The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
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BY ERNEST E. JOHNSON

WASHINGTON. D. CAMP
The International Association OF
Mechinists. tAFL) is determined
that Negroes shall not be allowed
10 enter their union. and is going
70 every length TO foster the argu
nent that TIE federal government
trying TO impose police of race
mixture upon white people
The height Of their fight 10 date
was reached in the discussions in
connection with the Mead RAN
doiph overtime pay bills which
cleared TIE hurdle in the senate
last Friday The bill carries a mild
non-discrimination provision spon-
sored by Sen William ". LANCER
'R) OF North Dakota. A further
amendment If passed would have
III the machinists right between
their intolerance and their pocket
books.
No less than 10 out OF the IS
columns devoted TO news and edi-
,orial comment in the March issue
OF TIE Federal Machin!st," off,
cial bulletin Of the IAN. was given
over 20 the discussion OF the in
filtration" OF Negroes into industry
and government
In Us report on the progress OF
the Mea3-Randoiph bill. the organ
saw in the LANCER amendment the
possibility that is enforcement
would 20 beyond the fgh,ing OF
discrimination aga;ns. the Negro
as a worker: IL could very well
De applied 10 situations involving
he JOIN. use Of Mushrooms. toilets.
lockers, cafeterias. lunchrooms and
other facilities used not only dur
ing working hours. bu; on an en-
ployee'S own time"
The "Msch!nist" makes much OF
the poin: ;ha. those who are most
jealous 70 pushing Cor fair treat
ment OF Negroes in and out Of
government service. are themselves
delnquen; in Their own of ces
Were they Viii no. use mixed
s'aHS The paper charges also that
IN accordance with administration
policy the mixing Of the races in
shops and Offices and their Joint
use OF pubic and semi-public faclii-
ties, IS insisted upon" The issu-
snce OF executive order No $500
by President Roosevelt Is further
given as evidence Of governmental
sanction.
In special article in this issue
a case is cited where Negro.whi.e
relations were az one time rather
sharp. AT the Bureau Of Engrav-
Ing and Printing" the paper says,
where the working force was pre-
dom.nsn,.y. White some years aso,
x is nov Claimed ia; at least one
half Of TIC workers are colored
Formerly. the waite and colo.cd
races werc segregated so :hst :hcy
used separate tsc lilies The man
-omen' now insists upon the Joint
Ise OF these f4Cla.cS bv &c iNo
races Many a tense SITUATION. NC
are informed. has developed as a
result Of his eHfacl persona.
con:ac; between ne :atcs
Further on j; says: "Tsc Negroes
RESIST segregation and usually have
their way abou; y. SINCE hey ap-
pea: 10 nave the backing Of the
administration n their social as
r.ca,.oBS Of mixing with TIE
whites TIE article says TIA; no,
only arc many white women re-
: ~nins ;ae.r Jobs rather :han work
bcs ic Negroes BIZ; many more
are totally unwilling 10 even come
20 Washington 10 take jobs because
o. what they know WI cortron;
them"
The mou,hpiecc deyo;es 'trcc
columns 20 an editorial on Race
Discrimination" in which !, lauds
ne democratic form OF government
for tho protection j; affords a min
,rity IN the expression OF opinions
lnG IN the manner IN wErch\tAc IN
i.vidual desires 20 Nc h oHn
he !; goes on 20 fay. however,
hat hat minority should not use
a temporarily commanding posi-
ION Of authority" 10 force is con-
ccpt OF mode OF life upon AN
majority" The reference
is TO the influence OF the executive
order.
The admission is made that !. is
Il Oh; for Negroes 10 live and work
and Ito enjoy all OF the benefits
from civilization but IL leans on
concordance .. ,,o.,. go ,i,o a---y