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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-25
Comment On World Events

worlds needs and its surpluses, the
"tinder of discomfort" in hunger's
external and internal pressures, and
warns that 'to plan peace and not
reckon with food is to build on
quicksand."
Among those dealing with var
ious angles of the food crisis be-
sides Sir John Orr and Kellogg are
Viscount Bruce, chairman of the
new World Food Council of the
FAC, Sir Norman Angel, Assis-
tant Secretary of State Willard
Thorp, Under Secretary of Agri-
culture Norris E. Dodd, Professor
Joseph E. Chamberlain, DR.. Martha
M. Eliot, Florence Reynolds, Helen
Hall and j. w. Evans.
Individual nations are powerless
against aggression from Il power
ful unified drive that uses the
treacherous cooperation of fifth
columnists. We must have alliance
for joint resistance to Communist
aggression and for collective ac-
tion by the democracies for world
peace.
The United States, because of
its economic and political resources,
has a moral responsibility to as
sumo leadership for defense against
aggression and for collective ac-
tion to restore standards as the
guide to world peace. - William
Green, in American Federationist.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-25

Food and the vital need for it in
unprecedented volume to match the
worlds crisis of hunger is the
theme of the entire March special
issue of the magazine Survey
Graphic, which could have hardly
picked a more important subject.
"Can Mankind Make Good ?"
first article in the issue, declares
bluntly that unless our current
civilization can provide the primary
necessities of life for it's people, it
cannot endure. And today, mot
more than 20 to 25 per cent of
the population of the world enjoy
food, shelter and clothing on a
health standard" This is the chal-
lenge of Sir John Boyd Orr, direc-
tor general of the Food and Agri-
culture Organization of the United
Nations, the one man officially re-
sponsible for carrying out measures
to end the widespread mass hum
ger which has continued three years
beyond the actual fighting war.
The food issue made its appear
ance at the timely hour when the
United States Senate had approved
European Recovery Program legis-
lation and the House of Represen-
tatives approached it's share in the
decision.
AS contribution to the decision,
Survey Graphic has collected evil
dence and testimony from around
the world-the drop in rice pro-
duction in Burma, India and China
shortage of fertilizer throughout
Europe, children in dozens of coun-
tries whose fatal and unsatisfied
need is for a bare minimum of
milk.
The Marshall Plan is recognized
as the immediate and specific hope.
Beyond that, however, the issue
points out the FAC conferences
tl,is winter and spring in Baguio,
p. l., and Cairo, dealing with needs
10 less insistent than those of Eu-
rope.
Paul Kellogg, editor of Survey
Graphic, in his forward, emphasizes
the inter-relation between the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-25
Economic HiqhHqhts

Happenings That Affect the Din
ner Pals, Dividend Checks and Tax
Bills Of Every Individual National
and international Problems In
separable from Local Welfare.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-25

Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13

hurrisdly retreats the observation that "thsss 1885,
things take time" When he refers "tms" he NL NUTSHELL
twenty afy ysAn q vague date In
next Ice Age. What's worse. 10 believes H.
THE BEFuDDLED LIBERAL; The
physical intellectual frustFaon
His E determined with the of the Negro
sovsrup for hs own dssafaeton with the world
He's working militant mentally strait Jacket
The harder
causes have recruited from this group One Of the
types liberal led by eOnnc,
THE EGocENTRIc LIBERAL. The individual who 10 In rae.
good ego itself
table speakers
he's right there Johnny He's able Ehy and
length from the latest relations but often
credit the thus gaining for himself reputation for intellectual
bHncs far and above what he deserves As long lead the
he's raTn sarn liberal but when he
follow the leader he distinguishes himself by h absence This type
makes excellent fellow because all
him dose Of nGttsry Actors college professors w
business leaders crowd this class.
HYPocRTIcAL LIBERAL, danrsrOu. type Til.
put protect prestige
He really thinks minority
who get just what they deserve He the about hsss
things take time What HE that Judgment he
the time win His liberalism
Of the committee meeting hall lie will head committee for
Better Brotherhood but won't have minority member his payroll
He makes beautiful speech democracy
tuOn Of the founding fathers but believes the former hOuh he
extended only the privileged few, and the latter
AAn whites Hes Phony Joe Miller joke Bob Hope radio
show.
THE GENUINE LIBERAL Like pearl plate oysters he
when least expected and just about Hes the employer
who quietly hires with skin while the others grabbing
for He's the little HIS
WILL like charity begins at home lie doesn't whom his daughter
whom his wife sits with he
the church attends
heritage he behind when he Glory Hes brightly
shining little jewel almost hidden window Of E"rh
done limitations.
HE'S A REAL AMERICANA
The practical way up dirty n
10 begin ScrubbnE the racial lAuRArT 81 the NoEA
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The Minneapolis Urban League passss sttsAsvsy
designed brochure advertising Edna sub division called Mirror
Lakes" The Burton the Mcknight building tS Tsator
for the ub-diViSion according 20 the ad
from the brochures The interest Of the Managing Agents
beyond the construction Of the development
beyond the provisions Of the protective designed maintain
the high character Of the development ="
In other wOrd this outfit advertising restrictive with
flourish
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13
Social and Personal
NOMINATIONS a

