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with little boy; and one white
woman. who was obviously sili
at first about the arrangement. As
the people at my table finished the
steward said as he gave them their
check: I'm sorry | had TO ask you
TO move
Back in the chair car, my seat
was directly behind the woman
who had been seated with the Ne
gro couple and their child. Soon
afterwards, l heard her tell the
white man who sat with her, Il
went TO dinner and ordered a bottle
Ct beer. II was warm, and then
they put three colored people at
my table. and asked three others
TO move just didn't enjoy my
dinner at all, Id never seen such
intelligent Negroes as they were.
The little boy was a darling. But
they should have given them a
table by themselves But
got back at them tthe train pe9plel
they forgot to put my beer on the
bill"
Then they discussed books and
il developed the woman was il
brarian az a Marine hospital I've
tcen in China all day She said
(sbe was reading Karl Eskelund's
MY Chinese Wife -. The man
asked her if she had read BLACK
Boy" She answered. "Yes-it was
supposed to be his life Very
Ir.o bic lie Che ,raS . ey,1ar.tl y
dressI..'. = --..--.ss2 e"soo7s7 4 5a4ttSSa
years old.
DR.. Clark Foreman, head Of the
Southern Conference for Human
Rights says hate organizations like
the XXX are reviving all over the
South. His answer: the full-em-
ployment bill And are YOU writ
irg, YOUR congressman about that?
Better do 1t fast before those Re-
publicanS and southern Demos cut
the very heart out OF II!
And isn't II a laugh-trying Ia
make Dewey a little Galahad about
Pearl Harbor? When FDR was
making quarantine speeches In
1885. IL YOU didn't listen to HIM,
then don't listen now 10 these all
of-a-Sudden-WHf WEREN'T VIZ :
PREPARED Boys!
Keep fighting. Don't forget
FrankenSteen and Hill! They won't
forget you!
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IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE
Detroit needs a fresh and vigorous

Detroit needs ffeSn ana vigorous dulllllls-
traitor to direct its affairs Even the friends OF the
present administration reluctantly admit this fact
They say however, that they are going to go along
with the Mayor simply because they fear Franken-
seen 1t is significant that the present admlnlstra-
tons support should come from those who frankly
admit that they are mpeed by fear This is proof
enough that something is wrong.
One of the alleged attributes of the present adj
ministration is efficiency" In politics when no
claim can be made by candidate for strong pro-
gressive leadership the word efficiency is trotted
out Even on the score of efficiency, however, our
mayor seems to be taking terrible beating. There
are enough disguised DSR riders alone to vote the
mayor out of office on any claim for efficiency. he
has admitted as much in his squabbes with the DISK
manager whom he threatened to fire.
There is no need to recount here the record Of
the present administration in the field OF housing
and public sanitation.s Miles of blighted housing
and filthy alleys tell their own story. For six years,
in peace and war, his honor has sat atop the mole
hill and watched it grow into mountain. The do
nothing policy is nowhere better illustrated than IN
the current dilemma over the construction of an
airport commensurate with the needs of our town.
To sum the situation up, the mayor for all his
good intentions (surey some of his intentions must
be good has simply not been able to give Detroit
tn 3vadeYship.it Nee&c IRfertuhae}y Qualities
of leadership are not given to every man. More
than at any other period, Detroit today needs real
leader 1t needs leader who has vision and cour-
age leader who is thoroughly democratic and abb
soutely sincere.
Even those who fear Frankensteen admit that
he is courageous, democratic and sincere. The
proposals he has made for the future development
of our town prove that he has vision. Why then the
fear? Those who are fearful are afraid Of labor.
Frankensteen comes from the ranks, product Of
the common people. Likes the Tories in England,
the local die-hards who have won power by playing
fast and loose with the interests Of the common man,
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Ask Policy Change
For Combat Troops

