The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-02-07
Leaders Accused
OF Inciting
Racial Hatred
BuHa Claims
Returning Project
Is Undemocratic

When Charles r. Edge
comb, director-Secretary If
the Detroit Housing omnis-
sion. announced al WASH
ington Monday that the So
iourner Truth De'en.e Housing
proieci had been ress iened 10 Ne
gross. he shut one gate ~ TINS cum
uotersisl housing issue and open-
cd Another
That another gate had been
thrown open was c,uenl Tuesday
morning when more lhan three huu-
aied whites stormcd the tiiy Hall
10 Nehcmenry y oclaim their pro-
tests against occupancy OF the So
joufner Truth Project by Nesroes
An niuriaitd trond Of whites.
alleged 10 l.. homs oNnfr, near
the SoJourncr Truth Housing sfe
at Nevada aud Fencion. iolccd ia
way in,o Mayot Jeffrie- Office cot
promise from him inai toe ,oAa-
c.l would hear ihtm Wednesday ca
profess q Nero occupancy 81 me
project They ignored TINS prom
ise. and about II am. har-ed in'o
the Connril chamber and forced an
immediate hearing
In defense ~ hi, own sanction ~
the Sojourner Truth ? ojer ior
Nesloes. CouucllmAn Edwards con-
demned tho spokesnrn NJ ne
group Joseph 4 Buna snn .ionu
Halzeil Officers 81 Inc Se,en-Nlis
Feneion Improvement essociNi on
fog inciuns racial feeling I'd
wards asserted
A. for innamlur ni rtos hatred
IN ihc CIV az nctroN me- fwo
other people sfe more csporsials
than Mr.. Buna ami N Dslzell.
Thy ARE por.ons whose -O'e irnr-
est 81 IN the Few lot. on which nov
viii lose i'lc money They 80
doing this community q dstne ds-
sei,ice Nh,n uniiy b 80 impr-
isni
Continuous shouting ~ mo
faced Edwards What color are
you anyway owned on much o,
the argumen Police threatened
10 clear the chamber bu' the nose
continued and Tho esvel pounced
on. Members OF the While protest
eroup also expressed dislike for
Councilman Lodge WHO said ihat
ne saw no need fol heerine
From The balcony one woman
proclaimed vehenrniiy. I've been
run ont OF one ichhorhcod and
won't be run out OF another I'm
home owner II the Negroes we're
going 10 move out IN Crosse Points
you'd do something about it,
Ironically enough this boisterons
group. owners OF mediocre homes.
waved the American hag and
cheercd Spokesman Buna when he
said. II never thought this could
happen in democratic country.
We have nothing acainsi Negroes
getting housing We just don't want
them out where We have our homes
Colored people worked With IA
In trying 10 block this project one
colored man went as spokesman 20
Washington with us. There are
number OF Negro families already
in the community. but they are nice
people and from the professional
group
Then. apparently 10 getting mat
he had talked about the so-Cal ed
undemocratic dea The whites we're
getting. Buns said
Why do Negroes want defense
homes anyway, They have no de-
Tense jobs. I've found cut ilat
Hudson Naval yards. Packard and
all the other plants In that vicinity
don't hire Negroes on defense Jobs
and white workmen refuse 10 work
ON the machines next TO colored
employee"
In addition. a picket line paraded
in front Of the city Hall tho march,
ers bearine signs crilicising the
action n Mayor Edward J JEFF
fries because Of the letter he
wrote 10 Charles p. Palmer, de-
tense housing co-ordinator, last
week. The Common Council was
criticised for endorsing the sans
letter.
The pickels carried signs read
ing: A white Project for q white
Ncifhborhood' This Nelghbor-
hood was white Keer II White"
Last week negro pickets march
.I.-al.l a.