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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
CHARLES P. HOWARD, IOWA ATTORNEY,
KEYNOTES PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION

Following opening of the Pro-
gressive Party convention, Thurs
day night, Charles P. Howard,
Negro attorney, stepped to the
platform.
Now at last" Howard said,
the people of America come to
convention.
I'VE meet in a historic hall,
still haunted by the ghosts of a
Republican circus and Demo-
cratic funeral.
Listen closely, and you can
still hear the echoes of the back
room deal and the machine-made
sellout.
I'VE meet In a hall still Uttered
with the phoney promises of
bargain-basemen politicians and
corporation counsels.
well, the carbon-copy conven-
tions are over. The money
changers are gone from this tenn
pie. Now at last we have come
to say what the people need, what
the people demand, and what the
people shall have"
Howard, a Des Moines lawyer
and publisher with 80 years of
allegiance to the G. o. P, cried
out to Americans everywhere to
accept the challenge of new politi-
cal frontiers.
1.-THE new trials await u.s." he
said. 'The frontier awaits us.
The rebirth of this nation awaits
our coming. And we are on the
march,"
With equal impartiality and
force, Howard waded into what he
called: 1.-The party of the me-
chanical smile or the Missouri
compromise" a congress whose
"order of the day was kill, kill,
kill" for civil rights laws, and a
President - Mr.. Truman - who
has "been long on say-so and
short on do-so."
In the keynote address How
ard offered this thought to his
listeners:
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Republicans, Democrats, Progressive, High|ite
Path Biennial Session NAG Win Seattle Next Week
DEMOCRATS WOULD
FORM 4TH PARTY

ATLANTA-The issue of state
rights drove some angry Southern
Democrats to form fourth party.
They will try to enter presiden-
tial slate In all states.
Candidates OF the party, Off
cially named THE State Rights
Democrats are Gov. Strom Thur
mond of South Carolina for Presi-
dent. and Gov. Fielding Wright Of
Mississippi for vice president.
An anonymous spokesman ex-
planned the state Fighters aims
thus:
1.-The national party is shot; the
Republicans Will win. but the
Southern Democrats, by sticking
together. may well become the
majority Of the minority party"
Immediately after the decision
by the steering committee, named
after the July II state-rights con-
vention at Birmingham, Thur
mond said, I'VE are running for
President and expect to be elect
ed"
Thurmond emphasized that I'VE
are not running on white suprem-
acy, racial hatred or class preju-
dice. We are running primarily
on the issue of state rights"
The 46-year-old South CAROLYN
ian said other problems, domestic
and foreign. would be met Eat the
proper time" adding that steps
would be taken to set up a party
organization Immediately.
A typewriter announcement
by the committee said the decision
to campaign was ito give millions
of real Americans the opportunity
of voting for the candidates and
to preserve the American way of
life
This" 1t continued, sis h Q
most feasible way to preserve our
American way of government ="
Thurmond said he would make
his first campaign speech at the
Cherryville, S. C. watermelon
festival July 81.
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be held at Seattle July 81 to
August z.
Mrs. Thomasina johnson, direc-
tor, minority division. Federal Sc
curity administration, win act as
coorinator for the political discus
sion. Mrs. Mildred Younger, chair
man of the California Speaker
bureau, will represent the Repub-
lican party, and Mrs. Ectelle Rid
die Osborne will speak for the
new Progressive party. The speak
er for the Democrats is to be
Convention headquarters will be
at the Peoples Institutional Bapt
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-07-28
AUG. IA DEADLINE
ON REGISTRATION

August IA is the deadline to
register for the September IA
primary election, the Municipal
League reminded Seattle residents
yesterday.
New registrants may sign up in
Room ia, County-City Building.
Changes of address may be filed
by mail. King County voters out
side Seattle and not living In any
other city or town may register
in Room 800, County-City Build
ing.
Voters living In other King
County cities or towns may regis
ter at their city halls.
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The newly elected Off
GERS of Prince Hall Grand
Chapter follow:

