The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-10-22


come" should be written at the
entrance where the Negro youth
of America would honorably
courageously and intelligently
express their views.
Al II they would do this they
would have an opportunity to
guide the youthful Negro and
their church would become a
bulwark of freedom and our en-
tire society would be much bet
ter.
4 THE ATTITUDE OF THE
n DAILY PRESS
II The daily press as usual has
begun with It's slogans or sdver-
tisement and propagandizing the
j public into = way Of thinking
which is plain propaganda. This
| is an old trick that has been
used so many times that almost
everybody understands il. In our
Il American Democracy we sell our
wares in many fashions and
!, through many medium, the most
used medium are the public press,
II the radio, the pulpit and the
\ movie picture corporations and
leach one Of them carry such
!propagands that is intended 10
put over any public action by
creating a desire for the article
(which IL desires TO sell.
1 The non-suspecting public. is
usually the fall guy. and the slo-
gans usually work. A few ex-
IRmples of the slogans I'm talking
about: Every bite delight" and
}"Good to the last drop
Finally we arrived 10 the point
where they are selling every
Negro who disagrees with the
way the Negro is being treated
in America as a communist. Now
IL is a slogan that every White
boy and Negro boy and every
White girl and Negro girl who
goes in q restaurant together as
communist
noticed in the Detroit Free
Press. September %. l949. the
editorial where Paul Robeson's
visit to Detroit was treated in the
most subtle and malignant fash
ion.
The writer OF the editorial used
as his headline. The Best An
swer." then the substance of "the
best answer" is as follows: He
proposed to have counter meet
ing in Detroit. featuring Joe
Louis and Jackie Robinson as
principles.
II the writer of this editorial
lived in America and being .
Negro for tweuty-four hours he
wouldn't have written such an
infamous article. For in that short
period he would have had been
enough times for him
TO realize that being a good Negro
citizen in America is a tough job.
I'm saying TO him and every
body else who happens to read
this article that the Negroes re-
spect Joe Louis and Jackie Rib
inson for what they are We
think both OF these gentlemen
are fine examples of manhood
even i'm q communist country.
Negroes feel that the white
race owes us = lot Of money. re-
spect and recognition, or in other
words they have plainly exploit
ed us. Negroes should have the
same opportunity 10 compete like
every other man since the day
they we're unwillingly brought (
here to America. and for my
part think they are trying TO
make mountains out of molehills. 4
They intended 10 bring these
wo men here and exploit them
~ patting them on the back and
cling how much money they
made and now their team mates
reated them and other half un-
ruths. Those OF us who read and
hink do not have 10 ask Joe
-ouis and Jackie Robinson how
hey made il for we know full
veil they made il over obstacles
Rat many white boys Wouldn't
oaerate.
We Americans who happen TO
,e Negroes but still belong to
he human race do not look to
hose men TO give US sociological
IT moral guidance. We look TO in
ieihgent. fearless and ever-last-
ing Negro leadership which has
frank from the fountain OF
knowledge and have q deep un-
Outstanding Of the ways OF all
human flesh.
II would have been most fare
lead to substitute the two gentle /
men svove named for Paul Ro-
beoun. Paul Robson is a cultural |
and learned man with multi /
plitty OF gifts. A man who has
sacrificed q career, particularly
the singing career. because he
has baritone voice which has
fewi equals in the world.
~ sacrificed and is fighting
for n moral and social freedom
that gives him opportunity to
speak not for himself in particu-
lar but to talk for the oppressed
people in America and for the
world. He sang songs that told
of The struggle, he said words
that painted more beautifully
thap any artist could paint on
q ptere OF canvas.
Hk stirred in the very souls of
men a desire to do something