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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-03-01

The deadline for reqistra-
hon for Spring election is
March 10. II you have not
voted in the past two years.
have moved. or have never
voted. be sure TO register any
week day al the City Elec.
hon Commission office in the
City Hall.
The Spring election will be
he'd % April 2. The proposed
iilis FEPC bill will be on
he ballot.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-03-01
FATHERED BY DETRoiTER

Call ACME for FLOWERS
II. l.oo4o
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-03-01

4 new hearing has been set
a, March 4 Judge Ide has rails
/ ! Nd bond to $500 because
N heard that Roberts had sold
'prs property, presumably in
.Tpsration Tor flight.
Roberts has a long police re-
'md In addition to driving
'vlle intoxicated and other mis-
,mesnor charges. he is known
\ n have been a close associate
IN me men who were indicted
IN organizing the Sojourner
|Trh riot in 1912. including
'prser Sage. Garland Alderman
Ind their co-conSpirator Virgil
Chandler.
bVoWED FASCIST
He is on record as a MEM
M Of and contributor to the
National Workers League. an
'rcwedly pro-faa1st racist or
'rrza,ion John Roy Carlson in
Finder Cover describes him as
'tAe most perfectly developed
|icid mind II has been my
BIZ fortune 10 study at close
|rsnge
Carlson refers TO Roberts 81.
|car shores home al 2l700
'Sssconsiield as "a clearing
kga ior un-American litera-
|we' and saws that he was an
associate Of Max Stefan. con-
rced Htlerite traitor: a brain
tEsieg and underground man
1n The National Workers
hague
ORANGE PARALLEL
\ Roberts arrest on a morals
ssrge Is strangely parallel to
Ik recent arrest OF Homer
ccnis IT. Columbian leader in
finta. when he was caught
hotel room with a Young
Enan.
4 \ is also parallel TO the moral
iprsuiy Of Nazi leaders The
fod notorious was Ernst Ro-
kn Storm Troop commander
~ organize, who was killed
an early Hitler blood purge.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
BLAZE OF GLORY

Liberia organizations and individuals are calling upon
President Truman to exert his nfueRce in getting fed
era auti-jynch bill enacted.
THE President would do well 10 need this advice
f addition the very obvious reasons for anti-
lyuch bill such the preservation Of human life and
hbey the preserve Of Justice there interest
ng political aspects.
ANY we-traned politician would be quick to assert
that Truman sponsor and actively advocate anti
yuch bin would be political suicide for him as he would
lose The backing Of the southern democrats An. but
what dramatic. glorious way for him to die politically.
Nouldrt IL be better TO out in blaze of glory,
than % iZZIe ont and expire, gnominiously?
AS The political outlook stands today President Iru-
mans chsPces of being elected president in l9S as
slim the chances Of the prOycrbia snowfall retaining
It's rgiditv hades He will 60 down in history the man
who finished out President Franklin D Roose'elts un-
expired term
So FAR he has done nothing sufficiently dramatic.
brilliant outstanding 10 make future generations remem-
Der him his own
President Truman here is Your chance n YOU can
out strongly for anti-Nnching bill and get II
passed may so down but you do YOU will % down in
blaze Of glory
You will not only be acclaimed in the United States,
but you VIII be acclaimed throughout the world by the
nations who looking 10 America for leadership and
guidance set Shaky because Of the way treat our
citizens
Your name would SO down in our history books =
man who dared 20 defy the forces Of hate and evil You
would make history
Here your chance Mr. President. Are YOU game
enough 10 take IL?
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
ABOUT THE COMMON MAN

