The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-21
THE TRUTH SLIPS OUT

Every little while some statesman Of the United
Nations attempts to define our war aims in order
to reassure the peoples of their pivotal countries
that if they want independence and freedom, they
should pitch, or rather put, all their eggs in our
allied basket. Wallace, Welles and Willkie, to men
ton few, have made eloquent appeals to the under
privileged and subject peoples who still manifest
some skeptcism toward the great white fathers.
Every dog will have his day following democratic
victory they reiterate. We Negroes are anxious
for democratic victory and we have, despite rigid
color barriers, unhestatingy enlisted in the crusade
to crush Hitler. We have taken the announced war
aims very seriously. This is our war;
Last week. however, Winston Churchill, waxing
eloquent over the success of our North African
campaign, told the House of Commons that he was
not chosen nor did he accept the position Of Prime
Minister in order to preside the liquidation of
the British Empire" He told the world that Eng
land intended to hold what it has and that there
should be no confusion on that point Now we Ne
groes in America and very possibly millions of
British subjects are wondering why did Churchill
feel impeled to make this declaration at this time.
We want to know to whom he was addressing this
admontion and what he expects to gain by it. Per-
haps he was answering the criticism of Mr. Luce
of Time-Life-F Fortune who wrote very trenchant
letter to England on the subject of imperialism.
Whatever the motive, we have reason to believe
that Winston Churchill slightly dizzy with the long
DELAYED African successes decided to make it clear
that England is still as great as ever and that
India and other colonies might just as well bow to
British fate The Prime Minister, at least, is fight
ing to maintain the status quo and he gave comfort
to British Tories who may have been little fearful
that real democracy might take root in the bloody
empire Churchill told the old boys that they need
not worry too much.
--- The colored people who are on the side Of the
United Nations have always been skeptical OF
Churchill and his latest remarks confirm our suspi-
cious. The Negroes in the British West Indies,
British controlled Africa, Indians and others are
certainly not participating in this war to maintain
the status quo. We Negroes in America are fighting
for full citizenship and full freedom to exercise it.
1t is great pity that reactionary leaders are
permitted to undermine the very basis for future
world peace by their concern for maintaining few
ill-gotten advantages over other people The atti-
tude of the British toward India and the West Indian
colonies is an international disgrace matched only by
the United States treatment of its Negroes Unless
this war makes some changes in this regard our
children may rightfully condemn one day for par
ticpaton in the most tragic farce in world history
The British Tories who trace their ancestors
4TolH oHe Ioydi IIliei W aHoIhol' alohS WIN OUH
American fascists must not be allowed to dstort the
aims of this war. We are fighting to crush Hitler
ism and to create world in which Hitlerism cannot
rise again. This means not only social reform" it
means a new world order in which there are no
ceilings on human progress We common people are
no longer awed by pontifcal announcements of royal
jackasses and our black red and yellow boys of the
United Nations are not dying for the glory of Elton
and Harrow.