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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
COLOR PROBLEM
WORLD
CAPITAL QUEST

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. - CAMP
A colored police officer encoun.
tered difficulty in arresting a white
race batting truck driver here last
week during a minor traffic incl
dent.
The driver had blocked traffic
for several blocks in four direc.
tons by parking his truck, belons.
ing TO the Lay Packing company.
in the middle of Central avenue
near Vine street when the colored
officer, Joe Guess, ordered him TO
move on.
He replied that mo niger can
make me do anything" and was
Immediately snatched out OF his
truck and felled by a lusty head
blow. Several white bystanders
attempted TO rush Officer Guess,
out large number OF colored ap-
peared on the scene. One warned
that unless you want real trouble
don't start anything here"
trouble vas averted when or.
tcer McMannus. a white patrol
man, answered Guess help whistle.
Although suodued by the colored
patrolman. he repeated the same
remarks 20 McMannuS about cant
no Niger arrest me. white man"
You had better be thankful that
THIS colored officer has you" the
white policeman replied. FOR IL I
had you IN charge would whip
your7head. Law is law here in
knoxville II matters not whether
Il IS represented by a white or
colored officer"
The police judge backed both Of
ficers by imposing a $40 fine on
the race-baiting truck driver.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
ReieetCoIore
Help On Liberiu
Hurbor Project

WASHINGTON, D. C-(NNPA)
Only five colored Americans
have applied for jobs constructing
harbor facilities at Monrovia. Lii
oeria. and they were rejected be-
cause they were not qualified. Sec
rotary OF State James Forrestzl
has advised Rep. Adam c. Powell
Jr. ID. " W.
Mr.. Powell has asked Mr.. For
.restal 10 inform him whether
colored Americans were being
denied employment on the prof.
ect, which is being constructed
with lend-iease funds by the
Raymond Concrete Pile Co., Of
New York, under a contract with
the Navy Department
WHITE AMERICANS and Latin
Americans. preferably Brazilians,
but no colored Americans. Mr..
Powell said he was informed.
we're being recruited for work on
this project.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29

world is different from Dixie,
have made a bid for the head
quarters OF the United Ma
tions Organization. New Or
leans has made its bid. A
place in Virginia has made its
bid. A place in South Caro-
lima has made its bid.
New Orleans told the
United Nations Committee il
was the city OF hospitality,
that it, could care for the
needs of the personnel Of the
. UNO, ETC., etc. / do not know
what South Carolina told the
UNO, but il did not tell them
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
By NORRIS L. ERNST
(Reprinted from the Satur-
day Review of Literature)

(Reprinted from the Satur-
day Review of Literature)
Our society is going
through a period when our
folkways are changing at an
unusually rapid pace. For
those who do not consider
life an adventure, rapidity Of
change is uncomfortable. We do
not have, as people, an enviable
record for adjusting TO changing
mores gracefully and intelligent
ly. The institutions which should
be giving us the knowledge and
wisdom necessary to intelligent ad-
justment-our educational insti-
tutions, churches, the radio. press.
movies-have serviced US made
quately. One result OF this is TO
promote a long period between the
inception Of new idea and its
full acceptance into the folkways
OF the people-a period charsc-
terized by shocking inconsistency
between the idea which we have
begun 10 accept intellectually and
our responsibility as individuals
towards the practical application of
the new concept. This conflict is
evident in many sectors Of life. but
two examples serve TO illustrate
the point.
As = nation we are opposed TO
people being pushed around be-
cause OF race, creed or color. We
have reached that point Of ethi-
cal development where the ex-
termination Of millions Of Jews
In Europe by the Nazis Is not
considered \ program solely for
the Jews involved, for other
Jews. or for the conscience Of
the German people.
We have come 10 the point where
we recognize, in theory at least,
mans concern for the freedom and
dignity of his fellow man without
reference TO national boundaries,
religious affiliations. personal ac-
qusintance. or sympathy with the
people currently being pushed
around. We are. however. in that
transition period in which we cam
not face the problem ntelligently
enough 10 assess our own respon-
Sioillty as nation towards the
protection and rehabilitation Of the
pushes. Thus, we protest as a peo-
pie that an Arab land must make
room for al least one hundred thou
sand Jews. We rail against Great
Britain for failing 10 permit such
immigration into Palestine. But
few. II any, Of our statesmen or
religious leaders have had the clar-
~ Of thought or the faith in the
vision Of the American people TO
state fatty that the United States
is a vast land and that We could
take in ten or twenty thousand
refugees as our share of the civil
lied worlds responsibility to the
pushes without any embarrass-
ment 10 our folkways or our. econ
omy. In hypocritic confusion We
And IL easier to demand that others
provide Ravens or refuge while we
refuse even TO absorb the handful
Of Oswego refugees admitted into
this country as an emergency
measure.
In the long run. such confusion
Of thinking and such inability 10
assess and assume our obligations
Will not gain us the respect Of any
people on this earth We would do
better TO propose a Planetary Refu-
see Budget-esch and every nation
20 do its share. not for Jews or
Catholics or Free-masons or Poles
or Greeks. but for human beings.
The total budget might be set AZ
hail a million Let Australia take
n for example. FIVE thousand refu-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
John l. Webb Gives
$1,000 To COLLEGE

