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The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

To the man looking down
upon that man, his conStancy
and devotion were cxasperat-
ng. He concluded that the
flower attendant was un-
doubtedly the biggest fool he
had ever seen and what's
more. he would forthwith 20
down ard tell him off with
vigor and in no uncertain
terms.
Down the stairwayS. he
went laywalking across the
street 10 where the man was
affectlonately watering and
tending his plant Look here,
man. he said, "off and on
for twenty years. / have seen
YOU come out here day after
day, al the same time and
20 what YOU are doing now.
Surely YOU must know that
YOU are the biggest fool alive.
Haven't you sense enough 10
sec that this plant has not
gotten any taller. larger or
bloomed in all these years?
Is not that proof enough that
YOU are wasting your time?"
The berater concluded by say
ing There should be a law
which would enable the po-
lice 10 lock up crackpots like
you"
During this lambasting the
devoted gardener. made no
effort 10 explain or otherwise
dignity his critic by talking
back Finally, the wise guy
reached the climax Of his
verbal laShing OF the silent
gardener with, Don't YOU
hear me talking 90 you. hav-
ent you sense enough left
70 speak when spoken 10 or
are YOU too dumb and cow
srdly 10 speak,"
For the first time. the gar
ANtA'A oNNAlANn W A0ht HUlllE
Of the self-appointed and
short-slghted. prcjudiced Judge
whose loud-mouthed persecu-
tion had attracted a crowd
outside the garden fence. lie
sat his sprinkler down slowly,
removed his gloves and pro-
oeeded 10 wipe the pcrspira-
tion from his brow. Calmly
looking his. critic In the eve,
he SAID in small voice
often during the twenty
years you have seen me come
out here az the same time.
IN the same way. 10 water
and tend this plant. I. too.
have felt ! was fooi-the
biggest fool IN this town. I
don't blame YOU for having
come 20 that conclusion. And
YOU may be right In \ way
about me and my labors.
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

dersed By Dr.. Daniel a. Pol
lnE. pres 5eni and editor, The
Ch-istan Herald. IL Will
promote the well-being OF
youth both directly and indI-
recently I, VIII strike a blow
az juvenile delinquency $50
called which more frequent
Is Is ho,re and community
neglect !, Will promote every
worthy deal @. freedom. and
II Will err ca every freedom.
Beyond tE.s. J; VIII help make
Amerlcs strong % share lib
eriv with a. wno would be
.-ee II 81 enG;hen!ng our
owr Geienses Z Will help
make re Wos.i secure
By F.src.s Cardinal Spell
man. Archdiocese Of New
YORK The plans Of The
American Legion 20 increase
proper APP. ec.s,.on of our
naror and IS fundamental
principles 8 most commends-
tory !, matters rot where YOU
l.ve. or ura. rank OF life YOU
hold % YOU r.oh or poor. Ne
gro q. Wa.,e Protestant Jew
o- CatAcac employer or en-
p.0Ncc ~ ycu- works YOU
r'Is; prove vou- faith in your
country and you. fellow hu-
mans
Bv Rsbo W.ilsm ? Ros-
enb,uw. President Synagogue
Council ot America; Our
American cemocracv IS based
upon lHe prnc.pie that every-
one sv.rE undey its flag IS
crt.',ed equally 20 li.e. lib
eciy ard t-e pursu O. hap
p,aess Trs IS not only
?, ca Ares.csn deal out one
- W1ch every rehGion sub
sc-ces ard ar therefore.
glad ina, Ire American Le-
Eior i making ,he af.rms-
ton - tris doctrine one ~
's prsos concerns tor the COM
-E vess'
NOTE Fl NO. nation
shou' 80 Ar'ey.car Legion
etlcanlsr~ booklets Write
- y c Tor7 Saaver di-
rector National An,eeican!snr
o. ~. ~sf.r - ~..-a-
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07