rIulg thc Atabs the Jewish community in
Palestine umeroNed the Asdbs maligncd them.
and wound up br the rros outrageous announce
mcnt any group Of newcomers can make to any
proud people
The Zonisis took as then slogan A Jewish
commonwealth which can only mean that the
Jews desire 10 rule the Arabs even tho the
Jews are ou'numbercd two 70 one by me Arabs IN
Palestine
Under these circumstances what Arab with
IN o.ncc &c ,cllrc,pcct would be sympathetic or
agreeable 10 ZIONIST AIMS?
IT'S a SHAME
The CRYING shame Of the situation is that Jews
and Arabs can get along together one Of the most
glorious periods N the Intellectual history OF the
world was provided oiHtv hv the Arabs and Jews
in Spain during the Moor occupation
No matter what may be- the racial comrosition
81 the present jewish community twhat difference
does that make onywayo) Jews and Arabs have a
great deal in common which could have become
tho basis fof happy collaboration in the dcvel-
opmcnt Of Palestine
That chance has been thrown away. The bull
lets and bombs of the ierrorsis spewed indis
criminaielY among Jews. Arabs and British.
have aienaied Britain and built an impssssble
wall between Jew and Arab
] don't know what Viii happen TO the Jews
who now are n Palestine When the British leave.
as eventually they Will their fate is no, likely to
be happy don't want already unhappy Jews from
Europe 10 got INTO the same mess They and Their
fellow sufferers Of other groupS should be allowed
90 60 20 countries that can absorb them and
here they make an effort TO get along with
the ma'outv
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
JuDA An DRo b


can GET VERY miltant about the lhc
United States and othcr large ana aus, ci
countries to open then doors for the displaced
persons and refugees OF Europe whcihoi the, SIZE
jewish OF Gentle, Polish or Italian. French Or
German.
But even tho am jew, l can nowhere find
The statute Of limitations long ago lapsed on the
niece Of real estate that may have been occupied
by mv remote ancestors.
The most that l. or any Jew. claim. is
a sentimental attachment 10 the country Of my
forefaihers. If wanted 10 return 10 H. help
some Of my eo-relis onisis return. would GER
ransemenis with the people who have lived
there for almost thousand years.
Unless and un, they agreed 10 have me or
mine return I'd feel obliged to respect the Wlshcy
% the people already there who this case are
Arabs
I'd consider MY first job 20 ~ and say aH the
things that would make il possible for jews and
AZ abs 20 get along together I'D cons der II inc first
and foremost problem to- msso a iolnt and CO.
operative enterprise OF our community
WHATS THE RECORD
This has not been the attitude Of the Zionist
movement II has preferred to snIpele undo. the
protecting wing Of tho British and TO hope that
the British would restrain the Arab millions
II was a weak reed 90 lean upon for The British
imperial power was bound to crack II is one OF
the great rones Of history that me British Labor
Party has had to administer tho difficult problems
created by the empire. while ,ts desire is 10 end
that empire
Instead 81 devotnc al effort, to woone and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
MARRIAGE
LICENSES

Wilburn II. Wheeler, Fannie .
Johnson ~
Douglas Green. Alberta SH'lW
Felix Garbin, Lucy Carhn II
Louis Weston. Jr.. Helen An'es e.
Robert p Curd Grace J MOOT
Alexander J. Mack DAISY =
Audain
Samuel Curry, Eliza Dickens
Lennos Parks, Jr. Darlsics
Bryson -,
Jack B. Kennedy. Mildred jon"
son
Chester c. White. Mildred /.
Moore
Robert l.. jenkins. Emms y
Morris nj.
Isaac +. Clark. Esther ! i W.
Ebert l.. Brown. Julia " %"
Augusta Thomas, lzella hi'"
ardson
Daniel Small. Mable Parke,
Richard Baker. Cora N COX
William Collins, Jusnlts So ~,
Robert ? Davis. Gladys y. L''
eyv
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
Marriage License