NEW YORK. n Y-The new
secretary Of war. Robert p. Pat
torson was today asked by the
NAACP TO halt the detachment of
Negro combat troops in the Euro
pean theatre from the units with
-aecs.7;epg.::23'~ fought ees -ia3$'nrers
of,times having given UP higher
ratings 20 serve i'm combat, and
rcaSs!enmcntS to service units.
The NAACP pointed out To the
War Department official that this
policy, apparently deliberate,
humlIiatcS these soldiers and
CStopS them from tho public recog-
milton OF their contribution 10 win
nlns the war on their return home.
The NAACP expressed conf
dence that Judge Patterson. who
has always been especially fair
minded IN his attitude towards
Negro soldiers. will remedy the
situation.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

We have observed that invariably inter-racal
meetings wind up on the important note that Ne
groes and whites should get together more often
and make real effort to understand each other.
The people present always agree and shake hands
over it. Nevertheless while everybody admits the
need for greater understanding, each group goes
off into their respective shells and resume their old
attitudes of mutual suspicion.
An important white spokesman told us the 9TH
day that he had had long conference with GER
tain Negro leader whom he was told was a wild
eyed crackpot He said that after the conference he
was sure that this Negro leader was sane and
sound person who earnestly wanted to improve the
lot of his people and advance the welfare of the
whole community Many times Negroes have dis
covered also that they had misjudged some white
leader.
1t is obvious that there is whole lot Of stereo-
type thinking on both sides of the fence. Some
whites fear what they call the "ulteror motives" of
some Negroes and the other way around. Somehow
this climate of suspicion between the Negro and
white leadership of Detroit must be changed. Means
must be found to bridge this gap of misunderstand
ing. If half the stories told about some white and
Negro leaders were true, Detroit would be in con-
slant state of violent conflict
Both Negro and white leaders agree that the
masses of both their groups need education in this
business of relations. 1t to us that the
leadership should educate itself first. We are
amazed at the silly notions some whites, who ought
to know better, have on the question of what the
Negro wants and how he intends to get it. No
doubt some whites are shocked at the motives some
Negroes ascribe to them.
For the lack of more practical plan, we would
suggest that the heads of our various organizations
adopt policy of inviting white leaders to their
meetings and affairs as frequently as possible. An
It to be made to impress the white lead
ers with the fact that they should get their infor
nation on the Negro first hand and not rely on
hearsay, rumors, and second hand accounts.
Conversely we believe that white organzational
leaders should be induced to invite Negroes to their
meetings. If real campaign on this score gets
underway, at least the so-called leaders of BIO h
groups would get an education and would be better
prepared to carry the message to the masses.
to be concerned with race relations before members
Finally, the meetings do not necessarily have
of the other group are invited. In both groups
there are hosts of organizations in which rela
tons as such are not necessarily their chief concern
The point is that some basic understanding of the
character and thinking of each other must be OBJ
tanned Whatever will further this end should be
undertaken. Out of these efforts may come the
confidence and understanding that Detrolts Negro
and white leadership need now.
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From the Chronicle New York
News Bureau)


New York IS a wonderful place.
No use irving 70 be blase about
=. c....,... - 49,, ..o,,sol,r,
ed from the Motor CITY 10 Mahhat-
tan and loves il. SO bear with
us-if We read like just another
hick in the biz city. maybe you'll
feel more at home, nor?
rtorsnc. r,dr;doe Mrs Frederic
Narcbt is Al lillian smiths home
In CIa,,or Ceoroja discussing her
role in tho REORGANIZATION of
"Str,ree Eruit She nIavS Tracy
Deans mo,bcr
The Club Zanzibar has a 90-girl
Nero chorus line in their new
show,
downtown New YORK. Everyone is
UP IN Harlem
iriendiy chat win 1orporai Oily
,oi'n laS' Week oeioIe 'i'e ,a,,s'
aiu an eNhioi'ion pou' d. r''s-
burgh.
-. , 80.
councilman beh DAVIS ana io"L
one No.''li. u.1s'I , we're -, snopeI'a ,.,
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was Ike 10 be . man over in Eu-
rope They realized that diScrimi-
nation wasn't necessary and that
they we're equal IN birth. When
they retjrn 20 the United States
they VIII make certain demands.
which Viii not be at all unfair.
and they VIII refuse TO accept the
.trc3iurfa taCy received before the
>>,5.' '!ttsSoC-t',-J sf;yeSjoU esc.ar-
betterco, bat d. axes time
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Mrs. Elnora Daniels, 1921 Chenc,