Ire 0cC proT1ledrng
ATOMS zovetn.ng far en-
men, 2 srt.ces v3thln ihe
Ftce-s es'sossr-cn' cst
ae po.,v - Tar en-
3 r~ e-t -r0G' me Fea-
era. sstarasrment vl'noit
r.rs'toa Because y race
c.o te.Esa national
ST
? a-.~s. 'tn sqys0gy
.'ee 70 ~ set up IN
'~t Nz'.1rS M..iaTY Estab-
5-uert wnose seven mem
rr s:e e p GeS gnsted hy
ne Pres cent Wiii De chosen
'-1m OUTSIDE the armed sery-
.ce-
H7e'rc r committee
cy.a-, 4o,s,rl n ,re G~s,
r.lc ,b,e~,fces wili no
ret. Ge,e~-, nad nv ne a.
- o-e,.,on ~ cor, ,,ee \.
ef Zee ~ no pb-ase
~ ,-ea,uen, and
rro-,.r,v
n s,sr,. v4,h fhe nro.
"a, eoual,,v If ,rea,.
-or, s-d onnortuni,v ran oe
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

Republicans who Wall right
fully contend that ne uid not
so iag enough and, N ad-
oliion he W.li meet down the
center 0i the ine a rebel
force of DlX!cclais who Viii
Az. mpt 20 knite hlm IN his
back 70. hat.ug started the
ilGhi u the irsi place.
IL wuu.d seem that none
suatcg.c move 70. Nj Tr4-
Elsn % nave made would
nave been 10 give ground 10
q point of advantage winch
De coula defend. Tha, point
oi h.Sh ground could only be
gained Dy completely abolish
iAg al. SeH egatlon IN the
armed services.
THIS would not nave entire.
Isl won the battle FOR the
President for he would st.ll
have the D,xecyatS snipIng at
nm igoW the hills. bat II
tainl5 would have been
move Wh!cn would have ST.
fenced the guns ~ the MI
norlty groups and the Repub-
hcans in this particular phase
Of the campaign.
Even some Dixiectats VIII
agrCe that Mr. Truman IS of
the target when he fires a
hfoaoSice al inequality with
out tlgst lerolng his guns IN
ON the Ia. get OF segregation.
No matter how loud the
Presidents guns boom. they
cannot drown out the shouts
that ale being heard around
the world these DAYS; the
shouts that the theory Of sep
atate but equal facllties7 IS
myth.
There IS some hope in Mr..
TrumanS attack down the
middle Like the Civil Rights
Committee, which went into
battle without arms but which
has already scored noteworthy
victories, some parts OF the
Presidents attack may bear
fruit.
The Presidents Committee
on Equality of Treatment and
Opportunity in the armed
forces. which Mr.. Truman has
set UP, Will be required 10
make recommendations 10 the
President and the Secretaries
OF the various services which
VIII "effectuate" the Presi-
dents proposed policy OF
equality"
TINS committee, 20 be COM
posed Of seven men dcsicnat.
ed by the President. can put
Mr. Truman right hack INTO
the thick of tho battle bv do
ing what he failed 10 do az
the battle lines were drawn
Il can do this by making
an unqualified recommends.
tlon that the only way 10 al
tam equality in the armed
services OF the United States
lies in the adjustment of sep-
rcgauon because OF race
c eed, color or national origin
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
Thomas E. Dewey

WITHIN few ds}s Inc Presidential candidates will
star their all-U "sluggng campaign about the United
States Many voters will got an opportunity to sec and
hear them and perhaps AK question two Already
the voters arc talking about The records Of the men and
their stand certain ISSUES.
In addition go the opinions and history of the candi-
dates on national and international issues con-
cerned with their stand Americas great issue.
For the benefit Of Tribune readers Lex evaluae
Thomas r Dewey. the governor of New York Mr.. Dew
ey is the Republican candidate for president.
When asked his stand The minority question, Mr..
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

