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RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1943-05-27
Entered as Second Class Matter at Cleveland,
Ohio, Post Office, February 9Th. 1910.
Raika O ssVladinin Uposlenicima'

Odmah nakon Sto je John l.. Lewis udeslo
15-dnevno primirje u rudarskom sporu' on bese
c;tiran da je rekao rudarima da oni imadu no
yog upoIenika" - vladu. Nije javljeno da su
rudari primli tn vest sa bacanJem seslra
zrak ali ako jesu oni behu zlo obavestenl. Sa-
Ga Sc vidi da &c poslodavci iskoristiti baJku
"vladinog upcsenika'' do krajnosti. A kao sred-
stvo prinudjavania radnka ia bajka vredi mno-
go.
Styarno rudari su "vladini upolenici' tex
ronina}no. Vlada je preuzea nominalnu upra-
WI rudokopa Ali profit koje rudari stvaraju
konaGno &c otici vlasnicima rudokopa ciji pred
stavnici ostadost prakticn posednici rudokopa
Ipak, Predsednik ie rekao svojoj konferen-
CHI sa stampom T. maja, kao sto je njujorski
Times izvestio njegove primedbe, "da on sma-
ira da rudari po vad operisanim rudokopima
nemaiu pravo strajkovati.'
Ma mestu je postaviti pitanje zasto "upos-
lenici Wade. 49,. nemaju pravo strajkovatl."
tvrdog mekog uglja kao uposlenike Wade koJl
Ali, pre- nego sto diskutujemo o ovom pitanju,
nekoliko reci stvarnom polozaju rudara bice
ma mestu Ako su oni uposlenici Wade, oni su
Security, odkidanje Social Security poreza il
njhove plate jeste nelegalno Raspravljajuci
skripac II kom Sc nalazi Social Security Board
posto je vlada zauzela rudokope, Stephan G.
Thompson, pisac njujorske Tribune, sugerira
da "ocevidno bi bilo potrebno da Sc nadje neki
nacin da Sc kasifikuje sve radnike rudnici-
ma kao ne-Federalne radnike da bi i'm sc Odnelo
nravn ia Straikui,, nro4i,y Wade pudor;-
ma, kaze on, jamacno neee biti kazano da ina
ikakve dvojbe povrh legalnosti odkdanja Soci-
al Security poreza cd njihovih plata posto
Sc NINA ne SINE dozvoliti da dvoje bajku svog
stanja kao "vladini uposlenic''
Nazad nekoliko godna Predsednik Roose-
velt je proglaso da Sc "strajk javnih uposleni-
ka.. media zamsliti niti Sc moze podneti." Toj
izjavi bese dana opsirna reklama i bese podu-
prta cd strane kapitalisticke stampe sa prilic-
no sofizma. l tako bese fabrcirana "tradicija"
da vladini uposlenici nemaju pravo strajkovat'
Stvarno, premda a ogranicavaju
akciju strajka nekih kategorija vladimir upos-
lenika, nj jedan zakon ne pokriva sve, i svaka-
ko ne takve dvojne "vladine uposlenike" kao
sto su rudari sada.
Vec davno burlesk boliseviki vicu da vlada
"preuzme", vodje radnika potpomagase ideju
ola, nekako, radnici Sc koriste kada Sc odluke DO
vrh nadnica, itd oduzmu il ruku privatnih pos
lodavaca.Ali vlada je izvrsni odbor "a celu
kapitalistcku klasu i, dok ona moze dati kou
malu povlasticu ovde, onde, nikakav privatn
poslodavac ne poseduje menu moe da unisti pra-
va radnika. Ona to moze, prvo sa nasilnim ogra-
nicavanjem ct. j. iskoriscavanjem bake da ka-
da vladini poslodavci strajkuju da oni stra aiku-
Ju protiv svih nas), i, drugo, sa COLON silom
koJu ona moze "opravdati' mnogo lakse nego
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1943-05-27
Opet Sc ruga serpa loncu

