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The New Fair Employment Practices
Committee

It begins to look as though President Roosevelt has finally de-
cded to utilize the Employment Practices Committee to do
real Job job be done AS informed readers know TINS
Committee is charged investigating and ending race and reglou
discrimination in industries -,
Reorganization the Committee by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
several weeks ago victory for the Negroes and whites OF the
country who vigorously the
of the Committee placing under the Craftsmanship of Paul Mcu
War McNutt good but he IS also per-
pua candidate presidential honors The PRESIDENTS
Committee politically hot potato for individual VINO tries TO
make it function Committee did absolutely nothing unor
the War Manpower Commission.
As originally the Presidents Committee on Far Employ
en Practices independent responsible only 70 the
President operating effectively with limited udget
until the Mcut Public opinion finally forced Pres
dent Roosevelt Committee to his protection FOR
this new Committee budget 100000 has been approved and
foru utme chairman, Francis Haas, has been named
New members Committee nclude p B. Young publisher
the Norfolk and Sarah Souha personnel
for Harvester Company of Chicago Milton r. Weoer
of the International Brotherhood Sleeping Car Pors was
on the Chicago attorney and leader con-
sdered outstanding the old Committee was not
named.
It to be hoped the Committee with full presidential
blessings job which set up it does this it
support and thanks of country which must practice
industrial democracy in order to win the present war
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since some of those virtues, at least
are of strategic value, it is permits
sible for the Negro to count them ir
planning his campaign. His good
manners are notable and have
saved large areas of this country
rom savagery. A magistrate Of
!ong experience recently remarked
for instance, that Negroes were thu
only gentlemen in New York. The
Negroes skill with children, will
the sick, and with animals is by,
word among US. His religious feel
ing has brought a sense Of mystery
love, and reverence to Americans.
If a campaign of gradualism il
decided on as the most promising
these recognized assets should no
be wasted in a crusade for socia
acceptance; efforts should not b.
concentrated on the economic front
Here the enemy is weakest; here
the Negroes friends are most nu
merous. Not many Americans den!
that Negro ought by rights t.
have a job and pay suited to hi
skill. With economic betterment
social amelioration is bound to fol
low; but if the Negro reverses Tho
process and attacks on the socia
front, he is likely to ALLEVIATE man!
who would normally stand with hin
in his economic campaign.
Above all, let him remember how
slowly history moves and that al
must accept responsibility for thei1
part in it. He is freer now, but still
not so free as the white man. How
fast and how far he travels toward
equal freedom will be determined
not by his demands but by his
brains and character.
Meanwhile, he needs proved
friends and friends of practical ex-
perience. Can he afford to discard
those white Southerners who, not in
the comfortable isolation enjoyed
by more distant idealists but in
daily contact with the problem,
have devoted themselves to attack
ing the Negroes natural enemies?
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By James Boyd in the Nation

10y AOyO IA NAlO AN"OAOA
CONCLUDING INSTALLMENT
Those who determine the Negroes
strategy at this point in our history
will have to make the choice. They
cannot benefit from both explosion
and adaptation. The temptation to
produce an explosion is immense. It
is easy; the luxury of passion is
a grateful one; morally there is
justifcation-the Negroes wrongs
are bitter-intellectually there is
every reason for claiming the aboli-
ton of all distinction. But the real
question is whether an explosion
will retard or accelerate the Ne
gro's progress. We can try to guess
the answer by examining the Civil
War, the only departure from grad
ualism in our internal affairs. The
Negroes advance since then has
been remarkable, but if we look at
the history of the Negro in other
countries where slavery was abol-
ished, the long-run advantage of the
Civil War seems more dubious. Far
from being irrepressible, the con-
f1ict now seems to have been syn
thetically manufactured over an is
sue that was in danger of being
solved peacefully, as it was solved
in the British Empire, by economics
and the moral sense of mankind.
AS it was, to give the ex-slave
the vote overnight and at the same
time disfranchise the white, while
defensible on the grounds of alb
stract justice or of punishment for
rebellion, did in practice so far
exceed the cultural limits of both
races then that reaction was in
evitable. Its paralyzing effect on
Southern political intelligence is
only too well known. There is less
recognition of how profoundly the
experience undermined the Negroes
confidence in the white mans
method of government and also in
his own capacity. With no prepare
ton he was raised to some of the
highest offices in the state. Almost
as swiftly he was deposed and dis
franchised. What had been done
without forethought was undone by
violence at the polls. Inevitably
such a sequence poisoned the whole
atmosphere of transition.
Nor did the evil consequences Of
this violent rupture cease with
those directly affected. It has been
a further misfortune to the nation
that a feeling of remorse for its
part in Reconstruction has moved
the North to condone Southern in
transigence and even to regard it
with a certain affectionate amuse-
ment. No one can demonstrate that
a different approach to the problem
would have had happier results, but
certainly no other method could
have been worse.
The Civil War, then, so far as its
main issue was concerned, could
show for its masses Of dead men,
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PLAIN TALK
By ELMER CARTER