we.i keep racial cgaion *
.7rE rs ne nation does. From
Fort Knox Kr he VAS qlot-
ri as saving The Army is
not oct - make any social
reto-us TIE Army VIII put
wer ot different races in d!f-
ferent companies. Il VIII
change ihat policy when the
Nation as whole does Il
When he made this state
men' General p adlcy was
N character Despite an ava
lsnche ~ protests. some from
vete ans ~ World War II
General Bradlev while ad
MIN strato, ~ the Veterans
Administration adhered 10
the policy of race segregation
in veterans hospitals.
lie also recommended the
construction 'of jim Crow
hospital at Mound BAYOU.
Miss. even though the loCa-
ton Of hospital al Mound
BAYOU was contrary 20 the
VAS policy OF constructing
new hospitals near medical
centers so that veterans could
get FIRST class medical serv-
ices
The order establishing reg
ulations governing fair en-
ployment practices Will serve
as a reminder 10 personnel
officers in Government agen-
cies that they are not 20 en-
gage in discriminatory prac-
tices in hiring, promoting and
dismiSslng employees
Il sets up within the ClVll
Service Commission Fair
Employment Board. and gives
20 EMPLOYEES the right Of ap-
peal 10 that board in cases
where racial discrimination is
alleged.
Inasmuch as the Federal
Government is spending bill
lions OF dollars for equipment,
material and supplies. Pres
ident Truman might have
gone further and ordered
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

Last sunday DICK ard Mu-
ne. invited 2 host cf .lenQs
10 FOR open house all ID the
& med services without e-
spect 10 race creed 81 color
IS not even betting the .or-
mee rank Of captain which
n held during the f!rst World
War. 10 say noth.rs y. hc.ag
equal 20 the hign position
Wh.cn he now holds as Com
mander-in-Chief ot tha ann
forces.
The order IS more beC mlha
80 the corporal o. q squad
who Is not sure just hes" 20
handle some 81 the ln,ulr
members of his squaa nut
VINO realizes that he mast
do something. even 4 IT'S
wrong"
In the Army, i j. Taa'!on-
al 70 pass the buck arr inc
BEST wav in. the world 20 pass
the buck is 70 mako an all
out effort az doing somctaug.
whether Il is ght or wgoag.
the logic being that 4 YOU
are right YOU VIII be labelled
hero, and II YOU are wrong
YOU can always point = the
magnitude of your efforts and
saw YOU would never have
failed II The other pc. ons
involved had only done their
part.
Probably the most CLASSIC
example uf the DO something
even il its wrong school
is the story of the gcnol al
in battle who was told that
his left flank had been cap
tured and his right flank
broken through When MS
military aides asked him what
should be done. the general
quickly replied. That's SIM
ple--launch an attack from
the center OF the line
President Truman. in deal
ing with the matter Of equal
ity in the armed forces, re-
minds one Of the general Of
the do somethlng-even II
it's wrong" school.
His left flank certainly has
been captured by the liberal
progressive drive in the coun-
Try, headed bv cologcd people
who have SIMPLY grown tired
Of the lndignlty OF fighting
for something which they
themselves cannot enjoy.
And on Mr.. Trumans right
flank there appears a liberal
Republican force which threat
ems 70 sweep through that
point in his lines and link up
with the forces which have
overcome his left flank-a
move that can only result in
utter defeat.
So what docs Mr. Truman
do? That's simple; he attacks
straight down the middle
But that's not so simple as
il seems For in this plan of
attack Mr. Truman Will be
hit from the left and right
flanks by minority groups and
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

