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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14
PRESIDENT TRUMAN HAS DESIGNATED FEB AS NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY

ed a gold fountain pen to Presi-
dent Truman. The President sign
ed the bill with that pen and with
six others. He then gave the
gold pen to the National Freedom
Day Association which will accept
Il officially at the National Free
dom Day Convention in Philadel-
phia, next February I. The re-
naming pens were presented to
the other Negro leaders present
Including Mrs. Mary Mcleod Be-
thune, president of the National
Council of Negro Women of Anne
RIGA; Mrs. Harriet w. Lemon,
treasurer of the Citizens and
Southern Bank and Trust Com
pany; the Rev. D. w. H. Jerna-
gin, president of the National
Sunday School, and J. E. Mitchell,
editor Of the ST. Louis, Missouri,
Argus.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14
Negro Boy Plays With
Legion Boys in Texas

LUBBOCK, Tex.-(ANP)-A It,
year old schoolboy Negro pitcher,
Bill Moody, has created a stir
among white parents because he
is a member of the Littlefield Ju-
nior Legion baseball team.
Last week officials of both the
American Legion posts of Lub-
book and Littlefield backed up
the use of the colored boy as the
Lubbock team forfeited its game
when it heard Of the Negro player.
Elmer Tarbox of Lubbock ruled
that the Littlefield team could
use Moody Tarbox is chairman
of district two of the Legion base
ball league here.
Houston Hoover earlier this
year had announced that his
Littlefield team would use any
player good enough to make the
team, regardless of his race. AS
acting coach of Littlefield he said
he was amazed at the attitude OF
Lubbock. Several Lubbock par
ents threatened to take their sons
out of the meet if Moody played.
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and president Of the Negro Free
dom Day Association. Mr.. Wright
is the son of the late Maor Rich
ard r. Wright, originator of the
Freedom Day idea, who was born
= slave but ended up as president
Of the Philadelphia bank. He
founded the Negro Freedom Day
Association seven years ago. Each
year the group meets In Indepen-
ce Hall in Philadelphia. His other
son, Bishop r. r. Wright, was
delayed, arriving at the White
House just after the ceremony
was completed.
However, he was In time to
receive one of the pens with
which the President signed the
bill. Elder /. Michaux, of Wash
inston, president Of the National
Memorial to the Progress of the
coIored Race Of America, present
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14

In White House ceremony on
the last day Of June, the President
signed a Congressional resolution,
which was introduced by Senator
Francis J. Myers, 70. Pal to set
aside the day to commemorate
the signing by President Abraham
Lincoln Of joint resolution pro-
posing the Thirteenth Amendment
TO the Constitution. The docu-
ment signed by Lincoln led to
the abolishment Of slavery on
February I, 1865. -. -. ..----
Present In President Truman's
office to witness the signing Of
the joint resolution proclalmIno
National Freedom Day were a
group Of Negro leaders headed by
{. c. Wright. president Of the
Citizens and Southern Bank q
Trust Company Of Philadelphia
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For the many fine items sent
in by some thoughtful reader. We
wish to extend our sincere thanks
and appreciation. However, /
wish that It had not been sent
in under the heading and sigma
ture of ANONYMOUS"
My appeal still goes for more
DOPE for news -.
PARKING LOT A place
where you leave your car to have
dents made in the tenders
Well, folks, the two REPUB-
LICAN go-getters from our fair
City of Seattle to Philadelphia,
are back home again We doff
our Beanies to those two up and
coming YOUNG gents Brother
Prentis |. Frazier and Charles
Stokes. Welcome home kids, well
come HOME.
TENANT: why raise my rent
when my room is all the way up
in the miserable attic?"
LANDLORD: "You use the steps
more than anybody else"
POLICEMAN: "Are you lost,
young fellow?
PRODIGY: Certainly not, my
good fellow-I have merely mis-
placed my dear mother"
Some politicians are branded as
GALLANT LEAF ERS." We
sometimes wonder where the term
We are fairly
we'll acquainted with one or two,
who THINK they are gallant
leaders
THANKS FER LISTENIN',
WE'LL BE sEIN' YOU ALL i
DAVE SCOTT.
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The Kansas City Monarch Trav-
cling Baseball Club is one of the
Oldest and best known Clubs in
the United States and Canada.
The Monarchs were forced to
give up travelling in the north
and west during the war years
but have planned a three months
tour all thru the north central,
northwest and west coast states
this year.
Managing the Monarchs is "Cool
Papa" Bell one of the all time
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oLadies Page -Amusements- Sports .
JPN DOWN THE STREET WITH THE ENTERPRISE
By THE LITTLE GIANT

