Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-08-31

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National Urban League convnsS in Minnesota next week IL NJ
ting therefore welcome the league to the Twin
Cities give Of the organization" program a"
II appears 10 this Newspaper
II our feeling debt Of gratitude TO tho
fnrascnR men aAd years founded the Urban
League agency dsne much
understanding and participation OF
the Negro occupations and Proge"" in American
communities
Americans exposed to the philosophy
Of the Urban League expressed ccIncy by
alma but opportunity In those few words are eS
planned thS underlying aspirations OF the average "
extraction of all not charity but an opportunity
knowledge and SiS to make his bs" contribution
10 family community state and nation
The Urban League was founded primarily prob
Of Negroes from tn" rural south TO
Industrial north The league with pfuly small financial
support inadequate budget has nevertheless made tremendous
aabaon Of the Negro population In the
populated urban oonte north and south It has Interested
numbers responsible and leading member" OF industry ana
labor In the problems Of the city Negro
The movement has attracted trained
equipped and the Negro popna
ton MANY Of these staff members
Industrial helped the lot of the
urban Negro.
Leagues very turned the Negro from state Of
hopeless despair bright futures " living and
uoipaon the good things OF community NE heS nave hsp
the dominant learn practical democracy In Their
relations with members Of the Negro community
During days depression cities of the land
secretary served OF hope to
unemployed and the people who suffered from The difficult con
the various local leagues
with suspicion both o
to degree by the Neos" the agencies were to aid Labor
of them had begun to
membership marginal Negro worker and found the
cooperative Each of service deeea"ed the dSr' and
today afatea accepted parts of community organ
Eatlon
In the field Of community planning and relations
league the of such
Eanon members OF both Negroes and
abEnE influence Many racial outbreaks
community OF alert
League secretary the technique Of utilizing hi"
Of the city leadership which in
position TO lnfiusnce opinion and reduce tension"
In public recreation and
Job opportunities league Skuny Cancellation 10
prove given uRca the of government social
leadership industry labor management education
and religious organizations
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uHbhmsn The that the league has
city that did not stay and do real Job
It would certainly
founded for tho best
will continue to make Its share OF honest
mistakes similar organizations have responsibility
planned needs Of the cities Il
trends There to believe
National Urban League not aware that operate" IN
changing
Its local branches have autonomy
creates problems this
authority and Independence of local
units strength present where there
and authority miles away from the c"mm"n'
ny being served.
tprrtlnK the purposes Negro
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mistake The leagues should take into Secoun,
public relations Negroes and whites to max"
placement personal unShlNd workers generally
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take consideration
earned by the
eaAnE unAd workers certainly should not be
program jobs fields heretofore
neglected However that class Of worker
the smallest amount Of assistance
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counsel they into labor unions
and In their problems wi employers OF labor
Of Negro tho unskied classification
his pursuit OF Job then is
certainly possible the other
Of people Loss OF contact
Of placement services In this
opinion bad policy We have never considered that the
relations departments that they had To
order To work higher type place
why both the for
higher technical levels could not be
red the for the unsked worker Of
frUd 10 BE- think would Increased dN
In public respect confidence,
Of the other the varied leagues operate
doing calculated community meet the eha
American teamwork better nation When
called and the published DO that the
League win those who
have accomplished
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some aiming Have here ladies' and
gsntamen. and come back to zee us often