The Star Lite Hour Ten Club
formerly the Pedestal LAnes) held
its first weekly meeting Of the year
last Wednesday, Feb. 4. The meet
ing was held at the home Of Mrs.
Katherine Thomas, 3729 Fifth Ave.
So, with the presence Of all men,
bsrs except Rita West, who had not
returned from an out Of town visit.
The Star Lite Hour Ten boasts this
year Of such faithful members as
Mines. Bette Lewis, Mary Ann Fai-
son, Virginia Ash. Ethel Smith,
Rita West, Katherine Thomas, and
Patricia johnson. Three new men,
bers are Mines. ROSalee Walls, La
Verne Thomas and LAVerne Had.
ley.
Mr.. Russell Mayo. nephew Of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Boyd, 1888
Fourth Ave. So, returned TO the
city after attending the burial Of
his father In NorthknOva, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Beck, S7OS
Fourth Ave. So, celebrated their
2Sth wedding anniversary, Sunday,
Feb. 9. A few friends came TO con-
gratulats the couple.
The NslghbOrhOOd Bridge Club
met at the home Of Mrs. Florence
Wells, Se4l Fourth Ave. So, Sat
urday, Feb. z. First prize was won
by Mrs. Burie Carmichael, Jr,
second BY Mrs. Donald Brady, Sr,
and third BY Mrs. Edward Boyd.
Twin City Maids and Matrons'
Club met Saturday, Feb. 7. at the
home Of Mrs. r. 8. Underwood,
$3.50 Fourth Ave. So. Guests were
Mines. Burie Carmichael, Jr., who
won consolation guest prize; TelA
Burt, who won first guest prize:
George Nixon; Palmer Jackson;
David Francis, Edward Brown;
Edith Si1sr. who won second guest
prize; c. Z. Noble; and J. Boyd
Crawford. Club prizes were won by
Mrs. Harold Combs, first; Mrs.
Alice Morgan, second, and Mrs.
Walton Crump. third. The next
meeting will be held at the home
Of Mrs. W. Baxter Walker, 1887
Shsrburns Ave, st. Paul.
The Blue Monday Club met at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Alexander, 3720 Fifth Ave. So,
Monday, Feb. Q. Dinner and games
occupied the evening, and a prize
was won BY Mrs. Lucille Woodland.
Next meeting will be held with Mr..
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13

Carl Russell. Donald Russell, Joan
Harpole, Harlan Russell, Richard
Howell. Maurice Howell. Shirley
Cannon. Mary Young. Dorothy
stovall. Katherine Chiysrs, lone
Roach, Wliburn Green, HAETist
Bowman. Joan Fraction. BIN FFAs-
ton, Carol Allen, MargaEits Allen,
PattIs Rhodes. Savannah Hammond.
MarRaFits Rhodes and C0nstanes
ChiVsTs. The play was wTittsn By
Mrs. WrsthA Maxwell. dIrSctFsss Of
religious education AZ g. PstSr's.
The public IL invited 10 attsnd.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13
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BIRTHDAYS

