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Ohio Paper Suggests Three
Changes in NAACP Program


would in the face of experiences from
the nation include
three basic shifts Of policy by the National Association for the Ad
vancement Of Coored People.
NAACP broaden in the battle
DOM rights and security This would change from National
Association for the Advancement Cood People something like
National Association for the Advancement Of Minority People Or
better shorter including the basic Of
and Minority People.
This simple problems Negroes
are the problems Of all minority in Ameraews Mexans
dimension Of the problem.
The language the fOregnborn the religion
the political and views Of labor and the cultural heritage
the Jew similar peculiar aspects Of the basic minority
problem All excluded by the fundamental devices from
full participation in the opportunities Of American life
citation for the Of Coored people bottom dvsve
its effects Why such for the advancement
white people Of Jewish people Of Catholic people, for that
Is what have and TO the detriment Of all.
We have justification In denOuncing the Ku Kux
which Of white
ton for the advancement Of eOod people, Both diye and
unrelated to realities.
Of eoored people exploit the secondary factor
broad basic American problem II
opportunity the rackeee the racial rabbe
and the artistic players the emotions Of the frustrated and fut
giving grandstand opportunity
% mAgnes and Of perspective in the
switch philosophy would recognize the venerable
truth that In numbers there strength An association for the ad
Of minority people with broad base Of Negro Catholic
Jewish Mexican Oriental other minority member
s6pS could swing elections influence legislation
effect public policy In not possible TO
fhs NAACP,
and enlarge ranks Of the devoted and loyal workers Many
- now forced much their energy explaining
ev the Of working for "eooed" organizao
would Be under such necessity They would be working fO
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Addendurn

would all readers the ahing though dpas
sonate appraisal Bbos open attack democracy
which appeared in the MINNEAPOLIS DAILY TINES Of June "a
reprinted on this
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highly developed than others be-
cause they have been exposed to
forces which makes for develop
ment while the less fortunate have
not.
While coIored people must fight
raeialism on an interracial basis,
they must fight it with more
vigor, interracially. This became
crystal clear to me recently when
| was invited to speak in New
Orleans before a group, most Of
whom (many Of them native-born
Southerners) had rid themselves
Of their race prejudiees and are
DESTROYS Of establishing themselves
on a basis Of equality with men,
bers of other races and groups
who see a social need and profess
a desire for that sort of associa-
ton with those cultured enough
to become one with each other
regardless Of their varied racial,
religious or sectional backgrounds.
At this interracial meeting,
which had been well advertised in
the New Orleans press, there were
20 times as many white as col
Ored people. In fact, there were
only three eOlOred persons pres
ent and they were women. Every
one knew before hand that / was
cOlOred. The whites, for the most
part, had never heard a eOlOred
man talk to a group which was
predOminantly white. They were
most gracious and did everything
to make my trip to and stay in
New Orleans as pleasant as pos
sible.
had a letter from the secretary
Of the group, who by the way is a
white woman, thanking me for hav.
ing come to her group and con-
cluded by saying that she wants to
give her very soul to the solution
Of our problem.
At this same meeting l met &
young white woman, about "a years
of age, who told me she had rid her.
self Of all race prejudice and gave
me the best reason for believing
in so-called social equality l have
ever heard. She put it like this
"Only on the basis of social equal
ity are people brought close enough
to where they regard one another
as one of their own, are they il
position to feel concerned about thu
welfare of others. For instance
when there is a question to be voteC
upon, l ordinarily am concerned
about voting for or against tn,
measure as it affects those whom
: | consider among my own. /, there
. fore, must extend my thinking OF
the question of so-called socia
equality to the end that l ma,
think not only of myself, but al
those Of my kind. l could not vot
D for equality and opportunity, equa
E justice and liberty for all unless
= believed the needs of all in GU
society are the same"
: This young wOman's mother
y was born in Texas and her father
: in Tennessee. Two years ago she
d scOffed at the idea of her then
e boy friend having lunch with
v some teachers at a cOlOTed col
I lege. She confessed that she was
o amazed at his doing so, and We
y hemently gave him notice to
o never subject her to such an ex-
perience. He promised her he
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Lawlessness Is a Drawback
That Seriously flinders Race