sWhat shall we do nOw?" he
asked. His voice was tense and
low as if he feared he might be
overheard. You say that there
might be a repetition of Detroit
and Beaumont in any city, even
here. His glance fell on the children
playing in the street, their shrill
voices rising above the sound of
the traffic. 81 can't understand it.
Why do they hate us sol mean SO
many of them. Why are they
against us having skilled jobs and
high pay? Do they want all of
us to live in alleys and slums, to
be ragged and ignorant and dumb
forever? Mr.. Carter, didn't want
to look at the papers that week.
felt ashamed. Everywhere pictures
of colored men running or lying in
the street. 1 was ashamed and /
was so mad l think I was even sore
at my boss just because he was
white, though God knows, he al
ways treated me fine. But what
are we going to dO?"
This was long speech for Henry
Stanton. He took off his hat to
wipe his forehead, gistening with
perspiration. For the first time, l
realized that his hair was almost
white. 1 had known him a long
time.
The first thing we should do in
my opinion is to increase the tempo
and intensity our efforts to enter
American industry as American
citizens; to step up the fight
against race discrimination and
segregation wherever it may be.
This is no time to quit. We should
utilize every legal means-the pub
lie platform, the press, and radio,
the cOurts-tO press our fight. We
must attempt to arouse public
opiniOn-to show men like your
boss who really doesn't hate the
Negro that he must do something,
for it is the apathy of men like your
boss which makes possible the
triumph and rule of the mob.
We hear a lot about the Negro
and the white giving and taking.
Giving and taking what? Colored
America is doing all the taking.
Our aspirations are the aspirations
of every American; a chance to
work, to acquire skills, to live in
decent homes. AS Americans those
are our rights. If we ever abdicate,
if we compromise on these funda-
mental rights we are lost. We need
not resort to violence nor do we
need to utilize fantastic and spec
tacular methods to impress Ameri
ca. Nor do we need to commit
illegal acts in the South where
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Camphor Methodist Church
News: June Hawkins, well known
Minneapolis singer and a member
of the cast of George Gershwin's
stage production "Porgy and Bess,"
will be the guest soloist Sunday
at the II am. worship service in
the Camphor Memorial Methodist
Church, 585 Fuller Avenue, St.
Paul. Miss Hawkins, who is a for
mer Hamline University coed, has
been home on vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Hawkins, Sr. She will leave for
New York City in a few days to
rejoin her show for rehearsals.
Spiritual Prosperity" will be
the subject of the sermon for the
service by the pastor, the Rev.
Clarence T. R. Nelson.
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Strategy For Negroes

