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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24
NEGRO PUBLISHERS

Over forty publishers representing newspapers
which control ninety per cent Of the circulation of
the Negro Press attended the Fifth Annual Conven-
ton of the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association
in New York last week. These publishers rededi-
Gated themselves to the task of champoning the
cause of the Negro people and promoting true
democracy with freedom and equality for all, re-
CARELESS Of color or creed.
The highlight of the program was the stirring
address by DR.. Max Lerner, editorial writer for
PM, who urged the publishers to consider the fol-
lowing detectives:
First, to help your people understand their
world, and the means by which they can best carry
on their fight for equality and freedom Second to
help them to that this fight best be carried
within the framework of the larger struggle for
decent economic system and warless world. Third,
to make certain that your people not embittered
by the fight beyond the point where they will be able
to enjoy freedom and equality when they have fully
achieved it."
The message of DR.. Lerner won wide acceptance
among the publishers who have consistently sought
to bring before their readers the full implications
of the struggle for Negro advancement. We know
that the denial of full citizenship to the Negro threat
ems democracy itself because when basic principles
are fouted in relation to group, it is no great
step to extend the flouting to other groups. No
American is safe as long as any American is arbi-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24
We-, 1t,s~
Negro
~ WILLIAM L. SHeRRitL.

production 10 peace-production by
making good on our war jobs?.
We are on trial during his war Pc
Rod. Many OF our bosses never
used Negro help before. d. They
didn't use US because they had an
idea that we are Inefficient, untidy
with ourselves. boisterous and I'M
couth; that we are ill-mannered,
dishonest; that we have no regard
for time and take a day off as soon
as We are paid: that we are ire
sponsible and cannot be depended
upon. Are we, on our new-found
jobs dispelling this idea by our de-
pertinent? Are we proving to our
employers that they have been
wrong about Negroes? Are they so
pleased with our Work--our deport-
ment and our personalities that they
VIII place us on their list of en-
ployees who must be retained in
The change lover? These are some of
the questions we should ask our
selves when we think Of our jobs in
the postwar era.
II viii also be necessary. IL we are
- compete for postwar jobs. that
We be trained. When the war ends
and millions Of men and women
return TO civilian life seeking jobs
The unframed and unskilled will be
the ones TO join the ranks of the
unemployed and eventually wind
up on the relief rolls. What jobs
there are will 20 to those who are
prepared. We must prepare our
selves 10 meet this challenge of
postwar JOBS by taking every adj
vantage Of the many opportunities
about Us 20 tram ourselves in a
number Of fields Make yourself
as nearly indispensable to your en-
pluyer as possible: prepare your
self 20 do some one hing well; you
Who work on jobs and in places
where Negroes never worked be-
fore. do your job 50 we'll that whites
Who are experimenting with Negro
I help, viii count you as an asset
These things together with proper
planning or the part OF our organi-
cations will stand our group in good
stead during the postwar period.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24
WHAT WILL TOMORROW
BRING?

Sundays papers announced that
the War Production Board has re-
Taxed controls on certain products
in a move toward orderly recon-
version OF industry 10 peace-time
production" The announcement
says that the WPB also gave in
dustry a go-ahead on the building
OF single working model of any
planned postwar product-whether
an automobile. a refrigerator. or a
railroad Pullman car" Al, Of which
says ~ 50 many words. peace.
though < may be a long or short
ways of, Is a; least in sight. We
therefore must begin now working
on our postwar problems.
Ore Of the most difficult Of these
problems. l. tina. Of supplying jobs
for all. The move being made by
the WPB al this tine Is toward
answering thi, problem. We all
know that when military operations
are FAR enough advanced" says
DOlld4u VI .NtsNOll. NIld I man vi lIlt
board, "bIg reductions Will be made
III the ONer-al. war production pro-
gram .. Nobody can predict with
certainty how long il Will De before
those overall reductions begin.
Whenever they begin, large num-
oerS OF men and women Will lose
their war jobs II they are 10 find
other work without .ong delay, and
II plants are not 80 stand idle un-
necessarily. industry must be ready
a. tina. time 90 move AT once into
sharply increased production Of
civilian goods.
This question Of postwar jo>~ is
something for al Of US to think
about. We. the Negro. MUST THINK
about il twice as earnestly as our
white brothers FOR We have an extra
barrier 10 hurdle q. We must not
Wait until the war has stopped TO
start looking out for our JOBS, now is
the time.
We are making big money now.
Because IL is dif.cult 20 secure
labor: because there is 80 much war
material needed we lind ourselves
employed in places from which Ne
groes were barred before the war
viii We be able % hold jobs with
these firms when they revert 20
peace time Business and production?
Are we insuring our chances Of be-
! ing IL TIE ehans cover, from war
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24
HITLER'S LAST HOPE

