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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
OklohomGis Immorulity and Shame
FrOm The oklAhona Black D,.p..rh

Ohpaarh
LED SeSney NowAR farmer had brought
ao child into the world resulting Intimacy WITH Jos
whom ne wohppsd and hOnoed sufficiently 10 make hs
there would to o,hs.
nkng or the banks
wLs decent ne met black whom he
lovely womAnhood feminine sweetness which Nj
ne did not want TO his
70 no onsrsd her his and his companonshp for life
put the state Of Oklahoma eounennnce
me when white and Negro accused IN
court OF having occupied purposes Stat
One that Ted Seney has
woman white
~u"Sniuon on the Holy Wr Marriage Is honorable ali
assume the folk who enacted OklahomaS
nave never read and do the divine
lheo ES and they perhaps CONCERNED rsSSrinS
sHpounded when Miriam objected the msrrNFe az NO."
EopAn woman All white people should ret thsr
turn Nubers 18th chapter
TINS chapter Of the Bible
abe objected Moses hs rae ana
the Bible 10 to be believed
the cloud 20 put personal ntsrrcS
rary Notwithstanding. ~ S I'm W NV e0"
So because he married woman Ted Sesney and Nj, voo
we were forced 70 remain for Ghunnsd
white felons while In prison RApss those who
bad broken all o. the commandments
Sosney because he had followed
God Himself Every these white perhaps
time gaSod with lust
but their seonaSod brute training had
npon black women a. one looks at cattle and dogs
The only sace black people out Of this
justice In Oklahoma rests In the fact that white
sag black people just at time unit Of whts people treated
sra thinking History proves that before mankind acquired sailing
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
By ROBERT DURR
For the NNPA News Service
The ITYhan \ mawua,w r. n,., H.,

ne OEuhu League n now HOW
The National Urban Leagues
1915 annual conference Is meeting
in st. LouiS-half North and half
South-September 1928, with the
I b m e "A m eriea n Teamwork
Works"
Civic minded leaders represent
ing a cross section Of Negro life in
every community should, II possible,
attend or follow closely the findings
Of this extraordinarily important
conference. Such leaders should be
especially interested In the work
shop sessions Of this meeting which
will be designed TO develop tech
niques with which TO solve the ra-
cial and economic problems in local
communities.
In view Of the rise Of tension and
the transition taking place in the
deep South, both Of which seem
sure to be accelerated, resulting in
increased migration from the rural
areas TO urban eenters North and
South, the National Urban Leagues
annual conference becomes the most
important meeting Of its kind held
or to be held this year.
II we are TO deal effectively with
situations confronting US in in
ereasingly explosive proportions,
we must have a plan and we must
work that plan to deal with the
total situation.
II Is my hope that the current
fund raising effort Of the National
Urban League will be successful be-
cause, In addition TO the work being
done In ffty-four cities in which
c0lored people are concentrated, the
organization should, II seems TO me,
institute a community work pro-
gram in cities not having branches
at the present time. In states like
Mississippi. with no large cities,
there should be state program op-
Grating on a public relations basis
to achieve the ends for which the
national organization strives.
Men everywhere choose their
friends and their social life, and
social equality, that venerable bug
aboo, Is not involved in the question
or economic opportunity. But for
Americans TO stand with their
heads up in the world today and as
II Is being organized for tomorrow.
they have to give colored Amer
leans the economic justice implicit
In our great document Of freedom.
the American Constitution, and
promised every man regardless Of
race, creed or color.
Little has been done about this
so far, which means that the few
are carrying the economic load. A
sick colored man Is not a working
man. A badly housed colored per-
son Is not as efficient a worker as
one well housed. An ignorant COL
ored man Is not as good a workman
rs one who can read correctly or
understand and follow instructions.
additionally, colored people have
been given only the lowest paying
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
People Must Not Revert 10 Hvste,,c