BIRTHDAYS
Birthday greetings In Ninhsapo-
lie 20. Feb. ie-MAPy Bell 1914 18th
Ave. So. Norma Washington, kosi
James Ave No: James Thompson.
$40 AldTlCh Ave No, Mary Lulu
williams. iGi1 nth Ave, 80 Sarah
Pratt, III seventh 81. No Feb. ~
Mrs Anna Lewis, tSbS Humboldt
Ave. No; G, O. BieFmAn. zoe Spruce
Place; Mabel L. Brown, iiSS Fifth
Ave, No: HRTrIaa white, Eaa IRE.
mont Ave No, Feb, 9O-Mra ]. o.
NApue. Bl1p Humboldt Ave No
Bonnlstell Gardner, IOl HylAnd Ave,
No. Feb. 3l--L q. LsVeFett. 1SOb
Clinton Ave. Feb. 11-willis Oates.
9o2 Bryant Ave. No; r. J. Fiippih,
700 Oak Lake Ave. No. Feb. IA
Jennie 0Tiashm, SCI 18th Ave. No.
simpson Sartin, 1905 fifth Ave. So
Feb. 2l-ATs. y n Cater, 1Sil Clin.
ton Ave. so Mrs BeAulAh ~ Cob.
ron, sol Fourth 81 No.
Out Of town ErsstinEsl Feb. Is
bishop J. A. Gregg. Kansas CITY
KAns Feb. 2i-MTs. John G, CTen.
shaw. Chicago, III FEB a. l.
Howard Bennett. Chicago, III: ClydS
Malone. Lincoln. Neb,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13
CROWD ATTENDS
NTERRAClAL SERVICE
AT ST. MARKS

LNIBAhAClAL ShkNICk
AT ST. MARKS
Despite lnclsmsat weather q
crowd allied the huge Cathedral
Church Of ST. Mark Sunday after
noon, Feb. 9, 70 attend the annual
lntsrraeiAl Service.
Governor Luther Youngdahl re-
affirmed his advocacy Of . stats
FEPC and said that be would con-
tinus TO press for . state Law.
He praised the Minneapolis and
81. Paul Council Of Human RslA-
tons, the Twin City Urban Leagues
and the Governors lntsFraciAl
Commiaaion.
Also coming in for praise were
the organisations and individuals
who Joined the Minneapolis Urban
League In sponsoring the annual
service.
The governor said he saw "ths
dawn OF Q new day" In better rela-
tiOnships between all the rHcss.
crSsds and eOlOrs that make up the
American population.
He cited gains In understanding.
in employment and other fields In
Minnesota.
Rev. John Simmons, pastor 81.
Marks Lutheran Church, presided.
Others on the program wsrO Rsv.
c. T. Parker. pastor Of Border
Methodist Church, Rev. n. W.
Bolts. pastor Of Zion Baptist
Church; Rev. William L. HAlfAker;
Cecil Newman. president, Mime
apOliS Urban League. and Bishop
Benjamin T. KsmmsrsT.
The Twin Cities Symphonic Che
rus with an interrAeiAl membership
under the direction Of Clarence II.
Russell with Olive Nelson Russell
at the organ. Soloists were Winona
Minis, Worthy Turner, Marie Lind,
Louise Schmit, Eugene De Voc
and Donald EGhelman.
The chorus sang BssthovSn's
"Hallslujah," I'VE DO Worship
Thee, o Christ" by Palsstrina and
Harry T. Burlsigh's Ezekiel Saw
De wheel" The final number was
Mosart'S "oh God, When Thou Ap-
pearest."
Negro ChOlrs Sing
The combined choiTs Of Mime
Rpolis Negro churches sang under
the direction Of Edward Johnson,
accompanied by Mrs. Leila Thornton
at the organ.
Members Of the combined group
were william Crump, Reese Mar.
tin. Grant Bell. NJ. 4. Parker. Lula
Mae SeAton. EthyliRs Walker, Her.
nandeE CLANCY, Bessie Jones, Err
nestine Wright, Nina Williams,
Essis Arnold, Hattie Phillips, DeS.
ale Gresham, Anna Moody. onie
Mccoy. Goldis Williams, Dorothy
ErrickS, Otis Woodland, Willie Gard
nsr. Edward Powell, Ernest Harris.
William II. williams, Daisy Fields.
ErneStine Marshall. BeSEie Green,
Raymond Brown, JsrmiAh VIII
liAms, Frank SAmuelS, Jennie GriS.
sam. MyrillA Hin, d. J. Wade, Mar.
gerry Hayes, Edward Hayes. JudSon
Phillips, Ed Brown. OthA Suddsith.
Julia Porter. May Williams, Eliza.
beth Fowler. Mary Crump. Iva
MasssnRaIs, Jessie Shannon, Msr.
eedsS MCGOWAN, Bessie Harris,
Laura D. Thurman, Elmira Lyons,
Emma SimmS, Mary Louise Can
non. Gsnsvisvs Cooper. Ella War.
der, Mildred Moore and Ruth Nor
ria
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13