tightening ring of steel around his neck, Adolf
Hitler still has last hope. The Nazl dictator
still hopes that dsunty among the allies and within
the allied countries can in the eleventh hour blunt
the edge of the democratic sword and ultimately
save the Nazi government This hope is not as fan
tastc as it may at first seem because the destructive
force of disunity is as great as massed cannon
The wicked power of dsunty is illustrated for
us in the following excerpt from Frank Kingdoms
new book That Man in the White House.
Ever since June 1910 have been haunted by a
question: What is nation?
THAT was the month France collapsed. One
week France was there. The next week 1t was no
more 1t disintegrated. Its armies found them
selves without officers They were leaderless mob
who had no alternative but to flee. The government
just disappeared.
What is a nation? An army? France still had
a mighty army.
"Cties? There we're Paris Lyon Marseilles and
the>rest.
'Wealth? FRANCE still has its banks, its rail
roads, its fertile fields.
Empire? The French still held North Africa
/"People? There were still some forty million
Frenchmen.
"Yet there no France
"A nation is confidence and mutual trust. When
these are gone the will to live is gone There is no
longer any power to resist. A nation is moral
achievement. Cynicism can destroy it. 1t crumbles
when decay sets in.
Hitler has said he can have revolution in the
United States any time he wants it. We have proven
his boast untrue this far.
But we need not think he has given up. Discord
is his element He believes it be stirred up any,
where to such an extent that state can be toppled
that his success anywhere is only question of or
ganization and money 49,"
We believe that every sober, straight-thinking
American is now aware of the danger of national
disunity. Nevertheless many of them fail to see
the connection between disunity in Detroit and the
security of the nation Racial political and religious
conflicts which in community are the first
conditions required by the Nazi method of conquest
Confusion and chaos materiel of war for Der
Fuhrer and every little conflict counts. That we
should fall to fighting among ourselves race against
race, faith against faith party against party is the
last hope Of Hitler and it is the responsibility of
everyone of us to see that he is robbed of this last
chance to destroy democracy. Certainly we who
are on the home front should be able to do this job
of strengthening national unity while our boys
abroad close the trap on the worlds worst enemy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24

no thought Of permitting the masses
Of people 10 participate in the drive
az all No machinery was SCI up
whereby they might contribute their
one dollars and five dollars. Con-
sequently, the Allied Negro College
Fund Drive will lose on two scores
I'm Detroit. II will lose in the mat
ter of not reaching its goal To An APP
preciable degree. and II will lose be-
cause the people who ultimately
must come to the rescue Of Negro
colleges have not been included.
They have not been included, be-
cause there has been no program
set up to include them. II is To be
hoped that I'm the future some part
will he given To community plan
ming in relationship to the Allied
Drive for Negro Colleges. Less than
two per cent Of the Negro pOpula-
ton knew that they could parti-
cipate i'm this magnificent effort
Now, II certainly is not meant here
that there were not newspaper re-
leases and letters sent out TO the
churches. This Is merely substi-
tute for real work in organizing the
community to put over project
These newspaper releases, letters
and dinners should have been the
back-drop for a real program.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24
Negro Soldier
Topic OF NAACP
Chicago Coma b

NEW YORK-Captain Grant Rey-
holds. who was retired as an army
chaplain in January. Will address
the Wartime Conference OF the
NAACP in Chicago July l3 on the
subject, What the Negro Soldier
Expects" Chaplain Reynolds served
at Camp Lee, Fl. DevenS. Camp
Custer. Fit. Huachuca. and on the
Pacific coast and has an intimate
knowledge Of the feelings Of Negro
fighting men. The NAACP meeting
will open Wednesday night. July II,
and run through Sunday afternoon.
July 10 Sessions will be in the
Metropolitan Community Center,
4lst street and South Parkway, eX-
cept the Sunday meeting which will
be staged in Washington Park, near
tfsa lagoon.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24
~ BOOK NOTESk4
GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN

| have been a little surprised
and sorry to find that some Negroes
have looked for weak spots in
Strange Fruit" and have put the
book down thinking they have
found them. For instance. a speaker
here recently is supposed 10 have
said that she knew that no college
graduate like Nonnie would have
been involved in such love affair.
This person overlooked completely
that this affair" began when Nom
ME was not yet in college. Besides,
such a general statement could not
be made even Of all college gradu-
ates. Some object 10 the fact that
BeSs and Nonnie were college
trained yet did domestic work for
getting tina; this does happen in the
South and was especially true in
the l920's when the action took
place.
Totally Different Treatment
Others have dismissed the book
on the grounds that il Is the same
old story. which Il IS 10 some ex-
tent but the treatment is new, GER
iaiuly No book 5v white or culored
author 10 date has presented a love
between a Negro girl and a white
man on such plane nor with such
devastating implications for the
South Besides. II one examines all
the great works Of history. drama
or novel or short story, the themes
are few: The eternal triangle. and
unrequited love, are two OF the prin-
c.pal ones The characters and the
time and place may differ but the
basic story is the same. When one
examines the basic themes of
Strange Fruit" or Romeo and
Juliet and thousands OF other
works they are the same when the
friiS are removed.
J Donald Adams in his colUmn
in the New YORK Times recently
made some po.u.S about Strange
Fruit" which think bear repeating,
Strange Fruit must have for any
sensitive and open-minded reader
a terrific impdct-and ] use that
adjective coolly aud judiciallv II is
the best novel or the theme Of mis-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-24
CONTRIBUTION OPENS DRIVE

NEW YORK-A 500 contribution
from the Musicians Union and 1000
new members marked the opening
Of the campaign on the West Coast
for 10000 new members in the Los
Angeles Branch NAACP.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-01-01

harvest of the blunders of world
statesmen for the past thirty
years.
1t is too bad, rs my old friend,
DIR. Adrian Gibbs, says, that they
don't elect doctors to the prcsidcn-
cy, the congress and the cabinet.
Doctors are used to humanity, they
have patience and ut least they
have learned the scientific method.
No statesmen, political ccono-
mist or student of constitutional
law ever brought to his subject the
falntest suggestion of the scientific
method. For instance, we have a
secretary Of the treasury who puts
into circulation a new penny that
looks and feels exactly like a dime.
Could sheer stupidity sink lower?
Even those economists and
statesmen without portfolio who
have no responsibility to a bloc of
voters, and who have been trained
in universities in the best available
knowledge of their subject - men
like Walter Lippman, Stuart
Chase and J. NJ. Keyncs-manage
to make announcements which
when analysed are so devoid of
common sense that they sound like
the sophomore vaporings of doc
t<innaire ghosts gibbcring in the
sixth round of Dante's Hell.
No Technical knowledge
If even one statesman" said n
biologist friend of mine, who spent
his life experimenting with the
fruit fly, droSophiliG, could prove
that he could keep even so small
community as 4 jar of drosophiiiu
alive, for one year, keep them fed
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CHAPTER EIGHT

THE NEWS that Tod Patrick
had made the required deposit of
$50 pesos with the Mexican border
department made Mallory want to
scream her rage. "T'he huttinslly
double-crosser!" she was thinking.
Eut she could not voice that rage.
or even let ii be shown on her face.
TOO many persons were watching
her. their faces rapt with admira-
ton for Mallory Baker, the famous
singer.
She contradicted. "But I'm not
going to Mexico 70 make appear
ances. Pm going for n rest" A
melting smile belied the fact that
she was considering boiling Tod
Patrick in oil. I'm very tired. I've
had strenuous fall season and /
have To be back soon after the New
Year to prepare for an equally
strenuous spring season."
c The Mexican smiled also and
spoke again. You must be mistak-
en-, Miss Baker. Mr.. Patrick wired
the dates of your concerts at the
Palace of Fine Arts right along
with your deposit money" a sec
.ond time he consulted the paper in
his hand. "Therci" he exclaimed
holding the yellow slip before her
amazed eyes. December the twen-
ty-frst. the twenty-cighti- and
January the third"
Weakly she replied, Something
Is wrong" She repeated her words.
This time her voice was out of con-
troll, wild and angry. Something is
wrong"
The mans alarmed face forced
her to regain her calm. She must
pretend TO be the victim of some
trivial Encouragement. All the
same. she felt helpless. Miles and
miles separated her from Tod Pat
rick, yet he still was pulling
strings. So what could she do? She
had To be agreeable to get past the
customs agent. Too, they were fans
whom she must not disillusion.
Their recognition and acclaim were
TOO fattcrinsly childlikc to disillu-
sion. Different from that awful
Richard Blythe's.
All right. She would go on, but
that old adaGc about leading a
horse to water could be worked
toward Tod Patrick. When she got
to the city she would show him who
was singing and who wasn't. He
could sing himself, plaintive little
tune of disappointment. because
that would be the way he'd feel.
The traitcrouS 10 pcr cCntcrI
She started to say something,
but the Mexican holding the tele-
gram was speaking. "You surely
don't think we'd let the great NAL
lory Baker be in Mexico without
singing?"
Now crowded about the girl were
four of the mans fellow workers.
Mallory was cncirclcd by adulation
and smiles.
A second mar spoke up. ut
"ouE De 4 national breach"
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s!c2/Qnkee 5enO1770
e.gH..t!!ssNSSsN ~ IORENA CARLETON
e u~Ax,
TIN FOR AND hliASFn ny cENIkA iEiSs ASSOCIATION

