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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-11
By ADELE GARRISON

opened the door. revealing a
young, well built and rather nat
IA>tsIy dressed man, who looked
straight al my father.
IL was on my way up TO see
you sir" he said, when Adams
told me you had sent him to get
me-"
"Sit down." my father said.
and Adams pushed forward a
chair IL want a full report on
the Hayes woman up TO the last
hour"
Dixon began 10 read from a
sheaf of notes a monotonous rec
ord Of following Ruth Hayes for
several days, from the time she
emerged from her apartment hotel
10 the restaurant W here she took
her breakfasts. 10 the time when,
late at night. she returned and
came out no more until morning.
Saunders took over, as you
know, each night, at that point"
Dixon said, land watched until
came on again, early in the
morning"
ayes. i know" my father said.
eco on" and Dixon brought his
account up 10 the preceding
afternoon just before Ruth
Hayes visit TO Hal Merediths
office.
II trailed her 10 this apart
ment," he said. giving an adj
dress two blocks away from Hal
Meredith'S office land stayed in
front Of IL until she came out an
hour later"
And right there Is where she
fooled YOU completely" my
father said.
Continued Tomorrow
Microscopic Saboteurs-Those
Pesky Allergies. Almost as De-
structive AZ Human Wreckers
Are Mysterious Ailments That
Develop From what People
Eat, Touch, Wear or Breathe
and Here's How Medical Science
Is Now Safeguarding Essential
War Workers Against Them.
Don't Miss This Timely and En-
tertainlng Article by Robert ID.
Potter, Science Editor. In The
American Weekly, Great Maya
zine Distributed With Next Sun
days Issue of The Detroit Sun
day Times.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
The John E. Prim
Appointment
BY ]. A. lJackl JOHNSON

by j. A. (Jack) JOHNSON
The Negro people of King
County were happy to read in the
Seattle Times. issue of February
18th, that Mr.. John e. Prim,
widely known Negro Attorney of
Seattle had been appointed to the
position of Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney by the newly elected
Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.. Lloyd
Shorett. Their happiness was
short lived however. when the
Seattle Post Intelliegncer, issue of
February 18th, quoted Mr.. Shor-
EFT as saying he expects to assign
Mr.. Prim to handle cases involv-
ing Negro defendants. If the Post
Intelligencer quotation is true,
the appointment is nothing less
than plain, unvarnished, first rate
discrimination and should be
condemned by every self respect
ing race living Negro. 1t is juts
another echo of an action of the
deep south where Negroes are
appointed to police departments
but dared to arrest white man.
II the quotation is not true, 1t
should be publicly denied by Mr..
Shorett or Mr.. Prim should re-
sign the appointment.
The writer believes that Mr..
Prim is competent and worthy of
the appointment, that he ranks
high among the best educated.
best behaved and best hammered
Negroes the state has ever pro
ducd. But his personal welfare
can never superceed the self re
spect and destiny of his race.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
JIM-CROW
AMERICAN STYLE

II you were an editorial writer,
perhaps the same thing would
happen to you. You might sit
down at your typewriter some day
to editoralize on various and sun
dry things just as you got started
your eye might light upon one
particular item which knocked
everything into a cooked hat.
Well, that's what happened
when we ran across a couple of
pieces OF material from last
weeks issues OF the Daily Work
er. So graphic are they and so
telling. we feel, that we could not
hope to improve upon them save
by reproducing them.
And, as for all those other
ideas We had. well. we think the
undergoing takes precedence In
importance over any OF them. So
read these stories OF how Ameri-
can "cracker-ocracy" was import
ed into Great Britain and Trini
dad and what the people there
think about 1t. Read them and
see how the Bourbon South is
helping America win the war.
Special correspondence to the
Daily Worker. official Communist
Party organ. revealed anew last
week the rising resentment of Bril-
ish citizens to American imported
Jim crow and told OF the anger
which American-inspired segrega-
ton against Negro soldiers had
aroused in Trinidad.
THE average Briton is quite
prepared to treat the Negro sold
Ter as his equal and accept him
as an American ally" the Work
er's London correspondent writes.
ut is even true that Negro sold
Ierslave been warmly welcomed
into British homes. British wo-
men have no conjunction what
ever in meeting and going out
with American soldiers, be they
Negro or write.
But 1t seems that a group of
officers, Southerners most OF
hem, have gone out OF their way, !
Continued on Page -
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
ANALYSIS SHOWS
6. O.P. VOTED TO
GUST PICKENS
Illinois Republican
Congressman Solidly
For His Dismissal