most Of the residents in the COM
munity hate the police, or just don't
give a damn. In the interval be-
tween their foraging expeditions
into the petty side of crime, Negro
hoOdlums cOngregate in the streets
and make suggestive speeches to
the ladies who happen to be pass
ing. An overabundance of saloons
and poOl-rooms are crowded into
the Harlem community and most of
the patrons or would-be patrons
feel It is their duty to decorate the
places from the outside. None of
the good citizens Of Harlem, of
whom there is an overwhelming
majority, feel that it is their re-
sponsibility to protest against the
mounting disorder that is fast be-
coming a public shame.
When in the course Of his duty,
u policeman finds It necessary to
rough up one or two of the pesti-
lential hOOdlums, a general protest
Is raised against police brutality,
and threats are made to have the
cop transferred to the pOliceman's
Siberia. None of the Negro news
papers in the community have I'M
dertaken a serious campaign to aid
the police in cleaning up. While
II Is true that some of them will
report the crimes, emitting none Of
the lurid or CORY details, II Is also
true that they do not exert the
full moral force which they pOten.
tally have.
Too many Harlemites are Gus.
toners of the hot market. They
will buy hot, or stolen goods with.
out a CULVER of conscience, anC
thwart every effort of the police
to track down the crooks. l know
of a case where the lady bought
quantities of hot clothing only tC
have it stolen back, presumably
by the same crooks who sold 1t tC
her.
II is eminently unfair to say that
Negroes are a race of thieves anC
murderers, but that is just what
we are letting ourselves in for un'
less we ally ourselves with the
police and help put the petty Grim
inals out Of circulation. 1t is true
that there are various sociological
and psychological factors that op
crate to make a man a lawbreaker
but that is no excuse to hide anC
protect him, thus permitting hin
to go from pocketbook snatching t
murder. The Negro has not don't
himself proud with his behavio
toward the police in most communi
ties. Unless he soon changes hi
tactics, he will find himself tn
chief victim of his own folly. AL
ready he cannot live in an apart
ment building in any part of Har
lem without having for his fellow
tenants the crooks, pimps and pan
derers who are only waiting
suitable opportunity to prey upol
} him. 1t is time to wake up and act
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would not. Today, after his dis
charge from the Navy, she says
she will not marry him because
he believes in Tacialism. She has
cOurageOusly done a complete
turnabOut. That takes bigness.
As / get about in the South, /
find that there are not enough col
ored people who are willing to meet
anti-racialistic disciples among
whites half way and to clasp their
extended hands. / find a host of
colored people who preach and rave
about doing away with racialism
in churches, schools and in various
walks Of life, but far too few are
willing to practice what they
preach when the chance comes to
them. And it is obvious that one
can become so bitter in this bust
ness of racialism that when he is
presented with the opportunity to
practice and enjoy equality he can
not make the most of the Oppor-
tunity.
Equality of opportunity in all
walks of life will come to all. The
ability to make the most Of that
opportunity-to not soil it when it
is presented-is the one thing
which should concern every colored
person more than anything else.
A white friend of mine told me
recently that | owed it to myself
to get about more and meet the
best white people here in the deep
South (asking for nOthing) in order
that they might know me. take
| it they want to meet and know
colored people who are not tho
type they are accustomed to seeing
but are quite willing to give col
ored people a hearing-sOme time
on an individual and other times
on a group basis. They are, il
other words, willing to give a col
ored person a hearing and an op
portunity to do his number to SCI
if he has anything on the ball, II
see if he can think in terms O
human beings instead Of in term
of races, sexes and color-to see
whether, on the highest ground
they can find common basis upol
which they can go forward to
gether
have only one neck, l love
that neck and l do not want to
get it whacked of by sticking it
out too far, but we have got to
watch cOlOred persons who, by
action and inactiOn, prove them
selves to be as racialistic as Bill
DO, Talmadge and their fellow
travellers. Out of the white and
cOlOred people in the United
States must emerge a new peO-
plea united people with a one
ness of purpose and thought,
based squarely upon the cOnyic-
ton that mankind is one and that
racists-be they white or black
live to divide to conquer and
bleed.
Interracial relations will improv
in this nation in proportion to tn
extent colored people are able I
rid the group of its coarse firing
and professional racists. 1t is {
paramount Importance that the
lay down their racialism and NOV
forward on the basis of just plai
better human beings and at tn
same time evaluating others on tn
same basis.
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st. Paul Sets Another Precedent

