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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
OUR STAKE IN A Permanent FEPC

Japanese-Amsricans throuaA .
maze OF other government agsncis
necessarily and unnecessarily In
volved, war hystsris, hidden cir
cumstances and personalities, sns
other factors rot ''''nd In the usus.
cases.
But only through Q permanent
Fair Employment Practice Com
mission, as outlined in the Scariiop
Dawson. LsFollette bills In In
House and in the Senate. authorized
by Congress to carry out the law
OF the land made by that body. esn
we hope to solve the tremendous
problem OF ~''--'--''ng discrimina.
ton in employment by big bust.
ness during postwar disloestIcn and
depression.
Most Of the defects Of the present
FEPC are corrected in the psrma.
nent FEPC bills introduced In the
House and the Senate, with Of
course, the exception OF that prob
lem OF local industries. This can
be handled only by state FEPCs
which Will be must" IL we wan
to end job discrimination on . lsrs,
scale.
or course, no government agency
can ever completely en- di-crimi-
nation by itself. for we can do that
only by Kidding ourselves as q ma.
ton Of fear and prejudice. II car
only meet the needs of those who
Know that they are wronsed and
who want TO do something con-
.structive about il.
hackers OF NEW FEPC
The same people who demanded
the original FEPC are now cam
paigning for the new one. They
are or'ar ed in the Council fo- q
Permanent FEPC with head
quaSters al 1910 II. street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.. which prods the
labor committees OF both houses to
report the bills out favorably. OBJ
tainS promises from representatives.
and senator's, wherever possible. TO
vote yes once the bill is on the
floor, and conducts q public reln.
tons drive 'h-ourh key people
throughout the country 10 Get local
-. and 10 e|.'--'- 49, electo-
rate
Fair employment practice 10 q
crucial issue for everyone in plan.
ming for q postwar America with
out race riots. without Boss
Hagueism," without another lost
generation. For only by giving
people an equal chance 70 produces
and 10 be useful can we attain On
economy OF plenty with enough
to 60 around. which alone will pre-
vent stocked warehouses and empty
! stomschl
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
VOICE WITH A SMILE!

Harry McApin, White House correspondent and Wash
ngon representative for Negro publishers sends daily
wire by phone Atlanta Daily World Often he gets the
operator obviously miss Of white southern breeding
One day she volunteered to Harry. "Ah frum
Atlanta too" Harys interest only mild and she added
Are ya1l related to Old Judge McApin in Savannah?
Harry explained that his branch Of the family from
Mississippi and proceeded to send his wire The operator
during his recital OF visit paid by Mrs Eleanor
Roosevelt large public meeting and the things she said
when he described the sponsors of the meeting the
National Negro Womens Council she burst OUT Amt this
a damn shame"
Another day Harry recounting visit OF Negro
leaders White House and this elected the miss
Don't she evuh invite nohn but niggers down there?
End of this adventure hasn't yet but it should
be good.
Alfred Smith in Chicago Defender
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
OTHER COURSE
REQUIRES CONVICTION

But II Il were a white man and
decided 10 come down from nv
ladder would first have had 10
convince myself. by cold appraisal
OF AL factors. that 10 do so was
use and sound. ! would recognize
TINS self conviction to be essential
Inoeed. because involved was the
necessity Of voiunt- '.. cur de,.
ing absolute power however tan
STORY TO a partnership of power.
ana the remuneration OF a good
ming however insecurity grasped
10 what some might argue to oe;
a Utopian improbability. I would
need a deep and firm faith to sus.
TAIN me, for | would be as one 20
ing unarmed and with hand out.
stretched in friendship among those
oound TO be resentful and susp,.
cious.
However. ! would perceive ina,
IL would be far less than enough
merely 10 take q passive. academic
attitude ard settle comfortably
down TO let the world change il.
self. would see that a cause worth
embracing was worth fighting for
ana would determine 10 take spe-
enc. calculated action. II were
an American. this is how would
face the issue:
! would as . beginning frankly
acknowledge to myself that there
was race problem here In
America. that the crux Of n was
the unassimilated millions Of Ne.
groes. and that II could only BE-
solved. by positive attack. and not
by pretending II was not there.
i would attempt honestly 10 ND
root from my own mind and heart
All race prejudice. II unsuccessful,
! would determine at the least not
10 display II, and 10 compel my be.
havtor to heed reason. not IRE.
sponsible emotion.
/ would Join, and actively partic-
ipase. in every bsns llAe erraai,ed
eheft 70 stamp cut Inequalities
based On race or coler.
/ would make Il . conscieus. c0n.
sistent practice to study and Under
stand other peoples, and 70 cult.
vate ~ aequaintanees and friends
non-white individuals on my own
cultural level.
Iweuld discourage the expression
or practice Of race prejudices in
my family and among my friends,
and would allow no street-esrner
diatribe TO 30 unchalenged Or un-
refuted In my presence.
i would, rs an employer. hire
and fire without racial discrimina-
ton; II an employee, I would grant
Il to be the right Of any qualified
person to work beside me without
regard for his race.
l would bring all pressure in my
power to bear on my elected repre-
sentative In government toward In.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