Neither YOU nor ! are likely
10 live 10 see anything Whlca
will, in any way, dlsprove
what YOU have said here TO-
day, but let me tell YOU
something YOU do not know
MY grandfather. for thirty
five years. came out neTe
and watered this plant lusl
as you have seen me water.
ing il. On the very day Of
his death. my father took up
the task and carried on every
day. at the same time and 10
the same way for thirty wears
And he died. For twenty wears
since the day my own father
passed into the great beyond'
] have come out here. day
IN and day out, and Wsiereo
and tended this plant as my
grandfather and father before
me. Yes. there have been
times when / wanted 20 lump
il all. because was tempted
10 doubt the wisdom OF y
oil. but / kept the faith ana
worked as my two immediate
ancestors before-fully realil.
ing that / will not sec tne
ultimate result in my time.
Thanks be 10 God, havs
a son who has already sworn
10 come out here on the DAY
I die and pickup this sprlnk;,
Ter and water this plant unui
il is a hundred years old
"You see. mister, this IS
century plant II blooms only
every 100 years. Some sevefa,
some bodies must water ana
tend il during that time eV'
cry day. al the same lms
and in the same way or tnere
will be no blooming Ing
bloom OF the century plant y
the most beautiful Of ine
beautiful. On the day u
blooms. people will CONF
from far and near TO oeholJJ
its matchless beauty ana
f~ink from IL the lesson 'nN
Il takes a lot Of labor, devo'
tion and single-minded pres
erverance 10 make greH
dreams come true"
Henry Wallace's acceptanee
speech al Philadelphia is w
blueprint Of the party whlon,
will emerge from the deea.
of the donkey and elephan'
parties now hamstrune ps
cause they got too little dons
too late.
Wilson. wnlkie. and Wal.
lace have watered the plsm
Of real freedom and true de-
mocracy which will flower in
glorious fullness by 1882 y
our present form Of govern
ment Is 20 survive.
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

lance is and how fast ihs
recovery Is. When proper
euratlves steps are taken
such as mentioned abovs
you may always have 4
great assurance that you,
tiny one will be sent haek
10 you with an arre,,sd
case of Tuberculosis. Bn,
lei me tell you this, one.
with Tuberculosis. alwsy,
with tuberculosis. There.
fore. you have 10 be ears.
ful with this type OF young.
ster until they reach man.
hood or womanhood; then
IL will be up TO them "a
take care Of themselves
Diet And Rest
The diet in these tvue, a
cases should be OF a h.gn WI.
amin type and rest PLAYS on,
ot the most important ps-,s
A child who is infected wi,b
this type OF Tuberculos,
should have rest periods and
II should be constant and moi
spaSmodic. like most of rs do
By rest we do no, mean st.
ting II means lying aown
in a we'll ventilated room Or
place where there is ampls
supply Of fresh air. Dlrins
the child's rest period. noises
and disturbances by other
small members Of the family
ed.
Utensils from these 'ype,
of patients should be definite.
ly sterilized and not mixed
with other utensils oi mem.
bers who are not infected
They should have a separate
room 10 stay in. when ,hey
have been returned from the
hospital or before you ret
them under proper medical
care Their bedding and
clothing should be away,
isolated from the Others and
floor should be covered with
such covering that can 6e
mopped, and II shows a s!rn
OF good judgmen, when YOU
put some sterillzing tlud On
the floor The walls should
be washed and cleaned re.
quently The bed should bs
washed constantly.
DEFINITE CONTACT
Handling Of the child should
be done bv one with under.
standing. Kissing and fumb.
ling should never be allowed
by those who do know The
dangers Of this dreadful killer.
/ speak these words % you
out Of several years ot sre.
cific training, hence take
heed. When this is done as
instructed. I am sure ina,
there Will be more Happiness
than grief, out Of the many
little souls saved: and thev
Will grow 10 be adults IN
whom we Will be proud and
all along the highwav there
will be sunshine and whatever
course we take Will he .llei
with Health and Happiness
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

