The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-08
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CATION in the North, where pass
ably good race relations have not
been disturbed. 10 substantiate this
contention
Record or The Khan
Mere than two years 20 the Khan
began series OF hate strikes"
against Negro war workers in To-
cal defense plants. wltt most dis
turbances occurring at the Pack
ard plant bat ultimately spreading
70 other defense industries geared
up TO produce for the war effort
Upon completion OF war nous.
ing project. later named for So
journer Truth. the Klannites. aided
and abetted by BufIa Chandler.
John DalZell. ct al. began a CAM
paign to seize the city government
by attempting 10 force the Com
mon Council. the Housing commits
sion and Mayor Jeffries to bar
Negroes from the homes. Failing
in its effort to keep Negroes out OF
the homes by negotiation. the Khan
in its usual display OF cowardice.
marshalled its women and children
ar formed a line OF defense at the
entrance to the project. barring
trucks OF furniture and war work.
ers from the homes This move
creed in a bloody RIO, the arrest
of 1903 Negroes and Is whites and
the eventual indictment Of three
white men for conspiracy against
the u. S. Government. which in
dictment included Virgil Chandler.
who's voice was raised in protest
asaihst -ihterfaeial occupancy of
housing projects at the hearing
last week.
During the Sojourner Truth fight
Chandler. Buffa. DalZell and others
were repeatedly exposed as fifth
,columnists and Khan sympathizers,
but neither defense management
nor law enforcement bodies both
cred to question these men or heed
the warnings that the Khan was
carrying out swell planned cam
paign to bar Negroes Catholics and
Jews from defense Industry and
public h06Sfme %fs s'ls'Ss
Behind Recent Outbreaks
Following the federal indictments
BufYa, Chandler and DalZeil ap-
pcsred to have dropped out OF the
movement to stir up race trouble.
But even though they were not in
the thick of racial disturbances
tina. have marred the peace OF sew
eral communities in recent months,
behind each conflict can be seen
the tactics Of the Buffa gang and
the Ku Klux Khan.
Hate strikes continued at the
Packard plant and spread TO other
defense plants throughout the city.
A racial outbreak at Ferndale high
school two months ago bore the
earmarks OF a Khan fomented dis
turbance. This reporter. who has
followed closely the activities of
the Khan and the Buffa-CEandler
gang for the past year observed
that the same tactics the gang en-
ployed during the Sojourner Truth
fight were also used 10 create the
disturbance at Ferndale school.
Two weeks after the Ferndale
school incident, the same tactics
were used to create a series Of
racial disturbances on the West
Side where white hoodlums parad-
ed up and down Central avenue
breaking out windows in the homes
of Negro residents. And many Of
the women who pied with the May
or to bar Negroes from the war
housing project were seen on a
picket line protesting the appear
ance OF Langston Hughes at Wayne
university For the Wayne univer-
sity disturbance Gerald L. K. Smith
was blamed, but it was obvious
that his organization was aided by
Khan elements.
Three weeks ago we exposed the
Klans continued activities at the
Packard plant where notices calling
members 10 meetings were found
sticking in machines. Also. exposed
was the meeting place of the or
ganization. on Nine Mile Road, and
the Klan's intentions to spread
reign OF terror in Macomb county
Names of members of the organlza-
ton were printed on these notices
a, the Packard plant and also the
name OF the Imperial wizards
agent. but apparently no import
ance was attached 20 this expose
Tries Armed Forces
Two weeks ago, the Klan's at
tempt TO lake over" a branch o.
the armed forces by striking against
Negro guards employed a. the Hud-
son Naval Arsenal were nipped in
the bud when ne White men were
ordered 10 return 10 their JOBS
or face U S Army discharge
SeYersl o. re men were d discharged
BY thf Hudson company ard tie
Kan suffered IS first setback since
g; invaded defense industry two
years ago.
But last week the Khan came
back. !, showed rs head and raised
rs voice against interracisi dccI-
psncy Of var housing p.ojec.s, and
re HOUSING Commission tie Com.
non Council snd the mayor Is
tened Sln this recent hear.ng on
housing . bo't.eneck IN the war IL
dusiry. the var effort became Sec
gordsry &c ne demands Q! the pro-
H...er.tcs
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