Marriage License Applications
received during period Of MaN
26-Mav 81 1917 incl By CAS-
PAR J. LfNGEMAN, Wayne
County Clerk
Walter " Msvs Eva 2 Stoude-
Robert Green. Freddie H Brew
Henry DanCcr Agnes Murray
Willie Stewart FANNIE NJ Banks
Joseph Swan Bculah NJ. Haw-
Dsniel Robinson. Betty J Mitch
james F wiggrns, Dorothy NJ.
Thomas j Mstlock, Maybellne
/ Moore
Isaac l. Hsddou. Elmeus Echols
Julian F Gibbons, Beatrice y
Mitchell
James II Robinson Carrie NJ.
.Iisrry W Thompson Linda B.
Frankln
Mack F. Subci Nrlia Rivers
Mason Johnson LOIS Owens
David McClustv j. Hazel Mac
TOBIAS
Eugene wash. Geraldine l.
Raymond W Collier Barbara
Elmcr wilson Mat.e TAYLOR
SIDNEY Dunhmn Edith Taylor
Charles Jcphn ms Sal1-TLowman
I've G. .mc Earl$rc Martin
Charle, f Snail Queenie
Most, Bell Verse l.. Hlxson
.Clfford steele Jr Olga NJ
James Finley. Bernlce Mckinney
John T Williams, Edna r
Mrllard F Masssnbers Jr. Ma.
ME Rushin
Andrew Coleman, Barbara
william II Jones. Ida Robinson
Jim l. Miller, Salle NJ Mon
Grief
Roy r. Moore. Jean Bell
Willie G. Keeton. RuthlS NJ
McDaWd
James A. Thomas. Rosie L.
Tops
William MURRAY Bertha Booth
J.. NJ Hawkins Ethel Campbell
Murry Dozipr. Ruth NJ Clcage
Lobe lullaby, Mary l. Williams
Frank Mayes. Edna VI Fambro
Thomas N Brown. Josephine
Norris
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
Labor and Industry
Summer Job,

Summer Jobs
High schools and colleges are
graduating thousands of Negro
youth young men and women
Who have been trained in vari-
Gus vocations. Some among the
lhigh school group are interested
I'm summer employmcnt-lo Jobs by
which they can earn enough
money to help them dcfrav the
parl. II not all. OF their school
expenses for next term They
are anxious 10 get this work eN-
perience. But. they are going
TO find cold greetings MANY
businesses. concerns and indus
trial establishments could en-
plov them and by every logical
approach should not DENY them
the opportunity 10 work and be-
come self supporting but Will
refuse Them work Why? Simply
because their skins are black.
Where Are Jobs7
Many and 10 cent stores.
drug stores. retail stores, uuli-
ties and concerns thar hire cler-
zeal workers will have many
vacancies but not Tor Negroes.
This is serious plight because
many OF the Negro end white
youth have spent wears Of
training together They know
each other, they like each 9th.
er and they would he happy 10
work with each other but
after graduation that friendly
contact will end n will end he
cause employers end ~ through
their discriminating employment
patterns.
College Graduates
The problem OF employment
OF generally trained college
graduates IS more acute Their
training is. TO large extent.
handicap They are not spe-
cialized experts in any one field
and therefore cannot bid FOR
such Jobs However. there are
many types OF jobs that these
graduates could do II only en-
ployment doors were opened to
them. So. this pool ~ potcntials
meet sharp employment bar
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14

. fiers. Such ol winch do nothing
TO make economic and race rcla-
tons better but becloud issues.
No problem is solved by Just
thinking Solutions must come
by thinking planning, and do
ing.
News Ads
Read the want ads in the
classified section. One will find
many jobs that great segment
OF Negro unemployment pool
could fill-but what happens?
In some cases the advertise
ment calls for white workers
only or when the Negro appl-
cant applies. he is told-po-
litely-- sorry. we do not take
colored' What a frustrating ex-
perience There is tWo-way dam
age The applicant suffers men
tai anguish and chance 60
exercise his capacities. interest
and abilities there rs also an
economic loss But, the employ
er loses too. lie shuts the en-
ployment door in the faces Of
untold excellent potentalS. What
a pity What a loss
JAW cIO
Walter p Reuiher, president
Of UAW-CIO asked the Con-
gressional committee 10 deter
mine as soon as possible why
such a terrific shortage Of steel
There seems 10 he improper
proportioning Of ALLEGATIONS Of
steel. This works 4 duel disad-
vantage against the public. II
keeps consumers who are any-
ious to buy al standstill vet.
most important, II keeps work
ers in small plants unemployed.
Many plants have had TO cur
tail production resulting ia gem
eral lay-Offs because Of lack Of
steel. On the other hand. IL is
felt that vested interest groups
are purposefully preventing an
even flow Of steel in order 60
maintain high prices on the pro-
ducts of steel
Overseas Workers Needed
There is tremendous need
today for clerical workers for
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14