~ America, between whom mutual
understanding is desperately need
ed He ignored everything in Nj
geria which was modern. every
thing which tends TO spoil that
country as a laboratory" in which
anthropologists can study print.
tive culture.
He had travelled through many
Niserian cities; he had ridden on
Nigerisn buses and trains; he had
driven Nigerian cars on Nigerian
roads. and had used telephones and
ielegraphs operated by Nigerians.
He had seen railroad bridges,
churches. schools, residences. fac
tories, and stores. He had engaged
as interpreter poor Nigerian boy
who-like most Of my countrymen
knows several languages fluently.
He had got his meals and his mail
in the same fashion he gets them
in America, and he had enjoyed
the services OF Nigerisn bankers,
business men. lawyers. doctors. and
ministers. But he photographed
more OF This. nor did he tell OF II.
II was not primitive enough % in
terest him.
II was. Of course. natural that an
anthropolosist's interest should be
thus confined. but the trouble is
that the reports by such scientists
tend to confirm the erroneous i'm
pressions which Americans get
from other sources. For decades
missionaries. motion picture COM
panies. big game hunters. and ex-
plorers have treated Africa a.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
BEREAVEMENT

someone recently ran . Gard
OF Ihanks' In the Minneapolis sun
Day Tribune. giving especial
thanks to certain initiated people
FOR their kindness In the ioss az
my husband" The loss occurred
through divorce proceedings and
those being thanked were the wit.
nesses for the wife.
Editor and Publisher
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
MODERN AFRICA---A PLEA FOR UNDERSTANDING

museum piece, . sort OF roo where
one may observe the lower forms
Of animal life. from wild beasts TO
wild men. They apparently have no
interest in reporting the truth.
which Is that primitive man" is
fast disappearing from that con-
tinent. We Africans are your coz
temporaries We--like you-tear
bombs and machine guns: we hate
war and race friction.,We--like you
want 70 live and work in Q peace
full and civilized world.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
CONDENSED from Down Beat

CONDENSED from Down Beat
Born Cuthbert, Georgia. 1904 d.
Became interested in music due 10
the activities Of his elder brother
Fletcher =. Began the study Of
piano when IA -. Continued mu-
steal studies at Wilberforce uni
versity where he was graduated
with an Alb. degree Fronted
his own orchestra throughout four
years in college E. During vaca-
ton following junior year sGpk the
unit 10 New York for sn|hSsge-
inert at the Bamville club in Hsr-
lem During senior year the
band personnel included Rex Stew
art. Benny Carter. Freddy Jenkins.
Shelton Hemphill. Elmo Williams
and the McCord twins. Castor and
Theodore
Band Is RAided
Following graduation worked the
GreyS,one ballroom. Detroit. before
moving into the Savoy ballroom.
Harlem. where he los; several star
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
BACH.TO.SCOTT

Hazel Scott. one night. played
Baeh.to- Scott in . strapless evening
gown. diamond bracelets. etc. A
great pianist. Artur Rubinstein. was
In her audience Amazed. ne
discussed her with . friend, who
assured the famed Polish pianist he
knew he would be impressed with
Hasels boogie style but didn't ex-
pect him to 20 for her Bach :.
To this. Rubinstein replied, "Bschf
oh, Il isn't her Bach. It's her frontr
Afro.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

