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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12
Page Minneapolis Spokesman
Friday, October IL, l945
DIR. James TOuchstOne,
Methodist Lay Official,
To Visit in st. Paul

DR.. James H: Touchstone, asso-
ciate secretary of the Board of Lay
Activities of the Methodist Church,
will spend several days, beginning
Sunday, in st. Paul.
DR.. Touchstone, who is one of the
Negro general officers of the Meth
odist Church, will occupy the pulpit
at both the II a. m. and $3.50 p. m.
services, Sunday, in the Camphor
Memorial Methodist. DR.. Touch
stone, who was dean Of Philander
Smith College, Little Rock, Ar
kansas, before becoming general
officer, has headquarters both in
Chicago and Atlanta, Ga.
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Rev. Floyd Massey. Jr.
Will Participate Tues.
In Carleton inaugural

Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr., pastor of
Pilgrim Baptist church in st. Paul,
has been invited to participate in
the inaugural services of President
Lawrence Mckinley Gould of earle
ton College, Mortified, MINI.
A few weeks ago, Rev. Massey
received a letter from DR.. Edwin
Mcneil Poteal, president of his
alma mater, with the request that
he represent the school, Colgate
Rochester Divinity of Rochester,
N. Y, at the Gould inaugural Tues
day, October 16.
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Everybody Do His Port

The annual War Chest Community FUND.- drive
Minneapolis This campaign for funds established
should find ready
the entire community.
The War Chest from 81 resident should
deaf the solicitors who will call them
The Negro community Chest Not
only does help finance the u O. Camp shows which
boys the armed scattered all the world
at home the rendered Phyllis Wheay
napos Urban League important the welfare
There is hardly Negro family Minneapolis
at during the utilize the
In addition the organizations named of the
agencies by the Chest people
Let's all in and pitch put years the top
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12

will affect human relations for
many years and will excuse con-
tempt and injustice toward colored
skins. 1t will set back the time
of the emancipation of the majority
of people in the world.
4. If the military RECOMMENDATION
of living will retard civilization, it
means the training of men through
long and costly years for murder
and destruction and then after
wards to use these same men and
the same methods for cultural up
lift. The whole proposal is impos-
sible.
5. And finally, we have seen in
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Protests Rest Rooms
In Beer Tayerns

Editor: l was unhappily en-
barrassed last week when l took
out-of-town friends on a tour" of
the Minneapolis and St. Paul beer
taverns. My friends were from an
other city where there are decent
places to go for our people. What
was worst of all was the unclean,
unsanitary conditions in the rest
rooms of the taverns we visited.
Can't something be done to make
the owners clean these places up?
Have they so little pride they don't
care how their business establish
ments must look to the patrons /?
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12
1t is a disgrace to the Twin Cities.
Mrs. Olivia Weber,
st. Paul,
Two Readers Praise
Column by Booker

Editor: Come on, folks, let's give
Villa Booker boost! She's headed
for the top. VILLAS coming in and
making a home run, so let's give her
three rousing cheers!
Sincerely,
Bert Johnson,
Mary Swain,
Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12
War Gains
VS.. His Losses
Your friend,
Franklin W. Turner,
Minneapolis.


W. E. B. Dubois in the Current Chicago Defender.
Now that the Second World War has ended what have Americans
Negro descent lost and gained? groups
War itself always loss which bears harvest among
gated and the leaving legacy death
which almost incalculabe
We have suffered the tremendous disadvantage "mcrow"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12
MUST FIGHT

Negroes especially must fight the
overall struggle for full and COM
plete democracy at home as it re-
lates to jobs for all, social security
for all, and the right of Bulgarians,
Greeks, Roumanians and others to
be free from the interference of our
government. The fight for Negro
rights is a part of this larger
fight for the enemy is a common
enemy-Chicago Defender.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12

