The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13
Randolph Warns Of Racial Conflicts To Follow War
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A. Philip Randolph, internation-
al president Of the Brotherhood OF
Sleeping Car Porters. opened the
twenty-first annual Sunday Forum
Series, Jan. with a talk on Facts
That We Have 10 Face Today for
Security Tomorrow" before a ca
pscity audience.
Mr.. Randolph was preceded 10
the platform by the Duprettes and
Melodettes Of Royal Oak in sew
eral musical selections. Bonnie
Smith, president of the Detroit
chapter Of the Brotherhood, intro
duced Mr. Randolph.
Warns of Riots
With a serious warning that after
the war there will be more open
racial conflicts. and that they will
be deeper and more intense. RAN
dolph pointed out that there are
some things worse than bloodshed
for peoples OF color all over the
world, and particularly the Me-
groes of America.
TO retreat from the waging of
relentless battle against the
forces OF segregation and /discrim-
ination is one Of these things" he
said. Such retreat will result
in further enslavcment of Negro
Americans. The peoples Of color
all over the worid had better be
more concerned about obtaining
their rights now than any other
thing. All the rest of the. world
Is least concerned about democ-
racy, and there is no need TO think
that they will be more concerned
about il when they no longer need
You"
AS the demands which Negro
people had best be most vigorous
In the pursuit OF now. Randolph
named: I the securing OF first
class citizenship; ~ the enactment
Of federal education bill: 49, a Ma
tional Commission on races; a. a
Negro a; the Peace Table: and go
O permanent FEPC bill
In his accusation that the gov
eminent is without morals. he
pointed OUT; IT is possible that
deal with the South will result in
the abandonment Of the Negroes
cause The government is going
20 heed he voice Of the force o.
element that has or can WELD the
most power"
Randolph dwelt a. great length
upon the !nJuStices being visited
upon Negro seryicemen. citing sew
eral incidents which have incensed
the whole nation.
He told Of the revolution of eight
million .srth Africans against two
million whites. and the attitude of
Indians that they viii not rest
until the last vcStige ~ British
imperialism is wiped from the
land as explained 10 HIM by an
Indian student. The recent cleo
ton Of a Negro as Mayor uf Jamai-
Ca Was cited as evidence that Ne
groves are making strides In other
parts Of the world. and that the
% Of the peoples Of the world Of
color must natsrereat. but make
rapid advances
In his concluding remarks. Mr.
Randolph proposed that; Detroit /
ers send a delegation Of ten 20 IS
people - Washington. ID C.. Mon
day morning 10 wait upon Sen
Nan6enhurg 10 urge him 10 weld
his influence FOR the passage OF
tho bill for a permanent FEPC.; /
that teleCnams be sent 70 the PrcSi- .
dent " the United States by every
member Of the audience urging /
him 10 send a special message 20
the Senate in, behalf ~ the pas
sage Of the bill; and that every
Congressman who votes against I!
the bill DC defeated after the 18TH
Con sress closes
He said 100000 is reeded 10 as
sure the passage of the bill.