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The sub., 1945-12-06
Feinmark Attacks Sweat Shop Wages

Declaring that If many Connecti- cut employers offer jobs at "sweatshop' wages, the recruit ment program of the U. s. E. s. in the state would be largely fu- tile," Harold V. Feinnark, secre- tary-treasurer of the Connecticut Federation of Labor in a letter to State Director William J. Fitzger- aid proposed labor-management CO., operation as means of facilitat- ing the solution of employment re- cruitment problems.
 MT. Feinmark also proposed that the U. s. E. s. should urge em- ployers to mention in their adver- tisements to be placed in conjunc- ton with the U. s. E. S.s positive recruitment program" wage rates for each job offered.
 We are convinced" said the A. F. of L. leader, that the over- whelming number of workers who are jobless at present are eager to accept employment for which they are qualified at wages that will en- able them to support themselves and their families properly" but, he added, they would not accept "sweatshop" wages.
 He cited recent study of the U. s. Department of Labor and the Federal Security Agency which disclosed that most of the available jobs were at such low rates as to reduce earnings about 50 per cent below those which formerly pre- vailed" and also from a report made public in Washington about two months ago regarding job openings in New Haven, most of which, he said, ranged between 40 and "A cents an hour.
The sub., 1945-12-06
The Heroes Who Didn't Come Back

Who were the heroes in battle At Corrigidor and Bataan? Why must we wallow and prattle In worship of some chosen man? Okinawa's inarticulate crosses, Each marking sacrificed life, Are sober reminder of terrible losses Every cross for hero who fell in the strife No confetti, no welcome no cheering, No kiss from glamorous WAC. Glory-stripped of all the veneering, For those heroes who'll never come back. Watching the crowd as it losses Confetti-for Halsey, or Mack Which changes in mid air to the crosses Of their buddies who'll never be back; get saddened remembering losses, Though our gains make sizeable stack, But the stack is Uttered with crosses Of those heroes who'll never be back. So don't be too loud in your worship Of the lucky and gold braided pack, For your cheers sadden those who had kinship With the heroes who didn't come back.
 -B. w. Rainy
The sub., 1945-12-06

La Pax. Bolovia, produces SO per cent of the value of all manufac- tured goods produced in the coun- try.
The sub., 1945-12-06

the public. A wide attendance is expected.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
ClO Convinced "Price Ceilings Not
Cause of Meat ShOrtage'' Says Murray

dissent from that view was express
ed in committee. it escaped my
notice in the press he said.
Surely these must be distorted
accounts of what the current in
quiry is leading to. 1t cannot be
possible, while our country is at war
and our fighting men are engaged
with the enemy, that any committee
of the Congress is willing to lend
itself in any degree whatsoever to
an undermining Of public morale
here at home. Surely there can be
no intended purpose to exploit our
difficulties with respect to a dimin-
ished meat supply. or to suggest
that relaxation Of essential war
time controls should be proposed to
ease these difficulties"
There is enough food. over and
above military requirements. Off all
of US in this country, provided it be
properly shared and strictly ration
ed. To perform oonly a part of our
vitality important obligation to the
hungry people of Europe we shall
have to maintain strict rationing.
We are fully prepared to do what is
necessary to make good the liber-
alton of subject peoples fer which
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Manhandled on Train;
Gets Cash Settlement

New York-The Southern Rail
way company has made a substan-
tia cash settlement il the suit
brought by Miss Edith Johnson of
Brooklyn, who charged that she
had been manhandled on a New
York Atlanta train when she refus-
ed to give up her reserved seat and
go into a Jim crow" car. The
suit has been in court about a year
and a half. oliver d. Williams
handled the case at the request of
the NAACP.
Miss Johnson. a senior student at
Spelman College, had alleged in a
complaint filed on her behalf by the
NAACP that although she held a
through" reservation from New
York to Atlanta. she was ordered
to change to a Jim Crow car when
she reached Lynchburg. Virginia,
and that when she refused to do so
she vas forcibly elected from a de-
coach of the "~Southerner". on
which she had reservations, and
thrown bodily into a Jim crow car,
by a conductor and several police
officers who were summoned upon
her refusal to remove herself vol
unfairly
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Relaxation of Ceiling
Prices will Not Produce
More Meat

In a letter to all members of Con-
gress today, Pres. Philip Murray of
the Congress of Industrial Organic
alton said thai the Go is convinced
price ceilings are not the cause of
the meat shortage. and that relazat-
ion of price ceilings will not produce
more meat"
Urging that price control be con-
tinued and fortified he said that
what we need is stimulation Of all
possible production, accompanied by
adequate control of the supply from
the slaughter house right through to
the retail counter where families
buy their meat"
Publicity emerging from the
hearings conducted by the sub-com-
mittee seems to point more toward
relaxation Of price control than to
strong action on black markets.
One Senator is quoted as condoning
the purchase Of meat on black
markets in the absence Of meat av-
ailable through lawful channels. If
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Birmingham Teachers
Win Equal Salaries

