The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-02-05
RACE SHOULD
Be MILITANT,
SPEAKER SAYS

sented Atty. Homer s. Brown al
the YMCA Forum Series Sunday
Brown spoke on the subject: mot
With Arms Alone"
Brown, member OF the Penn
sylvanis legislature and outstand-
ing attorney. said. among other
things as he emphasized his topic:
Eff we are to have a lasting and
durable peace. we must have some
thing other than a military vic
tory"
Recognize Equality
There can be no permanent
peace" he added. until the pow
erful and dominant nations recog-
nize the equality OF all mankind.
The speaker declared that now
more than ever. was the time for
the Race 10 be militant. that we
owed a debt 10 our soldiers fight
ing in the army Of freedom. I'VE
stand today on the crossroads" he
declared. 1--WE in America must
feel that we are included in the
Atlantic Charter and we must make
this feeling emanate throughout the
entire world"
World Peace"
Stressing the possibility OF a last
ing peace Brown asserted, "There1l
be no peace until all men are
recognized as equals. anon z
equals" He then sdded that the
world Is long way from recog-
MIXING this.
He posed question concerning
the Atlantic Charter by asking:
"Does the peace. guaranteed in the
Atlantic Charter. apply 10 the
American Negro. India. Malays. Az
ficans and the other dark races OF
the world"
Brown bl'sted the army for "car-
fving its policy OF segre cation and
discrimination 70 all corners. Of the
world" even as our BOYS are fight
Ing world war 10 insure world
freedom. I'VE have a half million
soldiers who are loyal and are will
ing -tn-nar- -Saprenle-sacEifie
he declared. in rappinS the dis
criminatory practices OF the very
"army OF freedom" in which they
are now fghting 20 insure freedoms
OF the nations OF the world
He challenged the Negro race "a
fCht. because We owe Il TO our
boys TO fight. Our soldiers are do.
ing their job What are We DOING"
he asked The Race is Challenged
today as never before We must
fight for our rights" he declared
A Dark Future
A prophecy that the Negro would
lose labor prestige and opportuni-
ties and should be on the alert.
was contained in this remark:
There is being written today in
the Appellate Courts OF this land
decisions which will reduce US 10
economic slavery"
Brown had reference 10 a recen!
y. s. Supreme Court decision
which refused Negro railroad work
ers the richt 20 be represented by
q union Of their own choosing and
which ruled that the workers must
be represented by union 10 which
they. as Negroes, could not even
belong.
This Is the worst decision since
the bred Scott decision Brown
declared. in emphasizing .hc need
FOR racial militancy. determined
fight for our rights and faith in
our leaders IL we would share in
the peace 10 follow the present
world conflict.
Attorney Brown was the princi-
pal speaker on Friday at an
annual banquet held by the VOL
VERNE Bar Association at Lucy
Thurman YWCA.
Other speakers included DcHar.
Hubbard OF FILA office William
s Mcknight OF FEPC: Chief As
sistant Prosecutor Julian Mcintosh
Patrick Nertncv and Mr. Hendrick-
son Of City Planning commission
Atty. Elvin Davenport. president
az the law group, was chairman OF
the affair.
Browns subject was The Law
ver's Responsibility During the
Present Crisis"
az there is any time when we
es lawyers should be on the alert.
II is now" Brown said. He added
that lawyers couldn't be silent in
times 81 peace and therefore should
be kecnly interested in preserving
that great power (the law) in which
the sovereign power moves. For
without law he declared. there
can be no freedom"
He said the lawyers were respon-
sible for the rights Of the peoplc
and the new bill Of rights which
guaranteed freedom from want and
fear. I'VE are extending the rights
thst all men are entitled 10 life.
liberty and the pursuit OF happi-
ness"
.Speaking OF freedoms. Brown
Anid Where there is no economic
freedom there can be no political
freedom. And we must continue
TO safeguard for our people the
second bill Of rights"
Two important points stressed by
the sneaker were U Regulations
70 keep society going and 90 Obe-
dience 70 these regulations OF so
eictv. Thus. we should keep alert
and paw more attention 10 legisla-
lures. for they mold and make
laws 10 guarantee the new bill OF
rights"
Brown also asserted that LAWYERS
should be alert since II million
Negroes must some day make q
change from wartime 10 peace time
living and the bar association must
be alert. so that safeguards could
be given these people.
Among those present were Attys
Cecil Rowle,te, Joseph A Brown.
Cecil Ward. Cherries A. Roxboroush
Edward A. Simmons Chester Smith
Charles p. Berry. Henry B. ITALIA
fcrro. Willis NJ Graves. Robert
Evans. Oscar Baker. Jr. Edward
VI. Turner. Raymond A. Martinez
{. Henri Lewis. James Jackson. as
sis,ant prosecutor Judson Powell
Percival r. Piper. Harold Bled
soc. Samuel Flaningan. Within c
Golden. Lloyd Loomis. Charles
Jones. Elvin Davenport, Fred Co
lightly. Julian p. RODGERS. John B
Morris. Francis VI. Dent Arthur