Fred Wright, one OF our most
outstanding clothing dealers, the
Progressive Clothing Exchange.
has been on the shelf with illness.
However, we are all pulliNg for
an early recovery and hope TO see
him up and around socn.
DEPRESSION -. A period
when people do without the things
their parents never had (How
true, how true }
Corruptness What terrible
WORD -. Some of the lads in
BLUE. should study the definition
of this word That goes for a
lot of people who are in the en-
ploy OF departments that are rated
as PUBLIC SERVICE Why
do, SOME. think. that when they
are on a CITY, COUNTY or
STATE payroll, they are in the
category of some sort of a SUPER
individual "Punk'in Sage
Saddle says, If the shoe fits :.
wear it.
On the other hand, we wish to
submit ORCHIDS, to the many
fine people who are serving the
guys and gals are doin' swell
TAXPAYERS every day :. Your
job Thanks
JAY CHAVIS, Grand Esquire,
Grand Deputy, and Grand Inspec-
tor of Clubs. wears more titles
than any other ELK we know of.
When the Grand takes an inven-
tory, come August in Cincinnati,
we fear some of our friends many
titles might be shorn by one or
twoooo However, we sincerely
hope this does not come to pass.
Our idea of a GOLDMAN, is
ONE IN WHICH EVERYONE
SHOOT FROM THE LIP !
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Who, as trustee of the Chicago
Sanitary District is one Of the
ncfion's top Republican Negro
elected officioIs, described his
porty's position on civil rights
os "fripe" and in teleeroms 70
all COP senator's requested
definite commitments on the
civil rights IegisIotion-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-14
Edwards Sisters at
Cane Supper Club

The Edwards Sisters" are now
in the Northwest territory at the
Cane Supper Club along with
Rochester" my Anderson and
Lillian Randolph. They are en-
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joying a very successful engage
ment.
This is the first time they
have been out this way in a
quite awhile.
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held by the Bee Hive Club Her
cules Lodge No. IL were:
Nobe Nakagawa, 1918 E. Ter
race. Electric Refrigerator.
L. Victorian, SIT Both Ave. No.,
Radio.
M. V. Lee, s619 Gilman ST., Elec-
trio Waffle Iron.
R. williams. 1928 2Srd Ave.
Electric Iron.
North or South, You Need
the NAACP
and the NAACP Needs You!
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MueI Rohn. soprono and Edword Mohes baritone scored
heuv in the Yale University Bowl Pop Concerts here lost Tues
day night The artists soIois with I'll 87pece New Haven
Symphony Orchesro under fhe direction of Conductor Harry
Thousands thousands Of Connecticut music lovers
school students iommed the UNCOVERED Bowl Of Old Eli
under brilliant hear the noted concert in their solo
duet selections from the works of the old The audi
called for many from the Broadway with
which the singers identified "Cormen jones' in which
Rohn starred and "Porgy and Bes which Mr. Matthew'S
sang the Leading role.
soosis who the first Negroes appear the
traditional old Yale Bowl Summer Concerts successful that
return immediately
Above Harry Bermon hos presented Miss Ron with
the New Haven Chamber Of Commerce
as Matthews looks on opprovngly.
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THINGS THAT INTEREST
WOMEN
BY Bessie r. Bell
How Do You Look?

