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he is rlghC and Impartial on 81
be mentally prepared to detect the
fact when his train of reasoning be-
gins to run off the track. Mr.. Clap
per is important to minorities, be-
cause, in a sense, he speaks the
mind of that considerable group of
white Americans who think that
they are thoroughly judicial, fair
and practical. He, like they, would
deny that he has any racial preju-
dice and he, like they, is against
racial discrimination-in principle.
Mr.. Clapper's observations on the
directive of the Presidents Com
mittee on Fair Employment Prac-
tees to the railroads, ordering
abolition of the practice Of dis
elimination in employment, and on
the railroads reply to the commit
tee, are not only in error, but they
constitute a special problem in
themselves.
"Only mischief, disunity and fur
Their irritations of race relations
can come from the point being
pressed by the FEPC that the
railroads must open up more oper-
ating Jobs to Negroes" writes Mr..
Clapper.
Obviously, Mr.. Clapper is think
ing in terms of existing racial
prejudice in this country and those
who harbor it. He is not one of
them. He essays the role of the
dispassionate, objective commenta-
tor. But he believes that fairer
employment practices on the rail-
roads will increase the rancor and
resentment among prejudiced
Americans and possibly add to their
numbers. He ignores the existence
of thirteen million American citi-
zens who are victims of this dis
elimination and the reaction among
them to this continued discrimina-
ton. In effect, he counsels that it
is better to ignore the feelings of
these thirteen millions, who simply
seek the opportunities due any and
all Americans, than to challenge
the attitude of color-prejudiced
Americans who have sought in ev-
cry way possible to prevent the
Negro from making his full con-
tribution to the war effort.
Mr.. Clapper continues: "Racial
discrimination should be discour-
aged wherever practical q.
But such a doctrinaire and arbi-
trary insistence on racial equality
as this committee insists on, is
more likely to aggravate our prob
lem than to solve it."
One wonders if Mr.. Clapper has
no sense of shame to restrain him
from writing that "racial discrim-
ination should be discouraged
WHEREVER PRACTICAL" Isn't
that the same as saying that it
should ONLY be discouraged where
practical, that it should only be
discouraged where those who har-
Dor racial prejudice agree that it
should be discouraged? Mr.. Clap
per is quite willing that we should
go the limit in combating jap
anese domination in the Pacific and
German domination in Europe, but
he would restrict our fight against
domination of some Americans to
the terms proposed by those who
dominate. That doesn't make sense
and Mr.. Clapper knows it.
He Is Unrealistic
Mr.. Clapper says that the rail-
roads are more realistic than the
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Wanted-A Brave New World

Time creeps across the furrowed brow of Earth,
And midnight falls as frost upon final rose,
The year born only yesterday in chnquant mirth'
Weary and tattered, seeks realms God only knows
Young and eager New Year cannot bide the dawn,
But rushes through the night to greet the sun,
Past dark and sulen eyes that hold it pawn,
To lose its way and all the precious distance won
o, gay young year, would not set you weeping,
But your nativity is war, perverted brotherhood,
Those youths you stumbled over were not sleeping
The dampness not dew you trod but blood
Come back, young year, and start again in light,
For moonlight holds no keys to victory and peace,
Dreams are for shadows truths invisible at night
You take a sunlit road to Freedoms true release
Wanted Soon, brave world with loving heart,
Where men are not just black white, big or small,
But where each human plays his whole-soued part,
With room, full hope, God-given rights for all!
james T. Logan.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-12-31
Courier Writer Replies to
Raymond Clapper's Attack
On FEPC Railroad Case

Editors Note: The syndicated column
of Raymond Clapper is an editorial page
feature of one of the local daily news
papers. Clapper's recent attack on the
F. E P. c. handling of the railroads and
railroad brotherhoods surprised many. for
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-12-31

It is not too difficult to ignore the patiently cOckeyed
ophsms of Westbrook Pegr because he aims not please
but to dspease to nce controversy But Raymond Capper
Westbrook Peger Many Americans influenced by
what they consider the balanced judgment of Mr. Capper
He is right and impartial issues that
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1943-11-19