Slobodna Rec a. maia) podvaliuie
pomo6non uredniku Amerikanshog Srbo-
brana da ie JUICE "6uGao" kod "Jugosla-
venskog Glasnika'' a da sada radi kod
Srbobrana gde "brani sve ono protiv ce-
ga je pre- 'Gucao' kod 'Glasnika'
Mi ne znamo zaSto Sc Slobodna Rec
previja Il agoniji cudienja ia ona pripa-
da bagri koia Sc toliko puta prevrnula
da smo prestali brojati
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1943-05-27

Slus'o sam cd ljudi pos1ovicu ovu,
Poslovicu staru, ali uvek novu:
"Ko istinu ljubi, mora celog dana
Drzati "a uzdu konja osedlana!"
Zmaj.
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1943-05-27
Dxepna BibIiia.
ILL
KRISTIJAN STAMPAR.

Sedamnaesta knjiga romano Eugene Suea: "Tane naro
da iii "Isora jedne proleterske porodce kroz yekove
Prica Sesnaestom Stolecu u dve kniioe Kn;;oa TT
sa originating francuskog engleski: Daniel De Leon
Sa engleskog jugoslavenski: L. PetroyiG
q.
Oruzani korpus imadjase svoga komandata Kne-
Nerowega cd Plourne coveka preko sesdeset godna
grubog ohologa ratnckog odela Cd glaye do pete on
bi pokriven zatomuresenim okopom. Negov tursk sde
brenosiv konj b pokriven vratu, grudma sapovima
akm rastegljivim arcima vaanog observation-disclosures
celika Somotska obaija pomorandzine boe sedlo be-
hu ukrasen zeenm srebrenim brisimom prbosnim bo-
jana kuce Pouerne zakat iii siroka doaa sto je knez
nosase preko svog okopa bese sto somota pomoran
dime boje takodjer- zvezena zeenm srebrenim bri-
Simon Komandant odreda side svoga konja nared d
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1943-05-27

DANIEL DE LEON.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10

that he has But though both civil
and military he tied hand
go only as fast as the people back him up
Our fighting need inspiration. Revolution
nered to Withstand force by indignation
without representation quarter of century later
other battle and because belief
weakness The of the Civil illustrates
The soldiers who lost in the early
conqueror when they realized what they fighting
The United States has done wonders materially this
is like the in the parable who all
the law but had his heart with
call which makes forgeul of SELF and wholly
wise at this crisis when the world lies scrambled
heap junk markings
of a
Too Americans applaud for the
democracy and yet want the Chinese exclusion
call it freedom workers to strike factory
jurisdcona dpute would have
the segregation of Negro citizens in their
The majority want to get the and
conditions They have that desire though they realize that
all this destruction which
equities permitted We must make them
real, go on with blood-eting
The letter and the spirit of democracy
Alabama to put Negroes down than they call make
Germans the master race So people upon his
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the other subsection there
democracy-or peace-K. c. Call
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10
Will We Ever Learn?

At least large employers labor this have
it of them said at public meeting two
years ago. you employed at plant fail
there will be either their own fault or tne 1au1 " 01ne
Negroes OF the outside" ,
At the time these enthusiasm fixed
on helping various agencies opportunities for
large Negroes this intensely directed interest
seriously the statements OF those two Leading
EMPLOYERS Furthermore that Negroes opardz
the good relations and progress beyond
farhest stretch of our imagination
the months passed and we found intimately
with the problems plant this the
began to take fuller meaning and
caused % stop and consider their real significance
have heard of the most vicious lies
spread whites Negroes about plant where Negroes
have given which they had
joyd other local plant plants and do not yet enjoy in
any factory record in other city large small
expected anpathy of certain class of whites to the
opening opportunities Negroes but petty unfair crt
csm from Negroes of plant where almost OF this group are
ployed n different job categories, is pathetic
mind $4,000 week the pockets
the Negro community 1t is known the model plant OF the entire
country Negroes whites These
which be denied or controverted.
whites who don't want to Negroes
turning munitions victory side by sde
and their dced there Negroes who would give
the democratic policy of the plant of which
speak, fail The the thinking behind the attitude OF the
understandable but there basis for the attitude the
Negroes illogical ndefensb Almost type
vicious hath and deliberate fasehood has been spread
the of the plant about
which write.
very vicinity plants only few Negroes
with opportunity for upgrang Some of these plants do not
Others Negroes could
not cafeteria special separate toilet built with
taxpayers money the Negroes employed there There
where Negroes employed and there plants
months agitation by
organized groups and this newspaper.
which absolutely refuse to employ Negroes completely
Negro critics They the vicious
who always keep sharp lookout find something
plant which has Negroes real chance
rewarded the basis
With the number of plants the Twin
still refusing employ Negroes would think that Negro
their those logical
hire However, the dscred of the think
ing of Negroes throw stones at employer
tho the
utilized the services and abilities other Negroes Petty
the constructive efforts for and by
Negroes
in the Negroes
plant which referring have made good They loyal
cooperative the opportunity afforded them
neither they servle
them the
~ they and they do such good ob that employer
will able truhfuly that the
worker S a good worker.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10
KELLEY AND SCHWARTZ
DISAGREE WITH
JOSEPH D. BIBB
September 6, 1943

