The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-12-09
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The Detroit Council of Applied
Religion. an affiliate Of the PEG
pies Institute Of Applied Religion
was organized by SO ministers ane
laymen of all faiths in the Church
House Of the Church of Our Father
Thursday night. Nov 80. the Rev
Claude Williams of the Detroi
Presbytery announced this week.
Co-chairmen are the Rev. Els
worth Smith Of the Detroit Council
Of Churches and Sec. Shelton
Tapes Of Ford Local 900, UAW-
Go. The council is set up on inter
racial lines to promote the four
freedoms in this area. il was stated
On Dearborn Project
First action of the new council
was unanimous adoption Of a reso-
luton deploring the action Of
Mayor Orville L. Hubbard OF Dear
born and the Dearborn City Coun-
Gil In taking steps to ban an I'M
restricted federal housing project
there.
The resolution praised the inter-
racial committee Of the Detroit
Council of Churches and OF Ply
mouth Congregation church for
protesting the action of the Dear
born city authorities.
Il described the Dearborn posi-
ton as definitely a step toward
defeating the four freedoms for
which we are fighting. toward de-
feating the peace and toward the
establishment of q fascist regime
In America"
Similar local councils are being
organized in Chicago. Cleveland.
Philadelphia and New York. Mr..
Williams said.
NAACP States Policy
IN . special board meeting OF the
local chapter of the NAACP. Mon
day evening. the executive board
approved the following statement
Of NAACP policy. after a state
msnt BY the president. DR.. ]. j.
MrClendon. outlining proposals for
solving the housing situation and
reviewing the present Dearborn
controversy.
The Executive Board OF the De-
troit branch NAACP Is concerned
with the critical housing shortage
In the Detroit Metropolitan Area.
We deplore the attempt of any city
government to exclude from its
borders any citizen because OF race
or color. or n assume its share OF
the war effort by refusing 10 per-
NIT erection Of housing projects
desi gned 10 alleviate the shortage
I'VE urge the Federal Housing
Authority TO proceed with plans
for unrestricted housing within the
Metropolitan area The NAAcP has
always been In favor OF unsegre-
gated projects and reiterates its
position on the matter Of opposition
70 segregation and discrimination
In housing.
Hsssiag Diagraeeful
But we contend. the present
statue OF housing In Detroit In dis
gPsesful. Detroit In doing nothing
TO solve its present housing dim
guilty and our own city admins
tration should rot attempt 10 sniff
Its responsibility For failure 20 pro-
vide housing 70 other communi-
ties.
Therefore. we urge the citv OF
Detroit and The Detroit Housing
Commission 1lorg with the Mayor
OF Detroit 10 speedily assume its
responsibility 20 provide housing
accommodations :or the more than
10000 war workers who are in need
OF housing AM have applied TO the
war housing center as well as the
hundreds OF veterans Of World War
III, who are also. nj this moment
unable 10 be housed although they
have fought and served in the cause
of democracy abroad as well as at
home.
Many OF .Nese war workers who
are unable 10 get housing have
played a vital role in the produc-
ton efforts OF this great community
and according to VINO estimates.
there are still msnpower shortages.
II is therefore. necessary that De-
troit solve this important problem :"
Jack Raskin. executive secretary
Of the Civil Rights Federation.
wrote a letter deploring the atti-
tude OF Crosse lie residents in the
Dearborn housing matter, and set
ting forth very clearly the neces-
sity. OF additional recreationsl IA
cilities.
Buy NAACP Negro Soldier Xmas
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