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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
Mrs. Roosevelt Errs

Mrs D. R. told New Workers that the South fears ntermaage
than universal suffrage. We disagree.
The South has absolutely Of interrac
has had It seeded because believed its existence depended
hates cood people today because wants them cheap labor
and because ignorant and lazy do its work
efficiently as the Weserner or the New Highlander
nches the coored harecroppr who demands accounting
quickly it tars and feathers the white labor ecre who col
ored workers to north.
The nightmare that the night
fear that cored people will education quit
South and leave him the baeang work Of mg his babies and
hoeing his cotton in the hot
1nemarriage problem and nobodys It's the bugaboo
by the ndont and schemg souhner
the North. ....
national to rese large Of colored people in
friendly would draw howl from the South louder than
Pharaohs when the children Of Israel crossed the Red Sea-
We give this South OF (which neither along with
without eoOred peopel credit for thing It's enough
eeive even Mrs. Observation-Disclosures.
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Japs Versus Germans in American Mind

The Gallup poll published daily newspapers June H. nd
population takes somewhat different attitude
toward the Japs than do the whites"
In answer to the question country you think
along the warGemany Japan" total Of
7O poed favored Germany and only 10 said Japan
No opinion given by of the whites questioned
get along with Germany than with Japan and 0
thought along better with the Npponese Foreight
interviewed in the south had opnon
inecncy of poll which questions Negroes in
Negro will seldom the Of white
subject it usually expedent
sample opinion of this of population
is not conclusive and might actually be misleading.
border where Of Negroes
poll will find accurately what the Negro
thinking the for the Northern Negro usually echoes
thoughts which Southern Negroes do
consider safe to state openly.
Negroes Japs Germans it is because
country and color they think kinder Of the oenas
they the Nazis largely because too American
persist making this and color instead OF
for freedom for all people regardless Of race.
the because they brown
yellow they, the Nordic Germans led by
rarst attacked country Playing the color of the
rather than the crime familiar the American Negro
who suffered from it. 10 these many years.
Gaup polls all Others whenever the Negro concerned never
bald explain The reader
particular which write would consider
why Negroes think unlike their white fellow citizens
enemsthe Japs and the Germans
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18

tanned racial policy that was and
is a reproach to American industry.
Because of its past history, it is
difficult to believe that officials of
the Packard Company are blame
less in this latest and least inexcus-
able sabotage Of the war effort. If
the management did not stimulate
the walk-Out, it certainly is guilty
Of criminal negligence in not taking
steps to prevent it before it Oc-
CURED, by summary action against
the leaders whose activities must
have been known.
These walk-outs are valuable in
that they disclose the present and
what is more important, the post
war program of certain organized
groups in America. That they are
organized there can be no doubt
and one of their avowed missions
is to destroy the economic gains
which the Negro has been making
as a result of the war. These
dramatic demonstrations of planned
racial repression and persecution
should be the guide of the Negroes
strategy for the postwar years.
They reveal the nature of the
struggle that impends when mil
lions of jobless soldiers return
from the battlefields of Europe and
Asia and Africa. There should be
no doubt now in the minds Of the
Negro as to any plan of action. The
time for silly maneuvering for
priority in leadership is over. The
time to grid for the greatest strug-
gle in his history is at hand. 1t will
be in truth struggle for his sur
vival as a free citizen in this re-
public as it will a struggle for the
survival of Democracy itself.
Just because the strikers belong
to the C. /. o. Union it would be
the height of folly for Negro work
ers to shun the ranks of organized
labor. If the events at Mobile and
Detroit have one lesson, it is that
Negroes everywhere, in every Occu-
patton, on every level should join
the ranks of organized labor, and
if there is no union in the Occupa-
ton in which they are engaged they
should start one. 1t is obvious that
any other course will be fatal.
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Racial Outbreaks Embarrassing and
Disgraceful

latest racial outbreak the South reported by the daily
dispatches alleged have been caused by the usual
thing which is attack by Negro white Admitting
that there Negroes who dpable enough to attack
thing appears
that the offered for most of these riots ridiculous Lynchers
have used for mob violence for but statistics
ynchngs actually because of this type of
Practically Negro and most white who accused and
for such punished prescribed by law Not
Negro thousand punishment whether guilty not in Texas
where the latest riots occurred
Burning down the homes of eighteen innocent Negro families in
Beaumont won't keep the criminal minded Negro from committing
crimes than the building of a hangngs and the electric
chair have kept white from committing crimes.
This country of made extremely ridiculous before the
Of colored allies by such manifestations.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
Church Notes


Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
On Sunday morning, June 10, Rev.
S. E. Ware, pastor, preached on
the text at Does Not Yet Appear
What He Shall Be-" A large con-
gregation was appreciative of the
excellent sermon. Flowers on the
altar were placed there by Mrs.
Roxie Anderson and Mrs. Belle Red
dit in memory of Mrs. Nancy
Tabors and by Mrs. Alyce Franklin
in memory Of the late Rev. L. w.
Harris, former pastor of Pilgrim
Baptist Church. Mrs. Eliza Parker
and Mrs. Carrie Hunt also fur
nished flowers in memory of Mrs.
Letha Jackson's mother.
Visitors present were Mrs. T. C.
Bracken Of Beaumont, Texas, Mrs.
Burton Lewis of Minneapolis, Rev.
]. ]. Clayburn of Minneapolis, Mrs.
Lillian McGavock and Mr.. Benja-
min G. Wright of st. Paul. Mrs.
Hattie Manuel and her daughter
Jean, Des Moines, Iowa.
Come to regular Wednesday eve
ming prayer services at 8 p. m.
Mrs. C. D. Milligan, Jr.
st. James A. M. e. Church News:
At our 10:45 a. m. service Sunday,
June 10, our guest speaker, Rev.
Isaac Fisher, was introduced by Mr..
]. E. Johnson, a st. James veteran
trustee.
Much interest was apparent in
the congregation. Rev. Fishers
power of expression and interpre-
tation of his sermon taken from St.
Mathew 23:12 was appreciated.
His topic was zone Message from
Jesus to You" He said the first
test of a truly great man is his
humility, for God hath sworn to lift
on high who sinks himself by true
humility.
Sgt. VIM. j. Spores of the 369th
Infantry, a visitor, spoke of the
spiritual and moral gain to our men
in the armed service who attended
church services.
Flowers on the altar were from
the garden Of Mrs. Gertrude Boldly.
The vesper hour sponsored by the
Monogram Circle, last Sunday, was
a success. Those who participated
were Misses Corrine Powell,
Frances Sledge, Mines. Emma
Simms, Norma s. Beauford, Messrs.
]. r. Jones, Douglas Lewis, Louneer
Pemberton, Zachery Munson. Mrs.
Ida Mills is president, Mrs. Carrie
Powell, chairman.
Our 8p. m. service was conducted
by Rev. M. Boyd Patrick. The Cos
pei choir, with Mrs. Jessie Coleman
accompanist, sang. Faith, Hope
and Charity was the topic Of the
speaker.
The University Of Life joined
with the young people Of Mt. Olivet
church at their $50 p. m. service.
Mr.. s. Vincent Owens, Urban
League executive secretary, was
the speaker.
The refinishing of our church
pews, . project Of the Mems club,
has been completed. Mr.. EweIl
Galloway is president Of the club.
Rev. B. N. Moore, pastor, viii
preach at the Sunday morning and
evening services, June 2o.-Chas.
Miller.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18