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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13

and Mrs. Edward Hayes, S7GS
Fourth Ave. So.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13
SOCIAL sRRVICk CLuR

SOCIAL SERVICE CLUB
EI.kCTS MRS. BURT
Tho Social Service Club u So.
Thomas Episcopal Church held an
election At the home q Mr.. Hobart
Mitchell. S6la Elliot, Feb, O.
Mr.. TslA Burt Was elected prssi.
DENT Aru, Opal JoNss. secretary;
Mp. Paul Curry. treasurer. and
MTa. Boyd Crawford. chairman 0i
the hiek committee,
Tho merit meeting will 10 held
with Mrs, Eugene shepherd, 500
18th Ave. so.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13
LIPE OF RICHARD
ALLEN DEPICTED
IN PLAY FEBRUARY IS

Young people Of g. Peter
A. N. Y. church will present q
pageant Sunday night, February IS,
at 7:30 at g. Peters church. The
play 10 entitled Richard Aiisn" and
depicts the early history Of ths
A. NJ. ". church.
Burt Wsds win play the part of
Richard Allen. OthsFs In the play
arsi Pred Ewing, Maxine HATpols,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13

lAeA OF W " une result OF environment ana condition
ing. Fer more literal purposes and also just 10 b
emery. ] hereby present the Ave different types Of
liberal ~ I've found EN- In my Wanderings
THE NAIVE LIBERAL, THIS IL the individual
Who through lack Of direct experience with tho facts
Of Discrimination. thinks the case for mnoritss
10 vastly sxAgEsrAtsd LynehRg and segregation are
unpleasant subjects editorial writers couture up to
scare the public whom congressional Investigating
committees aren't investigating, When he's pressed
too hard the subject Of Discrimination. this type
hurFedy retreats with the ohaaryatlon that "ths.e
, 1948-03-03
Doctor ImplOres Y. /.
Not To Modernize

DR.. T, Torland of Seattle,
Washington, a friend of Colo
mel and Mrs. Won Oxholm,
who is vacationing in St.
Thomas said He cannot mag
inc a more wonderful spot I'M
der the American flag for rest
and recreation than the Vir-
gin Islands, which he said"
will strongly appeal to mil
lions of Americans working
under high pressure month
Continued on page A.
, 1948-03-03
Huge Attack Set On
tuberculosis.

Observation-Disclosures, the
deadly partner of hunger in
War-devestated nations, will be
under attack during the next
Is months in the largest mass
immunization program ever
attempted
The mass immunization,
which will reach some $4,000,
600 people, is the result Of
joint planning here by the
United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund
(UNICEF) and the Interim
Commission of the World
Health Organization WHO.
The two United Nations
Specialized Agencies will use
BEG vaccine, an anti-tuber-
culosis agent which has been
widely used in Europe. Some
200 expert medical teams will
give the treatments.
Continued on page -
, 1948-03-03
Students OF Gus Visit
Avis Office