of griefs and hatreds, only the bare
abolition of chattel servitude. Be-
yond question, if there was no other
solution, the war had to be fought
and the curse and shame destroyed,
But if peaceful solution had been
worked out, as was done every
where else, Negro and white mar
would both be farther advanced in
brotherhood today.
By the same token, if violence
can advance his cause now, the
Negro is justified in not stopping
short of it, and, of course, ne is
justified in denouncing those who
counsel moderation. But he should
be sure of his strategy and realistic
about where his present technique
is leading him. AS matters are de
veloping, the attitude of some
leaders and of most Negro news
papers, Intentionally or not, is tend
ing to produce race war. II this
attitude is intentional and if it is
adopted by the Negro people, 1t
will have to be justified by the re-
suits. If it is not Intentional and
the war occurs as a sort Of mass
accident, the tragedy will be abso-
lutte.
Wasted Assets
Meanwhile, the possible advan-
tages of a campaign of gradualism
are being frittered away. There is
no space to give details. But q
characteristic example may be
found in a recent story by Richard
Wright in "Harper's Magazine
Wright tells how the experimental
animals in a laboratory were &C
cidentally let out of their cages
by the Negro attendants, who ther
to avoid detection put them back
indiscriminately. According to the
author, the change was never noted
by the scientists. The story is
marked by infantile glee at the
triumph over white stupidity. Such
glee is characteristic of an op-
pressed peoples attitude toward its
oppressors, but in a racial leader
one would expect some recognition
that faithfulness to bis trust is ar
asset in the Negroes struggle. If
the Negro can be persuaded by his
leaders that deceit and unfaithful-
ness are commendable, his economic
value is reduced and so is his
power to improve his status.
The oppressed are always tempt
ed to make an idol and scapegoat
of their wrongs. But the imposing
rise of the American Negro has
been effected by those members of
the race, great and humble, who
resisted that enticing by-path. 1t
is precisely because they did not
resent their wrongs as much as
they might justly have done that
they have made the Negro a symbol
of beauty and dignity among US.
This is no place to sentimentalize
over the Negroes virtues. And of
all substitutes for justice, senti-
mentality is the most offensive. But
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segregation is fixed by law.
But here in the North we must
wage an unending, uncomprOmis-
ing fight for our rights as citizens.
If we fail to do this, then the
Negro in the South and finally in
the North will occupy the status of
pariah forever. 1t was free North
that doomed slavery in the South.
The white South has always known
this. That is the reason it tries
so hard to spread racial segregation
in the North. The South knows that
if segregation is checked and de-
stroyed in the North its end in the
South will be but a matter of
measurable time. 1t is significant
that no mObs attacked Negroes in
those areas in Detroit where both
whites and cOlOred lived as neigh
bors, according to LIFE Magazine
in its brilliant picture commentary
of the riot.
"But, Mr.. Carter" he said, "it's
growing here and the South doesn't
have to try so hard to spread it."
81 know" was my reply "but we
have a chance, a fighting chance
to beat it. That's all we need, a
fighting chance. The dominant
forces of the world have made the
test for liberty not whether you
deserve it, but whether you Will
fight for it and die for it, and that
is what we must be willing to do.
And you must not forget that there
are powerful forces on our slde'
Great Americans like Pearl S. Buck
and Thomas of the CLIO and many
others, and there will be more
but most important of all, there Is
the spirit of the times sweeping the
world, the spirit of freedom and
equality for all men,"
"That sounds all right" ne spoke
deliberately. "But supposing a mob
started to day, right here. What
should we do?" "In that case" was
NV reply "there can be but one
answer. The whole history OF the
Anglo-saxon world has given us
that answer. We must AVOID
trouble. We must avoid the appear
ance of trouble. We must appeal to
the forces of law and order. But 1t
has been written in English law
with pen dipped in the blood OF
Englishmen that every mans home
is his castle and he shall defend
it to the death"
While was speaking, Henry was
looking again at the children tired
from their play now quietly sitting
on the edge of the park. At last ne
spoke. 81 hope" he said, ut doesn't
come to that here. But if it does
that's where they will find me, on
my doorstep"
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Sacred Rite to Be
at st. Peter ClaVer

Several priests have been invited
to assist with the Sacrament of
Confirmation to be administered by
Archbishop John Gregory Muir
ray, at st. Peter Claver church
next Sunday at 4 pm. A solemn
Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment will follow.
Rev. Vincent ]. Yany, acting pas
tor, has extended an invitation to
everybody who would like to be
present at the Rite of Confirmation.
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Sgt. Jack LagrOne
Writes From
"DOWn Under
June 26, 1913.

