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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
Brown Cow Grill
Repeats Ruse to
Deny Service

One of three restaurants re-
Gently faced with legal charges
of racial discrimination, the
Brown Cow Grill, Woodward and
Alger, refused last Friday nigh!
to serve a mixed couple.
Acting as members of the
local NAACP Restaurant Dis
elimination Committee. the un-
identified couple visited the
three eating and drinking es-
fsblishments to check if their
revamped policy TO serve Ne
eroes was still in effect.
Stubbornly following a subter
fuge of closing whenever Nc
groes request service, the couple
was told that the Grill was clos
ing despite the fact that their
regular closing time was about
two hours to 60.
Other cafes visited were the
Canteen and Tasty Bar B-Que
both of which cordially served
the pair.
Ernest billiard, committee chair
man, urged the group to keep
consistent pressure on the Grill
management to comply with the
Diggs Civil Rights law.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
FEpC Killed
In Senate

WASHINGTON.-The FFEPC
Dill was killed for this session Of
the Senate last Wednesday when
it was dropped by margin OF
nine votes.
A petition for cloture-limita-
ton of debate-on the bill rallied
but So votes. nine less than the
66 out OF 100 senators required
by the Senate rule.
1t was the second unsuccess-
full attempt to bring the bill up
for action his session safeguarded
against tn fate of similar meas
ures-defeat by filibuster.
Senator Vandenberg, joining
the vote for debate Limitation,
came to the Senate floor for the
first time since the death of his
wife. His last visit to the Senate
was May 10 to win a clear path
for FEPC consideration and a
vote.
The cloture proposal was
brought up on a petition spon-
sored by Senate Democratic lead
II Scott Lucas of Illinois.
Dixie Democrats voted solidly
against cloture. Senator Ferguson,
Michigan Republican, joined Van
denberg. recovering from long
illness, in voting to limit debate.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22

Olive r. Beasley. Committee ex-
ecutive secretary. to Maceo Crut-
cher. president, Detroit Re |
Estat Brokers Association. ,
hopes that the highly unethical
practice would be refrained from
commercialized use in all rel
state brokers advertising.
GENERAL PRACTICE
1T is a general practice for
realty brokers to use racial tags
in the newspapers as well as
the telephone yellow pages" Isa-
bell stated in rebuttal. 1T seems
that this singing out was onl.-
done because I'm Republican"
The advertisement appeared in
part.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22

ported to police authorities that
he returned home with his wife
about 1890 am. After she went
to bed. he left the house and re-
turned about 4 am.
Get Cup of Coffee
Deciding to get cup OF coffee
he left the home and went to a
nearby restaurant. Shortly after
he heard the fire apparatus and
noticed that his home was on fire
The building is a converted
garage with living quarters on
the upper floor and dress shop
on the first.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
Charges State Civil Riqhts
Committee Playing Politics

The Michigan Committee
on Civil Rights was accused
of playing politics Tuesday
afternoon by George A. Isa-
bell. realty broker and De-
troit Housing Commission
member, in answer to a pro-
test Monday by the Commit
tee of his using racial desig-
nation in advertisement in
two Jewish newspapers.
Isabel added that he had
ordered disconfinuance Of the
word 'colored' in his ads which
appeared in the July 18th issues
of the Jewish News and the
Detroit Jewish Chronicle.
Protest was made by Mrs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22

Filed in Circuit Court. the
bill of complaint cited that the
husband was "nagging and
quarrelsome. used low and vile
language. and was cold and in
different" Mrs. Northcross also
stated that her mate had sal
lies of passion and inflicted
extreme and repealed crdelfy"
on her.
She asks the court to award
her among a divorce the custody
of their child, Wilson II. Jr.. all
baby furniture, gas range and
their living room suite which
was present to the couple.
The pair was married at Ma
poleon, Ohio. Jan. 81, 1916 and
were separted July 10, 1850. Their
son was born December 8, 1916.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22

