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The AL and the NEGRO

of again
convention Boston against the Negro worker By refusing
end Jim auxiliary unions would be abolished
president and other A. F. of l. officials
their official approval to union discrimination and segregation
despite Mr. Green's hypocrica phrases to the contrary
did these officials hide behind local union autonomy
and discriminatory the A. F. Of L.
they vciouy attacked Philip Randolph head Of the Broth
Sleeping delegate the convention for his
union abolish its antNgro and practices
A. F. of officials from Mr. Green down. assumed
injured air that Mr. Randolph would have the
his union into which thousands of Negro
money but have for worker equality
Not only Mr. Randolph but he dashed out
against the NAA the Urban League Paul Robson
Negro preachers he charged with dsouragng Negroes
from Joining uons And also paying their
hard earned money into their till
All this adds big facts there place in the Jim Crow
democratic black white worker Obsolete
maintain its iwhe policy than
a constructive progressive organization for working
the A. F. of has demonstrated its utter
hopeessness as a vehicle for workngmen.
We the CLIO is the union for Negroes
join First it vertical union which rghtfuy organizes plants
crafts Secondly its executives although not
that they willing and anxious accept Negro
with white Thirdly time Negro worker
Joins binders the A. F. of L. The the
constructed abolished the better it will be for
all workngmen Mr. Green's weak stand the color
question in proves this-N Y. Amsterdam News
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CAN GEORGE
DO IT ALONE?

IF. T. Lane in the Chicago Bee)
Let George do it is not only a
common expression, but it is the
implied attitude of so many people.
Most are satisfied to be critics of
the efforts of others. They refuse
to accept any responsibility what
ever in helping to make things go
forward. Criticism is necessary
element in progressive action but
it would help a lot if the critics
would join up physically or finan-
cially with some program.
There are many who are refusing
to buy war bonds simply because Of
ignorance and selfishness. Among
Negroes, it may be because they
have never been THRIFT-conscious.
They usually feel that they live in
a white mans world and are living
only for today. Tomorrow to them
is just another day and we can solve
tomorrow's problems when they
arise.
Shortsightedness among the low
income groups is sin that we
cannot afford to have. Analyses
show that although the bond drives
go over their quota, the percentage
of small individual buyers is far be-
low what it ought to be. However,
our bond drives are great educa-
tional medium and we ought to plan
now to have a continuous program
of thrift education after the war.
BUY MORE BONDS and KEEP
THEM.
A few Georges can't do every
thing by themselves but there are
thousands who would let them try
it. Everyone discusses what the
race should do and what is neces-
sary to solve our problems, but
most of US expect some one else to
do these things. A few of US join
up with groups but leave the hard
work to few people.
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half dozen other similar organiza-
lions including the Boy Scouts. Nor
will the American people ever know
that colored boys in emergencies
have manned the guns of Ameri-
can ships of war but still retain
the status and pay Of messmen.
These things the American people
will probably never know. But
they constitute an indictment of the
American democracy, and the con-
duct of the war which is inexcus-
able and indefensible. For it costs
thousands and thousands of dollars
to train combat troops. And a
years training has been deemed by
the War Department to be suf-
ficient. The failure to use Negro
combat troops who have had train
ing far in excess of that deemed
necessary and who have been de-
clared to be ready would appear to
be capitulation to racial prejudice
For thousands of Negroes have
been used as laborers, and steve
dores, and truck drivers, and
leaders. These tasks are important
and no successful military cam
paign can be conducted without
them. But they do not constitute
the only field in which Negro citi-
zens can be of value in the war eff
fort. However, this appears to be
the conviction of those who are
responsible for the conduct of the
war, if we are to judge by the i'm
mobilization of trained combat
units of Negro soldiers up to the
present time.
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South Plays Loose With Education

