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Unity Among Nations in
Western Hemisphere Must
Mean Racial Equality

a treaty outlawing discrimination
in all countries of the Americas to
be drawn up by the foreign minis
tiers of the Americas and submitted
to the governments of the Americas
for discrimination. Though the
Haitian delegation succeeded in
getting this included in the Chapul-
tepec Agreement, it must be writ
ten in the form of treaty.
Such a treaty would not have to
be long and involved document.
The Declaration of Independence
can be read and understood by the
poorest man in a few minutes. So
can the Sermon on the Mount and
the Emancipation Proclamation of
Abraham Lincoln. Sometimes, the
greatest thoughts of mankind are
voiced in the simplest words of
mankind.
Last summer, in Mexico City, one
of the leading organizations of the
Americas passed a resolution urg-
ing that the countries of the Ameri-
cas- adopt a treaty forever outlaw
ing racial and color discrimination
in the countries of the Americas.
That organization was the Inter-
American Bar Association, COM
posed of lawyers from many coun-
tries of the Western Hemisphere.
The resolution was sponsored by
Antonio Perales, Mexican-Ameri-
can lawyer from San Antonio,
Texas. 1t was supported by law
yers from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and
many other Latin American coun-
tries but, unfortunately was op-
posed by most of the lawyers from
the United States.
American Lawyer Calls Turn
But one American lawyer called
the turn and what he had to say at
Mexico City, last summer, should
have been read carefully by the
leaders of the Americas meeting in
Mexico City, last week. He is the
Hon. Robert W. Kenney, Attorney
General of California, and one of
our most distinguished fighters for
human rights. Said Mr.. Kenney, in
part:
eve simply cannot pretend to
seriously discuss ways and means
of ancing inter-American
friendship without facing this issue
(the issue of Discrimination
squarely and uncompromisingly.
'The Western Hemisphere is
made up of peoples of many differ
ent nationalities, races, and Ian
guages. Unity among US can there
fore be established only on the basis
of racial and national equality.
"The doctrines of racial superb
ority' which is not only practiced in
the United States, but in some
places actually embedded in the
law, is deeply resented throughout
Latin America. Furthermore, it
has been a propaganda weapon Of
the Nazi enemy, effectively used as
Fifth Column device to drive a
wedge into our war collaboration.
Surely this is not a situation
conducive to postwar unity"
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By HAROLD PREECE

i ny hAnOLD
The foreign ministers of the
Americas held their meeting in
Mexico City to chart what we hope
will be a new civilization, based on
the unity of man, in our hemi-
sphere.
Representatives from the United
States sat down with representa-
tives of predominantly Negro ma
tons like Panama and Haiti and
representatives of predominantly
Indian nations like Guatemala and
Paraguay to thrash out the ques-
tions which must be answered if we
are to build that civilization which
kindled the hearts of the white
liberator, Simon Bolivar; and the
black liberator, Toussaint LOWER
ture.
Questions considered on the
agenda of that conference in Mexi-
co City included industrialization of
that great colored world called
Latin America which stretches
from the Rio Grande to Cape Horn,
immigration policies (Which may
vitality affect U. s. Negroes wishing
to emigrate to Latin America) },
agricultural development of the
rich and almost unsettled Amazon
River basin, labor, and-Argentina.
Emergent Democracy
It is good to see the emergent
democracy of the Americas-the
democracy born in a log cabin with
the white man, Abraham Lincoln;
and in a matched shack on the
Mexican coast with the black man,
Vicente Guerrero-meeting the
challenge of that reactionary die
tatorship based on the enslavement
of the Negro and the Indian which
is Argentina. Maybe, the nations OF
the Americas are more alert to the
danger of Argentina's Hitler, Juan
Domingo Peron, than the nations of
Europe were to the threat of that
first monster who started out by
enslaving the Jews.
But there is one unfinished ques-
ton on the agenda at Mexico City.
It is the question of color discrimi-
nation.
1t is a question that the civiliza-
ton of the Americas will have to
answer what with the white land
lords enslaving Negroes in the
Carolinas and white landlords en-
shaving Indians in Bolivia.
The leaders of the Americas still
must convince the colored majority
of the Americas-the Negroes
reaping cotton in Texas and sugar
cane in Cuba, the Indians conscript-
ed to work the mines in Bolivia and
the great landed estates in Peru
that their opposition to the AFRO
giant imperialism of Argentina is
based upon their hatred of Argen-
tina's maniac racism.
Outlaw Jim Crow
There is one sure way that they
can prove to the colored peoples
that their opposition to Argentina
is based upon something besides
business rivalries and spheres of in
fiuence. The way is a simple one
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The Cleveland Commission
On Community Relations
SIDNEY WILLIAMS IN THE CLEVELAND CALL & POST