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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13
Bryansk Now Under
Soviet Gun Muzzles
WAR BOND DRIVE
HEADQUARTERS
TO OPEN TODAY

Headquarters for the Third War
Loan drive, through which New
Hanover county will raise at lea st
So, oo3, 900 in War Bond sales, will
open Monday in the Tide Water
Power company lobby, Mrs. Ber-
nice Stellings, co-chairman of the
Women's division of the War FL
nance committee, announced Sum-
day.
Opening Of the special booth and
the stationing of workers at head.
quarters herald the beginning of
the ooor-knocker phase of the cam
paign, she said.
Volunteers assisting with the
door-knocker solicitations have
been trained for their jobs, and
have been provided with materials
that will establish them as bona
flde Representatives of the War FL
nance committee.
Bonds may be purchased at the
special booth at Tide Water, as
well as from the volunteers or any
other bond-issuing agents in the
commandments, the post office,
building and loan firms, and 9TH
ers.
The house-to-house canvass will
get under way Monday morning.
Mrs. Stellings has asked for big
response" from Wilmington home
makers, and for complete courtesy
to the bond-saleswomen serving
the drive. Every man, woman,
and child in the county has been
asked to invest $50 in War bonds.
AS of Saturday night, 50, 1853, $50
toward the county's quota had been
secured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13
UTILITY RULING
REQUIRES STUDY
Coast Line Reserves Com
ment On Extra Train
Service

C. C. Sibley, general manager
of the Atlantic Coast Line, COM
mented Sunday afternoon that the
order by the State Utilities Com
mission for continuance OF VII.
nirgton-Fa Fayetteville trains 81 and
81 and the addition of a passen-
ger train between Wilmington and
Rocky Mount had not been recelv-
ed by his firm by closing time on
Saturday, and that he could not
anticipate the ACL's reaction.
eve will have to receive and
study the order thoroughly before
we can make a statement, Slbley
remarked.
The ruling of the Utilities Com
mission, issued Saturday, DEL
the petition of the ACL to discon.
tinue the Fayetteville trains, and
amended the order that the line
must operate the additional Rocky
Continued on Page Six; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13
GAS RATlONlNC
ONLY THEORY
AAA Says Motorists Can't
Consume Unreceived
Gasoline

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-lP'-
Protesting that the motor luel
equalization program for the East
i. "onlv a theory" the American
Automobile Association suggested
today that "officials quit blaming
motorists for consuming gasoline
they are not getting y
The association declared that the
civilian gasoline quota OF 342'ooo
barrels a day in the eastern snort
age area is 10000 barrels short
of the seaboard states proportion
ate share, based on pre-ratlonlng
consumption.
"Motorists are sick and tired OF
alibis,'' said Thomas P. Henry OF
Detroit, president of the AAA.
sThey are sick and tired OF inter-
agency feuds.
They rightly resent the recur-
ring accusation that they are con-
suming more gasoline than they
should - an accusation which is
largely without warrant.
Henry said in a statement that
1,455,OOO barrels was the average
daily consumption east of the
Rocky Mountains before rationing
with Eastern states getting AZ per
cent, southwestern states, 1875 per
cent, and Middlewestern states,
454 per cent.
The combined quota for the
whole area presently, he added,
is $4,000 barrels of which eastern
states get 35.5 per cent, south
western states, 1916 per cent, and
middlewestern states, 1873 per
cent.
1.-THE discrepancy stands out, "
Henry asserted. '"The Eastern con-
Continued On Page Two; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13
PEACE IS FIRST
ON HOUSE LIST
Recovering Congress To
Study Fulbright Peace
Proposal

