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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
A Short Story Complete
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Ten dollars. them" said the COL
ored woman. you done had your
treatment, anyhow"
Ten dollars!' That's entirely too
much"
"Tain't so."'
Angrily Miss Lucy opened her
pocketbook. threw q ten dollar bill
on the table. took a deep breath,
and bounced out. She went three
blocks up Sunset Boulevard before
she realized that she had forgotten
her cane. She was walking like
the wind and conversjng with her
self.
"Tain't So" she muttered. "Tain't
So ! tell her I'm sick and she
says. Tain't sor"
LEFT HER CANE
On she went at rapid gait, step
ping like a young girl-so mad,
she had forgotten all about her
inhrmit!es, even her heart. when
suddenly she cried, Lord. have
mercy. my cane! For the first time
in three years. I'm WITHOUT a
Gamer
Then she realized that her breath
was giving her no trouble at all
Neither was her leg. Her temper
mellowed. The sunshine was sweet
and warm. She felt good.
"Colored folks do have some
funny kind OF supernatural con-
jurins powers, reckon" she said
smiling 10 herself But immedi-
a.ely her face went grim again.
But the impudence Of 'em! Soon's
they get up north-calling herself
MISS Pauline Jones. The idea!
Putting on airs and charging me
ten dollars for a handful OF Taint
Sos! Huh" cried Miss Lucy Can
non as she stopped TO wait for the
Vine street traffic 10 pass. Huh,
Why that gold.headed cane left
there is worth twenty.fvew
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are good because they are artists
who have something 70 say well,
not because they are white olooded
AryanS
I am nghtinE for the right 10
READ MY OWN NEWSPAPER and
listen TO my radio. secure In the
knowledge that most % II Is truth.
some OF II hokum and q little OF
II the kind Of obvious lying that
makes me mad enough 10 think
straight.
| am fighting for the utter de-
feat OF those men. 80 that never
again, anywhere. will people with
similarly warped minds have q
chance 10 speak out OF the mouth
OF the mob and bulldoze a nation
into a fsnaticsl belief in a night
mare scheme Of world rule by them
or world ruin for all.
For believe as my father and
his father believed. shat nations
destiny is the result Of the bounty
and freedom enjoyed by It's people.
Those men use people as fuel for
their engines Of aggression. I am
against the waste Of generations Of
men on the. barren fields OF war.
My country has always known that
wars are wastetul Those men
have fooled their countries into
believing that war Is a good risk.
So I am fighting that never again
will the enterprise Of war be worth
for even the shortest time, the
gain of conquest
The only kind Of aggreSiveness
/ can appreciate Is that shown by
salesman or a football player, and
! want to be able TO tell the sales
man I don't like his product.
And finally I am fighting for the
great privilege and duty Of maxi
ing the American dream q reality
in my time.
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earth u any better than am.
physically. mentally. biologically or
morally. I'm probably wrong a
million times but don't want
anybody TO put me or my Kids IN
narrow social slot saying. That's
where we decide you belong"
I'm hghting because like 20 fee
that I am the government JUS:
as much as a ward heeler or a Pres
ident. like to feel that my poll.
,icians can be seen" I want 20 De
in the game. I want 70 think that
| can use my vote as a bludgeon
or q baton. as my wisdom or my
whimsy suits me. and I want 10
know that in the Anal analysis my
vote does count as . candid ex-
preston OF my own opinion. !
want to be able TO scorn the errors
OF big men. I want to argue at
the polls and howl like q stuck
pig when pay high taxes.
I don't like order for its own
sake want to enjoy the scolding
or ps.ien, forbearance OF my wife
when scatter my pipes or books
or tools about the house. feel
that a certain amount Of organized
disorder Is an index to a mans
freedom.
But ! do like a good batting
average. high performance, we'll
used skill And I want to be able
TO see the score and damn the UNI
pires. The guys I'm fighting are
against this.
I'm fighting for The right 70 90
home where and when I choose: TO
60 TO any church I like; 70 Join
labor union Of my own choice
and use the good old vote there
too.
l want 10 read the books of my
own choosing; TO listen to music and
see plays produced by artists who
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09

watched the farmer open his soled
flour sack and pour out over $3.50
all in old IS bills Ghe bills were
he larger sized one used prior 10
he current IS bilD Raglan paid
'or his bond. explaining that ne
had been saving the money ever
since he had first been music red
out Of service after the ars. war.
He had pu; il away biz oy bi' in
flour sack buried on the land he
arms
His story so impressed he Geor-
ga War Finance officials that il
was broadcast over a national net
work.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
By WALLACE LEE