ATLANTA. Ga AMP job n
L. Webb. frsternsl leader and
business man Of Hot Springs.
Ark. last week gave 5000 70 the
Morehouse Endowment fund. Ac-
cording 10 President Benjamin z.
Mays. Webb is the first Negro 10
make such a substantial sift 20
this institution"
Mr.. Webb, a strong believer in
the giving OF the 1.-THE OF ones
earning 10 worthy causes. contrib
uteS 20 per cent annually out OF
his income 10 philanthropies. He
is a prominent BsptiS, laymsn and
serves on the executive committee
Of the Federal Council OF the
Churches OF Christ in America.
and on the national boards OF the
fMCA and the Boy Scouts. Webb
is Grand master Of Mississippi Ma
sons.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
WEEKLY [![]3$1! |||||||
hypocrisy BEGINS AT HOME

than three quarters OF all the movie
admissions paid in this country.
Only one hundred and seventeen
cities have daily newspaper COM
petition. Eleven states have not q
single city with competitive daily
newspapers. Consequently a hand
full Of men can effectively prevent
the public from receiving adequate
information regarding a given
idea. Under such circumstances,
any change OF folkwsys occurs in
an area Of insufficient debate. Truth
cannot win out in an inadequate
marketplace OF thought.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
:l:l2

A SLICK line for the race relations boys APP
"A pcared in the readers forum OF the n Y.
Post last week II ran. In democracy the ma
jorlty rules. hut sthe nuor,tcs should not be
ruled out"
FREEDOM OF THE Ango-Amcricat press
was established by accident according to Brit
ish Professor A. l. Goodhart SAYS tie -.
oil printing presses had to hc licensed under the
annual Licensing Act and The government could.
therefore, prohibit any printing OF Which It dis
approved. In 1895 however Parliament fallcd
TO renew the Licensing Act, and its automatic
expiration paved the way for the freedom Of
the press"
HOTTEST NEWS IN Washington is INC re-
port that Republicans IN the Congress have de-
cidcd to get behind the drive for permanent
FEPC The COP wants to take tho ball the DEM
ocratS have fumblcd and make touchdown. Up
TO now the Republicans have sat uch, and per-
mitted the Dixie Democrats 80 Kill of liberal
measures The COP perhaps, realizes that If it
wants the presidency in 1913, now is the time
to start making friends
IN A TOWN Hall debate last week Sir Nor
man Angel stoutly defended tho British colo
NAL system An Indian Nationalist j. Singh.
and Socialist Norman ThomaSs however. gave
him terrible shcllackne The Indian en-
bsrrassed Sir Angel by quoting from some
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
STRANGE QUIET

A nurse In . mental hospital
noticed . patient with his ear close
to the wall. listening intently. The
patient held up q finger as warn
Ing Ia be quiet. Then beckoned
the nurse over and said. Listen
here"
The nurse listened for some time
and then said, Il can't hear any
thing"
No" said the patient. and it's
been like that all day"
PROP WASH
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
REMEMBER?

