Bronze Reporter [Volume: 5, Issue: 12]

Olicy of the Brohze Répor

Pe Pee a ee
eit Po ~and: conditions which prove ~ontfaty ~to.
4 Bee ican ay Of life) Seprotest atte or PaReiRE WANA,

_ deny the N. gro his full constitutional, rights-as a-frue
American. ~

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- Phe Bronze Reporter is a non-partisan. newspaper.
~ts main Objective is to render a public service through
godd journalism and to this end, The Brange Se i

is is faithfully dedicated.

re. BRONZE REPORTER,

SATURDAY, ~MARCH 1,,1958 i}
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~Phe | Hi oys ~From. The late Bowker T. Washington, Heinded! of Tuskegee.;

stitute, Alabama, made. this: pertinent statement.on occasion: To keep a man in the gutter, you have to. stay down
there with him, Those might not have been his ee words,

but they are the gist of what

he said.

The Senators from Georgia Herman Talmadg e and Richard B. Russell~got some idea recently as to what the Sage
of Tuskegee meant. Talmadge has 35 boys from~ Georgia,
all white, of course, take the examinations:for West Point,~
Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy. ~TWENTY-EIGHT
failed. Russell nominated 20 boys, SIXTEEN failed.

Of Talmadge~s nominees who passed, none of the seven
got over 75. The passing mark was 70. Russell, who was
lauded nationally last year for his ~brilliant~ leadership of
/ the anti-Civil Rights forces in the Senate, fared worse. Of.
the four who passed, none got over 72.

The Senators and their followers are so busy keeping
_ Negroes on an inferior plane that they have-been living on
that lower plane with them. It is as simple as that.

If the leaders of Georgia prefer to cheat the State~s white
youth in an effort to keep the State~s thelr ns down, they

must realize that they are ~cutting off the

their faces.~

noses too spite

~Phil. Tribune ~

No Time For Rejoicing
At first blush, the announcement by United: States Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia that he will retire when his

present term ends would seem to be cause for rejoicin
~ A little more thought, however, woyld seem ~o dic ate

_ that those who would rejoice

had better wait and. see who |

~ Will be chosen. as his,successor...
' ~ ~When General'Smuts died in the Union of South Africa, |

dutsiders breathed a sigh of

disappointment, however, for Daniel F

~eeded him, and Johnanes J:
lan, have been more brutal in

relief. They were doomed to
F. Malan, who sucStrijdom, who succeeded Matheir treatment of the native

population than Smuts ever was.

While it will take Senator Byrd~s successor some time to
wield the influence in national affairs he exercises, the forces of liberalism and justice for all Americans régardless of
color have little to hope for., Virginia will remain firmly
in the Democratic party and continue its leadershi of the
~of the States which 3 are defying the law of the land.

~Phil. Triotne

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FRIENDLY RELATIONS

Rev. Alexander Miller, chairman of the Flint Human Relations Council, announced that the
Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb.
18th, had received reports on the
cross-burning incident on the eve-.
ning of February 13th at 1034
Stockton St., the home of a Negro family.

The following statement was
issued by the Flint Human Relations Committee:

~The deplorable and shameful
Klan tactics which were employed
on. the night of. February 13th
against a Negro family which

ently moved into a home on

siockton St. call for the. serious
éoncern of all decent; responsible
community organizations- and individuals in Flint.

~Lawless. harassment. and

~to even one family are
an attack on the democratic right
of all people to choose their own
~homes and be considered as good
fieighbors on their own individ
religion.

~Through representatives ~of
responsible community: groups
which are affiliated to. our: Coun:
cil, we have been in touch with
the particular family affected,
both before and after the crossburning incident. We haye assured them of. our confidence |
that the harassment was the work
of a tiny, irresponsible minority~
and that the overwhelming majority. of. our community ~are
heartsick and indignant at ~such
un-American behavior. -

established church groups~in the
neighborhood and in our city will
exert. every effort to cregte-.a:
healthy climate of positive. acceptanee and welcome for~ the
particular family, as well-as for
fany. other citizens of our.community.