New York. N. Y. - The recent
vote of Sc northern and border
state Congressman backing the
attempted custer of William Pick
ems, Treasury Department en-
ploye and Dies target. prompted
the NAACP this week to warn
Negro voters throughout the
country to keep a close check on
the records of their representa-
lives come up for reelection. The
NAACP pointed out that In the
total of 1876 votes against Pick
ems, so of the Sc cast by the
northern and border state Con-
gressmen were Republican votes.
Illinois II Republic Congress
men voted solidly for the dismiss
sal of Pickens from the War Saw
ing STAFF of the Treasury Depart
ment on charges of subversive ac-
tivity. made by the Dies Commit
tee.
In a protest sent to the House
of Representatives before the A.
nal vote of 267 agains. 1876
which brought about the rein
statement, the NAACP outlined
the career of Mr.. Pickens who
since his graduation from Yale
In 1904 had been jealous In the
fight for the rights of Negroes
and other minorities. For 21
years he was an executive officer
In the NAACP.
'.Mr. Pickens and other officials
are being prosecuted on false and
charges OF un-American
aefisity, without fair or compe-'
tent Investigation. and without
opportunity to be heard" the
said. 1.-THE conduct of the
men responsible for this attack
would be more becoming to |
agents of the Gestapo than it is
10 those acting in the name of |
the name of the American Con-
gress."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
= FECP To Independent Status

Conference of Leders
Opposes Weakening of Com
mittee, Asks Hearings on
Railroad Discrimination,
More Power and Funds,
Independent Status
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24

Writing on the subject "If /
We're Negro. - Bishop Shell
says that the Negro people should
give about support to the war
effort but adds that this war Is
nothing IL not battle for the re-
Interpretation of the unalterabie
dignity of the human personality
our fight should be against
all enemies external and inter
nal"
Pointing out that military vic
tory should not be our final goal,
Bishop She'll states that "the flu
ture of society depends in a
large measure on the ability with
which we face and solve the diff
ficut problems of the postwar
period.
''If l were a Negro, / would
continue unrelentingly the strug-
gle 70 requality and recognition.
AS a means to this would take
advantage of all possible opDor-
tunities for education, for the
, training of well-informed. compe-
tent leaders In every field of hui
man activity. politics. law, gov
eminent, labor. and letters"
Among the features in the Feb
ruary issue of Negro Digest are
articles by Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
vela. Virgininius Dabney, Oswald
Garrison Willard. DIR. w. e. B.
Dubois, Walter White, c. c.
spaulding, Warren Brown. Thorn
as Sanction and Louis Martin.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
McNutt Studies
Dissemination"

Chairman Paul v .McNutt of
the War Manpower Commission
has invited representatives of var
ious groups opposing discrimina-
ton in war employment to meet
with him in Washington, d. C. at
a conference to consider means
for strengthening the scope and
powers of the committee on fail
employment practice. Mr.. McNutt
has already conferred with the
members of the FEPC and has
obtained their views on the sub
ject.
The calling of the conference is
in accordance with the Presidents
instructions.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
HARLEM LEADERS
HOLD CONFERENCE
ON CRIME

New York, N. Y. = More than
thirty civic leaders met on Feb
ruary 20. at the 135th Street
YMCA to discuss the prevalence
of crime and juvinile delinquency
in the Harlem area.
Walter White, executive secre-
tary of the NAACP at whose call
the leaders met said, I'VE all
know that part of this reputation
is due to certain newspapers
which feature crime in Harlem
and the race of persons charged
with crime. We also know that
the present situation is the prod
uct of the depression years and
of the denial of jobs and of hope.
But even after giving full allow
ance for these handicaps, we who
live in Harlem do not appear to
me to be doing what we can To-
cally."
Among those present at the
conference were: Henry Craft,
Mrs. Cecilia Saunders, Commits
sioner Samuel Battle, Eardlie
John, Reverend Adam Powell, Jr.
DR.. o. Clay Maxwell, William An
drews, A. Phillip Randolph, Judge
Jane Bolin. Reverend John John
son. Judge Hubert T. Delany,
Judge Myles Paige, Dan Burley,
Reverend William Lloyd lines,
Buster Werner, Judge Charles
Toney. Judge James S. Watson,
Charming oTbias, and Roy Will
kins.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24

