ameri-
can planes from planting all their
bombs on their targets, a COM
munique issued from Lieut. Gen.
Joseph w. Stilwell's headquarters
said, at least nine Japanese fight
ers raced up to intercept the Ar
my planes.
Capt. Charles Sawyer shot down
new type Nakajima-97 japanese
army fighter Lieut. Patril H. Dan
iels shot down a zero fighter and
the rear gunner in one of the
bombing planes hit and probably
destroyed a third enemy fighter.
In an attack on the Canton area
Thursday the American Army
planes had bombed the Tienho air
drome near Canton, taking the Jap
aneSe by surprise, and destroyed
at least 10 grounded planes in addi-
ton to scoring many hits on the
runway All American planes re-
turned safely.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 8-For a
scene in "Casablanca, Humphrey
Bogart and Peter LORE were sit
ting in a cafe discussing plans for
smuggling a refugee out of France.
LORE glanced around and was
startled at seeing a man near them
sitting alone at the bar. Who Is
that?" he hissed.
oh, hes harmless" Bogart re-
assured him. just a professor of
english at oxford University on his
way to America"
Actually the man was the direc-
tor of the picture, Michael Curtiz,
Who played the brief non-speaking
role for a laugh on HollyWoodsmen
who make fun of his garbled Eng
.ish
Quite a few prominent directors
invariably play some such incon-
SpicuouS role in each of their pic
,ures-alWayS with the check for
heir acting stint going to a movie
extra who otherwise would have
appeared in the scene Over at Uni
}erSal, though, the executive actor
ituation is getting complicated. In
Flesh and Fantasy" Charles Boy
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09
Ga ndhi
Eases
Crisis
By p. ID. SHARMA

BOMBAY, india Aug. 8 CUP) -
MohandaS K Gandhi, receding
from his plan to deliver a seven
daY ultimatum to the British In
dian government on independence,
has drafted a most conciliatory let
" to the Marques of LinlithgoW,
F.. the Viceroy, in last-minute bid
for negotiations, we'll informed
: quarters said today.
NationaliStS of the all-India con-
gress committee met today to pass
their resolution calling for mass
civil disobedience unless India Is
granted imSfediate independence.
But quarters close to Gandhi who
iso delegated to lead the disobedi-
ence campaign, said he not only
would act step by step SO that
AN all-embracing campaign would
not be started at once, but that
in a letter already drafted he ad-
dressed the Viceroy in most con-
ciliatory, most friendly and plead
ing terms"
1t was expected that the resolu-
tiona;Naald be passed today or to-
morrow and Gandhi planned to
send his letter Monday.
At first he proposed to enclose
with it the resolution calling for
disobedience as the alternative to
independence now.
But well informed sources said
today that he now planned merely
to send the letter so there would
be no impression of a threat, or
even intimation, OF a struggle.
1T is q letter from a sincere
friend to a sincere friend, an in
formant said, and added that 1t was
intended to avoid a catastrophe In
event that the Viceroys reply was
unsatisfactory.
AS the critical hour approached,
faint hope rOse-as it has done
illusively so often before-that a
compromise would be possible
But admittedly the hope was
based on the idea that Britain
might agree to open negotiations
on the nationalists' terms.
1t was understood that Gandhi
had received long telegram from
Horace Alexander, British Quaker
who is now at New Delhi, the cap
nit3, comforting with high officials
lso Sir Tel Bahadur Sapru, lib
leader, was still trying to ar
hge a round-table compromise
@nference at which all Indian ele-
ments and the British government
would be represented.
1t was said that the Moslem
league representing 80O00,OOO Mo-
hammedans was unenthusiastic but
that Sapru persevered and was in
correspondence with the Viceroy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-08-09

LONDON, Aug. CUP) - The
Moscow Radio said today that the
day of the opening of the second
front approaches" and dispatches
to London told of a conference
underway in the Soviet capital
among American, British, and Rus
sian leaders on means of increas-
ing Allied aid to the Red army.
The Exchange Telegraph agency
in a dispatch from Moscow said
discussions were underway at the
Kremlin on the urgent task OF pro-
viding more effective aid for the
Russian forces, now falling back
in the Caucasus
The Moscow Radios assertion
about the second front was made
in an English Language broadcast
which dealt with German propa-
ganda efforts to ridicule the United
Nations ability to invade western
Europe,