Victims were Sandra Nance
and her brother. Johnny. Jr.
Both were found in the same
room in which the blaze started.
The girl was near her bed.
while her brother was found by
firemen lying on the floor in
the northwest corner.
TIL mother. Mrs. Eunice
Nance, told police that she was
awakened by her son, who re-
ported that smoke was in the
house She got up and found an
overstuffed chair was smoldering
Broke Window Pane
After failing to extinguish the
flames with pail of water, she
broke out the front window pane
and the draft enveloped the room
IN flames, forcing her to flee the
home.
The chair was in the northeast
corner of the bedroom.
The father. Johnny. Sr.. SO. re-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
Mixed Delegation
Seeks Race Harmony
in South Africa

TORONTO.-The World Coun-
Gil Of Churches last week voted
unanimously to send delegation
of whites and Negroes TO South
Africa to help seek solution to
racial problems there.
Following prolonged debate,
the policy-making central COM
mittee of the Protestant and Or
thodoz faiths agreed to dispatch
the delegation. The Dutch Re-
formed Church in South Africa
when informed of the decision.
failed 10 make comment.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
Boy, 19, Held in
Knife Staying

A l9-year- old boy is being held
for investigation of the Monday
knife Staying of a 16-year- old
buddy. after arguing and fighting
over one taking the others coat,
police said.
The victim was Robert But
cher. 2220 Antieam. who suf-
fered a stab wound of the
upper left chest. Held for in
vesfigation is Jessie White. 2268
Jay.
Police reported that Jessie en-
tered the FL Captain Cafe about
7:45 pm. and was accused by
Butcher of taking his coat, while
Butcher was visiting his home
earlier in the evening. An argu-
ment arose and Jessie left the
cafe, followed by his accuser.
A scuffle took place outsid-
and Jessie pulled out a pear
handled knife fhom his trouser
pocket and inflicted the fore
mentioned wound.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
SETS PRECEDENT

The Bomber, while being able
70 settle his income tax, would
also have an opportunity of re-
gaining his title and becoming
the only heavyweight in history
70 retire from the ring and sue
cessfully regain his title.
100, the crop of heavyweights
'ooay- except for Charles and a
couple OF others, is as barren as
the sahara desert Louis could
WIN the title and possibly hold il
another five years-with a war
brewing on the horizon.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
Shoots Five Times
to Kill Ex-Mate

A 46-year-old man fatally shot
his former common law wife five
times last Friday when she re-
fused to resume their relation
ships.
Conyes Rose, GAG Mt. Vernon
admitted shooting five times tc
take the life of Alfredo Bentley
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
The Nesr Tribune
SATURDAY, JULY II, 1850
GwendoIyn B. Northcross
Sues Husband for Divorce

Citing among other charges that he Struck her
the head to great pain and failed to provide suff
GENTLY for her and their child, Mrs Gwendoyn Bnkney
Norhcross filed suit for divorce last Thursday from Will
H. Northcross patentmedcine store proprietor and
of Dr. Daisy Northcross founder of the Mercy Hos
pital
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
AIDS DrvIsIvE METHODS

Mrs. Beasley stated that the
lnethical practice plays into
hands of those who resort to race
labelling and other divisive teen
liques. The advers effect of such
practices is radily apparent BY
he appearance of the ad in two
ommunity papers who have been
heretofore singularly free of such
~. n t.<.o~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
Flash Fire Takes
Lives Of Two Tots

17month-od girl and her six-year-old brother
burned to death early last Saturday when an air
swept flash fire trapped them in their two-room apart
at 1928 Oakland Their 21-year-od white mother
forced by the flames to flee from the home
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22
LANDLORDS!

