The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07

Bilbo for bilblong FEPC 10 death.
The forces in the Congress
should have been as concerned
about stopping BilbO's fascism as
they were about stopping Hit
ler's fascism. In fact. there Il
not too much point to giving the
blood of our youth to stop fas-
cism and Hitler except we de-
velop the capacity 10 stop fas-
cism at home In our own Con-
gress. Let us all work to see
that too many people are not
misled by the over-playing Of
Bilbo's ramblings in the newspa-
pers. or course, Bilbo Is das-
tardly. But the people In the
Congress were more dastardly to
allow Bilbo to get away with
his ramblings to the extent that
he did. BilbO was supported in
his dirty work because there
were not enough people In the
Congress who actually thought
differently from Bilbo. II there
had been more people In the
Congress who thought differently
from Bilbo. Bilbo could not have
possibly gone as far as he did
60.
The war in Europe has made one
thing very clear and that is that
fasclsm cannot survive anywhere
without the people agreeing 10
disregard their responsibility for
the well-being Of the national life.
Fascism could not have arisen in
Germany il the people had shown
A will to fight fascism. Bilbo in
these United States cannot survive
a day longer than the people al
low him to survive.
Our Congress has been In
dicted by the killing OF the fair
employment measure. Our Con-
gress will not feel the result of
its indictment II we are side
tracked into using our energies
10 damn cheap little Sen. BiIbo.
than the Congress. Our Congress
has rules to take care Of men
such rs Bilbo who would oh
struct the Congress from max
ing a record Of It's thinking and
feelings no matter what those
feelings and thinking are on .
given issue.
Most of the American people
know that Congress was afraid to
set 10 record its attitude on fair
employment for all the people
Congressman were not afraid of
the peoples reaction TO fair en-
ployment. Congressman know that
the people want fair employment
for all the people. Congressman
do not want fair employment for
all the people. Bilbo prevented the
people from knowing how COM
pletely their congressman were
out Of step with the wishes of the
people. The congressman can 90
back home and say that they
wanted TO vote for FEPC but were
prevented from doing so because
of the Bilbo man.
The common people Of Amer
lea must not be allowed to say
that nothing can be done. Some
I thing can be done. Something
| must be done. When the boys
In the front line Of battle read
all the silly things that Bilbo
has said the boys in battle will
he very discouraged. In order to
soften the blow that Bilbo has
dealt their moral we on the
home front must redouble our
efforts in behalf Of democracy.
FEPC must not die. The people
can see that FEPC Is on our law
books with enough money appro-
priated to have the law work.
Negroes will feel frustrated over
the things that the man Bllbo has
uttered on the floor of Congress
Negro leadership must not over
play Bilbos sayings in the think
ing of the masses OF Negro people.
To everyday the sayings OF Bilbo
will sidetrack the main objective
OF the oppressed people OF the
United States. What the common
people want is fair employment
for all the people. Bilbo did not
prevent the bill from coming
to vote in the Senate The SEN
ate prevented the bill from COM
ing 10 a vote. Bilbo was used as
the spade 10 do the dirty work. A
constructive fight for FEPC is the
next order Of the day. Let us pro-
coed with that next business.
Some big industrialists. some
labor unions, American. fascist
and other bigots prevented
FEPC from becoming law. These
are the forces that have to he
overcome. Bilbo Is only their