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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15

This newspaper believes there is
a place in each Of the Twin Cities
for an organization such as the
Minneapolis Council Of Negro or
CARNATIONS. We hope Mr.. Henry
Thomas and others will get busy
and get the Minneapolis group go
ing again. In 81. Paul Mr.. John
Patton and Mr.. Vincent Owens
could do a job for ST. Paul II they
got the ball rolling to reactivate
the ST. Paul Council.
We do not agree that we are
over organized in the Twin Cities
or in any other city, Hundreds Of
Negroes in the Twin Cities rs else
where. are not touched by our
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
Reform Citywide Councils

civic movements which are 50 vital
to racial progress.
Councils composed Of rcprrsen.
tatives from various civic, social
and religious groups could BE- Of
great help to organized efforts for
community Improvement
Locally, in the past for various
reasons, il has been difficult to
keep such movements alive and
functioninG.
However. possible accumulativc
total results Of live functioninG
councils are worth continued efforts
Of our best minds to get the groups
going again.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15

ing in full force. Possibly, Bilbo,
EIlender, O'Daniel, George and the
others might have gotten an eyeful
and decided to lay off for a while.
But it didn't happen that way and
now it looks like the same old thing
fighting their own bat
tie, alone, save for incidental help
now and then.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
Dear Joe
By JAMES L. HICKS

Dear Joe:
II you are planning TO get a
job in the Federal Civil Service
this is your H-hour.
Your D-day came last Tuesday
when President Truman issued an
executive order changing govern
ment hiring policies from a war
time to a peacetime basis and told
the Civil Service Commission to
take immediate steps to hold exami-
nations for peacetime jobs.
Among other things, Joe, the
Presidents order said that all war
service appointees who wish to hold
government jobs must take ex-
aminations for the job they now
hold.
What that order did not say Is
that this Is your cue TO file appli-
cation to take 4 job away from a
war service appOintee. IL you can
beat him out on the examination.
That sounds rather rough, but
that's exactly what it amounts to,
Joe. You see-when you were on
the other side ducking bullets the
government hired a gang Of civil
ians and told them when they hired
them that when the boys came
home they would have to compete
against them in order TO hold their
jobs.
Well. Uncle Sam is getting ready
to make good on his promise and
II you don't move in and set up
beachhead in the Civil Service
you don't say the government didn't
keep its promise-or that we didn't
warn you.
What's the odds in the veterans
race against the civilians?
Well. Joe, il you are disabled
land probably not able to work.,
the odds are 2 TO in your favor
(they should be 8 to -, but il you
are still la the odds are even
money on you against Jody Jim,
who is already on the job.
Don't let anybody kid you
about veterans being given five
points advantage over civilians
when they are competing with them
for their jobs. It's not true, Joe.
II is true that disabled veterans are
given ten points on the examina-
ton and it is also true that all
veterans are given Ave points on
examination, but every war service
appointee is also given five points
on the examination which puts him
on a level with you, Joe.
You don't have much advantage
there. Joe. and there's no use let
ting anyone Kid you on that score.
but the government Is coming
through when Il says that veterans
will be given FIRST preference In
hiring.
This means that il you and a
non-veteran are taking an exam
ination for his job (sounds funny,
doesn't it?), and both Of you make
a score Of IS you will both be tied
with a score Of 30 points because
you get Ave for being a vet and
he gets FIVE for being a war service
appointee. However, you will end
up with his job, Joe. because you
are a vet and he is not.
This sounds rather rough on the
civilians, but Joe, II he has been
sitting over here doing a certain
type Of work a couple Of years while
you were over there trying to figure
out why he was not over there with
you. and he let's you come back and
make just as good a grade as he
does for his job, then frankly he
ought to step down and let q good
man like you in there. Maybe we
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15