AS indicated in this column last week. the Bill providing
the creation commission with Ceveand nter-racia
problems passed by City Council last Monday evening
March Only Councilman voted against it. He
trt made largely of Polish people This very interesting
understandable For here Cleveland in other northern industrial
Polish and Negro workers normally competition
for security and position industries
qunty their relations with other
suspicion and jealousy.
This is unfortunate because long this condition
be off against each other the dement
and the danger of city NegroPosh relations field
of interest the Urban League has been working for
But the primary responsibility for clearing with the
and labor Incidentally do have full employment
those 60 million jobs the postwar period management
have their hands full keep
between different nationaties or IN keel
Negro Representation o Headache
The Commission Community Relations will
The Mayor will appoint all of hem provides
will doubtless appointments
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Letters
Sergeant Noel
Harris Writes,
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ENJOYS Paper

1AuA II 10 VAASCO1
Enjoys Paper
Dear Editor: want to thank you
and all your staff for the service
you are doing in getting your paper
overseas. There are several fellows
in and around here that receive the
paper and do We ever enjoy it.
Today is March IL and the issue l
received yesterday was Jan. IL. Not
bad if you know that we sometimes
don't get our mail for two and three
months.
Last Friday 1 was sitting at my
desk, during the noon hour, and l
had the surprise of my Army life.
l looked up and there stood James
Sonny" Martin from st. Paul.
Sonny is looking fine. The Army
is surely doing him good. And to
meet someone from home surely is
a happy moment.
heard from Freddie Smith. He
is also fine and in the Philippines,
along with Calvin Stone. Elements
of the 93rd are in the rear echelon
of this great war, but we are doing
a real job also. There are Japs all
over in these hills. Our job is to
bring them out, or eliminate them.
(That is mostly what is being
done.)
If it wasn't for the papers and the
letters from those at home, we
could not carry on so successfully.
I keep quite busy answering my
mail, but l love it.
Sure would like to have some of
that cold weather and snow that I
am reading about, there. If it isn't
raining here, it is hot as (censored).
But We don't complain. I manage
to keep in touch with, Alex Jordan,
Jimmy Coleman, Lee Harris, Dick
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THE DANGER OF ANTI-SEMITISM

Racial hatred is doubeedged sword Many liberal whites
discovered the truth of this when
OF hatred not only Negroes but also whites Today
white Americans are coming to realize that the Negro problem white
problem.
somewhat unfortunate then that Negroes
aware OF the boomerang character of racial hatred When Negroes
indulge in the
mining and sabotagng their own fight for equality
is somewhat alarming the Southde gut
ter sheet published by irresponsible falling
of In issue after issue of this gossip handou
merchants the Southde of Chicago magne
dred in much the fashion they for in Her
Deutscher Beobachter.
Aside from the fact that not exploiting
Negroes than other white is all important
the Negro community stamp out of racial hatred
directed at Negroes Jews other minority peoples
We cannot afford to fall for the propaganda which
the people into small pickering divided
afford be sarmed to have taken
potent in the struggle for equaour unity with
peoples the world over.-Chicago Defender.
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We wish to express our sincere apprecia-
ton to the friends and neighbors for their
acts of kindness, messages of sympathy ana
beautiful floral offerings in our bereave-
ment in the loss of our husband, father and
brother, Clayton Wiley. We especially
thank Rev. A. F. Martin, Rev. H.. G. Boyd
and Rev. ]. C. Clayburn, the choir the
Stewardess Board Of Wayman church, Sun
shine and Usher board of st. Peter church,
Bethesda church Deaconess board and
Dorcus society, the Booker T. Washington
Study club, and the Order of Eastern
Star.-Mrs. Alice Wiley, wife; Evelyn
wiley, daughter; Mrs. Maude McDougal'
sister, and Hazel and Flora Blair, nieces.
The Paramount Contract Club will meet
Friday, April 6. at Mrs. Harriet Jones'
1924 Clinton Ave.
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Powell, James Martin and of course
Nelson Peery and Ernest johnson,
who l see every day.
In closing, may wish you and
your staff lots of luck and success
miss Booker, toO).
M/Sgt. Noel Harris
New Guinea
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ARE WE IN TOO MUCH OF A HURRY

