The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-06-17
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WASHINGTON

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All Of Washington, except the
newspaper men and women. and .p
fac, al ~cf American stepped 81
sometime during the day Of .nyas.
ion--"D" day--in Difference 20 the
hisiory-mskiuG occasion Not tie
forces Of liberation launching 'hc
attack against tho hordcs serving
greed. racial supremacy and opprcs-
sion.
Schools suspended activities Va lc
the occasion was observed ln silent
PRAYER Sports events throughout
the nation weUe cancelled - post
pored In many localities, the bar,
snd ar.lls were closed ard 10
drinks were sold Fvcu Er0oS
bling clubs closed - jriea'c
Freedom. justice ard democracy
were on TIC march All else paused
q give tho right 81 way
Twelve thousand A~c.C1r work
ers AZ ihc Wright Ae,o0au;cnl COW
porstlon r. Lockland ONO WORKING
on alrplaDc engines for '0e Nay
stopped. too But they stopped for
q different reason
They stopped work - ;hc c,c 4
"D" day because ScNr' Negroes
were transferred - ..tEc work
which was formerly hard ID eX-
e.USivelv by nNttc employees
To he,l with y day To ne. VtN
beating E'le~ and MS rac.il SI-
p.emacv iheor e. VIZ vc cot 4 rae a
supremacy ~ our oWr - ma Nlaln
~ keeni0g Ne roeS y the. places.
even Z they do want - help win
tie wa- 50. while ;he all.CS SIT Ike
against occur 90 France. wei ST Ike
s-ars. nc Negroes.
That must have been the battle
crg and the rr5yc- q those 1900
w,dca, strikers And they found
SOLID supper, IN our own halls Of
Congress
Sens RuSSeN q Georgia and Tyd-
ir * 81 Maryland spent the :nvasion
eve caS;:catins the Presidents Com
n t;ee on Fair En- p!oyment Prac-
TIE. DUNG hearings in the Senate
Aopropr subcommittee. for
hsv.ne had a remote and dubious
hand IN the settlement Of a q .Spu,e
over separate toilets for white and
Negro workers In the Point Breeze
Nd, plant Of the Western Electric
Company
Ard on ID day itself. Reps Glare
n FRAN r. of Mich ! and Fisher
ID OF Texas launched their home
front battle against the idea Of a
permanent FEPC. on which hear
in rs are being held by the House
LIDO Committee.
Hoffman wanted 20 know Of Mrs
Beulah Whitley Of Detroit a witness
before the committee. why all un-
employed Negroes in Detroit don;
come UP 10 his section Of Michigan
and work in the fields and the can
merry factories. He poked fun at
Wayne University for permitting
sen olsnce Of social equality TO exist
al the institution. though the only
connection this had with the hear
ings was that Mrs. Whitby attended
college there.
Fisher had a substitute proposal.
He wanted 10 know why the Negro
women who are seeking Jobs III war
plants in Detroit don't take domestic
JOBS as maids. since he hears there
Is a distinct shortage of maids in
the area. He said he felt FEPC is
the worst thing that could happen
TO America.
And while this sacrilege was 60
Ing on, We neWsmen waited with
bsited breath for some visible evil
dence in the way Of pictures and
for some Official word from our war
leaders concerning the participa-
lion OF black Americans in the war
for freedom. We thought il would
be good for the Lockland strikers.
good for Russell and Tyd.ngs, good
for Hoffman and Fisher.
Our only reward. however, de-
spite the valiant role the thousands
OF Negroes must be playing in the
Invasion. was one Owl radio-photo
OF naval gun crew. and a sQulb
from correspondent that l3 In
Clans Che called them the filthy
thlrteen) had landed behind the
enemy lines as paratroopers So far
ts the American public knew from
the news stories. and so far as some
Con greSsmen and some Lockland
workers were concerned. the war
was being fought and won. as they
think il should be by white men
alone
ID day was a dsrk-day for the
Negroes al home!