Editor: We wish to take issue
with the slavish philosophy ex-
pressed by Joseph D. Bibb who in
an article in the September 3 Min
neapols Spokesman and st. Paul
Recorder assumes the right to lee
ture to colored domestic workers
and menials.
Insofar as Mr.. Bibb advocates
that Negro workers should be
courteous and considerate and
should not be "boorish, insolent,
surly, grumbling and grouchy," no
one could possibly take issue with
him. Not only Negroes, but whites,
and particularly white employers
of Negro menials, should be
courteous and considerate at all
times. Unfortunately, there are
people in all walks of life, and of
all colors, who are discourteous
and insolent. This fact can be at
tributed to several causes: to poor
upbringing, to lack of education,
to physical and mental strain, to
ill health, to the wartime hysteria,
etc. Each case must be studied in
dividually. AS a general rule, it
is the dominant class of the
dominant race in every society that
sets the standards of conduct and
manners. If a mental worker is
found to be insolent, it will usually
be found that he has acquired that
insolence through the treatment he
has received from his employers,
his teachers, his parents, his en-
vironment, etc. Servility on the
part of the slave never protected
him from the insolence and con-
tempt of the slaveowner.
It is with Mr.. Bibb's other ideas
that we sharply differ. First, he
assumes that after the war, Ne
groes will be quite content to give
up the jobs that have opened up
to them and which they have
capably filled during the war. Bibb
believes that these colored work.
ers, many of them now skilled
craftsmen, must go back to the
dreary life of household drudgery.
Secondly, Bibb assumes that if
colored menials are always cour-
teous and cheerful, that then the
white people will take pity on them
and permit them to work as
menials after the war.
Thirdly, Bibb advocates that Ne
groes should place their hopes for
better world in the "well-dis-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10

Wise politicos know the Negro
democratic vote is largely "Roose-
welt vote" Nobody has dared or
cared to explain to Negro voters
that the Democratic party is the
party of the little man, and as
little men they belong in it, the
1ynch" South notwithstanding. So
Republicans are busy creating Ne
gro "Willkie VOTE" and they are
doing all right, with help of Time
and Life magazine.
That part of the Black Cabinet
in Washington that thinks at all, is
Observation-Disclosures and layin g
plans. They mean to wreck Re-
publican strategy of creating a lot
of little abraham Lincoln's" out
of liberal Republican congressman
like Senator LANCER IN. d., who
crusade blindly for racial tolerance.
Most serious barrier in their fight
to keep Negroes Democratic is their
own determination as race leaders
to sell the Negro vote as dearly as
possible. Other Negro leaders las
Walter White) are startling the
Midwest by asserting the Negro
means to vote in 1914 for who will
give him break, and unlike the
South, which declares likewise, the
Negro means it.
Meanwhile, Democrats almost let
the Recorder of Deeds office (Wil-
liam Thompkins) be sabotaged.
They gave Crystal Fauset a fat
OCD job, then curtailed her power
before she could complete her pro-
gram of OCD regional appoint
ments for loyal Negro Democrat
leaders. They let AL Smith (WPA)
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10
Overseas Soldier Writes Editorial