~We believe, too; that thie. ~undemocratic behavior of the guilty
parties will be firmly ~handled by.
our psc omc is os.

ual merits, regardless of race or:
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A Need For World. Leadership

Mr. President:

~Recently the propaganda mill
of the United Automobile Workers_in Detroit made another of
its vicious and untrue attacks
on 4 public official whose philosophy, in: preserving the free
enterprise system of government
happens to: disagree with the
socialist views of certain union
bosses.

In this instance I happened
to be the victim.

~Walted Reuther has been trying. to involve me in a violation:
of the intent of the federal Corrupt Practices Act. He has done
this. by ~directing his employeeinvite me to appear on a radiotelevision program paid for by
mis-using union funds.

His reason.is simple:

They wanted ~me ~to refuse.
Reuther hoped I would turn
them down and give him something to harp about. He intended to harrass me for the rest
of the year, or until such time
as a candidate of his: own choosing is elected to the Senate to
do -Reuther~s personal bidding
witha ~people-be-dammed~ attitude. The recent statement of
his captive publicity mill attacking~ me is ample proof. of
this.,. The _radio-television station
they asked me to appear on
is. located in Windsor,~ Canada,
on the other side of the United
States: boundary.

~I am a United States SenJ ator from the: State
gan.

of dollars in Canada to attack
patriotic American public servants who have served and upheld the principles of this. Government. He is. doing this entirely outside the jurisdiction of
the. Federal ~ Communications
Commission.
~It.is strahge and frightening
io see certain labor bosses who
draw their livelihood from the
free enterprise.system~who even
fat on it~bending. every
effort. to ~strangle it and, replace. it with =their personal
brat ~of socialism.
king hanj-in- glove with

his~ nand-picked ~governor -in
Lansin, Michigan, ruthless is
tilings off jobs in my, State and}

ki special. harm in Detroit.
They. Are. waging a. jojint destfuctive effort composed of ev.
fl tax mnetpeds and. strong-arm
Vsttike.

aré out] of work in, Michigan.
They

~of. Michi-}:

Reuther is- spending millions]. 7

Both ~of them~ know very welt}
320,000 men and women 4

awe see that a, joint de-|.
of |,

Senator Potter Levies
Blast Against Reuther

~ Senator-Charles E. Potter, Republican. of Moan today
made the following remarks on the; Senate floor:..

Demoeratie party.~ |...

Now they want me to participate in a radio and television, propagarida effort financed by hard-earned dues
money., The federal Corrupt
~Practices ' Act prohibits the - use
of union dues for political
broadcasts. It is a practice |
have. always ~opposed.

Let Reuther and Williams set
up~a' meéting for m~é'to address
the workers face toti!face on any
of my: open datescand T~il
there, I, am_ proud~ of.my. r.
in behalf ofthe, ie a labering man.

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in 1953 to. spons Or ~ bill to ere
the minimum:.w ~~

In 1956 I ed legisl tion
to~ broade~ fra: efits and~ quirements.
This legislation~ was encated into. law... oe ae

I have ~al:. vigorously: supported the Bacbn-yis provisions
in all Government programs.

Ivani"a-co-syfonsor 6 legislation,
to assist: in Jetaini ers to
higher skjlis and: resulting

earning? Capacity.

I am.,.workjng~ to abolish the

excise tax on automobiles, which ~

would. cut $250 from the price a
worker sna "4 Ra ~ a $2,500
Cae.):

I hage been indfumental in~
bringing; acnu substantial
defensécontr. cts

passed last summer, ~a unlike
Williants and ~Revther, | did not
sell out, but fought, fo the end
for éVen ~stronger legislation.
I repeat, Mr. President, I am
proud~ef my recordin behalf of
the American laboring man. I
want td discuss my ~views with
workers. but. Reuther: and. Williams have done their level best
to black*?out my record~from UAW
ernie eh eee Se
~If ~that~s the way they ~want
to: play_it,.they..cant.fool any
one se gine. it ocracy, ésjn@. man.
Vers worker
4 _a pair of: interested

