The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-29
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NJ. Louis Martin. Editor
The Michigan Chronicle
268 <. Eliot
Detroit. Michigan
Dear Mr.. Martin:
Statements in the column a..
Co 'er the Town" by John Woods in
the May % issue OF TIE Michigan
Chronicle are untrue and do an in
justice 10 Ford Local 900. UAW-
CIo
There are two glazing m!sstate-
ments OF fact:
That william c.. Nicholas Is chair
man OF the Ford Loca, 900 housing
committee:
Taat Ford Local 600 has with
drawn from the fight for bi-racial
occupancy OF public housing prof.
ects.
Il the first instance. Mr.. Nicholas
is no. a member Of or an official Of
local 900 or It's housing committee
He is attached TO TIE War Policy
division staff OF the International
union as housing director for the
International. In making this simple
Correction OF fact, we do not mean
o imply that we agree that your
statements concerning Mr.. Nicholas
IRE true. We know Mr.. Nicholas
efA speak for himself and that he
would prefer 10 do SO
AS for the second statement that
Local 600 has withdrawn from the
hgh. for bi-racial occupancy. LEI;
is cite this record:
Representatives OF Ford Local 600
including Recording Secretary Shell
ten Tapes. Housing Committee Co.
Chairmen r. E. Kinney and Samuel
evils and Chairman Robert Lieber-
mr. OF the Local 600 war policy
committee appeared before the De-
troit Housing Commissions frs
open hearing on the question O:
bi-racial occupancy.
The same representatives plu'
Frank VIM. editor OF Ford Facts.
our Official publication. appeared
before the second open hearing.
Mr.. Lewis represented the local
at the hearing before the Common
Council.
Since the councils and the COM
missions action against biracia.
occupancy. We have published an
article in TIE current MAY 80 IS
sue OF Ford Facts. denouncing the
Councils action and the commits
sion's double-cross and restatin2
our position in favor Of bi-rac.al
occupancy as expressed in a reso-
luton passed unanimously by the
General Council Of Local 600.
Our housing committee has fur
Their tried to be of assistance TO the
NAACP by finding among our mem
bers Negro war workers eligible
for war housing who can file appli-
cations for residence and thus pro-
vide the basis for test case in the
courts
We agree with your statement as
to the excellent job performed by
Mr.. Raymond Hatcher of the Urban
League in the material he gathered
for presentation to the commission
and we so stated In a letter on May
IS II Mr.. John Dancy, president o.
the Detroit branch Of the Urbar
League. q copy of which is en-
clc.ed. You will note that this let
t.. states:
Despite the action OF the com
mission and the Common Council
the officers and housing committed
OF Ford Local 600 do not consider
that this figtt is ended. We are de
termined to continue our coopera
ton with your organization anc
other groups to see that real dem
oeracy- exists in Detroit"
Ford Local 600, since its incep
ton. rhas taken its position squarely
in support OF the lnternationa
Union constitution and its prohibi
tons against race discrimination
w still maintain that position anC
will continue 10 do so.
We believe that some amends arr
due the local union for case o
inaccurate reporting which coulc
seriously damage our efforts t,
further the cause OF democracy. =