this war, to our amazement and
distress, a marriage between science
and destruction; a marriage such
as we had never dreamed of before.
We have always thought of science
as the emancipation. We see it now
as the enslaver of mankind.
Six Gains Listed
We turn from this sad picture
to six gains which have come out
of war, not necessarily because of
it, but in most cases despite the
organized destruction:
l. The world Of culture has been
compelled to make a re-statement
of democracy at a time in our de-
velOpment when we are beginning
to distrust and ignore democracy.
We have been compelled to come
back to the basic idea that the gov
eminent and direction of human
beings must in the long run rest
upon the wishes and the will of
those who are governed and guided.
2. We have been compelled to
admit Asia into the picture of fu-
ture political and democratic power.
We can no longer regard Europe
as the sole center of the world. The
development of human beings in
the future is going to depend large
ly upon what happens in Asia.
8. We have been compelled to
admit China as a great power.
When China was first attacked it
was because of attack by Europe.
When the attack continued it was
through the acquiescence of Europe
and America; and when finally
against the will of the white world
we were dragged into the great CEN
ter of Asiatic war, we took up and
espoused the cause of Chinese free
dom and independence because we
knew we'll that the Japanese cry of
"Asia for the Asiatics" would be
turned against US unless we helped
China maintain her independence.
Russian Recognition
4. We have been compelled to
recognize Russia as an equal coun-
try in spite of the fact that her
economic organization is directly
and categorically opposed to the
profit-making industrial organiza-
ton of the Western world. And
moreover because of the prominence
given Russia today in this war, her
backing of China and alliance with
China means that China will not be
at the sole direction of Western
Europe. The dream of Europe as
the profiteer of China and the con-
troller of her destiny through its
efforts, falls before the menace of
Russia.
5. More specifically there can be
no doubt but what India and the
Dutch Netherlands and French
IndO- China are going in our day ia
achieve something approaching
autonomy in government.
6. And last there is upheaval
in Pan Africa: among the people
in Africa itself, north, west and
south; but also and just as signifi-
cantly among the people of African
descent in the Caribbean area, in
South and Central America and in
the United States of America.
1t cannot be said that, balancing
these losses and gains, the war has
been either a vast success or ter
rible failure. 1t can be said that
civilization after this war has a
chance to go forward and no group
of civilized people have better OPP
portunity to forward the advance
of human culture than American
Negroes.
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Cards of Thanks
Appreciation
CARD OF THAMES

We wish to express our sincere thanks
and appreciation to our many friends and
nelgh6ors for the beautiful flowers and
for their kindness and sympathy in onr
sorrow. Special thanks to Rev. Clayburn
for his words of comfort.
Signed Mrs. Annie E. Smith, Mrs. RATHER
inc Foster, Mrs. Cornelia Burns, Mrs. 10
sephine Pullens, Albert E. Smith, Walter
A. Smith Marian Smith
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12
COLONIALISM A PLAGUE

The fact is, this whole business
of coloniaism is going to plague
the nations of the earth until free
dom everywhere is more than a
word.-Chicago Bee.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12
Shop Talk: More News Than We Con Print

For the years paper more local
and national its desks deadine could print
That funny readers they
the number of and columns depends
versng and circulation receive perhaps
clearer.
OF advertising during the past four years
has been phenomenal Much of such increase
fact that readers had money spend merchants
The increased the
to give each of the Twin Cities regularly readable
eighoumn paper past year half No other
local has splendid cooperation
of both advertisers and readers makes it possb for the nine NEGROES
who work the Recorder
from the In addition persons other Negroes
and DID, fold and mail this Thursday sending
and to any
subscribers in the armed
Such popularity paper u.s. because the
flows advertising ANALYSIS
the largest portion of the the reading
material and photographs subscribers paper
What are trying point that only print
news the advertising and circulation allow Every
one OF readers gives of his advertisers
paper 1t helps increase the possibility of larger community paper
Every new SUBSCRIPTION operates in the same way Many of our readers
realize this and cooperate very fully
As of them realize their partnership building
community medium we'll get so much advertising that won't have
item down the interesting
available. ..U
We thought about this particular
problem.
Russia will always be threat the peace
the United States long the Reds democracy
and Uncle Sam simply preach about it.
Congressman Judds stand on permanent FEPC
US with the prize enigma of 1945.
Congratulations Credafawn eighteenth ami
there record
Of worthwhile endeavOrs Crdafawns
haven't heard about it!
Service who go themselves should
move cautiously Going business just to be yur boss"
what it's cracked up be.
Metropolitan Lies Token Employment
headline last weeks Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company has employed Negroes
one white collar workerthe
by the Metropolitan capacity Ordinarily
would be cause for rejoicing because would
most powerful insurance the United
the light and had decided that Negroes opportunity
to earn from the which they support heavily
Unfortunately however gee that
changed policy might have dued
admission OF T. w. Taylor, president Metropolitan
company has employed five Negroes only to be
guilty OF violating the vesQun Estate in EN-
poment Act and thereby face Commission
Against Discrimination.
Honesty the old rum always the best
honest statement Of C. w. Taylor Metropoans present.
honesty disappointing because ams
sion that the has finally
workers on their merit and because
practices the statement bndy
Negroes being employed because says shall be
discrimination in employment.
For that there rejoicing
announcer victory IN the tight intolerance
employment Of five Negro white collar the
admission the copan
denly become enlightened but Under those
circumstances those five workers
because of the law.
that indication way industry wants to play then
up Tor Negroesqualfed for employmn-to
industry New York State through the Commission
discrimination The educational appears work
The law does and Metropolitan Life clearly thatN Age
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CARD OF THANKS