Miss. Legislature 1

a resolution aimed at the N. A.

| investigation of the NAACP. The

al
bedi Three anti-NAACP laws, pass
\tutional-by a three-judge Federal
~?Court on Jan. 21.

its stabi lists and ~finan
4 giat sols, register with: state, igher

NAACP Bal In

JACKSON, Miss., ~ A bill and

A. C. P. have been introduced in
the Mississippi state legislature.

The bill, introduced in the
state Senate on Feb. 18, would
make public the rolls of the Association. The resolution, approved by a Semate voice vote on
Feb.. 12 and referred to the
judiciary committee, orders an

resolution specifically orders thie
State Sovereignty Commission to
conduct the pRAACP investiga: |
tion,..+. eg Se.:

ed by the Virginia State Legislature, were declared unconsti
The invalid Virginia laws re-)
the Association to reveal

submit~to %& number of state-i
posed Fegulations regarding its
ae | cases.

q swing can lift, other industries| ~!
across the nation. Stee rub

Atgares. An~ view,.of the heavyy

was etiacted in We
[working ever te 0g

H tary cf the Treasury R

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Fae Mp ae Oa ee By
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ass and co
a rise in auto

ing the auto tax will pour back
into the Tréasury many fimes
over in the form of taxes from
new business, new jobs and new
salaries. We stand to lose little
and gain much,

TEN FEARLESS MEN from

Michigan and New York. braved
the worst in Washington~s history last week. to meet. in. my
office and discuss an idea loaded with challenge and adventure:
the possibility of a St. Lawrenee}.
Seaway voyage for Mayflower~ 1.
Mr. Henry Horndlower, repre:
senting the owners cf the ~311
ous replica cf the Pilgrim ship,}
came down from Plymouth, Massachusetts to present facts and

costs and detailed advance planning which wil! be necessary,
the group decided that 7 ~1959
voyage, geared to the opening
of the St. Lawrence Soaway,
might be the most logical aim,

Mr. Frank Davis of Bay City
heads the newly-appointed aa
ing ~committee now studying
Hornblower estimates Other.com
| mittee members are Messts. A

rey Strohpaul/.of Grand ~ Rapids, | ~

Gerald Johngon, of Marquette,

No ONE LOVES TAXES, but like hail and sleet,

we ~ have

Lj cise taxes will lower. car pr Ske
B cars. boost sales ar

SNIFFING THE NEWSPRINT
TRAIL, FBI sleuths are visiting
cffices of. American companies.
that control Canadian newsprint
firms or have affiliations with
them. Last spring, when the
Canadians hiked their newsprint

i prices by -$4 a ton; bringing
nosts, to. ari, all-time: peak, I
triggered a. Senate -Commerce
Committee probe by my charges
that an international cartel was
Manipulating prices.

~Now the FBL-axud- afifitrust
4 + fticials are on the trail. News~print_~Tepr sents one-fourth. to
~one-third the cost. of publish~hg a per and skyrocketing
prices~ have blasted the nickel
~Newspaper cut of existence. Rising.advertising costs are pushing
many small ~businessmen - and
Small. newspaper | publishers to
the wall. Price boosts. on newsprint always follow. the same
yattern. One newsprint. manufacturer annotncés an increase~
and all other producers follow -
~suit. immediately, hiking by the
~Same-amrount: tt ~allpomts to colsion between. producers. Back

1946 newsprint cost: $67 per
Oday | it ~is eee About

and Leonard) of Detroit-* At

~T hings You: ~She

om IN AFRICA) prouHT TO~
THE US. IN I7B1, SHE as SOLAS
A SLAVE TO MR. JOHN WHEATLY OF
BOSTON. IMPRESSED BY HER wreuIGENCE,HE PROVIDED FOR HER EDU
CATION~SHE WAS AMASTER OF LATIN~
| AND HISTORY.BUT WON ETERNAL FAME
AS.APOET/IN ENGLAND SHE WAS GUEST

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