Birmingham, Ala.-Salaries Of
Birmingham Negro School teachers
viii be equalized with those of the
whites beginning September. LAB.
A decree signed here April 81 by
the judge of the Federal district
court reads that he defendants.
the School Board Of jefferson Coun
ty. Alabama. and J. -. Bryan. Su-
perintendent Of Schools of Jeffer-
sol County. Albania. and the agents
Of the said defendants and each of
them do not and are hereby pro-
petually enjoined and restrained
from discrimination in the payment
of salaries against the plaintiff and
any other Negro teachers and prin-
cipals in the public school system
Of jefferson County. Alabama, on
account Of ace or color.
The operative effect of this de-
cree is postponed until the school
term beginning. September. 1915"
The cas- was brought by VIII
liam J Bolden ard was filed -darch
27. 1912 Attorneys for Bolden
were Arthur D Shores OF this city
and Thurgood Marshall, NAACP
Special counsel of New Yori.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Discuss Plans for Mid CITY Hospital
New,AppeaI
Filed in Army
ScottsbroCase

Washington, DC.-A new petition
Frank Fisher and Edward r. Loury
Negro soldiers sentenced to life i'm
prisonment by Courts-martial in
New Caledonia in 1943. was filed
with the War Department this week
by Judge William Fl. HASTE. chair
man Of the NAACP national legal
committee and Congressman Vito
Marcantonio (ALP, N.Y., President
of the International Labor Defense I.
The soldiers were convicted Of rap
ing a native French woman. The
sentence of Fisher was reduced to
10 years and that of Loury to 8. af-
ter HASTE and Marcantonio serving
as their counsel on appeal, made
oral arguments and submitted
briefs on their behalf in 1914. The
new plea is made under the rules Of
the War Department providing for
the review of convictions once a
year.
Citing the fact hat the woman
accepted three dollars from the
soldiers Immediately after having
had relations with them. HASTE
and Marcantonio reiterated the pos
ition they took last year. AT that
time they expressed grave doubt
there there is (a) case in Anglo
American uriSprudapca ~ ,vbicb
a conviction of rape has been per
mitted when payment had been of
fered and accepted on the spot"
1t vas also pointed out that the ac-
ceptance of money was but one Of
many affirmative indications Of the
fact that the mi consented.
The new petition took sharp isl
sue with the War Departments o.
pinion of March 81. 1914, issued ov-
er the signature of the Under Sec
rotary of War reducing the sent
ences but UNFOLDING the finding Of
guilt. The Departmental opinion
contended, Before any case is pre-
scented to a general courts-martial
it is subjected to pre-trial investi-
cation. If investigation indicates
that such action is warrented and
the Commanding General approves
it is brought to trial I"
Counsel for prisoners point out
that in the Fisher-Loury case the
recommendation of the investigat-
ing officer who thoroughly examin
ed all witnesses was that the facts
did not warrant prosecution for
rape"
His recommendation" the petit
tion. continued, was ignored and
the evidence which supported it
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Pres. Medical Assoc., Calls Meeting
of Civic Leaders to Discuss Plans,
,or a Class-A Hospital; Colorea
PEOPLE Should Undermine Project

Monday evening at 1870 P M. DR..
Craig Morris, President of the Neg
70 Medical Society called together a
few Civic minded Citizens for the
purpose of discussing ways and
ear of laying a foundation for a
Glass A Hospital in the Mid-G1ty
section where real democracy will
ring true to it's meaning on the
plot of ground in the Bedford Park
edition which is owned by Mr.. Dee
president of the Realty Improve
ment Co., Inc.
Atty. Davis at the meeting
brought out the fact that to lay the
proper foundation Of obtaining
funds to build a hospital, the land
should be decided to the principal
body hat will have the work of
laying the foundation for this hos
pital.
The Realty Improvement c.. Inc.
being the owner of this plot of
land through their representative at
this meeting Mr. Dee stated tina the
size of the lot was 100 by 400 TT. and
that the value the firm had on said
lot was $4,000. 90, in fact he stated
this firm had been offered $4,000. 90
for the lots for a purpose he
thought was not essential for the
Community and that offer had been
turned down. Mr.. Dee stated that he
felt sure that the Realty Improve
ment Co, Inc. would deed the lot to
the Hospital Committee for the sum
of $4,000. 90 definitely for a hospital
only. 1t was concluded by the mem
bers of the Committee present that
every effort would be put forth to
purchase the lot for the hospital.
DR.. Craig Morris stated that the
Medical Society was meeting the
following Friday evening and at
which time he would put the mat
ter up to the members of said Soc
iety and that he felt that it would
be acted on favorably.
DR.. Craig Morris said he had al
ready inquired from the Auxiliary
of the Society asking what they
could do to help build the hospital.
1t was suggested in the meeting
that the Hospital Committee be en-
larged n that the Douglas County
Medical Society Auxiliary be repre-
sented on the Committee. The meet
ing was closed with all concerned
feeling certain that the money for
the ground would be raised and that
the hospital would be built.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Cora Thomas
Dies in Lincoln
MEMBER PIONEER LINCOLN
FAMILY; ACTIVE IN CIVIC,
SOCIAL, OES. CIRCLES LAID TO
REST IN wYUKA CEMETERY