Dear Editor:
I intended to write a long time
ago. For some reason or another,
1 am just getting around to it.
Please forgive me, thank you.
Oh, by the way, you have prob
ably forgotten me. I was in the
first group of soldiers drafted in
Minneapolis, Clarence Smith, one
of best friends, will tell you who
I am.
Mr.. Newman, ever since left
Minneapolis February %, 1941) I
have been reading your papers. We
thank you and the staff for the fine
write ups that you have given the
men in the forces. Talmage G.
Carey, Foster Brown, James Brad
ford, Curtis Mosby, Edgar Petis-
ford, Breedlove, James Ward take
great pleasure in congratulating
the Newspaper Personnel for their
splendid work, also the citizens Of
Minnesota for the gallant battle
which they have fought on the
home front. We are doing every
thing within our powers to make
the citizens at home proud of US.
Enclosed you will find a clipping
from one of our New Guinea pa
pers; I hope it will be received.
"God Bless America; Praise the
Lord and Pass the ammunition.
Thanking you, from a member of
the forces;
I remain,
SERGEANT JAY D. LAGRONE,
Assn 37O21273, Company D
394th Port Battalion Trans
portation Corps, APO 929,
San Francisco, Calf.
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Help for Axis Column

misguided white workers who walked off the job at
Musegon Michigan plant because Negroes given jobs
coming from Hitler The actions OF the 900 certainly
did nothing up fighting and dying in Sicily.
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VERY DANGEROUS

It is a very serious and danger
GUS matter to produce Illustrations,
cynicism, and deep-seated resent
ment in so many of our people. Our
own security, our own happiness,
our own self-respect are threatened
in the very measure that we with
hold these elementary privileges
from others.-Mercedes M. Ran
dali.
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Editorial Notes


pognscaors who think the will be
the of their lives this week when secre
Navy Knox and others limited that would probably not be
able to vanquh Japan before 1949
Don't believe Toms all gone. They show
in the most unusual places.
George Schuyler plan spend thousands of dol
billboard and periodical advertising selling the Ne
gro his fellow citizens We think progressive STEP Advertising
pays and what the Negro has suffered from for the
kind OF advertising He hope Schuyler and MS group muh success
We consider the practical and forward STEP Cards al
ready appearing Gary Indiana buses and street cars
City good job they left the racial
designation off the nOnhe suspects the unsolved
murder Until photo of Carroll Johnson the
public did not know whether suspects
ought be- What has mans got do with the
crimes of which he is accused?
Magazine editorial reproduced in this issue hard
hitting facua presentation Read and we believe you'll agree
March Washington is suffering from bad
press"
Paul Light the Pioneer Press cOlumns Worrying about hous
ing for couple of Amecanapnese people Has Paul and of
his fellow coumnss worried about the lack Of housing among
local American Negroes? You know the answerl
public statement "Were
going to win this war because Gods side"
Person. publisher the GRAND JUROR,
puts the interesting publications in the country Mr.
Person popular and afabe with most with the exception of
certain officials and others whom he has ey beaboued
perpetual fights things right
against the things he thinks More Truman!
Many developed crying while holding
We Logans editorial versfyng week. We
imagine readers will also.
Some people who used to live $eo5O month for
family relief suppementas added complaining
having to income taxes on four times that amount
Negroes denied many opportunities but banks will
deposit Bank everything but they
help get many things you want
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Duluth PAPER One With Hitler Theory

typewriter Of editorial winch IS
supposed appeared Duluth NEWSBUNE OF July H.
This newspaper published Victor Rdder the famed fam
v which publishes our St. papers, PRESS and the DIS
thing the editorial from the Duluth paper
that agrees theology of racial segregation
remarkable editorial for northern newspaper Mr.
haoy discusses the OF riots IN Detroit and
solve the problem to adopt
the policy of segregation.
The last sentence editorial asserts segregation to be
the onv Isl therefore, in complete
Adoph Hitler who also that certain races
should should be confined and
gated will harm the property values OF
the superior race"
One of the members branch of the Rdder family
faung interests suing several
fasteners for nnuating ProNa The Riders Duluth
morning paper sympathy with the Axis but
tany indicates TRIBUNEs to solving the
problem of racial democracy segregation repeat the Nazis
espouse remedy
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Church Notes