Apparently the wanted Federal
money schools the badly enough
Negro salaries equal those the whites
Thereby lies the Federal Aid Education Senae
File 6S7
authorized the appropriation of funds to assist
the States adequately financing their systems Of
public during and reducing the inequalities
opportunities public elementary and secondary schools
Designed primarily help the South which cannot afford to
port the dual system of Negro
and bill sailing until Senator Robert A.
(oho) IN Dak attached amendment This
rgy prevented the South from discriminate
against Negro schools and the Negro teachers who in
salaries equal white
the same grade who have the qualifications.
inequalities have been recently high lighted by the fact that
NAACP the courts in order to
equal for Negro teachers For the North has been
trying the South that should educate its Negroes but
that section with the possible exception of three States seemed to feel
that education not good for the Negro.
According Senators Taft and LANCER both
Republicans being blamed for the defeat Of the bill on the grounds
the proposed amendment political trick.
Political pertinent to observe that the socaed
grounded the solid premise that States to dig
support their various educational systems the
ought the money spent constitutional
The needed the money but would rather
playing fair with the Negro popua
ton onic of the great hue and by
proportion southern Negro seec
medical because OF teray
Today erates in its labor bat
taon thousands of Negro disqualified and left
better educated southern white lads
called legislators their and out
horror.
It's below the Mason-Dxon line
They prefer the requested Federal Aid than to
up racial prudce These boys certainly don't know
a going for world freedom
the other Senators who supported the
certainly brought the Dixie boys in their most
unfavorable light
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Arthur LIE Sueur's
to Be HOnOred
at Reception

A reception honoring Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur LeSueur will be held
on Sunday evening, November z,
at the Floyd B. Olson Labor Tenn
ple-117 4th St. S. E.
The committee feels that it is
both fitting and proper in this war
for the liberation of all peoples re-
CARELESS of race, color, or creed
that time be taken off to pay trib-
ute to those who have spent a life
time fighting for these principles.
The progressive movement in Min
nesota owes much to Mr.. and Mrs.
LeSueur's untiring and devoted
struggle against mans inhumanity
to man.
Friends are most cordially in
vited to come. Edward Totten is
committee chairman.
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Negroes in the Armed Forces

not to do, among them injunctions
concerning race prejudice itself.
But the point is not labeled, and
in some of the guides the issue is
treated so delicately as to be of
doubtful efficacy. Some passages,
however, offer arguments which the
army might we'll present to its own
white troops training in America,
and to civilians in cantonment
areas. Here is one from the guide
to West Africa:
Race prejudice against the Afri-
can or against American Negro
troops in Africa would be a good
way to turn the African against US.
Everyone is entitled to his own
prejudices, but it would be only
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Roosevelt and His Comptroller

President Rooseves desire to ban discrimination in
setback last when North
Lindsey comptroller general interpreted the executive order
fobddng discrimination creed color only
mandatory This decision effectively kills the intent
purpose Order 946 which implements Executive Order
hamsgs effectiveness of the Presidents Committee
Fair Employment Practices.
feel sorry for the President this pedcament which
easily him the favor of large portion of the Negro
President Roosevelt repeatedly warned that the appoint
with the reputation of Lindsey Warren
certainly in the interest of all of the people
who while serving in Congress effectively kept
DPe his contemporary colleague from eating
Congressional restaurants Warren went far to make it
Morris Congressman DePrests secretary to use
which is owned by the taxpayers
Despite anNegro record Roosevelt ignored bona
him the comptroller job Roosevelt will
probably would take the trouble to look into the facts that
the Negro press Lindsey unfit and preudced
should been placed position
his preudces against section of the Nations cznry
was a fraught with peril
organizations should Immediately write the Pres
he without delay another
specific impossible for Lindsey Warren to
attitude the Negro and other mnor-
al the expense of the effort.
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(From The New RepubIic)


A mixed division would be the
best thing; the next best things are
remedies of limited nature. Yet it
is important to try them. The
army shows signs of making some
progress. Thus far, however, the
emphasis has been on minimizing
race prejudice among troops in for
eign service among dark peoples.
The Office of Special Services of
the War Department has prepared
excellently written guides for
troops in countries where skin color,
traditions, history, language, cloth
ing and religion are markedly diff
ferent. They include valuable in
structions on what to do and what
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war in Europe) let the record show
that our sons were ready and will
ing, aye even anxious, to go; that
their urge to serve their country
in the sternest test demanded of its
citizens was no less keen than that
of their white fellow citizens; that
they were willing to make the
supreme sacrifice wherever their
country needed them. But their
ardor was chilled, their offers re-
jected, their skills in combat, &C
quired at tremendous cost to the
government, permitted to become
rusty and stale with disuse.
If the story is ever told, and it
may not be unless there is a Con-
gressional investigation, the great
majority of the American people
will never know that the 93rd Com
bat Infantry Division, organized as
a Jim Crow army unit at the be-
hest of the reactionary Southerners
in the War Department, has been
trained, retrained, engaged in
maneuvers in Louisiana, engaged
in maneuvers in California desert
for a period of almost two years or
more, while thousands of white
boys have died in North Africa, in
Sicily, on the beach at Salerno with
half the training of the 93rd. Nor
will they know of colored infantry
regiments, trained as combat
troops, stationed in New York,
Massachusetts and elsewhere per-
manently guarding bridges and
roads-a job which could be done
just as effectively either by the
Civilian Patrol Corps, the State
Guards, the American Legion and
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Citizens Will Honor LIE Sueur