CONTINUED from last week.
To acquire the dream girl make
up, place a dot of shadow on the
outer corner of your eyelids.
Blend it upward the browand
outward toward the temple. Brush
the upper lashes with mascara
and pencil lightly over your eye
brows.
Pat your lips dry with tissue,
powder lightly. Make the outline
of the upper lip with your lip
stick and fill in. Press lips to-
gether to transfer lipstick on
the lower lip. To remove excess
lipstick press cleansing tissie
against them.
Follow the counter of your
mouth as far as possible. Do not
paint on lips that are completely
out of proportion to the shape
of your face.
Should you need to make a
smaller mouth, see that the make
up base and powder cover up
the natural shape before you draw
new lips.
If you want my leaflet "Slimm-
ing the Waistline" write Bessie F.
Bell, CO Global New Syndicate,
|P. o. Bog So, Manhattanville Sta
ton, New York 81, N. Y. Enclose
a three-cent stamp for mailing
and mention the paper you read
this in.
ETIQUETTE SAYS
Attract less attention to the
fact that you are dieting by
never talking about it.
Help for the Home Executive =
One pound loaf or (cube) sugar
will serve 25 persons.
House plants should be watered
early in the morning or late eve
ming rather than midday or after
noon. Water at room temperature
is best for them as very cold
water used on plants that are
about to bloom is apt to cause
the buds to drop before opening.
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Scout Program among Negroes,
Mr.. Taylor specializes in directing
Scout Leaders Training Courses
for local Boy Scout Councils and
in Negro colleges and universities.
His residence is at Greensboro,
N =
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Prize Winners
Bee Hive Club

Prize winners of the drawing
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THE NAACP NEEDS YOU
JOIN NOW
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Ithews looks on upprovingly
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28

| liams Jr, of LSW local 1881 as secre-
! tary-treasurer Other locals partici-
pating in the Lincoln County commit
| tee, are Loggers local 1862, and Log
gers local 3045.
The Flathead County committee
has for it's officers, Harold B. Cald-
beck, secretary-treasurer of the Mon
tana State Council of Carpenters, as
chairman; o. S. Richardson, Carpen-
tiers local GIL, vice chairman; Clyde
r. Cole, recording secretary of LSW
local 1865, Somers, as secretary-treas-
urer Other locals which have named
directors to the Flathead County COM
mittee are LSW local 2405, Loggers
local 2446 and LSW local 2797 of Co
lumba Falls. Carpenters Local 2125
of Whitefish is expected to appoint
directors in the near future.
LSW Local 3O72 at Hot Springs
has also established a non-partisan
committee for the repeal and defeat
of anti-labor legislation and begun the
from members and friends for that
purpose. Harold P. Smith, recording
secretary of Local 1912, is chairman
of this committee; Frank r. Marsh,
vice chairman and Cabs. Anderson,
ecretarytreasurer. Other members
of the committee are Ward Winnie
brenner, Harold Byers, and J. J. Red
ekop.
All committees have been furnished
with receipt books and buttons by the
National Committee of the Brother
hood of Carpenters for the Repeal and
Defeat of Anti-Labor Legislation; and
report early success in the solicita-
ton of voluntary contributions for the
activities of their committees.-Tre
ure State Labor Journal.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28
LABOR I'm THREE WESTERN MONTANA COUNTIES
ORGANIZE FOR POLITICAL ACTION

The formation of county committees
for the repeal and defeat of anti-labor
legislation has been completed in
three Montana counties to date
These county committees will co-or.
dinate the efforts of local union com
mittees and provide a common meet
ing ground for all locals committees
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters in
their respective localities.
The Missoula County committee is
headed up by James S. TIMBER, presi-
dent of the Montana State Council of
Carpenters, as chairman; Russell
Winters, president of LSW Local 3038,
Bonner, vice chairman; and Sherman
A Brock, PRESENT of the Montana
District Council of Lumber and Saw
mill Workers as secertary-treasurer
This committee is composed of Car
penters Local %, Lumber & Sawmill
Workers locals 1855, 2812 and 3038,
and Ladies Auxiliary Local 492.
A similar committee in Lincoln
county has for its chairman, A. G.
Role, vice president of the Montana
District Council of Lumber & Sawmill
William e. Williams, Sr.,
president of Carpenters local 1925, as
vice chairman; and William E. Will
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28
Sen. Taylor Speaks
Continued from Page Onel

Continued from Page One)
stiff, and then pass the Taft-Hartley
law. That1l take care of John L.
Phil Murray, Bill Green, and all the
rest of the free riders. And next .
If the workers don't like being
freed" pass the Mundt-Nixon bill,
! label them as communists, and take
that newly-granted freedom" away
from them to the tune of ten years
in the clink, plus ten thousand dollars
in fines.
But-before you can do all these
things you've got to prepare" the
people for it. They've got to be di-
yided-How?-Spread race hatred, set
labor against farmer, farmer against
labor; Catholic against Protestant,
native against foreign-born - but -
most important of all, day in and day
the minds of the people. Once that
is accomplished, then, like the pied
piper of old, they, the people, can be
led by the nose in whatever direction
the masters may so direct-and if
that direction be toward war-all the
better then can militarism be
clamped on the nation in a last des-
perate struggle to save monopoly.
In essence the above represents
pretty much the why's and wherefores
of our current national course.
A Better Way-A More Peaceful
Way :?
But, is there better way?
Henry Wallace, Glen Taylor and
other New Party advocates believe
that there is.
In substance-if we must tax, then
let us tax for peace, progress and
osperity-instead of war, pestilence
and death.
Let us build schools. hospitals,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28

