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eve reaffirm our belief in and
our allegiance to established white
supremacy as now prevailing in the
South and we solemnly pledge our
lives and our sacred honor to main
tanning it. Insofar as racial rela-
tions are concerned, we firmly and
unequivocally demand that hence
forth the damned agitators of the
North leave the South alone"
The Incorporate and irresponsi-
BILE language of the resolution may
have been occasioned by the I'M
easy consciences of those who
framed and adopted it. 1t may have
been caused by the more prosaic
fact that only two weeks ago the
National Assn. for the Advance
ment of Colored People won a case
in the Federal Court at Charleston,
S. c., equalizing the wages of
white and Negro school teachers in
that state.
The most ironic and indecent
fact about the resolution is its bald
plagiarization of the phrase, Eve
solemnly pledge our lives and our
sacred honor" from that basic
American document, the Declare
ton of independence, which I'M
equivocably declared as a self-evi-
dent truth that call men are created
equal"
What sacred honor" impels men
to persist in degrading members of
their own race-the human race I?
What sacred honor" impels them
to violate the two American char
tiers of liberty-the Declaration Of
Independence and the Constitu-
ton? What is sacred" about the
denial to a substantial part of our
citizenry of equal rights and eqaul
acknowledgements to all by
the American creed?
What is this white supremacy"
of which the South Carolina Legis-
lators pirate? How was it "estab-
lished" in the South? It is founded
on no scientific Psychological,
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Urban League
Youth Program
March II to 10

The 18th Vocational Opportunity
Campaign, sponsored by the Ma
tional Urban League, March IL to
10, will open in st. Paul, March IL
with radio broadcast over WMIN
from 8:15 to $3.50 p. M, when C. W.
Wigington, chairman of the voca-
tional committee of the St. Paul
Urban League, will speak briefly.
The Choral Waves will sing under
the direction of Cora E. Moore.
A program has been arranged for
young people in connection with
this years theme, "The Future Is
Yours-Plan and Prepare" The
public is urged to watch radio pages
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-03-10
Louruine ChiVers
Recital Murch 20

The vocal recital of LORRAINE Ell
lis Chivers, given for the benefit
of Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church,
will take place at Benton Hall,
Minneapolis Y. W. C. A., Monday,
March 20 at p. m.
Avis Ware Carter, dramatic stu
dent, will assist the vocalist.
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Report to Fort
Smelling

The following st. Paul boys will
report for physical examination Fri
day, March II, at Fl. Smelling.
Elmer Graham, GA W. Central;
Leonard Davis, Willis Clark, Viii
liam Massey, Robert Ray, 261 N. st.
Adams; Archie Perfect, 817 W.
Central; James Toliver and Wood
ford Mills, 944 St. Albany.
Percy Greene, 1862 Iglehart Ave-,
will be indicted, Wednesday, March
Is.
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Navy Entertains Leading
Negro Publishers; Great
Lakes Visit Interesting
By FRANK A. YOUNG

GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION, Ill
Officers and representatives of the Negro Newspaper Pub
fishers Association the threeay guests of Great Lakes
Naval Training Station and Commander D. w. Armstrong,
of the founder of Hampton Institute here Thursday
Friday and Saturday. March through March f.
The trip here feature of National Negro News
paper Week which started Sunday, Feb ~, with broad
cast which included several former Negro correspondents
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-03-10
CELEBRATES sOth BIRTHDAY

A Minneapolis woman celebrated
her 8Oth birthday March 4. She is
Mrs. Belle Pate Willis, 9O6 18th
Ave. N.
Mrs. Willis is d longtime church
worker, having organized the Bea-
con Light Seventh Day Adventist
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Musical Tea
Sunday at 4 P. NJ.