, A third smiled more brooaIv
ihan his partners. 1 heard you
when you sang IN San Antonio. !
drove up there especially to hear
you"
! He was silcnccd by the words of
another. ~" he stated coIdly. have
heard her in New York at the
Metropolitan. And 1 shall drive
down to the city wher. she sings
there"
Mallory made n few trite words
OF thanks that seemed to please.
for all five men continued to smile
ana talk. paying no attention TO the
few other travellers on the bridge,
Finally she spread her glovcd
hands in n helpless gesture. what
shall do. gentlemen? I'm eager
to continue my trip"
one OF the group said. First you
must"
He got no further. The man hold
ing the dictatorial yellow slip,
signed Tod Patrick, gave the
speaker an icy look. 81 will attend
to Miss Baker. Get back to YOUR
desks. all of you"
The icy look changed to one of
intense satisfaction as he watched
the other men move back to their
work. He escorted Mallory into a
small, glass enclosed cubbyhole.
NOW first we must see to YOUR
passport. Do you happen to have
any small photographs with YOU ?"
oh, no. But L suppose 1 can 20
back to Laredo and have some
made"
THAT would never do" He
smiled rs if telling the girl some
wonderful news. You'd have to 20
through the American side of the
customs, which I'm sure would be
more trouble thar going on down
the street into Mexico and having
your picture made there. Do Won
speak Spanish ?"
mo. I don't. I'm sorry.n She
smiled. II only sing it, by rotc, like
child rcciting Mary Had n Little
Lamb"
Then I'll send n guide with you."
He got up and went to the door.
Pope" he screamed in tn dircc-
ton of the little town of Nuevo
Laredo. From the loungers on a
street corner. at the Mexican end
OF the bridge. Mallory watched a
thin, dark boy slowly detach him
self from the others. lie began a
laggardly trip toward he bridge.
Pope" screamed the customs Of
fetal again, hurry up! I have a job
for YOU"
Young Pepc continued to move
with an air of boredom. Eventually
he reached the little glasscd-in cub
byholc. He didn't look at the blond
girl. He did look at the man, with
eyes disintercsted and lazy, as he
slumpcd against the doorway.
Nov, Pcpc. don't get parked
against that doorway. / want YOU
to take this lady over to Rosa's and
have her pictures made for pass
ports. You interprct-and do try to
hurry, Pope. Miss Baker is eager to
get started down the highway. Miss
Mallory Baker, Pope" He shifted a
proud smile toward the girl. then
shifted it to Pcpc, who still re-
manned lazily disinterestcd. The
customs man nudged the boy
Mallory Baker. Perc"
"Uhm," acknowledged the boy.
Come on" he ordered Mallory. AS
they walked along the Information
al bridge sidewalk and onto the
narrow Main street Pepc told her,
" Red Barclay went through yestcr-
day."
How thrilling" Red Barclay.
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Doctor GivesViews
OF Stutesmunship