homes-let us develop our natural re-
sources for the benefit of all the peo-
pie.
Let us build for a healthier nation,
provide for greater education, build
for greater security against sickness
and old age.
Let us so develop our democracy
that it will be an example for all other
nations to copy if they so desire.
Thus, in substance, did Sen. Taylor
speak in reviewing the foreign and do
nestle scene, and in presenting some
of the highlights of the New Party
program.-HLB.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28
Takes Voice to Task
Over Mansfield
Letter
Also Thinks Evaluation of
Stassen Wrong
Helena, Montana

Helena, Montana
Editor, Peoples Voice:
Sir:-I am dlstu bed at two articles
appearing in unis weeks paper. The
first article ATTACKS Mike Mansfield,
the other attacks Harold Stassen.
With reference TO the Stassen arti-
Gle, it repeats the same nonsense
that has been appearing in the Chi
cago Tribune. Apparently the Voice
and the Tribune see eye-to-eye and
both want to smear one of the few
liberals running for president.
But | am more amazed at your at
tack on Mike Mansfield. Mike has
done a consistently fine job in con-
gress and yet, just because he casts
one vote you don't like, you castigate
him in a front page editorial
1 suggest you spend more of your
time exposing the anti-Montana votes
of Ecton and D'Ewart. D'Ewart is
up for reelection and can be defeated
if only his bad record on such issues
as reclamation, rural identification
and power development can be dis
closed. Why don't you do that in
stead of fighting Mike. Or, perhaps
you want another Republican con-
gresham from Montana. Yours truly,
RANDLE CLARK.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28

Iul scientists and workers in the Arts.
| We pursued the Mercantile Theory
That is, sending all of our goods out,
and getting all of the precious metals
IN, until we accumulated most of the
coin gold of the entire world Then
we buried it in Kentucky 1t has
been there for fifteen years-useless
and under expense for a vault and
for watchmen. Every dollar of that
gold represents a loss to the United
States; it substitutes for some good
article of merchandise that a work
man has made, and that has gone
out of this country.
Same Thing Coming Again
The Coolidge and Hoover admins
trations followed the Mercantile
Theory with this change: Instead of
getting the coin in hand, they made
vast loans to bankrupt European coun-
tries, hoping to get, if not cash in gold
at least promise to pay the gold
with interest. When the loans were
not paid, except the small one made
to Finland, the artificial stimulus for
our producers and exporters dropped
to nothing, and there came the com
plete exhaustion of the country in
1929.
The Marshall-Truman plan is the
last financial phase of the old Mer-
camille fallacy The capitalists, pro-
ducers, and exporters cry: Produce,
Produce! Their market for exports
is kept alive, not by coin from the
poor plan, not even by formal, but
never to be paid loans from us, but
now simply by billions upon billions
Of dollars sweated from our taxpay-
ers, donated to foreigners to be sent
back here to buy our merchandise. |
With this they buy our exports, made |
n blood, sweat and tears, of our farm
ers and our factory workers. With !
our own taxpayers money in COM
petition, prices of our own necessi- |
les are raised against us.
1t is true that President Truman
never had a college education, but
General Marshall should remember,
from the scant Economics course
at the Virginia Military Institute,
that his forces, fighting in China,
Greece, Italy, Turkey, present an
exact parallel to the armies of
Philip II of Spain, forcing, by the
Spanish lnquisition, the Mercantile
Theory in the name of religion on i
the Dutch Republic.
The vast Empire of Philip II broke
own in the pursuit of that plan. The
Id, well-known cancer is destroying
he body polite of America The
Witch Hunting in Washington, the
urrender of our government to the
Hillary powers. the upkeep of large ,
landing armies and navies, both on
cean and in the air, are but off
boots of, supports of, the Mercantile $
heory. l
1t is in vain to make strong the /
mbs of human being, or a state I
hen cancer is spreading through the
ystem. "
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28
Backs Anti Poll Tax
Legislation

