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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-04
LET ] Err s
To The Editor
Somewhere In France
October IL. 1914

Somewhere In France
October IL. 1914
Dear Editor:
Your paper is delivered to me
regularly and II is read thoroughly
by myself and a couple more De-
troiters in my Company then
passed on until literally read to
pieces. | admire the stand taken
by you in things economic. civil
and social that confronts US and
believe your paper is doing as
much as those OF US who are in the
battle zone Bullets and bombs only
settle questions temporarily but to
have a lasting solution TO problems
and a real peace. the hearts and
minds Of mer must be pierced. The
views Of every nation and race re-
viewed and thoroughly understood
and considered by every one con-
cerned.
hope you will pardon my taking
UP so much Of your time but all
really intended TO do was request
a copy of a photo and bit OF in
formation about Miss Etheldris
Smith whose picture appeared in
your July 20 issue. Several fellows
in the company have asked me TO
get the picture and II II Is agree
able with your paper and Miss
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BY HORACE A. WHITE

The Home Stretch Most OF
the speeches are In now. We have
heard all OF the men and women
who could say anything meaning
full about whom we should vote
for on Tuesday. Much Of what has
been said Is important to the point.
A deal more OF what has been said
Is nothing worth remembering
when one goes 10 cast his saosed
vote.
When the voter enters . booth
TO cast his ballot he is performing
a sacred duty. A voter must pull
before him the past. present and
future. He must judge issues In
the light OF history. No one can
hope to have any concept Of the
issues that confront him as he
takes up his pencil or takes hold
of a lever to cast his sacred vote
without some knowledge Of how
The present forces at work in
a mans and nations immediate
struggle and how they are handled
determine the future. About this
there can be no intelligent dis
agreement Therefore. when look
at the elect on in some such frame
work Mr.. Roosevelt is my choice.
Mr.. Roosevelt has not cOntented
himself with just saving the word
democracy" He has gone back
into history and discovered what
the fathers Of the Constitution
meant when they framed this
democratic instrument. He dis
covered that these founding fathers
meant the good life" The good
life" for everybody. He discovered
that the founding fathers meant
to protect all the people from some
Of the people who would get the
devilish notion that the good life
Is the right of the wisc and clever.
MIR. Roosevelt started to work
on this good life business" Chez.
He certainly made some people
mad. He had to be GRAVY to really
believe that the Constitution Of
the United States could ever be
made To mean that equal wages
had to he paid 10 Negro workers
and white workers IL they were
doing the same kind OF work and
the produce Of the workers went
across state lines. This man
Roosevelt struck a big blow for the
good life" After this blow he
hit another blow for the good
life" for everybody. He found that
the Constitution meant that men
should be protected from want.
] sickness and unemployment. So he
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-04
been coaxed into the Dewey camp The issue is
Clear the way Of Roosevelt is the way of progress
GIVE ONCE FOR ALL" il.

Already started as this is written is drive
that will benefit all of at home, our soldiers and
sailors abroad, and the down-trodden peoples grad
ually being liberated from the fascist yoke. The
War Chest drive, formerly the Community Chest
drive, is an essential in our scheme of things. The
Council of Social Agencies and the United Service
Organizations are only two of many diverse agen-
cies deriving all or major part of their income
from the War Chest Early in the war, efforts to
raise money for peace and wartime agencies were
consolidated into the War Chest, thus making it
possible to "give once for all"
American servicemen benefit greatly from the
War Chest and it is our clear duty to give beyond
our capacity, when they are giving so much to
humanity at large. Many of us at home have much
more money than ever before, through greater job
opportunities even though the cost of living has
risen. The men in army Khaki navy blue, and
marine green have had to forego these opportunities
and are now giving the full measure of loyalty to
their country There should be no need for appeals
for the War Chest. The American people cannot
afford to give less than their all if they would be in
a class with their fighting men.
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THE CHRONICLER
Bv CONFUClUS

