The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-01-13

Every Negro and every other
decent American should be proud
of Lena Horne, who broke through
the customary hush-hush on race.
and blasted the army and the CSO
right where II hurt-them! She'll
go on with her tour. because not
to would punish a lot Of GIs who
are not to blame for the racist
policy which comes down from the
Pentagon Building In Washington.
Now let's pray for more above
board stands from people like Lena
who command attention.
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Don't know about you, but a pic
ture We saw recently in a daily
showing white WACs on review
with the indian maids with them
didn't go over with us. Labor is
cheap. there. but do our armed
forces have 10 reap the benefit?
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President Roosevelt sounded
strong and rested the other night;
and he provided congress with an
ample program. Only wish he had
stipulated the FEPC instead Of
just asking for a right 10 job for
all. Some OF those congressman
are mighty good al evading gem
crafty.
Dan Wells. the FTP labor editor.
really showed that Transfers
Union (AFL) and Its head up to he
as biEoted as they really are. The
local president said their anti-Se-
gro policy which Is depriving the
government OF needed drivers. Is
OK. and nobody better try chang
ing II. Let's work on them, huh q. f,
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Have you paid any attention
ever TO the sloppy service our girls
dish out at thr Michigan Central
coffee counters Don't they know
we know they can do better but
nobody else does. Whenever a Ne
gro is discourteous. it reflects bet
ter than mirror!
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Robert Folkes Is dead (the lower
Is easel. His last words, ! believe.
were these: ITS easier to convict
a Negro than q white man"
Roi New World A coming" Ott-
ley and now PM war correspondent
is back home for a rest. He's been
sending back some good stuff on
al n
read PM and see that and lot Of
other worthwhile journalism.
Course. we mean, in addition TO the
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Speaking Of this newSheet, one
Of our columnists is a happy man
this week - William Sheriff. --
whose sharp daughter is downtown
singing with the Duke. Talking
bout Joya Sheriff.; go down and
hear some hometown talent
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The supreme court has been
working hard lately on cases in
volving race. First the two In
volving japanese Americans, where
they decided first that the evacu-
ated loyal Americans could be sent
back to the West Coast: and sec
ond. that the u. S. government
was within Its wartime rights to
evacuate them in the first place.
That last decision seems to us TO
be a bad precedent regardless OF
war time powers. There may come
another day when crisis will i'm
pend and some brass-hat will de-
eide that red-headed people should
leave their homes and 20 10 con-
centration camps. Cause the i'm
portant point Is that LOYAL
AMERICAN CITIZENS were
moved. not just disloyal true
JAPANESE.
Then the court turned 10 tho
TunstaII railroad unions case. and
decided that a duly designated bar
gaining unit has 10 bargain for
everyone In It's jurisdiction be they
Negro. etc. That decision was
fully within the new liberal ira
dition of the court.
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IN d0dltlOn 10 MlCnlgdn RUSS
Cowans. New York's c. B. Powell,
we now have a Negro sports COM
missioner in acknowledgements
o. Houston They're doing good
work.
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We all felt pretty conscience
stricken and little dumb last
time when we didn't make Todd
Duncan's concert but now we've
got plenty OF time ahead TO plan &c
be at the Kenneth Spencer concert
on January is at the Masonic TEN
pie. n Nellie Watts can try q
show Detroit that Negroes are arts
minded. looks like We could sup
port her The critics raved sbou
Duncan, while most Of US weren