The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-20
RAPS HANDLING
of RACE news
ON WEDNESDAY,
Says HI Apply A m L.
Policy Used BY
OWL.


WASHINGTON AMP, go sever
criticism Of ne Office Of Wsy In
formation FOR is handing Of new
and Information regard ~ the Ne
gro and the pursuance - "hspp
am ! policy. was generously isdlc,
out here by Lester 3 GRANGER. OK
ccutive secretary IL the Nduona
Urban league, Wednesday after
noon at the downtown Wv C. 4
One hundred and fly .rtcgratcd
luncheon RaeS Of the " SRngtoI
branch OF The league responded en-
ihusissiiCallX 10 the remarks
SigurfrC5uC 100. vas Nj Gran
gers Observation that there i
emerging ~ he capital a white
cabinet 20 which questions o. POI
ICY toward Negroes are increasing.
~ being referred FOR solution. MS
plea for the regeneration OF the
"ol * cabinet" which he said has
d .iniegUated cons derably since rs
creation IN The carly days OF he
NV Deal: and his sdmonihon
asmns; maxim the races struggle
on exclusive fight
Monumental Mistake
nUI
called The Negro and the War is
monumental! mistake and a dis.
service to the government and the
Negro he declared | say this not
because It's contents are not true.
out because j, is like kicking a man
VINO is down and concentrating
him because he IS not yet dead
am cri,iciNng Owl because of its
incptDess. We want 10 see the job
done that can be done"
He was vivid In his attack on
that government office for looking
10 Milton Starr. the white owner
OF a chain OF seconc-rate theatres
for Negroes in the south, playing
third-rate movies, as an authority
on Negroes in films He tied this N
with the trend he discerncd toward
the growing number OF white ad-
visers on Negro affairs.
The name, OF DR. Malcolm s. Mac
Lean president Of Hampton insti-
,ute now on leave from the college
and former chairman of the FAN
Employment Practice committee
was not mentioned but it was ap
parent that the appointment o
TO. the navy. department I
advise on race matters was in nnint
II is probable also that he was dig
ging Francis Biddle. attorney gen
eral. in connection with his .instruc
fiun TO settle the FEPG muddie.
Black Cabinet
Mr.. Granger recalled the earl,
team work OF the black cabinet
which used 10 meet frequently ans
attempt uniform action The seem
lng dissolution of this group. M
said. is being looked upon regret
fully among many outside OF Wash
ington. He urged its restoration sc
that unanlmity OF thought and &C
ton may be achieved, and a me-
dunn from receiving the support OF
those whites who would contribute
10 the advancement OF our own ef-
forts
Mr. Granger was mindful also
that many Negroes are making the
fieh, a strictly Negro proposition
He warned against barring inter
racial cooperation. "R 4eial organi-
zation is good up 10 a certain point,
ne stated. but only for educationa
and morale purposes. Beyond tina
we do nothing but build up coun
ter-resistants. and the job becomes
harder" He considered that many
whites who are firm d isbelievers II
social equslity", are nevertheless
disposed 10 assist miporities II
achieving fuller expression undo
democracy Hence. If America cal
use a Dsrlan 10 enhance rs owl
purposes in North Africa. he rea
soned. certainly the Negro shoui'
utilize whites who Will help Whcr
ever their talents will permit 70
!Ihe greater gain.
IF Negro Anne ems doing ihei
part as 100 per cent loysl Amer
cans. vii back the war effort.
ve demonstrate in war the sam
Lessons. he same truths we ar
demonstrating on the job, M
+ Granger concluded. there is n
question that something will. D
done along the line 10 the ihinkin
OF reasonable white Americans :
and believe most white Americar
are reasonable "
1 TINS vas the first OF what
planned 10 be a quarterly luncheo
meeting the Washington Uros
league Nil sponsor Mrs PaLlir
Redmond Coggs IS the executi'
secretary for the branch She inr'
duceJ the president OF the boar
Phlhp Marshall Brown. who spoE
briefly snS presented the ma
speaker Aubrey Williams, NY
mead. Mss Dorothy Height seer
tary Of the Phyllis Wheailey orsnc
90 nc YWCA. and DR.. Garnet
/ Wi.kerSou. assistant superInlendel