Cutest thing Confucius heard
this last week was on-the-ball
Jeanette Welch Brown saying that
F.D.R. not only meant the name
OF the Champ. but fix dem Re-
publicans.
Did you get 10 the rally for
F.D.R. Friday? II really was some
thing to make Dewey really
"screwy." Those good Roosevelt
supporters really had spirit and
everybody had ball cheering all
the speakers. There was nice
atmosphere too. like that New
World had already come.
X X X
Dorothy Parker. that witty lady
who doesn't like to be called wit,
knocked out . luncheon In her
honor. We hear she got of one
about the Presidents terrific ride
In IN open car 'or 50 miles In New
York. Said she, he drove all that
way I'm . rain ~ cold n Dewey's
heart. and . gale that howled like
Glare Luce" Score, Mrs. p! She
also said that she saw him that
night At the Foreign Policy dinner,
and he looked strong, calm and
confident
X X *
Did you hear The Champs
speech in Chicago last Saturday
mite? He was really in there.
wasn't he? He made over five ref
erences to the gains that must be
made for ALL in the nation RE
CARELESS OF RACE. CREED
OR COLOR" And did you get
that about a permanent FEPC?
We hear he once said when asked
about his views on the FEPC
Sure I want IL permanently, in
vented II. didn't II"
X X X
That A. Clayton Powell Is going
TO knock himself right out. but
cold. one Of these days. But as
long st It's In . good cause. as
twas 1t the rally. what the hell. =.
Did you hear him call Dewey by
his right name. "SCREWY DEW
EY7" And Rev. said he came from
New York and he knew what he
was talking bout. And the way he
compared Dewey to "a ahuttIe
train going from Lexington ave-
nue. to Times Square twice an hour.
every hour. every day. every week.
every year" He knows that double
talking little guy behind the mus
tache. does the Rev.
X X y
And how about Henry Wallace.
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The Facts In Our News

started to push for social security.
This was awful! How could few
people have the good life" and
some 10 burn il workers were TO
be protected against hellish and
british exploitation. Certainly the
worker would get lazy IL he was
not always in a breadline some
where. Mr.. Roosevelt must have
forgot that starving workers are
the material out Of which race
hatreds are made. Yes and wars.
too.
Mr.. Roosevelt discovered that the
Constitution meant that q govern
ment should give work to Its peo-
pie when private industry cannot
give men the opportunity to earn
their bread. The WPA program
took In all people regardless Of
color. Some times there was so
much color In WPA that a lot Of
people got mad. They thought that
Negroes should not be on WPA.
Negroes should have been left of
WPA so that the larry and fat rich
sisters could employ them at $500
per week. Some Of us remember.
Men must be taught that their
votes are sacred. Their votes can
say whether men will advance in
this world OF ours or 90 back
ward God has no other way Of
bringing about his will in this
world of ours except through men
II we are 10 be protected from
war-profit-hungry Wall Street,
men have 10 do IL. This will not
come about except through polit-
ical effort on the part OF men who
believe in righteousness.
II men are to be given the right
to work at his highest skill. re-
gardless OF his color or race. poiit-
ical effort can make IL possible. j
am for MIR. Roosevelt because he
found out that government should
be concerned when men are dis
eliminated against I'm an effort to
earn an honest living. Business
had never dealt with this situation
at all. The good life" means me
and you. This has been Mr..
RoOsevelt's program.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-04

Detroters were fortunate last week to have in
their city two famous Americans who have risen
to the top in their respective fields, Mary Mcleod
Bethune and Paul Robson Both have won the
acclaim not only of Negro America but of the en-
tire people. No better indication of the esteem in
which they are held was the spontaneous ovation
given them by the thousands of Roosevelt support
ers white and Negro, gathered in Olympia last
week.
Although their careers are very dissimilar these
two Americans hold in common love for the little
man and selfless devotion to the cause of human
ity. Unlike Paul Robson, Mrs. Bethune's child
hood and young womanhood were years of poverty
and desperate struggle BY the strength of her
determination she built school in the deep South
and now she heads the National Council of Negro
Women, which through its affiliated organizations
represents nearly million colored women. Paul
Robson who won All-Amercan honors and the
highest educational distinction, Phi Beta Kappa
membership, at Rutgers, has distinguished himself
at home and abroad as an actor and concert artist
Yet the honors he has won have never blinded him
to the struggle of the little man. He has cham
pioned the cause of the oppressed throughout the
world.
Today when the future of America and Of the
world lie within the determination of the American
electorate, these two Americans devoting large
part of their time to urging the reelection of Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt. Last week at the Roosevelt
rally nearly $4,000 persons heard them with Vice
President Wallace Dorothy Parker, Adam Clayton
Powell, R. j. Thomas and others outline the gains
of the American people under the Roosevelt admin
istration. No better example of the unity of liberal
progressive forces behind the President could be
found than this wholehearted cooperation of Negro
and white artist and worker in his support Even
a Deweyite there that evening would have been
impressed with the spirit of brotherhood which
dominated the occasion
Mary Mcleod Bethune and Paul Robson like
millions of others see and realize how crucial is the
choice in this election They speak for the masses
of the American people, Negro and white, and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-04
THE WINDS OF FEAR"
THE Winds Of Fear" by Holding
Carter; Farrar and Rinehart;
New York City: 1914: $3.50.

