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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01
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hacker plancd here from Detroit
together last week Coy, huh?
A Franklin D. Roosevelt School
Of Human Relations viii be eStab-
lished in Washington soon for the
study OF liberal democracy
Most startling thing about May
ors Committee baseball report
here was their suggestion that Ne
gro leagues be incorporated as
whole within organized DO. which
II done, would reyoiutionizc same
While thousands OF lndoncsians
die from British bombs, Dutch
capitalists here calmly meet and
discuss future trade plans for then
East Indian territory.
TIE town was looking forward
20 the Observation-Disclosures Raid
ers game as the first Of its kind
a Nero football team competing
equally with a white team. At
tending was Mrs. Roosevelt.
Big shot Elmer Carter Of the
Ny. FEPC got lost while reading
his presentation speech Of a Cita.
ton Of Merit to author Wallace
Stegner At the American Unity
Award gathering at Carnegie hall
When Frank Sinatra received his
silver cup, the audience thought il
saw tears i'm his eyes.
Hear TEL Life mixed a picture
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01
WHO'S CRAZY?

An Associated Press dispatch printed ION the
front page of Fridays New York Times <eYiightens
us as follows Japanese troops under British COM
mand battled Indonesans in the eastern suburbs of
the mid-Java port city of Semarang today A
British spokesman said that the japanese were
good troops who fought we'll"
This ladies and gentlemen, is the tail-end of the
war against the Axis powers which was fought for
the four freedoms We hold that the conduct of the
Allies in crushing the natives of the East Indies rep
resents the most treacherous and damnabe betrayal
of our war dead that could be conceived The whole
moral basis for our war against the Axis is being
scrapped to protect the stolen properties of imperial
istic gangsters
The British are using enemy troops to Stay peo-
pie who cry for freedom. American guns in the
hands of Japanese warriors led by British officers
are bringing death to people who found out too
late that the announced war aims of the Allies were
just plain damn lies. The American people should
demand now that this wanton slaughter cease and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01
Chronicle New York Bureau)

Chronicle New York Bureau)
Da.ileS here arc going Slap-hap-
~ on what they call a crime
wave mostly Negrold in their
viewpoint There is crime but as
objective observers point out. II
isn't wave, nor is II chiefly Ne
gro.
Pore, pore Mrs. Luce, The Con-
greSswoman said she wouldn't stay
In her original chapter OF the
OAR cause IL stood by the Hazel
ban, and announced She would join
the Stamford chapter; now that
chapter. too. has voted in favor
OF the ban. Whittier now. La Luce?
Chinese. Indian, American and
Canadian shipowners joined 10 de-
feat British. Portuguese Belgian
Dutch and Norwegian shipping de-
hands IN the lLO Conference that
Negro sailors be excluded from the
World Maritime Conference e.
One up for our side, for once.
Band Leader John Kirby picked
up $4,000 from a Pittsburgh weekly
in an out-of-court settlement Of a
Islander suit arising out OF some
statements about his draft status
during the war. On the up beat,
Kirby goes into the swank Copa-
cabana lounge here Dec. 3.
Birds o. feather ilv together
Mayor Jefr!es and Eddie R!eken-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

that the rights of all peoples to freedom and self
government be upheld.
Might does not make right and it never will
The brutal and greedy hand of Imperialism is
strangng the Threats of millions Of non-whites who
are being called rebels and radicals because they
want to be free America cannot continue to be
silent partner in this international murder-ring.
Everything within us should cry out against this
system which the British and Dutch are imposing
by force upon an innocent people. We cannot af-
ford to light the fuse of another world war, war
of races, creeds and colors. Humanity should not
court suicide.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

series Of pretty colored girls be-
cause it was too favorable TO Us
folks Il only heard
Ironic Note - A little shop hOus-
ing Harlem Riverside Russian War
Relief on 135th street in Harlem
which could stand some war relief
itself This Is a big people, in
heart il not bank accounts.
There is move here 10 abolish
the proportional representation
system Of electing the city council
Back OF il is desire 10 keep Ben
Davis and other liberals out in the
future II won't 20 down,
though.
Keen Fighting Count not
the battles Jos: but the battles
fought!
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