An announcer In Brooklyn plugs
a second rate brand Of cigarettes
with this: You remember the
hrand-it'S the one YOU smoked
during the war when nothing else
Was available
PARADE
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
&l6{56{ Iy3' I|4IlE1

WELL, as the Old Year draws to close and
w the New Year-and the New World, includ-
Ing the United Nations Observation-Disclosures its
life, the Dixie states of America have received
well-deserved slap in the face.
Several of these states, not realizing that the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

In Des Moines. Q patron charged
with disturbing the peace al the
Covered Wagon nfEhtclub was
freed by . Judge on the ground
there was no peace In the elub 10
disturb.
TIME
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
LONESOME GIRL

] always thought that he
was not the only fish st sea.
But now II has occurred too late
That | am not the only bait.
TERMINAL BEACON
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
EASY MONEY

In Jacksonville a tourist offered
a souvenir shop $500 IL they'd carve
and paint a dozen coconuts bearinr
his mother-in-law's likeness.
PARADE
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
CAN YOU BEAT THAT?

In Houston. the District Attor-
ncN's Office told q, hopeful Negro
applicant there was no such thing
as "Beat-Your-Wife Permit"
TIME
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
COME WILSON, COME REUTER-!

Reprinted from the y. Y. Post)
BY VICTOR RIESEL &.
It's the day before Christmas
And aiSthrough the land
The pickets are marching
With strike signs in hand
And all the stockholders
In accents of fear
Are warning the world
Revolution is here
The union officials
All toss in their beds.
And Nightmares of open shops
Dance in their heads.
While fact-fnding boards
Nail up stockings with tacks
In hope that Saint Nick
Will fill them with facts.
The Congressman argue
And lobbyists scuffle,
While poor Reconversion
Is lost in the shuttle.
Come Wilson, Come Reuther
These are days of good will.
And YOU men together
Can pull us up hill.
Those prices and profits
And 50 per cent raise.
All can be bargained
Mid everyone's praise.
So why not help Santa
To fill up his pack.
BY yielding little
Fe bring the men back ---
BY New Years
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29

speeches the latter made during the war when
the English were trying TO get the Indians TO do
and die for democracy"
PHIL SToNG reviewed book about Joe
Louis IN the current Saturday Review of Li,era-
turc and made the following observations Too
many champions hold their victory celebrations
with rcd hkker, pink wcnchcs, and Ncronian
sNcophants Joe has pork chop orgy with his
family and close friends Recently scientists have
discovered that the noble chop contains more
nicotine acid or sulfathiazole or atomic energy
or some other useful but confusing substance
than almost any other kind Of common
food g."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29
CANTONESE FITZPATRICK

CANTONESE FITZPATRICK Of the St.
Louis PoStDispach has won national reputa-
ton for his keen drawings and comments on
public affairs. To picture the current rift be-
tween President Truman and organized labor,
he drew Mr., Truman seated at piano with a
song sheet before HIM bearing the title, viii
You Love Me in December AS You Do in May"
The caption on the cartoon read The answer
seems 10 be no"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29

A CHRONICLE editorial two weeks ago ven.
turcd that Mr.. Truman was being sucked in by
poor bunch of advisers and administration as
SIStantS. Last week Drew Pearson and other
commentators were singing the same tune We
arc not Dragging, bat It's mighty fine that the
Chronicle gives its readers the straight dope
ahead 81 the field
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
Truman Scored
For Making FEPC
+ aci-F hiding

Washington, D. c.. Scoring
President Truman's action in set
ting up FEPC purely as fact
finding agency as doing infinite
harm by delaying action on per-
manent FEPC legislation" the
NAACP wired the Chief Execu-
tive last week, failure of your
Administration to act in these
crises destroys hope and faith of
millions of Americans who face
joblessness." The wire said:
"This step following your fail
ure to require Capital Transit
Company to cease discriminatory
practices while Government held
control cd that utility and your
order to FEPC against issuance
of directive to Capital Transit
Company negates all your state
ment on behalf of FEPC. Already
in northern as well as southern
industrial centers employers are
requesting of United States EN-
ployment Service offices white,
Gentle, Protestant, native born,
Christian, North European stock
employees.
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
Williams Again
Civilian

S. B. WILLIAMS, 1910 West
18th Street. recently received an
honorable discharge from the
Navy after three years and one
months service, a part of which
time was spent in overseas duty.
On December 14th he lectured
to the Gray Club of Bush school
at the regular Cray period and
displayed souvenirs from overseas
to the boys.
After a short stay with his wife,
the former Anita billiard, he was
recalled to Chicago, where he was
discharged at Great Lakes, ILL.,,
to accept employment in a Chica-
60 Post Office as a mail clerk.
Mrs. Williams, their son, Ster-
ling, Jr., and daughter, Peggy
LaRue, are spending the Christ
mas holidays with him in Chi
cago. He sends regards to all
Little Rock Scoutmasters, as he
was Scoutmaster before going
into service.
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
EDITORIAL
Nineteen Hundred Foriy-Six