Martha ]. Davis. Grand Matron,
Seattle; H. Peyton, Grand Patron,
Portland, Ore; Isabel Henry,
Grand Assistant Matron, Seattle;
H. Morton, Grand Assistant Pa
tron, Seattle; Zelma C. Derrick,
Grand Secretary, Seattle; Elise
Reynolds, Grand Treasurer, Port
land, Ore; Dora Smith, Grand
Conductress, Seattle; Mae Brad
ford, Grand Assistant Conduc-
tress. Yakima; Cecilia Norwood,
Grand Lecturer, Seattle; Juanita
Mcmillan, G. C. c. F. c., vancou-
yer, B. C.
Appointed officers:
Mildred Woods, Grand Adah,
Vancouver, B. c.; Florence Bra
I'll. Grand Ruth, Spokane; Lii
liam Wilson. Grand Esther, Brem-
erton; Pearl Williams, Grand
Martha; Malendia Dorsey, Grand
Electa, Spokane; Minnie Harris,
Grand Warden. Tacoma; Helen
Krisel, Grand Marshal in the
East, Seattle; zula Leroy, Grand
Marshal in the West. Seattle; Lee
nora Gaskin. Art chairman, Port
land. Ore
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give Messrs. Howard and Kirton
an opportunity to produce evidence
of their organizations origin, or
records to show that they had dis
pensed charity in any appreciable
amount
One of the chief witnesses for
the Prince Hall Masons was Geo.
rye w. Crawford. 33rd degree,
Lieutenant Grand Commander
United States Supreme Council,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry prince Hall
Affiliation) Northern Jurisdiction,
U. S. A, Inc.
Mr. Crawford stated that he did
non want to be unkind, but the
truth compelled him to testify
that the very name of the organi-
cation labeled them a spurious
and clandestine group.
In attempting to prove their
right to the use of the name Free
mason or Mason, Mr.. Kirton spoke
vaguely of some recognition given
a John G. Jones in some foreign
country forty years ago. He was,
however, unable to produce any
letters. books, or documents to
back up his claim.
Another objector TO the granting
of charter to the Eureka Alpha
was Melvin NJ. Johnson. 33rd de-
gree Sovereign Grand Commander
of the White Supreme Council and
Past Grand Master of Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Johnson stated that
in all his study Of Negro Free
masonry he had never heard of
any legitimate organization such
as the one described by Kirton
and Howard.
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1889.
On March 10. 1947. Negro
Fretmasonry in Massachusetts, of
prince Hall Affiliation" was
unanimously acknowledged by the
Grand Lodge of Masons of Massa-
chusetts to be legitimate and
duly constituted" at an epoch
marking annual session in b g
Boston Masonic Temple. Docu-
mentary evidence was found by
the committee that African Lodge
No. 459. of which a free Negro
named Prince Hall was Master,
was granted permit" in 1875
by John Rowe of Boston, who was
then Provincial Grand Master
over North America where no 9TH
Provincial was appointed. Mr..
Rowe succeeded Henry Price in
1853.
nc 0Aohu kO0bt VI ka0oSaeha
setts (white) traces its history as
a duly constituted organization to
1888. and Prince Hall (Negro)
Freemasonry to 1887 when Afri-
can Lodge began to function I'M
der is charter. The Grand Lodge
of England is the Mother of both.
To quote DR.. Johnson. P. G. NJ,
"Freemasonry seeks to build char
acter and promote brotherhood
among all men. These detectives
have nothing to do with race or
color or social or economic
status
The Prince Hall Grand Lodge
of Washington was Incorporated
originally in this state in 1903 as
the M. w. African Grand Lodge
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expected. Let us hope and pray
that they follow the course pur-
sued in 1860 and again take ref
uge in secession so their ears
again can be pinned back-this
time for good.
The Dixiecrats must be made to
know that great change is TAX
ing place in public sentiment to-
day The signs of the times tell
us that their battle to deny minor
ity group Americans their civil
rights has had it's day and that
CONTINUED on page g.
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REGISTRATION, PRIME REQUISITE OF
CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP

the recent Democratic National
Convention offered the poorest ex-
cuses and the poorest excuses ever
submitted to an intelligent people
in their fight to forever deny the
Negroes of America their plain
American rights. The Dixiecrats
were defeated as they rightfully
should have been and walked out
of the convention in revolt as was
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"The plain fact that stand
here before you tonight defines
our party"
cat stake Is the survival of
civilization.
IT say - that we of the new
party say-that there is no diff
ference between the United States
and the Soviet Union too big to be
settled at the conference table"
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Spokane Masons Host to Prince Hall Or. Lodge
INLAND EMPIRE LODGE NO. 3, SPOKANE
CHAPTER NO. 3, O.E.S., JOINT HOSTS

SPOKANE, Wash.-The 45th Annual Communication
of the NJ w. Prince Hall Grand Lodge F. and A. NJ, of
Washington and its Jurisdiction, and the 35th Commune
cation of the Prince Hall Grand Chapter held in the
city of Spokane WASH July IL to H. 1948 A. L. 594s
the guest of Inland Empire Lodge No. g. F. and A. NJ
and Spokane Chapter No. O. E. s. Prince Hall Masons
have organized lodges in the State of Washington since
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NACW TO HOLD CONVENTION In SEATTLE
JULY 3l-AUG. 7, WITH POLITICAL FORUM