Mayor John MeDonough appointed Mrs Wilbur Ethel
Maxw Williams the city and county welfare board June 49, he
precedent for American cities The precedent lies in the fact
that Mrs Williams Is citizen Of Negro ancestry and that N her
As far be ascertaned Mrs Williams the first Negro
appointed 10 welfare board In metropolitan city In America
Not only happy and appcave Of the appointment Of
Mrs. Williams but also fortunate in having well
qualified by training experience and ability available such
an outstanding place Of public trust.
Is important recognize that Mrs Williams appointed
because she Negro but spite that factor and chiefly because
she has the qualifications for the position.
Il incumbent Negroes here and everywhere provide
useful the community
M Williams that when opportunity knocks they ready
to open the door.
IN this appointment Mayor McDonough DEM
that public appointments should be made
the basis Of ability rather than
The recognition Of Mrs Williams and through her the Negro
community st. Paul. encouraging sign Of better things
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Minnesota Loses q Good influence

When Rev. Robert w. Kelley pastor Of Border Methodist church.
Minneapolis announced six months that he and his wife would
organizations and individuals hoped wouldn't happen appears
leaving Saturday which will end in Africa where they
both will missionaries, he spiritual leader and she
a nursing supervisor.
hopes he selfish
felt Mr. Keey needed
badly Minnesota and in America they needed
In Africa.
Religious leaders Of the cmnded type Of Kelley needed
all America which, In respects Is greatly In need of
Christian missionaries the Dark Continent We have plenty Of
religion but enough
the byways and highways of
life working for social justice which TO this important
part Of church and influence.
During his years Minneapolis Mr.. Kelley worked
easgy which would further brotherhood
He fighter against and religious bgory wherever
did influences who did
believe equal privileges for all regardless Of color
religion.
As active member Of many organizations Rev Kelley served
community he Minnesota but hope his
will be hard replace
many people prepared make the sacrifices Of
munity leadership which he so willingly made
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By JOHN M. LEE

Because Of Murder, Inc, and
sundry other crime organizations,
Brooklyn, New York, is known
throughout the nation as q tough
spot where life Is held cheaply. That
much Of the lawlessness that in
tests the community Is due to an
alliance between the underworld
and some dishonest policemen can
not be denied, but the majority
Of the policemen are true to their
Jobs and are rapidly cleaning up
the foul mess. The police records
Of New York, Chicago, or any
large city will show at a glance
that the ambitious, big-time crooks
and murderers are representatives
of the Caucasian branch of the
human family.
There have not been any Ca
pones, Lefty Louie's, Dago Franks,
Dillingers or Bonnie Parkers pro-
duced by Negro community groups,
but Notwithstanding, Negro crime
gets more space and attention than
the depredations Of all the big mob
sters put together. Primarily, the
Negro lawbreaker Is a cheap crook
and a most unimaginative murder
err. Mostly they kill in a fash spirit
of self-assertiveness, and their
stealing is more Of a nuisance than
1t is a matter Of great profit or
loss.
When Negro snatehes a pocket
book that contains three dollars
and some change, he can rest as.
sured that he and his race will b.
hot copy in almost every larg'
community In the nation. When 4
series Of two or three petty steal
ings are recorded against Negroes
the entire race becomes a menace
in some eyes. When n sweet man
carves up his lady love for un,
faithfulness, the stigma Of his aet
rests heavily upon every member
Of his group.
At the moment, the whole coun.
try Is suffering from a postwar
crime wave. The Negro hoOdlum, moi
to be outdone by his white brothers
has increased the tempo of his pet
ty differing, and when you reaC
the metropolitan press you nigh
easily get the impression that thu
whole mess is Negro affair. Mucl
Of the blame can be placed squarelJ
in the lap Of biased or sensation
hunting white editors, but some O
II must go to the Negro commun
ity where apathetic indifference t
law and order is almost n ritual.
In New York City, a fve-and
dime thief counts on the hostilit,
of the Harlem community to tn
police as one Of his chief aids. H
can steal and fade into oblivio
without ever fearing to be identife
. though there were a hundred wit
nesses to his cheap act, becaus
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Negroes Must Rid Selves
Of Own Race Prejudices;
Meet Problems Half Way
By ROBERT DURR