Bolton, Montana, May Is, 1913
Mike Mansfield
Wesley DEwart
Zales Ecton
James Murray
Senator Taft
Gentlemen:
We of the Middlefork Farmers I'm
ion Local Number 123 go on record
as asking you to see that HR. 20 be
scheduled, and that it be done we'll
before the end of the session. We
ask you to assure us that you will
support H. r. 20, and that you agree
to support all measures necessary to
break a filibuster, including a vote
for cloture so that the bill can be
voted on.
We will appreciate prompt reply
giving us the assurance of your sup
port on ALL the points above, espe-
cially vote for cloture, so that the
bill itself can be voted on SYLVIA
Secretary, Middlefork Farm
ers Union Local 1913.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28

Senator Smith, for eight years a
member of the state legislature, has
been a senator since 1915. Previous
to his service in the legislature he
was county attorney of Lewis & Clark
county. A native of Helena, he is the
son of the late Henry c. Smith, form
er Montana supreme court justice. He
attended Helena schools, Montana
state university and the University of
Michigan law school.
Smiths campaign slogan is "Hon-
esty, efficiency and economy in office"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28

we are getting back into the economy
of scarcity. Vast Unreasonable guam
titles of useful goods are being
shipped out of America to China, to
Western Europe, to Greece, to Italy,
to Iran, to Iraq, and to Turkey The
American taxpayers are being charged
with all of the expense of this opera.
ton.
In addition to that, we are making
an artificial scarcity of consumers
goods by spending 81 percent of our
national income on upkeep of the
Army, and our military plans in Ger
many, in Japan-in fact, all over the
world. All that the unproductive mill
tary men consume diminishes the
stock of consumers goods for the rest
of the country besides all of this, it
is now proposed to spend 46 billion
dollars more for preparation for war,
useless airplanes and bombers, max
ing a further inroad on consumers
goods.
The proponents of the economy
OF scarcity pretended that the old
school Of economic scholars, such as
Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill Law
renee Laughlin, approved of an eco
monte system based on supply and
demand, and that this led to the
economics of scarcity
There is so much persistent daily
continuous press propaganda for these
measures, which are leading newt
ably 10 a scarcity of consumers
goods, that it is necessary for any
writer, who seeks to persuade the
average voter that all of this propa- |
ganda is false and unfounded, to |
present a rather dry analysis Of the |
old school of economists, and show |
that they, in fact never did teach |
that an economy of scarcity was bene-
ficial to a nation.
Of a personal allusion may be
pardoned. | majored, at the Univer-
sity of Virginia, in History, Social
Science and Economics 1t was fifty
four years ago, but | have tried to
keep up with the procession by con-
slant reading and study
The economy of scarcity is the
old Mercantile Theory, condemned by
all of the great economists even of
the old school. 1t was practiced by
the Spanish Empire for 100 years In
1882 Philip III Joined the throne of
Portugal with the throne of Spain
The empire of Philip was the largest
territorially that has yet been known;
starting with the Philippines, Portu-
gals possessions iri Hindustan, TAX
ing virtually all of Africa, all Of South
America, Central America, Mexico, {
Southern California. Also by ruling {
Holland ard Belgium, the Low Coun-
.ries as they are called, he had what
We now call Indonesia. S
Will In Time Also Destroy
U. S. Capitalism
According OF Adam Smith, John
Stuart Mill, and other economic sci =
the Mercantile Theory des-
royed that empire.
The Mercantile Theory is, THAT y
lation will grow rich by sending as c
much of its goods out as possible and
,etting as much of the precious metal
n as possible" This plan for short
ime enriches large producers. It's
continuance brings national weak
less. The Spanish Empire thus ex-
austed, went down with the Spanish
armada before Britain, then a small
alton, but on a different economic
ystem. Spain has been fourth
ate mower ever since
We doubtless have the richest coun-
ry in natural resources of any yet tt
iscovered. We have the most skill al
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28
SHERMAN Smith out
FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR

State Senator Sherman w. Smith
of Lewis & Clark county has filed his
petition for the COP nomination for
Lieutenant Governor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-28
The Economy OF Scarcity.
by LOWNDES MAURY

followers of President
better off merchandise
The
people