WASHINGTON N CAMP = A non-partsan political
forum Featuring speaker from each of the three major
political parties will be the highgh of the 24th biennial
session the National Association of Colored Women to
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of washington.
This 45th Annual Communica-
tion was one OF its most happy
and profitable. 1t began with its
Annual Thanksgiving Service in
the Central Christian Church. A
welcome from the city of Spokane
was extended by Mr.. Kenneth
Dawson, commissioner of public
affairs; and from the Lodge and
Chapter by Mr.. Eugene Brecken-
ridge. Responses were given by
Mrs. Helen Krisel and Mr.. F. A..
Harris, r. w. Grand Secretary.
Sermon was delivered by Rev. DR..
F. Benjamin Davis, pastor of Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, Seattle.
The newly elected officers are
r. w. Bro. Ernest J. Brown,
Grand Master. Spokane; R. w.
Bro. A. e. Pendroy, Deputy Grand
Master, Victory, B. c.; r. w. Bro.
Joseph I Station. Senior Grand
Warden. Seattle IT; R. w. Bro.
F. Benjamin Davis, Senior Grand
Warden. Seattle q; r. w. Bro.
Fred A. Harris. Grand Secretary.
Tacoma; r. w. Bro. r. d. Bird,
Grand Treasurer. Portland; R. w.
Bro. w. Vernon Scott, Grand Lee
turer, Spokane; w. Bro. Arthur
Dixon, Grand Trustee, Tacoma.
The other Grand Trustees are:
Perry Robinson, Tacoma; J. T.
Bradley. Seattle; Thee. Spearman,
Yakima: e. ID. Dahlberg, Seattle.
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You Need the NAACP
THE NAACP NEEDS YOU
JOIN NO Will
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The Dixiecrats of the South at

BY J. A. (JAck) JOHNSON
Evening star., 1948-04-21
HoIsey to Speak in Aid
OF Viroiniu u. Drive

Admiral william r. Halsey will
address the Washington meeting Of
the University Of Virginia alumni
at 9 pm. tomorrow In the Carlton
Hotel, as the drive to raise $780,
600 by the schools alumni gets
under way.
University Of Virginia alumni
throughout the country will hold
dinners tomorrow in connection
With the fund drive.
Evening star., 1948-04-21

agement's point Of view too much.
The writer said he received q
sheet of written suggestions from
Nelson Burtz Of the Industrial Re-
lations Section, Bureau Of Labor
Statistics. He added the suggestions
were forwarded to him through
Army channels with notations and
that he felt he should act upon
them as orders from those who were
paying him to write the labor re-
view
Evening star., 1948-04-21

day his agents are seeking the lead
ers of what he called a million
dollar" coffee black market ring.
o. r. Carlucci said he men had
im.>ounded more than six tons OF
coffee, chocolate and cocoa. He said
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Shipmun Gets Bourd Post

Fred Shipman, formerly director
Of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Ii
brary at Hyde Park, N. Y, has be-
come assistant director OF the gen.
eral reports and research division
Of the National Security Resources
Board,
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Army Seeking Leaders
OF Coffee Gang in Reich
By III. As.eeiet.d Pros.

BERLIN, April 20.-The director
of the United States Army Criminal
Investigation Division said yester-
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-03-27
Ant1,ntunismi1a i1un naH
mrltgrmtt1rtt

2angiam iebr langiam lit unter
Der 8udt Der greigniiie in europa
uno Iiien Die grfenntnis fir oie ur-
laden Der grpaniionspolitif Der Sotp-
iet-llnion lmb Die ernite 8ebrobung
unierer 2ebensformen ourh bieie Ct
paniion geipadien. Neben Der politi-
l6en getrabtung oes aommunisIttus
bat nit Hedt cine Stellungnabne gu
ibm eingeiebt, Die erfennt, baB ieine
opnamiide &raft gum groBen Seile
auf ieinem pieuoo.religiolen Gbaraf.
ter berubt, nit Der er elmer religios
ausgetrodneten 3eit neue Srnpulie 5ll
geben beanipru9t uno bob Die tpaG-
ienoe Wadt bes &omn1unismus a1f
Die Seele guropas niht NIT BLOB tpirt-
idaftli6en uno politiihen Mitteln
iiber1pnnben tper6en fann.
Dieie grfenntnis itebt i'm Mittel.
punft zines ioeben eridienenen 8n.
DIES, 6as borausiihtlih einen itarfen
ginfluB auf tpeite 8olfsidihten ge-
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-03-27
Die weltberiihmte ST. Bene
dict-Wundsalbe

grprobtes SetlntttteI gegen ollie
arten BON alien uno frii9en Bun.
ben, @efbtpiiren, @e,p1hfen, BIB.
wunoen, 4arbltrrteln uiu. 9itte @eI6
uur bur6 Boit Monep Or6er gu fdif.
ten. Seine Stannps. Se9aig (6O)
Gents bic SHahtel BET
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t7sso vaIleyvtsw Ave-. CLEvnLAMD II. q
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-03-27