Another writer has spoken out
OF the Deep South in no uncertain
terms against the sort OF life that
is the lot OF Negro and white alike
in that region. Holding Carter.
author of The Winds Of Fear" is
a native OF Louisiana who before
entering the Army edited the
Greenville Delta Star in that state
Thus. like Lillian Smith, he cam
not be discounted by Southerners
as another Yankee who doesn't
know their peculiar problems.
lndicts Forces Of Reaction
This first novel Is an indictment
OF the forces at work in the South,
the forces OF reaction which keep
white and black locked in wise
Of fears. Mr.. Carter tells the story
OF young Alan Mabry, son OF the
editor OF a small Southern news
paper, who returns to Carvell City
after receiving medical dis
charge from the Army. He finds
his home town plagued with ru-
mors of unrest among the Negroes
with the whites determined that
they will stand ready with force
to put down any signs OF unrest.
He finds, too. the Negro popula-
ton less ready than before to be
Uncle Toms and more aware Of
the indignities being heaped upon
them and their black brothers in
uniform.
When the whites put the town
bully, Cancy Dodd, in as police
marshal. knowing that he will
show the Negroes no mercy. the
stage is set for violence Violence
does come when Dodd is exposed
by young Msbry and his father a.
projecting the sale OF liquor 70
Negroes. Yet though the book
ends on this note the author indi-
Gates that the situation Is not
hopeless md 4iberal Alan Mabry
emerges as the symbol OF hope in
the fight against reaction.
The Winds Of Fear" is novel
which tells a story OF today. The
book is not based on actual peo-
pie or particular situation but
the author has injected the names
Of real people and Institutions TO
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-11-04
VOTE FOR THE FUTURE