WASHINGTON, Sept. II. - up -
Congress- first major task when
it reconvenes Tuesday likely will
be house consideration of Ameri-
cas- role in obtaining "a just and
lasting peace"
Leaders were reported today to
have agreed to act first on a reso-
luton on this subject in preference
over domestic issues, including the
controversial fathers draft.
The resolution, offered by Rep.
Fulbright DARK and approved by
the House Foreign Affairs commit
tee, would put Congress on record
as favoring American participation
in "the creation of appropriate in
ternational machinery with power
adequate to establish and to main
tain just and lasting peace"
While the Senate usually has
claimed the prerogative of dealing
first with foreign policy questions,
Speaker Rayburn is reported to
have informed hs House heuten-
ants here that he would like ac-
ton on the Fulbright measure IN
the first week of the resumed SEES
sion.
indications are that the House
may approve the resolution, posi-
bly with some changes. Most leg
isiators think, however, the Sen
ate Foreign Relations committee,
headed by Senator Connally 3D.
Tex, will want to write its own
version and that debate can not
begin on the Senate floor until mid
October at the earliest.
Meanwhile, the Senate is expect
ed to receive demand from Sena-
tor Wheeler D-Mont) for action
on his bill, approved by the mill
tary committee, to postpone un1l.
after January the drafting OF
Pre-Pearl Harbor fathers.
At the same time, Chairman
Nav (D-Ky) of the House Military
committee. who has urged that IN
auctions be halted until Selectlve
Service needs can be reassessed,
expects to introduce broad Dill
dealing with the father draft cues
ton and begin hearings on it Wed
uesday.
The draft issue may crowd lnto
the background for the time BENG
the troublesome question OF FOOD
price subsidies but it likely Will
come before Congress this month
with some specific administration
recommendations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13
RAIL- STATION
RAzEDBY FIRE
One Hundred Injured In
Philadelphia S Broad
Street Depot

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 12.-LY-
Disaster followed disaster for the
Pennsylvania railroad today when
an eight-alarm fire swept through
the trainsheds of its Board Street
station just six days after its
crack Congressional Limited was
wrecked in northeast Philadelphia
with a toll of 80 lives.
Before the fire was brought I'm
der control at 1:30 D. M. after a
four hour fight, five way inves-
tigation was started by the FEEDER
al Bureau of Investigation, the
City Fire bureau, railroad police,
city detectives and units of Army
and Navy Intelligence.
Detective Sergeant Harry Burke
said several charred boxes were
removed from the engine room for
chemical analysis.
II. c. Morse, vice president in
charge of the railroads eastern
region, estimated damage at
$25O,0oo.
More than 100 were injured.
Most of them were treated at the
scene for minor cuts and burns
and smoke inhalation. They in
Guided firemen, a police surgeon,
Civilian Defense volunteers and
members of the armed forces who
helped fight the flames.
The most seriously injured were
Captain Carl H. Savage, Army
Air corps, of Trevose Heights, Pa,
who suffered crushed chest and
fractured ribs; Hoseman William
Schrade, 81, whose back was in
jured, and Fireman Peter Lanutti,
who broke leg.
The Both victim of the Congress
sional Limited wreck died this aft
ernoon in frankfort hospital. He
was Irving Ginsburg, II, of OBI
Riverside Dr. New York.
The fire is believed to have
started in the boiler and engine
room under The tracks and station
platform. Seven passenger cars on
the platform were swept by the
flames and large quantities Ct
equipment in the boiler and mail
rooms were destroyed.
Morse said very little mail was
Continued On Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13

bay, ten miles to the south and
east, on June 80.
On the northern flank of the
two-pronged New Guinea Of
fensive, Australian jungle fight
ers moved against Lac from
the east yesterday repulsed
Japanese counterattacks seek
ing to dislodge them from their
bridgehead on the west bank Of
the BUSH river, some two miles
from the outskirts of Lac.
Pressure also was frightened
against the Japanese defenders
in this area from the opposite
direction, today's communique
reported.
Allied paratroopers and air
borne forces which landed in
the Markham valley northwest
of Lac made contact with the
enemy eight miles west Of the
town.
Allied naval craft, giving sup
port from the sea to the ground
offensive, sank enemy barges
off Finschhafen, on the shore
of Huon gulf east of Lac.
Continued On Page Three; Col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13
Nazi Paratroopers Rescue Duce;
British Seize Adriatic Seaport;
Salamaua Airport Falls To u. S.
Spitsbergen Silent
After German Attack

