Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-24
Disgraceful Treatment of Negro Labor by
Railroads and Unions


brOherhOOds practically bOyeOed by the daily press and
services There only few exceptions the N Y Times
being one The Washington correspondent newspaper
noted dispatch York Saturday
United Press and other services made little effort
to cover these important dynamite packed of the
meeting which the u railroads in connvane
Big BrOherhOO have kept Negro workers from
the better paying jobs cOuns transportation
actually the safe operation Of
transportation system all The great of the railroads
for labor handle the wartime congestion is case IN point Labor
needed but Negro labor wanted only in the lower income job
cassfcations.
wrecks which claimed to have happened because Of rail
equipment unless sufficient
S obtained o operate the railroads safely.
advancement for Negro railroad
workers. the Negro labor Even those
of raOadng the dining and sleeping where
Negroes have virtual monopoly they are not gwen %
Negroes may walters charge, which the
and walters job but they given the
Pullman while not employed by
allied workers. in the predieamen Pull
porter perform duties and the duties of
ductor all he hope to be porter-nchage Nn ne does
jobs allowed the title the compensation of the
higher pay could understand the reasoning
which decreed that Negro not capable OF being dining or sleep
the hundreds Of Negroes
working capacities levels below the highest classical
ton.
1t is no accident Negro conductors
accident that although Negro hosers
around the roundhOuse yards allowed at the
locomotive throttle of regular trains.
Only conspiracy railroad and
this condition obtain all these
the Fair Employment railroad hearing does
throw the spotlight of public attention the dsgracefu
spectacle purpose the daes do print the
story the Negro papers part daily press
nizes its duty to the should.
Morul Get Murried
long people the
didn't know how much longer until the Metro
potan recently published the sub
jc based researches among specimen population
States 100000 outside New York City
striking the Metropolitan in this research
ing the chance of single Among women
age about IL times those of
unmarried And with variations the findings for the
whole span of
The answer must addition being
approved heaven and the body polite generally
healthier better regulated and happier state all around than single
not-so-blessedness.
So the moral Marry GAL marry and do it
soon you pruny bad about the grim warnings Of
pesmists you're Armed Forces slant daily life and
that grand gal when get home you're
in civil life and have modest competence or DeTer
heavily not reretng it, and married you'll
most likely be able realize your highest
Magazine.
You are familiar with TRADITIONAL black mans burden
SAME whether in Alabama Australia Antigua or Angola
and it has been the past 300 years
the burden Of jim crowis exploitation persecution and
HUMILIATION.
at the physical psychological burden weighing
heavily alike n the body and the mind
This burden keeps the Negro poor ignorant diseased and ps
ist unable dislodge it.
Under heavy the black staggers along WEARY
and disgunte wondering ORDEAL will last wonder
ing sometimes if the struggle is worth the effort
At other LEASE on life,
and new hope at increased
despite the terrible load on his shoulders.
period he going through at the present me and his
tagging hopes strengthened REVTTALIZED.
For today for the FIRST time in generation the black man Is
had 1919
Thousands ENLIGHTENED buying bonds
buying homes buying and generally PREPARING for the
slack days ahead.
STILL THERE the black mans back even
though occasionally position order keep the VICTIM from
losing hope entirely.
The black like that burden-he HATES it,
though he has become USED to it.
he could, but he is nevertheless making
PROGRESS.
just adjusting himself the traditional burden and
making progress spite along NEW burdenl
burden, which has menacingy the past few
years. is the Negro HooDLUM.
taking place the back Of the black beside Jim
and this NEW burden succeed breaking the black mans
heart as well a. his back
CRITICAL period like the when the Negro Is trying
escape habitat and fully utilizing
OPPORTUNITY the hoodm along with his BAD NAN
NERS filthy his vandalism and his cminaity and
INCREASES white antagonism.
Negro time when relations most
destroy and threaten those whose
good his toward full citizenship DEPENDS
that coored citizens have MORE rights and
privileges civilization than their white fellow citizens WILL
ING to concede.
But Negro hoodum this, and CARE
drunkenness foul clothes, trtssness, dis
BEHAVIOR he bids fair GREATER burden
than Jim Crow
black will be able throw of the
OLD burden unless he rid Of the NEW
you and your community DOING about it7
Pittsburgh Courier