CHICAGO. Ill-tANP) - Most
Americans. white and black, be-
lieve that race prejudice can be
wiped out through intelligent gov
eminent legislation and patient ed
ucation.
This 10 the result OF the Negro
Digest poll for October conducted
by that magazine. published In
Chicago at 3s07 South Parkway.
Despite q belligerent minority
that believes that racial differences
and resultant discrimination II part
Of the American way Of life." the
minority Of both races feel that
hatreds based on color should and
can be cured.
The poll canvassed opinions from
coast to coast on the all-important
question:
SIS race prejudice curable!"
The results were:
Negroes Whites
Yes pl% 73G
No 10 l6T
Undecided ~ lie
The concenSus Of opinions among
Negroes showed overwhelming con-
idence that prejudice can be end
ed but sentiment varied sharply IS
10 method, A large group ex-
pressed doubt as to whether edu-
cation was the way. favoring In
stead vigorous government action
20 crack down on discrimination
Many OF these pointed to Soviet
Russia as an example Of what
could be done by strong laws
against racial hate The pro-edu-
cation group was found largely in
he south which felt that both races
needed schooling on the Negro ques-
ton.
The sectional vote among Negroes
was:
Un-
Yes No decided
North so% So To
West 49, l% &C.
South 90T &c. 90
The feeling among whites was
. erwhelmingly that education was
slow but sure method to attain
the goal OF tolerance Many said
"a. actual working and living with
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09

The feeling among whites was
Overwhelmingly that education was
slow but sure method to attain
the goal OF tolerance Many said
a. actual working and living with
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Philadelphia?
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
TAIN'T so
BY LANCSToN HUGHES

The office was open--but empty. Sc
Miss Lucy simply waited. Ter
minutes passed. Fifteen. Twenty
Finally she became all nervous anc
fluttery. Heart and limb! Pain
pain. pain! Not even a magazine
10 read.
IT'S ALL MIND!
"Oh me-" she said impatiently
What is this? What is this? Why
never!"
There was a sign on the wall tina,
read, ITS ALL MIND"
Il will wait just ten minutes
more" said Miss Lucy. glancine
at her watch OF platinum and
pearls
But before the ten minutes were
up. another woman entered the
front door and sat down. To Miss
Lucy's horror, she was a colored
woman. In fact, big black colored
woman.
Said Miss Lucy TO herself. "rll
never in the world get used to the
North. Now here's great-my
friend says great practitioner, treat
ing darkies! Why. down in Ala
bams, a Negro patient wouldn't
dare come in here and sit down
with white people like this!"
JUST HAD TO TALK
But woman-like land having still
Ave minutes to waltz Miss Lucy
couldn't keep her mouth shut that
long. She just had 10 talk, albeit
10 a Negro. so she began ON her
favorite subject-herself.
II certainly feel bad this morn
ing" she said 10 the colored wom-
an. condescending TO open the con-
versation.
faint So" answered the Negro
woman placidly-which sort OF took
Miss Lucy back bit,
She lifted her chin.
Indeed i. is so" she said in
d!Snan.ly. My heart is just abou,
10 give out. Ny breath Is short"
"Tsin't 50 a.tsll." commented the
colored woman.
Why" gasped Miss Lucy. Such
impudence, I tell you 1T rs so!
I could hardly get down here this
morning"
"Tain't so" said the other calmly
"Bes des my heart" went on Miss
Lucy. my right hip pains me I'll
I can hardly 81 here
Il say faint so"
Il tel you il is So" screamed
Miss Lucy. Where Is the prac-
;i;.oner? won't 81; here and suffer
this-this impotence. / can't! It'll
kill me-"
"Tain't So" said the large black
woman serenely. whereupon Miss
Lucy rose. Her pale face flushed
q violent red.
where Is the practitioner" she
cried. looking around the rooms
Said the colored woman. Right
here"
what" gasped Miss Lucy. You
are the-why-you7"
I'm the practitioner, said the
colored woman. I'm Miss Jones"
Why. never heard OF the like"
gasped Miss Lucy A colored p-ac-
;i;ioner! . Why. you must be
lying"
"Tsin't So" said the woman
calmly.
We'll. ! shan't stay another
minute" cried Mss Lucy,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
The BALLAD OF
MARGIE POLITE
By Langston Hughes (For AMP