Sieies seoanfenreide gud miro
umIo ntebr cine itarfe 8irfunasfraft
ausiiben, als es rift nnr urteile iiber
Den aommunismus gibt, ionoern in
bobem MaBe ben &ommunismus in
Selblt5eugniiien gu @orte fontmen
laBt. 8elon0ers beeinorudt bot uns
Die I'M 8eridt 2290 6es ginunoiieb-
5lglten &ongreiles bergrabene Muslo-
ge oes Barteifiibrers gB. 3. Softer
Dor einem &omitee oes Mbgeorbneten-
barles iiber Die Ibbangigfeit oes ame.
rttaniiben &ommunismus- bon Ser
Holitif oes &reml, Elm ssraae. ,rno
Mntmortipiel, oas in ser Sat ,peite5te
Gerbreitung beroient:
Sroge: ~ bie 9lrbeiter bieIes
Sanoes ieben in ser Sat auf oie So1p-
let-llnton nIs ibr @aterlanb. SIT 5as
.pabr?"
slnttport: ~Gie tpeiter poraeid,rit.
tenen Mrbetter tun oas olleroinas."
Srage: ~Seben tie auf Die Somiet.
Union als ibr 8aterlan6?"
Mnttport: rSauobl."
Srage: ~Sie ieben ouf sic Gomiet.
Jlaege als auf lire Slagse2"
glnttport:: ~Gie Mrbeiter oieIes 2on.
oes baben nur cine Slagge uno bas lit
Die rote Slagge."
Jrage: ~Steben bie &ommu1iIten
1tnleres Sanoes I'M @eseniab Al. ltnie.
rer rep1blifaniiden geeierunas.
form?"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-18
Security Vote
Favorable In
a More Shops
ToIedo's Big Four
To Hold Election
Lost Week Of June

Four more shops of Local
II voted for Union Security
in elections conducted by the
N a t 10 n a Labor Relations
Board, it was announced by
Howard Seren, local Secre-
tary.
The largest vote was Ransom
Randolph he said with that shop
favoring the union by a vote OF
160 for and eight against the
union. Mr.. Seren reported that
Clem Holewinski Local IL vice.
president was in charge at the
plant and had able assistance
from Leo McHue, shop chair
man.
Packard Vote
Packard Motor Car Co. had
one dissenting vote against the
union with SO showing approval
of union security. Earl Sucker,
Local IL vice-president is the
board member assigned to that
shop with Albert Weckle being
shop chairman, the secretary
stated.
None Against
The other two shops having
completed h ei r elections are
Banting Mfg. Co. with eight vot-
ing for the union and none
against. Ora Drennon is shop
chairman. Toledo Castings re-
ported % members for the union
and no votes being cast against
security. Shop chairman is
Harry Snuff. Board member of
the two shops is Harold Bill
heimer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-18

takes office and reorganized the
cabinet. David Morse, who has
served as acting head of the
Labor Dept. most of the time
since SchWellenbach became i'll
early this year, is expected to
continue at least until President
Truman's return from his ma
tional tour. However, Morse is
scheduled to spend nearly all of
the next month at the ILO con-
ference in San Francisco.
"The nation has suffered a
severe loss" asserted CIO Presi-
dent Philip Murray. "In the
Senate of the US, on the federal
bench and his position as Sec
retary of Labor, he rendered
brilliant, self-sacrificing service
to his nation and to the people. !"
AFL President William Green
said Secretary Schwellenbach
strove courageously to bring
about better relations between
management and labor. His eff
forts to prevent the passage of
anti-labor legislation and to
advance social justice legislation
were thwarted by reactionary
Congress which retaliated by
m puts t ing the scope and
authority of the Labor Dept"
Schwellenbach, who held the
post as head of the Labor Dept
for just one month less than
three years, had the uneviable
job of making the change-over
from the very strict wartime
regulation of labor-management
relations to policy of hands off
directly after the war. He then
had to guide the Labor Dept
through the fight against the
Taft Hartley law, and adjust the
department to the sharp fund
slashes and anti-labor laws pass
ed by the 80th Congress.
He took office on July 1,
1945, following the resignation
of Labor S ecretary Frances
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-18