Recent the southland has caused wsys o, in
5S Sc Negro i S SH during The &:
he and p asst. Of G mob IG S6. Ss
the rise Of tosrans % nSn citizens H SrgnsSd groups to fight
Il he o country problem which SE on:
interpretations: front "H Oo' '"r I" cause us en-
S mus. :PG n1 sof s s S. duty
SS: SH:. sh;I: cd S % :nfa aTS%
and Ra1ST. S s sIu.s %s s Ss Ss
s S:sS .n ST;ss Sa aPS:SI
paid e advice who 1t at ds sGGu miles
.S.:,. . e.: .l 9
s .1 c ..a D <. :. the, that
's S:TS ar: good white south Sho w ia
viii *. io HS$ s sou S' .S STPSs s
:Sd. i'i As s another group who can become either
few Ss ih' b s: y Sr. "S s"9
%H nSo"S who hSy Whistler
as"s .1. q o .sS Sss. bubble
%ssI%. 1EE .s B:s
SSsy and collectively live part %oSShs met SS
Coed public industry and the good nsirhbo Do .
% H re .:s s.::! S'
soss sI while S' n. S on shoulder
SES positive factor white S We SSvS STS
: 81: H t.. :s
&. Sa or: S1S SPSTT
| ns race problem These people good win should be
and that's where in
sno and enlist them In his Tor while the NSvro IN
nmerlea can do plenty by himself
WV C ' ss OF members OF the majority group. ~
and S:H VII fpI S.y P% sY Ss:sn
the when mnLs n"iP
ua@ their dAstArdy cowArdly deeds. '"'u !" P"rpe-
NSgroes are waking Negro K.p...
ne Democratic primaries just help defeat ely voted
ana are credited with causing his defeat "AuShSr
yrp s' sSs :S:' ;.usS, ';.n. foe.
Mr. William RttsngOr. ~ "'' MI WAITER Judd and
unemployed dining who Ia father NJ ousd
contracts totalng 1900 from
OF beating unemployment ~ !" "PP"rU"'V one way
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
The Foundation OF
Our Brave New World
Is Race Hatred

will, but my will be done, OH Lord,
Thoroughly disciplined, superbly
trained to obey mechanically with
out reasoning, the army can easily
be converted into the greatest mob
OF all. Arrogant, strong minded men
who desire to boss the world, direct
the army TO main. injure and TO
kill In the name Of a better world
In which to live.
Even the law Of the command
ment which says, Thou shalt not
kill" Ia suspended in Difference 10
greater efficiency Of the mob. The
great force Of Christian believers
who chant piously and pray fer.
vently for the life everlasting are
properly RRhast when the mob kills.
but they are never more articulate,
They have surrendered 10 the neg
alive philosophy Of the moral cow.
ard. There are Christian men In
Georgia and Mississippi, and Ten.
nessee; there are Christian men IN
the British Army, there are Chris.
tan men in the government Of the
United States, but they hayS
neither the power nor the will. born
OF righteous anger, to stop the mob,
You say you are not brighten.
ed; but do you really know? YOu
are numbed by the chilling terror
OF reality. The imminent effect
OF prolonged and growing hatred
In perhaps too close TO you for
you 10 examine u Collectively,
You think that because the moh
has not called for you or youTH
In the dead Of the night. or he
cause you are on the side Of the
mob either by omission or com.
mission, that u can only happen
TO someone else, but brother. "A
the country preacher used 20 saw.
1T In upon you"
Hatred Is one destructive force
that II not easily satisfied, nor IL n
q respecter Of persons. II runs
amuek and finally destroys them
that foster II. II is in the august
halls where the peace is being con-
sidered. II roamS about the halls
whore the United Nations meet and
deliberate; Il is represented in The
United States Senate by the Klsa9IS
Of the ku klux Khan from Missis-
sippi. Il Is in your neiRhhorhood and
u will be In your heart before the
day Is done. II Is the pass. word Of
the new world order: Il is the begin
ming 81 the end.
Every time a Jew is slaughtered,
OF n Negro is lynched, stop where
you are and tremble, for YOU are
next. II may take a little while
to get TO you, but doubt IL not, your
turn will come. It's either the mob
or YOU.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
Durr Praises Program OF
National Urban League;
Urges Attendance