The dusky Rochester treal name:
Eddie Anderson often gets the big
gest laugh in Jack Benny's radio
programs and pictures. In Harlem
his name Is featured above Benny's
81 never minded his stealing my
pictures" says Benny. until I
heard that my next one might be
The Life Of Booker T. Washing
tom"
Bennett Cert In Saturday
Review Of Literature
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
FLAGRANT PRACTICES
REVEALED

AS an investigating agency its
hearings, held throughout the
country. have revealed fragrant
practices. The railroad hearings,
finally held in September. 1913,
showed tina. both carriers and
unions had been conniving TO
squeeze Negroes out OF the indus
Try for several decades, that Ne
Sroes cannot become engineers on
diesel engines. that colored locomo-
tive firemen had been shot out OF
their cabs. that one road alone
needed 400 skilled and Semi
skilled workers in 1913. and that
carriers hired new men and women
for these Jobs while experienced
Negroes were being fred and no
new ones hired. The findings were
referred 10 the President. who in
December, l943. appointed the
Stacey committee 10 conduct fur
Their investigation and make recon-
nendations A year has passed and
that committee has not yet taken
action.
As an administrative agency the
FEPC has done wonders. despite
inadequate funds and personnel. Il.
has changed policies OF officials
who were real Bourbons. One man
sse- insisted that he would rot Sc
responsible IL "one OF those
'coons' tmeaning Negroes) gets
piece OF red hot iron down his
pants or -. man gets dropped
into an acid trough" The FEPC in.
duccd this concern 20 eliminate its
segregated toilet ard Mushroom IA.
eillties without compromising any
OF the employers resr-- '.ities.
The FEPc has for the first time
challenged the Civil Service Com
missions prerogative OF appointing
one out Of the three highest RANK.
ing applicants COR a position. which
eliminated undesirable" persons
on sry basis
A regional director recently re-
ferred the case Of Negro. who
had not been promoted though two
people with -. - ~ssdes had been.
to the deputy regional director OF
the War Manpower Commission.
who reprimsnded the appointing
civil service oficer The man got
his post.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FEPC
Perhaps the most notable accom-
pliShmentS Of the FEPC Is It's sue
eesstM handbag Of cases involving
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
TRAIN TRAVEL

Unnecessary train travel. they
say. Is 5 per cent higher than last
year. and would be Is per cent
higher II the public had not been
educated by the ODT. The 5 per
cent get educated. too. don't worry.
They're the kind that have to learn
in the hard way. L. II. r.
N. Y. Times
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
BY MBoNu DUKE
(Reprinted from Harper's Magaxine)

was Ohio State university when eminent anthro-
pologis returned recently from my homeland Nigeria.
He had collected African curios and taken photographs
which he exhibited at the state and the unver
sty library He brilliant scholar and he had spent
considerable time in my country But his lectures and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
HISTORY OF THE NOBLE ART OF KISSING
tR.print.d from READER's scoPE)

kEADEHB sCOFE)
The kiss as seal Of affection not known to the
sncents In fact it stranger to Europe until the
discovery Of the World. when travellers brought the
habit back with 1t not only took but in some ocal
ties threatened to become epidemic.
The kiss seemed to develop best in a high state Of
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
STRINGS EN-

New York-In view Of the
current trehd 10 include violins
in swing bands. Lips Page was
asked il his new big band would
have a string section. "Yeh,
man." replied Lips. we got a
string section. One man. Plays
bass fddle."
Down Beat
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
BY DONALD JONES
CONDENSED from Common

cohden'ed from Common Sense East
IL were a white man would already have thumbed
through the pages of my history to tot up the score
against
would count the millions of nonwhite peoples who had
been kicked around my Caucasian brothers and FORE
fathers had clambered the ladder racial dominance
and would realize that owed little good will would
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
fiuencing their allegiance 70 the
principles I espoused.

