The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-03
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never failed 10 gain their ears and
have them personally iniercede 10
correct such complaints. =
Because Of this past the cler-
gyman's attack upon the JAW
and his support OF MAYOR JEFF
fries come as a disillusive sur
prise to the workers whose cause
he has SO ably championed in the
early organizing days.
FOR EXAMPLE. the Rcv Mr..
White says that when Jet.rieS and
the lords II the automo'.ve indus
try recently honOred Bill Knudsen
labor leaders were "scranbiiNg for
tickets As matter of fact I
know that President r J Thomas
was personally requested 20 attend
that affair and that he refused be
cause, as he said. The workers in
Detroits plants have done more
for the war effort than KnudSen
ever did and so far the city admin
istration has not seen fit 10 honor
them with any special day"
As director Of JAWS Fair
Practices committee was offered
tickets for our stan to attend
the KnudSen affair and we re-
fused because neither the Mayor
nor Mr.. Knuhscn rerresented our
brand Of fair practices
TO SAY. as the clerical colunniSt
does. that "Jeffries has deep
sense % democracy and does not
have dislike for people because 81,
their race, creed and color" is 70
skirt dangerously near the ciee o.,
un'ruth JeifricS ard his Detroit
Housing commission arc directly
RESPONSIBLE FOR Tho present city
policy which condones racial re-
stric'ive covenants excluding Ne
sroeS from hoTcS IN desirable areas
~ our city They formulated ard
put through The common council
the policy Whi-h now prevents Tho
federal government from building
lOW-rcNt housing projects open 20
Negro workers in tbs city ex-
cept In the already orcr-croWdei
l''N 'lltN t'I| ll-'lN il|'l. 7 tA.Nf my dit
Nepro districts Such policies a~e
unchriSi,an. inhuranca ard, n the
long run uNcconomic We 'ail -
sec any deep sense o. den oCracy"
in that policy
We think. TOO. 'h7' NO Reverend
Mr White rs q left % apD0ir'eo
To the Housing commission. also
must accept some 81 the blame for
this iin-crow policy Certainly
he has been most rc'ccnt about
denouncinE II We thIYk we know
the reason He prefers seemingly
al all costs--to keen the prestige ~
his position as a non be- o. nc
commission. and he is a''cwp'ins
10 do this not nv fighting against
the commissions stand bat by kow-
towing to JcffricS, who appointed
him. and 20 Charlie FdeCcombc.
director OF the Cos mission.
And when the Rev. Mr.. white
repeats the Fre~ Press News
Times old canasd that Frankcr-
stems campaign for MAYOR Is
IAN effort on the part Of the
workers To gain power" and that
Mr.. FrankcnSteen's election will
mean that labor has won control
~ Detroit" the good Reverend
deserts the truth entirely.
THE WORKERS IN Detroit -
and let's not forget that they arc
the majority ~ Detroit lust as
they are the majority Of the nation
- support Frankensteer because.
as between him and Jeffries. there
Is no other choice They seek
neither power nor Control" OF
Detroit. But they are fed IN with
a city administration owned. con-
trolled and bossed hv the same
reactionary interests which direct
the personnel policies I'm au,omo-
Tive plants. These interests have
been. and continue to be. opposed
N their union. They also have
planted and arc continuing ~ SOW
the seeds OF racial discord IN thnsc
plants and in our community. The
JAW and It's MEMBERS believe that
p new Mayor pledged 10 policy
OF fairness for all with special
privileges TO none. can do much
10 create In Detroit the kind of
civic atmosphere where race riots
ana hate strikes will no longer
occur; where the flames Of intol-
GRANGE no longer will be famed
by city oficals who sanction ra-
cial restrictive covenants and
Gerald L. X. Smith meetings in
the city's schools; and where un-
ions may continue 10 seek the
greatest good for oil OF their mem
hers through political action With
( sat 'bSin5 accused OF wanting "a