Sunday Minneapolis Paul citizens will honor Judge
and Mrs. Arthur Lesueur at reception.
of useful to liberal
the Northwest They deserve honor paid them
Nurses Needed But Colored Need Not Apply
Applications the Army Nurse Corps canhot be
given consideration this time because the quota colore
required by the corps has been filled"
the official applications given by 1t Col Ida
Daneson superintendent of the by authority
the U. S. surgeon general.
other hand Army and Navy need and desperately
seeking this Last month only half of the quota
recruited.
quota because the governments policy
assign Negro ony those stations where ooed troops
predominant" Official reason)
have We have coed
except in Liberia and possibly in North Africa.
We have in the Waves Navy Spas Coast Guad)
Women Reserve of the Marine Corps Wafs Womans Auxiliary
Flying Service).
They coored and hence unacceptable Throughout the
others willing, able and qualified.
"The discriminatory
and gamble with the lives of fighting Avna
of the Joint Committee of She is
right
Cross
the Army and Navy they oow
of civilian life"
of the often together
nursed by Negroes in civilian life
live first whether the hands of white
doctor he doesn't whoop.
sorry picture 1t discouraging picture civilians
hold the and forttde
fighting continuing
justice democracy public
hope and help them every possible
Norfolk (Va.) Journal & Guide
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Visitors To
Office

Visitors at the Minneapolis Office
of the Minneapolis Spokesman and
st. Paul Recorder this week were
Messrs. Robert C. Wallace, ]. R
Cannon, George E. Roach, Father
II. Thomas, Rev. Il. W. Bolts, ST.,
of Minneapolis; A. W. Jordan, St.
Paul; Mines. Mary D. Clardy, w,
E. Stovall, Villa Carr and Miss
Dorothy A. Stovall, Minneapolis.
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Working Girls
Elect Eunice
Brown President

Working Girls Council met in
the parlor room of the Phyllis
Wheatley House Sunday, Oct. 81, at
4 p. m. They elected as their presi-
dent, Miss Eunice Brown, Mrs.
Christine Johnson, vice president;
Misses Esther Byars, secretary;
Edna Russell, treasurer. After the
election of officers and initiation
of new members refreshments were
served the girls.
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Sergeant Wyatt
Wishes All a
Merry Christmas

Somewhere in South Pacific.
Editor: I wish to express my
appreciation to you and your staff
for the deliveries of my paper. It
is quite a pleasure to be able to get
it. I also want to extend Christ
mas greetings to you and your staff
and sincerely hope that the holidays
will find you well and prosperous
and that they will be happy and
joyous ones.
have seen quite a bit Of action
since have been over seas, but !
imagine I will survive.
Sincerely yours,
Staff Sgt. Charles F. Wyatt.
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ccrd of Thanks

We wish to thank our kind
friends and .neighbors for their acts
of love and sympathy during our
recent loss of our beloved husband
and father, Thomas W. Williams,
and also extend grateful thanks for
the beautiful floral tributes and for
the use of their cars.
Mrs. Alice Williams and
Daughter and Relatives.
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In MemOriam

In loving memory of my hus
band, William H. Mcclellan, WHIT
passed away Nov. z, 1912.
My heart still aches with
loneliness,
My eyes shed many a tear.
God knows how miss you
AS it ends this first year.
Lovingly, your wife,
Laura Mcclellan.
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PRIVATE ROBERT WHITE
VISITS MOTHER