By Langston Hughes For AMP
I. Margie Polite
Had o, been white
She might not OF cussed
Gu: the cop that ght.
II the lobby
OF TIE Braddock ho:el
She might not % ,e,:
The urge 20 raise he'll
A solder took her part.
He 60. shot in the back
BY white cop.
The soldier was black.
Killed q eolored soldieri
Folks started 70 cry Il.
The cry spread over Harlem
And turned into riot.
Taken Margie 10 jail
And kept her there.
D!so-derly conduct
The charges swear.
Margie warn't nobody
Important before
But she amt jus: nobody
Now no more.
She started the riots!
Hsrlemites say
Call August lst,
MARGIES DAY.
Mark August lyt
Decreed by fate
For Margie and History
To have a date.
Mayor LaGuardia
Riding Up and down
Somebody yelled. What about
Stuyvesant TOWN.
Colo-ed leaders
In sound trucks.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
What ! Am Fighting For

This article was adjudged one
OF the four best manuscripts Sub.
mitted by men In our armed
forces 20 the Service Mems Chris
tian League on the subject. What
I am Fighting For. and Is re-
printed herewith because Of It's
widespread use In army camp
papers.J
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
By SGT. FRANK @. JENNINGS

What am I fighting for, Ask me
Why I was born: the same answer
AIS both questions. I'm lighting
20 live.
That document. which Is almost
religious In its simplicity. almost
ike a song in the beauty OF its
words. the American Declaration
OF independence states my case &C.
curately.
was born with certain rights
which are Godgiven and inalien-
able. Today, there are several men
at large who would refuse me the
free exercise Of those rights. I
am fighting those men. It's either
them or me, and there are only
two possible ways for this fight
10 end for me. sudden death or
complete victory. And since there
are millions more like me. there
can be only one possible ending
for those men-certain and utter
defeat.
/ am fighting because I don't like
% believe everything I'm told, even
Il IL Is true. want to be able
20 hnd out for myself. demand
my Godgiven right to make q
damned fool OF myself. 10 get my
fingers burned and TO learn. maybe,
not 20 do the same thing the next
line.
I am fighting because I like to
believe that no man on Gods green
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
Negro Digest Poll Reveals That
Racial Prejudices Are Durable

Negroes would aid greatly in put
ting a halt to much discrimination.
In the south. however, many whites
resented the way the question was
put A large number angrily as
serted that segregation was here
to stay and was in no sense eur.
able" The sectional vote showed:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
POETS CORNER
Somebody yelled.
Go home, you bucks.

They didn't kill the soldier.
A race leader cried.
Somebody holiered.
Nav! But they tried!
Msrgie Politel
Margie Polite,
Kept the Mayo-
And Walter White
And everybody
Up all night!
When the PD car
Taken Margie away
Wasn't Mother'a
Wasn't Father'1
II were =
MARCHES DAYl
p r r.,
MADAM TO ron
By Langston Hughes For AMP
~ W Tic U4ONlCt
Opce-twice a week.
I love romance,
That's where I'm weak
But ! never could
Understand
Why real LIE ANT go.
No romance man.
! pay my quarter
And for two hours
Romance re!gns
And true love flowers
Then come here
And unlock the door
And there sin't no
Romance any more
You have personal stake In N
Third War Loan. Every dollar 70
rvest N q Bend will return 20 20
n full. with interest Every dolh
hat you fan 10 save will boost you
wing costs are de.ea, your hope Q
/ busy, prosperous America when n
A ar ends
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Text of Food PorIey Declaration