housewife. II
think we have
made a gain.
During the var
We were given
better job OPP
portunitIes and
| feel that We
Will be able %
K @ q p I n c m.
With the Ne
gro lettering
n m Sc ! ( eco
nonicauy. he
viii be in a
roSitiOn TO de-
Nland b tie +
treatment from
no u NLfo. as
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Marvin Orange, 229s Sherman

formerly WIN
c h r y S
ler's: ST h ere
have been no
definite results
thus far. One
really couldn't
tell just what
they viii be
anyway. until
all of the boys
have been re-
turned n o m g
Then. We Il oe
aole 10 iud &c
from the treat
mcnt they re-
ceive. The Ne
gro got better
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lIONeO DN | n e
Packard Motor
Car Co: That
cannot be de-
termined at the
present ii m e.
We lost m ore
than a lot in
way Of men.
material, a II d
the like. It will
be too bad il
those m @ n
n a We Civ e n
their lives for
nothing. What
we gained re-
m a S 10 be
seen"
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the lndustrlal-
lists, The strike
is just now be-
ginning 10 be
understood by
the public. Al
the ginning
OF the strike
talk the labor
people were
painted as the
ID g viz that
wanted to de-
stroy the Amer
lean economy.
O 7 G urS G
pOthino ~ tho
kind is true.
Organized labor
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ment and makes il abide by WLB
rulings?
CONCERNING the second charge
made by thc Free Press, that the
Union, demand for an industry
wide thirty per cent increase IN
wages Is = political move and does
not have the support az JAWS
membership. we say wait and see
the outcome OF the strike vote 10
enforce this demand!
The facts available - any i'm
partial lnVesti gator will show the
enormous profits made by the auto
manufacturers and all other manu-
facturers under government con.
tract during the war. PMS Wash
ington reporter. Nathan Robertson,
reporting in his paper for Sunday.
Sept is had this TO say:
THE first overall survey or
corporation war profits showed
today that during the six-year
war period American industry
made as much as il would have
made in IL wears at the pre-war
level of profits.
I'm other words, American
business has an eight year sur
plus of pre-war profits piled up
10 carry II through the recon
version period and the years
ahead. II losses balanced off all
profits for the next eight years.
business would he we'll ahead Of
the game because of the liberal
refunds II would get from the
O. Treasury under the tax laws.
This survey, made by PM
from official treasury figures on
corporation profits after taxes,
showed how selfish is the cur
rent drive by some segmentS Of
industry To break down price
control during the reconverslon
period
EVERY auto worker knows thai
while industry was thus gorginS
itself win war profits. the real
wages Of It's employees were CT
fcc,ivcly depressed by the Little
Steel Formula and laoor'S adj
lltl NllNG ~ is lNl-SNl me- DlCGkt
These two lids the formula and
the uo-Strlkc pledRc--are of now
and the pcut-up anger Of the work
cgS flowing from the injustice in
hcrcu' i'm arrangements becoming
richer and richer while they grow
poorer and poorer. is bursting
forth. The workers rightfully be-
lIeve Tia, the take-home wages
they received during the war years
even though not equivalent to in
du~.ry'S takc-home profits, stu
afforded them a standard Of llv-
ing which they As Americans
should be permitted to retain.
So II anyone thinks that the man
or woman IN the plant does not
demand This sterilization Of wages
al wartime levels just as strongly
as JAWS Executive Board. they
arc .n FOR a shock month from
now when JAWS first corpora
,iou-widc strike vote Is taken.
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Leroy Thomas. 227a NIul,cl for.