President Roosevelt in his memorable speech
Saturday in Chicago outlined program Tor Amerl-
cas- future which would insure to all persons re-
pardless of race color, creed or place OF birth the
right to live lin peace, honor and human dignity"
In his talk the President outlined again his eco
nomic bill of rights guaranteeing the right of every
citizen to job at an adequate wage, to decent
home, adequate medical care, to adequate protec-
ton from economic fears of old age, sickness, acct
dent, unemployment, to a good education.
In clear and concrete terms President Roose-
welt pointed out that such program must provide
America with 60 million productive jobs He re-
peatedly stated that this economic bill OF rights
must apply to all citizens regardless of race, creed
or color and urged the adoption by Congress of
permanent Fair Employment Practices law.
Negro Americans who have made more prog
ress toward equality under the leadership Of Presi
dent Roosevelt than in any similar period in Ameri-
can history see here promise of equal opportunity
in the postwar world. Like other Americans con-
trasting the two candidates for the highest office
in the land they cannot overlook the Roosevelt rec
ord for the unsatisfactory campaign propaganda of
Dewey. Roosevelt's program for the postwar
world as outlined in his Chicago speech goes far
beyond the indefinite, contradictory statements of
the Republican candidate.
The American people know this to betrue; the
rantings for Dewey of the Hearst, the Mccormick,
the Patterson press with the weak echoes of the
vast majority of American newspapers leave them
unmoved. They know that the future Of this coun-
try and of the world is at stake and they do not
intend to place in office politician of Dewey's
calibre to replace the experienced leadership of
Franklin Roosevelt.
vote for Roosevelt in this election is vote
for the future. 1t is vote for the unity of the
American people, black and white Jew and Gentle
under the progressive leadership of great Ameri-
can President.
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VP Of these United States. Hasn't
he got a nice grin and when he
calls F.D.R.. Franklin Democrat
Roosevelt. you just know he's tell
ing the truth. straight down the
line! And the same goes when he
calls Dewey Tom, Doubling
Thomas.
Did you hear the JAWS r. J.
Thomas lay the Detroit dailies
low? II you recall. this papers
editorials last week told Chronicle
readers the same things. And by
the way (no use letting . chance
for q plug to 20 by) did you realize
that this paper Is the only paper
Of the three daiIies and the three
Negro papers for F.D.R. in the
city? And we're damn proud Of
III
Have you ever thought that
Generals Macarthur. Eisenhower.
Bradley. and Admirals Leahy and
Nimitz don't just figure out the
whole war by themselves? That
the big overall picture Of strategy
and what's 10 be done for allies,
etc. Is figured out by the Com
mander-in- Chief. God help us all
II we turn that job over to guy
like Dewey who hasn't even been
at work in the administration OF
the war. Can you picture Dewey
telling Eisenhower where to at
tack next? Remember the fellows
who are doing the real work, the
boys in service. want Roosevelt.
Just try letting THEM down 4.
Brother.
Confucius ran into . colored girl
working ut q parking lot recently,
who, when she saw the F.D.R. but
ton on our coat. smiled expansive
Iy and when we asked her II she
was for him. too. said. II helped
put him there, guess I'll have to
help keep him there" Sister, you
said Q mouthful.
* X *
Last thing want to tell the folks
about Is the way we got all i'm
pressed with that grand old lady,
Mrs. Bethune. She really makes
a hell Of a speech, don't you think?
Lots better than some men make
who are half her age and bigger
voiced. Guess that's all now.
Be seeing you. Don't
forget to vote, fellow. That MAN
in the White House needs you.
Don't let that BOY sneak in the
back way.
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by this time have dec ded how
they are going 10 mark their ball
lots Out Of the confusion az charges
and countercharges. promises and
pledges. they believe they have
made q wise decision. Whether
their belief is in tune with that OF
the majority OF Americans will be
known sometime during the night
OF Nov. or during the day OF
Nov 8.
Despite the importance each side
attaches to the election Of the CAM
didate of It's choice. II is far more
important that each eligi bic citizen
participate in the election by cast
ing his vote for the leadership he
feels should head up this country
during the next four years.
America is democracy an
imperfect one. true! But we who
bear the brunt Of its mperfections
cannot afford. ourselves. 10 be i'm
perfect citizens. Voting is q sacred
duty. II matters not whether your
side wins or loses so far as your
responsibility of participation 10
concerned. The ballot s the Ameri-
can substitute for bullets In i'm
verse ratio. as the eligibility OF
Negroes throughout the country 10
vote increases and is taken adj
vantage OF - the impcrfections Of
our democracy will decrease. Those
who now have that eligibility
MUST use il.
Voting should not be an incl
dental task on election day. II
should take precedence over all
other duties and igations-moSt
Of which can be done some other
time. but one can vote only on
election day
I'm reminded OF a story told me
by the wife OF a former minister
10 an African Republic. She said
certain Of the natives were eligible
10 vote there provided they wore
pants to the polling places. On one
election day. she saw a long Line
OF natives standing in a qucu on
the outskirts OF town in their ma
tive. half-naked garb. On inquiry.
she discovered they were waiting
their chance TO vote The group OF
several hundred owned only ten
pairs OF pants between them. and
the first ten in line would don the
pants. run TO the polls, vote. and
then scurry back 10 shed the pants
and let the next ten vote.
II is amusing. yes II lends itself
to political corruption. true. be-
cause the plantation owner with
the largest number Of pants could
influence the voting. But the per-
sistence OF those natives, in spite
OF handicaps. in exercising the
right OF suffrage is a lesson from
which we ell could learn.
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IL am gong
to vote for Gov
ernor d e W e y
because | want
to see a chang e
l believe that
he will do as
m u c h as is
within his pow
er to help Ne.
groes. In I h c
case OF the ex-
traditions we
should remem-
Der that il is
a gainst the law
TO kill. Dewey
had no other
choice {"
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We CAN'T EITHER


talked to Humorist Donald
Ogden Stewart In his Office at
M-G-M where he Is writing the
screenplay without Love for Kath-
arine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
/ said l hoped his statement in
support Of Roosevelt wouldn't
sourd too statesman-like. He said.
"all right, we can't all write in
scriptions for the monuments"
He called me back 10 minutes
later with this:
They say an elephant never
forgets, well, I can't forget an ele-
plant either-even II IL tries to
disguise itself. Come out from be-
hind that little black mustache.
Warren G. Hoover. ] know you"
pm.
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IT'S ONE WAY