Make no mistake about it--thAt
handful Of poll.tAxers and rAciSts
from the South has won q battle.
They have won the first round In
the fight for . permanent FEPC.
The move for cloturs has been de-
featSd ~ 10 80. This vote for
eloturs was q defeat for all pro-
gressiVS forces. To identify II NJ
anything else IL dangerous. The
Negro and other minority groups
are not the only losers. The cause
Of democracy has itself suffered n
great defeat. Let no one think
otherwise. The battle for the
FEPC II as fundamental as any we
shall have 10 wage In our lifetime.
But these Southern Senators should
have II brought 10 their attention
that they have won not n permR-
n0nt victory, but only the hrSt
round. A permanent victory IL
something they must not be per
mittsd 10 achieve.
The question Of the almost con.
Germ TO oil IL why did this handful
Of poll-tAxerS and TRciStS winf
Why was n small minority able In
this case 10 impose It's will upon
the MAJORITY
The proponents Of this bill, on
the whole, are men who supported
II because Of their sense Of fair
play. This same fairness and con.
sldsration was evident In their at
titudo throughout the entire iili-
buster. But the Southern Senators
were not bothered by such consider
AtionS. No trick was too low. no
lie too big for them TO tell. They
were a small band Of mon who were
willing to do, and did do, anything
TO win. Win, however, they did.
Another thing that greatly con-
tributsd 10 the defeat Of the FEPC
was that these Southern Senators
were In a position TO bargain with
the Republicans. In return for their
support In defeating cloture, they
would aid the Republicans In de-
feRtinR social legislation In the
future, This Ia not TO be con.
StTued ~ an indictment Of all Re-
publican Senators, Joseph Ball Of
Minnesota, Wayne Morse Of Ore
gon. and others are deserving Of
the greatest praise for their forth
right stand for cloture. II IL, how
ever, an undeniAbls fact that there
are only too many Republicans who
are willing to play ball with these
Southern Democrats.
The SAddsst thing TO have TO say
Is that the lethRrgy Of tho Negro
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
Congressman Gallagher
RPnewS His SuhScri,


Renews His Subscription
Editor; Enclosed is a subscrip-
ton renewal, and my check for
$500 to cover same.
| have certainly enjoyed your pa
per; it has some live articles on
questions Of current interest to the
American people, and ! agree with
you on practically every issue that
you have brought up.
Sincerely yours,
William J. Gallagher, NC,
Third District Minnesota,
U. s. House of
Representatives.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15

y Q n a I ors who
plu m bed the
depths In race
batting - VArda-
man along with
HOke Smith and
T ON Hardwick,
Of Georgia, voted
for the present
clOtuTe rule which
has proved power
less TO shut of
debate on / h Q
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15

Today, however, they start anew
with strong unions and intelligent
demands. The Negroes are included
In nearly all the unions except the
machinists and the railway unions,
They ask for a share in the ire
mendous profits Of the war which
went to the steel makers. the auto
mobile makers and the electrical
corporations. The corporations
have replied through General
Motors with an astonishing argu-
ment and that is: that II capitalists
work together for production and
the capitalists make fortune while
the laborers hardly keep alive, the
question Of higher wages for the
laborer has nothing to do with the
swollen profits Of the capitalists.
This Is an astonishing and cynical
argument.
Every American Negro ought to
stand back Of the strikers, give
them their support and sympathy
and recognize that II we are going
to have peace on earth. democracy
and n decent standard Of living. the
reactionary leaders Of organized in
dustry have got to be beaten in this
series Of strikes.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15