fuencing their allegiance 10 the
principles I espoused.
How formidable an assignment
this schedule would be for me II
! were a white man. an American
white man. would depend on the
degree OF my intelligence and the
sincerity OF my faith. But OF one
thing would be sure In any even,
II were a white mar. These criti-
cal times brook no half measures.
YEAkNING FOR
FREEDOM STRONG
But | am a Negro and. as a Ne
gro, let me say this Anal word: l do
not for a moment pretend I have
no anxiety over which way you,
II you are a white man. will 60.
| am intensely and selfshly anxious.
The yearning for freedom is just
as strong in me as il must have
been in the white breast OF your
great Patrick Henry. or as it as
suredly is in the black breasts OF
fifteen millions OF my own people.
However. I ask you to believe
also that am psssionatsly an
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
TUE WEEKLY DIGEST
IF ! were A WHITE man

and had elected to remain astrlde
my ladder. I would perceive that
democracy's freedoms and preroga.
tives involved looseness Of struc.
ture no longer tolerable. / would
embrace fascism. for in fascism I
would see the elements OF grim
RECOMMENDATION to which my small
minority must submit il IL is to
continue TO dominate. And in my
own personal attitude toward non.
whites ! would freeze my thoughts
and feelings into a pattern that
would exclude from any vestise OF
hvmane consideration anyone who
was not member OF my race
Those not o. my race would learn
to cheat without remorse, kill with
out conjunction
Thus would behave. il were
White man determined 10 defeno
my favored position. For I would
know that my cause had not tine
ta!niest trace of spirational ideal.
ism. OF high motive and aspiration
My reliance would be armed miyht
and dollars only
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

recognize that my generation and
| were astride a top rung OF that
ladder and ! would realize that. in
consequence of our very eminence
plus the methods used to reach il,
we were objects OF hatefulness 10
a dark-skinned multitude milling
about the bottom. would look
down into the eyes OF those people
and read there not only evidence
that they had forgotten nothing.
but evidence also Of growing con-
sciousness OF strength and the glim-
mering OF notion that il they took
hold OF this ladder, and shook it -. :.
IL ! were white man | would
have begun saying something like
this TO myself: The time for de-
cision has come. You must either
climb down from your ladder and
fall 10 work with those fellows
down there 10 build a broad based
world social structure upon which
you all will And room. or you mus,
wrap your legs firmly about your
ladder, let out a yelp OF defiance,
and consign 10 hell the conse-
QuenceS"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
The WATCHTOWER

EVERYONE knows that one of the greatest
handicaps to attaining first-class recognition as
citizens has been the characterization of the
Negro in the various media reaching the masses
of the American people.
Fer every one person who reads a 81 hook
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
COLUMN SHOPPING
Reprinted from PM)
Bv FRANK SULLIVAN

The advertisements in those newspapers vulgar enough
publish paid advertising have certain wild and
opulence these days especially the Sunday editions Makes
person feel rich just to 60 column shopping Sunday
afternoon Before Christmas New York eweer adver
tised aconicay that he had few diamond rings he was
ready to let 60 for the bargain price of sos each Or
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

The 1874 lame duck Congress
after a day and a half Of hearings
before the House Labor Committee
chose not 10 act on the measures
A favorable vote will mean fec
eral agency lighting job discrimi-
nation permanently. The temporary
Presidents Committee on Eair En-
ployment Practice. created June %
l94i. by an Executive Order. Is
slated 10 go out Of existence next
June.
The existing FEPC was origin
ally empowered to discourage dis
elimination in employment; by gov
eminent agencies and defense
plants based on race. creed, color
or national origin.
PROTECTION TEMPORARY
Blu, this protection is. a temporary
expedient without sufficient power
and scope to remove discrimination
in our economy on any large scale.
The committee has only executive
powers in a limited field. though
il has done well IN that field. AID
il has met unusually difficult hard
ships. Only a Permanent Fair En-
ployment Practice Commission can
hope 10 tackle the most fagrant
practices II Our major industries.
The presen; FEPC has had a
harder struggle for existence than
perhaps any other agency. Aside
from lacking sufficient funds and
personnel. its status as committee
has been changed often.
The committee never had free
enough rein or authority necessary
10 do its job II has no power 70
appeal 10 the courts and being a
governmental agency. i; cannot
LOOK for cascs-the cases must come
through complainantS or the United
States Employment Service which
refers instances Of Discrimination
against applicants and OF employers
requesting Christians" whites. "
etc.
As federal agency the commit
tees scope is not complete. for il
has no juriSd elton over the armed
forces. nor does II have juTlSdie-
ton over all interstate commerce
only over those industries and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
BY INA SUClHARA
CONDENSED from the January crisis)