MGR war We. k
or II really
could N { say
definitely until
INC boys re-
turn ! think n
1Cpcr ds on
how they are
treated W hen
they return n
there Is no dis
elimination in
TIC re-adjuSt.
aCnt Of Nc'cr-
ans, tho rc-hlr-
lrE Of l1id-oiT
~ ar workers.
and thin q 5
such As that
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Cpl. willie Kelly, Of Detroit. sta.

toned IN VIII
mington Della:
Il feel that we
have gain Q d.
I'm a member
of the NAACP
and have been
in many dis
CuSsIouS owe.
there concern
ing this issue
Many NegroCs
from the South
who had been
accustomed TO
lIm-eroV and
SEGREGATION all
of their lives
felt " u at .
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are frightened by this spokesman of the workers.
Their frantic opposition to Frankensteen is one of
the best arguments for supporting him. It's time
for a change and as the late President Roosevelt
warned the only thing have to fear is fear itself
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generous support during tho years
has made South To-day so reward
ine an experience 90 all Of us who
have had a part in II, they write
10 subscribers.
South Today has been a unique
voice from the South and we hope.
too. that il VIII be heard soon
again.
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We think the FREE PRESS is
wrong on both scores.

JAWS Executive Board could
control It's kelSey-H1yeS local
by the simple eNpedleut OF >a,-
pending or revoklng Its CHARTER.
Those interests concerned more
with destroying the union than
seeing II grow would like for the
unions beard TO have done Just
that. because then the management
at Kelsey-Haycs would be COM
pletely relieved OF any obligation
to recognize and bargain W.,h u
union OF is employees The later
action of the company in cancel
ing all agrecmeutS-Wriitcu and
oral-Witn the union. proves that
it too was waiting for just such
an out from the union.
There is. too. We think = second
reason for the Unions Executive
Boards refusal 10 get really tough
with the strikers az Kelsey Hayes,
Notwithstanding the Il,ceality Of
this or any other strike called
without prior permission OF the
International Union. This second
reason is that in the minds ~ tho
overwhelming majority OF JAW
members IN the Detroit area, the
War Labor Board has gwen TIT
Kelsey Hayes workers a raw deal
We should not forge, that these
workers first took their grievance
before the WLB and obtained q
favorable decision. only 10 have
that decision ignored by Kelsey
Hayes. The WLB according 10 q
story buried on the inside of tho
Free Press for Sept 49, had or.
dercd all six Of the originally dis.
charged employees returned &c
their jobs The company refused
| WLB issued a directive and The
company then accepted these sis
workers back. But two days later
the company fired these SIS
and seven others.
WIB ordered the company to
reinstate nine; but four Of thu
six whose original discharge the
WLB had found to he wrongful
and whom the company had new
er reinstated in the good faith,
were omitted from WLBs last
order Of reinstatement. Under
these circumstances. IL Is diff
cult 10 see how the WLB can es-
cape sharing part OF the blame
for this situation.
And speaking Of control the
question that still remains unan
swered is who controls manage
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MORE LABOR NEEDED

Three million workers will be
needed during September. October
and November 10 harvest the Ma
TONS 1915 bumper crops. the De-
partnent Of Agriculture reports.
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liberal daily.
Speaking IS
the mouthpiece
Of GIN. Ford,
and Chrysler.
the Free Press
charges the UNI
ion with being
unable 10 con-
troll its mem
b e r S h ip and
h e n &c, inca
pable OF maxi
ing a binding
comm ii m e n (.
1t reaches this
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kS3|I(5

STRIKES AND RACE The
labor strike situation in our city
Will call for some outstanding lead
ership. The stakes are high and
very important both 10 labor and
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JAWS Executive Board came in
for quite few barbs during the
past week It's chief crit, was
tue Detroit Free Press. the paper
that NAYS claim 10 the dubious
title of being
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then, we may be a0lc 70 say that
we have gained as q result OF this
war.
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he so rightly deserves With the
return of our boys. | fec. comes a
better.ug OF conditions ali-round."
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cause, although ordered by the
JAWS Executive Board, the kc,-
Sey-Hayes strikers have no; re.
turned 10 work.
Also in is capacity as induS'ryS
spokesman. the Free Press charges
the union with holding up re-
conversion while i, plays union
politics. The reasoning here seems
10 be that the Unions threat 10
strike the Big Three one AZ a
time. unless wages are increased
al least thirty per cent. Is a poll
teal move by certain elements IN
the union who, allegedly, are
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Enquiring Reporter
Questions: Did we gain or lose
as a result of the war?