permanent LEN DilIs
Speaking In favor Of adoption
Of the rule, Vardaman assured his
Southern colleagues they would not
need 10 worry about the rule when
the question Of white supremacy"
was at issue.
His prediction has come true
only white supremacy" was not
at issue.
Commodore James Vardaman,
Jr., the Presidents naval aide,
whom Mr.. Truman nominated 10 be
governor Of the Federal Reserve
System. Is a son Of the late Sena-
tor Vardaman, than whom there
was no more fiery Senator on the
race question In his day. Varda.
mans nomination is for a l4-year
job Mt $4,000 n year.
incidentally, former District Of
Columbia Com missioner George u.
Allen In another native MISSISSIPPI
plan. Mr.. Truman has nominated
him 10 be a director Of the Recon
struetion Finance Corporation.
Some members Of the District
bar want Judge Almond w. Scott
promoted from the Municipal Court
to the Municipal Court Of Appeals.
A vacancy exists on the bench Of
the Municipal Court Of Appeals by
reason Of the appointment Of Judge
Nathan Cayton to be its chief
Judge. Judge Cayton already Is n
member Of the court. Judge Scott
has served with distinction on the
Municipal Court bench.
II Judge Scott should be pro.
NOTED. n vacancy will be left on the
Municipal Court bench. Appoint
ment Of colored man To that
vacancy would be In order. Two
lawyers have been mentioned for
that possible vacancy. They are
Emory Smith and Hubert Pair.
Emory Ii n former minister. He
pastored Lincoln Temple Congre-
gational church and was quite n
favorite with Howard University
students, but he resigned his pas
torate to take up the practice Of
law. A Yale graduate, he Is well
qualified for Municipal Court bench,
Pair In the son Of Of a minister
and his reputation Is excellent. Sc
lection Of him also meets popular
APPROVAL
The Municipal Court Of tho Dis
trict Of Columbia has a chief judge,
whose pay Is $500 a year, and
nine associate judges, whose sal
AIRY Is $1,000 a year each. The
District Municipal Court Of APP
peRls has n chief judge, whose sal
airy IL $4,000 a year. and two as
sociats judges. whose salary Is
50. 900 q year each.
Only one Of these iudEeships Il
held by q eolorcd lawyer. Its a
traditional post allotted to eolored
people ever since the late Presi.
dent Theodore Roosevelt first Rp.
pointed the late Robert II. Terrell
q justice Of the peace.
It's time for promotion Of Judge
Scott and the selection Of colorcd
lawyer TO succeed him, giving
colored people two out Of thirteen
local judgeships. Even that would
he poor representation, but n step
forward. since colored people con
stitute about one third Of the popu-
lation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
SAYS UNIONS SHOULD
HAVE HELPED PICKET SENATE
NV DAN GARDNE

The most important national measure directly affecting
the Negro the passage by the u S. Government of Fair
Employment Practice legislation making it criminal to dis
crmnate in the matter of employment because of color
creed national origin The creation of federal
FEPC transcends in Importance the Of anti
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
Chester G. Bowlas

AZ this writing that chief
MS nght within administration circles he will replace
John Const a. sAbIer All Of this good nswsn Is
particularly good news for the citizen BOwes
imitation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
Mr.. Eostlqnd Asks q ss4 Question:

What tho Negro Of the North by voting for
President when the machinery and important chRmRnhps OF
mttses controlled by those Of who pictured
Southern RSRcionarcs f"-Sen. James EAStAnd ID
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15

you have earned your right to
throw a few right across home
plate.
Yours in the service,
JIM
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
The Height Of Hypocrisy

Mr. Byrnes Secretary Of State reported concerned
elections held RumanA and Bulgaria He is record
held his South
Carolina.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
Spotlight
Washington
By Louis Iautier

In the days Of "Pitchfork" Ben
Tillman, James X. Vardaman and
John Sharp Williams trio Of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
Full Employment Bill

passed bill which for quaint reason
called the Employment Bill No Legislators do
have The the bill shat American
CITIZEN job he and look for onc That is
good news to anyone who happens to he unemployed
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
The Negroes Posi-
ton on Strikes
BY W. 4. Is. DUBOIS IN THE
CHICAGO DEFENDER