The Forum Committee invites and urgently re-
quests you and your friends to hear MIR. Arthur Van
der Sys Manager of the War oHusng Center, speak
on housing under the new set-up of the Government
"The Conversion Plan" He will tell you how the
Government lease, remodel and rent your prop
erty at great advantage to and how at the
time you will be helping to relieve the very
housing situation. We hope you will feel il your duty
patriotic citizen to attend this meeting and
help if you in his housing effort
This meeting will be held on Sunday February
28th, 1S43 at 400 o'clock at the Phyllis WheatIey
YWCA, 1O2 21st Avenue North.
= Geneva Miller, Chairman
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
INCUMBENTS WIN
in RACE FOR
CITY COUNCIL
WHILE CITIZENS
SHIRK THEIR
CITY DUTY
Moe Gale Produces
New Vaude-Show

NEW YORK.-Impresario Moe
Gale announced today that his
triple threat vaudeville unit. Ink
spots, Lucky Millinder Orchestra
and Sister Tharpe, which have
been blasting theatre records from
Brooklyn to Birmingham, will en-
bark on a series of one-night
stands throughout the South,
Southwest and Midwest sometime
in May, performing in the larger
Civic Auditoriums as a double =
vaudeville show and dance.
This tour of Civic Auditoriums
will be the first of its kind ever
attempted - for never in ball
room and theatre history has a
complete big name vaudeville
show been presented in an audi
torium and climaxed by two hours
of dancing to its widely known or
chestra.
In addition to the famed Ink
spots. Lucky Millinder and Sister
Thorpe, the deluxe vaudeville
program will include the one-leg-
ged dancing dervish, Peg Leg
Bates. zany comics, Gordon and
Rogers, and the compelling voice
of Trevor Bacon.
Promoters who have been con-
'acted on this May project are
rushing in the necessary altera.
ions on their local auditoriums in
order to successfully house the
huge crowds expected to take adj
vantage of this unprecedented
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of one
| program - tribute to the sagac
ty of showcase Moe Gale who
has thrown economy to the winds
| n order to insure the success o
his new producing venture. Tt
enhance the event Lucky Millin
Ter has added the famous saxo
phone soloist, Tab Smith, to hi
already outstanding fifteen-piec'
orchestra.
The newest Gale unit. heade'
by the Inkspots, bids fair to set
ting a new kind of marathon rec
ord. debuting last September, tn
new auditorium project makes
likely it will continue for anothe
siv months.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24

ID. R. Chainey 2S times Exalt-
ed Ruler OF the Puget Sound
Lodge of Elks No. 100 l. B. p.
o. E. of W was drafted last Sun
day to lead the colored republi-
cans of King County.
Chainey's reputation as an or
ganizer and as pilot of the Elks
TRIPPING its membership was the
incentive behind the draft.
With our country looking to
the Republican party to lead it
out of its difficulties, the Negro
republicans will soon become a
formidable political factor said
e. r.. Chainey.
Other officers elected were: B.
E. Squires. vice president; Saul
Haul. Treasurer; Alfred A. Pur-
nell. secretary and Prentis
Frazier. personal representative
and contact man. The Executive
committee will be named mex
meeting.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
WHOSE FREEDOM?