What the commentators have called "dooms-
day has arrived and the feared strike Of the hun
dreds Of thousands of General Motors workers Is
officially on The placing Of blame for this strike
has now become major task of the big-shot propa-
gandsts, the big newspapers, and many big
mouthed radio commentators. While many of them
might admit there are two sides to this squabble
they are insisting that the workers represent the
wrong side and the corporation represents the side
that is right.
Once again we wish to state that beneath the
haystack of high-prced verbiage there lies the hard
and gttering fact that workers must eat and feed
their families perish. The automatic cut in wages
brought about by the shorter work week coupled
with the high and everrising prices are threatening
the living standards of the workers. This fact even
President Truman admits To give man fewer
dollars at time when it takes two dollars to do the
work of one is just about the poorest way we know
to usher in period of prosperity.
The record shows and President Truman adj
mts this too that war contracts have been profit
able for American industry, and this includes Cen
eral Motors. There is no question about the ability
of General Motors to meet the demands of the work
ers The last thing the corporation will do is to per-
nit Walter Reuther and his aides to examine the
books of the company. Further, the tremendous
almost any auto manufacturer with guaranteed
market, bigger than anything the auto industry has
ever known in its history.
You can be sure that when the President of
The United States declares publicly that industry can
afford to raise wages without raising prices, he has
the facts to substantate his judgment. Walter Reu
ther has been described in some quarters as coos-
sus seeking to strangle industry simply because he
wants the manufacturers to do what the President
has indicated they are very well able to do out of
their war profits.
We wish to congratulate Mr.. Reuther and the
G. M. workers for offering to submit their case to
arbitration. They have agreed to accept the verdict
Of impartial arbitrators who would be in position
to Judge the facts on their merit alone. The refusal
Of General Motors to submit to arbitration proves
that the corporation has confidence in the facts
they palming off on the general public in their
poory-written advertisements.
How long will the government permit little
group of men who own this giant corporation to
short-change American workers whose sweat built
the corporation in the first place? Do they have a
right to do it? Should Joe Louis be given license
to knock down any in the street simply because
he has the power and ability? The answer is OBJ
Nious. Fair play is just as essential to American
Industry it is to American sports. The facts and
figures show that General Motors in refusing to
maintain the "take-home pay" of its workers is not
playing fair.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01
Bilbo Against
Franchise For
Washingtonians

WASHINGTON. D. CAMP
Poiltaxer Bilbo IS stickler for
following the constitution 10 the
letter when such exsctitude serves
% Stymie the democratic prog
resscS was the opinion expressed
by WaShing tonianS this week when
'He Mississippi senator expressed
opposition 10 extending the ballot
10 residents OF the District OF Co.
lumbia.
Bilbo was asked his opinion
regarding district residents vot-
ing in the Washington Post In
connection with = poll Il con-
Quoted here to measure public
opinion on the question. Their
poll Is said 10 have revealed
that 81 percent Of the Washing
tonians favored having the right
10 vote.
HOWEVER. Bilbo. who as chair.
man OF The district committee Wiz.
tnal.y runs the district. called on
The constitution 10 defend his OPP
position TO granting the franchise
70 votelcSs Washingtonians.
Said he. Read the constitution.
The founding fathers never intend
cd that residents OF the nations
capital should be allowed "a vote"
Turning 10 the constitution NJ
Bilbo's request. district residents
have begun 20 ask whether or not
the senator has read the l4th and
18th amendments They point out
that out Of possible electorate
- over 700 900. the man" was
elected n the senate by less than
100000 Mississippi voters. and that
IN violation OF the constitution,
over quarter Of million Negroes
are denied the right 10 vote by
such techniques as poll taxes. lily
white primaries. and shear. blunt
brutal intimidation.
IL is pointed out that 81 900 white
Mississippi poll takers have elect
cd Bilbo 10 a position which gives
him the authority 10 dictate 10 over
a million WaShingtonianS.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01
Carolina Editor
Gets Tough One
To Figure Out