Mrs. Cora B. Thomas. II. 324 G
1907 died there al a local hospital.
She had been a resident of Lincoln
since 1907. Mrs. Thomas was born in
Fort Scott Kansas. she was grad
uated from the public schools, at
tended Teachers State Normal there
and taught school in Oklahoma
while it was Indian territory in
1897. after her marriage to Lon B
Thomas she moved to Kansas City
and from there to Lincoln. Her hus-
band preceded her in death having
died in 1917, leaving a widow with
five children who she raised to
adult-hood alone. Mrs. Thomas
never did remarry.
She was a member Of the Stew
ardess Board of Quinn Chapel A NJ
E. Church. Worthy Matron of Am
aranth Chapter o. E. s. No. 3 and
Grand Ada Of Amaranthus Grand
Chapter of Nebraska and Jurisdict-
ion. She had been i'll two months.
She is survived by a daughter.
Mrs. Agnes L. Holcomb, Lincoln,
four sons Sergeant Francis E, Fres-
no California. Corporal Lonnie B..
q. s. Army over sea. Herschel. Lin
coin. Wendell, Omaha. three sisters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Woods. Mrs. Maude
Johnson, Mrs. Vashti Mosby. all of
Lincoln, five grand children. five
nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon from Quinn Chapel
A. NJ. E. Church. with Rev. L. S
Goolsby, officiating assisted by Rev
o ]. Burckhardt. Rev. T. 4. McWil
liams, Rev. c. C. Reynolds. Presid.
Jams. Rev. c. c. Reynolds. Presid-
ing Elder John Adams. Eastern Star
rites were in charge of the Amar-
anthus Grand Chapter of Nebraska
and Jurisdiction, with Grand Wor.
thy Matron, Cloma Scott presiding
Burial was at Wyuka Cemetery
Lincoln
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05

was withheld from the Courts-mar
tial This alone is adequate ground
for releasing the petitioners now ="
The opinion also held that the
prisoners had been vigorously and
ably defended" by lawyers appoint
ed by the Army This proposition
was likewise rebutted by the petit
tion Fisher and Loury have fill
ed a~ffidavits" the attorneys stated,
Charging hat they first saw ap-
pointed counsel less than "A hours
before their trials"
Whatever the vigor Of counsel
may have been we deny their abil-
ity to defend adequately under
these circumstances 1t is sub
United that no reviewing author
ity can reasonably say that the
petitioners had the substantive pro
lection which the right to counsel
and the right to call and examine
witnesses are intended to afford
HASTE and Marcantonio concluded.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
1O1 Officers Released; Bomber
Group Moved from Freeman's

Cincinnati. Ohio-Twenty- four
hours after lOl Negro flying offic-
sTs were ordered released from con
finement at Goldman Field. Kentuc-
KY. the 477th Bombardment group.
a Negro medium bomber outfit. had
been ordered away from Freeman
Field at Seymour. Indiana. il was
announced this week by Theodore
N Berry 81 the Cincinnati NAACP
Tn destination OF the bombardment
group Is unknown The order took
effect az noon April 26
Release of the I0I officers who
We're being held because they re-
fused to sign a statement ~segregat-
in gthem in a Jim crow officers
club came after protests had flood
ed the war department. including
a wire from Congresswoman Helen
Gahagan ouglas Of California Rep
Douglas wired Secretary stimson
urging Immediate release Of the
men
The mas release leaves only three
men still under arrest Lieuten-
ants shirly B Clinton. Roger c.
cry. and Marsden A. Thomson
The NAACP. through its Washing
ton Bureau. it, Cincinnati and In
dianapolis branches and its national
headquarters in New York. is press
ing for the release Of the three men
and indicated that If they are
brought TO trial legal counsel will
he supplied by the Association
Judge William II Hastie will b,
chief counsel for the men and Theo.
dore Berry 81 the Cincinnati MA.
ACP VIII be associate counsel.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05

