The southern news., 1944-08-19
N.A.AC.P. CITES SERVICE
OF PHILLY PRESS STORIES
Condemn Actions OF
PCT Strikers AS
Un-American

tudes on the part of Pic strikers,
are as much responsible for the
successful handling of a nasty
situation and the curtailment of
violence, as any other measurable
factor" declared Walter White,
Executive Secretary, NAACP In re-
viewing the aid of various agen-
cies during the recent conflict.
Significant is the lesson to be
learned concerniny the power of
coordinated effort on the part of
all persuasion media, united in
their protests against the racial
subterfuve sed by strikers. And
in this instance not enough praise
can be given the press for the
meritoriouS public service perform
ed toward averting a major ma
ilonal catastrophe" Listed particu-
larly by Mr.. White we're thet Rec
ord, Inquirer and Bulletin.
Adamant in it's stand to break
the back of the stubborn tie-up in
It's earliest stage, the Philadelphia
Record was first to allocate front
rage. headline position ton an
open letter characteriZing as Dis
graceful" the despicable issues be-
ing named by strike leaders to
thwart FEPC directives and him
der war production. 1t is also not
able that concerted effort was
made in all editorials to point out
the paradoXical reasoning of strike
leaders in their claim of intel
lectual unfitness of the eight Ne
groes upgraded, as we'll as in the
faxed arguments attacking the
validity of seniority rights, and
the reteneion of jobs for the en-
ployees in the armed forces.
AT all times vehement in its
demands that the Government step
in to uncover the selfish interests
motivating the dastardly conduct
of McMenamin, Dixey, Thompson,
and the repudiated company un-
ion head. Carney, the Philadelphia
Record spared no space hammer
ing at the fact that "rhe strike
was inspired by the underground,
under cover activity of individuals
who day by day poured race
hatred into their ears. These men
artfully aroused their emotions,
lied to them about the seniority
clause in their contract. misrepre-
sented the Government agencies
which were striving to overcome
the manpower shortage by up
grading Negro employees"
Warning that the situation was
lesson in tolerance and COM
mon sense, the editorial further
stated, Right in these attacks
and vandalism we get an example
of the way hate feeds on hate,
how prejudice disrupts and de-
stroys. 1t is such hatreds and
mob spirit which have consumed
Europe. Our job is to fight them
here as our soldiers fight them
theme"
Similarly the Philadelphia In
quirer in two editorials, Un-Amer-
lean and Intolerable and End This
Outrageous Strike! denounced and
shamed strikers for the ignorance
to which they fell prey. In the
latter instance attention was
drawn to the fact that "In walk
ing out because a few Negroes
were upgraded by the Pic, the
operators disavowed the cause of
freedom for which their country,
even thir own sons are fighting.
If they were attempting to gain
resembling by PTC of it's agree
ment. eliminating the color line,
the strikers were in effect at
tempting to put themselves above
the Government of the United
States. And whatever their opin-
ion they had no justification for
their shockingly un-American, un-
democratic reprisal"
The Evening Bulletin declared
the strike an outrage in flagrant
din osard-for all-out support of the
fighting men an the front in order
that Pic operatives might register
their objections to preparations of
the Company to employ Negroes
procedure of the VINO. 1t de-
scribed the outlaw strike, IAN af-
front to millions, slap In the
face to decent mployer-employe
relations. Itwas grave mistake
for the men who welded this
biudgeon to imagine that they are
bigger than their country. Their
injury. Common sense dictates
the wise policy of ignoring these
leaders and Immediately going
back to work"
However the sustaining note, in
acceptance of the challenge for
some profound effort toward the
solution of problem of great
magnitude, is sounded in the Aug
ust editorial of the Record. How
America Can Defeat Racial IntOl-
elance, finds preliminary develop
ment in five-point program de-
lneating spheres of tension, war
ranting immediate attention from
both national and local authorities.
Mentioned are Housing, Delin-
quency, Education, Religion, Agi-
tation.
ut is noteworthy" said Mr..
White, that in no instance was
there evident at any time any di-
vision in editorial thought as to
the extreme necessity for u i'm
mediate Government Intervention;
p seeprity of punishment of
strike leaders instigatihg subvers-
i've propaganda; 81 necessity for
the establishment now of the
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