The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-05-12


Employment Practice Bill in the
Congress.
Mr.. c. c. Gilbert and his group
Of rich people represent the max
ers OF policies in the South. A
great many Negroes. some OF them
in the South and some of them in
the North, have contended that the
Negroes struggle is against the
poor whites of the South. Negroes
have contended in many cases that
the ruling whites Of the South are
willing to give the Negro break"
were il not for the deep hatreds'
Of the poor southern whites.
The attack on the FEPC bill by
some of the largest industrial or
carnations ought to be a glazing
sign to the struggling Negroes to
indicate where their opposition
is really located. This opposition
of the Southern States Industrial
Council means that the rulers Of
the South want segregation be-
cause il gives them q cheap eco
nomic advantage. Mr.. c. c. Gil
bert writes against FEPC In the
most un-democratic language. He
says, 1T Is entirely un-American
in concept and IL would certainly
he anti Southern in practice"
Think of an American in high
office and with great economic
power back of him saying such a
thing.
It's the most American thing to
give man an opportunity to
work without race, creed and
color standing in his way.
c. c. Gilberts crowd are the
enlightened Southerners" IL you
please.
The Southern States Industrial
Council wants to keep economic
and social segregation Il am not
talking about tea parties and inter-
marriages here because il makes
profits by playing one race over
against the other. This sort OF
thing pays great profits when ii is
used between black and white PEG.
pie.
White workers can be made To
feel that their enemy is the black
worker and the black worker can
be made 10 feel that the white
worker is his enemy. The real en-
envy of both white and black work
ers is the Southern States Indus
trial Council and their ilk.
The opposition that the South
ern States Industrial Council Is
now waging against FEPC ought
to serve notice on some Of our
vigorous leaders that Rankin.
Bilbo, George. Fisher, and others
from the South are merely con-
Hressional mouth pieces. There
fore, II Is futile to spend too
much time with them. They are
only saying what they are told.
most of the time they do not say
what they are told too well.
The Southern States Industrial
Council is now wagng a hard and
expensive campaign to defeat
FEPC. They are writing letters and
holding meetings throughout the
South. The womens clubs have
adopted a letter-writing campaign
TO their congressman. The Con-
gressmen are urged TO defeat
FEPC because it's "anti-southern.
II does not permit a big industrial
list Of the South To reap his profits
out of system Of racism.
The Council is saying that II is
un- American to legislate against
the results of race hatred. The
Council argues further that to
Iegislate against the results Of
race hatred will set the clock
back for the Negro a generation"
What the Council really means
by this IL that the members of the
Southern States Industrial COun-
Gil will not be able to exploit all
the workers Of the South on the
very false premise Of race SUI
periOrity and race inferiority.
This is what they have done for
over 300 years.
The Jews. Negroes. Catholics and
other minorities had better bestlr
themselves. II the anti-democratlc
groups in this country get away
with a filibuster on the FEPC bill
in Congress without loud voice
OF protest from the people-We car
put il down that Hitler is dead
but, he may win in his views on
racism. The Southern States Indus
trial Council is not Nazi organl'
zation ruled by Hitler and his gang
but the Southern States Industrial
Council is acting as il they were
Is il too long for us TO remember
that Htler's mouth pieces were say
ing that il was anti-German IN give
work and opportunity to Jews?