Have your property appraised
~ an expert Have your property
managed by a Bonded Property
Manager, Geo A. Isabel, The
rolored Real Estate Man"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22

Don't Put II Off ~ Register to
Vote. MOVIE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-07-22

It's extra this week and every
week. the New Tribune.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29
Presidents Veto Message--

deal with the attitudes or states of
mind of the organization leaders.
1t is frequently difficult in legal pro-
ceedings to establish whether or not
man has committed an overt act,
such as theft or perjury. But under
this bill, the Attorney General would
have to attempt the immensely more
! difficult task of producing concrete
legal evidence that men have particu-
lar ideas or opinions. This would in
evitably require the disclosure of
many of the FBI's confidential sour
ces of information and thus would
damage our national security.
If, eventually, the Attorney Gener-
al should overcome these difficulties
and get a favorable decision from the
Board, the Boards decision could be
appealed to the courts. The courts
would review any questions of law in
volved, and whether the Boards find
ingS of fact were supported by the
preponderance of the evidence.
All these proceedings would re-
quire great effort and much time. 1t
is almost certain that from 2 to 4
years would elapse between the At
torney Generals decision to go before
OiAS DOdIQ Will q case, anu Tie 1I1dl
of the matter by the
courts.
And when all this time and effort !
had been spent, it is still most likely |
that no organization would actually |
register.
The simple fact is that when the
courts at long last found that partic-
liar organization was required to reg
ster, all the leaders of the organiza-
ion would have to do to Illustrate the
aw would be to dissolve the organi-
alton and establish new one with a
ifferent name and a new roster of
ominal officers. The Communist I
arty has done this again and again j
l countries throughout the world
nd nothing could be done about it t
kept to begin all over again the long |
reary process of investigative, adj i
illustrative, and judicial proceedings t
require registration.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29
better accomplished under existing
law.
provision WOULD
ACCOMPLISH NOTHING"

This provision would make unlaw-
full any agreement to perform any
act which would substantially con-
tribute to the establishment within
the United States of a foreign-con-
| trolled dictatorship. Of course, this
provision would be unconstitutional
if it infringed upon the fundamental
right of the American people to es-
tablish for themselves by constitu-
tional methods any form of govern
ment they choose. To avoid this, it
is provided that this section shall
not apply to the proposal of con-
stitutional amendment. If this Ian
guage limits the prohibition of the
section to the use of unlawful
methods, then it adds nothing to the
Smith Act under which II Communist
leaders have been convicted, and
would accomplish nothing. Moreover,
the bill does not purport to define the
phrase, unique in criminal statute,
substantially contribute" A phrase
so vague raises a serious constitu-
tional question.
Sections % and % of this bill are
directed toward the specific ques-
tions of who should be admitted to |
our country, and who should be per-
mitted to become a United States |
l believe there is general |
agreement that the answers to those /
questions should be: We should admit
to our country, within the available
quotas, anyone with a legitimate pur-
pose who would not endanger our
security and we should admit to citi-
,enship any immigrant who will be a
oval and constructive members of
he community. Those are essential
V the standards set by existing law.
Under present law, we do not adj
nit to our country known Commu-
lists, because we believe they work
o overthrow our Government, and we
10 not admit Communists to citizen |
hip, because we believe they are not
oval to the United States. !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29

ion, but because any government
al Sitting of the free expression of
opinion is long step toward total
itarianism.
There is no more fundamental ak
iom of American freedom than the
familiar statement: In free coun-
try, we punish men for the crimes
they commit, but never for the opin-
ions they have. And the reason this
is so fundamental to freedom is not,
as many suppose, that it protects the
few unorthodox from suppression by
the majority. To permit freedom of
expression is primarily for the bene-
fit of the majority because it pro-
tects criticism, and criticism leads to
progress.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29
CONTINUED from page one)