Congress will soon decide whether or not millions of
Americans of color and of unpopular creeds and back
grounds will have chance living following this
The Dawson La Toilette bills the House
Of Representatives Oh. r. 39S6) and in the Senate
Is 2O4S they stand the basis for effective
Fair Employment Practice Commission.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

TRULY PLATUNIC
Said one old maid 10 her sister:
Il can't understand why you 20 out
with that young sailor"
Sister: "0h. It's Just . platonic
friendship - play for him and
tonic for me"
Los Angeles Tribune
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

minority group or another. that
the fate OF each minority depends
upon the extent of justice given ali
other groups.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
WOULD DECLARE WAR
ON NON-WHITES

II were white man ard chose
TO take the latter course | would
play the game all the way, TO the
last out in the last inning would
close my mind against even the
faintest inclination to grant racial
equality TO any non.white person
anywhere at any time. | would de-
clare incorporating war upon
non-whites, steeling myself 10 sc-
cept with calm fatalisme their II
TO numerical advantage
] would use every device to
strangle the renaissance Of Asia. to
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FEPC

Perhaps the most notable accom-
plishmen,s Of the FEPC is It's sue
eesstM handbag Of cases involving
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-02-03

Businesses that -sidered war
plants or have contracts or sub
contracts with the government.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-09-22
pISc HuI>cs,


Erskine Hawkins IS playing
series ~ one-righters down below
the Mason-Dixon line following
his highly successful ereasement
at the Hotel Edisons Blue Room
Following their sensational APP
pearances az UPTOWN and Down
town Cafe Societies and stage
debut Al New York 5 strand the
atre the Phil Moore Four opened
a. the Copacabsna last week
Jess stacy and his new band
booked into Chicago's Rarahox.
are hroadcasting nightly over two
networks a cosmetic firm Is
tickefing with Duke Ellington TO
name some OF their products with
the titles II his original compost
tons.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-09-22
Lionel Hampton, Opener At Paradise,
CEmaxing Sensational Brief Career

The Paradise ,hea'er re-opers
Friday SEPT, =. tor the lai5-4s
season.
The opening stage attraction
will De Tie k4rS of The yibra-
harp Lionel Hampton. and his
Flying Home orchestra Idoneis
orchestra has TIE finest eohec-
ton of musicians ever sssemhled
on one stage inGudiuS such ,sv-
oriies az Mil Backner hoorle
woocie specialist H~rhie Fields
ALTO sax star Araet Cohh me
terrific sax riain star and ne
lovely paaah vash'rs'or
Assea - ne records achieved
hY Lionel Hampton ara hl- or
ches'ra IL tie distinction 70 hsv-
'rg broadcast over all forr ma
Tor networks In less than a wear
after he orches "a was orrsn.zed
From ore q The first s7o's
the hand f'svet the Casa Mana
ma IN Culver City California
near Los Angeles the hand brost-
cast regularly over Mutual ooss;
to coast,
The Grand Terrace IN chiraSo
came next five months after ne
hand made - debut Booked in
for six weeks Hampton was held
over twice for oiai - 'oar
months hroadcssfing nightly OYER
The nationwide Columbia Broad
casting system network.
He was 80 successful AZ Grand
Terrace re-estahlishing The Spot
as the center of chicago's night
NE that before he closed be
lad a contract - open AZ the
Hotel Sherman IN he Loon in
the famous Panther Room which
features only the nations tor
swing hands ON Jrlv q ten
months after The hand started
ont with ho'h MIC Red and NRc
Blue wires
Hamriors engagement FOR the