St. James AME Church News:
Rev. B. N. Moore has returned to
full time service, having completed
his full time residence work at
the University Of South Dakota. He
was greeted on his first, Sunday
back by a large congregation at
our 10:45 a. m. service, July 10.
In his sermon, "The Land of
Unclouded Day., he gave a clear
perception of the psalmist David's
definition Of Heaven, found Psalm
1871 and the needed preparation for
it's inheritance that must be made
here by real Christian service in
volving justice to all mankind.
Flowers on the altar were from
home gardens.
Mines. Blanche Drizzle, Mar
guerite Murphy and Ernie Mum
joined church. Visitors were Mrs.
Margaret johnson, Little Rock,
Ark, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Jones,
Chicago, ILL.,, Pfc. M. Sailing, Du-
luth, Mimi, Henry L. Blakey, Camp
Clipper, Calf, Mrs. Cora Saunders,
Chicago, Ill, Messrs. Edward
James, Tulsa, Okla, Curtis Peoples,
Flint, Mich, Taylor C. Hayes,
Memphis, Tenn, Mrs. Carolee
Quarterman, Jacksonville, Fla.
Rev. B. N. Moore as guest
speaker, the senior choir, several
singers and some members were in
attendance at St. Peter AME
church last Sunday afternoon at
their final quarterly meeting of
this conference year.
At our 8 p. m. service, Rev. VIM.
Hicks, an international Baptist mis-
sionary, a minister for so years,
delivered the message "Feed My
Lambs.
Every active member of our
senior usher board under the
leadership Of the president, Mrs.
Mable M. Brown, have pledged to
meet every obligation pertaining
to dollar money and conference
claims. Members and friends please
pay now. Women's Day is August
8.-Chas. Miller.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
Last Sunday, Rev. S. E. Wares
excellent delivery of his sermon,
"You Must Be Born Again" was re-
ceived with unusually demonstra-
tive enthusiasm, not displayed at
Pilgrim for some time. Many
seemed to have experienced spir-
itual re-birth.
Flowers on the altar in memory
of Mrs. Viola Cox were placed
there by Mrs. Roxy Anderson and
Mrs. Roberta Tyler.
Visitors included Lafayette Nc
Gee from Great Lakes Naval Train
ing School, Pvt. Joseph Bluedoorn,
Tuskegeee Institution, Mrs. Cora
Lee Jackson, Clarksdale, Miss,
Adam J. Hall, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Six members were baptized. Sew
en- were fellowshiped in the church
including those who were baptized
and Mr.. Matthew Miree who Joined
Sunday.
Next Sunday morning, July Is,
all four choral groups of the
church will sing at the morning
service. They are Wares Treble
Cleffs, and the senior, gospel and
junior choirs. Rev. Wares topic
will be "The Christian Armor." In
the evening his subject will be
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Theta Lambda Siema
Hosts TO Luncheon

Mothers of active members,
alumni, faculty advisors and spon.
sors were guests OF members of
Theta Lambda Sigma sorority at a
Mothers Day Luncheon Saturday
noon at the Women's League, Ann
Arbor.
Miss Pauline Fisher. .Wyandotte.
was toastmistress for the program
which followed the luncheon. in.
Producing first Miss Betty Jackson,
Bad Axe. president of the sorority.
who welcomed the guests. Miss
Marion Quinn, new faculty advisor
Of the sorority, spoke briefly after
which Miss Minerva Allen. Pom
tiac, gave a tribute to the mothers
present Response TO the tribute
was by Mrs \. G. Holland, Birm-
ingham. after which Miss Marie
Darlington, Bay Port. sang a solo.
accompanied by Miss Ruby Arnsen.
Esaanaba. The program was con-
cluded with several selections from
a trio composed of Miss Jeanne
Morgan, Ypsilanti. Miss Phyllis
Griggs. Pontiac and Miss Beulah
Martin, Birmingham, accompanied
by Miss Arnsen.
Miss Jenne Morgan was general
chairman of the luncheon assist.
ed by the following committee
heads Miss Mary Jane Thomas.
Pontiac. invitations, Miss ghyllis
Griggs, entertainment. Miss Celia
Lewis, Plymouth, reservations.
Miss Betty Hayes. Dearborn. trans.
portation; Miss BarbaraHolland,
Birmingham, Dearborn.