Negroes do not willingly work for
Negroes. The psychology back of
this is, Of course, the reluctance
which any group Of oppressed folk
have to falling further in the social
scale-of becoming servants Of ser
wants. However true this may be
in some situations land it some
times isl / have never but once
among all the thousands or more
porters I have met, encountered
anything but courtesy, willingness
and understanding. Of course, 1
always consciously help. / know
how difficult the porter's position
is; 1 realize that his bell is not
there just to be pushed at all and
sundry times; I have heard the silly
demands and idiotic questions asked
him. 1 remember the fussy old
woman who always had something
to do or ask whenever the porter
appeared:
20 Porter, PorterI Is that the
Missouri River?"
The porter was polite and imper-
turbable:
at is a portion of it, Madame"
What astonishes me, more and
more, especially during these days
Of crowded, difficult and hectic
travel, is the combination Of physi-
cal strength, skill, adaptability and
intelligence required Of a porter.
The shifting twice daily Of twenty
four mattresses, the opening and
closing Of twelve heavy doors, the
careful manipulation of two dozen
sheets and pillow cases, the lifting
and Juggling Of endless luggage
all this calls for sheer muscle
power. To do this delicately, accu-
rately and tactfully, without dis
turbing the comfort Of thirty or
forty tired and iraseible pas
sengers, some of whom regard the
porter as dirt, Ia q mans job. With
all this, to answer questions inteIli-
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CamphOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: Twenty-seven of
the forty Negro high school, col
lege and university graduates for
1913 in st. Paul, were present at
the fifth annual graduates service
last Sunday morning. A large au-
dience was present and heard the
sermon to the graduates on the
subject Things That Are Not
Rationed," by the pastor, Rev. Clar-
ence T. R. Nelson. In the sermon
Rev. Nelson pointed out how the
fruits of the spirit, "love, joy,
peace, long-suffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness and tenn
perance" were exemplifed in the
life of DR.. George Washington Car
yer. Each graduate was given a
small cross by the Youth Fellow
ship Of the church, which sponsored
the service, and the devotional
booklet The Upper Room, by Rev.
and Mrs. Nelson. Arthur Burris,
Jr., gave the prayer for the service
and Leroy Gardiner read the scrip
ture and presided over the first part
of the service. Solos were rendered
by Mrs. Roberta Davis and Zachary
T. Monson. Warren Hayes made
talk for the graduates.
One Of the best Methodist Stu
dent Day programs (also known
as Children's Day. ever presented
in the church was heard by an ap-
preciative audience at $50 p. m.
Every department of the Sunday
School was well represented. The
superintendent and teachers also
participated.
Faith of the Fathers" will be
the subject of the Fathers Day SER
mon by Rev. Nelson, Sunday at
IL a. m. Members and friends are
urged to wear a flower in honor of
father, just as they do for mother.
The young people, Sunday School
and former students of Philander
Smith College will join in sponsor
ing the first annual College Day
social and program at $3.50 p. M,
on Sunday. Graduates for the year
are invited as special guests for
this occasion.
DR.. W. II. Williams of Detroit
will be the guest preacher on Sun
day, June 81.
Mrs. Cora e. Moore who has
been at the bedside Of her mother
in Evanston, ILL.,, returned home last
Sunday. Her mother is convalesc-
ing.
Mrs. T. B. Warren, sos Fremont,
and her sister, Mrs. A. Payne, SO
Hyland Ave-, have just returned
from st. Louis, Mo-, where they
were called on account Of the death
Of an uncle there.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
Live With Hitler
(Reprinted by request)

NhSpIlnIcu ny EequeSL)
l live with Hitler day by day,
Throughout the land I see his face,
He meets me on the Jim Crow car,
He greets me in the market place.
At theatres, beaches, public parks,
Hotels and schools, he's bound to
be;
Forever there, on guard to see
That civil rights are not for me.
When there are better jobs to give
He's at the gate to drive me back,
l find no decent place to live,
He keeps me near the railroad
track.
I see him in the army camps
(His evil work Is never done)
He filibusters on the floor
And blocks the law in Washington.
Some say he cannot cross the sea,
That we, at home, should have no
fear,
But they who love Democracy
Admit that he's already hereI
Andy RazGf.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
Challenge to Golfers

