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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-11-26

Going into detail for the
first time on the lesser
known incidents in his ca
reer and on his ambitions for
fostering racial understand
ing, the heavyweight chamf
pion asserts, There's one
fight I've always wanted
that's a crack at Jim Crow
Louis states when he was start
ing his career. Jack Blackburn
said. You're colored, Joe. And
colored fighters got to be lots
better than the other man =
If he's gonna go places. But you've
got to have more than just TIVE
good hands. You gotta do the
right thing. And never leave your,
self open so people can talk
about you"
The fighter describes Incidents
from his Army career the
drunken colonel who tried to force
his way into a private dinner
given for the touring champion
and who shouted at Corporal Ed
die Green, Il can hardly wait
till get back to my home town
in Mississippi. There we know
what to do with nfggers like you
and Joe. We'd tar and feather
you for not obeying a white man. ?
On another occasion some En-
glish girls asked the champ for
autographs. An American sailor
stopped them and said. Il don't
give a dam If it is Joe Louis.
You are white girls. And they
are just a bunch of niggers. We
don't want to see white girls
making fools of themselves over
any niger"
Louis states that on several oc-
casions he refused to fight Army
exhibitions until segregated Negro
troops were permitted to view the
bouts from the same locations as
the white soldiers.
Also described is an incident in
Georgia railroad station in
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-11-26
SILVER REAL ESTATE
REOPENS OFFICE

Mr.. A. Silver reopened his Real
Estate office on East Cherry and
2Srd St. and from now on is
prepared to give the best service
and honest dealing, because that
is the only way he has carried
on for the last thirty-five years
in the real estate business.
If you wish to buy a home or
sell your property, we will apprec-
late your calling, East Cherry
and 2Srd Ave.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-11-26
Three Negro Pictures
This Week at the Atlas

ut Happened in Harlem" with
an all Negro cast will be shown
at the Atlas Theatre on Thursday,
November 81, Thanksgiving day.
and another musical with colored
players, Swing it Harlem" will
be shown on. Saturday.
On Sunday, November 30, a very
outstanding picture 1.-THE Blood of
Jesus" with Spencer Williams and
Cathryn Caviness will be featured.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-11-26

which Louis reveals that he was
arrested for using telephone on
the white" side of the station.
In spite of these experiences,
Louis closes the article with the
statement:
'Prejudice is weakening. The
good people are softening it up.
So we can't stop punching now.
We just have to punch faster and
harder. That's the only way we
can make America a better place
for my little boy and girl and all
the boys and girls In our country.
I'm going TO do my part"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-11-26

aware, distressed over lack of
funds for tuberculosis work. took
hope from the story and designed
Americas first Christmas Seal.
The printer agreed to wait for
his money. The postmaster help
ed her set up table. But sales
Continued on Page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1947-11-26
Morris May be
Candidate for Mayor

County Auditor Robert A. Morris
said last week he was considering
being a candidate for mayor when
filings for 1948 municipal election
open December 26.
Morris said his candidacy had
been suggested by large number
of political supporters, and while
he was giving it consideration he
had not made up his mind def
initely.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Vets
The 52-2O Club

War veterans claiming unemploy-
ment allowances fell to $4,000 during
the week ending April 26, low for
the year
The Veterans Administration in
Washington reports that some 10000
veterans went off the rolls in March
because they had exhausted their
maximum benefits - $40 week for
81 weeks. The agency said 227 900 vet
Grams already have used up that allot-
ment.
Claims for unemployment benefits
have averaged 100000 a week for
more than six months, but have de-
clined steadily from a mid-January
peak of 100000.
The government also pays benefits
up to $l00 month, for a maximum
OF 10 and two-fifth months, to self
employed veterans-mostly farmers
who make less than $l00 a month.
Their number increased from 157, 600
last November to 242,o0O in March.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Volcano
Like Father. Like Son?

