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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01

Birthday ErestlnRs 10 Minneapolis; Feb.
I-MGrtha L. Kay. S74s Fourth Ave. 30. !:
Feb. 2-GOFdOn Granger. s624 Fourth Ave.
So, Clarence Palmer. $50 10th Ave No.
Alice MORAN. 1897 Fifth Ave. So. Alice
Cook 27O9 S0th Ave So. Feb. S-WOrthy
Turner, 1880 Emerson. Margaret Kelley,
Sls Bryant Ave. No, Resale Day. III W.
18th ST. FEB. t-H. L. Adams, ana Z.
S6th ST.. Ms. Clyde Gate, SSt4 Smelling
Ave. Mrs.. Nancy Allen. s7s Bryant Ave.
No. Mn. y. G. Powell. 26lS Lake Place ::
Feb. Stafford z. Lot. $40 Girard Ave.
No. Gensyisvs Cooper, ll01 LyndAls Ave.
No. MARY A. Smith. 1929 Filth Ave. 50. !;
Feb. s-MrA J. r. Freeman. llS Royalston
Ave. No. Feb. Earl W. Bowman, S7bb
Fifth Ave So. Melvin Hammond. 27Al
Clinton Ave. So. Rev. A. =. Martin. 2797
18th Ave. So Feb. s-T/SEt. Eugene T.
Sehuek. U. 8. Army Feb. S-ROse TillOt-
son. Is N. 9th st.. joseph Z. Mitchell. 1901
Bryant Ave. No.
out Of town ErsstinEs: Feb. Aaron
Shauntss, Chicago, ILL., Frank Jones, Chi
eaKo. ILL.,. and Mrs.. Lillian heGaVoek. San
Francisco, Calf. Feb. t-Clihord T. EnEer.
Austin, MINI: Feb. 7-SinclaiT Lewis,
Duluth, MINI. Feb. 8-CArtsr Ashford.
Chicago. Ill, Pvt Clifton Brown. U. 8.
Army. and Herman Sweets, PAola, KAns.
EliEab@th AinsWOrth. 27l Z. 18th 81. Feb.
G-Lsttie b. Hall. 727 ST. Anthony Ave. /:
Feb. NM. Esther Brown. 4Ob 81. An
thOny Ave. Feb. s-William White. 775
Rondo Ave Mn. EliEAbsth Hall. SBs n.
Dale 81. Feb. 0-MrS. o. W. LindsAy. 276
W. Central Ave.
Bslatsd birthday greetings TO Sidney VIII
Llama, 7l9 Rondo Ave, Feb. flames
oliver. $40 lglshArt Ave, Jan. rs.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01
Small Town Editor Abroad Aqo,n


that nQuen reports Of and
read with some interest by Of readers,
Never having report fully Washington
d. G. In June and brief oourn New York
thought maybe ought to take time out tell Of
ant trip few days ago to st. Louis and Kansas City.
The occasion the regional
meeting Of the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association 81 Louis
Because the executive board which member
Thursday Tour day. humble had hy st.
Louis via MdCOnnent Ancs After working Wednesday
night and from to Thursday morning.
bags and TAXED the Our flight supposed
$3.50 1t finally MI To keep the passengers
happy tho ticket agents sent them into the airport dining for
breakfast and lunch expense Imagine
you railroad feeding because the train
getting started
people making friends for air travel by
interest
for reservations Everyone connected with AnS
trip aun east Of Chicago do perfect
job In bending every effort please travelling public
While waiting for the "all aboard" between 1 M
when we finally got nm In the air wa had Rad TIME .
called the office six had
bring out flu medicine and enjoyed couple
The plane wasn't out Of the Twin Cities before
asleep adept
Hostess Fcdereks handled passenger Interest
ing also the fact that the chief pilot had
except that IL spelled Neuman.
We well admit that the only time thinking
about the possible hazards Of flying when the
altitude landing. Most folks the
Mrs NswmHn's little boy 90 wakes all alert when the plane
deseends for landing.
MIMI and her daughter who had months
the Rochester Mayo hospitals boarded plano
Des Moines the daughters first flight She accepted ALL
annoying bobby brigade
Nothing but hot band
We notice that the asked the hostess for the Fsbr
ESQUIRE This had the band
t. As she finished reading ESQUIRE asked Hostess
We enjoyed the several photos
musicians whom In that Then
fitting the Ds MOnes De
Mones better halls home grounds We made couple Of tes
the lunch tied
with hot dog and Of coffee and had to for the plane
pulled the but
opened them allow to squeeze in The lunch counter attendant
had assured that the motors were not turning the plane wouldn't
leave usi
EnrOuts to our final destination
airline eAbbus longer reach hotel downtown
required hy Minneapolis TO Rochester
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01
The Moral obligation of a NEGRO