Glenn Boies recalls . bcne-dry
town In Oklahoma where . bona
fde rattlesnake bite was the only
way 10 get . shot Of whiskey. One
native came home angry and
thirsty and told his wife. ITS
about time they had more'n ore
rattiesnake In this burg. ! stood In
line for three hours today and by
the time II was my turn the durn
RATHER was 50 exhausted he
wouldn't bite another soul!"-Sat-
urdsy Review Of Literature
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BOOK NOTES
Ru GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN

clothe II with q seeming reality.
Thus he has a PM reporter come
to Carvell City to check up on
the killing Of Negro soldier
there: he mentions Negroes like
Judge HASTE and Truman Gibson
and the Negro press.
The Winds Of Fear" Is not q
cheerful book but II is a truthful
one. II is fiction but fiction based
on the kind OF facts we can fnd
in any part OF the South. The ac-
ton moves swiftly and surely and
the style. although more journal
istic than literary. Is well suited
TO the material.
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"l am going 10
vote for Presi-
dent Roosevelt
because ! think
that he has Civ.
en- 70 the mass
OF pc ople
sense Of belong
ing. The oppos-
ing candidate
hasn't anything
to offer which
would equalize
what Roosevelt
has given"
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Gus Ogletree, GOT Division, Student,
Wayne University

Il will vote
for Roosevelt
because I think
he is best quail
fed to sit with
S I a l n and
Churchill. I do
not think that
Dewey has the
experience to
omciate sue.
cessfully in in.
ternational az.
fairs"
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campaign. That
role, il 10 con-
tinuing. e We n
this week
But certainly
il W o u Id be
Sinking a re-
possibility did
4 not lend its
feeble voice TO
the clack-clack
a n q clamor OF
the politicians
and urge every
citizen, who is
eligible. 10 go
10 the polls and
vote.
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FIT TO PRINT

The New York Times has done
some thinkin'.
Decided Dewey Is no Lincoln.
The Champ is good they more
than hint
There's some news that's At 10
print.
ID. L. Champion. PM.
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Smith, to make her the official
Pin-Up Girl OF the Company.
Please send me the bill for pic
lures and cost OF mailing as | am
rather proud Of The Chronicle and
promised them that I would get the
picture before / knew if | really
could.
Carry on and BonneI Chance. -
Yours truly. Sgt T. c. Benford
Co. D.. 1910 Engr. Regt. G.. S.. APO
$50. care Of Postmaster. New York,
N. Y.
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Lorenzo Maxwell, 800 Erskine. Mgr

Turf Bar
Il am going
TO v o tie for
Roosevelt be-
cause he has
done more for
( h e laborers,
masses and mi
norities tn a n
any President
since Lincoln.
He is my choice
for President
on November
7th."
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UN-C0vERING
washington
~ HAPPY ArAlpIN
white House Correspondent
(Refeased Through the Atlanta
Daily World by NNPA)

This Is the last of these columns
which will appear before the pres
idential election on Nov. =. Studi.
ously. it has tried to avoid any
political implications during the
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EASY EXIT

And then there was the ardent
sergeant who cooed TO his girl
friend, Darling, how can ] ever
leave you!" To which the sourful
babe. who was pretty well fed-up,
snapped, by jeep. taxi, bus or
tube."-Starx and Stripes.
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ENDURING Reporter
Question:: Who VIII You Vote
For On November 7th1

Mrs. Kathleen c. Bell. 90 Kendle
ST., Student and Social Worker
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Jessie r. Billings, $3.50 w Kirby.
Assistant Mgr. Williams Serv-
ice Station