through the proposed permanent
organization, reports on the action
taken and the progress achieved
towards these ends; and
c. Such proposals or reports as
are necessary to give effect to the
recommendations of the confer
ence:
5. In the preparation of plan
for the proposed permanent organi-
zation of the United Nations the
Interim Commission give full con-
sideration to the following:
(A) The relation of the proposed
permanent organization to, and
methods of associating it with other
institutions, national as well as in
ternational, which already exist or
which may hereafter be established
In the field of food and agriculture
and in related scientific, economic
and other fields;
Provides for New Members.
CB) Provision for membership in
the proposed permanent organiza-
ton in due course of governments
not represented on the interim COM
mission,
6. In considering the functions and
duties to be assigned to the pro-
posed permanent organization, the
interim commission take into ac-
count.
Evening star., 1943-06-02

Cd The promotion of research
scientific, chronological, social and
economic. CO The collection and dis
Summation Of information and pro-
vision for the exchange of services,
and go the submission to member
governments Of recommendations
for action with regard to the fol-
lowing:
(A) Nutrition,
(B) Standards Of consumption of
food and other agricultural prod
ucts,
Co Agricultural production, dis
tribution and conservation.
CD Statistics, and economic STU
dies in the field of agriculture and
food, including the study of the re-
lation of agriculture to world
economy,
(E Education and extension work
in the field of food and agriculture.
(F) Agricultural credit,
Consider Co-operatives.
(G) Problems of agricultural pop
ulation and farm labor;
7. The interim commission further
consider the desirability of assign
ing to the proposed permanent or
ganization functions in the field of :
(A) Development of agricultural
resources and orientation of produc-
ton where necessary,
(B) Agricultural commodity ar
rangements,
Co Cooperative movements.
Evening star., 1943-06-02

V1lCl eds.
Freedom from want is difficult to
achieve without concerted action
amongst all like minded nations to
expand and improve production, to
increase employment, to raise stand
ards of. consumption and to estab-
lish greater freedom in international
commerce, and
Whereas:
The successful carrying out of the
recommendations of the conference
in the field of production, distribu-
ton of food and other agricultural
products in the postwar period will
be the most important prerequisite
for the achievement of freedom from
want, and requires the creation of
permanent organization of the
United Nations in the field of food
and agriculture: Therefore
Program Recommended.
The United Nations Conference on
Food and Agriculture recommends:
l. That the governments or ma
tions represented at this conference
recognize and embody in a formal
declaration or agreement the obli-
CATION to their own people and to
one another. henceforth, to collabo-
rate in raising the standards of nu-
triton and living of their peoples.
and to report to one another on the
progress achieved;
2. That there be established a per-
manent organization of the United
Nations in the field of food and
agriculture; and
Resolves that:
l. In order that every practica BILE
step be taken to attain these and
other appropriate objectives set
forth in the declaration and specific
recommendations of the conference,
an interim commission for CARRYING
out the recommendations of the
United Nations Conference on Food
and Agriculture be established to
continue and carry forward the work
of the conference:
Sets Up Interim Commission.
2. Each of the nations represented
in the conference be entitled to
designate representative upon the
interim commission, and that the
interim commission be installed in
Washington not later than July IS,
1943
3. The interim commission per-
form its work with due regard to
the exigencies of the war through
such form or organization and per-
sonnel as it may deem appropriate.
1t shall formulate regulations COW
ering its expenditure and submit
to the participating governments
proposals for the ALLEGATION of the
| costs of its activities:
4. The functions of the interim
commission be to formulate and
recommend for consideration by
each member government:
A. A specific plan for a permanent
organization Of the United Nations
in the field of food and agriculture
B. The formal declaration or
agreement referred to in the first
recommendation, in which each gov
ernment shall recognize its obliga-
ton.
Would Raise Standards.
%. To raise the standards of
nutrition and of living of its own
people,
90. To improve the efficiency of
agricultural production,
| 90. To cooperate, so far as may
be possible, with other nations for
the achievement of these ends. and
a.. To undertake to submit pc
riodlcally to other governments
Evening star., 1943-06-02

deemed to have been dissolved when
the proposed permanent organiza-
ton referred to in the second rec
concentrations has been established:
10. The Government of the United
States be invited to take whatever
preliminary action may be neces-
sary for the establishment of the
interim commission after the United
Nations Conference on Food and
Agriculture has completed it's work
Evening star., 1943-06-02
~ the Associated Press.

