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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-10-01

Pred nekoliko meseci sc je
pokazal v tovarni. Sci je po
dvoriscu magnitogorskih plav-
zev, neznaten, v grobem debe-
lem kmeckem plascu, v kate
rem bi lahko tica1a Sc diva, in v
platnenih hlacah, XII so pokriva-
lie izhojene, raztrgane opanke il
licja. Ma glavi vrh neostrizenih,
kustravih las je incl kirgisko
krzneno kucmo. Njegove oci so
bile sinje in pfasne. Licnice so
mu vztrepetavale, kakor da pri-
cakuje klofute. Zapletal Sc je z
nogami po pesku in oh zelezje,
vsakomur Sc je motal ma poti,
hlastno je odskakoval, sc smeh-
ljal kakor krivec in pri tenn 81
ril prste ma rokah. Vprasal je,
kod drzi pot k plavzem, kamor
je bill sprejet "a pomoznega de-
lavca.
Kramarenko je novinca spre-
jel razprostrtih rok, razkazal
mu je, kako je vse to urejeno,
pokadil je z MIN cigarette ali
dive in 81 pridobil Lesnjakovo
srce.
Kramarenko stopi previdno
il zaledja. Dolgo ogleduje crno
steno iztoka. Niti iskre nj opa-
ziti. Zdaj je pogumnejsi in ja-
me odlocneje razbijati ostanke
narusenega glinastega cepa.
Ko sem odstranil zlindro, mu
ponudim glino in Sc trudim, da
ne bi dvignil glave, da ne bi nj
cesar videl.
V pocrneli srajci, razkoracen
stoji Lesnjak in zacne - ne da
bi Sc sklanjal - kar z rokam
metati V iztok ognjavarno gil
no, kakor bi metal zoge. Okrog
usten mu igra prezirljiv nasme.
Sex.
Sram me je, da sem Sc skri'
val v zavetju in sem kar hue
ma Lesnjaka, cigar telo izraze
va toliko poguma.
Kramarenko Sc vzravna, mot
no pogleda naokrog, postran
pogleda ma uro in zdajci vzklik
ne kakor da je nekaj iztrgal il
srca:
- SAM!
Glas mu zveni gromko in OBJ
enem plasno. Nasmehne Sc ka
kor krivec in poprosi:
- SAM, pokadiva cigarette!
Gotta dim, ne da bi odpira
usta in ne da bi kasljal. Svoje
oci je kar prilepil ma plavze, k
liki trdnjavski stolpi podpira
10 samo nebo. Kramarenko paz
no gleda, kako susi pomocnil
Lesnjak ucvrsceni iztok z "a
recim koksom
Stena iztoka je re razbelje
ma in postaja gladka in varna
! Pomozni delavci cistijo zlindrt
20 zlebovih. Locomotive vlece
jo po progi tia pod izlivke va
gone koriti, XII sprejmo pc
osemdeset ton. Drogovi udarja
jo. Delavci pritegnejo polsten'
cepice ma oci. Odmevaj jo raz
burjeni in napeti glasovi. Hast
no pritecc mojster plavim ste
klOm OkViru.
Kramarenko zapove pomoz
MIN delavcem, maj zgladijo zle
be "a zlindro, sam pa Sc lot
! plavza. Kramarenko Sc ne boj
plavza, sodobnega ponosneg;
tujca, ceprav Sc je ucil pri vi
! cob; paSi Lior ia S1O11eSka rOks
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-10-01

Priduseni plamen je nagrizel
Lesnjakove opanke il licja, raz-
jeda mojo obleko, skace v oci,
trga lase.
(D0lje prahodnjic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-10-01
(Nadaljevamje)
81. poglavje