wish to thank our friends and neighbors
for their acts of love and Kindness the
sympathy shown and the many cards
and beautiful floral offerings, in tribute
to my dear wife. Edith Bell. C. W.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12

Synthetic rubber and thousands
more essentials need used fats In
their production. Every drop house
wives save and turn In finds some
essential use. And every pound 10
now worth 4 red points.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-10-12

this war, to our amazement and
distress, marriage between science
and destruction; a marriage such
as we had never dreamed of before.
We have always thought of science
as the emancipation. We see it now
as the enslaver of mankind.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11

HALIFAX, Feb. 10. (UP)
Long range German SUBJ
marines, boldly attacking in
daylight within sight of the
Nova Scotia shore, have sunk
seven Allied ships off that
northern coast, six of them
within one 22-day period, it
was announced Saturday.
One of them was the Canadian
minesweeper Clayoquot, whose sink
ing was, announced on January 81.
Another was Canadian merchant
man.
Captain E. H. Bob" Robinson of
Halifax went down on the bridge
of his freighter as he directed
abandon ship operations, survivors
said. The 37-year-old master was
making his second voyage aboard
the first ship he had commanded.
Seventy-three lives were lost in
the sinkings, it was said. Eight
were naval personnel Of the Clayo-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11
Severe Earthquake
Shakes Japan

PASADENA, CAL, Feb. 10. CUP)--
A strong earthquake" which the
japanese radio reported struck the
main Jap island of Honshu was
recorded by the California Institute
of Technology Seismological Labor
atory at 10;09.34 CPWT) Friday
night.
Institute officials said the quake
was mot quite as strong" as one
in December, in which heavy DAM
age was reported.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10. (UP) - A
fairly severe" earthquake believed
centered in the vicinity of Hokkai-
do, northernmost island of Japan
proper, was recorded on Fordham
University seismographs shortly af-
ter a. m. Saturday.
The record confirmed earlier
Japanese radio reports that their
bomb blasted homeland had been
shaken from below as well as above.
WESTON, Mass, Feb. 10. (UP)-
The Rev. Daniel Linehan, S. j., said
the Japanese quake recorded at the
Western College chronological sta
ton lasted about three hours and
probably caused considerable dam
age"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11
MuniIo
Battle
Mounts
Nips Hit Back
In Last Stand
On Water Front

MANILA, Feb. 10. (UP)-
Japanese resistance in south
ern Manila flared with re-
newed violence Saturday as
the cornered enemy fell back
slowly toward the waterfront
for a death stand inside the
old walled city.
Fighting through choking pail
of smoke that covered virtually all
south Manila, elements of two A
nierican divisions hit the japanese
front and rear in the Pandacan
and Paco districts below the Pasig
river.
The converging attack was squeez-
ing several thousand japanese slow
ly westward toward the burned -out
port area, where they were expect
ed to make their last stand behind
the massive walls of the old Span
ish city-the Intramuros.
JAPS LASH BACK
After yielding the Pasig river
crossing opposite the Malacanang
Palace to the u. S. 37th division
almost without struggle, the jap
anese lashed back suddenly at their
pursuers with artillery, mortars and
rifle fire.
At last reports, the 37th and van
guards of the American 18th air.
borne civision advancing from the
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11
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S. SPeed
Drive
Germans Flood
River to Hold
Back Invaders