Perkins who had served ever
since Franklin D. Roosevelt be-
came president in 1888.
Schwellenbach, was, fr o m
1885 to 1910, D e m ocratic C
member of the Senate from
Washington, and took an active
part in the battles which shaped
such landmarks of the New Deal
as the Wagner Act, the Fair
Labor Standards Act, the farm
security and youth aid pro-
grams.
Pres d lent Truman an d
Schwellenbach b e C a m e close
friends while they served to-
gether in the Senate, where they
were both known as members
of the young, vigorous liberal
group of Turks" who were
most active on the floor and in
committee in pressing for New
Deal laws.
In the time between his Sen
ate term and his recall to Wash
ington for the C a b in ct post,
Schwellenbach served as a US
District Judge for the eastern
district of Washington State. He
often told friends in the Capital
that he looked on these as the
happiest days of his pu b lie
career, and several of the pre-
cedent-making decisions fr o m
Schwellenbach's b en- ch are
viewed as important steps in
protecting the little men" of
the northwest from the power
and lumber interests.
SchWellenbach served in
World War / as an infantry
private, and in 1922 served as
state commander of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-18
W-O Members
Get Is Cent
Wage Boost
New Contract Vote
Token At Special
Meeting In Arena

Over 1000 Willys-O Overland
Unit members of Local II, UAW-
CIO approved the new contract
as negotiated at a special meet
ing Wednesday afternoon at the
Sports Arena.
The members accepted the Is
cent wage increase by unanl-
nous vote. The contract includes
other clauses such as an improve
ment on vacation bonus and
agreements on grievance proce-
dure as practiced in the past.
After the voting Mr.. Gosser
made a speech which follows;
"The agreement consumated IN
Toledo today between the Inter
national Union, United Automo-
bile Workers and the Willys
Overland Company, is a step in
the right way, in the opinion OF
our union, to solve the crisis of
rising prices in America so far
as initiation is concerned. The
company's grant of 13c an hour
TO its workers, with a promise
there will be no price increases
in their cars, is a thing that
should be forthcoming by all pro-
ducers of automobiles at this
time.
Guaranteed Earnings
"Other things that we gained
for the workers is cent per
hour increase in their vacation
for the calendar year; an in
crease of five cents in all base
rates and guaranteed earnings
for the piece workers. The en-
tire agreement that has been in
effect for the past five years
was kept intact and the union is
granted a union shop on compile
ton of the election.
Premium Pay
There are still two points to
be completed: some inequity ad-
justments among the hourly
workers and premium pay for
Saturday from October to March,
The company and union will con-
tinue negotiations on these points
until brought to final conclu.
sion.
Thanks Committee
Those who helped aid in the
.egotiations of the contract were
larry Connely, Leroy Casey
Stengel, Hazel Bodi, Josephine
Spence, Regional Director
Charles Ballard and Melvin
Schultz, President of Local IL.
At this time l would like to ex-
press thanks for the complete CO.
operation that was given me by
the contract committee and Of
-~orS.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-18
Little Boy
Blue Gets
The Bounce

DES MONIES (LPA-Gov
Robert D. Blue-Little Boy
Blue to the Iowans who know
and dislike him so well-isn't
blowing his horn any more.
Iowa voters, spearheaded by
organized labor, marched to the
Republican primaries last week
and retired Blue to private life.
Blues opposition included the
state AFL and CIO, the Iowa
Farm Bureau and the Iowa Edu-
cation Association, all of which
played an active role in his de-
feat. Nominated in his place was
State Rep. William S. Beardsley,
who has advocated liberal land
legislation and opposed tn e
states little Taft Hartley law.
Also retired were Arch Nc
Farlan, Republican leader in the
state legislature and author of
the anti-union act, and reaction
ary Congressman j o h n w.
GWynne.
When a large delegation of
AFL and CIO members in Iowa
last year called on him to veto
the states little TIL law, Blue
blandly told them to forget it.
The law "isn't too bad, he said.
AS the Burlington L b o r
News, a leading Iowa AFL paper
pointed out in a prediction
issue, Blues calling out the ma
tional guard at the behest of
anti-union employers in the re-
ment strike of CIO packinghouse
workers was responsible for the
violence at Waterloo, and pos
sibly the defeat of the wage
campaign.
Commenting upon the prim-
ary's results, Iowa AFL leaders
said, 1--WE are completely salts
fled" State CIO President Ben
Henry remarked, "We're pretty
happy about it,"