.uNcrtsa> VlulN IN Japan. In adj
diuon they are DESTROYS Of SAN
( itatlon engineers. The salary is
good The experience thrilling
as we'll as cducative. All that is
necessary is that workers who
want such experience and can
/ qualify contact the proper au-
th0tltiCS. Information regarding
these positions may be secured
al the Detroit Urban League
This rs an excellent chance TO
see the world, and az same time
secure better than average em-
/ p 10y IN emit opportunities. Not
almS-but opportunity is a
good slogan. Let's have work
\ rS.
What Employers Want
Industry is interested in pro-
ductlon General employers are
interested IN efficiency plus suit
able personality So often ones
personality affects the public
relations appeal OF an organi-
zatIon One public relations ex-
pert says. Every worker on A
staff is public relations ex-
pert lie represents what the
agency does. In checking with
several employers they are con
cerned with employees possess
ing the abilities to do the fol-
lowing
Learning 10 keep outside
interests under control and that
a place ot business is not for
social contacts.
2 Realizing that they are
members OF a business orEani-
zation and must work and not
play
3 Learning that the world
does not owe them living.
and that an employer is emit
tied 10 IAN honest dsys pay"
4 Realizing that employers
and employees must be team
working toward a common goal
and,
s. Studying their jobs and
discovering how 10 improve
their positions. These arc ok
cellent tips for prospective job
seekers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
\LONG THE
Bookshelf
Nv CECIL BOYKIN


the Negroes as piou, ,s.
tiers. They are porirsy.d t'
every walk OF life nor ION
chemist and Ph.D.. dow, ny
the pimp and Uncle Ton
On the other hand n.,a
does he attempt 10 portr '..uls E
the white characters ss do,s. y
He takes them fror, eyery ' ~.
Ia including The ienoran' w
ter, race-hating ruffian O
the bank president. weak5p y
cffectual, and the oat sr5 y
falr-mlndcd liberal wy
Much discussion WlI be
voked by this book IN so, ~
accounts. One being many ,. ~
question whether an nat VA
IN Nells predicament wont4 '.l
as he did In real Iife MANY ~ ~
haps would have concealed ~.
knowledge, knoWIng Ma,
would mean 90 Anioura \,
otnerS would possibly do az \,
did. =
To a Negro or white II
eral who has lived closs !.
the race question. many Of n,
pat little phrases. iriie =,
presFionS. and mythical \.
liefs will ring quite true.
"Kingsblood Royal ~!
mirror Of life IN Aue ica h
those reading il would loos !,
il Squarclv. It would low ws
how ridiculous the Nhale bus
ness Of race can bccoac M
bombShell on the lIlca fror,
and worth twice Is uuch as
dozen Strange Fruits IA,
i've Sons and The Street
when IT comes 10 getting = s,or
in race relations across
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14

VINO nave bctn SO badly treated
n Europe We know that they
have lost most ~ their materials
and much o. their spiritual
>uCngih and we believe as most
decent people believe that they
should be able to find ana sus-
lain Their domicllc wherever Is
best ~ thcw 10 SO do
We arc amused though that
tntN should engage IN claiming
Is homeland Palestine | is
1niican' and all Hebrew
scholars ae fully aware Of the
fart t1at ~ those Jews who
lar claim tO Palestine, not one
onthGndscdth OF ono per cent
are semitic n raclal character.
Ihcv are Jews because and on
lr because OF heir religion.
They az no more Hebrew than
are the Jews az China or Abby
sin.a NeuhCc they nor their an
Cestogs Wegc ever Semitic a. all
Most 10 those from whom the
clam arises are Russo Tartar
Finnish sCallv Thcv have
I lived % North-Centla al and Cen
al ard southern Europe since
t0e il ccnturN They were
Nai ihcn jc,>h in their reli-
sion In So Nd. thcr kne
oclamcd Ida,m as ihc State
Religion and an Who did not
'eeCept died under fortunes that
would iv1l tnyihng donc at
Dalhdg i StaiaL No This
N4t banding people and they
ygc lut"i 30 accept Judaism
~ else They did not else In
900 AID th Jewish kingdom
d. kha was conquered hv
l}u ans who made no ef
tat 81 stamp oui tacu religion
HnHc,o Tho then Russian sub
ttt d. p.e W Poland and Rou-
eD developed and nursed
great prejudice against these
rauere6 juGa.Sty ana oul of
erofn,ou, nate famed ne
tgopean ivnching Dce known
q, the PoGronr
ava 'NiIlf-t o. q IilNiNi ''t NllNNN VIII
tak more ~ their rights
Palestine are az that same Rus
-Tarta Finnish SOC with the
.cxccpnon ~ some few Soph-
dc who arc Scwtcs
WHY W discuss ths AZ an 81
hcga use ~ the ST. angcness ~
people In Tel ANiv great new
cifv m Palestine tho Jews con
stdet and ~ as many cases as
possible treat the naive Arab
Semites as infeao Whv we do
.ro, know Il the Arab home
nh
In America and in DNoit
prare we are Vcry familiar with
trnat takes place he Jews Mat
arc yelling about niusuccS IN
Palestine are among the worse
opprcsso ~ Negroes VISIT
Hastings Street and see Tor
Yourselves hoW subtle Their
peac'iecs toward dcba chel y
and exploitation ~ the Negro.
We think that the Jews We
have discussed here have no
more claim "a Palestine than We
Iharc 20 Madagascar and they
should QUIT kidding the world
ahou Il and do some NJ the
good they insist is not beng
done here al home They can
( begin on Hastings Street and
nm many other places in Detroit.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14