Significant the attitude the American soldier Negro ancestry
serving is paragraph from letter from Sgt Arthur
Williams of the 99h Pursuit Squadron stationed in Sicily his
father Wilbur A. Williams of St. Paul editorial
simple language that all understand Sgt Williams wrote part
Most have realize just what fighting for After
travelling much country seeing the result
dictatorship really appreciate democracy Our only unrest
due the fact forced participate in another after
The States forced
Of color because who have fought sacrificed going
accept the low place reserved for before the The riots the
cities that the supposed not ready
to be forced to fight for just fighting for
democracy It foolish that people home
fighting themselves because of mans
die without reference protecting the who
causing the disturbance found be that bullets and death
know prejudice"
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posed" white persons Of the type
that employ Negroes as household
menials.
We disagree with all these as
sumptions, and it is our belief that
the overwhelming majority Of Ne
groes today also disagree with
such a servile and hat-in-hand pro-
gram.
Negro workers, who have proven
their ability and worth in industry,
are far from disposed to give up
these jobs and retreat to the hope
less, narrow, and stultifying
drudgery of the kitchen. Not back
to the kitchen, but forward, to-
gether with the white workers, to
society that can offer good jobs
at good wages, to all who are will
ing and able to work. That is the
way tens of thousands Of Negroes
are thinking today.
Bibb's second assumption, that
servile attitude will assure jobs
for Negroes, is so fantastic that he
himself exposes its falsity. In the
very first paragraph, Bibb admits
that those Negroes who worked as
menials up to the 1929-1939 de-
preston lost their jobs to white
people, "even the most lowly of
these positions" DESPITE THE
FACT THAT GROE S
WORKED "CHEERFULLY AND
PHILOSOPHICALLY."
Lastly, most Negroes have for
tunately advanced beyond the
stage where they depended, or de-
pend, upon "well-disposed white
persons of the type that employ
Negroes as household menials''
for chance to obtain and retain
a decent job and a chance to live
like a human being. The best ally
of the Negro is the white worker,
not the white employer. In scores
of industries today, Negro and
white workers are working side by
side, harmoniously, educating one
another to the stupidity and reac-
tionary character of racial pref
udice. The ranks of organized la
Dor have given the Negro a better
break than any other section of
our society. Only the ranks of or
ganized labor, embracing both
white and colored workers, have
the power to liberate the Negro
and emancipate him from the re-
strictive horizon of mental house
hold drudgery.
Rev. R. W. Kelley,
Jonas G. Schwartz.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10
Small Voice

know cannot eat my PRIDE
Or spend my sef-respect when moneys gone
But can sleep with them till dawn,
And wake remorseless, unashamed, clear-eyed
Life might be easier if I could grovel,
If could clown and call it tact,
But could satisfy my soul with such an act, ...
I'd much prefer, think pick and shovel.
Although know the virtue Of humility
Somehow, sOmeday, the meek will win the Earth,
can't each day abort ambition to still birth,
And keep my heart thing of high virlity
With all chips down when the wheel is spinning,
I stake my life against the greater Odds
To lose with grace, but not when demi-go
Impede the turn whene'er my die is winning.
I'm tempted oft to share life's shining peh,
To barter all my pride and self-respect
But always when my hands ready to collect,
My conscience tells me would hate myself
james T. Logan.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10
No Representation Bused
On Tox0fionl

If the facts concerning the poll
tax were generally known there
would be an overwhelming demand
that we rid our democracy of This
undemocratic anachronism. Recent
ly a majority of the members of
the House of Representatives
signed petition to bring the bill
repeating the poll tax out of conf
mittee for consideration by the
entire body on May "a.
The poll tax is levy on the
citizens of Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Mississippi, South Caro-
lima, Texas and Virginia, that re-
quires a payment ranging from
81 to almost $50, depending on
whether the taxes have accumu-
lated, before they can exercise
their right to vote. The effect of
this requirement is clear from the
fact that in the presidential cleo
ton of 1910 only 81 per cent of
the population otherwise qualified,
voted in the poll tax states as COM
pared with 76 per cent in the other
states.
Repeal of the poll tax has been
opposed on the grounds that it is
unconstitutional and that it is an
invasion of states rights.
Since the best legal minds are
divided on the constitutional ques-
ton, it would seem the sound and
democratic procedure to pass the
bill for which there is so much
sentiment and let the Supreme
Court finally determine the issue.
AS for the claim that to repeal
the poll tax by federal action would
invade states rights, the congress
man who is elected from a poll tax
state legislates concerning the int
terests of the citizens not only
of his own district and his own
state, but of the entire United
States. Further, as the members
of Congress are federal officers,
! their salaries being paid by the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10
Twin City Church Notes

