Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22
Confidence Rewarded

Thirteen years ago August TO- 1884, this paper was
Faith and Confidence In Minneapolis"
It's publisher and editor forth certain principles and
yes. dreams which no thought could be accomplished
The editorial said:
Time and time again during Of labor local
Negro weekly Journals have been told that tho eoorsd citizens
would not support devoted TO the particular
interests Of the Negro
We believe that majority o. the people will give
wholshSasd support to which actually and
SStsnty the best interests Of the community.
Because believe Minnesota and liz people
vHesd that they will support Negro
In addition giving In important
national this will sndeRvor the local
hsd thoroughly and onSolsnouy Edtorialy will speak
fsay and INCREASINGLY against nucss determinations and
all imposed inequalities matter what nationality they
=. viii aid the worthwhile institutions.
Neither the editorial viii
only SalAbs will be the advertising columns which viii be
open TO all bona hds business enterprises
II desire and that Of each 81 the staff members
give the people paper they trust and Of which they
be proud
people and feel that will have the
the best citizens of the other group
Above you pars dedeAiory Aug
TO- 1854 Our confidence In the people Of has been fully
rewarded We just knew that support was coming resolved
10 do and did best job
That confidence rewarded by the largest
history and the greatest advertising lineage.
We kept original pledge fsarlsssly against
justice pActsd against Of of whatever
creed or nationality origin.
We have sold editorial columns the highest bidder
Our staff members through the have given freely Of their
talents and time for what they believed the best interests Of
community
hoped year. ago August record
will show we have mersd the support and confidence of the eoOd
people The In the already stated that
the largest history We have received and
real support from the white people Of good will In this community
both Negroes
and ws hadn't would not have earned the and
Adenes Il now enjoys In many quarters.
has been experience working with the
past chiefly because Of them have fine folks
who have with been working for readers the finest
good Lord ever blew breath into.
THINGS WHICH WORRY THINKING HUMANS
Future of jewish Palestine
Hollands Ausmp, TO Keep IndOnssIA In Chains
FROM CONGRESS-, NOTHING
Negro voters got little nothing from the arst session Of the
Nothing sSesp, hold "iartAsr
study"
Nothing abOu, lyusAIns
Nothing done about federal aid TO education
Nothing done about housing and alum clearance
Nothing was done about runaway prices
But-ths TafHaEtsy bill weaken labor unions passed
along with bill permitting rent Increases Of IS per cent
Voters should this record and have talk with their Congress
and Senators home between and JanuArys crls
RQUTY-AND JUSTICE
Our national capital the seat Of dedicated TO the
proposition that sIsns shA not be Disseminated against because
But At the National Theatre In the nations capital no Negro
buy admission ticket whyi Because he's black No
other
quarters century passed country
BY the Civil War; fought the federal union and
the Rhta Of Negroes and other mlnoss under Constitution
Along walt for educational eliminate the evil
Actors Equity believes the time has been too long.
professionals the theatre whore color is
Theoretically barrier and actually diminishing Equity
League New York Theatres that uss
the National Theatre after August sts the theatre
persists that refusing make seats available Negroes
League Processes sympathy with Equt dsstatOn Of the
discriminatory policies but objects agreeing such
action In concert with Equity
The League prefers. Il says and leEsAiOn"
The Amendment should Be legislation enough since
the under the fday District Of Columbia
a. q public "bSnsfActor."
A. for education u In various forms
Probably effective education clear demonstration Of
cause and effect has lesson learn but
evidently prefers the hard Equity than
able permitting another for theatre operators 20
reverse their position.
Thsru for the League Of New York
Theatre Owners Implement what most Of them profess
10 believe. .
Al negotiation session on Monday the League should
opsn with agreement 30 this Equity demand
a Io enough Far from being too drastic EquityS stand
e anything, Il too limited.
psrh~pa Equity too believes n education by example,
M no better starting place could be found than the National
theatre N he national eapital-Nsw York Evening Post