types Of Jobs. This depriVes them
Of the only means by which they
can lift themselves out Of their
predicament.
And it has been well said that
when the fright-wig Of social equal
ity Is discarded the real problem
turns out to be not nearly so for
midable as was supposed. All 1t
amounts TO is that q man may work
at any job for which he is qualified.
Is that bad1 OF course not. 1t is
an American truism. II is the king
pin and ringbolt Of the American
creed. We all believe it, and to
deny its truth and its righteous
ness is to deny everything we be-
lieve about America.
With some pathological exeep-
tons, all Americans wish TO prac-
tice this faith, this creed. Why,
then, should it be so difficult? Main
ly because we haven't learned how.
Old taboos, however unsubstantial
they may be in actuality, have
seemed sufficiently real to many Of
us--so real in fact that they have
governed in an economic field in
which they have least validity. Re-
move them from an area Of our So
ciety in which they have no bust
ness, and the decision is not q hard
one for any white citizen to make.
In some states, legislation de-
signed expressly to remove preju-
dice from the field Of earning a liv-
ing will strengthen waverinR indi-
vidual courage. What remains is
merely 10 learn how to make the
changeover as easy and as friction
less as is humanity possible. There
will be some rubs, Of course, per-
haps some bad ones, but many Of
these can be avoided through use Of
reliable techniques for migrating
colored people into our economic
system, which have already been
developed and tested.
Most Of these successful tech
niques have been worked out by the
Urban League, a name which is
anything but descriptive Of the
leagues activities. II was founded
thirty-hve years ago, at the time
Of the first exodus Of colored peo-
pie from the South, and its purpose
was simply TO teach rural colored
people how to live in northern
cities. Since then its functions
have changed as the old needs dis
appeared and new ones were born.
The objective Of the present-day
Urban League movement is to i'm
prove the economic position Of COL
ored people.
This includes introducing colored
people into areas Of employment
where they have not previously
been given an opportunity TO prove
themselves: IL includes improved
health and medical services for col
ored people; better housing, and
the amelioration or removal Of sit
uatiOns which produce racial ten
sions--the soft, smooth phrase So
biologists use now in place Of an
uglier One-race riots.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30

Services, bringing the total jobs in
that agency to ITO. Out Of the first
800 jobs passed out by the agency
colored veterans did not get one.
The agency claims no colored vet
eran applied. Get your application
in to Perry Faulkner. chief, Vet
Grams Employment Services, Wash
ington. d. c., and then send us a
card saying that you have applied.
There is an official here in the
Labor Department who is inter
ested in seeing what happens to
your application.
Attention all disabled veteransl
The new law just passed stating
that an on-the-j job trainee's salary
plus his subsistence allowance can
not exceed $500 month does not
apply to you. Willard Rice, your
national legislative representative,
took the matter up with General
Bradley last Friday and General
Bradley made 1t plain that the law
did not apply to you.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30

sudden and violent death.
Perhaps you have been awed by
the horrible efficiency Of the atom
bomb, and perhaps you believe that
to control the atom bomb Is TO
control the end Of the world. but
you forget--mAn's hatred conceived
and gave birth to the atom bomb,
and mans hatred can produce even
greater terrors, Man has tired Of
the child's play Of simplifying and
prolonginR life; he 10 exploring the
powers Of God; he will not be salts
fed until the power Of life and
death IL his-absolutely.
Whether Il BE- In q lonely wood
ed region In Georgia. or In the
melancholy mines Of South AZ.
Tica, man II In his laboratory,
killing for the delight Of killing,
seeking to know the Omnipotent'
thrill Of making = human heart
stand still-permARently.
The AgoniKed cries OF tortured
Jews who dare defy the new-day
NARism In HRifa and Tel AviV are
the echoes Of the black Americans
who die without resisting, and in
lesser numbers, but who die, new.
erthelesS, They are beneath the law,
these dead Negroes and Jews; the
law was not created for such as
they. nor was Il created for those
who kill and defile them. for those
supermen are above the law.
There Is no law, really. There are
rules, and they do not apply to the
lesser men, The mob that lynches
the color Of q mans skin, and kills
his body In the process, Is not &C.
countAble to any Of the so-ealled
decent forces that have been set
up In every community. A mob Is
an anonymous thing, never identi.
fed, but easily recognizable, We,
when the mob functions. the Law
breaks down.
Mobs are sometimes the army a.
Is the case In Palestine; not thy
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Rdciol Toes In News

shanl
Ihe New York Times announced that her.afr T
soe the Of suspected or accused 81 erin.
BY" ~ " "S''"'~V" purpose 70 be served there
70 % hoped that other quick to ndop the
muniy ralntiona ~ >N"S"N'"" W ue'er COM
..rn dng longing Of into headlines has
served no useful No minority group In
~ Ssh subjected to such unAness printed pare
applaud the Of hsaeon an
Sonded by hatred Antpahes downright essens.s
Our rwlUC
SsSsryr and tsa.s hs
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30