C4nds v NNlht bAk ~ NftNS
what S done for the little pa
tient they lnger II might
have a close resemblance al
the onset as Bronchial Pneu-
monla. Coughs are very
slight and many time there
is not any coughs al all.
Childhood type Of Tuher-
culosis lnfects mainly the
glands around the Bronchial
Tubes and glands around the
neck and most any other por-
ton ~ the body.
Symptoms. Subjective
And Objective
Subjective symptoms are
general weakness, signs of
pains and discomfort On the
part Of the youngster there
is not much YOU can get SUBJ
iectivelv. most OF our SYM
toms are found Objectlvely
Objective symptom in many
cases are very slight coughs.
afternoon type OF tempera-
ture ranging from 90 10 l0l,
loss Of appetite. loss Of weight
pale diScoloraton Of the body.
and maybe chronic constlpa-
ton.
Care
When these suspicious SYM
toms arise amc { Your child
or any child Of your family,
YOU should take extra pre-
caution 20 isolate Il from
other children because II is
highly contagious and very
dangerous. II YOU have neg
lcctcd 10 call your family
physician for the acute on
set OF this Illness, call him az
once because something must
be done the little patient
must survive. When the doc
tor arrives, ! am sure that ne
Will recommend a thoroueh
X-rav examination and ! am
quite assured that the %-ray
picture Viii reveal tinv nor
dulles which rum parallel with
the Bronchial Tube When he
recommends disqualification
and hoSpitalization ls very
much necessary n this case.
do not become alarmed for
that is what is necessary 10
be done and the doctor and
tho nurse who are scientifi-
oally trained always know
tho better course TO take.
This type Of case usually
remains in the hospital
from s months 10 2 or :
Soars. depending upon how
sirons the patients Tesis-'
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

Child hood
type OF Tub
erculosis. like
all other typ
es OF Tuber-
cul oSis, Is
caused by
( h c a M @
germ namely;
tuberculosis
Bacillus The
onset OF this
ailnent sim
ulates an or
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
Nations Capital
BY Louis Lautier
For NNPA News Service

cset sret - isSued hy Presi-
j'' - t7e'- declaration n policy
ea~0e r. re estan!shing President Com
''ce Ee.stts - esTer and Opportunity the Armed
Sses e-ied '7at i essential taat there be
~ the United highest stand.
q 1e~o scr IN equs q treatment and opportunity
Il ~-se n 1 fnrs
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
The Big Town
BY JAMES L. HICKS

NEW YORK-(NNPAl-Nuliel Rain, tire talented Of
Cs-en and DICK Campbell her husoandnsnsger
ana ooanator ot cooled yacatonne Lee Haven
I.ana the connecucut resort wch has already earned
OF the Newport OF the cooed wold And thccln lies
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
Common Defense
BY
REV. WILLIAM
c. HERMAN
PROGRAM FOR AMERICANISM

of and determined 70 oe-
serd our country million members OF me er'
can Legion launched program for Revazng our Aer
can Wav OF Life
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
Voice In the South
~
-~.-~- ----
ROBERT DuRR
THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY PRINCIPLES

Once upon time looked Of his second floor
dow al man who for twenty had small
garden the street below every day
ter and summer-ran shine and waered tended small
plant which seemngy ali those had grown all
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
Health & Happiness
CHILDHOOD TYPE OF TUBERCULOSIS
DR.. o. H. SWEET

type tuberculosis with you much enh
sasm much as treated these types OF cases large numbers
hospital exclusively Many the d.
and the isolate and definitely catalogue type q,
drca fll e0aSp
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07

y IS q positive pfoki am y
stresses polnieaiy ana eiesfly
WAT We oeAeNe ana me pro-
fress n Ieedom we cave
made n accordance Win wnai
.cs a. . country where moi.
t.--a- I.Ents come l!+sI y
The Detroit tribune., 1948-08-07
ACTION

EIJHLT kNDOHSED
poE~s~ -.Er.v e1-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02

When Sen. Glen Taylor,
Henry Wallace's running
mate, annou e d that he
would not only accept the
votes of Communists but I'D
be glad to have the votes of
bank robbers, too" the Daily
Worker objected only mildly
to the tie-up. Taylor unwit-
tingly had them in a corner
because even the official
Communist biographies boast
of Stalin's having been
bank robber in Tiflis in 1906
1907.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02

An excellent gauge OF the Republican men
tality In Congress can be found in the proposal
TO make further cut In funds for the US La.
Dor Dept. Last year the Republicans slashed
the Bureau OF Labor Statistics budget by 36
percent; this year they plan to cut it another
80 percent The fine irony is that the biggest
customers BIS had last year were the Repub.
ican Congressional committees investigating
high living costs. Trouble was of course, that
BIS verified what every wage-earner in the
country knew-that when the COP killed price
controls living costs headed for the strato-
sphere. But BIS failed to learn very simple
lesson: that when the NAM says that prices
will go down If OPA is destroyed, they go down
and that settles 1t. The proof? Amy big bust
nessman will show you the figures from the
Wall Street Journal and how private yachts
that were selling for S150,000 a year ago are
now going begging for $125,000.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02