ting to our country, or to citizen
ship many people who could make
real contributions to our national
strength. The bill would deprive
our Government and our intelligence
agencies of the valuable services
of aliens in security operations. 1t
would require us to exclude and to
deport the citizens of some friendly
non-Communist countries. Further
more. it would actually make it cas-
Ter for subversive aliens to become
United States citizens. Only the Com
munist movement would gain from
such actions.
Section "a and. sections 26 through
so of this bill make a number of min
OF changes in the naturalization laws.
None of them is of great significance
nor are they particularly relevant to
the problem of internal security.
These provisions, for the most part,
have received little or no attention in
the legislative process. | believe that
several of them would not be approx
ed by the Congress if they were con-
sidered on their merits, rather than
as parts of an omnibus bill.
Section 81 of this bill makes it a
crime to attempt to influence judge
or jury by public demonstration, such |
as picketing While the courts al
ready have considerable power to
punish such actions under existing |
law, I have no objection to this sec
ton.
Sections 100 through 1T of this
bill little ID are intended to give the
power, in the event of
invasion, war, or instruction in the
United States in aid of a foreign en-
9my, to seize and hold persons who
could be expected to attempt acts of {
espionage or sabotage, even though I
hey had as yet committed no crime. I
It may be that legislation of this type I
hould be on the statute books. But Z
he provisions in HR 9490 would very e
prove ineffective to achieve d
he objective sought, since they would n
OF suspend the writ of habeas corp t.
s, and under our legal system to de- A
ain a man not charged with a crime p
-ould raise serious constitutional
uestions unless the writ of habeas
,rpus was suspended. Furthermore, u
may we'll be that other persons than =
lose covered by these provisions y
ould be more important to detain -
the event of emergency. This u
hole problem, therefore, should y
early be studied more thoroughly ~
efore further legislative action along y
lese lines is considered. -
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29
WOULD SERIOUSLY DAMAGE
OUR NATIONAL SECURITY"

would SERIOUSLY DAMAGE
OUR NATIONAL SECURITY"
The changes which would be made
in the present law by sections % and
25 would not reinforce those sensible
standards. Instead, they would add a
number of new standards, which, for
no good and sufficient reason, would
interfere with our relations with other
countries and seriously damage our
national security.
Section % would for example, ex-
clude from our country anyone who
advocates any form of totalitarian
or one-party government. We, of
course, believe in the democratic
system of competing political par
ties, offering a choice of candidates
and policies. But a number of coun-
tries with which we maintain friend
ly relations have a different form
of government.
Until now, no one has suggested
that we should abandon cultural and
commercial relations with a country
merely because it has a form of gov
eminent different from ours. Yet
section % would require that. AS one
instance, it is clear that under the
definitions of the bill the present
of Spain, among others,
would be classified as "totalitarian.
AS a result, the Attorney General
would be required to exclude from the
United States all Spanish business
men, students and other nonofficial |
travellers who support the present |
of their country. | can
not understand how the sponsors of |
his bill can think that such an ac-
ion would contribute to our nation
Il security.
Moreover the provisions of section
y of this bill would strike a serious
)low to our national security by TAX
ng away from the Government the.
power to grant asylum in this coun-
ry to foreign diplomats who repudi-
tie Communist Imperialism and wish
G escape it's reprisals. 1t must be OBJ
-ious to anyone that it is in our ma
ional interest to persuade people to
enounce communism, and to encour-
ge forces. Many of these people are
valuable to our intelligence
Yet under this bill the ;
Government would lose the limited (
it now has to offer asylum {
n our country as the great incentive /
or such detection.
lakes US APPEAR "FEARFUL
VI FOREIGNERS"
In addition, the provisions of sec
on % would sharply limit the au-
nority of the Government to admit
,reign diplomatic representatives and f
neir families on official business. q
Tnder existing law,we already have i
he authority to send out of the coun- q
y any person who abuses diplomatic {
rivileges by working against the in 0
,rests of the United States. But un- n
er this bill whole series of I'M f
ecessary restrictions would be placed b
4 the admission of diplomatic per- t
,nnel. This is not only ungenerous,
II country which eagerly sought C.
I'd proudly holds the honor of being b
lie seat of the United Nations, it is o.
so very unwise, because it makes a
II country appear to be fearful d
foreigners, when in fact we are Il
orking as hard as we know how to a
lild mutual confidence and friendly q
lations among the nations of the a,
orld.
Section % is so contrary to our
Ltional interests that it would ac-
ally put the Government into the q
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29
A JOB BONANZA FOR THE
LEGAL FRATERNITY?-Ed.

