The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-03-30
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buy. The TRIBUNE SHOWS an
aler,ness that Is noteworthy in
startinr an aggressive campaign
10 open up opportunities for JOBS.
I'm particularly concerned about
wong people coming OF OF schools
with training that fits them for
responsible Jobs, but with no op-
portunity TO use that training IL
seem. 10 me that the next step
should be the formation of com
mittee OF whites and Negroes OF
goodwill 10 meet with employers
and 10 seek. by the FEPC tech
nioue. TO convince them that they
ought 10 modify their practices.
such a committee should 20 armed
with The data on the volume of
Negro trade. and should cite the
OPPORTUNITIES that have been open
cd up in New York. A good jon
of publicity has been done by the
TRlBUNE but now a job OF press
relations must be done as we'll"
REV. T. 4. BRI MBAUGH
r r. BRlMBAUGH, executive
secretary OF the Detroit Council
OF churches, asserted:
First OF all We must realize
thar We live IN democracy. and
that this implies equality of OPP
portunity. Employment OF quali-
fled Negroes has been tried in
department stores in other cities
and has been found highly salts
factory, not only to the employees.
but also TO the public at large. IL
may he an innovation, but II It is
democratic an innovation usually
turns ot we'll"
PROPHET JONES On
REV. DIR. JAMES f. JONES.
leader Of Universal Trimph, the
Domain of God Faith, deduced:
'Nour campaign has my hearty
approval. our young people need
real incentives to stay in school
and TO study the skils they need
10 make decent liyings. Only if
downtown stores will start hiring
young people coming out OF schools
without regard 20 their race, can
our young people be expected 10
stay at their studies. Your cam
paien can help remedy this situa-
ton. wish you every success"
TEACHERS PRESIDENT
ARTHUR ELDER president Of
the Michigan Federation of Teach
ers tAFIl, said
The TRIBUNE is certainly 70
be commended for It's campaign.
More OF the press, particularly the
metropolitan dailies could indi-
cate practical interest in democ-
racy II they called attention TO
this denial of opportunity. II is
too had that newspaper repre-
.enting minority group should
have TO bear tho whole brunt OF
he fight An minorities should
he represented much more fully IN
all types OF public and private
cmploymont that involve meeting
the public"
ERNEST MARSHALL
ERNEST MARSHALL Detroit
Board OF Education:
we are demonstrating in the
schools that Kids can play together
and cooperate Most certainly they
can work together II merchants
believe enough in democracy 70
hire without discrimination. I've
been concerned for some tine
about the large numbers Of
students hired into stores for hol-
iday work When Negro young
sters 20 10 stores except in their
own neichborhoods. they are rele-
gated to work as porters, sweep
ers and other mental iohs. Con-
gratulations 10 the TRIBUNE on
its Campaign"
No ANSWER YET
Stores which .arc not set repllod
to the TRIBUNE questionnslre
about opportunities thcy offer TO
Negro young people are.
The Good Housekeeping shop
Harry Suffrln
Ernst kern
BOND Clothing store
Clayion's
FEDERAL Department Stores
SANS Cut Rate. Inc.
FinteX Clothes
Montgomery Ward
United shirt Distributors
j. J.. Hudson 90.
Hughes and Hatcher
Lane Bryant
Peoples Outfiiifng Co.
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