Students Of the seventh
grade of the Christiansted
High School, 80 in all, under
the leadership of their teach
er Mrs. Alatha Williams, visit
ed, on Monday afternoon,
the printing and publishing
plant of Brodhurst & Sons
which is the home Of The ST.
Croix Avis.
A brief talk was given by
Canute A. Brodhurst, after
which they inspected the plant
and watched with interest, the
operation of the Linotype, the
automatic Kluge Printing
press and an explanation and
demonstration of how the
daily paper is prepared and
printed.
The visit was in line with
their studies of journalism.
The class publishes a small
newspaper of its own.
t
, 1948-03-03
Gold Stolen By Ger.
Sold To Aid Refugees

collection of
gold wedding bands, watches,
teeth and jewelry - the last
pitiful traces of thousands of
victims of Nazi prosecutions
has been sold here for $728,0 900
for use in the resnttlnmnnt and
rehabilitation of survivors of
the terror.
The "non-monetary' gold,
the first lot to be sold, was ship
ped here by the Preparatory
Commission Of the Information
Il Refugee Organization QRO)
and brought the $35-per7punce
world price. IRO received the
assets from the United States
Military Government in Ger
many and Austria, which dis
covered Nazi caches of loot.
IRO will allocate 80 percent
Of the value of stolen assets to
Jewish victims from whom
Continued on page ~
, 1948-03-03
Rico May Have Oil,
Engineer Finds


Based on reports of w. H.
Meyers, Supervisor of the
Geophysical Company, there
is a possibility of oil beds being
found in the southeastern and
northern regions Of Puerto
Rico.
Explorations are being
~elo a. co-o-o~4:~-ol
I1iduC III UIC dAUKC11GCIIU1OI1Ou
regions by the Geophysical
Company on behalf Of the In
sular Government.
, 1948-03-03
Director Charles Here
On Visit

Dir. Earle Crarles of the St.
Thomas Police force arrived
here this morning for a visit
Q the island and also to OBJ
serve Police methods here.
He was met by Acting Di-
rector George Matthias, who
will be his official host until
Friday.
, 1948-03-03
Totteu Writes n. Y. DaiIy
News On COIumnisl

Ashley Totten, President of
the AVICA, sent a letter to
the IN. Y. Daily News" in con
nection with articles written
by colunmist John O. DonneIl
on President Truman's visit in
tho Har;Lbao. IT, 1
states =.
1T is quite apparent that
Continued on page A.
, 1948-03-03

Arabias 100000 people live as farmers and herdSmen. Saudi Ara
bias $4,000 square. miles have recently taken on new world impOr-
lance with the discovery of large oil reserves, which are now pro-
ducing 100000 barrels daily. Head Of Saudi Arabia,S delegation to
the UN. General Assembly has been HR.H. Prince FaisaI AL Saud,
Foreign Affairs Minister. Her flag is green, carrying a sword and
slams precept, "NO Deity but God and Muhammedi is his PrOphet."
, 1948-03-03

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the site
Of Islam's two most important shrines-
Mecca (the capital) and Medina, both
closely associated with the life of the Pro-
phet Muhammed. These two highly devel-
oped cities are surrounded b. the arid
arabian desert in which man, Il Saudi
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-28

the Dodger head asked. cit is not
! strange to me that an American
boy should be given a chance in
America to feed and shelter and
clothe his wife and child and his
mother, in a job he a do we'll
better than most individuals. 1t is
not strange that a drop of water
seeks to find the ocean.
"The American public is not as
concerned with a first baseman's
augmentation as it is with the
power Of his swing or the dex-
terity of his slide or the graceful
ness of his fielding or the speed
of his legs. Who thinks of incon-
sequentials when great matters of
common challenge and natural in
terest confront us? Racial extrac-
tons and colors andf orms of wor-
ship become secondary to what
men do"
Lot of good can come out of
the Hickey expose" lit can iden-
tify owners who violate American
principles and who wish to per-
petuate outmoded customs and
uses. It will single GU the white
supremacists who hide behind
these "gentleman's agreements"
which are just as vicious as Ku
Kluxers' hood and serve the same
purpose.
Alva Brady of Cleveland said
in 1045 that only n Negro, Sat-
chel Paige, was Of major league
timbre, and that he was making
more money outside big league
than he would inside; that it was
problematical whether he would
have considered coming in"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-28