New York-Paul Robson inter-
nationally famous actor, concert
artist, and athlete. has been award
ed the 30th Spingarn Medal 1t was
announced April 26 BY DR.. John
Haynes Holmes, chairman Of the
award committee.
Mr. Robson received the award
for his o%utstahd ng achievements
in the theatre. on the concert stage
and in the general field of racial
welfare The latest triumph in his
long public career y his appearance
in Margaret Webster's production
of "Othello."
Mr.. Robson has appeared in
numerous legitimate plays includ-
ing Emperor Jones'" "An Gods
Chillun", "Porgy''. BLACK Boy"
1.-THE Hairy Ape" and "Stevedore."
In the films he has appeared in
Emperor Jones'" 'Showboat."
Saunders of the River King Sol
omon's Mines, Jericho and 9TH
ers.
He gave his first concert perfor-
nance as a singer in 1925, and
made his first concert tour Of Am
erica in 1929 His concert tours
OF Europe occurred in 1926-2S, 1881
and 1888. with a memorable tour of
Russia in 1886.
Mr.. Robson il a graduate Of
Rutgers college and olumbia mi
versity. He is a member OF Phi
Beta Kappa. He was a four letter
man at Rutgers and was all Amer
can end on Walter Camps team in
1918. He is married and has a son
who is now a sophomore at Corn
ell.
The Spingarn Medal was institut-
ed by the late j. E. Spingarn for
many years president of the NAACP
to go to the imam or woman of
African descent and American cit
izenship who shall have made the
highest achievement during the
preceding year or years in any hon
orable field Of human endeavor."
The award to Mr.. Robson is con-
sidered the Spingarn Medal for
1914 The award is customarily
presented at the annual conference
Of the NAACP. but on account Of
wartime restrictions the conference
has been cancelled this year. In
Of this circumtance the medal
will be formerly presented at a date
and place to be announced later.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05

Wide
i'm

New York City-(WDL)

new iOTk Clly1lW DL)
Involuntary servitude is COM
monplace in Florida" reported
Morris Milgram, Workers Defense
League national secretary. after a
months work there on cases of
peonage and involuntary servitude,
which the League has brought to
the attention Of the Department of
Justice for prosecution.
In central Florida, Milgram re-
ported, Negro citrus workers en-
pIoyed regularly five days a week
have been arrested for ''vagrancy''
because they refuse to work Sat
urdays. These cases never come to
trial the WDL leader declared for
the workers pay the $25. 90 bond in
order to be released. 1t is commonly
understood that the bond is the
fine, and that M appearance for
trial is desired by public officials
involved.
The result of the arrests is to
force citrus workers to labor a.
gainst their will, fearing arrest.
While they would work willingly
if they received extra pay for Sat
urday work, man Negro workers
now work Saturdays only under
threat of Imprisonment.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
White Corporal Sends
NAACP Gift Of 500

New York-Corporal Irwin Ross
serving with a transportation unit
overseas. has directed Liberty Mag
azine to send the NAACP 800, part
of the money he received for an
article to appear May 10 entitled
'"They Kept the Army Rolling E"
Since the article is about Army
railroads in Europe and since regu-
lations prevent Corp Ross from ac-
cepting pay for work done in con
nection with his Army duties. he
contributed his check to various
causes. including the NAACP This
is the second gift Of this nature re-
ceived by the MA ACP. the first be
ing $1,000 early in 1914 from Sgt
John Sweet who gave away the
none he received for acting in the
British motion picture. "A Canter-
bury Tale"
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Ensign Cooper To Serve
as Personnel Officer

One of the first Negroes TO receive
a naval commission as a lire officer
in the present war. Ensign George
c. Cooper has been selected by 1t.
Comdr. l.. F. Moore. commanding
officer of the Naval Training School
Hampton, Va. to serve as his per-
sonnet officer, The Navy Depart
ment announced this week.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Proposes San Francisco
Farley Kill Colonial
Systems at Conference

San Francisco, Calif.-As soon as
the opening formalities of the
World Security Conference here
were over on April %, a proposal
was made on the morning of April
&c hat the colonial system be a.
polished, that equality of races be
recognized, and that a bill Of rights
for all the people of the world be
adopted.
The proposal was made by DR..
w f B Dubois and Walter White
NAACP consultants to the American
delegation hey asked the Amer
lean delegation to request that the
proposal be written into the Dunn
barton Oaks agreement.
Instead of the present colonial
system. the NAACP consultants urg-
ed an international agency to which
the colonial powers would be re-
nuired to report.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Humiliation apparent Because OF
Pressure APPLIED Against Dis
criminatory Practices; Removal
of Commander ]. P. MacBean