81. poglavje
Crn, dolg kazalec Sc magic
pomika k veliki in strasno raz-
locni stevilki - dvanajst. Mr.
licno gledam mani. V trenutku,
ko Sc ozki strelici pokrijeta, DO
sluzbujoci inzenir napovedal,
maj odpro iztok zeleza. Toda
odcepili ne bodo po nacrtu.
Plavzar Kramarenko je uprl
pogled v steptana tia, grobimi
prsti isce necesa po robu svoje-
ga platnenega suknjica in po-
Gasi zgane ustne:
Grodlja ne moreno dati
zlebi, pretoki MISC nared.
In tedaj mine inzenirja spo-
stovanje do posade plavzarja
Kramarenka. Jutri zjutraj bo
ia posada zapisana ma tabli
uspehov pod zelvo kacjimi
ocmi. Izsel bo casnik in bo to
posado grajal zaradi malobriz-
nosti.
Ne, to Sc ne SINE zgoditi. Ia
Kramarenkovo posado odgo-
varjam tudi JAZZ. Mar nismo
sklenili pogodbe vzajemni od-
govornosti?
Kramarenko je pomagal nasi
posadi obnoviti locomotive. Da-
mes kesni plavz, in JAZZ, stroje-
vodja, moran pomagati Kra-
marenku. Vidim, kako magic sc
nasi posadi bliza neuspeh, a
Kramarenko ocitno tega Sc ne
sluti. Stoji z rameni naslonjen
oh zelezni steber. Obrnil Sc je
cd umazanih pretokov, po ka-
terih maj bi potekel grodelj. Co.
ste trepalnice pokrivajo zenice'
Nabira ozke dekliske obrvi, -
pri tenn pa sc della, kakor da ga
briga samo svaljkanje cigarette
Pred emo uro je bill Krama'
renko prevzel posado cd plav'
zaria Babina. Zanemarjeni SO
izlivki in zlebi, - zile, po kate
rih Sc pretaka kri kovine. Co.
risce je oslabljeno, iztok naru-
Sen - taksno je grlo plavza, kj
kdaj pa kdaj oh enem samem
plavljenju iztoci po sto in pet
deset ton grodlja. In &c plavzar
brez poprejsnjega popravila IL.
pusti zareci potok, bo potekel
grodelj skozi rabbit iztok in pc
razritih zlebovih, zalil DO plo'
scad plavza liki krvava lava
zadivjal bo pozarom, skova]
bo kovinast oklep cez proge in
plavz ne bo mogel vec dihati.
Tisina bo po vseh fuzinah'
v;eok; dimniki bOdO otozno Str
leli v mracno nebo nalik ma
grobnikom, delavci pa bodo no.
dill kakor zalosti.
Kramarenko dvigne trepalni-
ce, nabere obrvi, stisne tobak,
ga razsuje, nabije mehko cepi-
co globoko ma cello in stece k
plavzu. Uganem, kaj mora sto-
riti. Oh polnem pritisku goto-
vega grodlja hoce urediti iztok
in plavz. Ia to pa je treba mno-
go wolfe.
Popraviti napol razdrti iztok
Sc pravi, priblizati Sc samemu
tekocemu grodlju. Vsak cas-
utegne ogenj prebiti glinasto
steno, XII je tanka kakor skor-
ia - in ze bo zareca reka pla-
Mia mad ljudi.
Kramarenko zgrabi diva ze'
LENA droga. Prvega ponudi me-
nj, drugega pa pomocniku Les
niaku, usloci hrbet in naperl
ostro konico v srce plavza. To-
da zadrzi udarec, kroti svojo
vnemo, poklekne, Sc strahom
zagleda v poskodovani iztok.
&c Sc mu ne obnese! Sc
sc nj odlocil. Shame cepico, 81
grobim rokavom svojega de-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-10-01

ne, posode nj dovolj, in uprav-
mix Garbuz, mojster in delavci
preprecujejo razlivanje z dolgi-
mi lopatami, odvajajo tekoce
zelezo v nadomestne odtoke in
razbijajo silo zarece reke.
Zgrabim lopato in Sc posta-
vim oh Garbuza, XII je bill pred
petnajstimi lett plavzar, in oh
pastirja Lesnjaka. Mi Sc S Sc
stero rokami borimo z ognjem
Evening star., 1947-03-27