When Negro walks down the conscious
the fact that unlike all other class citizen
This true whether the street h In New York. Seattle Angeles
Atlanta His citizenship in New York Atlanta
but In New York he does not the full eronh
American does.
The barriers that raised many
DO enumerated here In Atlanta they enforced
New York by custom alone they raised against him.
mine the Of jobs he obtain
They Determine the kind Of cemetery Every
American Negro from the Of his his
lives under = shadow Of segregation
What the moral obligation Of the individual Negro
such condonf certainly depore
the situation with which he faced duty every
Negro America do everything In his
against segregation In whatever form II might take
In the United States Senate hbustsr being
FEPC BILL The Of this bill vital Negro indeed
sad that Negroes have contributed nothing
Many individuals ask what dot You do thOse
Write Senator Chavez thanking him introducing bill
this time.
Write Senators asking them only the bill
but also to vote for cloture TO end the hbustor.
Also write Senator fight cppng
ment 10 the bill.
Attend tho FEPC meeting the st. Paul
and the Minneapolis Auditorium contribute more
than you afford to help finance this fight
Any who does only race but the
cause Of democracy In the United States
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01
Use the Courts More

redress Taking who offend
the law has provided for getting
for infringement rights, denial of just violation
Of civil liberties.
Negroes used the enough While they should
make and manhood dictate
that they take much and White people who keep
Negroes their place whites who the sight Of
person. abuse Negroes
should Negroes waking and taking their
and who them Happily
the always deaf the pleas
Negroes Negroes
grievances They the
their enemes-Lousvlle Defender
In his thrtes and fes generally his BEST he fights
like soldier the From fifty sixtyfve he
experienced convincing he has pofted wisely by his
his be then After that he should be able
retire il he to-Exchange.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01
Dear Joe"
A Weekly Column by and
for Veterans
By JAMES l.. HICKS

BY JAMES L. HICKS
Uncle Sam doesn't give away
anything.
You should have realized that
fact when he only paid you $50
q month for duekinE bullets-but
despite all that the biggest item
In our eOuntTy's big budget In the
big figure Of 34.7S7, 900, 900
which President Truman has
asked Congress TO appropriate
for veterans pensions and bene-
Cts.
Just In case you are still a little
rusty on your arithmetic, Joe, I'll
spell out that figure for you-that's
four billion, seven hundred, and
eighty-seven million dollars. That's
n lot Of cabbage to be spent on
guys like you and me, Joe. Are you
going to get your share Of IT. Let's
take n look.
You've got Il coming In q lot Of
ways, Joe. For instance, u you
are . disabled veteran and TAX
ing training under the amended
CT bill Of rights, for two months
after your employ ability IL deter
mined, you will receive subsist-
enee allowance Of S6S q month,
II you are without dependents, or
800 . month. n you have . ball
and chain or one Of those little
things that cry 'da da" Babies
20 yOu).
This $66 or 500 Is In addition to
your disability pension. II your
disability pension Is the minimum
Of $ll.60 and this plus your sub
sistence allowance, Is less than SlO5
month and you have one
dependent, the Veterans Admins
tration will kick the $l06 up to Sll6
just because you are you.
II you have a kid they toss in ten
bucks more making II Sl25 q
month. That's for the first little
one. The second little one Is not
worth but 81 q month to you. but
he will boost your monthly income
to SlS2 and you can get seven bucks
extra for all the other little ones
who Joined the family after the
second child came.
In other words, II you have .
wife and eve young ones and
draw . disability pension Of
$3.50. you are entitled TO $3.50
. month while taking training
under the CT bill. (ARd. Joe, II
you've got ave kids and . wife
and only get tlSS-yOu still don't
have anything but-dve kids and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01