In 1883 Krakatau. a lonely island
volcano in the Sundra Straits be-
tween Java and Sumatra, blew, itself
apart in history's greatest eruption.
Thirty thousand Indonesians were
killed. Tidal waves swept three times
around the world. Volcanic dust set
tied as far away as the United States.
The original volcanic peak. disap-
peared entirely in the explosion,
which gained tremendous new vio-
lence when sea water poured into the
red-hot gap as the island split apart.
The blast devastated south Sumatra
and the Bantam region of west Java.
In 1928. As years later, Anak Kra-
katau =. the child of Krakatau - was
born. 1t has led an active. uneasy life
since. 1t disappeared back into the sea
in 1929. re-emerged in 1890 and
promptly erupted on a small scale.
+ Even during the war geologists kept
a wary eye on Anak. Dutch naval
forces which rendevouzed there
against the Japanese found the water
was acid and that it ate away all ma
rine vegetation on their huils.
Recently geologists made .heir first
postwar visit to the son of Krakatau
They found explosive signs that Anak
might be on the verge of repeating
the mighty blast of its father
Steam geysered up from the lagoon.
Within one hour there were two
mighty submarine explosions New
measurements shoWed Krakatau s
crater was $40 feet above sea level -
As feet higher than when last checked
in 1910.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Education
Urqe Broader Curriculum

A program of decentralization Of
the American school curriculum IN
keeping with the "one world" concept
is advocated by Christian Gauss, dean
emeritus of Princeton University.
Addressing secondary schools con-
ference. Dean Gauss said that edu-
Gators are stressing American his
tory to such an extent that the gen.
eral picture of the nations tradition
and civilization, which he said ex-
tends back to Europe, is being OBJ
scured.
Commenting on world opportunities
for education, Dean Gauss said the
Soviet Union showed greater democ-
racy in this field than the US.
Much as we dislike to admit it.
there is much less equality in our ed
ucation in America than in the Soviet
Union" he declared. I'VE must meet
this criticism which Russians make
of ouI democracy far more frankly
and effectively than We have
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Cinema

Russian audiences at the New Soviet
film Battle of Stalingrad" will see
Premier Stain accusing his wartime
Allies Of delaying the second front so
that Russia could be "bled white" and
Britain and the United States might
dictate the. peace.
Excerpts from the script depict
Winston Churchill as the principal op-
ponent of the second front President
Roosevelt is pictured as opposing him
but poWerless to overcome Church.
ills set mind.
Il am too old to drag Churchill
across the channel in chains, "Roose-
velt is revealed as saying at one point.
At another point in the film, Roose-
velt complains about British inertia.
lit is like hitting a punching bag of
wet manure" he says. "you only soil
your hands"
Another scene shows the Stalin-
Churchill conference in 1912 when
Churchill says the promised l942 in
vasion of Europe is impossible but
pledges that France will be invaded in
1943. tIt occurred in l944.)
What guarantee" asks Stain,
have we that this solemn promise
too, will not be broken?"
Churchill lights fresh cigar, but
says nothing.
Mr. Prime Minister" says Stain
"the Soviet Union AMI its army will
stem the German offensive. But tn,
blood of tens of thousands of new vic
TINS in Europe will be upon the head
of those who break their solemn
promise"
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Palestine
&c the U.N.

DISPATCHES from the Holy
- Land continued to tell Of
martial law, street battles and
dynamite raids last week as dele.
gates of the infant United Nations
became embroiled deeper in the
age-old problem of Palestine.
Perhaps no predominantly arid
patch of ground, about the size of
Vermont, has occupied continuously
so prominent or controversial a place
in history. For centuries, it has been
bathed in blood as Arab, Christian
and Jew sought to make it theirs.
The United Nations is assaying the
difficult role of modern Solomon in
attempting to settle the present three
cornered dispute among Arabs, Jews
and Britain, the holder of League of
Nations mandate over Palestine.
The problem is complex not only
because of the religious and national
issues involved but because of such
things as fabulous oil reserves, the
Suez Canal and military strategy af-
fecting the interests of other major
powers.
Last week the UN. political COM
mittee turned down demand by the
Arabs, backed by Russia, that the S.
nation general assembly consider in
dependence for Palestine. The Arab
League with six delegates in the gen.
eral assembly threatened to walk out
OF the sessions in Flushing Meadow
after their demands were voted down.
Another controversy was over the
makeup of the commission of inquiry.
The United States favored a commits
sion of small neutral states, exclud-
ing the big powers and the Arab
League. Russia argued vainly for in
clusion of major nations.
Countries on the l1-nation commits,
sion are Canada, Czechoslovakia, Iran,
the Netherlands, Peru, Sweden, Uru-
quay, Guatemala, Yugoslavia, India
and Australia.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
MARS: World Armament Race