March 20, 184s. except produce prices which
are subject to daily market changes. NO SALES
TO DEALERS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
LIMIT QUANTITIES.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Time for Self-Anulysis

the Negroes quest for full citizenship there is tendency
place blame shortcomings failures of the anything
who have made
problems which their group with
great any which the white
limit Negroes participation the American Invariably
they stop there.
ignoring denying the seriousness Of these barriers
only reastc but hopessy unruthu Such barriers exist in
life where standards and housing
physical and moral developments; schools where
facilities retard completely destroy for
personal development; civil rights where miscarriage of
destroys faith laws and their administrators; suffrage where
he constitutional rights made bitter mockery
Yet spite handicap these artificial barriers Negroes
their minds inward for frank and fruitful self
Down through has been blame
ills the the other but there has been serious attempt
which of the Negroes shakes imposed
fore, could be removed by them.
Negroes achieve full citizenship Negro
they ready they
attained Among other things for Negroes there
awakening values namely the value
public private value of personal pde
Of time and integrity and the value Of money
Importance measuring up responsibilities
worthless category any more than Negroes
finally Negroes learn that people
the best fruits of liberty without fighting for these all the
awakening the Of Negroes they will Immediately
establish communications with liberals of the
be ready willing work with them make live
Louisiana Weekly.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
C. O. P. Must Leorn Lesson

busters which stymied every at
tempt Of northern Democrats and
farseeing northern Republicans to
pass such measures as FEPC, anti
poll tax and anti-lynching legisla-
ton during the Roosevelt era.
There was a time before the
emergence of the Negro press that
the Negro citizen was not com
pletely aware Of what goes on in
Congress. During the last Is years
and today, the situation is differ
ent. Every Negro newspaper
worthy Of the name has a cores
pondent in Washington who keeps
track Of what the individual con-
gressmen and senators are doing,
saying and how they vote. Ameri-
can Negroes are aware that the
COP. controls both houses Of Con-
gress at present. II such measures
as FEPC, anti-poll tax, and anti
lynching laws are not passed by a
Republican Congress-there is little
chance that the COP. will get
back the Negro vote.
This is our reasoning as an indie
pendent newspaper and it comedies
with the reasoning Of the Negro
Republican party members whose
statement is carried on this week 5
front page.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Poucity of Locol Leadership?

there is paucty leadership charged
there why Twin City people
average Intelligence education of Negro communities
of similar size They have considerable community pride There
class overly large City family
standard of living much higher comparatively of similar
families other cities leaders the business religious
and communal life be the fault of the
communities rather than the fault of individuals
We think there has always been goody number potential
leaders the Twin Cities whose abilities undiscovered
and dormant One the
organizations including MACE Urban
League the HWC find high leadership of the
people born trainedI Minnesota.
The fact that provinciasm makes
communities recognizing they actually have in
leaders and leadership opinion this
is sign Of a definite cultural lag.
Another factor that afford the luxury"
leadership positions. When luxury refer the
money devotion sacrhce-whch offer
Often those who afford freely the four aforementioned
values, bear petty jeaouss character
assassination the caumny which the often
their and useful leaders Since the penalty Of
leadership unfair
from the people that leaders
n s. few.
The Negro He hostility
whites suspicion biting" the Negroes whom
he attempts The first natural for often he must battle the
majority because of unfair his people If he
takes stand he working employed
by individual firm he which
when an individual gets out in front.
OF there willing face
obu they the hardy soushO the rights and
community people, personal considerations
Maybe they foOlhardy.
There others who what terrible beating leadership
peciay Negro leadership take from all sides Seeing things
this decides their families by the
warm fire and "let the rest of the world go by"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
NEGRO COMMUNISTS

Negroes whole have Communism any other
Americanm There few Negro Communists
but their small number would dde
citizenship granted Negroes the
and he Of the brave."-K. c. Call
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

