The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-10
BY J. X. COHEN

BY J. X. COHEN
CONFLICT between our two groups which
" bear the chief burden OF intolerance is bitter
irony. Negro and jew, tyso OF the worlds
fully maltreated mnorticS-cach with tragic
history centuries long should stand together
Recon, polls in this country show, that a. leas,
40 per cent express prejudice against the Ne
gro; TO 10 per cent are violently anti Semitic.
while abou; IS per cent are mildly ant-Jowish
We certainly share tho uncnvablc distinction OF
being the objects Of intolerance and bigotry.
The bieot couples our names when he gives
vent TO his intolerance. a short while ago when
Boston was the scene Of ou,raees agains, jews
wcll-knovn publcist called on city official
20 discuss the shameful situation The Official
SAID This is democracy democracy means
majority rule ar Jews and Negroes are in the
minority hereabout.'
Why has Jew. batting BEEN coupled with Ne.
hating In Congress cloak rooms. and even
on the House floor7 Because those Congress.
men know that the Jew has linked arms with
the Negro in the battle for the enlargement of
human freedom and human dignity for the
Negro You may be that the more vicious
the ami. Jewish attack. the sharper is the real.
ization by common foe that who battle
drive apart. Negro baiiers and Jew haters
are linked together by the passion OF prejudice.
Let us two stand together in bonds OF human
brotherhood.
To permit JeW hating among Negroes is 70
promote Necto- batting among whites with Voc
ful effects upon both our peoples Right now The
bCot Is busiest touSnC hatred against the Jew,
When II serves his purpoSc--aS after the war;
when the struggle for available jobs VIII grow
~
YOU need no ca-caycS seer 10 help You see !enS
the horizon OF rcviving Ku Kun Khan. or a
similar hate organization The imminent creation
Of such an organization was pointed out at the
recent meeting Of the National Committee for
Mental Hygiene.
NEGRO ANTI. sEMITIsM RECENT
Il is no, too late FOR anti Scmiti>r. among Nc
IrocS IS not indigenous. us a noNiouS wood cul-
tIyatcd by German ptopaGandiStS and ANS
agents. Il is iorc.cn 10 the spirit OF tho Negro
people. Tho phenomenon Of ant.ScmtiSm
among Negroes is OF comparatively recent origin
do not want 20 paint too bland picture Of
NcGro-Jcwi>h relations. There arca indeed,
sources Of friction between our peoples They
are the milestone which icactionaricS hand Ne.
Gtoos to sharpen any latent prejudice. There is
point in rchcarSinG The reasons FOR this friction
II VIII help bring tho situation out into the light
Ligh, IS the greatest therapeutic agent know.
relations
Four chief areas Of conflict arc frequently
mentioned They arise from the housing Sitla-
ton tho merchant consumer relation the pro-
fcssonal situation and domestic service
Housing conditions for Negroes tho outrageous
congestion and the uniai; rentals these need
no detailing. To what degree tho responsibility
for these conditions iSto be laid 10 landlords
who happen 10 be Jews Is matter for careful
scrutiny. There arc JcwiShsovnc,S OF property
in Negro sections But We know that large
portion Of the houses in Harlem for instance. arc
controlled by estates which non-JcwiSh
owned Tho agents who collect the rent how.
ever. and with whom the tenant comes into
direct contact often may Nc jewish. Some cX.
plotting landlords may be Jewish. OF course BE
assured VIC do not mean TO condonc the cupduy
which forces from the Negro high rent for poor
housing-no matter where the responsibility
rosts'St.- -s N5e trcf WaHt -you to c~il ,>, 4,
that false stereotype jewish landlord has
been created; that the jew bears a blame out
Of all fair proportion
Another point Of friction is the merchant CON
sumner relation. In period of rising prices, any
increase in the grocery bill is source Of JUST
able irritation Some prices are known to be