Great Britain 1,21O,OOO, India 1,OOO,-
900, Turkey 675,000 and United States
$4,000.
The United States, however, has so
tremendous a lead in sea power that
not even Great Britain is close Sec
ond, the story adds. Shipyards of the
world are turning out relatively few
naval vessels.
World military statistics are shroud-
ed in much deeper secrecy than before
the war, reported Hanson w. Baldwin,
The Times military analyst. He found
a parallel between the, present arma-
ments race and the post World War l
era of 19l9-1922. At that time the en-
phasis was on naval construction; to-
day he said it is on research and de-
velopment of atomic weapons, bacteri-
illogical warfare, guided missiles, jet
planes.
The article added that virtually no
facts were available from Moscow Of
fetal sources.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Bases
Twin Air Guardians

The Army is bolsiering its northern
defenses with construction of an $S.-
125,000 heavy bomber base in Alaska
just two hours flight from the Bering
Strait boundary between the United
States and Russia.
A similar heavy bomber field is be-
ing installed in Maine - on the op-
posite flank OF the northern defence
line. @
The Alaskan base will be at Mile Is,
southeast of Fairbanks. where an
alternate landing field was construct
ed during the war for fighter aircraft
caught in bad weather, :.
The Mile 26 base is link in the
Alaska defensive network undergoing
extensive Improvement It will be
used by the Strategic Air Command
which operates B-29s and eventually
will be equipped with superbomberA
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23

and German sources agree that min
erS are taking days off to scrounge the
countryside for food. to plant their
own gardens, or to barter schnapps
and cigarettes for black market pota-
toes.
In the American zone, Gen. Lucius
D. Clay threatened to send troops to
confiscate farm stocks. He said that
farmers have been boarding grain and
livestock, rather than sending = it to
market in exchange for rapidly de-
preciating currency.
In China, still torn by civil war, the
food situation already bordering on
famine for millions, is bound to get
worse. Rice riots were raging in
Shanghai and many other coastal
cities despite imposition of death pen-
alties for marauders.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23

creases Cat the Renault automobile
plant) Ramadier bluntly dismissed
Maurice Thorez, Communist minister
and vice-premier, and four other
Communist cabinet ministers.
Ramadier's Socialist Party, which
year ago refused to join any coalition
government unless Communists were
included, backed their premier up by
a narrow margin after a debate which
lasted almost to dawn.
Paris had its first breadless Sunday
last week as city bakeries closed in
compliance with orders to conserve
dwindling wheat supplies. Agricul-
tural sources said France must get an
additional 10000 tons of wheat in or
der to escape a further cut in the
present bread ration of nine ounces
per person daily.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Hot Shots

. To end suicides from the observa-
tion tower of the Empire State Build
ing (world's tallest) in New York
City, an additional steel barrier will
be constructed around the present
breast-high parapet Since the build
ing was completed l6 years ago, nine
persons have jumped from the tower
and six from offices on lower floors.
. Mothers Day, which Japanese mil
itarists banned as foreign importa-
tion," was observed last Sunday in
Tokyo, reaching even the Imperial
household.
In San Francisco, pretty Kay Daily,
who had been advertising with full
sized billboard for an apartment,
found living quarters on Mob Hill
By means Of the billboard, but indi-
rectly. A friend of hers in Milwaukee
saw newspaper photo of Kays bill
board and wrote his uncle in San
Francisco. who found her an apart
ment. The uncle had seen the bill
board, but thought it a publicity gag.
. To keep It's twice-widowed "um-
bAciAo SaAtA hopPy az tIC 0IOIA guy,
the New York Geological Society sent
collector. to Costa Rica to search for
new male specimen. The agent
wired last week he was returning
with Gagged bridegroom
. In Pittsburgh, household movers of
the AFL-General Teamsters Union
want breakfast on the boss" on Jobs
beginning earlier than the regular
starting hour. Their new contract de-
mands seek lone dollar breakfast
money" for early morning getaways.
In Philadelphia, singing teacher,
who told husky baritone hopeful
after an addition that he would be
only wasting his time, was knocked
of his feet when the applicant landed
a haymaker on his jaw.
= The Wadderson, Eng, fire com.
pany was so efficient at keeping its
equipment in order the chief decided
to buy all hands drink. While the
chief was standing treat at a local pub
fire broke out IN the station and de-
stroyed all the equipment.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23