NEW NORk-Relylng
upon reports from its OBJ
servers on the Pacific
Coast, the NAACP Aarg
ed April u in a wire to
Secy of the Navy James
VI. Forrestal, that the
Bath Construction Battal-
ION (Seabees), who went
on a hunger strike March
2-3 i'll protest against dis
criminatOry conditions,
were herded on to their
ship bound for the Pacif-
ic by an earned guard
with drawn bayonets."
The saith aBttalion is a veteran
outfit having already served Fl
months IN the South Pacific Upon
their return 10 the United States in
the latter part Of 1874. they flood
ed the Navy department. their
friends. Negro ORGANIZATIONS and
the Negro press with protests over
the treatment they had been accord
I'd by Commander J II MacBean
81 Hattieshurg. Mississippi. and his
executive officer. 1t Com O. d
White.
Norman Houston Of the Los An
geles branch 81 the NAACP con-
Quoted an Investigation at the Cal
ifornia post where the battalion
was stationed on February % and
recommended the remofal Of Com
mander MacBean
AS a result Of the pressure from
all sides the Navy department re-
moved MacBean. but apparently in
retaliation for the just complaints
OF the men. the battalion in being
reshipped overseas was Inundated
hy Icing handled ike prisoners or
criminals In the wire to Secre-
tary Forrestal the NAACP. through
Roy wilkins. assistant secretary.
said.
The National association for the
Advancement of CoIored People in
advised from West Coast that 34th
Construction Battalion embarked
under armed guard with drawn bay
onets rs though men were criminals
or were reluctant to serve their
country This battalion has II
months overseas service and has
proved beyond doubt its ability and
loyalty We are also advised tina
last minute transfers out of battal-
ion over and above usual replace
nents have left unit merely a she'll
of enc which made excellent record
in South Pacific.
Feeling ON west Coast is that
3fth II being humiliated and pun
ished because OF vigorous protest Of
shabby treatment and diserimin-
atory practices of former COmman-
der ,. n. MacBean resulted In Mae
BEANS transfer We enter yigor-
Oss protest against this action If
Navy investigation determined tina
MacBean should have been trans
ferred men OF battalion should not
he penaIized. IL MacBean policies
were not harmful 10 morale rs
charged he should never have been
removed.
"Subsequent treatment of 34th
battalion suggests strongly unwor
thy punitive action by Navy depart
ment which has sent battalion NOR
ale 10 new low. This coupled with
high percentage of inexperienced
requirements presents battalion
with tremendous job TO maintain
high standard OF previous overseas
service"
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05

program to safeguard their jobs
during the post wal period.
The conference will have repre-
sentation from practicly every
Southern road in the South and will
be educational in nature.
a. Philip Randolph, Init Presid-
ent of the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters along with Milton p.
Webster. Chairman of the Int1 Elk
ecutive Board. Thomas T. Patter-
son, Eastern Zone Supervisor and
B. F. McLaurin, Int1. Field Organ
izer Will be in attendance.
The conference will close with a
dinner at the Club P~oinciana.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
2-Day Business Clinic
Closes at Lincoln Uni.

Jefferson City. Mo. April IS. 1s45
The first annual Business Clinic.
sponsored by the Lincoln University
(Mo.) Department Of Economics and
Business Administration on it's
schools campus April "a and IS.
closed a successful session which
presented outstanding personalities
on its program.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Music Observance to be
Dedicated to 1,571
HamptonianS at War

The annual observance of Natio-
at Hampton Institute May 6-12 will
be dedicated to the 1871. former
students and workers at the college
who are now in the armed forces.
Miss Irene Sanders head Of the
music department announced.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
Brotherhood Wins
Election on GM&O. RR.

B. F. McLaurin, International
Field Organizer Of the brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters conferred
with Mediator Albert Smith at the
Battle House Hotel, Mobile. Ala
bama on the case of the Train
Porters and attendants On the Gulf.
Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
Contesting the election was the
Brotherhood Of Trainmen. Brakemen
PorterS. Switchmen, Firemen and
Railway Employees. Inc.
The Brotherhood won the election.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-05
TRAIN ~PORTTERS HOLD
REGIONAL CONFERENCE

The Train Porters in the South
eastern part of the country will as
semble in Atlanta, Monday. May
21st and 22nd in the Atlanta YMCA.
Auburn and Butler Streets, for a