The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-03-07
NAILS CAPTURE DETROIT

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mob of fifth columnsts many of whom wore police
uniforms, struck at this arsenal of democracy and
captured the local government and defed the au-
thority of the United States American citizens
with signed leases in their hands and their families
in the streets were denied access to their lawful
homes Hitherto gangsters now rule Detroit by
force
A conspiracy to provoke mob lawleSsness as
final and desperate move to block the occupancy OF
the Soiourner Truth Homes by Negro workers
turned the trick against democracy The police de-
partment took active part IN this dlabolical plot
and followed out the designs of the Nazl leaders
and their Ku klux friends upon the Negro people
Mayor Jeffries and Commissioner Eaman were
spineess in face of the enemy and admitted that the
lob of maintaining law and order was too great for
the city, and yet they refused to ask the help OF
either the county or state law enforcing agencies Do
they prefer mob rule?
living gutterpup who fouls his very seat in
Congress, DR.. Tenerowcz, has sought the support
of every anti-democratic force in Detroit and Wash
ington to aid him in depriving black war workers
of cruelty needed housing. Tenerowicz and his
cross-burning allies are determined to defy the de-
cison of the federal government, if it requires
cold-blooded murder. Thus, Negotiating police
enemy aliens, Nazi Catholics, Ku Kuxers and the
remnants of the bloody Black Legion have taken
Joint council and declared open upon democracy
and the rights of the Negro people in Detroit and
in the nation
What is the answer of the Negro people to this
challenge? What is the answer Of all true lovers
of democracy? That answer is bold and crystal
clear We shall use and exhaust every democratic
weapon in our fight against this treachery and as
last and final resort shall fight fire with fire.
hungry pack of fascists spawned by the Khan
and the Black Legion nurtured the foul doctrines
of racsm and trained in tactics of terrorism cannot
be permitted to openly challenge the authority of our
government and brazeny seize the sovereignty that
belongs to all the people What hope is there that
America can win this war against Axis tyranny
abroad, if local government in America comedies de-
feat before this same tyranny at home ?7
Our democracy contains within itself the seeds
of its own destruction. Blind vaclating leadership
in this hour when the fundamental principles of
Justice and equality are on trial produce only
ignominous defeat. If the foul conspiracy Of Con-
gresham Tenerowcz Joseph Buffa, Father Dzuk
and their evil allies is permitted to 60 unchallenged
here the gate will be open for fresh packs Of yepng
fascists who will attack all other mnories and roam
America for new and distant prey They will turn
upon Jews Catholics, friendly aliens and all others
who may not conform either by birth or culture to
the jackas in power They will the defeat Of
America and destroy the last hope of democracy in
the western world
Now while there is yet time while the enemy is
within our grasp, our local and federal government
must act Our government must act, not for the
sake of Negroes alone but for the sake of our gov
eminent itself Let no historian ever write that the
Nazis captured America by first capturing Detroit.