Most Negroes at time another have heard white
that Negroes should slowly in their
civil rights They counsel that Negroes % their
that they get their full and complete rights They
the opinion that Negroes should sit brings
change of heart of those who determined
his place. Imagine waiting for time change the heart Bbo
a Rankin.
Because the REVIEW constantly the firing line battling
for full and complete rights for Negroes America there those
the community who being Commun others
that we stir up racial strife.
1t contention that helped build country
helped make what it and that entitled by the laws
God and to the rights that accorded any
of citizens We believe that those rights will
incessant struggle part of liberal thinking white citizens
No people in too much of hurry be completely free
and to fight for that freedom.-Buckeye Review.
WALTER WHITES BOOK
When Walter White, Executive Secretary Of the NAACP left his
job in theory the New York (he)
respondent stated that his real gather material for
a book which would benefit him personally.
Just two weeks Doubleday announced book "A
Rising Wind by Walter White This supposed is
write He in the South Pacific gathering material for the
other
We have objection to Walter White writing book But
don't think he should neglect his duties secretary of the NAACP
time when the problems require greatest
attention The thousands Of people who contribute their annual
dues to keep the NAACP going have right all Of the
officials to give their undivided time to their duties.
the profits from the book Mr. White other
went to the association would complaint However when
these profits personal and the time for assembling the material
and writing the manuscript taken from the daily duties Of the writer
then must protest and Walter White using NAACP for
his own personal gain.-Cleveland Call & Post.
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Free ADVERTISING

Again. there the advanced
lions this spring for thousands Autographs
the southhowng Mrs Roosevelt shaking
Howard University Negro institution the
ton being themselves the largest employers Negro
country but they would foster
defeat "thatnna -RelnP
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Morris Gibbs Writes

From California
Dear Editor: I receive the paper
very regularly and eagerly await
its arrival every week.
am glad to see progressive
growth of the papers has made it
imperative that you open a down.
town St. Paul office. May your
papers continue to grow, is my
earnest desire.
However, former Minnesotans, no
matter where they go, just can't be
held down or kept out of the public
eye.
Morris Gibbs
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FREE PRESS

free press obligated by its bthght competent PRESS
produced The neither
its destiny if posons its columns with propaganda and private
opinions careless of its facts editorials
uniformed swayed by heaay publishes misleading advertising
vicious sensational gossip sourceByron
Smyrna times., 1945-10-25
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person.
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
nh River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, Oct. "a - Mr..
Harold Jackson of Silverside Road
was dinner guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Jackson on
Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Duhadaway of Do
yer, Mrs. Marie Rawley of Smyrna
were weekend visitors of Mrs.
Thomas Wrench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Warner and
sons of Holly Oak, spent Saturday
with her mother, Mrs. Emma Dav-
is. In the afternoon they all mo-
tored to Sudlersville, Md, and
spent a visit with his brother, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Warner.
Mrs. Bertha Burris of Little
Creek, spent several days last
week with her sister, Mrs. Louis
Gaulke. On Saturday they went
to Marcus Hook and spent the
weekend with Mrs Gaulke's chill
dren, Mrs. John Bailey, Mrs. Wal
ter Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Gaulke.
Mr.. Harry Davis of Darby, Pa,
Mrs. Charles Brown and children,
cf Taylors Bridge were recent vis-
itors Of Mrs. Emma Davis. Mrs.
Davis also had as visitors her son
Carl Davis Of Linwood, Pa; her
daughter, Mrs. Earl Scott, Of Tai
leyville.
Mrs. Wilmer Ford, and daughter
Mrs. Willis Sanner, and Nancy
Sanner Of Dover, were recent visit
On Of Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-25
KENTON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, Oct. "a = Miss Ethe
Carey of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with her sister, Miss Eve
Carey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Crossley en-
tertained company on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reynold:
and daughter Shirley, of Harring'
ton, spent the weekend with hi:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. v. Rey'
nolds.
Miss Pearl Short entertained
company on Sunday.
Mrs. Wilson Graham and chill
dren of Smyrna, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Graham on Sunday.
Mr.. S. G. Walker and family
spent the weekend at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Darrell and
daughter of Baltimore, Nd, are
visiting his mother, Mrs. Carlton
FARRELL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Faulkner
are receiving Congratulations on
the birth of a son on Thursday, Oc-
tober 18th in Kent General Hos
pital.
A chicken and waffle supper is
being planned for Wednesday, No
vember 7th to be held in basement
of Church.
Mrs. James Urian and Miss
Anna w. Davis of Wilmington,
spent thte weekend with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Davis.
Miss Dorothy Hill of Clayton,
SPENT Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ford.
Mrs. Mabel Moser entertained
company on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-25