LONDON, Sept. 12.-tR)-The
Norwegian government in Lon
don still waited today for some
clue to the fate of the tiny
garrison on the Spitzbergen
archipelago which was attack
ed Wednesday by large Ger
man fleet.
Breaking a two-year silence
on the garrison manning the is
lands only 500 miles below the
North pole, the government re-
vealed that the detachment had
signaled the German fleets ap-
proach early Wednesday be-
fore lapsing into silence.
The Berlin radio, which first
announced the attack, said that
Nazi forces had wrecked NUM-
tions and fuel supplies, inflict-
ed casualties and captured
prisoners.
The Spitsbergen group, safe
guard to the northern route to
Russia and vital as a source
of far-northern weather data,
first broke prominently into
the war news in September,
1941, when an Allied landing
force spearheaded by Canad1-
ans evacuated the Norwegian
and Russin inha bitants.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13
LAWSON RESIGNS
FROM CITY BOARD
Letter To Be Considered At
Meeting OF The Asso-
citation

The Rev. James c. Lawson,
nastor of the First Christian
church. announced Sunday that he
had rendered his resignation to
the Wilmington Ministers assocla-
ton as that body's representative
to the Civil Service commission
for the police and Sire depart
ments.
Mr. Lawson's resignation was
sent in the form of a letter to
the Rev. ]. F. Herbert, president
of the association. 1t is expected to
be considered at meeting of the
ministers Monday morning.
The text of the letter follows:
my dear Mr.. Herbert:
st hereby present my resigna-
ton as member of the Civil
Service commission for the Police
and Fire departments of the City
of Wilmington. I appreciate the
confidence the Minister'S associa-
ton placed in me in electing me
to this office and I am glad for
any service 1 may have rendered
during my stay on the Commits
sion. I regret that it is Impossible
for me to continue my service In
this capacity.
With kindest regards and very
best wishes, I am, Very res.
pectfully yours, James Lawson.
Copies of the resignation were
forwarded to C. w. Shackelforo'
A. C. Nichols, Mayor Bruce Cam
eron andd J. r. Benson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-13
MORE ITALIAN
SHIPS ARRIVE
81 Italian Men OF War
Now Safely In Allied
Hands
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Sept. u. -(R-
At least eight Italian destroyers
and IA submarines have arrived at
Malta to increase the number Of
italian warships now in Allied
hands to 80, Naval authorities an
nounced today, and other units of
Italy's war and merchant fleets
were expected momentarily at AL
lied Mediterranean ports.
Groups of Italian merchant ships
already have been shepherded into
Allied ports and Naval authorities
at Allied headquarters expressed
satisfa ction with the efforts of 1tal-
ian sailors and seamen to comply
with the terms of the armistice
and keep the vessels from falling
into German hands.
A considerable portion of Italy's
still extensive merchant fleet, how
ever, including the Rex, the Conte
Di Savoia and other big liners,
usually is berthed at Genoa which
already is under German control.
Units of the surrendered Italian
battle fleet anchored safely off the
British island of Malta and waiting
to be turned against the enemy
now includes four battleships, six
cruisers, at least eight destroyers
and at least IA submarines.
Others were believed to be lice
ing from their Italian bases to
surrender to the Allies, running
the gantlet of German bombers
which already have sent the $4,000
ton Roma, one of Italy's newest
battleship, to the bottom Of the
sea.
dispatches from Valletta, Nal
ta's capital and port, said Admiral
Badliria, commander of the Ital-
ian fleet, went down with the
Roma, his flagship, when it was
split apart by German bombs in
a Commute battle off the coast of
Corsica.)
eve don't know exactly how
many more may be showing up
safely" said one naval source
here. 1.-THE Italian fleet today is
like a dogs breakfast-scattered
everywhere in bits and pieces"
(Swiss dispatches quoted a pri-
vate report from Spain as saying
that two of the seven Italian war
ships which arrived yesterday in
the Balearic islands departed last