PARIS, Feb. 10. (UP)-
The Germans were reported
Saturday to have blown up
the power station, gate house
and bridge at the main Roer
dam Saturday as the Can
adian First army showed for
ward to seize high ground
overlooking strategic Kleve.
Blasting of the dam installations
apparently was part Of a Nazi pro-
gram to raise the level Of the Roer
river. The Germans have reported
repeatedly that the Americans were
about to shove off in an attack
across the Roer.
Field dispatches said the Roer
was rising rapidly but the main
Schwammenauel cam itself appar-
emily had not yet been blown up.
This dam is under direct fire from
American First army artillery.
A field report said the Schwam-
menauel dam was almost in the
hands of American troops =
The Roer river is now 375 feet
wide north of Duren and with the
opening of spillways is continuing
to spread out.
Both the Schwammenauel and
the smaller Urfttasperre dams are
now virtual no mans land with
the Americans not yet in posses
sion but the Germans withdrawn
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11
Three PRONG RED drive MOVES ON BERLIN
Germans Stage
Food Riots
In Key Cities
War Workers Refuse
To Stay on Jobs;
Authorities Helpless

LONDON, Feb. 10. CUP - Re-
ports from the continent said
Saturday that riots were raging
in Kassel, one of Germany's
largest cities on the Fulda river,
and that a food riot broke out
recently between civilians and
Nazi storm troops in Berlin.
The Zurich correspondent of the
exchange telegraph reported that
Kassel, 81 miles northeast of
frankfurt, had been under mar
tial law since Wednesday. A ma
jority of the city's administrative
officials and police were reported
to have abandoned their posts to
face the wrath of the Gestapo
and SIS rather than strikers or
so-called Communists.
Tie exchange telegraphy cor
respondent said bloody clashes
were reported in the Wolfgang
powder factory at Kassel after war
workers refused to toll overtime
without supplementary rations to
augment meager food allotments.
The reported battle between the
German civilians and Nazi storm
troops at a food kitchen in Berlin
recently was disclosed by the free
German national committee in
Moscow broadcast.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11
County Democrats
Reaffirnn Fight
On Water Treaty

Imperial County Democratic Gen.
trail committee members Friday
night expressed indignation because
govel nment official said their
objections to the ratification of the
Mexican water treaty were the re-
suit of misunderstanding"
The storm of indignation was
raised at a committee meeting in
Ell Centre after the reading of a
letter from John william Carrigan
chief of the division of Mexican
affairs for the department of state.
The committee at its December
meeting passed a resolution giving
reasons for opposing the treaty
and sent copies of the resolution
to governmental officials, including
the President. Carrigan said he
had received the Presidents copy
as well as his own.
In his letter Carrigan said that
he hoped the misunderstanding
would be cleared up at hearings
now being held before the senate
foreign relations committee in
Washington.
However, the committee stuck to
its original resolution and decided
to send out lot more copies of it.,
including another one to President
Roosevelt.
At the Friday night dinner meet
ing at the Barbara Worth hotel
the committee declared the posi-
ton of NJ j. Sleem of Calexico va
cant because he had failed to at
tend meetings and Elected Leonard
C. McGaughey, Southern Pacific
employe in Calexico, to fill the va
cancy. G. o. McGaughey of I'm
perial, brother of the Caiexico man,
is chairman of the county and con-
gressional district committees.
Private Elton Leroy Little of Ca
lexico urged the committee to foster
plan to cut red tape in helping
returned veterans to get back into
civilian life. Liutenant Austin Hay
den of the Ell Centre marine air
Continued on Pg. 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11
Churchill Turns
Deaf Ear on
Franco 0yertures
BY PHIL AULT