violence and armed activity. Leseot
II now In exile In Montreal, Canada,
after escaping from his country.
Haiti Is now under the rule Of q six
man military cabinet appointed by
the military junta which overthrow
the president Of the Republic.
What the future p0Ftends, no
one knows. Il IL known, however,
that the plight Of the Haitian
peasant remains the same, thus
linking him with peaSantry the
world over. whether Ethiopian,
LIbsrian, Chinese. Indian, Bur-
mese. Mexican, IndOnesian OF
the black peaSaRtry Of Americas
Southland.
Lescot, like Halle Selassie in
Ethiopia, Chang Kai-Shek in
China, William v. Tubman in
Liberia, and other rulers In eoun-
tries composed Of dark-skinned
peoples, was far removed from the
poverty, heartaches, and hopeless
ness that characteriEes the life Of
the common man, the peasant.
He lived and moved In q world Of
Eilt-edged glamor; q world Of
plenty that provided the highest
type Of education and culture for
his children. which gave him per-
sonal opportunities TO really enjoy
life. As such, he was akin TO king
like Halle Selassie, whose daily life
does not bring him in close contact
with the millions Of underprivileged
subjects he rules with absolute au-
thority.
LeseOt was deposed by his So
eIaI equals. and from what I un-
derstand, Il was the old case Of
thieves falling out, although
there II no attempt here 10 iden.
tify Mr.. LeSeOt and his Asso-
eIates a. briEaRds or second
story men. LeSeOt didn't give this
one and that one the positions
they wanted or had been prom
Ised. DisEruntled. they built Q
Gre under him and his custer was
the result.
The former Haitian president
had 4 record Of autocratic tyranny
In governing his people. He did all
the things over which revolutions
have come about throughout the
years; he suppressed the freedom
Of the press and the right Of assem-
bly,; he suppressed free speech, and
In addition to the rapidly worsen-
ing economic setup, allowed the de-
bacle Of Wholesale graft and politi-
cal corruption In high places to get
out Of hand.
Contrary 20 public opinion.
only q comparative handful In
Haiti rs In Liberia where the Re
publican form Of government In
claimed, are allowed to vote. The
great masses don't even know
what . ballot looks like.
The policy Of the leadership In
20 keep them ignorant, poor and
hungry while taking the fruits
Of their labor for personal en-
TiehmenL
The same thing happens daily
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01
Spotlight
Washington
Nv Louis LautieF


Service Of the United States rs the
instrument through which the Sec
rotary Of State maintains repre-
sentation abroad In the discharge
Of his responsibility 10 the Presi-
dent for the conduct Of the foreign
relations Of this country.
Since We and VJ-day, the de-
mands upon the Foreign Service
have become greater than ever be-
fore. The regular political, eco
nomic and consular functions Of the
Service have increased In size and
complexity.
Twelve consular offices have been
reopened In the Far East and six
teen In Europe. The State Depart
ment plans 70 reopen others In the
near future TO make u total Of at
least 3l3 Foreign Service establish
ments by July /.
OF the sixty ambassadors and
ministers representing this country
In various capitals, only one, Lester
A. Walton, who IL TO be succeeded
by X. o'Hara Lanier, IL Negro.
Lester 10 envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiAry TO Liberia.
OF the 1898 foreign service
officers, whose pay In the next
fiscal year will amount TO about
tS,sS4.OOO. only two or thsrse,
Clifton n. Wharton, American
maritime delegate In the Azores,
and Bill George. secretary Of the
legation St MOnroVia, and per-
haps one other. are Negroes.
American representatives in
Latin America, in the Dominican
Republic and Haiti, in Ethiopia,
Egypt, and In French, British and
Belgium colonial possessions in
Africa, In Morocco, In India, the
West Indies and the East Indies,
are all white.
The peoples Of India, Asia, the
Middle East, Africa, and Latin
America must be convinced Of the
sincerity Of American declarations,
II world peace Ii to be maintained.
There Is no better way Of accom-
pliShing this than appointment Of
Negroes Rs representative Of this
government In various capitals Of
the world.
As American citizens, Negroes
are entitled to appointments by the
President, with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate, on the same
basis and under the same political
considerations as are other Ameri-
can citizens.
The same situations that exist in
the State Department with respect
to the appointment Of Negroes in
the Foreign Service also exist In
other executive departments with
respect to the appointment Of Ne
groes to any job above the custodial
level. Now that the war Ia over,
Negro applicants just aren't con-
Sidered except for the traditional
jobs.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01

In Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama,
Arkansas, Louisiana and other
southern states, Mississippi In
particular.
The ignorance Of both the back
woods Negro and poor white In ap-
palling and should call for n Con-
gresSional investigation into the
graft and corruption that keep a
segment Of the population almost
. century behind the times.
The common people are slow TO
move; although agitation some
times stirs them into unreasoning
mob anger in which asSassinat tons,
murders, loOting and pillaging Is
the net result.
The reason nothing has been done
is that these people don't know that
they were actually born equal, that
they, In the words Of jefferson,
have the inalienable right to life,
liberty and the pursuit Of happi-
ness"
II In not good that We get the
wrong conception Of Negro lead
ership like that Of Leseot. II IL
exploitation Just like that Of the
British In India, In Africa, In the
West Indies; like that Of the
French In North Africa; like the
BelRians In the Congo, the Dutch
In the East Indies, like the big
cotton planters Of the Mississippi
Delta country. They deserve no
aeeolAdes for accomplishment.
What they have has stained their
hands with blood.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01
Harold Stossen Supports rEpC

EeWhere this printed speech made by Harold
former Of Minnesota In this
In support Of the FEPC lie fAvOrS eloture
For this action Mr. StasSen In to be highly commended
In issue Of this January 1885, paper
objections to Mr. SRsScn being invited make speech
Of the FEPC This objection made solely Sassn record
In this Office no for
minortles who citizens Of Minnesota.
Mr. SaSSen hrS elected to the Office Of
the most vicious and dirty campaigns waGd the history Mime
sofa There evidence that Mr. approved
of his supporters but nowhere
dScamng these methods We only well
the StRssenite campaign SonRs
III no, hi no
We Join tho clio
We dues
To the goddRm Jews
HO hi, hi no.
Men politics either change the
intellectual growth Of Wendell L. Wilks indicative
Of democracy We wish praise
right speech the FEPC and sincerely hope that
he will always be bold supporting that which
cratic traditions.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01
q Mife.)

"uGsl
Under the same setup with the
same pension Of $ll.50 you can get
$40 a month II you have a wife,
q child and a dependent parent.
The Veterans Administration pays
SIS for q dependent parent
(mother laws don't COUNTY.
OF course, II your pension is
higher, your monthly income will
be higher. Some guys who draw
pensions Of $l16 a month can get
as much as $205 a month but they
are the boys who really need it, Joe.
Catch on?
The President also recommended
that Congress raise the veterans
unemployment allowance from $50
a week to $25. Even II this passes,
1t still isn't enough-but Ave bucks
more Is Ave bucks more, isn't it,
Joe?
Remember back In 1910 when
q private In the army made $21
q month"; Then somebody start
ed shooting at somebody on the
other side and somebody over
here got scared and overnight
Congress more than doubled q
CTS pay by raising II to $50 a
month, state side. Wonder where
those scared boys are now who
negotiated that raise? Guess:
They probably are in Congress
now and will bitterly oppose the
IS raise to veterans.)
OF that $4,787, 100000, the sum
Of 1886, 100000 will go toward the
education and on-the-job training
Of the 1871, 1893 ex-GTs now going
to school under the CT bill.
Are you going TO get your share
Of this money, JoeH A recent sur
vey shows that only 232 Negro
veterans are enrolled at Howard
University under the CT bill, and
Howard University Is leading the
nation when It comes to enrolment
Of Negro veterans.
At Cornell ("High above Cuya-
hoga's waters") where there are
1900 ex-GTs enrolled only three Of
them are Negro.
It's a lot Of dough, Joe, and lot
Of II is yours for the asking.
How bout walking up and asking
for your shareI
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01

This newspaper has served this
field faithfully for over II years
without missing . single issue. Its
prestige h built on public service
and giving the public . good news.
paper every week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-02-01
The Haitian Revolt
According To Gardner
By Dan Gardner

1t is mistake to assume that the palace revolution in
Haiti that ousted Eli Lescot from the presidency of the island
peoples rebellion At hand is information that instead
of the uprising of the man. the revou
ton strictly class matter in which differences between
Lescot and the Haitian ntegensa bossomed forth into
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-10
FRANCOIS SPAIN HARB0RS NAzI'S KEY
SCIENTISTS, NEWSMAN ASSERTS
Quentin Reynolds Charges That State Department Knows
Atomic Specialists Being Given Shelter In
European Fascist Stronghold

