The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-07-10
By FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
(FOR ANPl e

ny in profits, OF maintaining ira
ditlonal American racial attitudes,
TO subordinate their ancient poll
cies TO the most gigantic task Of
the moment that Of winning fhc
war and wlping the axis off the
face OF the globe.
At the same time certain labor
leaders. chief among them John l.
Lewis. arc moro interested in add
Ing one more pork chop 70 the
platter today than in bending cy-
cry effort toward helping the en-
tire nation set down TO feast to-
morrow through victory over the
fascists. Lewis and the mine work
ers obviously deserve portal 10
portal pay. but moi at the expense
OF breaking or slowing down the
manufacturing industry supplying
the Weapons OF war
I hold no brief for any man.
white or Negro. who puts personal
or group-inierest above crushing
the foes 81 the united nations. Let
them fight, yes, against any inius-
ticcs. but let It he sane, sensible
and democratic fight short Of those
drastic measures that impair the
war EFFORT. With an axis victory
which IS still not impossible
there would be no group interests
left in our homeland.
Consider America as huge
house in which many kinsfolk live
black. white, jew. Gentle, capt.
tai. labor. They have differences
they are often at odds since no
principles or rules OF guidance have
yet been put into practice that
would satisfy all So they fight. IN
this house. among themselves.
Hut today an outsider in the form
OF the axis has approached and set
fire to the dwelling which is Amer
lea Shall. then. these kinsfolk con
tinue brawling among themselves
while the house burns and CON
sumes all their valued possessions
gathered laboriously over the years.
or shall they lay aside their petty
differences 10 save their common
structure from the flames OF ar
ercSsion and punish the outsider
guilty OF APPLYING the torch?
The answer to any rational hu-
man, to any true American. is 20
table domestic disputes and save
our home. Either reason has de-
serted those responsible for race
! riots, ahor leaders yelpinc for the
moon, manufacturers who dcflaud
the government or seek 10 weaken
trade unions by setting black
worker against white worker or
else they are tools conscious or
unconscious Of the axis and there
fore foes OF America.
AS foes OF the war effort and
consequently Of the nation. they
should be dealt with as are any
other foes These undcsirahles
should be eliminated from the
American scene.
Consider. II you Will these re
cent happenings which hamper our
fight for victory
l. The Anaconda Wire and Ca
BILE company was indicted and
found guilty OF deliberately dee
fraudng the government of $1,000
600 worth Of worthless copper wire
and cable for use on world battle
fields Yet officials. who did not
deny their guilt. were given sus-
pended sentences and the company
fined a measly $4,000.
?. The carnegio-Illinois steel
company has admitted TO the Tru-
man committee the knowing sale
OF detective steel plates. used ON
our Liberty ships which carry cost
ly munitions 10 the united nations
throughout the world.
3. Officials Of the BART Co
hicks,ille. NY.have been indicted
on the evidence Of FBI agents that
they sold Russia 1000 200 reload
cartridges which were intentional.
ly defective With these bullets. the
soldiers OF the Soviet Union were
expected to stem the hordes OF Hi
Ter while America and Great Brit.
ain got strong enough TO fight The
axis IN Europe.
T. In Louisville last week a
white foreman al the JEFF Boat and
Machine company deliberately sent
gang OF eight white welders
down into the hole to work In The
dirtiesi. hottest part OF The shin
leaving crew OF /. Negroes 10
work In preferred part on deck
lhen this. foreman went among
the weldcrs and taunted them with
their jobs while The Negroes work
ca IN comparative comfort. sue
ceeding in agitatng them in the
extent where they refused TO work
with Negroes. 1t took a consulta-
ton between the union. the navy
and the men involved to adjust this
trouble.
.. c. +. Weiss. vice president
ana personnel director OF the
Packard Motor company in De-
troit. is accused OF contributing
TO strikes at that plant over the
upgrading OF Negroes. lie alleg-
edly made speech before white