vessels and able reach
different the sort Of veiOunsss visited stratum
white folk upon another.
In fact when reads Irish history dating back the century
discovers that Ted Sesney Nowata
have lived married Of his back the
sh enacted the statute Of Kilkenny The Irish
looked down by their English overords
beasts Of the field and Enghman exposed marriage
hWoman punished with death Oklahoma
statute Of Kilkenny has improved when only in ja
for the crime Of misesgnatiOn
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30

you happen TO be,
are you brighten.
edf Well, you
should be, for you
are living on the
brink Of u gigRn.
tic volcano that ID
ru m bling and
ready to pour out
huge, destructive
rivers Of molten,
human hate. You
can run and you
can hide. but you
cannot evAde thS
awful hnAlity Of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
Page 4-MinneapOlis Spokesman
Friday, August 80, 1916

after all other candidates with.
drew in his favor. The unanimity
behind his nomination surprised
many observers who fOresaW the
possibility Of 4 sharp clash, be-
cause Weir, q middle-Of-the-road
progressive, has had his tussles
with the extreme left.
Quiet continues to prevail on the
statewide political front with only
an occasional shot being fired. Har-
old H. Barker, DFL nominee for
governor, speaking in Duluth, de-
clared that, The Stassen-Thye ma
chine, while laying down q smoke
screen Of high-sounding phrases
about good government is gam
bling desperately on the chance the
voters will neglect to inform them
selves about the real issues" He
assailed Stassen's claim to being
a liberal as a myth" declaring the
DFL is the party Of liberalism in
Minnesota. Meanwhile, Luther
Youngdahl, the COP nominee, ap-
pealed for the support Of youth in
helping "to restore good admins
tration to the national government
and to elect Harold StasSen Presi-
dent in l94S."
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
Orgonixing for Action

me Ihd and Fourth wards Minneapolis Nevro vosr.
an TSEanaSo1 on the precinct They are to be
lhey are going to have something who
which 10 good - ' ~"u u" "e sA'o "R"Ature-
Better St would formation Of sm,ar L. a..
wards like for instance the and Seventh wards In n ~
s.S Thsre Negro citizens reside In large OF the
SSo, , d:SSny antNeErO the Negroes Of Mime
ne example set by the Acme and Political enh n,
nId ana Fourth wards day viii for them potcSly
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30

ANY government that was really
interested in protecting the rights
Of the Negro people would begin
by cleaning up it's own house. -
William Bohannon.
"""'the practice Of segregation has
grown so deep and widespread in
America that anything wrong done
by an individual Negro is charged
against all Negroes. And, Of course,
there are Negroes who take the
same attitude about white people"
Iowa Bystander.
THE Negroes Of the U. S. who
made sacrifices equal to those of
their fellow Americans certainly
have the right to expect equal jus
tice under the law. II we are TO
expect them to continue to have
loyalty equal to that Of their fell
low Americans, we must see that
they are accorded not only protec-
ton from wantOn murder but that
they are also afforded equal oppOr-
tunity to receive the benefits Of our
country for which so many Of them
fought so valiantly."-Rep. Michael
J. Bradley, of Pennsylvania.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
MINNESOTA
POLITICAL
ROUNDUP
By Arthur Naftalin