After six months the Taft.
Hartley law is floundering
worse than a non-Union fish.
erman. The Congressional
watchdog" committee issued
a report saying the law gave
every evidence of fulfilling
Hartley's promise that 1t would
reduce industrial strife and dis.
putes. AS the report hit the
headlines 100000 coal miners
and 100000 packing z house
the sort of logician who would
workers walked out. Hartley is
put itching powder on a dog to
make sure he scratched out the
fleas.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02

The moment the Republican controlled
House Agriculture Committee junked legisla'
ton to end or reduce special taxes on oleo-
margarine wholesale and retail prices of but
ter Skyrocketed The COP committeemen-a
bunch of jerks that no self-respecting COW would
allow within arms length-surrendered to the
dairy lobby with record speed. This was nee
essary so that they could attend meeting OF
the Republican National Committee and NJ
write the campaign plank charging that pk
controls were responsible for the high cost OF
butter and other foods
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02
Women'S News
And Views
BY Odessa Query
Secretary WOmen's Bureau
Region 2-B


Well here we are again, an
other week has past and 1t
looks like spring is having a
hard time h ov n G its way
through.
How many of you women
are eligible and will vote IN
the primaries? In order to be
eligible to vote you must have
voted within the last two (2)
years, If not, go register, you
have only until Monday, April
5. to do so. Then you will be
eligible to vote in the prl-
maries on May 4. Remember
if you want men for labor in
office, Thomas Burke, ClO,
running for Congre and
Franz Berlocker, AFL for
Sheriff, both are good union
men. So lets get out and sup
port them, your votes count
plenty. You know we must
have the right people in Con-
gress in order to repeal the
Taft Hartley Bill, and we must
get rid of the Taft-Hart-
ley law or we won't have no
unions and we must have
unions in order to keep away
from the red apple days, dis
elimination of WON en- and
keep partiality at a minimum.
Not only this, but the Taft
Hartley law takes away our
freedom of speech and press,
the one thing our forefathers
fought in the early American
life of our country.
GOOD MEMBERS
How many of you women
are good union members? l
know I'm not as good a mem
ber as l h hou / d be. How
militant can you be or are
you? Are you the type of per-
son who does a lots of COM
planning but wants somebody
else to fight your battles?
Now listen women your
steward can do just so much,
if he, don't have the coopera-
ton OF his rank and file MEM
bers his hands are tied. Some
women complain over every
little thing that goes wrong,
things that have no bearing on
their job whatsoever and have
no background for a grievance.
But if you do go to bat for
them and get the steward and
committeeman on the job, they
act ignorant to the fact that
they have any C o m p n t.
Women just don't stick to-
gether that is because they
are ignorant and under-edu-
Gated to union facts and privi-
leees, so every last one of
you owe it to yourselves to
get out of this class. You never
know too much, something
new is always coming up. You
don't have to be afraid to
stick your neck out for fear
the boss will hold it against
you. I'm telling you they
think just as much if not more
of you if you do stick up for
your rights.
PERFORMANCE
BY the time you read this
report the Local IL choral
group for girls will have one
more performance to their
credit, for on March 81, at the
Secor Hotel they will sing for
the Steward and Committees
banquet which will be a gala
affair. l hope you all have an
opportunity to go, for you GER
talnly will have a wonderful
time. Eddie Hanf is Moster of
Ceremonies and he is going to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-02

President Benjamin Fairless of US Steel
Corp, said in Akron, Ohio, that government
tax policies are keeping the steel companies
from expanding Unfortunately the same day IN
Pittsburgh, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp re-
ported that its NET income Tor ls4r was
500 383 sci compared with a net of $10745,-
$50 the year before-an increase of more than
100 percent. The greatest tax on the steel IN
dustry is on its imagination in having to think
up silly excuses for people like FairlesS.