The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-20
SAYS UNITED
NATIONS ARE
NOT SINCERE
Calls Treatment Of Dark
Races .Insincerity
Of Purpose
BY LOWELL NJ. TRICE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-tANP)-
Bitterly assailing the united ma
tions for their insincerity of pur-
pose in their dealings and treat
ment of colored minority groups
residing within the confines OF
tteir democratic structures OF gov
ernmenis, A. Philip Randolph, IN
ternational president OF the Broth
erhood of Sleeping Car Porters. ad-
dressed an overflowing crowd al
q monster mass meeting held-at
the Senate Avenue YMCA, last
Sunday afternoon.
Using as his subject, "A Program
For the Negro in the World Today,
Mr.. Randolph stressed the part tha;
mass organizations must play II
we as group are 10 ever obtain
our social. economic. and civic
rights Of first class American citi-
zehship r--e
Some OF our friends Will say
that the Negro IS organized ne de-
clared. Yes that is true. They
are chiefly organized into fraternal
lodges. churches. and social clubs
Each has a special purpose BGt
in addition 10 them. We need fight,
ing organizations like the NAACP
and the March on Washington
movement that were created 10
struggle for Negro rights. Pow
er lies with the masses, Orsan.-
zai!on is the source Of power ana
no ffgh; can De wssed effectively
without power"
Raps Defeatist Critics
Declaring that certain deieatiSts
among US are spreading the seeds
OF dlsunity with Claims that the
Negro masses canno, be organized,
Randolph shouted. But this is not
true. Uncle Sam organized them
into the army to fight for democ-
racy abrosd-a democracy which
they have never known. Capital
lists organize them in industry 10
work 10 help make profits at home
profits which they never get A
name band. Sa;chell Paige. the
wonder Negro baseball pitcher. ano
Joe Louis. the miracle man-boxer.
can attract thousands OF Negroes
for ji;;erbug contest, baseball
game or a ptIze fight Why can't
the Negro masses be organized 10
fight for their rights?
However, TO organize the masses
you mus, go 10 the masses, IN the
novels. and shacks across the rail
road tracks. in ne Sums and huts
OF poverty and want" he pointed
out. 1T cannot be done by erud.!e
speeches. brilliant editorials. alone
IL at all. l. can only DC done By
personal contact sacrifice, struggle
and suffering with the people &c
the end OF having them share II
the organizing process. rs door
bell ringing problem which WI
give and beget dignity. discipline
and mutual respect among ne Ne
gro people for the organizing eieFt
The organization OF The Negro
masses plus intelligent. honest anc
courageous direction. spell' success
In winning our democratic right!
lust as positively as two plus t~C
equal four. Unity of the Negr,
masses and classes is his. tie Ne
Gro's. chief salvation
Denounces Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic char,er-thc docu
ment OF world freedom drawn W
by President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill-ncNt came II
for a bit OF typical Randolph de
nouncement. He was cxtremel.
critical OF what he termed Roose
velts and Churchill's "streamllne'
version Of an international instru
ment for the freedom Of white pco
pie only"
This Interpretation is reinforce
by the fact that Mr.. Churchill
despite the pleas OF Gandht an
Nenru for the independence an
freedom Of India-observed that h
had not become the first minlSie
OF Great Britain 10 preside owe
the liquidation Of the British EN-
pire. The implication here is TIA
Great Britain is fgh;ing- this wa
for tie reestabliShment OF her TT
perial domains. Apparently this b
OF British diplomacy has not es
capped the Indian people.
with respect to the four free
doms. set forth by PreSiden, Roost
Welt, il may be said that they rer
resent the highest EXPRESSION an
aspiration OF a people for fire.
world, IL only they were apple
without regard 20 race or colo
religion or national origin b.
there is nothing in the policy an
action OF the leader OF the Ne
Deal TO indicate tf.at the NegI
people Of America can expect the'
four freedoms Will be granite
them"
SIaps Jap Fallacy"
Nearing the close Of his BRIEF %
we'll delivered Grafton, Phihp Raj
dolph took a slap at the Japs
pointing out the fallacy OF son
Negroes who might believe tn
Japan because OF her racial oacI
ground would cater to our group.
ANY Negro who is so naive
10 believe that Japan-which h
never sought to help Negroes an
eLere or anytime-will become u
savior OF colored people. mere
because she is a colored nation.