If you can step upon a crowded tee and dub,
Without expressing profane wish to break the clubs
If you can see your rival choppng like Clown
You follow through but still go two strokes down;
If you can watch your short putt rim the cup,
AS your opponent sinks his long for oneup;
If trapped in sand, three more find you deeper in,
And another drops birdie and you still can grin;
If you can see your wel-hit drive roll into rough,
And after sevens, still believe you've winning stuff
If you bear up faulty stance and poor address
Luck through, playing on with beauty and hnesse;
If you can smack honey off par five tee,
And hear with grace the pellet hit a lonesome tree;
If you hit new balls into a water hole,
And say no words that jeopardze your soul;
If you keep from laughing when sure-hre putter
Freezes up and halves hole, missing his Onefooter;
If you can keep on learning good golf from pro-
While he who had lesson wins much more dough-
If you winner hook, slice, sway, stoop, bend
And tell him-"You deserved to win, my frend!"
If you kid yourself you're after exercise and fun,
With no desire for brides, eagles, holes-in-one
If you can come home when the score is bad,
Without post morems to what you should have had;
If you can rise at Five A. M. to go to links
Day after day. and miss those precious forty wnks
you achieve all this and by miracle enjoy it,
You're more than golfer-youre robot fob Detroit!
BUT
If you can tell your wife she more than golf,
You're amazing, fellow, and my Sunday hat is off;
And, if she believes you without repeatin' it,
Ny second hats off-whats more Pm eatin it!
If your wifes too well pleased, it is sixy-to-forty
While you golfng, she is hostess to Shorty!
james T. Logan
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18

gently, run on innumerable errands,
important and useless; to get meals
irregularly or not at all; to get
sleep when and where it may be
snatched, interrupting it now and
then to get some lazy old woman
a drink of water at 2 a. nall
this is the job not simply of man
but of a superman. Above all, the
money return must be mainly in
the shape of incalculable tips and
largess, designed to emphasize the
job as mental rather than personal
service of high rank.
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@ASE

June z, 1913.
Editor: H. r. z, a bill to abolish
the poll tax as a prerequisite for
voting in federal elections, passed
the House of Representatives on
May 25th by a vote of PCS to no.
As Chairman of the Steering
Committee of the House coalition
behind this bill, l was particularly
gratified that the House acted so
quickly on this measure and that
the Republicans stood almost to a
man for the passage of the meas
ure.
However, at the same time,
want to call to your attention that
Senator Bilbo has already prom
ised filibuster in the Senate. 1t is
necessary to pledge every Senator
to vote for cloture if the filibuster
is to be defeated.
A terrific fight confronts US in
the Senate. Only the complete
mobilization of the Negro people in
every community and in every or
ganization will guarantee the pas
sage of the bill in the Senate.
For this reason, trust that your
paper will conduct an untiring cam
paign to inform its readers of the
urgent necessity to pass H. R. and
the effect which its passage will
have in bringing democracy to the
Negro people in the southern
states. Although the white primary
and unconstitutional registration
laws must be abolished to guaran-
tee full democracy, the abolition of
the poll tax is a major step for
ward.
am sure that the National Com
mittee to Abolish the Poll Tax has
already contacted you. If not would
you please let me know in order
that their material can be sent to
you.
With every good wish, am
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE H. BENDER,
GHB:E Chairman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
Dubois Praises Pullman
POrters: Calls Them Supermen
By Or. w, p. II. Dubois

have travelled in the company of and with the help of
Pullman porers in every state of the United States
period of foyve years deeply conscious of the debt
them for uniform courtesy intelligent assistance and
subtle understanding of the problems which we black folk
meet in travel There is legend white and black that
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
PLAIN TALK
f. A. Carter

There overwhelming evidence of deliberately planned effort
of certain elements of population head off the indignation
cooed and into American industry skd
aboers The wakout Mobile Alabama few weeks and the
strike upwards workers in the Packard
requiring
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
WANTS TO SEE RACIAL PROB
LENS THROUGH EYE
OF NEGRO
1882 33rd Ave. s.,
Minneapolis, MINI.


Dear Editor:
1 am a University of Minnesota
student that is much interested in
interracial study and action.
1 believe the best way to view
the mounting racial problems is
through the eyes of a Negro. The
best way to do this is to study the
Negro press and periodicals.
Would you please send me a sub
scription to your paper for six
months? lam especially interested
in the issue Of May IA.
Yours for better understanding.
GALEN CAIN.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
June IA, 1913.

