The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-03
THE NATIONS PRESS
lNcREDiBlE!


ITS incredible. Uncle Toms Cabin has protested
by Negroes, Communists. the CIO and Pastors Associa
ton and of all places in Bridgeport Conn., the heart of
Yankeeand. Author Harriet Beecher Stowe must have
rolled her grave Surely the musical version Of this
aboons story could have been the Uncle Tom that
shook Boston in ane-belum days to its humanitarian
foundations excited residents hystercal holy horror
the lot Of slaves while in New England mills laborers
were subjected to working conditions Legree
dreamed of in his sadistic moments II the
Bridgeport banned version resemblance to
the nce Tom that helped bring on the war between the
States, the Uncle Tom which translated into all
with the possible exception of the Hottenot then
the pendulum has only swung back from our grand
fathers day. 1t has gone clean through the CASING
Miami Herad.)
DEMOCRATIC JUSTICE
good deal of fuss is being made the impending
execution in Dallas of Negro named L. c. Atkins who
killed white policeman about four years 1t is also
true that the policeman picked fight with Atkins on
streetcar pulled his gun and shot Atkins and killed
in the ensuing struggle by shot from his weapon.
But the Indictment trial and sentencing Of Atkins
strictly legajust as legal shrewd prosecutors
with eye the Supreme Courts injunction toward lily
white jures. could make them Writing in The Nation,
Dallas attorney. George Clifton Edwards, observes II
the wounded survivor of the fight had been white man,
is doubtful whether anywhere Texas he would have
been indicted Well the fact is that Atkins is white
black And has unwritten laws in this
nector 700 So what's all the excitement for? He's better
the Jews in Germany under Hitler He has
certainly Jared than white who came under
power OF the Japanese He got trial. didn't he? This
only be of concern 10 those people who like
think that democratic justice is different from totaarian
justice excite only those people who place faith
Court the United States Equal justice under the law
Washington Post)
DISCRETION
1T worthy of that representative OF Mississippi
present that backand-white FEPC dinner recently
held in Washington. No attempt has been made thus far
by the FEPC function in this state and that indicates
somebody is showing discreon"- jackson Daily News
Column by: Frederick Sullens.)
COMMUNITY CUSTOM
The protest Of Negro lawyer against exclusion from
banquet planned part of district meeting of the Ken
lucky state Bar Association should be recognized for what
is-a protest against community Ii gains point
in from the fact that Negro lawyer is
pelleG by to be member Of and pay es 10 the
association and thereby matter Of right clearly
titled attend all OF its official proceedings But the basic
grievance is obviously against the exclusion OF Negroes
generally from public eating places in Louisville What
any6odys views OF social equality for the Negro and
whatever exactly, social equality is, how
admitting Negro public dinner Confers this upon him.
People not invited to public dinner for the same
reasons they invited TO each others homes-a mutu
atty personal background. and sociabity ties
family friendship and affection They invited because
Of mutual public professional interest We think
understand least little how it would feel TO be the
recipient OF an invitation to public dinner with knowledge
that You would be unwecome, possibly insulted. you
accepted But this OF mind Is widespread and be-
of very unreasonabeness is the difficult TO
change IL will be changed overnight, by whatever
decision the bar association makes concerning It's Negro
members do how IL possibly bar them
from any ofhcal proceedings" - louisville Courier
IL /