Regional authorities have arrested
farmers for feeding wheat to cattle
and throughout France gendarmes
were sent out to confscate all unde-
clared stocks of wheat
In Germany the food situation is
acute, particularly in the British oc-
cupation zone. The prescribed ration
in the British and American zones is
1850 calories day but the actual ra-
ton is much less. In Essen, the mayor
and the city council told residents
they could expect no more than TAO
calories day-the equivalent of
about seven pieces of bread-for the
next two weeks.
Famine in Ruhr
Because of the food shortage, the
Ruhr coal output fell 100000 tons
short of its April quota Both British
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
In Short

Appointed: By the President,
Robert A. Lovett as Undersecretary
of State to replace Dean Acheson
who resigned.
Signed: BY the Netherlands Com
mission General, an agreement max
ing west Borneo a self-governing ter
ritory within the United States of In
donesia.
Raised: BY China's executive
Yuan. income of government en-
ployes, an average of IS percent in
cost of living allowances.
Upheld: By the Supreme Court, an
Interstate Commerce Commission or.
der raising railroad ''class" freight
rates 10 percent in the northeast anc
lowering them 10 percent in the south
and midwest.
Sentenced: By a German Denazi-
fication Court, Hjalmar Schacht,
Hitler's financial wizard, to eight
years in Jail as a major Nazi.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Housing
Record Mortgage Load

The nations houses are carrying the
biggest mortgage debt in history. The
Federal Home Loan Bank Adminlstra-
ton places it at $24600, 100000 - is
percent greater than the previous
peak in $780,
The housing shortage, which often
resulted in forced purchases, and re-
vival of large scale home building
after wartime restrictions contributed
to the rise, the agency said. 1t added:
Inflated prices for old and newly
built homes, plus GI loans at full
value of the property as permitted by
law. are also causes of the rapid ex-
pansion both in current lending totals
and the outstanding balance of debt"
The 1916 increase in mortgage debt
was $4,600,000,O00, nine times the rise
in l945' and much larger than the in
crease in the entire preceding decade.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23

vote of So to "a, more than enough
to make it law if the President re-
fused to sign, but that lineup might
not hold If the Senate version were
toughened too much in compromise
with the much more sweeping House
bill. The House had passed its bill
earlier-also by more than the two
thirds required to cancel veto.
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, chair
man of the Senate's Republican pol
icy committee and the labor commit
tee, estimated it would take 10 days
to two weeks to iron out differences
in the Senate and House bills.
Drastic Curbs
Both the Senate and House bills
ban the closed shop, make unions Ii
able for unfair labor practices, outlaw
jurisdictional strikes and secondary
boycotts, and permit' the government
to seek lnjunctions in key Walkouts
which would hamstring n att On
economy.
The House but not the Senate's bill
would outlaw industrywide bargain
ing and prohibit mass picketing.
Union leaders, both CIO and AFL,
claim that either the Senate or House,
bill would increase, rather than lessen,
labor strife and would create dissen-
sion for Communism to feed on.
Earlier the Senate had turned down
by decisive margin substitute pro-
posal by Sen James E. Murray
(D-Mont) which embodied what Muir
ray believed was the maximum the
President would support in the way
of labor restriction.
Legislative leaders on both sides be-
lieved the version which finally will
emerge from the compromise sessions
will be nearer the tougher House bill
than the Senate measure.
Abuse Of Privilege
The main argument for the legisla-
ton. centerS on the contention that
under present law labor unions have
had all the advantages and have been
abusing their rights to the detriment
of the country.
In the Anal furry of l3-day de-
bate, Sen. Alben Barkley of Kentucky,
Senate Democratic leader, accused
House Speaker Joseph w. Martin (R-
Mass) of engaging in form of intim-
idation aimed at forcing President
Truman to sign. the labor and tax
legislation the Republicans are franz
ing 4%
Martin declared earlier that if Mr.
Truman should veto the labor and tax
measures = and they couldn't be en-
acted over his veto-then the issues
would be dropped for this session.
Democrats see that as a strategy
aimed to put MIR. Truman on the spot
Republicans, they say. by refusing
to give the President "milder" bills
are maneuvering for a.position where
they could say to the country: We
passed labor and, tax bills but thu
President killed them. -.
Noting that the GOP-sponsored la
bor measure goes far beyond the Pres
ident's recommendations. Barkley de-
clared he had no idea whether Mr.
Truman would veto it or not.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Japan
Hidden Loot