L S NOT READY III,
United Stats isn't set cady lr
world leadership Ed Duke.
son, Chicago attorney hd the
ll9 graduates of AfaH'a un..
verSItyS graduate aG pales
SIonal schools al The sV.g.
toms 18th commcuccUcut
HONOR DIR JUST ten4
scientists thought very Ihly O
Dr. ErntSt Everett J4a lsp
head OF the department ~ zooo.
~ az Howard univcr Isl. IN a.
ticle in the French msla1ias
la Pcnsce. nv ID Roic-M.
chel Nal reveals Jus HH cone
10 France to continue che
he found impossible he T.
s due 10 prcludlc W wa
forced 20 flee IN 1910 en- he
Nazl INVASION He dmd 1871
but me fact was on cceny
confirmed foi his man, FRENCH
scientist friends.
MURRAY TO SPt tK-Ph..
lip MURRAY. Leon Henderson,
Loren Miller, d. Pccy Jgl
ian. and Robert Wilson ui.l ai.
dress the annual NAACP con.
ference in WaShlngton D C.
They will address ca M So,
SONS, and the wind BIZ w'l
hear President Harry S Trg.
man.
MANY GRADUATE a zoo
ord breaking numbcf ~ and.
dates for degrees. JUS ,hadf
short Of 1000. will be gwen
their ShecpskinS at outdoor Ger.
emonieS IN Ann Arbor on Jun,
IA by the University NJ Mich.
lgan Chief speaker wlll be The
Hon Paul Martin OF Windsor
minister Of national health and
welfare in the Canadian cao.
net.
HOWARD HONORS Hon.
orary degrees were gwen ~
Howard university 10 NORMAN
w Manlev. leader of inc IA.
malca Peoples Nations Party
and TO Dr. Carter G. WoodsoH
founder and head Of the A'so'
citation for the STUDY ~ Ne
gro History The commencement
exercises. held on June 3 wee
addressed by the Hon WIZ
liam Dawson, Congressman from
Illinois.
THE PEANUT MAN Amo'
vie about George Washngion
Carver, and starring Clarenr
Muse as the great scientist ne
been produced in Hollywood .,
Tony Patton. The film starts oD'
by lambasting Official Holy,
wood for its refusal to make :
movie about Carver
APPEALS TO TRUMAN
The National Urban League On
last week appealed 70 Pres,
dent Truman TO couniern'an.
the firing Of the race relation
staff OF the Federal Housln
Agency.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
B VI LIE TIN
- BOARD
By Ulysses w. Boykin