world peace name as one of the
most menacing obstacles the at
titude of the white peoples of the
earth toward other races. We tolk
glibly OF democracy; of the four,
freedoms; Of deliverance of ma
lions now held in virtual slavery;
while within our democracies we
are denying liberties for which
we are spending blood and treas
ure, to racial populations, many
of whom are fighting at our side.
In witness look at the reluct-
ance of Britain to make specific
promises of eventual freedom to
colonial peoples; consider the bit
ter prejudice among us against
Japanese American citizens even
of the second and third genera
ton; think of our rigid exclusion
laws against our valiant allies the
Chinese; and blush at our treat
ment of the great minority ele-
ment in our population, the Amer
lean Negro.
On what grounds can we of the
white race assume superiority? In
our high schools. colleges, and
universities many of the most
brilliant students are Chinese and
Japanese. Among them many have
become great scientists and schol-
Srs. The Chinese have a civiliza-
ton far preceding our own and
the centuries are literally pune
tuated with great minds and out
standing leadership.
The Negro only two or three
generations out of slavery. has
challenged us in every sphere of
activity. Physically the cham
pions in practically all athletic
sports have been Negores. Intel
lectually great leaders like Book
er T. Washington and DR.. Carver
have arisen in numbers dispropor-
tionate to the Negro population.
In cultural arts who is there that
surpasses Marion Anderson OF
Paul Robson or Roland Hayes as
musicians; or Paul Dunbar, Lang
ston Hughes and Countee Cullen
as poets? Doctors and journalists,
lawyers and preachers, scientists
educators, inventors and skilled
| workmen have arisen in impress
sive numbers. Racial characteris-
tics mark them as patient, indus.
trious, dependable and efficient
able, and willing to carry theiI
full share of the burden of civil
ization.
Yet We slam the door in theil
faces. We deny them entry to the
more desirable occupations. W.
compel them to live in the slums
In many sections of America W.
deny them educational opportun
tiles equal to the whites amoni
whom they live. We abridge thei
right to vote. Even in this war Il
which they participate in proper
tionate numbers. they are denieI
the more glamorous services; an
may not associate with white OF
ficers and men.
One of these days the war vii
be over. WIN snobbery and pre-
judice and undemoeratie practice
in our treatment of the eolore
races lay the seeds for anothe
and even more terrible war in tn
. years to come? w. w. Dillon
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
CATHOLIC BISHOP URGES NEGROES
TO CONTINUE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY,
TOPREPARE FOR POSTWAR WORLD

Negroes are urged to continue
their fight for equality and recos
milton by Bishop Bernard J.
She'll, founder of the Catholic
Youth Organization. in an article
appearing in the February issue
of Negro comment published In
Chicago at 1907 South Parkway.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24
NEGROES IN SOLlDFRONT TOKESTORl
SOLID FRONT AGAINST BOOMING
OF FECP IS PRESENTED TO MCNUTT

ions would require Congressional
action by stating: without Con-
gressional action. the Chief Ex-
ecutive has ample authority TO di-
rect the contracting agencies OF
government, such as the War he
parlment. Navy Department and
Moritime Commission. to reeog-
nize the findings of the Commit
tee as binding upon such agencies
and require such agencies to in
sist upon compliance by their con-
tractors with the Committees di-
receives. The contracting agency
might be required by Presidential
directive to withhold payments
due under a contract where the
Committee has made finding
that the contractor Is not con-
forming to the provisions of Fix
ecutive Order 1902. If this re-
quires modification of future
co n tr acts, such modification
should be ordered forthwith.
THE President might direct
that war contracts hereinafter ex.
ecuted contain express provisions
for money penalties for violation
of non-discrimination cluases IN
such contracts.
"The President might direct the
government agencies with author
ity over training programs financ-
ed in whole or in part by Federal
funds to withhold funds or with
draw equipment where the Com
mittee finds that a particular
training program is being con-
Quoted in violation of the provis-
ions of Executive Order 1902.
1.-THE President might direct
the government agencies with
authority over labor organizations
such as the War Labor Board,
National Labor Relations Board
and the National Mediation Board,
to keep the Committee informed
of the names of all labor organi-
cations appearing before them for
relief and to require such gov
eminent agencies to permit the
Commi1tee to intervene in any
hearing or case involving a labor
organization found by the Com
mittee to be violating the provis-
ions of Executive Order 1902"
The conferees pointed out that
the President had publicly com
the wodk of the present
volunteer committee. mo justi-
fication appears for raising the
Issue of paid versus volunteer
committeeman at this time" the
statement said.
In commenting upon the bud
get, the confereess pointed out
that the committee had received
less than one-third of the amoant
and had never been CIV
Ell the filed staff promised it at
the time of the transfer to the
VINO last fall.
Must Act
A call to government officials,
President Roosevelt, TO
take fortnight stand for tue
democracy at home" was issued
by the conference.
Minority groups" the state
ment said. Minority groups and
their leaders realize that there
are powerful forces now a. work
in the present Congress, which
are opposed to an effective gov
eminent program to eliminate ra-
cial and religious intolerance
from American life and to block
efforts toward social reform. Gov
eminent officials cannon afford to
apepase these reactionary forces.
They should take a Fortnight
stand for true democracy at home
Continued on Page 81
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-02-24