following were fellowshipped:
Messrs. Alonzo Jude, Lewis Nc
David, William Strader, Hobbs and
John Banks. Theodore L. Grant,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Grant, was
blessed with Mrs. Cloreta Jackson,
god-mother, and Mr.. F. Phillips,
godfather.
The liquidation drive directed by
Major Samuel Ransom is progress
ing nicely. Members who have not
yet made pledges are urged to do
so. The rally has already exceeded
$1,000. Small and large amounts
of money are accepted each Sun
day on pledges already made.
A visiting minister from the First
Baptist church will preach next
Sunday morning and evening in the
absence of Rev. Ware. Rev. J. W.
Phelps will have charge of the ser
vices after next Sunday until Rev.
Ware returns.-Mrs. C. D. Milligan,
Jr.
CamphOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: A tribute was paid
to Labor by Rev. Clarence T. R.
Nelson in his sermon on the "Stew-
ardship of Labor" last Sunday
morning. The pastor charged the
government with joining with other
enemies of organized labor in
"muzzling the OK which treadeth the
grain" by curtaihng the rights of
labor in passing anti-labor legisla-
ton at a time when labor has gone
all out for the war effort. Three
musical selections were rendered by
the Hallelujah Chorus, accompanied
and directed by Mrs. Celestine
Douglass. Mr.. Earsell Neal, for
merly a member of the c. M. E.
Church in Arkansas, Joined the
church. Several members paid on
their pledges in the 100000 RFC
Rally which is to be ended with
Mems Day on Oct. 81. DR.. E. W.
Kelly, pastor of the Union Memo
rial Methodist Church, st. Louis,
Mo-, is to be the speaker. Women's
Day will be observed on October
8, with Mrs. D. D. Turpeau, ST., of
Cincinnati, Ohio, as the guest
speaker.
Several young people came
through the rain to attend the
Youth Fellowship meeting at $50
p. m. A very interesting discus
sion on Living According to Your
Convictions" was led by Irma Mon
son, president of the Fellowship.
Sells Copeland, George Cain, Trevor
Sanness, members of the C. P. S.
unit at the University of Minnesota,
and Miss C. Eckholm of st. Paul,
were guests.
Rev. Nelson will deliver the
fourth sermon of the series on
Christian Stewardship at the II
a. m. service Sunday. "The Stew
ardship of Brotherhood" will be the
subject of the sermon, with special
reference to race relations. Mrs.
Roberta Davis will sing cts My
Desire" The World Friendship
dinner and program will be held at
2 p. m. "The Convictions Of a Con-
scientious Director" will be the sub
ject Of a discussion to be led by
members of the C. P. S. unit of the
University of Minnesota, at the
Youth Fellowship meeting at $3.50
p. m.-Church Reporter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-10
Surprised at Editorial
on Nisei


August %, 1913.
Editor: I have received the
Spokesman and appreciate receiv-
ing the news from home.
About 95 per cent of the con-
scientious DIRECTORS here are men,
bers of the Memsonite faith, most
ly with rural backgrounds. Thus
few have ever seen Negro papers
and a number have been very in
terested in reading mine.
But 1 was a good deal surprised
to read your editorial in the Aug.
20 issue, indicating little sympathy
with Americans who have Japanese
faces called "Nisei."
Granted, Negroes may be dis
eliminated against for worse, and
more unjustly, but why must you
pull this group back to the level of
the Negro? Don't cause any more
International disputes b tive n
members of minority groups.
Furthermore, you spread
vicious untruth by implication when
you insinuate that the Japanese
Americans have a divided national
allegiance. Are the Nisei not citi-
zens? Were they not born here,
even as you and 1? Or are they
to blame for their parents former
allegiance, as we might call the
Negro of today slave, solely be-
cause his ancestors were?
However, still look forward to
receiving the Spokesman each week.
In fellowship,
Dick Zumwinkle.