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works." Mr.. Randolph said. 1--WE
consider them a menace, a nuisance,
a danger and a pestilence to Ne
groeS, labor and our country. We
believe in the democratic processes,
ideals, heritages, faiths and values.
We believe in them so strongly
we are ready and determined to
fight for them at home and abroad"
Mr.. Randolph strikes back at
those persons who have seen fit to
question the loyalty of the members
Of the March on Washington Move
ment for limiting its membership
to Negroes.
The Negro is not challenged to
prove his loyalty to the Govern
ment,' Mr.. Randolph declares. "The
Government is challenged to demon
strate its loyalty to the Negro"
Mr.. Randolph said the Negro
doesn't have to be disloyal to the
Government in order to be Loyal to
himself, nor does he have to be dis
loyal to himself to be loyal to the
Government.
Loyalty to the Negro race by
Negroes and loyalty to the Govern
ment by Negroes complement and
supplement each other" he said.
"a Negro" he continued, "who is
dislOyal to his race cannot be trust
ed by the Government or anyone
else. And by the same token" he
emphasized, "a Negro who is dis
loyal to our Government and coun-
try cannot be trusted by the Negro
race"
Mr.. Randolph sees in the func-
ton of an organization like the
March On Washington, the ma
chinery necessary to work out the
race prOblem"-if anything can.
Criticism raised against the all
Negro movement has caused him
no little concern.
"Why should that be-" he asked.
The Zionist Movement is an all
Jewish Movement, but this does not
imply that it is anti-Gentile. The
Knights of Columbus is a Catholic
Order, but that does not mean it
is anti-Protestant or that its men,
bers may not join with Protestants
on a common program of civic
Righteousness. Because Protestants
and Catholics don't include Jews
as members does not indicate that
they are anti-Semitic. Trade Unions
do not include non-workers; that
does not prove they are anti-non-
worker"
The thesis of the March on Wash
ington Movement in the efforts to
solve the race problem is that the
Negro must assume the major re-
sponsibility for the solution of his
problem and must supply the
money and pay the price, make the
sacrifice and lead the fight. This
does not mean that it is anti-white,
anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, anti
Protestant, anti-Holy Roller, or
anti-interracial movement.
Just as the Jews have the Zion
ist Movement fighting on their
specific problems, the workers have
trade unions dealing with their
specific problems, women have their
movements handling their special
problems; so the Negro needs an
all-Negro Movement to fight to
solve his specific problems" Mr.
Randolph argues. "But the general
problems like war and peace, child
labor, workmen's compensation, low
rent, better schools, better police
protection, lower taxes" he said,
concern everybody, and Negroes,
Catholics, Jews, trade unionists,
women, etc. can join in common
civic movements"
The labor leader made it plain
that this does not mean that Ne
groes should not help the workers,
the Jews, the Catholics, to break
down the barriers of prejudice
against them or that they, in turn,
should not support the Negroes
fight for his rights; but that it