LONDON, Feb. 10. (UP)-Diplo-
matte sources said Saturday that
Prime Minister Churchill sharply
spurned overtures by General Fran
cisco Franco obliqueiy proposing a
close alliance between their two
countries.
Churchill bluntly told Franco that
Spain was not likely to have part
in the peace conference, and still
less likely to be invited into he
proposed league of postwar, in
formants reported.
A recent exchange of correspond
ence between Churchill and Franco
still was listed officially as in the
secret" category, but diplomatic
informant said Churchill's end of it
constituted a shock" to the Franco
regime.
Churchill was said to have re-
sponded to Frances oblique sugges-
tion for close Anglo-Spanish al
lance with a recapitulation of the
Franco governments anti-Allied
and pro-Axis activity.
Whether Franco proposed an alli-
ance with Britain against Russia
was not clear. The informant said
Franco wrote between the lines
limiting at an alliance "to meet the
dangers of BOlSheViSn" but Shun-
ned any fortnight proposal.
An informed Bource disclained
rumor that Franco offered to med
late between the Allies and the Axis
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11
Air Hero's Widow
Receives Medals

In an impressive ceremony at
March Field, Mrs. Edwin S. Green
recently accepted three awards for
her late husband, the air hero,
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin S. Green,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Green
of Imperial.
Mrs. Green, who is living at Bur-
bank, accepted the awards while her
two children Patricia Anne, 4, and
Edwin S. Green, Jr., 18 months,
looked on. Presentations were
made by Colonel Leroy A. White
hall, March Field commanding Of
ficer. She accepted posthumously
the Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Air Medal, and an Oak Leaf Clus-
ter to the DFC. In addition Col
onel Green's awards include the
ribbon for the Asiatic and Philippine
campaigns and the nineteenth bom-
bardment group Presidential cita-
tion.
The Imperial Valley resident was
killed in action in the Pacific area.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11

Connally made the charge at the
end of a heated committee session
during which he clashed frequently
with California Senators Hiram w.
johnson (R0 and Sheridan Down.
ey CD
Most of your witnesses have been
lobbying" Connally informed john
son. There's a law against that"
"I object to that" Johnson said.
"They haven't been lobbying"
Eyes, they have" Connally said.
who llas?" johnson demanded.
"Tell me their Names"
CITES SENATOR'S
I'm not goinS 70 repeat private
conversations" Connally said, "but
several senators have told me about
the lobbying of California witness
es. We all know it's been going on. .
II resent that" Johnson said.
Well" Connally said, "they have
been lobbying and it's illegal"
Connally then, said he would give
the committee information concern
ing an alleged offer Of water made
to Mexico by the Imperial Irriga-
ton District in California.
This is the core of the apple
Connally said. 1T shows they would
sell water to Mexico themselves, al
though they're opposed to the
treaty"
II object to it's introduction, "
johnson said. II object to having
1t introc uced against what I repre-
sent here"
well, senator" Connally said,
I'm sorry if have offended you"
He then agreed to withhold the
material until Monday.
Senator Robert M. LaFollette
(Prog) wisconsin, charged that the
treaty was signed without full agree
ment on it's terms even among the
American negotiators.
PUT ON SPOT
Questioning r. j. Upton, Denver
engineer and one of the negotiators,
LaFollette developed that the words
extraordinary drought" were not
defined either by the Mexican nego-
tiators or by the Americans.
The treaty provides that the pro-
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-11
12,500 Detroit
War Workers
Join Strike Idle

DETROIT, Feb. 10. (UP)-A strike
over pay rates for Is men Satur-
day resulted in layoffs for approx
imately 12,500 Briggs Manufactur-
ing Co. employees and another wage
dispute halted production of about
HOO workers who struck Frioay at
the Square d Co. plant here.
Briggs strikers have voted to re-
turn to their jobs Monday, defying
War Labor Board order issued
Thursday which called for "immed-
late" resumption of work at the
Mack Avenue plant where $500 EN-
ployes walked off the job. Employees
at other plants were laid off Fri
day because materials for bombers
and tanks made at the Mack plant
were lacking. the company said.
The strikers are members of Lo-
cal 212, United Automobile Work.
erS (CIO) union.
The Square D strikers are mem
bers of Local 937, United Electrical
Workers (CIO) union. The COM
pany manufactures electrical equip
Ine1t.