Private Robert White, son of Mrs.
Helen Jefferson, 97O Bryant Ave.
NJ, visited his mother enroute to
Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend an
army school.
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Finally be We all Of mind having compassion Of
another love as brethren be pu be courteous Not rem
dering evil for evil railing for railing but contrarwise
bessng knowing that hereunto called that We should
inherit blessng-St. Peter 49,
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PLAIN TALK
By Elmer Carter

When the chronicer of these turbulent and fearsome
DAYS begins to up the score he might find that the col
ored citizens of America failed to contribute their quota OF
men who met the in combat the sea- in the air. and
on the land When that time and it may not be long
the incredible Russian offensive end the
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WhotHo~R~1WM
WAR BONDS
School Days

When our fighters fly at 400 miles
an hour with a Jap Zero or a Mes
serschmidt on their tails there isn't
much time for cogitation so the
Army and the Navy show as many
motion pictures Of actual dog fights
and air battles as possible to our
student fiiers.
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Pictures Of trainer flights, bomb
ing flights and flights by fighters are
all part of the routine for our stu
dent pilots and must be drilled into
them just as it is necessary for US
to remind ourselves daily of the ne
cessity to buy an extra 500 Bond
in September.
U. S. Treasury Department
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suha--;h. "a unr ch..I
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night Minneapolis and St. Paul citizens will honor Judg
and Mrs. Arthur LeSueur at a reception
useful services to liberia
They honor paid them
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Support Won Chest Drive
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Penn State Will
Have Its ROOters
AtGame Saturday

State College. Pa. Sept. 27.-Penn
State will not be without its followers
when the Nittany Lions invade Cha
pei Hill. y. c.. Saturday 20 meet the
University OF North Carolina football
team.
y host q! former PEN State athlc-
ties. plus several cX-coachcS. have
been located at the North Carolina
Prc-Flight School since its establish
ment early in the war. All are plan
ming To- see the Liors in action
against the Tar Heels.
1t. Charlie Spcidel. Penn State
wrestling coach on leave. and his
compatriot in traCk-Lt. Chick Wcr-
ncr arc both stationed at Chapel Hill.
Other cX-Lions al the Pre-Flight
School include the Craighcad twins
Frank and John and Baseballcr
Dion kcplcr. Allie Wolff. former
Lion boxing ace. also is a member of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27

later enters he Army. SDcCia! stu
dies carried on by the Civilian Pre-
Induction Training Rrancn navr c;l-
| pha$!Hrd tha: the prospective in
dur;cc J. b""",rIrd il. n addition tu
v"catl".ai "ni pl"-.oca;iunu Kills.
II" has thee DI..r UuGcrs landings
and aDlItlc,
The prospective mductcr snuuld
b" aWaI" "t h"w 'nIs waI came ano,.t
what the AIMS o.: the WA. are. what
his allies and enemies are like. He
Shuuld be following The day-by-dav
conduct of Inc struggle. Schools are
beng urged this year - emphasize in
A.mr!can n.,uvy. social studies. world
geography and similar courses mate
ridls that viii help the prospective
ndICtce 1 feel tnat his i MS iirnt.
,. The prospective Inductcr should
De tunilia" !. advance with Army
lie and Argy organization. The ann
OF instruction. n these fields is 10
case the adjustment ui he S;udc 4 in
leaving civilian lie and entering the
Army. lnvc>i.gatIvHS carried or a.
Induction Stations and Reception
CcHtcrs indicate that young men are
more COnfidvN: and Sc!f-aSSurcd il
they know ahead about the S;cp-by-
step procedure during the first few
weeks Of Army lie. Schools ave being
encouraged ~ p.lcr prc-induction
units of study N Army lie and Army
organization.
3. The prospective IuducIcc SnuLld
bc physically -. and he ShoI!d k uw
now - keep TIA, way under cnndi-
tiuns OF military living. 1t i being
suggested tina. schools give physical
examinations p, that rcmcdicai de-
ices can oe corrected: that schools
offer programs Of phvsica. fitness
!or all. and tha: biology. health. first
AID and other similar courses inform
boys how Ihc.r bodies function and
what keeps them going well.
!. The prospective induc;ec also
benefits if ne has 4 command OF
basic language and mathematical
skills. The soldier. il order 20 do his
job, must be able - read. write
speak and listen. In mathematics
he must b" able 20 apply wnat nc
knows 70 practical military Srua-
tons.
All prc-ntuct;on 'rairing is on
n voluntary basis. II line with Amc-
rica's traditional policy Of local school
administration, each geGcrul hign
school, vocational school and trade
school is zee 10 determine Tor It.
sci. how and 20 Wha, extent It will
offer pre- ductiun training. In many
schools. p"c-indIC,ion training will
not nec"- ari!y require that new
courses b" added to The curriculum
bu; Will .nvolvc rev emphasis IN
existing courses in his'ur". social
studies, Eng!ish, biology. physics.
mathcma,cs, physical education and
vocationa' subjects.
Officer al Army Reception Cen
;crs record al pre- induction training
on the sn'dicrs' permanent; record
card. Tn: raising = taken into con-
s!dcratiou n making assignments 20
tuthcg training and Army JOBS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27
Over Million Boys 1917
In Pre-lnduction Class