1t is beyond the widest dream of ones Imagination for
any people, after One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty
five years of teaching laid down by the Prince of Peace
country that procaims the doctrine of the Prince and
"a for the people, of the people and by the
people, hate each other do the white and the black
in America. There seems to be apparent reason
for the former to hate the latter But the hate of the
latter based upon sound reasoning and given impetus
by the former hate Irrespective to the soundness of
reason it isn't good, and doesn't hold true among all
people There many people of both colors who
following the principles laid down by that Prince of
Peace according to the Good Book the majority has
ceped the path to righteousness.
AS enter Nineteen Hundred Fory-Six we find a
Negro whose have been shattered from four long
years of horror foreign Shores condenced by American
lords that he battling for world of peace only
to have his spirit crushed thru the stark realization that
he has been party to the most colossal deception since
Judas betrayed Christ The Negro saw twelves months
white meekly paradng foreign soil with enets
of uneasness not knowing where to turn, for he
found himself in the minority in world filled with strife
He quick to acquesce in any that showed
promise of relief from his present status Now, twelve
months later with the fall of Germany and with hosttes
temporarily ended in the Far East along with the present
control OF atomic energy that air of superiority donned
by the white that has made the American way of
LIE menace to worlds peace, is again visible.
Nineteen Hundred Forty-six finds black Americans
hated more than at any time since days
1T fnds black Americans fully that they only
tolerated during the past few years. and then with
grud9e because white supremacy eopardzed and
there was no other The American way of life
proves the Negroes sacrifices foreign soil resulted from
just another hoax.
Only few days ago pulpts and pews were filled all
over America making mockery of the Prince of Peace
whose life we pretend concentrating Less than one in
every hundred especially in the South would have broken
bread with person whose face black Still their crv
was: Peace on earth and good will toward mankind"
Nineteen Forty-Six finds the United Nations Charter
forgotten and the black troops of America find themselves
abused and insuted every corner by the white lords
OF American democracy. They find their regeneration
centers placed in the seats of Jim crow and Southern
PeJualce Inc Negro soldier finds the American armies
ne heped to build strong enough bring freedom TO neo
pie throughout the world foreign shores bu too ea 70
free inhabitants of her country in the deep South
yes unfortunate as it is we enter Nineteen FortvSiv
wit" nerves shattered and spirit the Threshold of being
cuSheo' ana experimenting peace on Earth and Good
WIN toward ALL men" is STRIFE HATRED pRFurDrCF
DISCRIMINATION and MALICE in the hearts Of most
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
Denver Women Aid APO PROGRAMS

70 the o
o Grupan
Brotherhood Sleeping
of
in Nonb
Mrs NannnM
o
aaA Chandler AnnaN Bar
hdom Frances Lewis nE ELENA Covy
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
Capital Transit Case Ignored By
Committee In Truman Conference

Washington, d. CT has Just
been revealed that in the all
important conference with Presi-
dent Truman December II on the
present and future status of FEPC
Malcolm Ross, FEPC chairman,
did not even mention to the
President the now famous Capt.
tai Transit case, in which Mr..
Truman practically spanked the
Committee and told it to be quiet
by forbidding it to issue a direc-
tive.
While the Presidents action
created Juror of indignation, re-
sulting in the resignation of Com
mittee member Charles H. Hous-
ton Chairman Ross evidently
thought it of so little importance
as not to require discussion in a
personal conference with the
President.
In answer to an inquiry from
the NAACP as to why the case
had not been mentioned, Chair
man Ross telephoned December
20 that he had no statement to
make.
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
Here and There
Ted HollinsWorth