Much of the friction caused by
minority groups in Europe could be
eliminated by enforced removal of
such minorities to their own coun-
tries in the opinion of Professor
Mario A. Pei Of Columbia Univer-
sity, in an article in the May issue
of Town & Country magazine. which
points out that this means was suc-
cessful in abolishing enmity be-
TWEEN Greece and Turkey before the
war.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-25

-roofo c0Erfts1 ~. +. Dress fnsftHtf
YOUNG PEOPLE are also going
to go places this Fall, as New
York's designers of Junior fashions
are well aware. The style pictured
above, with striped gold taffeta top
fiaring in peplum over an airy
black marquisette skirt, Is the type
OF date and dance dress that Juniors
will be wearing for little evenings
everywhere. For big evenings-and
many young girls will be stepping
out this season for the first time in
a long dress-Juniors will find that
just as much attention has been
given to them as to their Big Sis
ters. A wide-skirted black net dress
with off-shoulder neckline and
romantic looking white marquisette
dress with short sleeves and snug
fitting bodice are typical Of tho
evening fashions desaened specially
Dor the young.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-25
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward DeForest
of Lancaster, Pa, formerly of Clay
ton, are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a daughter judith
Adelaide. on Friday, october 18th
Miss Lucille Severino of VIII.
mington, spent the weekend witt
Mrs. w. B. Foraker, Jr.
Mr.. Fuller Campbell and Sgt
Lee Ackers, of Baltimore, Md.
spent the weekend with Mr.. an6
Mrs. John Roth.
Mrs. Russell Loder is a patient
at the Memorial Hospital, Whining
ton, recovering from an append
icitis operation.
Evans E. Brown, Phi. M, &c, of
the Naval Hospital, st. Albans,
L. l., N. Y, spent the weekend
with his wife, Mrs Mary H. Brown.
Mrs. Ellen Gallon of Keyser,
West Virginia, is visiting Mrs.Mar-
garet Miller.
Mrs. Ralph Sinex of San Fran
cisco, Calf, has been the guest of
Mrs. Alice Sinex.
Mr.. Harvey B. Shaw of Miami
Beach, Fla, has been visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Louis Hurd.
Mrs. Walter Ross is visiting in
New York City.
Pfc. Edward Hutchison has re-
ceived his honorable discharge
from the U. S. Army and is now at
home with his father, Mr.. William
Hutchison. He served 81 months
in the E. T. o.
Mrs. Madge Horn of Wilmington,
has been visiting Mrs. Minnie
Marker.
Miss Geneva L. Pryor and Mr..
James Pryor entertained on Sun
day, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Pryor
of Blackbird.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Marsh of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Pleasan-
ton.
Mrs. Lewis c. Conaway visited
her sister, Miss Ruth Mason of
Philadelphia over the weekend.
Miss Lorraine Pleasanton, Miss
Jean Truax, Mr.. Ray Hudson, and
MIR. Howell Kitchens attended the
Ice Capades in Philadelphia We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther De Hart
spent the weekend at Cape Char
les, Va.
Miss Sue Baynard is in Whining
ton, with her sister, Miss Virginia
Baynard, for the winter.
MIR. and Mrs. Reynolds Pratt and
Miss Suzanne Pratt spent several
days last week with Mr.. and Mrs. |
Frank Pratt of Philadelphia.
st. Paul Methodist Sunday
School will hold their Rally Day |
exercises on Sunday, October 28th
at 10 g. m.
Miss Sara Jane Sparks spent the
weekend with Miss Jane Long of
Wilmington.
Mrs. Edwin Shane returned
home Saturday after spending last
week with Mrs. Pete Callovini and
family at Washington. D. C.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-25