The Women's Choral group of
Phyllis Wheatley House cordially
invites the public to attend Musi-
cal Tea, Sunday, March IL, in the
assembly.
The male quartette, Mrs. Emma
Simms and Miss Dorothy Pittman
will sing Negro folk songs, and
Miss Karin Alfstrand, Who'll
Broadcasting Station, will sing
group of Swedish folk songs.
The musical program will begin
promptly at 4 p. m,
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Wheatley Girls
Worker Needed

The personnel committee of the
Board of Directors of Phyllis
Wheatley Settlement House has an
nounced that applications for the
position of director Of girls work
at Phyllis Wheatley will be ac-
cepted until April Is.
All applications should include
letters of reference and be adj
dressed to Mrs. Alex Helmick,
Phyllis Wheatley House, 800 AL
drich Ave. NJ, Minneapolis.
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''COttOn Ed" Applauds
BigOtry of S. C. Legislature;
Fla. Demo. Attacks Mrs. FDR

Washington, ID. &. (NNPA)-
The "white supremacy" resolution
of the South Carolina House of Rep
resentatives received the tele-
graphed congratulations of Senator
"COtton Ed" Smith of that state
last week.
The Senator, in his wire, said 81
congratulate you on introducing,
and the house on passing, the reso-
luton pledging the peoples de-
termination to maintain white su-
premacy without Interference from
those whose policies would destroy
it." The wire was signed: "E. c.
Smith, United States Senator"
The resolution the Senator was
commencing was one which said,
among other things, eve reaffirm
our belief and our allegiance to
established white supremacy as
now prevailing in the South, and we
solemnly pledge our lives and our
sacred honor to maintain it. In
so far as racial relations in the
South are concerned, we firmly and
unequivocally demand that the
damned agitators in the North
leave the South alone" 1t stated
rather that the legislature was
vehemently against any type of
racial Indignation.
Senator Smith, in a statement to
the press, said: cit sounds as if
I might have drafted it. They are
talking my talk. I thank God there
are others with courage to speak
out. We are damned tired of these
butterfly preachers who do not
know conditions in the South"
Commenting on the legislatures
action and Senator Smiths con-
gratulatory message, one common
tator remarked that this was the
second shot that would be heard
around the world, particularly by
Berlin and Tokyo. The first shot,
he recalled to be heard around the
world was fired at Fort Sumter,
also in South Carolina, at the be-
ginning of the Civil War.
This attitude of the Senator and
of the state of South Carolina was
also voiced during the week in
Florida, where political campaign
against Senator Claude Pepper (D)
is being waged in the primaries.
There, one of the candidates, Mil
lard Conklin, has raised the white
supremacy" issue for the first time
in political campaign in 16 years.
He said: '"The present and future
welfare of the South demands that
the white race remain, the domin-
ant race. AS a Democrat, I feel
very strongly that certain social
and socialistic activities sponsored
by the New Deal and more partic-
ularly by Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt are intolerable, detrimental
and an insult to the people of the
great South"
Kentucky and Missouri, however,
have just recently taken actions
which are in direct opposition to
these views. Kentucky's House of
Representatives has just passed a.
bill introduced by its only Negro
representative, Charles W. Ander-
son, which would admit Negroes to
all state and municipal colleges in
the state. In Missouri, the educa-
ton committee of the Missouri Con-
stitution convention voted to recon-
mend the elimination of any con-
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stitutional requirement for separate
schools for Negroes in the state.
Both these victories were won by 1
vote margins. In Kentucky, Ander-
sons bill passed by 41-40. In Mis-
souri,, the committee voted 9-8 for
the recommendation.
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The Mems club and Women's
Guild of st. Thomas Episcopal
church, are making plans for their
10th annual Easter parade and
Style show, Monday, April 10.
Watch for further announcements.
-Advt.
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Six Minneapolis
Men Face Mann
Act Charges

