The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-19
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DR.. James Jackson, Noted
ALBANIAN, Principal
Sunday Speaker

Az the opening session of the
State Conference Our World. Our
Future. Our War 10 Win" called by
the Negro Youth Council in CO.
operation with the Metropolitan
Detroit Youth Council. the trend
the conference would take was in
Dictated by Arthur Bowman in his
KEYNOTE address before the 243 Of
fetal delegates and the many wish
tors present: when he said: We are
nearer victory when. on the home
front we unite 20 fight 30 tear down
all barriers that stand between the
Negro people and their full par
ticipstion in the winning OF the
war"
Delegates at the conference in
Guided representatives from labor.
student. religious. and civic white
and colored youth organizations
come together for the two-day con-
ference June II. and I3 In the Gen.
trail Branch WV CA. 10 discuss the
unity Of white and colored youth to
win the war.
On the program Saturday eve
ming were Major Merle Armitase.
representing Col. George Strong;
Donald Thurber. executive secre.
tsry o.. the Metropolitan Detroit
Youth Council; the Rev. Thoburn
T. Brumbaugh. executive secretary
OF the Detroit Council OF Churches;
and Miss Julia Oliver. secretary Of
the Negro Youth Council for Vic
tory and Democracy. A play,
flight Of the Native" presented
by the Apollo Players, music by
Marvin Dupree's Choir. and dra-
matte reading by Paul Kenneth
Holt provided the cultural portion
Of the evening.
Panel Discussions
Sunday was spent In panel dis
eussions under five general fields:
-All American Youth Together In
The Armed Forces" chaired by
Donald M. Thurber; The Produc-
don Battle" led by Hosea Young;
For Civil Rights" led by Robert
Brang: In the Community" Theo-
dosia Bennyfield; 'In the World To-
morrow" Edward Tolan. At the
conclusion Of the panel session, the
delegates met in general assembly
IN the main auditorium. where the
resolutions OF each committee were
read. II was during this ession that
300 post cards were written to Con-
Rressmen Of Michigan. urging the
passage OF the Anu-Pol Tax Bill
when Il comes before the Senate
and the vote for cloture on the Bill.
Jack Raskin explained the Tell
II To Congress" Week, June 2o-27.
and urged each delegate that II
there is some issue In which he 10
particularly interested. or in which
his organization h particularly IN
terested. to utilize Tell 1t To Con-
ness" Week. The conference went
on record as endorsing this project.
Among the resolutions read and
adopted at this session were reso-
buttons to the effect that "No pro-
ject. federal or local built from
public funds deny occupancy to
qualified persons because OF race,
creed. or national origin" That the
resolution passed by the Detroit
Civil Services in regard to wartime
employees be condemned as unfair
and inequitabhe, because city en-
ployees now in the armed services
are protected in their jobs by fed
eral and city laws; that the confer
ence support the demands OF r. j..
Thomas: that the Department Of
Justice and Civil Liberties Commit
tee investigate the industrial fifth
column in Detroit, which fomented
the Packard strike: that the con-
ference urge the disappointment OF
the Presidents old FEPC plus any
such supplementary appointments
as the President deems necessary
TO carry out both the letter and the
spirit OF Executive Order 1902. now
known as 9346; condemn the role
John L. Lewis is playing which Is
weakening the organized labor
movements which have taken the
leadership in fighting discrimina-
ton.
II was further resolved that all
social agencies-radio. press and
publications should deal with Ne
groes as individuals instead OF as
members OF a specific racial group;
that Negro youth cannot make their
full contribution to the community.
TO the war effort. or to the world
without the white youth recogniz-
ing and accepting their response
bilities; that we renew our efforts
70 have Immediately established a
mixed racial brigade. The panel
offering the resolution, added that
Il should be organized on q volun-
teer basis. A committee was sp-
pointed 10 see that the resolutions
are executed.
The guest speaker Of the Sunday
session was Dr. James Jackson. OF
Birmingham. one OF the organizers
OF the Southern Youth Congress.
the course Of ms remarks, DR..
Jackson pointed out that youth
must see as its main job 10 hold
the home front against the attacks
of the fifth column seeking 70 create
diversions from the war effort" He
also said youth must put aside whs,
ever prejudices they may have, Sec
tionsl. racial, or otherwise, and
unite in fraiernsl alliance with
their elders without regard for
these prejudices on the sole issue
Of struggle against the deteatists
at home and for the vigorous pros
ecution of the war 10 victory"
He said that Detroit is the out
pos, OF Q conspiracy OF white su-
premacy against the nation which