Opposes Weakening of Com
mittee, Asks Hearings on
Railroad Discrimination,
More Power and Funds,
Independent Status
WASHINGTON. d. c. - A solic
front against any weakening OF
the Committee on Fair Employ.
ment Practice (FEPc) was pre-.
sented to Manpower Chief Paul v
McNutt here February 10 by a
conference of 20 or more leaders
of organizations and movements
which are protested against the
sudden cancellation on January .
of the scheduled hearings of the
committee into racial discrimina-
ton In employment on railroads.
Speaker after speaker at the
conference urged ID restoring
FEPC to its Independent status
under the White House and re-
moving 1t from the War Manpow-
or Commission; I'd an immediate
re-scheduling of the cancelled
railroad hearings and also the cam
celed hearings on determination
against Latin-Americans in the
Southwest; CD giving the com
mittee sanctions In the form not
only of public hearings. but of
money penalties and liquidated
damages; (4) giving the commit
tee an adequate STAFF and budget;
CD keeping in service the men,
bers of the present committee who
hav not resigned. The entire
group was against a paid commit
tee such as has been suggested
from time to time by government
spokesman.
In urging independent status
for the committee, the conferees
said such status should be "suffi-
cient to protect 1t from the veto
power of government officials,
other than the Chief Executive"
1.-THE Committee should be set
up in the Office of Emergency
of the Executive Of
flee of the President" they said.
This would give the committee
stature as a Presidents Commit
tee and independence from veto
power of other government Off
cials. The difficulty with the pres
emit organizational arrangement of
the Committee in War Manpower
Commission is that the Commit
tee is subject to the direction and
supervision of the Chairman of
The War Manpower Commission.
In actual practice this has meant
that the Committees activities are
subject to direction, supervision
and review by the whole hierar-
chy of War Manpower Commits
sion officials"
Hold Hearings
Going on record for rescued
lling of the railroad hearings, |
and the Latin-American hearings.
the hearings In the Southwest.
the conferees said: mo reason
has yet ben given for the peremp-
tory postponement of the Railroad
Similarly, no valid rea-
son has been given for rostponing
Only by their rescheduling can
the Administration demonstrate
its good faith. The members of the
who have had charge
of the preparation for these hear
ings should complete the work to
which they have devoted much of
their time, energy and effort for
the past ten months"
On the point of sanctions for
the committee to make its work
the conferees met the
government objection that sane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19
Panel Discussion
Called Tomorrow
By Voteless League

Educate Now for Our Postwar
Role will be the subject of a panel
discussion to be held by the Voteless
District League of Women Voters at
100 pm. tomorrow at the YWCA.
The talk will inaugurate series
of four to be held by the league on
the subject. Postwar Conditions
Favorable to Durable Peace"
Members of the panel will include
Mrs. Walter Laves, Mrs Rensis
Likert, Mrs. Chester williams and
Mrs. F. r. Mcintosh Mrs. Harvey
Becknell will be chairman OF the
discussion.
The Executive Board has an
nounced the appointment of COM
mittee to set up neighborhood dis
cussion groups in wartime Washing
ton. Patterned after the pre-Revo-
lutionary town meetings. the groups
will provide a means for citizens In
every section of the city to meet and
discuss current problems.
Mrs. Wiley Rutledge is chairman
of the committee, which will include
Mrs. B. M McKelway, Mrs. Francis
Walters and Mrs. Paul Appleby.
Completion of plans for the
neighborhood meetings is antici-
pated within the next two or three
weeks, according to an announce
ment by Mrs. Oscar Chapman, vice
president Of the league.