On last sunday Walter p.
Bcuthel. Jaw Go president.
asked Senator Homer Ferguson
and Congressman Earl Michen-
81, both Of Michigan. To initiate
hearings ImmcdiatClv on anti
lNnchlng bills pending in the
Senate and House OF Repre-
ScniatiNes.
Kitchener is chairman OF the
House Judiciary Committee and
Ferguson rs chairman OF a Spe-
cial subcommittee to hold hear
ings on anti-lynching leeisla-
ton
The eccnt acouital OF con-
tC cd lNnChcrS in South Caro-
lima, followed immediately bv
an attempted lvnchlng n North
Carolina, demo nStrates once
again that only Federal legisla-
tlon IS adequate To- deal with
this barbara crime Reuihcr
told the Congressman in tel
egram
lie urged each Congressman
60 initiate bearings Immediately
on the bills pending in his
SO that they could be reported
out for action before Congress
adiourns
GETS PROMOTION-Jack A.
ThompkinS. district sales mana
ger FOR American Airlines SvS-
tenn. Monday announced the APP
polntmeni " Kenneth c. Smith
as district public relations rep
Preventative He will also con
tinue in his present position as
district supervisor ~ passenger
sales MANY Of us know Ken
meth. He is q native Detroiter
and graduate Of the l. ~ NJ.
He's been with American Air
lines for the last wears.
UNAVA-Tke United Negro
and Allied Veterans OF America
made history last week when
II extracted from tho War De
partment several vital changes
and relaxation in rules govern
ing submission hv veterans Of
applications for Terminal Leave
Paw.
FIGHT COMMUNISM bv help
lng every American 10 enjoy
freedom equality Of opportunity.
respect for the individual. JUS
tlce and more spiritual con-
cepts OF man
ADDRESSES REPUBLICANS
"A major address. on "Racism
IN Democracy was delivered
at the Young Republican Ma
tlonal Convention in Milwaukee
on June 6 bv Dean Scovel Rich
ardSon of the Lincoln Univer-
sity Law School IN ST Louis
HOLD CONVENTION - The
United Negro and Allied Vet
Grams Of America. Negro vet
organization, held IT'S FIRST con
Stltutlonal convention in New
York last week Awards were
made 10 outstanding contribu-
tors To racial justice. legislation
was endorsed. and demands
made upon government agen-
cies for fairer treatment OF Ne
gro veterans.
START DRIVE - Full steam
ahead in the drive for a federal
FEPC law was announced this
week by the Michigan Council
for FAIR Employment Legisla-
ton, which is the state repre-
sentative Of the National Coun-
cil for Federal FEPC. Or
CARNATIONS and individuals are
urged TO write Senators Van
denberr. Ferguson. their Rep.
resentatlve. and Congressman
Fred Hartley. Labor Commit.
tee chairman, 10 urge public
hearings
NEGRO wACs Min. Ne.
gro WAC officers and 36s en-
listed women are serving in
eight posts throughout the Unit
cd States. The smallest detach-
ment is two enlisted women Al
the Valley Forge General hos
pltal. and the largest consists
OF two officers and 2O6 enlisted
women at Camp Beale. Califor-
MIA
UAw.cIo
The UAW-CIO international
Executive BOARD viii b,tJ a.
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lLONG THE
KINGSBLooD ROYAL. by
Sinclair Lewis. Ran d o m
House. New York. 34s PIP.

|
Sinclair Lewis Rand ON
House. New York. 34s PIP.
Pulling no punches. Sinclair
Lewis. has written his latest
novel on Americas most con-
ltroVerSial SUBJECTIVE race
problem,
A brief synopsis OF the book
reveals that the theme IS w0v-
en- around the char acter OF Neil
lKlngsblood, respectable white
bank clerk. with wife and
lchild. living in middle western
town. who, through tracing his
anceStrv IN an attempt 10 prove
royal connections discovers. IN
stead that one Of his ancestors
is a Negro.
Instead OF keeping quiet
about the whole thing. he
publicly admits il. Then the
fireworks start.
OF human emotions Here IS
where Sinclair Lewis shows an
| especially keen insight INTO the
centre business Of race.
With rare wit and SarSaSm,
he knows Just how illogical,
cruel and ironic race prejudice
can be,
Here IS man who has lived
/ 81 years as white, accepted by
| his wife. family, and friends as
such. then because Of announce
ment OF 80 Negro blood he
becomes q Negro Some OF his
friends, immediately assign
all of the Negroes So-called traits
10 INN and he is prosecuted and
Disseminated against as such
Being true 10 life. fhe book
does not attempt 10 paint all
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14

IN that We have
never seen so
much att p m D I
to provoke so
much sympathy
over such un-
aso n 2 b Q 4
claim IN an the
arS Of our
.ifc
We sN m y a
thize with those
Of Jewish faith