This Is the day when every in
telligent Negro should take u firm
stand and have clear outlook
toward the strike situation. There
Is still among W., especially among
the educated classes, a current Of
opposition 70 strikes and even 70
trade unions. This has come down
70 Us from the day when every
prosperous American expected TO
be a millionaire and looked upon
every poor worker as essentially
shiftless and unprogressiyo. We
ought by this time to see clearly
that all people cannot be rich; that
the ideal Of civilization is not waste
and luxury but simple living on an
income sufficient for health, secur-
ity and enjoyment Of the reasonable
gifts Of life.
Today with the help Of science
there is no reason why the ma
jOrity and the vast majority Of
human beings shouldn't be able TO
accomplish this in return for an
amount of work and effort well
within the ability Of all normal
men.
Instrument Of Rebellion
Yet what we see Is in most Of
the world a poverty among the
masses so terrible as to be almost
inconceivable. Even in a country
like the United States, rich in
resources and Astounding in human
ability, the majority Of the work
ing families are not receiving to-
day an income which allows them
TO live in health and decency and TO
rear and educate family. The
reason for this is that a large
proportion Of the income, material
and spiritual, which the workers
Of America make goes to a small
part Of the population which does
not need it and does not use IL.
There has been no successful refu-
tation Of the statement by Lund-
berg in Americas so Families that
fewer than twenty per cent Of the
people possess nearly everything
while eighty per cent own prac-
tically nothing"
From time to time the working
men Of the United States who do
the hardest toll and get the least
for il have rebelled against this
situation. Their instrument of re-
bellion has been the strike. At first
the strikers were held up to the
nation as criminals and were beaten
and jailed by the police. They
formed protective unions. The
unions were partially outlawed and
suffered from the fact that they did
not include all the workers. One
group especially. the Negroes, were
widely excluded. They were brought
In IA strike breakers. accepting, as
they had TO, low wages and they
broke strike after strike particular
ly the great steel and stockyard
strikes Of 1919 to 1922.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15
The Spirit OF Dr.. Goebbels

II Is not certain bodies found in Adolf Htcr
hancery GoCbbcls Where DR. Gocbbes body is
spirit has been evident the L. Senate during
the hlbuStCr.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-15

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-25
AS Others See Us

Harold Martin, one of the columnlsts
of The Atlanta Constitution, recently
visited North Carolina.
After touring our state from the
mountains to the sea, he returned nome
To write about US. Here is part OF his
comment:
81 don't know why it is that North
Carolina has forged out ahead OF us
so. with no more natural advantage
over us than she has. I think maybe
education has something to do with it.
Fifty years ago North Carolina decided
she was tired of having her aristocratic
neighbors, Virginia and South Carolina,
look down their patrician noses at her.
She started in improving her schools.
With education came many other good
things. Improved roads, better health
services for the people. More industry.
A man with some learning in his head
is not content to be hungry and poor.
North Carolina took as her slogan,
'Pace-Setter of the South Then she
lived up to it. Georgia used to have a
fancy name, too. Empire State of the
South We deserved the title once, but
it has been a long time ago."
We agree with MI. Martin that edu-
cation of the masses has been the larg-
est single factor in North Cardinals
development since the turn of the CEN
fury. Nothing has paid better dividends
than the money spent on her schools,
from the smallest county unit to the
great and liberal University system.
1t is education that has saved US
from people like Talmadge. It has made
it possible for the constructive liberal
and energetic conservative elements
within our borders to work together in
harmony for the general advancement
Of the state. It has given us a good gov
eminent, one that is so far ahead of the
regime coming up in Georgia that a
genuine comparison is not possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-25
Advice Welcomed

The best way to do a good job IS TO
first get good advice.
That evidently is the feeling -ot the
recently organized Community Housing
committee.
At a meeting of the group Wednes-
|dav. it was decided to invite Chester
0. Ensign, director of the state Civilian
Production administration office IN
Greensboro. to the next session and al
low him to give his views on housing
and new construction problems. Under
present federal regulations, the power
of permission to build lies within the
CPA. His appearance before the cong
mittee would clear several points in it's
members minds, necessary procedure
if it is to function properly.
Our understanding of the purpose OF
the committee is to obtain more green
lights not only for residential construc-
ton, especially for veterans, but indus
trial building. Restrictions on the lat
ter have become a serious brake on the
city's efforts to attract and house new
industry.
A visit here by Mr.. Ensign would
acquaint him better with the commu-
nity's problems and, meantime, give
him the opportunity to set the COM
on the right track. The earlier he
appears, the sooner the committee will
become one of real value in helping iron
out W%ilmington's construction prob
lens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-25
.RIVENBARK GIVEN
SERVICE EMBLEM
5O-Year Service OF General
Route Agent OF ACL
Is Recognized