Under the provisions of the bill, if
an organization which the Attorney
General believes should register does
not do so, he must request a five-man
Subversive Activities Control Board
to order the organization to register.
The Attorney General would have to
produce proof that the organization in
question was in fact Communist-ac-
ton or a Communication organiza-
ton. To do this he would have to
offer evidence relating to every as
pect of the organizations activities
The organization could present OPP
posing evidence. Prolonged hearings
would be required to allow both sides
to present proof and to cross-examine
opposing witnesses.
To estimate the duration of such
proceeding involving the Commun-
list Party, we need only recall that on
much narrower issues the trial of the
IL Communist leaders under the
Smith Act consumed 9 months. In
hearing under this bill, the difficulties
of proof would be much greater and
would take much longer time.
The bill lists number of criteria
for the Board to consider in deciding
whether or not an organization is
Communist action or Communist |
'front.' organization. Many of these
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29
GUILT BY ASSOCIATION

This provision could easily be used to
classify as a Communist-front organ
ization any organization which is adj
vocating a single policy or objective
which is also being urged by the Com
munist Party or by Communist for
eign government. In fact, this may
be the intended result, since the bill
defines Organization" to include "a
group of persons permanently or tenn
porarily associated together for Joint
action on any subject or subjects"
Thus, an organization which advocates
low-cost housing for sincere humani-
tartan reasons might be classified as
a Communist-front organization be-
cause the Communists regularly ex-
plot slum conditions as one of their
techniques.
1t is not enough to say that this
probably would not be done. The
mere fact that it could be done shows
clearly how the bill would open
Pandora's box of opportunities for Of
fetal condemnation Of organizations
and individuals for perfectly honest
opinions which happen to be stated
also by Communists.
The basic error of these sections
is that they move in the direction
of suppressing opinion and belief.
This would be very dangerous
course to take, not because we have
any sympathy for Communist opin-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29
WOULD STRIKE BLOWS AT
OUR OWN LIBERTIES"

In brief, when all the provisions of
HR 9490 are considered together, it
is evident that the great bulk of them
are not directed toward the real and
present dangers that exist from COM
munism Instead of striking blows
at communism, they would strike
blows at our own liberties and at our
position in the forefront of those
working for freedom in the world.
At time when our young men are
fighting for freedom in Korea, it
would be tragic to advance the OBJ
jectives of communism in this cOun-
try, as this bill would do.
Because I feel so strongly that this
legislation would be a terrible mis-
take, | want to discuss more fully its
worse features-sections l through
II and sections % and 25.
Most of the first II sections of
HR 9490 are concerned with requir-
ing registration and annual reports,
by what the bill calls Communist-ac-
ton organizations and Communist
front organizations, of names of Of
ficers, sources and uses of funds, and,
in the case of Communication or
CARNATIONS, names of members.
The idea of requiring Communist
organizations to divulge information
about themselves is a simple and at
tractive one. But it is about as prac-
teal as requiring thieves to register
with the sheriff. Obviously, no such
organization as the Communist Party
is likely to register voluntarily.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-09-29
ALWAYS CHASING (RED)
RAINBOWS

Thus the net result of the regis
tration provision of this bill would
probably be an endless chasing of one
organization after another, with the
Communists always able to Illustrate
the law enforcement agencies and
prevent any final result from being
achieved. 1t could only result in
wasting the energies of the Dept. of
Justice and in destroying the sources
of information of its FBI. To impose
these fruitless burdens upon the FBI
would divert it from its vital security
duties and thus give aid and comfort
to the very Communists whom the bill
is supposed to control.
Unfortunately, these provisions
are not merely ineffective and un-
workable. They represent a clear
and present danger to our institu-
tons.
Insofar as the bill would require
by the Communist Party |
Itself, it does not endanger our ira
liberties. However, the APP
1lication of the registration to So
JAILED Communist-front organizations
IAN be the greatest danger to free
lom of speech, press, and assembly L
since the Alien & Sedition Laws of
1913. This danger arises out of the
,riteria or standards to be applied in
determining whether an organization
S Communist-front organization.
There would be no serious prob
EN- if the bill required proof that an
was controlled and fl
lanced by the Communist Party be-
ore it could be classified as a Com
organization However,
recognizing the difficulty of proving /
hose matters, the bill would permit
uch determination to be based
olely upon the extent to which the
positions taken or advanced by it
rom time to time on matters of pol
~ do not deviate from those of the /
Communist movement.