COLUMBIA. S. c. - CAMP -
John II McCray. editor Of the
Lighthouse and lnformer. Il trying
to figure out an answer 10 ques-
ton dumped into his lap this
week.
Tuesday the mailman deliv-
cred a letter from Mrs. Andrew
w. Simkins, prominent social
and civic leader here, which
said:
I'm ONE OF our local daily pa
pers Monday. | saw, as / often
have seen before, that a respected
Negro had died, II occurred to me
again as IL has scores of times dur
ing the last quarter century when
| have read the daily papers reg
ularly, that | have never seen
whore a respected white person
died
Are there any such animals? il
so, do they live forever As an
outstanding figure in the Ameri-
can press. you should know. or
YOU should be able 10 hnd out. ]
await this long-sought-for infor'
nation.
McCray said he didn't have the
information sought and didn |
know where to and it
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

after four weeks Of mutual suspi-
cons and constant pickering about
inconsequentials. the conference
has failed to- give us practical an
Swers to such important issues as
labors demand that it be per-
mltted to see management rec
ords on cost of production and
profits and gear its wage claims to
such records.
THE CONFERENCE has failed
to undertake an honest-to-s good
ness re-eXdminatlop Of the whole
machinery Of collective, bargain
ing and why II appears Il, be bog
ging down now after working so
effectively and efficiently in the
pre-war years. Can il be, as Ia
Dor contends, that management
does not want collective bargain
ing TO work?
The conference has declined to
endorse, wholeheartedly, federal
or state legislation seeking the
elimination of unfair employ
ment practices against Negroes
women and other so-called NIL
norities. And most important Of
all, the conference has yet To
tell us how to finally determine
and enforce decisions i'm indus
trial disputes short of the strike
and lockout stage.
Each OF these issues has been
tossed into the conference hopper,
but either they have been de-
clared TO be outside the purview
Of the conference or they have
been effectively bottlcd-up in con-
ference committees In any event,
as practically everyone of the
confereeS knew beforehand, the
conference has not done what
President Truman and the people
expected Of r: 1t has not given us
blueprint for industrial peace.
The failure of our best indus
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

trial brains sitting as a Labor
Management Conference TO ar
rive at satisfactory labOr-man-
agement standards for industrial
peace, reflects the failure that is
our national Congress. II cOnSti-
tutes the chief justification for
JAWS decision TO Law aside
mere talk and take all-Out strike
action against the worlds largest
and most resctionary industrial
enterprise - General Motors
Corp.
FOR THE PAST n wears the
national policy has favored the
settlement Of industrial disputes
by collective bargaining. If coll
lective bargaining means any
thing II means free and open dis
cuSSion OF all facts which have a
bearing on the issue in dispute.
Whether or not the auto industry
can afford at this tine TO pay It's
workers 30 per cent increase in
wages could easily and simply be
determined by an examination Of
the earnings Of the industry. In
duStry knows this better than
anyone and that is why its lead
or, General Motors, has refused
the unions request that il make
public its CoSt-earninES- profit data
in the present wage NEGOTIATIONS.
II is worth noting that the only
fundamental difference between
the GM worker and the GIN
stakeholder is that one contributes
his labor TO the corporation S
earnings and the other contributes
his money. Yet, the stakeholder,
who has reason 20 believe that he
is not receiving his proportionate
return, always has access TO the
public courts for a public exami-
nation of the firms earnings. The
present state Of the law recognizes
no such right in the worker. SO
the worker is forced TO use the
only means which the law leaves
him, his right 10 strike until such
tine as he feels he is being given
his proportlonate share.
1T Is A sad commentary or the
state of the law OF industrial re-
lations in this. the worlds most
enlightened democracy, that 140
million people must be thus in
convcnienced by small and will
ful group who, through the cor
porate fiction, control their eco
nomic destiny. But until our ma
tonal legislature awakcns 10 the
view that labor stands on an equal
plane with capital in the indus
trial life Of the nation and that the
one should not be favored over
the other or permitted 10 exercise
unbridlcd control over the other
20 the public detrlment, We can
expect no different.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01
CIoete; Houghton. Mifflin Com

CIoete; Houghton. Miffltn Conn
pany
The lives OF Paul Kruger. Boer
leader, Cecil Rhodes. imperialist-
iinancier and Lobengula. Mstsbele
chief: these three men represent
the three threads OF South African
lie.
A Nation Of Nations by Louis
Adamis: Harper's
The peoples who make up the
United States and what they have
contributed 10 this country's de-
velopnent, illustrated with photo
graphs.
JUVENILE
Two Is Team. nv Lorraine and
Jerrold Beim; Harcourt Brace and
Co.
4 story FOR young children 81
the adventures OF white boy and
a coioTed boy. excellent.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

two industrial
d e V e ! o p
nents affords
an opportunity
10 weigh their
relative merits;
il is a chance
10 appraise the
value Of direct
a c I i q n as
a & a i n ST mere
talk.
The L a b or
NJ a n 2 z G -
m o M Confer
ence in Wash
in gton is A
failure. y q a r
inc ltS close
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01
Marshall Field; University Of Chi.
CagO Press

