The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
THE NEGRO AND ANTI SEM|T|SM

higher in such crowded neighborhoods Har
lem than in the city as whole Since many OF
the retail stores in Harlem are owned by Jewish
merchants, the popular belief couples these out
taGeous price diferentisls with Jews.
The domestic service situation has been men
toned Several years ago, IN the period of
aCutey depressed wages. some Negro house.
workers accepted sharetuly low wages This
situation received a. great deal Of notoriety N
the Bronx where large number OF Jews reside
Il aroused very Just!fahle indignation among
Negroes-and among Jews. 100. Finally Official
action vas taken. Municipal and State employ
mcnt Offices we're opened: some Jews played a
MAJOR part N getting them organized Though
the present wage gate for G1mestlcSs IS nigh the
memory OF that gylcvous low level period seems
to hang
The iryi,ations arising from professional con-
facts arc due 10 the fact that there is in medical
schools, hospitals and clinics. almost COM
pletely effective bar against the Negro greater
even than against the Jewish professional, who
is the victim OF numerus elausus. whereas the
Negro is all too often the victim Of numerus
nullus.
How else explain the INSCRIPTIONS exploita-
ton Of racial animoSitics which eliminated in
the Detroit riots and in the near-riot in Phila-
dclpha" And what about the most recen; volum-
nous and vocfcrouS harrage Of propaganda,
,olily calculated by politicians 10 raise fevcrsh
and bitter anidconiSn against Negroes and Jews,
aung Historically about by inspired press and
radio during the political campaign igst ended?
Much OF that campaign Smackcd OK The tech
niQueS Hitler used in his early climb 70 the
power which has bSought the entire world 10
disaster
The "HarlomS" were prcWar feeding grounds
COR German agents spreading Jcw-ha,rcd among
Negroes, As tho day OF German doom approaches,
German strategy prepares to GO underground
There Il VIII plan better Tor the third German
attempt al world domination Whatever Ger
man leaders may decide 10 discard as ineffective
:ni interim purposes, whatever they MAY deter
n1ne TO utilize as permanently helpful of one
hing you may be sure From this whole arrlorv
Of pSychooGic weapons Of horror. they Will GER
'a.nv retain anti SemtiSm !, has proved for
them weapon of massive monstrous power
capable OF politically shattcring nations
When Jews fight 10 remove employment signs
which read NO Jews Need Apply by tina, very
token VIC arc also fighting TO remove signs which
say No Negroes Wanted" When We appear
before legislative committees in Albany and
Washington to plead for the passage Of bills that
VIII curb discrimination our pleas arc voiced
as Americans, concerned about fair play for all
We of the American Jewish Congress have
gwen evidence Of our cooperation IN many such
situations. Not the least arc our vigorous efforts
10 further the work Of tho PRESENTS Commit
tee on Fair Employment Practices To this can be
added our present cndeavors 10 help obtain a
statutory Federal Fair Employment Practices
Commission
COMMON GOALS
The legislative fight for permanent Fair En-
ploymcnt Practices Commission has begun anew
IN Washington, now that the campaign is over.
In tho State Of New York VIC must proceed with
he fight for state legislation for Far Employ
mcnt Practices Commission. At long last. the
Governors commission 10 study discrimination
has prepared tentative proposals for bills Now
that the election IS over, VIC ought to got some
constructive legislation out Of Albany But that
NC cannot hope to achieve unless Negro and Jew
stan dtoGchcr Heaven help us both II our COM
mon enemy succeeds in wcdenG us apart, APP
peal 10 YOU to give tho lie 80 German inspired
anti-SCmitiSm, 10 inStlll tha, faith which casts
of tho subtle words evil men would teach Faith
N each piie1. 1a'' ~, ~ satee ,hc -GUtl o..
II is our duty 10 he'll, build bridge OF better
understanding between Negro and Jew. We
dare not commit against each other those
crimes of intolerance and hate from which we
both suffer. Rather let us say. Behold how
good and how pleasant il is for brethren 10