Raciasm when pracced and venerated by colored peo
pie is their biggest obstacle progress Race pride short
of dedication to the point of creating professional rcss
quite all right if it does not blind individuals and
the that mankind is and that there funda
mentally no superior people-that more
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LETTERS
Won't Renew Time Magazine
Subscriptions; Renews Ours

Subscriptions; Renews Ours
Editor: Enclosed clipping Of Ed
wards tribute to Louis is good. In
case Conn had won, had three
cents worth Of comment ready to
send to the st. Paul papers Mail
Bag. 1t was: Louis lost his cham
pionship. Conn-found It'll"
A year ago stopped taking Time
magazine. They are still after me
to have my subscription renewed,
but / have no time for it. Instead,
| am enclosing a check for IS for
renewal Of Mrs. Orpha Joe Lem
mas, 1853 Iglehart Ave., and my
subscription to your paper. We
both like the paper very much. In
cidentally, / think Nell Dodson
Russell is outstanding as a writer.
You are welcome, Nell. l like what
you write as well as the way you
say it.
Sincerely,
Minna Reiff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05
Color Comero Artist Forum Guest Sundo lay
 Robert Stanton
 Features Second
 Church Program

Sunday evening, Robert Stanton, one of Americas most gifted color camera artists, will present his all color motion picture travelogue en- titled "The Canadian Rockies.
 All the majestic grandeur of snow capped mountains, crumbling gla- ciers and rushing rivers to be found in this northwestern Eden will be portrayed on the screen. Also the emerald and crystal beauty of Lake Louise, Banff and Athabaska and O'Hara - Vancouver and Victoria and the Rose Gardens-Springtlme in the Fraser Valley-Calgary dur ing Stampede Week when the old Frontier lives again and trail rio- ing and hiking to the roof-top Of the Continent.
 Mir. Stanton is @ traveller, writer and lecturer and his pictures are abundant with color and his eX- planatory comment is very inspir- ing. He excels in color photography and his pictures are packed with thrills, interest and beauty.
 Preceding the illustrated lecture, the Second Church Symphony Or chestra will present their fifth an- nual concert. A very fine program has been arranged by the director George Gentle, and the guest solo, ist will be William Mercer, baritone of Washington, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05
cityGrotefuI For Services
 Supt. Roach Addresses
 Auxiliary Police