Marshall Field; University OF Chi
CagO Press
\ millionaire with a conscience
gives his views on freedom: i
should make Your wealthy friends
consider tacir responsibilities and
Your poor friends happy TO know
that Nl.Non7,yoS do haze hearts.
Primer For White Folks. edited by
Bucklin Moon; Doubleday, Doran
and Go.
\ Vel chosen collection ~ writ
ingS % Negroes and whites on the
race question.
One Nation. nv Wallace StcEner;
and the Editors Of Look magazine;
HouRhtOn. Mifflin Company.
The result a. 4 years travel over
The country. this book : one o.
the most significant o. the year;
excellent photographs 81 the peo-
pie who make NJ America.
African Journey by ESlanda Goode
Robson; John Day Co.
\ cha'ty account Of the African
travels Of Ms Robson and her
sou. pauli. eight vca~S-a-o.
y NIr'Cl IN brnhIeNiiiSe oy ""eh-
"t> +" n '''.N> harper
y ''''COb.I' 81 INV F"''S o.
Young Wrj'c- Nrl>c Wrlt.nS IS
= Ia "'1 ~ e.. e. Zoo ,.
y hl>ing VIVA oy "a'er "h''e'
D"uni'udN' no'dn
~ az, cunt y, nc a"',oF
F.N - We ., wax .,o'' ana "hat ne
''"H" mere S'..'' ~ ,P point
@'d icFta'hS o. "AdN Ncsio OIIS
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

ployees stated
further that il
General Motors
co u ] d s h o W
that 30 percent
increase in sal
aries W IA ! d
mean an inevi-
table increase
in prices. then
the employees
would negoti-
ate with the
c q m p a n Y on
the increase in
wages 10 the
point where an
increase would
be DO SSi b G
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THE WORLDS LARGEST
STRIKE finally has overtakcn
what should be, but is not, the
worlds most important labor con-
ference. The co-existence of these
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IN NEWS
l:N;lsISXXS WHITE

The General Motors Strike-The
employees OF General Motors have
struck for a 30 percent wage in
crease with no increase in the
selling prices OF cars. The en-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

ana Tor last y iNa'e -lI'S from
tho carly birds here is \ recon-
mended list Of books Fiction ard
non-fcIon arc moulded along with
at least one juvenile.
FICTION
Border City nv Hart Stilwell;
Doubleday. Doran and Co.
4 book about NeXlcans and their
treatment IN the United States,
good JOB Of writing on a subject
that deserves attention.
Black Boy by Richard Wright;
Harper'S.
An autobiography but included
here because II reads ike fictIon
bat carries a powerful message
II lie HollerS Let Him Go by CheS-
ter Hines; Doubleday. Doran
\ new novel by a Young writer
who rivals Richard -Wri-h' in IN
tous.'v but not in literary skill,
thoroughly readable
Let Us Consider One Another nv
Josephine Lawrence; ID. Appleton
Century
\ novel % the love Of Jew
and Gentle, good reading although
not up 10 GWc;ha.yn GrahaWS
1914 novel on the same subject,
Earth and H -h Heaven
Winds Blow Gently by Ronald
Kirkbride: Frederick Fell
The story OF a Quaker family
who move 10 South Carolina and
live the brotherhood Of man there
NON-FICTION
Black Metropolis nv Horace Cav
ton and 81. Clair Drake; HarcOurt
Brace and Company.
A detailed but very readable
treatment OF Chicago's Negro life:
An introduction by Richard Wri Ght
sets a new standard for introduce
tons.
They Seek a City nv Arna Ron
temps and Jack COnrOy; Double
day Doran and Co.
The story OF Negro migration
from the days OF slavery 10 the
present; lots Of new material.
All Brave Sailors by John Beech
err; l.. Il. Fischer Publishing Co.
The story OF the Liberty ship
Booker T. Washington, and the
men who sailed with her; excellent
Freedom Is More Than a Word by
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01
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This column probably should
have been written weeks ago be-
cause, from al indications. a great
many PEOPLE have already done a
lot Of Christmas shopping At any
rate. for those Who waited until
after THANKSGIVING - got started
and for last minute sifts from
the carly birds here is 4 recon-
mended list OF books Fiction and
non-fction arc included along with
at least one juvenile.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-01

