The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-24
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through Monday. More than 700
persons were injured.
With the city guarded by
$500 soldiers, last night passed
quietly. Troops had 10 be called,
however, TO stand by while the
senior class Of Northeastern
high school was graduated. A
restless crowd Of youths had
gathered outside the school as
the seniors, including % ne
grocs, received their diplomas.
I'VE have the situation under
control Gov Harry F. Kelly
announced Our next step is 10
find out who the guilty ones are,
10 punish them and see that
things Of this kind do not hap
pen again in the state of Michi-
gan.
Toward that end he appointed
Atty. Gen. Herbert j. Rushton,
State Police Commissioner Os-
car c. Olander, Wayne county
Prosecutor William f. Bowling
and John H. Witherspoon, De
trolt police commissioner, to a
committee TO investigate under
living causes Of the riot The
army was invited 10 participate
IN this inquiry.
JAPS BLAMED
In Washington, Chairman Dies
Cd Tex of the House committee
investigating American ac-
tivitics said his group had UNI
covered evidence that Japanese
agents, working through estab-
liShcd organizations. had pro-
noted racial prejudice in this
area presumably to interfere
with war production and break
down home front morale.
Died added that committee
hearings starting next week Will
be broadened to inquire into the
matter OF racial disturbances.
They were called originally to
investigate Japanese activities
and the method of releasing
Japanese from intTnment
camps.
Recent testimony given his
committee by Ku Klux Khan Of
ficialS, Dies said, indicated the
Khan had enrolled many Nom
bers in the Detroit area, al
though the Texan did not say
whether the group will inquire
further into XXX activities.
More than 1900 persons were
arrested during the rioting, and
the entire Detroit police force
was engaged in questioning
them 10 fix responsibility for
crimes.
RELIEF SOUGHT
While policemen carried on
their hunt, other city agencies
undertook the task of relieving
victims of the riot and helping
10 repair property II was estl
mated that $50 stores were de
stroyed or badly damaged in the
negro district. Nineteen
smashed and burned automobiles
were piled in a city lot as
temporary monument TO the
mob.
Relief agencies opened four
stations TO deal with problems
Of missing persons, burials, shell
ter, child care. One Of the most
pressing problems was food. The
rioters looted many groceries
and meat markets, and today ne
gro housewives discovered there
weren't many places left in
which 10 shop.
City courts began their third
day Of netting our punishment
to minor hoolumS. More than 70
persons, majority of them
negroes, were sent to jail for 90
days on various miSdemeanor
charges yesterday.
A 10 o'clock curfew was en-
forced again last night, public
assembly was restricted and the
sale Of Intoxicating beverages
was forbidden. Gov Kelly stated
restrictions would be lifted grad
ually, with possibly a relaxation
of the curfeW tonight if condi-
tons justified It, The Army in
dlcated its soldiers would con-
tnue their patrols at least until
the end of the week.
PLANTS SLOWED
War plants, where Detroit'S
huge production was seriously
slowed by abSenteeism, APP
preached normal operations to-
day The WPB reported alb
Senteeism had fallen 10 about Q
per cent yesterday and might be
expected 10 reach a normal fig
ure today.
Gov Kelly also announced
last night that he had ordered
the rehabilitation of a reserve
force of 1857 state troops mo-