9y the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Va, June g.
The tert OF the United Nations
Food Conferences declaration of
principles and resolution, subject
to minor changes before adoption
in the conference plendry session,
tollo,Us.
The declaration:
This conference, meeting in the
midst of the greatest war ever waged
and in full confidence of victory,
has considered the world problems
of food and agriculture and declares
its belief that the goal of freedom
from want of food, suitable and ade-
quate for the health and strength
Of all peoples, can be achieved.
The first task is to complete the
winning of the war and to deliver
millions of people from tyranny and
hunger. During the period of criti-
cal shortage in the aftermath of
war, freedom from hunger can be
achieved only by urgent and con-
certed efforts to economic con-
sumption, to increase supplies and
distribute them to best advantage.
Thereafter we must equally con-
cert our efforts to win and maintain
freedom from fear and freedom from
want. The one cannot be achieved
without the other.
Poverty First Cause.
There has never been enough food
for the health of all people. This is
justified neither by ignorance nor
by the harshness of natune. Pro-
duction of food must be greatly ex-
panded; we now have knowledge of
the means by which this can be done
It requires Imagination and firm will
on the part of each government and
people to make use OF that knowl-
edge
The first cause of hunger and NAL
nutrition is poverty. 1t is useless to
produce more food unless men and
nations provide the markets to alb
sorb 1t. There must be an expan-
sion of the whole world economy to
provide the purchasing power suf-
f1cient to maintain an adequate diet
for all
With full employment in all coun-
tries. enlarged industrial production,
the absence of exploitation, the in
creasing flow of trade within and
between countries, the orderly man.
agement of domestic and interna-
tional investment and currencies,
and sustained internal and interna-
tional economic equilibrium, the food
which is produced can be made
available to all people.
All Must Work Together.
The primary responsibility lies
with each nation for seeing that its
own people have the food needed for
health and life; steps to this end are
for national determination. But
each nation can fully achieve its
goal only if all work together.
We commend to our respective
governments the study and adoption
of the findings and recommended
tions Of this conference and urge
the early concerted discussion of the
related problems falling outside the
scope of this conference.
The first steps toward freedom
from want of food need not await
the final solution of all other prob
lens. Each advance made in one
field will strengthen and quicken
advance in all others. Work al
ready begun must be continued
Once the war has been won, the
first steps can be taken. We must
make ready now.
Evening star., 1943-06-02
Cd Land tenure.

Cd Land tenure.
(E) Other subjects on which rec
concentrations were made by the
conference;
8. The interim commission also
consider the initiation of preiimi-
nary statistical investigations and
research into the problems with
which the proposed permanent Or
ganization will deal;
9. The interim commission be
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-12-15
Bill OF RIGHTS
IS OBSERVED

Continued from Page i
Methodist Church that the Allied
Nations are fighting primarily for
the civil libertiues of man as ex-
pressed in the Bill of Rights.
Regardless of race, creed or
class we must strive to protect
the rights of all of our citizens,
particularly in wartime when
those rights are i'm jeopardy"
The Rev. DR.. Clinton e. Ostran-
der, pastor of the University
Congregational Church, said in
his morning sermon:
"On the rim of the Liberty Bell
at Philadelphia are inscribed
these words. Proclaim liberty
throughout all the land, unto all
the inhabitants thereOf!' These
are words of Scripture. Upon
this religious principle our nation
was founded. The church has a
vital stake in the principle of
liberty as proclaimed in the Bill
of Rights. They are fundamen-
tally religious.
"TOday, as the nations of the
world look TO America for leader
ship, we must strengthen the lib
critics contained in the Bill of
Rights through national unity, CO.
operation, faith, sacrifice and