A 50-year service emblem was
awarded R. j. Rivenbark, General
Route Agent of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company at Jack
sonville, Fla, during ceremonies
here yesterday.
The presentation was made by
W. D. McCaig, vice-president. with
many friends and former associ-
ates of Rivenbark present.
Rivenbark began his service with
the ACL on Aug. u, 1896, as a re-
lief operator in Wilmington. He
later served as assistant chief
clerk in the general superintend.
ent's office here.
Present at the ceremony were A.
L. Bats, freight claim agent; P.
Nichols, treasurer, F. L. K. King,
general superintendent; H. M. Ken
dali, assistant general superintend-
ent of transportation; K. w. Price,
auditor freight receipts; McC. B.
Wilson, assistant auditor freight
receipts; W. S. Baker, chief of per-
sonnet; M. M. Rudolph. assistant
to general manager; W. A. Walker.
manager pass bureau and A. 3.
Love, assistant editor Coast Line
News,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-25
Mr.. Scheidt Promoted

North Carolina law enforcement Of
flcers and others who have worked
with Edward Scheidt during the nine
years he has been in charge of the
Charlotte office of the Federal Bureau
OF investigation will agree that his re-
cent promotion to chief of the New York
FBl unit is a well deserved one.
The appointment carries the title of
assistant director of the FBI and the
office is by far the largest in the United
States.
Wei known to many officers for his
part in arranging conferences to discuss
their work and problems, his relations
with the various law enforcement au-
thorities in North Carolina have been
marked by a fine spirit of coopera-
ton. The many friends he has made
here and elsewhere are confident that
the same degree. of success attained in
his career in North Carolina will con-
tinue with him in his new position.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-25
Frank Graham Speaks
At White Lake Meet
OF Cromartie Family

WHITE LAKE, Aug. 24-RA
Frank P. Graham. president of
the greater University OF North
Carolina and a member of the
Cromartie clan, told a gathering
here of his kinsmen that there
were "a counties in the state with
out a hospital bed.
He said there we're many rural
communities too remote from doct-
ors, medical technicians and dag
nostic facilities, but he said the
doctors themselves have taken the
lead to make more equal pro-
vision Of hospital facilities and
medical care for all people"
Graham said that J. H. Clark,
chairman of the State Medical
Care commission and a member
of the Cromartie clan. has recon-
mended a total undivided program
for building more hospitals &C.
cessible to rural people and train
ing more doctors in an expand
ed state four-year medical school.
The fulfillement of this object,
Graham said, would offer the state
good roads, good schools, and
good health as part OF the good
life for which the Great Physician
lived and died 1000 years ago."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-25
Lobbyists Registration

The charge that national govern
ment has been affected too strongly by
Washington's lobbyists was heard fire.
quently during the recent session of
Congress.
Often it was evident that small but
powerful groups acquired a voice in ma
tional affairs far greater than they de-
served. They did it by having the right
men at the right place at the right time
when legislation affecting their inter-
ests came before the lawmakers.
Registration of these lobbyists is re-
CURED under a new law.
AS an indication of their number,
more than 500 forms have been distri-
buted to persons expected to register.
To date, only two individuals-one rep
resenting the Wcmen's Christian Tenn
perance union and the other the Peo-
pies lobby-have signed up. Many of
the lobbyists, according to advices from
Washington, are asking numerous ques-
lions about the procedure required,
claiming they are uncertain as to just
what information is desired.
There is a place for the lobbyists in
the democratic form of government. Or
CARNATIONS have the right to have some
one speak for them on legislature mat
ter. But the trend in recent years of de-
veloping this to a fine art, with pro-
fessionals, semi-pros and amateurs en-
gaging in it's practice, has gone far
enough without the members of the
trade being registered. Whether the
new law will curb some of their high
pressure activities remains to be seen
but if it brings them out more into the
open, then it will serve a good purpose.
Too many lobbyists have preferred
anonymity as they worked behind the
scenes on Capitol Hill. In doing so they
have often placed the welfare of the
groups they represented far ahead of
that OF the country as a whole. It is
time they come into the open and the
best means of achieving this is the reg
istration book.