Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-20
Rucism in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia the most dis
turbng American life for long time Here strike
which although strongly opposed the leaders,
supported majority of all the workers involved
which solely upgadg of handful Negroes
to positions as moormen stayed almost week in
spite the strike did great damage to the production OF
~ o in the tremendously important Philadelphia area They
only had ordered do by the
they would be dismissed from their jobs would be
certificates get other jobs and in the case OF
those eligible for military service would have their deferment
and would be called up at
This is dishearening picture prejudice without single
the South where relations
been of constant friction for many but IN the
constitute insignificant minority OF
the population episode did have the excuef it
called the riots Detroit which were
housing overcrowdg and other public meeting
and the sudden influx the city OF large masses OF both whites
and South These employees
Philadelphia rapid system Not of them can have
conditions and only few Negroes
involved defense that enemy agents must nave
among strikers that independent unon defeated
election by union affiliated with the CO. was
trying ought be possible for either
agents disgrunted achieve result easily
such tremendous to the public welfare
Philadelphia strike symptom of deep
disease of national life Almost
no trouble whole past history to
6obt the prncou, doctrine of acsm In the South
mainly against nearly all the bst people, have
preached and practsed bes the of having education
money responsible positions of leadership in the community In
the North doctrine has been mainly directed
against here the community leaders have almost
unanimously participated these odou doctrines instead of fighting
cities textbooks which aped too much the evils
would be permitted get into the public school system
at ALL
You had an excellent example prevailing intellectual and
when the United States Army refused
permit the circulation of pamphlet "The Races of Mankind
telling anropoog knows to be true that there
differences in the intellectual and spiritual capacities of
The officers who made this decision Of course
ignorant scientific facts this maerust ignorant
United States senator's from the South Philadelphia
They yielding to community prejudice pref
intelligent and honest people should accept
should have begun fight this evil thing decades
that did not for postponng the effort still
farther hafdozen American cities trembling the brink
repetition the Detroit riots of Feeling
Negroes about the treatment of coed troops the
discrimination close to the boiling point We
indeed through the few months without
disaster Yet neither of the two chief political parties really
concerned about this problem The Republicans glad to make
political platform of Negro discomfort but the Re-
pubans Congress have record in regard to racm The
meaningless words the subject endeavor
ing paate the South who certainly did need
Although good work being done here and there
nterraca understanding the problem
a whole rushing major climax Unless master it, it
continue offer the threat democracyNew Re-
public.