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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1946.

LABOR VIEW

By GEORGE F. McCRAY for ANP

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LYNCHINGS IN THE SOUTH
(FROM THE BUFFA LO N, Y, GUARDIAN): aa ~.
Much is being said in Barber Shops, Taverns and other
places where/ people gather, about the recent lynchings in Georgia and other sections of the South. Most of the conversation

seem to revolve around the fact that the President of the
United States should stop lynching. I have listened dur'ng
the past weeks to several of these conversations ~without revealing my identity. One man said, ~Truman should sen~l
troops into the South.~~ Now let us be fair in our criticisms of
our public officers. The President of the United States is as
helpless in stopping lynching in the.South as any other citizen.
The only authority the President has over any part of the
South, is when the violation of Federal laws is involved. The
constitutional steps necessary are these: ~The Governor of the
State in which the lynching occurs must first reveal to the President the fact that he cannot maintain law and order; and the
Governor can only issue such a statement when he, the Governor, has been informed by the Sheriff of the County in which
the lynching has occurred, that he cannot maintain law and order. These are the necessary steps that must be taken. The
question of placing the blame upon a President is unfair, unjust, unkind and ought to be condemned by all well-thinking
citizens. pe man also said that the ~~Anti-Lynch Bill should
be passed by the Democrats."~ I think the passage of such a
bill may be of some service in reducing the number of lynchings; but we must learn that we cannot legislate goodness or
respect for law and order into people's hearts and lives.. Thirty
years ago, during the Republican regime, when both branches
of the legislature were overwhelmingly Republican; when the
Executive for more than 60 years were of the same party, a
congressman from Missouri by the name of Dyer introduced at
every session, an Anti-Lynch Bill, and despite the overwhelming Republican control of both legislative and administrative
branches, of the goyernment, no such bill has ever been made
into law. I believe ultimately America will arise to a high
moral sense of responsibility and such a bill will be passed by
the moral force of public opinion, for healthy public opinion
raust precede the enactment of laws in~ordér to make them effective.: es

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HELL~S FOR RENT

By J. RILEY DUNJEE for ANP~
Hark, fellow denizens of hell,
Hear ye my story~
How Georgia's filched my fame
And gone off with my glory.
In unexcelled malignity,
I heretofore held sway,
Till Georgia raped my role
And took my rank away.

In diabolic cruelty

I mastered all the while,

But Georgia savagery

Has got me skint a mile.
Beside a Georgia snob

I look like Abraham;

Beside a Georgia mob

This camp don~t count a~ram

The patronage of former times

No longer I command;'.
For friends have found 4a fouler clime
In Georgia land.

Now I am Georgia bound

My prestige to reclaim.To set my dominion there

~And resurrect my fame.

It's too infernal cold here,

It ain't like home no more;

So hell's for rent, and I am bent,
For old Georgia's shore,

This fiend forsaken synagogue
Will drive a demon groggy

I've got to quit this pious pit,

I'm bound for the state of Georgia.

Says Klan Bae i |

port Workers (CiC).
Winfield,

LETTER FROM A READER

I like your article of July 27.
I see your point very clearly,
your point is very good, *but
you seem to be afraid to speak
up and out on it, you fellows
just need a little more guts
and quit mincing words and
tell the Negroes point ~blank,
they need to do~ something
about their conduct in public
places.

(Signed)

_ Miles Faison,

Better ~Citizens League.
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ANSWER:

} appreciate Mr. Faison writing this card because | know
there are some Negroes beside
myself who see the need of the
cooperation of the Negro before any real

to
improvthe relabel ween
races.. |
some
ime how many
of my readers
see mv point of
view but I can
only tell ~ by

SENSLEY

those who send me a few lines
telling me just what they think

of my articles. With a substantial number of the citizens
seeing the situation as I see it
and their cooperation in making our city a better place to
live for every one regardless to
race, creed or color, we can
solve many problems that exist today that must be solved
as soon as possible or else.