Republican leaders in this state
have a way Of scoifing at this
newspapers suggestion that U. s.
Negroes are critical Of the COP.
Unwilling most Of the time to study
the situation analytically they take
the position that because this paper
Is independent politically, it is try
ing to put the Republicans on the
spot.
For those who take that atti-
tude we recommend that they read
the front page story in this edition
in which Negro Republicans led by
Robert X. Church, long a national
power In that party, tell the COP.
"the facts Of life" about the Negro
voter. Il
These Negro Republican leaders
point out succinctly that, "the Re-
publican party has not won an
election since the Negro voter left
the party"
None Of the important social
legislation touching on the plight
Of the American Negro was passed
during the years the Democrats
controlled Congress. A combina-
tion Of southern Democrats and the
not too subtle connivance of some
northern Republicans permitted fill
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

Latin America and the Far East,
where populations are predomi-
nantly colored, are heavy import
ers Of American grains. If the
needs Of Western Europe are to be
met without curtailing shipments
to these areas with which we feel
some affinity, then cOlored Amer
leans ought to do their part in the
conservation program.
am convinced that the most
abject poverty in our own cOun-
try is luxurious as compared
with conditions under which peO-
pie exist in those areas Of the
world where hunger, like a pOis'
OnOus adder, crawls among des-
titute and helpless people, biting
and injecting the venom Of death
and disease. These victims are
our brothers, be they white,
black, or yellow.
We can help them by not vast
ing food. 1t is better to do this and
facilitate their being fed than to
have to send our young men into
the foxholes of war again.
The world today, with the ap-
proach Of winter, is again facing
a desperate food situation. COndi-
tions are particularly critical in
Western Europe.
Throughout the growing season,
frost, drought, and floods took a
heavy toll Of food crops. Wheat
and rye production in Western
Europe is down by 200 million
bushels, even as compared to last
year, when hunger was widespread.
And the situation has grown
worse in the last 60 to 80 days.
The already inadequate bread
rations have been further cut in
France, Italy, Holland, and Sweden,
and, on the basis Of present pros
poets, the rations, for most other
countries viii have to be cut soon
er or later, As cold weather nears,
the unrest grows.
To make matters worse, the popu-
lation Of Western Europe has
grown--hence more mouths to
feed.
II is true that in the better
parts of many larger cities you
will see little evidence Of hunger.
But the average man in the cities
and towns is always hungry. In
some countries many people are
coming closer and closer to actual
starvation. The peoples resist
ance is so low that sickness and
deaths from pneumonia and
tuberculosis are increasing rap
idly. This winter the suffering
will be tragic.
Today in Europe three times as
many babies die of malnutrition as
did before the war. Adults are be-
coming weaker. They often faint
after two hours work; resistance is
almost zero.
You do not like to think of a
hungry child. You would not let a
child you know go hungry for as
much as a minute. But there are
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
World Peace Depends On
Stopping Mass Starvation
In Europe, DUrr Writes
BY ROBERT DURR

The building and maintenance OF peace by the sending
of food to Western Europe is the real for Pre
Tumans appeal for food conservation by you you and
you
and older people with children who might become fodder for
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
College Students Point the Way

Walter White Executive Secretary Of the NAACP recently said
that the sight Of white students pkeg for the admission of coored
students Texas University of the encouraging sights
for the 194 We did the picket line in Texas but the
reported Of the following almost stimulating
- The Student Council of the University Nebraska passed
resolution that Nebraska withdraw from the Big Six unless
prejudice" eliminated Athletic Conferences rules
Fftyght percent Of the students supported the resolution
81 University Of Chicago students threaten hour protest
Chancellor NJ. Hutchns
eliminate racial bias in the University of Chicago hospitals and
clinics
81 Southern Methodist University invited Penn State be their
the Cotton Bowl Dallas Penn State has
Negroes its and the Southern Methodist University
and Coach May Bell praised for voting unan
mousy for inviting Penn be their opponent and
cifcaly including the whole team" in their
As of fact Southern Methodist University invite
Penn State with their Negro members play Dallas Texas
is quite possible that the University of Minnesota will
dsgraceu performance of when Negro players
a game respect tradition"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