Dallas, Texas.-Two Dallasites
were responsible for saving the
lives of two white sailors who
were victims of an airplane crash
recently on Jupiter Road near
Garland, Texas. DR.. M. H. Nc
Sham and c. A. Galloway who
were out riding with their wives,
had stopped at a farm house for
some information when they no.
ticed the airplane flying very
low. The plane suddenly went
into a nosedive and fell into the
field and burst into flames. DR..
McShann and Mr.. Galloway were
the first to reach the plane and
pulled the two white youths to
safety. The men were severely
burned and injured and were still
unconscious when placed in an
ambulance which was summoned
by DR.. McShann and Mr.. Gallo
way. The white youths were
clad in sailor uniforms and were
students at Southern Methodist
University. DR.. McShann is one
of the prominent physicians of
Dallas. Mr.. Galloway is a native
of Arkansas and former student
at Arkansas Baptist College in
Little Rock, and is a manager of
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
Ask Lifting Of
Ban On Soldier
Mixed MARRIAGE

Washington, D. CA request
that the War and Navy depart
ments lift the ban On marriages
between colored men in the arm.
ed services and women of the
countries where they have served
overseas was made Of Secretary
of War Robert p. Patterson ant
Secretary of Navy James v. For
restall last week by the NAACP
The letter: 'This Association
has recently received several
communications from American
Negro servicemen and several
from fiancees of Negro service
men in France, Italy, England and
other places reporting that Aemr-
lean Army and Navy officers have
refused permission to these indi-
viduals to marry. In some in
stances these service men are the
fathers or prospective fathers Of
children. These men have sought
to legitimatize these children BY
honorable marriage but have been
prevented from doing so.
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People hereby requests that the
War and Navy departments issue
orders and take steps to see that
such orders are enforced that
where two persons wish to join in
holy matrimony that they be not
debarred from doing so because
Of race or color"
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
NAACP Halls Gov. Dewey Stand
Against ]. {. In Veterans Housinu

New York.-The announcement
of Governor Dewey that there
would be no discrimination on the
basis of race, color or religion
in the emergency housing pro-
gram for veterans drew con-
CALCULATIONS from the NAACP
last week, together with request
that state and city authorities
give the closest scrutiny to the
policy to be carried out by pri-
vate management company.
While positive in bis statement
on no discrimination, Governor
Dewey declared that details will
be up to the management" refer
ing to the fact that the adminis-
tration of veterans housing units
will be in the hands of a private
management company selected by
the city, subject to the approval
of the state.
ct is imperative" the NAACP
letter said, that approval by you
Of the management selected by
the city shall be conditioned up
on guarantee by the company
selected that it will not discrimi-
nate because of race, color, or
creed in the admission of vet
Grams or any other citizens to any
of the housing units under its
management. Such a guarantee
must be absolute and must be eff
fectively carried out under the
closest scrutiny of both state and
city officials.
We wish to congratulate you
upon your prompt statement of
the policy of the state and urge
upon you an immediate imple-
mentation of that policy along
the lines suggested in this letter"
A similar letter was sent to
William O'Dwyer,
stating: 1T is now clearly up to
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28

a large insurance firm of this
city.
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28
CLEMENCY ASKED FOR
OFFICER OF 92ND

Washington, d. CA petition
for clemency in behalf of 1t.
Noel w. Greenidge of the 92nd
division, has been filed with the
War Department by Thurgood
Marshall and Franklin Williams
of the NAACP legal staff. Green
idge was convicted of violating
the 18th article of war and sem
fenced by military court to 25
years at hard labor The NAACP
petition asks that he be restored
to duty and granted an opportu-
nifty to honorably terminate his
service to his country.
Arkansas State press., 1945-12-28

From January 31 contributions Mile ODmes stand front
the Apollo Theatre 253 West 125 Street. New York City will be
made by who poomyes conquered Under
the auspices the Greater New the National Founda
ton for Infante Paralysis this Dimes being
Quoted by the Upper Manhattan March Of Dimes Committee
interracal group Of leaders.
Pictured here Of the committee members namely left
rgh Mrs Gertrude Robinson president the National Sorority
Phi Delta Kappa c0charman Edward Bena principal
1885, Manhattan cochaman Mrs. Estele Massey Riddle and
Mrs Bessie Buchanan Others committee Jack Rumste
the Rev John Johnson Leopold Philip Miss Susan Plant
Frank SchiHman and Atty. Hope X. Stevens. .
Contributions to the 125h Street Dimes stand will provide
aid nfant paralysis victims regardless creed
color Only through continued support will the National Fcun
don be able to carry and intensity M efforts to strike dow
infane paralysis the all the peOpePhoto ~
Morgan Smith Studio New York.