Members of the recently ddSband- ed Waterbury Auxiliary Police Unit got together for final affair last night at .DiNapoli's Restaurant on Bank Street following four years of service uring the war in which they were of invaluable assistance to the regular police force.
 Services of the unit were lauded by guest, Superintendent of Police William J. Roach, who told mem- bers that the Department as well as the citizens of Waterbury were grateful" for their unflinching de- votions to duty. James Little, form CT member of the police depart ment, who assisted in the organiza- ton of the auxiliary as also a guest of honor.
 Present tt the dinner were:
 Harold Powles, Schmidt, Leroy Foster, Joseph StaSaitis, John Vro- tacoe, Floyd Minnis, R. Cantito, William Mccullough, James Me- Geever, A. Enamait, Salvatore Yam nielli, Joseph Valletta, Jacob Dick stein, Michael Croce, O. DeBonnis, Norman Annis, Cecil Wade, A. Le- pore, Michael Daley, Harold lily, G. Ricciardi, Frank Sasso, Thomas Le- pore, Thomas Hickox, Angelo Mas triano, Edward Sharp, L. Lord, Henry VollerS, c. Evitts, Samuel Drourr and James Little.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05
 Conferences Open June 13
 Summer Sessions
 In Massachusetts
 To Run Seven Weeks

East Northfield Mass. April D. Five summer conferences will be held this year on the campus of the Northfield School for Girls 1t was announced today by Dr. William E. Park president of the Northfield Schools. The season will open June l3 and continue for seven weeks. Conferences have been held here annually since 1880 except last sum- mer when the sessions were omitted because of travel restrictions.
 The schedule Is as follows: Girls Conference June l3 to 2l; Massachu- sets Christian Endeavor Conference, June 24-July 1; Missionary Con- ference, July s to lS; Religious Edu- cation Conference, July l5 to "A; United Presbyterian Conference, July 27 to August 3.
 The heavy advance registration indicates that the facilities will be filled to capacity during the entire conference season Dr. Park said, and 1t is also true that members of the summer colony are blaming to open their homes in greater numbers than at any time since i94l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

star on Kate Smith Sings" pro- gram tonight. He will be heard in an original dramatic sketch 8:30-8:55 D. m.
 Since Van Johnson's electrifying appearance on Kate's show recent ly, the OBS star has been beseiged by listeners for more of the same Gene Kelly's appearance is in re- sponse to these requests.
 Kelly's latest film for M.G-M is "Ziegfeld Follies." Since making his debut in For Me And My Gal" few years ago he has had top roles in such hits as Cover Girl" "As Thousands Cheer" and "Du- Barry Was a Lady" His greatest screen success was with Frank Sim atra in Anchors Aweigh."
 When Agnes Moorehead appeared this week in the star role on "Sus- pense" in the chiller Post Mortem" is was her tenth appearance and new record for repeat guest airing on the series. Charles Laughton and Orson Welles are tied for sec- ond place with five appearances each. Miss Moorehead who recently won international fame for her performance in the Suspense" thriller Sorry, Wrong Number" is now starred on her own show, Calamity Jane," heard over CBS Sunday nights.
 Meredith Wilson next month re- turns, at least temporarily, to the music field he loves best: the sym phonic programs. He has signed to conduct three programs on May 12, 19 and 26, out of San Francisco, for the noted Standard Symhony Hour. He'll include several of his own symphonic compositions. Between symphony progams he'll fly back to Hollywood to baton the Burns and Allen program.
 Say meow" before the producer of This Is My Best" heardon CBS and you're inviting a punch on the nose. He hates cats ever since last week. It seems that cat got tangled up in the antena of the west coast station from where it airs and knocked the program off the air for one minute and forty-five sec- onds. This, after all his careful rehearsing and stop-watch script pruning.
 My Pickle Eye" novelty tune penned by Sidney Miller who por- trays the office boy on the CBS ''Alaisie" program will soon be pub- lished by the Santly-Joy Music Pulp fishing Company. and recording oi the number by top radio singers Is in the offing.
 Ed Archie" Gardner. who grew in Brooklyn. and James Jimmy Dunn, who was given a statue foi helping a tree grow in Brooklyn co-star as Q vaudeville team dur. ing the Duffy's Tavern" broadcast tonight over WTTC at s:30 ?. n.
 Dunn, who was given an academy oscar" for his brilliant work ir "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn sug' Rests that "AFcnie" be billed al "the poor mans Milton BeEle.'