2O,OOO,OO0 children in the world TO-
day who are in danger because they
cannot get enough to eat. Babies
who have never had a drink OF
fresh milk. Boys and girls whose
wasted little bodies are consumed
with tuberculosis, rickets, and ane-
mia. In the cities of Europe today
20 per cent of the deaths are among
children.
These actual hunger facts are
carefully checked by a seven-man
commission maintained by our State
department in each country. They
say the need is desperate and will
continue desperate until the next
harvest.
Hungry people are desperate
people, History shows that when
they are hungry enough they may
swap liberty and the peace Of the
world for a dictatOr's piece of
bread. If the peace should be
lost because Americans failed to
share their abundant food with
hungry people, there would be no
more tragic example in all his
tory. Adults can put up with a
starvation diet for a long time.
They can get along without fats
and prOteins; they can live with
out milk and vegetables and
fruit. But an inadequate diet is
a death warrant for a little child.
Unless something is done to help
these hungry children, many
more thousands will grow up with
stunted bodies and distorted
minds.
One hundred forty million Amer
leans are the key to this whole
foOd-saving program. On you rests
the hope of hungry millions abroad.
Remember this-bread shared is
more than bread. 1t is a means Of
communion between men of good
will.
Harold Mckinley Of st. Ansgar,
Iowa, one Of the twenty-five
Iowa farmers who toured Europe
last month, said. THE thing that
disturbed me was to see slowly
starving kids. Some in Holland
are eating tulip and nRrcissus
bulbs. l think If we don't do
something in Europe now. there's
going to be a lot of starvation
there before the next harvest"
Mrs. Myrtle Labbitt of Detroit
visited Europe several times in the
past two years. III you could have
seen the hungry children of Europe,
as | have seen them, no one would
need ask you to share with them, "
she said. They're just plain hun
CRY in France, in Holland, in Italy,
and in England and all over Europe.
THE drought of this past sum-
mer was real tragedy to the strick-
en- countries of Europe. In France
alone the wheat crop was less than
one-fourth of the average yearly
yield, the poorest crop since the
time Of Napoleon.
They need food and they need
it now"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Page st Paul Recorder Friday, December 5, 1S47

tiles at American insistence reject
ed a Russian proposal to make
advocacy Of race and religious hos
tility a punishable crime. Why
was such an attitude taken by our
delegate Jonathan Daniels Of
North Carolina?
If the U. s. or England had
made such a proposal and the COM
mission had vetoed it or turned it
down at Russian insistence, the
U. S. and England would have i'm
mediately cried that Russia was
trying to block everything the U
N. was trying to do.
England should be reminded that
much Of the help it receives from
this country comes out of the
pockets of the minorities. Delegate
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

Munroe Of Britain objected on the
grounds that the proposal indi-
Gated interference with freedom Of
speech. Delegate Daniels state
ment was that we must be eau
tioys in any undertaking to sup
press free expression except when
there is a clear and present danger
Of incitement to violence. Just
what does he mean? Does it mean
that he is more interested in pro-
tecting rights to discriminate
against minorities than to prevent
discrimination. Everyone is en-
titled to a free life and equal pro-
lection under the law.
Bertram Slaughter
2906 Portland Ave-,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05

real estate operator so the law is
drawn up with the odds definitely
in your favor and if you let him,
your Uncle Sam will hang around
while the cards are being played to
see that the odds stay that way.
But when you start laying side
bets and making deals under the
table which Uncle can't see, you
give all the odds to the slicker and
you can't win-because you are
sucker, Joe!
Moral: When buying a CT home
lay your money on the line-not on
the side!
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Dear Joe
TOLD YOU SOL.
BY JAMES Z. HICKS