Washington, Sept. 2T.-Niorc than
l.OOO,OO0 sixteen and seventeen wear
old boys Will be enrolled in voluntary
civilian prc-!nductiun training Cu,lr-
SeS when the enrolment us student,
is schools throughout the nation is
completed this fall. the war Depart
ment announced TO-DAY
Representing an c"rollmcn; of moro
than hali OF all the physically rDIr
bows n these age levels. the II .,cirn,s
are taxing courses Ina; Wil prepare
them 10" more cifcctly" -vi..ic. in
the armed forces.
voluntary civilian prc-lnduc,irn
training IS beginning lis >pc,nd vral.
tniS September. In August. 1912
L!eItcnant General Brrnon Sumcr-
veil. Commanding General pi the
Army Service Forces. ;"ld gather
ing u! educators meeting rn Husr!u.-
ion. ID. G.. that the sc@onis ui Aluv-
rIca must become psr-tnduc'I,n
training rcntrrS for "ju force. lciv-
ing IN" armed force, free ia train
nrh III ne combat Jpp..cHt."n OF ri3"
framing 'nat sCHuuls give"
Under The prc-inHlr,.r1 Dru,..tr7
:rcds OF the Army are presented
20 civilian training agencies Dy the
War Department and the United Std
les Office of Education. The C.,.lia.
Prc-lnductun Training B~ucu. 4
amt Of n" indJSts.L! Per. .r-. D.I.-
sion. Army Sv.L Force. arr.ysr-
Army training uorl.A.s. aui .'4drvs
soldier np..Iuu. D.' u' ,.v u.rl ,al
lcc'cd i .deu'.Irs needs which
schools can help meet and n,c.pg"'s
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-27

induction training offered by schools
10 prepare the more able boys for
later participation in Officers candi-
date Schools and III Army Specialized
Training programs N colleges. The
GOO.O0G most pressing need by pro-
NldIng training in electricity. machi-
mes. Shopwork. radio. antomo;ivc
mechanics and prcllight acronauticS
areas which Iay 4 foundation for
late. competence in 4 wide variety
.! military spec uccupat ,unS
SuCn courses have been rcconmcn-
dcd ny the L. =. Office of EGUcItiua
rs AN integral part of the program
oi the High School Victory Corps.
Since August. 1912. when General
SumcrVcll made known the Army'S
needs. there have brcN DEVELOPMENTS
which nave further Increased ne
needs iUr pre- induction training
Ih"n. 63 on, q: every 100 men IN
dJCtcd were trained as specialist
training. Thea. Older men were being
nduct"d WHO mad Job rNpcric" &C.
Nnlch WAS - foundation !or pnSt-in-
tHCt!on training To-day. the backlog
"l S"loctIv" Service is the group "a!
boys Just nJ' of high school who nave
never had trade cXpcrir"Ce.
N5 a resi-, ui the Increased needs.
In" rivil.a" pTc-induC'iun training
program has been bruudurcd This
..c;tr tO include courses N Army
'.C' cal prurvd,TcS, driver education
md radio code In addition. Vaca,.unal
cH"uls. vocational Departments. ans;
'g'd" schools have been asked tp
H.fr,, Spprinl Array r.,jy IN ,I,, r;.l,;..