A frst-elass financial headache,
in the form Of q state bonus for
veterans, awaits the men and wom-
en- elected TO the 1947 state legIS-
lature. 1t is now clear that pres
sure for enactment Of q bonus will
be virtually irresistible. Sentiment
faVOTing the bonus Is growing
among legislative candidates, and
Senate Majority Leader Charles n.
Orr has declared himself in favor
Of il. Over the state legislative
aspirants are committing them
selves to the general principle. BY
the time the legislature cOnvenes,
the only controversy over the meas
ure viii be the details Of the ben
ents TO be provided.
State administration leaders
are bordering the means Of
financing the huge outlay 4 state
bonus will require. Estimates
range from 500, 900, 900 to $780,
900, 200, depending on the bene-
fits provided. The plan approved
by the state American Legion
convention would pay SIS for
each month of home service and
$50 for each month Of overseas
service, not to exceed $500, with
an estimated 100000 veterans
participating.
Discussion Of the bonus is in
yariably linked with talk Of a state
sales tax. This highly controversial
measure has been consistently OPP
posed by progressive groups who
maintain that the tax places a pro-
portionately larger burden upon
the lower income groups and does
not follow the ability to pay" prin-
ciple. Fears that conservatives in
Minnesota are preparing Ito spring
a sales tax at the proper moment"
are expressed by the Alexandria
Park Region Echo. On the other
hand, legislative leaders insist that
the measure does not have wide
spread support among Legislators.
An effort to adopt a resolution
opposing the bonus was headed
OF at the state convention Of the
Minnesota Young Republican
League, and the convention
wound up by going on record in
favor Of IL. Luther YOungdahl,
COP nominee for governor, warned
the convention that the Mime
sofa COP ought not to become
OVer-cOnhdent, that the 100000
vote margin did not mean certain
COP victory in the fall. As ex-
pected the convention indOrsed
Harold Stassen for President and
voted to support the full slate
OF state Republicans.
Minnesota's Third Congressional
District will be a central battle
ground in this falls election. 1t is
repeatedly one Of the ii congress
sional districts over the nation
which are marked for capture by
the Stassen-for- President organi-
cation. The Democrat FarmeT-La-
Dor Party is equally determined TO
hold the seat. Both parties have
strong contenders in Republican
George MacKinnon and DFL Roy
Weir. The two men were "coi-
leagues" from the 2Sth district in
the state legislature during the
sessions Of '33 and '35, and were
leaders in the rival liberal and con-
sentative caucuses.
Weir emerged as the DFL
nominee to take William Gal
lagher's place on the ballot after
quiet and harmonious district
endorsing convention. He was
named virtually BY reclamation
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30
BY JOHN LEE

Are you q Negro; Are you a
Jew; Are you n human being with
warm blood coursing through your
veinsf Whatever
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-08-30

Weir emerged rs the DFL
nominee TO take William Gal
lagher's place on the ballot after
n quiet and harmonious district
endorsing convention. He was
named virtually by reclamation
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-08
SKILLED WORKERS
MUCH In DEMAND
Employment Service Office
Lists Jobs Available In
22 Categories

Jobs requiring the service OF
skilled workers, registered as av-
ailable with the United States En-
ployment Service yesterday, in
clude q types Of jobs classified as
urgently needed"
The skilled jobs are for Radio re-
pairmen. maintenance mechanics,
auto body repairmen, carpenters
and tailors.
Classifications
Also listed among the skilled
classifications are:
Watchworkers, plasterers, brick
layers, spinners. cement finishers,
electroplaters, chefs, sewing mach.
inc operators, 1oopers and transfer
kaitters.
Stenographers, telephone opera.
tors, pharmacists, and craftsmen
were also included in this list.
Laborers
Laborers in various Industrial
plants, saw mill laborers, railroad
laborers, and highway department
laborers, pulpwood, and logging
lahorers, sales clerks, house-to-
house, and insurance statesmen,
were in the classification requiring
no particular skill, or experience.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-08
Babson Advises Careful
Buying, Selling Studies

fertilizer. water and accessibility.
But would rather have good land
than money In the bank if the
land is fertile and has a flowing
..ell CT. natural irrigation. This
means that it is a mistake to get
"hipped" on money, bonds, stocks,
land, etc. ALI of these are never
all good or all bad. Most people
lose their money by putting til
their eggs in one basket.
Lasting Qualities
God gave us brains, eyes to see
with, ears to hear with, and tongues
with which to ask questions.
We should use all Of these when
swapping money for food, clothing.
shelter or anything else; or when
swapping these real things for
money which we deposit in a bank.
Everything probably has its use
in moderation. but we should not
worship or become slaves to any
of these things. We must be very
careful not to give good money for
any habit-forming drink or drug.
When spending or investing
money we should consider the last
ing qualities OF what we buy. The
value Of money spent upon unnec.
essary drink, food or smokes has
very little, duration. This means
that such are very poor invest
ments. The same comment applies
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-08
"BOILERMA MAKER" DIES
SUDDEN DEATH ALONG
NEWARK BISTRO WAY

NEWARK, N. j., March T.
W.P)-The tsBoilmaker" died .
sudden death in the beer
starved bistros Of Newark
Thursday.
The MISUNDERSTANDING
er was outlawed by the Newark
Original Tavern Owners assoc
citation until the government
lifts restrictions on the produc-
ion of malt beverages.
Tipplers bellying up to New
ark bars were informed they
could have whiskey neat, with
soda, ginger ale or water, but
not with beer. j.
Observing the crafty gleam IN
many eyes, bartenders quickly
ruled that beer drinkers may.
not chase their brew with
whiskey.