Eighteen months ago, when we
said here that General Omar N
Bradley, the veterans admins
traitor, would take General Dwight
Eisenhower's place as chief Of staff,
you pOoh-poohed the idea. If you
recall the item it also left a ques-
ton mark as to the future plans Of
General Ike.
Well, Bradley has Ike's job now
and that question mark before Cen
eral Ike's name is even big enough
for you to see it now and we're
saying Told you So"
But the biggest question mark
so far as the VA is concerned is
what kind of guy is this Carl
4 Gray who has been named to sue
ceed Bradley, and whom will he
name to succeed DIR. Paul Hawley
as chief medical director of the
VA. Hawley, you know, resigned
last Monday as soon as he
learned that Bradley had taken
over hes job.
Questions about Mr.. Gray will
have to go unanswered until after
January l, 194S, because he is not
scheduled to take over at the VA
until then.
ON THE LINE
NOT ON THE SIDE
Side bets and side payments are
all right in a crap game, Joe, but
a side payment in connection with
a CT home loan will land you in a
jail no matter how many "naturals"
you can throw.
The Veterans administration is
hopping mad about the number Of
side payments" veterans are max
ing in connection with the purchase
of their dream homes and the gov
ernment is beginning to crack down
on the racket.
The VA defines a side pay
meRt" as a sum Of money paid
by the veteran to the seller Of a
house to make up the difference
between the VAS appraised
value of the property being sold
and the asking price. The pay
ment may be in cash, or in the
form Of a note or a mortgage
it's still a side payment and still
illegal.
In first sergeant language, Joe,
it simply means this:
You wanna buy a house. You
wanna buy it with a CT loan. You
get approved for a loan and you
find just the house you've been look
ing for.
The VA apprsises the house and
says it's worth $4,000, and no more,
and that it will back you up for
half the amount under the CT bill.
That's fine and you're practically
moving in.
But the real seller says he's sorry
but the house is worth ten grand
and he will settle for no less.
So what happens So here's what
happens: You tell the VA that the
house is being sold to you for $4,000
and you get the CT loan for that
amount.
Then you make a side deal'
with the seller in which you give
him that $4,000 which you and
your madam have put aside for
a rainy day, or else you sign a
mortgage securing payment of
$4,000 additional to the seller for
being so kind as to sell you the
house for $4,000.
If you are caught doing this you
should be horsewhipped, but more
than likely you will be fined and
sent to Jail along with your "side
partner" in the deal.
The CT Bill is set up to give you
the benefit of the doubt which you
deserve, Joe.
1t assumes that you will act like
a sucker when you meet a slick
St. Paul recorder., 1947-12-05
Mindo Well DESERVING

Minneapolis citizens from all of community life will honor
Mrs Albert Mnda Friday and Sunday Of this week
The the celebration Rabbi Mnda of fruitful
service to synagogue and the city Of Minneapolis
This newspaper knows Of few deserving Of public tribute
than Mr.. Minda.
His long in the Urban League movement is only of the
various segmens the community which he has devoted his mind
and his eloquent voice.
n our hope spend with and then retire
Il he wills it so to rest from the frayi
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Severe Stem Rot
Damage Reported

Severe injury from stem rot In
fall paintings of alfalfa and clover
has been reported by S. B. Femme,
plant pathologist for the Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station.
In some sections the damage runs
as high as so per cent. He said
the disease was spread by unusual
weather conditions--a warm Feb
ruary, followed by a long cold pc
riod in March and April.
Stem rot attacks red, white, GRIM
son and alsike clovers and alfalfa
Prevent spread by avoiding con-
taminated seed and by not return
ing manure to clover and alfalfa
fields where livestock has been fed
hay from infested fields.
The diseased material should be
buried by deep plowing and a sys-
tenn of crop rotations adopted to
keep susceptible crops off the sol
for three or four years until the
stem rot organisms die.