The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-04

BUB. THIS Is National Negro
Newspaper Week. and although We
are against so many extra weeks
IN the year lust for Negroes" We
nevertheless offer our meagre two
est and rrost unapprecisted profes-
sions After 1T wears OF STANDING
toe-toe and smuggling IL out with
w7-red-ove- generals OF the Civil
War. The Negro Press is still in
there. asking no Quarter and Civ
inv none. Its head battered but IN.
bowed. an acce-'>i part OF the
American wsv ~ ljfe.
w SPITE OF weetb-ook perler
Ed-ar Brown. Prosecutor Dowling
and even thoec coIo-ed brothers
who sav the Race" ives. I ounte
80 would he better OF without
"Rsce" PAPERS. the fact remains
that without the Nero Press Aunt
Hage-'S neuhewS and nieces would
be like the bear who Just warnt
nowhere The Nevro Press is here
a. stay and we who are part o.
* arc r-oud 81 our ir6nitesi-,a'
contribution 10 its peroetuity 1av
that dictionary down. Babe) And
we make no APOLOGIES for our al
leyed shortcomings. for what has
often been misunderstood AS seri-
Gus mistakes turned opt 10 be mile
stones on The lone tough road 10
n hcttc- life fo- s'l people in this
and other countries
But FOR THF Negro Press how
else wou'1 this letter-from a Dc
troi' soldier stationed in Georri2
where headwhippin' Is as certain,
as poll taxes-have reached a pub
lie which can raise living hell tex
cuse II Reverend Pastor) over b-u-
tai treatment ~ our men in uni
form bv civilians In the dali,
pane-s we are winning this secord
worli war in Furone and 'he SoutN
Pacific. BIZ, in the Nero Press yov
are brought face TO face with the
realization that we are losing the
war for freedom in America be-
cause we are too husv fiyhting tho
85-vear-o'd Civil War 10 do real
Sob on the Axis. Writes the SOL
der:
THEY TOOK ME- of the ship
ping order that was going 10 Sci.
fridge Field and shifted me from
California 10 this Georgia Camp
There is nothing more disgusting
than 10 be holed of in this God
forsaken part Of the country unless
II Is the demoralizing effect 81 bru-
tai treatment OF Negro soldiers a
the hands Of white civilians on the
Negro service men as whole.
-ONLY LAST NIGHT one Of the
fellows that was shipped here with
me was beaten on the head with a
gun butt by a civilian policeman.
Nothing has been done with the
policeman as yet but my friend
INIT expected to pull through
Some ~ the fellows say that a
Negro Mp was standing close by
but wouldn't stop the policeman
from. beating the boy. The fell
lows say the soldier wasn't doing
sryshing and they are wondering
why the Mp wo,'ldn't stop the beat
ing. There's lot OF trouble here
NJ camp now. in fact all OF us have
been restricted and are not allowed
70 20 into town as result or this
beating. I haven't been 70 town
vet and 7 don't think I'm going
after this" Your Job. Bub. Is to
flood the war department with lei
tiers and kilograms az protest 10
This kind OF treatment OF our boys
HOUSING
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
news OF NAACP filing suit 10 force
housing OF Negro workers in Will
low lodge is welcomed by some
1000 war workers who hope the
NAACP won't wait another year
before coming out OF huddlc
And although we couldn't swear 10
II. we're told CiNzens Committee
Is becoming not only interested but
active in movement 10 test once
and for all LEGALITY of separating
Negro and white tax dollars
Speaking Of housing. IT'S the opin-
iou o, az least one member OF the
Detroit Housing commission that
said commissions record in, hous-
ing o, colored and other minority
group war workers is nothing TO
be proud Of"
PROGRESS
COMING REPORT Of Urban
League survey of disputed area fo-
Medical Center will spring many
surprises and knock into y. cooked
hat arguments that Negroes can
only lose by community improve
nents Comes next year and
you will find more and more books
by and about Negroes in Detroit
public schools and like Police
Commissioner Jobn Ballenger saws
you can thank Snow Griasbv for
that. for his efforts 70 have sch col
system teach appreciation for Ne
Ero's contribution 20 American
progress dates back TO 1885. Nice
going. Snow.
FREE SPEECH
WATCH YOUR PAPERS and
you'll find that most fragrant vio-
istions Of OPA price regulations
occur in predominantlv Negro
neighborhoods Horace Shcf-
field saws somebody is of the beam
when they question his right IN
live in Brewster project. even II
there are hundreds az applications
OF other war workers gathering
dust in the tenant selection Office
Aaron Toodles SAYS IL Republicans
don't wake up now they NAV as
well 90 70 sleep forever White
mar attending party Cor EMPLOYEES
OF Highland Park YWCA walked
on, when he saw colored couple
dancing with the whites. gave as
his excuse. I'm from the South.
and 7 Just cart take it,"
RECOMMENDED
BHAUTTCIANS ASSOCIATIONS
coming affair at Civic Center .
Institute on Race Relations every
Monday night at Cas- Tech =.
Races OF Mankind" pamphlet
Damned by USO) but can be bought
for 10 cents ives. I said 10 cents)