The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12
HITLER idea
FOLLOWERS ARE
CALLED ENEMY
Rr CHARLES ]. wARTMAN

TIE people who believe in the
sH,ler Idea" are fighting now 10
prevent . peoples peace Roy Will
k.ns OF the National Association
for the Advancement; Of Colored
People and editor OF Crisis Maya
zine. said al Bethel church Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. wilkins. who was guest
speaker Of the WHEREFORE club
of Bethel AME church. spoke on
1.-THE Color Line in the Postwar
World" and emphasized the ne
crssity for all Of the people 10
recognize and fight against those
who would deprive them Of their
hard earned rights.
THE WELL KNOWN columnist,
eh6 has wealth of experience be-
hind him as editor Of the University
az Minnesota Daily. and the Kan
tss City Call. reminded ms audi
ence that the color line is a small
part OF the overall problem OF
world peace. The question now
S." wilkins said. what is TO be-
come Of all Of the people, The
question Of peace and security for
al men should be the guiding light
for determining what Humanity
will get out OF this war, he con-
tinued.
wilkins declared that fgh,
against the little people is being
wsged in the mids, OF the shooting
war. This is being done" he
sad. because there are certain
forces who are afraid OF a peo-
pies peace
wilkins declared that the ar
Eument concerning organization
which took up so much time al
San Francisco Is an indication
that the conference got off 10 q l..
bad start and that something had
been left undone which should
have been done II all forces were
actually working for peace. Mol .
otev and the Russians didn't do
this the Crisis editor said, but
those who would confuse and de-
lay justice and equality.
THE PEOPLE who would hold
up the peoples peace are here
among Us as we'll as abroad" Roy
wilkins said. and il is the duty
of every right thinking citizen 10
find and fight these opposerS."
The Imperial Idea has got 10 be
removed. the speaker said along
with all other absolute systems i'm
which the people have no repre-
tentstion or choice in the selection
Of those who govern them.
POLL TAXES, white primaries,
those who would block economic
opportunities and equality. and
those who oppose Breton Woods
Agreement were listed by wilkins
as some of the people who support
the Hitler Idea" I'VE should add
TO this list" he said, those people
who oppose social security. FEPC,
the National Labor Relations Act.
and those who maintain differences
on the basis of color"
Louis c. Blount presided over
the program. on which appeared.
DR.. j. J. McClendon. OF the Detroit |
the Rev. Horace A. White,
pastor Of Plymouth Congregational
and Mrs. Gertrude B. Will
lisms, president Of the Wherefore
club. Gloster Current, executive
secretary OF the Detroit NAACP,
announced the opening of the an
nual membership campaign.
Calling upon Negroes 10 pre-
pare themselves 10 meet the COM
Ing crises. wilkins declared that
the greatest crime committed
against Negroes by the white man
Is the shameful way In which
they (Negroes) have been denied
education. The number Of blue
discharges that Negroes are re-
ceiving Is an indication that the
white man does not Intend for
the returned Negro serviceman
10 be able 10 take his rightful
place in civilian life," wilkins
said, rand the Negroes Of 1895
are going 10 be In q position to
Judge whether we did anything
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