In regard to Mr. Faison~s belief that I need more guts in
~telling the Negroes how much
their conduct in public places

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DEMOCRAC
~ By ELDER BENNETT
House of David

TOLEDO, Ohio~(APNS)~

The American people celebrated July 4th in memory of
the winning of our independence from England in A.D.
1776. We became a separate
governm en th.:
from England =~
and previous to
that time we
have _ established a democratic form of gov- ~
ernment.

We were.
under bondage,
a Pan Américan j |

to a governaffect them, I will say that ment governed~
probably the reason he thinks by a king, but

I am afraid to speak up is because | believe the reason most
Negroes that conduct themselyes the way they do in public is because they have not
stopped to think for themselves and are following others
who believe the-only way they
can exercise their rights is by
doing what they feel like doing
without considering the affect
ity will have on them and ethers and vwhout knowing the
limit or extent to which each
individual -is supposed to exercise their rights. Therefore

I am only trying to wake those
wito must be-sleéping to act |S! Of form lof government

the way they do in public and by Betsy Ross, which seemed
still expect no curtailment of ri have been badd ae pat
théir rights. ] often wonder why did Col.

Washington and his troops go
through so much suffering for3
Was it not to gain liberty for
the people so they could enjoy freedom, which they were
deprived of under the English
government? I ask you, was
his sacrifice in vain? It seems
that most of our people have
forgotten that the red stripes
in the flag represent the blood

the peaple did- Be
n't have much
liberty..T h eElder Bennet:

American people chose George
Washington as their president.
He became the first president
of the United States and also
was one of the great men of
the nation to frame the Constitution of the United States.
Later it was decided to protect the civil rights of all citizens, so. amendments were
made to the same, which |]
consider a very wise idea.

A flag was made to repre
It is time both races woke
up to the present crisis and
unite to combat the condition
~| before it will be too late. The
recent incidents in the South
was caused by a certain element in the race, white race,
but, nevertheless the entire
race is affected by the acts and
unless they do something about
it, they can be rightly blamed,
the same as the Negro race can
be blamed and held _ responsible for the conduct of a few,
if something is not done by the
Negro to improve the condition.~

paid for our liberty; the white
stripes Nand for purity and
the blue stripes represents the
union or loyalty. The 48
star represent the 48 states,
ithe 13 stripes represent the

~2 original colonies.
I appreciate comments and; if oeedo Wiiee ld i
criticisms from my readers. a oe ee, ae

Reubin Sensley. |"? to what the flag represents
there would be justice, liberty,
land equality to all citizens re
|a smoke screen to rob people.

whickfwas shed, or the price

Threatens Fla.~
Negro ** St"8

MIAMI ~ ANP -- The Ku
~ Klux Klan was held to~ be behind the threats made against
the life of Roosevelt Winfield
Pan American Airways~ Negre

employee and union shop stew- |
ard here last Monday according -to Chairman Gordon S,

employe for six years, said he

had been stopped by. three men
in black hoods and robes and
warned to cease? his union: activities, or be given ~a chance
to drink up part of the wate
in the bay.~:

The CIO asked that the FBI
investigate the incident and also requested Miami police to
give protection to Winfield.

The Negro employe was driving to work when a sedan car
Henderson of ~he Muintenance rying the three hooded men
Workers unit of the Air Trans- forced his car off the road,

CU

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Tooth Cleanser
_. An apple for dessert in the school
child~s lunch is a most effective

tooth cleanser and breath sweeten,
er!

Carbon Ingredient

Carbon is an essential ingredient
in smelting operations for the production of calcium carbide, ferroalloys such as ferrosilicon and ferro
chrome, phosphates, silicon carbide,
aluminous abrasives, iron ore reduc
~tion and other electro processes.

gardless of the union, Negroes
can~t buck up with white people.~

Stating the Negro workers
Were using Winfield as a ~~fig
[gardless of race or creed;
rich or poor.