and keep them healthy. keep the
community breeding and growing.
tncrc might be some hope for hu-
mainly. But not one has the tech
neal knowledge Or the patience TO
control even So simple u commu-
NIFTY. How then can they plan u
wurld!'
No, this year you arc going to
suifcr for the fact that the states
men Of the past had no scientific
training and no real CATHOLIC hui
mainly. This includes all English
premlers for the past 100 years,
especially Lord Salisbury and end
ing with that stupid, gulliblc, ig-
noble shuillcr, fool and coward
Neville Chamberlain.
Results Of Versailles Conference
The Versailles conference did its
share! There are u dozen exam
pies, but one is enough. Transyl-
wanna had been part of Hungary
since 1901 AID. But Hungary had
been 4 bad boy in World War |.
and Rumania haG been n good boy,
so pennsylvania went to Rumania.
Isn't that enough to sow the germs
OF new war? If your son is
wounded in Italy this year, you can
lay Il good share of the blame at
the feet of McsSrs. Lloyd George,
Clemenceau and Orlando.
vi course, that is all water over
the dam. But why go into the fu-
ture under such leadership? Make
statesmen out of the doctors-they
couldn't do worse than the present
lncumbcntS. Doctors not only have
the scientific spirit, but they GER
taInly know human nature and
they operate without prejudice.
They treat Negroes, Jews, agnos-
tics, Nohammcdans, with the same
consideration. The resolu.;, |
propoS" for this New year is kat
statesmen DO IlRcwis,.. p
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A Reader: ! would like to know
II the new drug pcnicil!n is used
Tor the treatment OF syphilis.
Answer: No. There are plenty
Of other good drugs for the treat
mCnt OF syphilis.
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Inc prescnt-day Tom Mix. nc be-
loved OF young boys. No wonder,
unused Mallory. that he is not ex-
cited over me.
Pepe glanced up and suddenly an
swered the girls smile. Hii teeth
overwhelmed her. They were as
white and straight. as perfectly
formed rs if tended by an expert IN
orthodontia. The smile faded and
The beautiful teeth were gone. But
eyes. fully as beautiful. now IT.
tractea Mallory. they were large
ana softly brCwE beneath those
lazy lids. And sad. decided he girl.
with sensation of pity.
Are you going to Mexico City
alone. senorita ?" Her up and down
nod pleased him. He graspcd her
hnnd. Then take me with you. Oh,
please take me. scnorita. I'm a poor
orphan. l lead dreadful life" The
| lovely brown eyes were dclugcd
with tears that splashed on down
his dirty little face. He looked so
pathetic In his dirty wasl pants
and ragged swcatShirt.
"Oh. l can't possibly do that"
But before she could change her
refusal, which she was thinking
OF doing. Pepe again burst into
speech.
Then give me some money, sem
orita." His laZincss was gone now.
You have n lot of money. You'd
never miss it. Just give me some
money. Miss Baker, ard I'll get
there myself. But he sure and give
me lot of money"
Unabashed beneath MaIlory's
criticizing eyes. Pope again flashed
those exquisite teeth. We'll talk it
over later" he granted generously.
Were at Rosa's now" He pushed
her into 4 tiny. square room. In it
were small table with a vase of
ARTIFICIAL pink roses on top and a
chair. There was no back on the
chair, Just n seat and legs. Three
legs to be exact. Mallory learned
when she obeyed pcpe's orders and
Sat down.
He pushed aside a faded cotton
curtain and yelled toward the back
OF the strange studio. Rosa came
promptly, dark. buXom woman,
not unattractivc, however, because
she also had thos: beautiful ewes
and teeth. Mallory was learning
that so many of her latin Amcri-
can neighbors were similarly
blessed.
Rosa was eating baked tortilla
with shredded lettuce. onions and
fred beans perchcd atop it. She
wore an apron and bedroom Slip
pers. Still eating, she listened to
Pepe, then swung an old-style
camera toward the blond girl, snap
ping the necessary full-face and
profile pictures. Then Rosa grinned.
Mallory grinned. Pope frowncd.
And the sitting was over.
Again the boy hcrded the singer
onto the street. Rosa said an
hour" he rclayed I'll be your
guest at lunch while we wait. We
can talk about the money you're
gong to give me. I'm very inter-
cstcd."
Let me get my dark glasses
first" said Mallory. They are in
the glove compartment of my car"
When Pepc saw the costly green
automobile. he whistlcd. The girl
took it to be appreciation
Isn't this nice car Tcpc"
had n lucky break. This car used
TO belong 10 doctor . no had to go
away"
I'll say ne had to go away. He
went to the clink"
ITO BE Continucd)
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SYNOPSIS

MALLORY BAKER. scIf-ccniered. but
young. beautiful and talented singer,
Inns achieved success with M, n,I of
TOD PATRICK. hcr MANAGER. "A. mas
been hcr agent SINCE she was an en-
i:ftaincr striving To reach the ton
I'm route TO Mexico by plane. Mallory
meets an attractive. rather mystcri-
GUS young inan.
RICHARD BLYTHE.
YESTERDAY: Trying to cross the bor-
der into Mexico. .allory learns that
Tod Patrick has informed the immi-
grafton officials that she IS entering
Mexico to sing a series Of concerts
therefore must pay IN entry fee.