The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-05-15
Press Conference

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that committee be appointed q
study and place before committee
OF The American newspaper pub
fishers association and the Amert-
can society Of Newspaper Editors
The nndines OF The NYu-Fisk L.
nndings
The joint conference OF Negro
and white editors VAS organized by
the Council for Democracy At the
suggestion Of both groups follow
lng an industrial survey on the in
iegrstlon Of Negroes in war work
made hy the council last winter
This survey covered an OF the ma
'or industrial ceniers throughout
me east and middle-~estern states.
Explaining the reasons which led
10 the calling Of me joint confer
encs Ernest Angel. president OF
the council, said, ASIDE from the
purely economic findings OF the
survey which aas The primary con.
Germ a ne council. those meetings
with hundreds OF industrial lead;
ers turned up number OF other
facts which The council recognized
~ constituting not only serious
impairment az the nations war
work but an indictment as well o.
American democracy. Restrictions
placed upon The full participation
OF Negro Americans In The defense
program through the refusal by
many employers and labor unions
10 admit Negroes TO war Jobs which
hey we're qualified Tor were sup.
piemenisd By other discriminatory
practices
All Of 'hese developments have
created IN the minds 81 many Negro
imeflcans feeling % intense re-
yniment and disbursement which
nos been freely voiced by their or
gans ~ public opinion the Negro
press
The Council for Democracy be-
l.evis the' az = result az The faii-
ires of both ne white and the 30
gro press n'efracial tension has
frequently been increased rather
Van lessensd hY ,hc handling Of
nevs and edi'Qrials tn the subject.
This situation cannot be met by re-
crimlnarors and charges OF intoi-
eranrf and irfesponsihiliiy leveled
Ndisc}im.n arel' agains, either the
Negro orihe Uni,e press There is
r'es ior more fhough,ful eader
SOD aud more constructive ap-
rtoath among our Negro newspa
There is also a need for
hfoadef vision and more careful
eNaNaAon and handling OF lhe
news on racial situations by our
white newspapers
The program for the hrst session
on Friday morning VAS opened b,
Ernesi Anrcu. president OF the
councn william y Haskell. al.
min,sfrat'ye assistant to The presi.
dem % 'hs Heraid-Tribune ACTING
as conference chairman presided Al
his sesslon The Importance and
Influence o. ne Negro press was
discussed by Pear 8 Buck and
The Responsihiliiy ~ The Negro
Press by Elmer A Carer. ,
member Of The hoard Of director,
o. the council and a member OF ihs
lnempi ayment Insurance Appea
board
determining Policy on inter
prcilug and Handling News Copy
vas discussed by Paul A. Tierney
managing editor OF the New Yorl
Post and he Editorial Page b,
Henry Rosion. assistant 70 the pub
Usher ~ the New York Times tn
discussion leaders during the Fri
day morning session were p. y
Young editor % tho Norfolk Jour
nal and Guide and savllle Davis
assistant managing editor Of m
Christian Science Monitor
Saturday morning was given owe
10 the discussion OF the advertising
phases OF The newspaper bushes,
Philip Salisbury. executive edlto
OF Sales Management. presided