Six well-nown Minneapolis men
must face trial on March IA, on
Mann act charges.
The men, all under $4,000 bail,
are Thomas A. Lewis, Clyde D.
Williams, Clifford Hall, Charles
Howell and Edward B. Hayes.
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scented dining car workers in the
employ Of the Northwestern rail-
road.
The Joint Council combined the
complaints of these workers with
those of dining car workers who
had made application for stewards
jobs on many other railroads to the
FEPC, and after many months a
hearing was held on discrimination
in the railroad industry, in Wash
ington, D. C.
MP. Hos Negro Inspectors
The Northern Pacific r. r. sew
eral months ago upgraded Eugene
Shepherd Of Minneapolis and Maceo
Finney to the status of dining car
inspectors, the first in America. To
date this newspaper has not been
able to secure a statement from
Local SIG, Dining Car Employees
Union, about the promotions.
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Northwestern Railroad
Promotes Five Walters to
Dining Car Stewards

Chicago-The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad set
precedent this week. when for the first time in history of the
rail industry promoted five Negro walters to the position
of dining steward post held heretofore exclusively by
whites.
The men promoted, whose names were taken from the
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MP. Hos Negro Inspectors
Who's Agitating on Race
The South or the North?

The white supremacy resolution adopted last week by
the South Carolina House of Representatives raises
Der of questions regarding the relationship of the South to
the Nation. The resolution declared:
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church in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Willis is the mother of ]. W.
Pate.
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UncOvering
Washington
By Harry S. McAlpin
(White House Correspondent
NNPA)

What's the Presidents press con-
ference like?
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for other programs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-10
SerViCennen'S S
Letters
Doesn't Wont Kools
Dear Mr.. Gosser:

Dear Mr.. Gosser:
Just received your Holiday
Greetings letter and thought l
would answer with few lines
in regards to the boxes l have
received. l have been pleased
with ii the boxes until my
last one came. 1t had car
toon of Kools in it. l know
that / speak for a lot of the
other boys in the service from
the WHY'S Overland that we
would of rather have Raleigh
Cigarettes then the Kools that
were in our boxes. 1t is very
hard to buy cigarettes on the
base or in town. Sometimes
they don't have cigarettes for
a week. Also very hard to get
matches or gum. l haven't
had stick of gum for a long
time. Well, l hope you will
see that l get a cartoon of
Raleighs next month,
With best wishes | remain.
Pvt. Kenneth w. Koch 35077365
Hdq. and Base So, Gp. 73rd
A.A.P. Pratt, Kansas.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Reelection of President Franklin ID.
Roosevelt to his fourth term as President
bv landslide, demonstrates in unmistak-
able manner that the people of this coun'
trv desire to win the war, secure last.
ing peace and attain greater security
through full employment.
Roosevelt's victory last Tuesday was
a mandate.
II was mandate to continue to give
our best efforts to aid in speedy and
victorious end of the war.
1t was mandate to the President to
continue his present methods of handling
foreign affairs.
1t was mandate to the President to
work for peace based upon better inter-
national relations brought about by under
standing and cooperation without which
no lasting peace can be secured.
1t was a mandate from the people to
the government for full employment in
time of peace, employment which the re-
sources of the country are capable OF
supplying.
Tuesdays election was not only man.
date but reputation. 1t was repudia-
ton to the isolationists and obstruction
lists who have sought to impede the prog
ress of the nation on its way to victory.
1t was reputation to those who
sought to convince the country that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had worn out his useful
ness to the country.
1t was Reputation to those who have
sought to obstruct and harass the workers
and their organizations.
1t is now apparent that the President,
having been given great vote OF conh-
dence by the American people, is in bet
ter position to complete the great tasks
which lie before him than he has been
for the past two years. With clear
Democratic majority in both the House
and Senate, the responsibility for making
the peace and providing full employment
clearly lies in the hands of Mr.. Roosevelt
and the Democratic congress.
Ii is now apparent that the errors and
political distractions which made the last
war practical failure can now be averted.
The American people wish it so. The way
is clear, the responsibility placed.
Upon President Roosevelt and the
Democratic party shall lie the credit or
the blame for what the future shall bring
to this nation. We wish him success, for
his success shall be our success, his fail
ure, our failure.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-10
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B, UAW-CIO
LABOR'S GAIN