An Allied delegation, which COM
pleted 6,000-mile tour of inquiry in
Japan, is almost unanimously con-
vinced the Japanese still are hiding
most of their rich war plunder. The
commission indicated it would ask
Gen. Douglas Macarthur to put
teeth" into his directive that the Japa-
nese return all stolen property.
Loot which the japanese thus far
have handed back and which dele
gates saw in storage at Kyoto, Hainu-
zuka, Osaka, Nara and Nagoya, is only
a fraction of what is known to have
been taken. 1t includes such items as
Buffalo horns, a mounted flying fox
and Army mess gear.
The commission declared these arti-
cles were "ludricrous," citing long
lists of valuables taken by Japanese
militariStS.
Shipping is another sore point Of
some $500 vessels confscated by the
Japanese. about 70 have been recov-
cred, mostly damaged. Delegates are
not convinced all the remainder have
been destroyed. They suspect the Nip
ponese are hiding. them in isolated
coves and have proposed another tour
to find out
British and French officials advo-
cate quick disposal of German assets
found stored at Osaka and are second
ing an earlier proposal that it be auc-
toned off for US. dollars.
The delegation of so includes rep
resentatives of the United States
Britain, Australia, Canada, France, the
Netherlands, the Philippines and
China. Russia declined at the last min
ute to send anyone.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23

The 2I2sl;] D This WEEK
CRISIS: Europe Faces Postwar Hardships

EUROPE, starting it's third year
IL of peace, still faces hunger for
millions, economic snarls border
ing on national chaos and maze
of physical and psychological rub
BILE left over from history's great
est war. There are dire hardships
ahead for victor and vanquished
alike.
Food shortages, combined with in
dustrial dislocation, create a vicious
circle. Men on short rations cannot
perform a full days work in heavy
industry. Lowered production lin a
key industry such as coal mining)
hampers any return to normal of ma
tional economy and this in turn spurs
imitation.
Britain, in particular, has been hard
hit by the severest winter in half
century and spring floods which
traditionally pride themselves on
their ability to take it," are digging
in for as critical food crisis as any
they faced during the war.
The English dilemma was pointed
up by London nutritionist who de-
clared recently the nation was dying
slowly of starvation. He said pro-
longed chronic malnutrition was pre-
venting Britons from either growing
more food themselves or producing
enough exports to pay for food i'm
portations.
MilliOn-DOllar Campaign
Britain's Labor government, en-
barking on program of Matchmaking
industry, has launched a million-dol-
lar-a-year advertising and publicity
campaign to bring home to workers
reasons for the simultaneous belt
tightening and all out production
drives.
Newspaper advertising and posters,
particularly in industrial plants, are
hammering home the chief slogans
We're up against it" I'VE work or
want" and "A challenge to British
grit"
The campaign is more than a mere
"egging-on," stressed Sir Stafford
Cripps, president of the Board of
Trade. Along with the exhortations
will be graphs showing needs of 'un-
dermanned" industries and industrial
goals, such as saving 100000 tons of
coal this summer so that Britain's
factories, instead of working at two
thirds capacity, can work full blast"
King George vi has proclaimed
Sunday, July 6, as national day of
prayer and dedication"
French Economic Crisis
In France, Premier Paul Ramadier
ousted Communists from his cabinet
in crisis stemming directly from the
economic situation. The Communists
earlier had agreed with Ramadier's
coalition cabinet that wages should be
frozen until national economy was or
an even keel, but when they cham.
: pioned workers strikes for pay in.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23

Vannevar Bush, chairman of
the Army-Navy Joint Research
and Development Board: eve
have been prodigally wasteful.
We have looked to Europe in the
past for most of our basic re-
search. Through misguided war;
time manpower policies we have
neglected the training of young
minds to enable us in the future
to do our full share in funda-
mental research"
Henry A. Wallace, former US.
Vice President: The time has
come to nationalize the coal in
dustry under some type of coal
authority"