The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
THE CHRONICLER
By CONFUClUS

While our city officials sit
complacently by, Oak wood
whites are turning all their guns
on democracy by openly fight
ing the plan 10 house homeless
Negroes in q project there. They
meet. they're publicized, they
plan TO oppose justice with vio-
lence IL necessary - and this
the Common Council and the
Housing Commission knows -
but continues to spinelessly ap-
pease these homegrown Hitlers!
LIFE-MAN EARL BROWN is in
town. covering the Mead Commit
tee hearings. A balding fellow,
Earl is A genial cuss who knows
what he's talking about -.
After a month Of fighting. and
compromises, liberals in Congress
finally got Henry Wallace in as
Commerce Sccretary-Nice 70 know
liberals are now considered in the
Union.
That il should come 10 this
Edward LeGrar &c, Hollywood pro-
Queer Of "3s a Family with Hattie
Mcdaniel, which has been holly
criticized AS Uncle TomiSh. wrote
in reply that Hollywood does not
depend on Negro patronage y.
That baseless declaration will prob
ably be answered by talk from our
big shots. Why can't we learn
that We can put these petty fascists
in their places by VOTING. ard
knowing how and WHEN NOT TO
SPEND OUR MONEY!
The FEPC goes TO Cincinnati,
March IS. Is and II for hearings
on alleged discrimination in eight
war plants there.
Living so true TO form, an AT.
Of l.. Tobacco Workers local in
Richmond, Va, Is keeping Ne
groes out and refusing to bar
gain for them even though .
federal government agency has
VkpOSCu anu
for discrimination.
New York is trying to Boston
Boston with censorship of the play,
Trio" which Commissioner Moses
has banned by refusing license TO
the theatre showing it. The play
came from the fine novel last year
Of the same name, and deals in a
very sensitive and intelligent way
with lcsbianism. ALWAYS MAKES
US HOPPING MAD WHEN ANY
BODY TRIES TO DECIDE FOR
US WHAT WE CAN READ, SEE
AND HEAR
n you haven't seen the new
JAW Health Institute on East
jefferson housed in what used
10 be Edsel Ford's home. you
ought To 20 out there. It's. a
beautiful place and well-fitted
for the Institute and too, the
irony Of the situation may give
you a few chuckies -.
JOSH WHITE brought the house
down with his rendition Of One
Meat Ball" here Monday in joint
recital with Libby Holman.
We feel labor has. justification
usually for striking. but because 81
we feel. too. that most people
don't agree with us, we'd like to
see those boys and girls get back
on the job. The power labor has
now. has to be exercised with
responsibility; or else the cheap
labor-baiters will be In position
to cruelty II after the war with
the public!
The WLB has uppcd the so cent
hourly wage minimum 10 So cents.
which doesn't mean that everyone
will get the difference right away,
but EMPLOYERS can ask 10 raise 10 il.
anyway. The decision won't mean
a thing here. no doubt, but Will TO
South with sub-standard wages
The JAW inside council is ncrv-
Gus AS a. cat these day for fear
Uncle Sam will call up valuable
34-ycar old Secretary Treasurer
George Adde's.
Gave a warm feeling 10 read
the splendid tributes given both
to Ken Spenccr's artistry. and
Miss Nellie Watts integrity as
concert promoter in those re-
views in the dailics last week.
feeling to see how few Negroes
got out TO that concert. We'd like
10 know: where were the So
called best people" who go all
out for culture with capital
KgtSt1>ss 5ssFe re Negro labor
ties who Chimc in with Sh- as
sertion Of all unionists that given
time and money workers want to
absorb culture. too? Where even
were the Uncle Toms" who in
siSt upon attending anything
whites hold is beneficial mr..
Callaghan Of the F-P liked IL.
boysl? And finally. where we're
the supcr-racists who will sup
port anything owned, done or
presented nv Negroes Mr.. Spen-
Ger and Miss Watts ARE Ne
groes, you know?
Good Sen. Taft is knitting some
thing else this week - the federal
aid 10 Education bill (which he
killed last year on the vote. Bob
bic boy is putting forward bill
Of his own which would set a 500
l.wIt for extra aid OF state and
federal government per child.
Southern states will exceed that
for uhIla chlIdrGn nut do laSs than