June IA, 1913.
Editor: We wish to take this op-
portunity to express to you and
your staff our sincere appreciation
for your cooperation during the re-
cent Auxiliary Drive. We truly feel
that your paper contributed greatly
to our success.
Again, we thank you.
Very truly yours,
HENRY R. THOMAS,
Head Resident.
(MRS. ETHEL LYNCH,
Auxiliary President.
THEODORE WOODARD,
Chr, Membership Drive.
HRT/EL/TW:A
June II, 1913.
Editor: The N. A. A. C. P. Emer-
gency War Conference at Detroit
June SO was the greatest ever held.
No small share of the credit is due
you and the other Negro papers for
the superb coverage prior to and
during the Conference. am writ
ing now to tell you how deeply
grateful we are for your coopera-
ton. We hope that out of the Con-
ference will come greatly increased
efficiency and action in attacking
and solving the problems the Negro
faces.
Ever sincerely,
WALTER WHITE,
Secretary.
WINGS
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-06-18
READER CITES DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN COMMUNITY HOUSE
AND SETTLEMENT HOUSE

READER CITES DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN COMMUNITY HOUSE
AND SETTLEMENT HOUSE
Editor: A very disturbing letter
appeared in the columns of last
weeks edition of your paper con-
demning a proposed community
house movement on the "South
Side" of Minneapolis. This letter
stated the very frank objections
of its writer which were based upon
a mistaken philosophy and objec-
tive of a community house. The
philosophy of a community house
is educational in nature. The ply
steal structure of a community
house is a place or structure in
which people meet together in
groups during their free time for
educational and cultural develop
ment.
While the program Of a commu-
nifty house may be similar in many
respects to that Of a settlement
house, the object is different, very
different. The objective of the COM
munity house is educational and
cultural; the objective of the set
Element house is pre-eminently
character building.
I do not live in Minneapolis,
neither do I know the facts pro or
con or the personalities involved
in the controversy. I am, however,
an adult resident Of st. Paul and a
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BY cliff Maekay


But they did not gasp long.
Quickly the plotting started. 1t
was mutually agreed here is gov
eminent bureau, designated as a
propaganda agency, which was not
issuing propaganda, but the truth,
and therefore must be put out of
business. The Owls great crime
was that it was putting out the
wrong kind of stuff, these forces
reasoned
1t was telling the truth and the
truth was the last thing these gen.
tlemen of the extreme right want
ed to hear. That is attested to by
the vicious effort to compare Davis
to that master of liars, Goebbels.
That was vile lie and the man
who made the comparison knows
it. Goebbels deals in lies; Davis has
diligently sought only the truth.
TOLD THE TRUTH
H told the truth even though
he knew in doing so he would in
cur the diSpleaSure of many per-
sons in high places, who were des-
perately anxious to have the truth
concealed. In numerous releases, he
inadvertently stepped on the toes
of many Americans, when he vigor-
ously challenged the Nazi philoso-
ply of racial superiority. He re-
peatedly decried the slowing of the
war effort because of the unwill-
ingness of many employers to hire
Negroes.
His agency led, not followed,
other governmental bureaus in
selling the nation on the urg-
ency Of utilizing all Americans,
regardless of race, creed or
color.
Thanks to the owl, America is
more fully aware of the part her
black citizens are playing in the
war effort, something that was not
true in World War I. That more of
this home-front education is need
ed can be seen in the current wave
of racial tension and conflict. Con-
gress needs to increase the Owl
appropriation, not cut it. For the
owl is the one agency which can
get across to all Americans the
danger to which they expose their
country by INDUCING in stupid ra-
cial hatreds and blind prejudiceS.
CAN BRING ABOUT UNITY
Mr.. Davis is the man who can
change our superficial unity into
real unity. He is the man whose
obvious aim is to get about the most
important business of winning the
war, even If it calls for ruthless
sacrifice of the politics-as- usual,
businesS-as-usual and prejudice-as-
usual boys to achieve that victory.
All of which makes him bad
fellow with these special privileges
pressure groups, but q very popu-
lar person with the masses of right
thinking Americans, who believe In
an America for ALL Americans
both in v"v and peace.