LABOR'S GAIN
Election of President Roosevelt and Dem
ocratic House and Senate is an important gain
for labor.
Just two weeks ago, writing in this column,
the statement was made that electing the
President and friendly congress was the most
important thing for labor in the election.
We are pleased that our hopes for Roose-
velt and a Democratic congress have come
true At the same time we regret that Lucas
County did not give the President the vote to
which he entitled However, l am not
going to discuss that at this time
LAUSCHE PLEASEs
Election of Mayor Frank ]. Lausche of
Cleveland to the governorship is extremely
pleasing to those of us who worked for him
during the past campaign. We believe that as
governor, Mr. Lausche will bring to the state
something which has been missing for quite
few years We surely hope that he will
give Ohio the same type of administration
which he has brought to his own city of Cleve-
land.
There isn't much that governor can do
when he is faced with legislature of another
political faith Feeling this way, l am sorry
that our people did not see fit to elect the
candidates who were endorsed by the Polit-
Ical Action Committee 1t is my belief that
the coming governor will have his own
troubles among bunch of representatives who
issue regardless of its merits.
THE JUDGES
Certainly we carried our weight in the
election of the judges to the various courts
Word of the election of John Hackett and
John O. Carey is more than welcome At this
time Judge Conns election is not assured
but am positive he will agree that the PAC
vote did him lot of good and contributed
greatly If he finally wins the election
No official confirmation of the election of
Judge Harvey Straub has been given, so it
would not be right to express anything about
1T. AT the same time, l am hopeful that Harvey
made 1T and that he too will recognize the vote
which he received as a result of the PAC
endorsement.
COMMENT LATER
Due to the slowness in getting the official
results of the election l am reserving my
comments on it until later date. 1 would
like to say at this time that taking the election
on the whole, it appears that the PAC
did play very important part in deciding the
outcome nationally, and to greater or lesser
extent in many local political races.
1t is my hope that the PAC is here to stay
and that political action will play more i'm
portant role in the future. We of labor must
use political action to protect our economic in
terests We must educate our people to know
what their real interests are and not stop in
our efforts to advance the welfare of those
who make up labor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-10

Attempts of the MESA to interfere
with the constitutional right of the Auto
Lite Unit of Local IL, to deal with its own
members, have been successfully met by
Regional Director Richard Gosser and
members of the Auto-Lite Unit Commit
tee.
In calling a strike which led to the
sending of the Army into eight Toledo
plants, the MESA sought to intimidate
the UAW-CIO into making concession
which was impossible, in view of the fact
that the six offending UAW members had
charges preferred against them which re-
quired trial.
Setting up Trial Committee for hear
ing charges against members of the Auto
Workers who have been guilty of infrac-
tions of the unions constitution, is no
more than common justice which we see
in everyday civil life. The fact that the
offending members carried cards in anOth-
er labor organization does not exclude
them or excuse them from compliance
with the terms of the constitution of the
union under whose jurisdiction they work
and who holds their bargaining rights.
IL was an extremely wise move on the
part of the MESA secretary, Matthew
Smith, to call off the sympathy strike of
thousands of MESA members, who by
this time must be getting extremely dis
gusted with pulling the chestnuts out of
the lire for MIR. Smith.
If ever the MESA rank and file
catches on to Matthew Smith, it is our
guess that he will either be looking for a
new job, or returning to his beloved Eng
land, to which he still owes and gives his
allegiance. In the meantime, il Mr.. Smith
still intends to interfere with other
unions legitimate jurisdictions, ii might
be advisable for him to apply for his cit.
izenship papers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-10