The public has helped General
Motors to make their books what
they are. The one real way to
show that the union demands are
too high. if they are, is to present
their financial standing to the pub
lie. The public is desperately in
tcrested i'm the well being of Cen
cral Motors corporation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-30
New Food Stamps
Valid April First
SAYS OPA Clerk

Five new red ration stamps and
the same number of blue stamps
will be made valid Sunday, April l,
it was announced yesterday by Mrs.
Lucille Ware, Chief Clerk of the
local War Price and Rationing
Board.
Each of the stamps validated for
the new rationing period are worth
10 points or a total of so points.
They will be valid from April l
to July 81. The red stamps be-
coming valid April 1, are K-2, LIZ.
M12, NJ, and P-2. The new blue
stamps, are To, U-2, w, W., and
X-2. Four sets of red and blue
stamps may be used during each
rationing period. Each set is good
for about four months, the first set
expiring when the fifth becomes
good. At the present time stamps
becoming valid since January l.,
all may be used the OPA said.
Sugar stamp 35 is the only one
now good 1t may be used through
June 2. Another sugar stamp will
become good May 1, providing an
overlap of one month.
RATIONING CALENDAR
Red Stamps for Meats and Fats
Stamps Valid Expire
Q5, Rs, So December March 81
T5.U5, VS., W5, Ks January April 2S
Y5. rs, Az, B2, C2, DE-, Feb, June 2
E2, F2, G2 H2, J2. March June 80
K2. L2. NJ. NJ, P2 April July 81
Blue Stamps for Processed Foods
KS. Y5. rs, AZ, B2, Dec. March 81
CO, D2, E2, F2, G2 January April 2S
H2 j, K2, Ii, NJ Febr. June 2
No. P2, o., RI, So March June 30
To. W. w, W., X2 April July 81
Sugar Stamp
No So Febr. June z
(No new Sugar Stamp will be
validated until May -.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-30
Kenilworth Chosen
For Demonstration
Of School Lunches

kenilworth School has been Sc
lected from those in Pinal Coun-
" for demonstration of model
school lunch program at a meeting
of school executives and cafeteria
managers on Monday, April at
8 p. m. The program will start
with a demonstration by 10 Ken
ilworth pupils of the cafeteria
procedure carried out daily at
the school from the washing of
hands before beginning meals. to
taking empty plates back to be
stacked.
a round table discussion of prob
lens and outstanding ideas among
those operating or those interest
ed in school lunch programs in
Pinal County will be held during
the evening. A discussion of food
purchasing and cafeteria opera
tions in general will be conducted
by William Mcconnell, principal of
Kenilworth. Nutrition and food
manipulation will be discussed by
Mrs. Bernice Cannedy. Pinal Coun-
ty home demonstration agent. Mrs.
Edith Steve, Kenilworth School
cafeteria manager and Miss Esther
McKemy, school lunch field rep
resentative of the War Food Ad-
ministration, Phoenix, will discuss
various phases of the school lunch
program.
A typical Type A lunch will be
served, followed by the open dis
cussion on school lunch operations.
Principals, cafeteria managers,
cooks and all others interested in
school lunch programs are cordial
ly invited by those in charge to
attend. Reservations may be
made with Mr.. Mcconnell, Of Ken
ilworth School. All reservations
must be in by April 3.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-30

Mrs. George P Graham, daughter
Shirley and Pfc. Bob Woodcuft, all
of Coolidge; Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Olson
and family and Frank Millsaps, all
of Hewitt Station; Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Collerette and daughter ia
net of Casa Grande; Sgt. and Mrs.
w. G. Vanguess, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lura Payne, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Boggs and family, Mr. and Mrs. |.
F. Boggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Angus Bus
by. ]. C. Munson, Pfc. Harry Pol
ly and Cpl. Glen Hautz, all of Flor
ence; Mrs. ]. R. Edwards and An
dy Hawkins of Green Reservoir.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-30
Religious Film To
Be Shown Here
Sunday Night

AS a feature of it's Easter pro-
gram one of the outstanding re-
ligious films of the day, "The
Power of God" The picture vi
wildly portraying the development
of the Christian life. will be shown
Sunday night beginning at 7:3O pm.
The showing will end Holy Week
observances. There was a large
attendance on Palm Sunday, Tues
day and Thursday nights. Eas-
ter morning services will be held
at the usual time; Sunday School
at 10 and worship at 11:10.