he had been "under wraps" for
nearly four years on the Negro
baseball question-because fellow
baseball magnates in the two lea
CUES tried to prevent him from
"doing this thing" He said he
had studied the problem for years,
from his days as a baseball execu-
tive with the St. Louis Cards,
where a Negro could not even en-
ter the grandstand as a spector,
up to the time he took over the
Dodgers.
He said two years before Rob-
inson was signed with the Mon
treal Royals, the Dodgers farm
club, he had conferred with lead
ing eastern educational and So
Geological authorities to determine
whether the time was ripe for the
great experiment."
81 was shortly thereafter that
l received no less than 80 tele-
grams, all of which proved after
thorough investigation to be from
either communist dominated
groups or from individuals asso-
ciated with them, to pressure me
to employ a Negro baseball play
er. Even now the communists are
trying to steal the credit for Ne
gro players being in organized
ball." he declared.
When Robinson was called in
for an interview, Hickey said he
put the matter to him straight,
citing all possible situations which
Robinson would encounter as a
Dodger man, and Robinson proved
to be equal to all Of them.
"How do | feel about it now?"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-28

The question is, was Paige ask
ed to sign 4 BID league contract ?
Did the owners try to sign him up?
Hickey is not patting himself
on the back for breaking a hither-
to impregnable barrier. He is get
ting the just praise he is entitled
to.
His cheapness? Well, it might
be pointed out that in the "good
ole days" when the American lea
que New York Yankees were max
ing donations to the Harlem
branch YMCA, the affluent New
York Giants refused to solicita-
ton very CURLY. Rickey's "cheap-
ness" is a business quality keenly
desired by many who call them
selves business folk. 1t is up to
the baseball player himself to Sc
cure pay commensurate with his
ability. Few employers distribute
cash promiscuously - either in
baseball or in yam other fields.
Hickey was right, and he should
tell O of the secrets and inner
workings Of the pernicious indi-
viduals who have so long con-
spired and kept Negroes out of
big league competition.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-28

for Negro police yer facing the
last Of tests last week, and indica-
tons were that the populace could
look forward to seeing men of
color in uniform-training around
March 1.
Of the first 81 men who took
the initial examination offered by
the city personnel department.,
only Is qualified. This figure was
later reduced to two when II of
these Is failed to NEE the physi-
cal and oral examination tests.
According to Personnel Direc-
tor Carl T. Sutherland, most of
the men were disqualified because
of poor eyesight or overweight.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-28
Who's Right Hickey
Or News Man
By Al White

NEW YORK, Feb. &c. (ANP)
Branch Hickey, president of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, told a student
group at Wilberforce State col
lege last week, that there once ex-
listed a "gentleman's agreement"
among big league baseball clubs
not to sign up Negro players on
any National or American league
teams. Was he right in saying this
or was Sportswriter Powers of the
New York Daily News right in
saying "why bring that up? No
good can come of it now"
The answer is obvious. If Hickey
said there had been some kind Of
a pact agreed upon and chose to
make it known to the public, this
writer is inclined to string along
with him and disagree with Pow
ers, who wakes hot and cold ac-
cording to whims. The nor Ric-
key reveals, the more grateful the
American public should be.
Yes, the obvious answer is that
Hickey is right, even though he
has everybody in baseball and a
lot of folk outside the game call
ing down anathema on his head.
Certainly no onew it'll two grains
of ems expects any baseball club
owner to admit he was ever OPP
posed to Negroes entering the big
leagues.
But this much is known: For
years, there was in existence in
the big leagues a kind of a pact
or agreement - that intangible
thing behind which many take
refuge in not doing things for
Negroes = which prevented any
person from hiring a colored play
er. Just how it was approached
and how conclusions were reached
always will be matters of con-
jectures-some of that "off the
record stuff" too familiar to re-
porters seeking the true facts.
Hickey told an audience of per-
haps 200 students at the Wilber-
force football banquet the entire
story of the signing of Jackie
Robinson, and events which pre-
ceeded that decision. He told how