Speaking over the Mutual network
last week, Quentin Reynolds, world
famous war correspondent and author,
charged that the United States state
department and our army and navy
intelligence have known since the cap
ture of documents in Berlin that nazi
scientists working on atomic energy
projects are being sheltered by Dicta-
tor Franco in Spain.
Reynolds, also noted as a liberal
Catholic, is one of the leaders of the
demand that the state department
comply with the wishes of the vast
majority of Americans and break off
diplomatic and trade relations with
Franco Spain.
81 know that | can't laugh at Spain
and at the potential threat she pre-
sents to the peace of the world. Not
after reading some of those $500 doc
uments captured in the chancellery on
Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin.
POLAND charges specifically that
there are 5000 German scientists now
working in Spain. Spain is one of the
worlds largest producers of uranium
bearing metals. On Oct 5, 1915, Franco
placed all areas in Spain containing
uranium under state control. When
Poland last Wednesday charged that
nazi scientists working on atomic en-
ergy were being sheltered by Fran
co, the newspapers gave the news in
headlines But it wasn't really news
Our army and navy intelligence knew
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-10
Railroad Trainmen Vigorously Oppose
AAR Lobby-Sponsored Bulwinkle Bill
ERICKSON ANNOUNCES
OPPOSITION

Left Erickson, Democratic can
didate for the United States SEN
ate announced yesterday in re-
spouse to an inquiry, that he was
unalterably opposed to the passage
of the BuIwinkle bill. MIR. Erick-
son stated that q. j.. not only would
passage of this piece of legislation
forever foreclose any opportunity
for shippers to seek redress against
discriminatory and prohibitive rail
freight rates through the courts,
but also this bills enactment would
be an opening wedge for other mo-
nopoIy industries in seeking to
evade and circumvent the antitrust
laws of the nation"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-10

instruction were able to persuade fell
low legislators that such visual train
ing should be sponsored and central
lied under the state government A
meager $4,000 appropriation was voted
to start the library under the Depar-
ment of Public Instruction. Following
the setting up of the library, Miss
Elizabeth Ireland, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, secured the serv-
ices of Harry A. Norton to act as
supervisor of visual training. Mr.. Nor
ton, long a believer in the use of films.
for educational purposes, Immediately
made tour of the nation Cat his own
expense) to secure information on the
set-ups of similar departments.
More recently the legislature in
creased the appropriation to $4,000
per year, but this amount already is
proving inadequate to properly handle
the immense demand for films from
all parts of the state.
More Than 100 Requests Per Day
OF recent months the daily average
to $50. For the most part these come
from Montana high schools, grade
schools, colleges, etc. However, more
and more service clubs, such as the
Lions, chambers of commerce, Farmer
Unions, labor organizations, and
church groups, are taking advantage
of the rapidly growing library. Any
group or club in the state that wishes
to use any film of the more than 1000
in the library, may do so for the ask
ing. Except for extensive users, there
is no charge except for transportation.
For the former a film-lease plan, in
lieu of handling charges, is in effect.
The library division exercises no
censorship over any of the films, ex
cept that of public decency, and that
no treasonous material is accepted.
However, any person or group is at
liberty to challenge the public use of
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-10
Another Oil Scandal
Shaping Up In
Washington

Brewing in Washington today is the
nations biggest scandal since Teapot
Dome-the misuse of billions of dol
lars of public funds by the United
States Maritime commission and its
wartime adjunct, the War Shipping
administration.
The story, one of the most astound-
ing to come out of the capital in dec
AIDES, has been totally suppressed by
the major papers and wire services de-
spite statements in both houses of
congress calling attention to this huge
waste of taxpayers money.
Operating feverishly behind scenes
to keep the story quiet and prevent a
congressional investigation similar to
the famous 19S6-Black investigation is
the well-financed lobby of shipowners
whose wartime profits totaled hun
dreds of millions of dollars and who
thus far have refused to renegotiate
any of their contracts.
Much Juggling of Funds
A preliminary investigation by In
Fact into the complicated structure of
the two agencies has revealed evil
dence of:
l. Juggling of $5,S22, S73, 49S5O funds
up to June 1913 Later figures. still
would boost that sum still
higher
2. Payment to favored shipowners of
exorbitant sums for new ship con-
struction, obsolete vessels and sunk
en- ships
3. Purchase and resale of merchant
ships at tremendous losses to the gov
eminent and the payment of excessive
charter rates to private companies for
these vessels.
4. Disregard for congressman and
taxpayers who sought facts and fig
ures of the wasteful operation of the
agencies.
First public revelation of this scan.
dial came in the United States senate
when Sen. George r. Aiken told his
When an examination of Maritime
commission affairs has been brought
up to date. it will be the most shock
ng story of collision, corruption ana
disregard of public interest ever pre-
;ented against an agency of the Unit
I'd States government"
Far More Profitable Than
Hauling Bananas
One example of how shipping com
}anies prospered on taxpayer funds
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