I've been receiving the
boxes every month for which
| give my heartiest thanks.
Getting something like that
from people back home is
really so m h ing. Thanks
again.
l have already received my
ballot. That's been taken care
of by the base. My vote will
be in there and Pm sure the
right men will hold office in
the the near future.
Pm still doing the same type
of work = retrieving torpe-
does. This base is known as
the Torpedo Testing Range.
A small AZ boat picks them
up after the fish have been
fired and tested. It's not a bad
job after a person gets used
to it. My rate as of now is,
Motor Machinists Mate sc
mo M. M. 3/C). My duties
are around gas engines, as a
matter of fact, I'm the engi-
neer on one of the retrievers.
Believe me, the gift bov
which l receive every month
is very much appreciated.
Thank you again.
Bro. Leonard A. Rawski,
MO M. M. SIC
Star Island u. S. N. 7. T. r.
Montauk, Long Island, N Y
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-10
To Friend Dick
My Friend Dick Gosser:


And say friend, because
any time receive letter like
/ did today, is certainly a
friend. No Dick, there isn't
anything need, but you have
given me something, a feel
ing that there is still some real
people in this world. And it is
swell to know that we have
somebody to go to bat for us if
necessary. / am writing this
hoping it will be published in
the union paper. When | re-
ceive my Boxes" each month,
that is the first thing l grab
for, trying to see something in
there about somebody / know.
And often / do. | used to
work in the Aircraft Division
in Dept. 759. Before / left
things were going swell. Some
of the fellows wrote to me for
a while but finally all stopped.
Dick, and Brothers and Sisters
of our great union, if you
knew how important mail is
to a guy when he is overseas,
| believe you would all write
more, because I'm telling you
it is swell to receive a letter
or a clipping about someone
you used to know. l am about
the only fellow out here who
receives a regular box from
the union or organization. |
certainly do appreciate them
and sure all the other fellows
do too. So thanks a lot, my
friends. Let's all pray for this
darn war to end soon so that
your sons, brothers and sisters
or whoever you ma. have in
the Service, can come home
again. That will be a big day
for all of us. Thanks to all of
you. You're swell outfit.
Norman N Len S &c
c. A. S. u. NJ. Line Eng B
co F. p. O. San Francisco,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-10
From The Desk
Melvin Schultz
President,
Local IL, UAW-CIO

The general election is over, but at this
writing all the returns are not in. Roosevelt
and Lausche are elected which is victory
for the Union, but it is not yet possible to teN
just what the complexion of the National
and State Legislatures will be. 1t appears
though that on the whole the progressive
forces have made many gains
We must follow thru with concentrated eff
fort to save these gains and advance forward
to full employment and adequate social secu-
rity. urge every member of Local IL to join
the PAC and become active therein.
1t will soon be time for the National CIO
Convention. There are many important issues
which will confront the delegates to this con-
vention.
The no-strike pledge which has created so
much controversy at the various international
conventions will be'a major issue Recover
sion planning for the peace to come and the
Post war period will take up much of the dis
cussion.
CONFIDENT OF DELEGATES
Much has been learned by the delegates
from participation in the State CIO Conven-
ton and the Convention of the International
Unions
l feel confident that the delegates from
Local II can be depended upon to make a
contribution to the deliberations at the CIO
National Convention.
Many of our members are often facet
the attitude of our public officers. ] want to
remind our members that altho the POLITICIANS
may only be interested in us at election time,
were are interested in them all year around.
Therefore on all such issues letters should be
sent by our people to the members of Con-
greSs and the State Legislature letting them
know how we feel on the various pieces of
legislation.
WRITE LETTERS
On the subject of writing our brothers and
sisters in the armed forces they like to know
what is going at home and our members
should write regularly to their relatives in the
armed forces.
Many members who regularly attend their
Unit meetings do not attend the meetings of
Local IL. Local IL meets the second Fridays
of each month at 800 p. m. in Parlor "A" sf
Local IL members are elegble to attend ami
participate in these meetings.
Altho we publish local and international
paper, and many educational pamphlets the
best way to know the policies of you local
Union is to attend and participate in the MEM
bership meetings.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-11-10
Will Write Offener

Mr. Gosser, Brothers & Sisters:
It's been long time since
I've written a letter to you
all, but now that | have time,
I'll be able to drop a line more
often.