Homer Wheeler, 1907 Hardy, en-
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working conditions during the war
but whether they Will retain them
is another question
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SOUTH TODAY" SUSPENDED

Lillian Smith and Paula SMELL
ing. editors Of South Today, have
announced that publication OF the
magazine has been suspended. We
hope that. in a year or so, we shall
succced in finding just the right
person TO take over the managing
cditorship Of South Today. and
that lis present editors, function
ing as contributing editors. will be
able through this medium to share
their thoughts with you whose
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BOOK BAN UPHELD

light again. In Massachusetts, the
Supreme court has upheld the Bos-
ton ban on the book. Six OF the
seven justices found the book 10
be "in violation Of the state law
on literary ohscenity." Yet the
court granted that Strange Fruit
is a serious work with literary
merit" and permissible theme"
We would suggest that court
needs to do little reading. II it
maintains that Strange Fruit"
would tend TO promote lascivious
thoughts" what of any number of
modern books-not to mention the
classics? The decision Of the cougt
shows more than ever the fallacy
OF the idea that a group OF men
or Women-can set themselves up
to rule on what others may read
or see. Miss Smiths writing is
realistic but always in good taste.
Vet there are books published
each year with no literary merit
which Will never come TO the at
tention Of the Massachusetts
Judges. We believe il likely that
had the theme OF Strange Fruit
been different. II, too. would have
remained in obscurity as far ds
the court was concerned
II Is encouraging to note that
Alfred A. Knopf. the publisher, on
learning Of the court decision. sent
wire 10 Paul Watt Of the Boston
Herald The wire stated: In view
Of unbelievable shocking opinion
written by Justice Qua as reported
in the New York Times today must
withdraw from any participation
whatsoever in Boston Book fair. y
Knopf and Co. are not the pub
J;.La~. ~ The hOOk
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MISS WHITE AND NONNIE

Some columnists in the Negro
press are vigorously attacking the
casting Of Jane White. daughter
Of Walter White. as NOnnie in the
play. Strange Fruit" which has
lust gone into rehearsal. One has
gone so far as TO state that the
choice was made 10 avoid criticism
of The play later. Mr.. White is also
being criticized for allowing his
daughter To- play the role.
We fail TO see any basis for the
sound and fury over the choice OF
Miss White as Nonnie. An intelli-
gent. sensitive young woman. We
believe that she will be able TO
bring Nonne 10 life as Miss Smith
intended her 10 be.
The play. Strange Fruit can
be more effective than anything
vet done on the stage 10 portray
the human tragedy Of the South.
Liberal Jose Ferrer who played
Tapo in "O,hello" is directing II
and Miss Smith wrote the stage
adaptation. Florence EldredSe
Mrs. Frederic March, is to play
. the part III II dNN )NNA' ~
an extremely important part-oe-
cause she and the South determine
her sons character.
NOT A RACE BOOK
Several months ago in an ar
ticlc. Personal History Of Strange
Fruit" i'm the Saturday Review ol
/ Literature. Miss Smith best de-
/ scrlbed her book:
4 so when people ask is "Stranst
Fruit" race book: is II abou
the Negro probiern?'I say, / don
s mink so 'For II seems " ne
book about human beings journey
ing across deep chasms, and dowr
into forbidding areas, but journey
inr also back 10 childhood. Away:
back 10 the room where they were
! born. seeking 20 find. where they
'r7,cl 49, which they LETT there
50 long ago"
/ II the ulsy is one-half as effec'
tive as the book, it Will be eN
/ ccllent.
I
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ment and makes il abide by WLB
rulings?
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Keep fighting. Don't forget
Frankensteen and Hill! They won't
forget you!
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-06
At Gay Haven

IN HIS sixth demand week at
Mickey Chiado's Club Gay Haven,
Billy Meagher, the inimitable
chatterboX comedian and master
OF ceremonies, beads another
variety floor show. featuring the
torch singer, Jewell Holt. also a
top-ranking favorite, now in the
fifth week Of her current engage
ment. The supporting group this
week includes Bill Monroe, COM
edy magician and ventriloquiSt; (;
Patsy Arnold, comedy tap and ac-
robatic dancer; Agnes 10th, tap
and oriental dancer. and others.
Jimmy Ferrell and his orchestra
are the popular dancing attrac-
tion. Sunday matinee dancing Is
regular weekly feature.