"Pete" Smith of movie snort
fame, was the publicity genius who
had Douglas Fairbanks shooting
arrows from the roof Of the Meal.
pin Hotel in New York as a pub
hcity stunt for the movie "Robin
Hood" according to the September
issue of Good Housekeeping maga.
tine. 1t still rates as one of the best
publicity stunts on record.
Smyrna times., 1945-10-25
NOTICE

NOTICE
Dead or disabled horses. cows
and mules removed FREE of
charge by calling DOVER 5595.
No animals removed unless call is
made Immediately and no animals
dying from a contagious disease
will be removed.
Evening star., 1945-12-16
Capitol Securities
Over the Counter

The following bid and asked quota tions
on WASHINGTON securities traded over the
counter represent prices at which one or
more dealers, members of the National As
sociation Of Securities Dealers, Inc, would
the quotations were assembled for The Star
as of Friday noon:
Evening star., 1945-12-16
|SmaII Decline Seen
In Washington Gas
Sales for November
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Sales of the Washington Gas
Light Co. in November revealed a
decrease from the same month a
year ago but kept slight lead in
the current II months, officials re-
ported yesterday.
November sales totaled 1,588,359
cubic feet as compared with / ,693, ,320
mcf. in November, 1914, a decrease
of l04,46l mcf. or GIT per cent.
Sales in the II months amounted
to 16,715,634 mcf. against 16,568,186
in the like 1914 period, a small gain
Of 147,448 mcf. or 098 per cent.
Officials said mild weather was
the main reason for the November
decrease and that temperatures re-
tarded the yearly showing.
Thorn to Be Board Chairman.
1t is generally understood that at
the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Security & Trust Co., Tuesday,
January Is, Corcoran Thorn will be
Evening star., 1945-12-16
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. c.
Stocks Edge Higher,
Selected Rails and
.Coppers Favored
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

ASSOCldteQ FTeSS FINANCIAL WRITER.
NEW YORK, Dec. Is - Led by
selected rails, coppers and special
ties the stock market today resumed
its sluggish recovery after gen.
orally losing week.
Dividends, earnings, idle cash and
the feeling that the recent reaction
had put the list in a healthier posi-
ton inspired more short covering
and the reinstatement of accounts
here and there. Labor controver-
sizes, however, continued to restrain
customers.
Prices hardened after a fairly ac-
While scattered losers persisted at
the close, gains of fractions to more
than point predominated. A few
thin" liquors and aircraftS accom-
plished wider jumps. Transfers of
100000 shares we're the smallest
since September %. They COM
pared with last Saturdays five-year
record of 100000
The Associated Press 6O-stock
composite was up 2 of a point at
76.2 but on the week showed a net
loss of 8. OF ISL issues registering,
1894 advanced, 187 declined and ITO
were unchanged.
AS during the week, carriers were
buoyed by dividend expectations
and bright traffic prospects The
earnings outlook kept aviations on
top while some coppers reflected
hopes of ceiling boost in this field.
Among the days gamers were N
Y Central, livelist sprinter; Great
Northern, Baltimore & Ohio. Allie
ghany Corp. common and preferred,
st. Paul when issueO common,
Anaconda, Phelps Dodge, Roam An
telope, South American Gold &
Platinum. Douglas Aircraft, Schen-
ley, Park & Tilford, Goodyear,
Goodrich, U. S. Steel, Bethlehem,
Eastman Kodak and Montgomery
Ward.
Railway bonds improved.
Curb advancerS included United
Aircraft Products, Central & South
west Utilities, Aireon Mfg. and Elec-
tric Bond and Share. Turnover here
was 100000 shares versus 60,000 in
the preceding short session.