The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-08-28
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SENTIMENT ON
RACE CLASHES
N a ton A W ats Chat
Sometime Soon
BY ERNEST z. JOHNSON


WASHINGTON-(ANP) - Pri-
vate sources have lent increased
weight to the report that President
Roosevelt. in his next fireside chat
TO the nation. will give voice TO his
sentiments In connection with the
now subsidized wave of racial out
breaks which have gripped the ma
ton.
Immediately after the Detroit riot
individuals and organizations
throughout the country began
stream OF petitions on their way
10 the White House asking the
Chief Executive 10 speak out
against "disunifying forces" which
seek to foment racial strife.
II is now generally known too
that his Attorney General, Francis
Biddle. had advised him TO lay off
making a full-dress speech on the
subject, but that he might devote
o few passages 10 il in his never
overall review Of the domestic pic
ture. This was revealed in the IA
nous "Biddlc letter" Of July Is.
Gets The Go Sign
When Vice President Henry A.
Wallace addressed himself 10 a De-
troit audience last month. using the
strong language that he did. he
spoke with the nod from the Presi-
dent. so it is said reliably.
Current information is that as
soon as the present conferences
with Prime Minister Winston
Churchill are out OF the way. Presi-
dent Roosevelt will give the speech
he himself announced when he last
spoke TO the nation and outlined
his plans FOR the rehabilitation OF
veterans of World ~War- Ill
II is understood that about 300
words have been drafted Tor in
clusien in this address. which are
designed 10 answer the pleas Of
protesting organizations. II this be
true II will be the longest state
ment the President will have made
on a subject that so specifically
and directly affects 10000 900 Ne
grocs
However, il is said that very
real problem confrontS the Chief
Executive as 10 specific recon-
mendation which he should like 20
make.
Ask Inter Racial Committees
The Congress for Industrial Or
Eanization last month at its execu-
tive committee meeting here, adopt
ed strong resolution in which.
among other things. il called for the
establishment of inter-racisl COM
mittces in the various communities
which would concern itself abou,
tensions and their relaxation. II
is learned too that this phase o:
the resolution ha7 since been passed
on the President
TIE problem. however. Is how
best these committees might be es-
tsblIshed, and under whose juris-
diction might they function Two
methods have been proposed: one
would follow the pattern in Chica-
30 where Mayor Kelly appointed a
committee. gave il budget and
paid a secretary. and told them 10
20 10 work. The other idea is 10
let the Office OF Civilian Defense
establish the committee
Local observers here lean 10 the
Cnicago method They point out
that the localities can furnish funds
for such committees whereas the
OCD. itself being kicked about the
lot, is actually short on cash. Fur
ther. OCD sponsorship might have
undesirable repcrcussions in a re-
bellIous Congress il the prc-rcccSS
DAYS are any indication OF attitude.
Insofar as the politics Of tho
thinc goes. It's six in one hand and
. hall dozen in the other. Com
mitees appointed bv MAYORS would
be subject 70 local influences. be
they Republican or Democrat. de-