The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-08-28

the Michigan State police. One OF
them, Ted Anders. shot Negro,
Julian Witherspoon. in the st. An
tome YMCA following which he
and his companions acted in most
vicious fashion towards residents
or this institution. other members
OF the state police are charged by
Negro residents OF the Vernon
apartments with having robbed
their homes OF money, perfumes.
liquors. and other possessions.
G. Workers in one Detroit plant
which Is exclusively devoted TO
production OF war materials and
the filling OF government con-
tracts have reported to us that
for several weeks past some OF
the white workers in the plant
have been making daggers out OF
tool steel. doing so during regular
working hours These reports are
Icing Investigated We urge that
inquiry be made by the appro-
Pirate Federal inves gazing agen-
oy OF the appropriation or destruc-
ton Of war materials used in the
hot We suggest that such Inves-
tigatlon be undertaken for The
purpose Of prosecution under the
Federal Sabotage act
7. We recommend introduction
and passage OF legislation to make
violence against members OF the
armed forces and violence to pre-
vent minority groups from per-
forming war work federal OF.
Tense.
8. Orders should be ISSUED BY
the Navy department and strictly
enforced regarding the conduct of
sailors at the Naval Training sta
ton at Belle Isle in Detroit. We
ere Informed that ever since this
training station was established
there about three years ago some
OF the soldiers have adopted an
attitude OF resentment toward the
use, particularly by Negroes OF
the bathing beach at Belle Isle.
Numerous physical and verbal at
tacks by sailors on Negroes have
been reported II is known that
sailors participated in the rioting,
though there was one notable in
stance OF three sailors rescuing
Negro from a white mob.
We suggest. also, an investiga-
ton OF the extent and nature OF
participation by sailors stationed
at Belle Isle in the rioting and in
Incidents prior TO the riot. which
formed part OF the basis for the
subsequent riot.
g. We urge release by the fed
eral government Of building ma
terials through the granting of
priorIties for the construction OF
homes. dormitories and other
houses for war workers in the
Detroit area and 10 such other
industrial centers where there has
been an abnormal influx OF in
migrants for work in war plants.
Three hundred forty-fiye thousand
persons have moved to Detroit
within the last fourteen months
according to statement made TO
me by Governor Harry s. Kelley,
but with little additional housing.
I. is as essential to provide hous-
ing for workers manufacturing
war goods as Il is to provide
camps for soldiers who use those
goods.
In connection with housing. we
particularly urge that the Nation
al Housing administration and the
Federal Public Housing authority
be obligated 20 cease and deslst
from discrimination on account OF
race, creed. color. or national or
iein in public housing erected
wholly or in part by the Federal
government. The vacillation,
weakness. and surrender to a
prejudiced minority in Detroit on
the part OF the National Housing
administration led TO the So
journer Truth riots and in a
large measure to the Detroit riots
beginning on Sunday, June 20.
10. We urge that the War Man
power commission be obligated 10
live up TO the injunction TO per-
NIT no immigration TO war indus
trial areas until the available To-
cal labor supply has been ex-
hnusted. Since July, 1910. there
has been a total immigration IN
Detroit and Willow Run OF more
han 100000 people Failure OF
the War Manpower commission to
prohibit recruitment Of workers
aisowhera befors All available lo-