Everything likes liberty and
|freedom. The birds, who fly
~about in the air, don't like to
|be shut up in a-<cage; the horse
or cow likes to have its free~dom, and neither does the huiman race like ~to have their
liberty taken from them. How
much has the poor white people or the Negro people got.
They have to witness taxation without proper representation, income tax, 3-cent state
sales tax, city I-cent tax. I ask
the public what becomes of al]
the tax money; automobile
tax, money revenue on whis
z
wouldn't be so many strikes,
nor would we have race riots.

Look ~in recent weeks at the
advance in prices. That is fine
democracy and justice, which
we are supposed to. have
fought this last war for. Thousands of men were killed and
some wounded for life. | ask
the public, what for?

It made conditions much
worse, instead of improving
conditions. The world is far
from, being safe to live in. Everything is practiced in the
United States except justice
and equality. There never was
a time, since the days of Noah,
are the people more evil and
~possess more hatred in their
hearts, than it is at the present
time. * aes

In Amtrica we have just
about gone as far as we can iu
preaching democracy and justice and practicing hypocrisy.
Look how the war was used as

Perhaps you can~ recéall how
the American soldiers and
army officers were caught in
Italy and France practicing
black marketing in selling cizarettes to the German~ soldiers.
According to the: statements
appearing in the public press,
We sent war. materials and
clothing to China, and if you
can recall that the Chinese
Army officers really played
black market with it.

It is fine to help out other
countries, but we should take
care of our people in-the United States first. If you would
survey entire America and
perhaps have an_ interview
with every citizen it would be
surprising to you to know the
conditions existing in America
among the poor people. Before we try to clean up _ the
European countries, we should
first clean. up America.

Let us stop religious persecution and abolish jim crowism
or the discrimination of the
Negro race.

The gentleman from Russia
recenily toured the United

that we are living in America.
Did you know they have a city
law prohibiting any: one molesting another person? Any
person making any remarks to
or about another individual
concerning their Christian
faith, or color upon conviction
can be given six months in jail
and fined $200 damages. No
one has any right to. speak,
write, or circulate anything
against a person that~ will injure his good name in the city
cr community. This is very
common in America for thousands of people are ignorant of
the law.,

I read with interest of the

case of discrimination against
Mr. Sherrill, undertaker, at
Den's Diner, 17th and~ Monroe Streets, who served him on
a paper plate. I would suggest that if Mr. Don cart serve
the public, alike, then the best
thing for him to do is to close.
This also pertains to every cafe
and hotel in Toledo, if you
can't serve all of the public
then close your business. If
you believe in democracy then
show it, and put it into practice.

tough with labor for asking for a few cents per hour to offset
the rising cost of living.
But now that congress has come to an end, something little shor: of an inglorious end at that. It took good care of the
farmers and the big business interests in the country. The
prices of farm produce were guaranteed and raised to all time
heights, and business was given fat cost-plus contracts and
through a favorable tax refund system, also guaranteed oe
against loss.:

But labor and Negroes got the boot. The Fair Emnioy.
ment Practices committee was destroyed. Anti-poll tax legislation was smothered and the bill to establish a national a minimum. wage of 65 cents per hour was crushed by solid reactionary opposition in both the Republican and the Democratic
parties. A fraudulent, misleading OPA law was finally pulled~
through congress, but housing legislation whether for veterans
or the general public fell under the solid opposition of organized real estate operators all over the country. Broadened socia! security legislation was also defeated.. If it were not for a ground swell of opposition from the
people, the 79th congress actually would have placed the peo
| ple of the United States under fascism. They would have dis
guished~ it under the mantle of labor-peace or anti-strike legis-~
lation: '' ~ oe. vice:
The duty of the people of the United States is clear. They
are fundamentally progressive and liberal, but their views will
not ~receive due consideration in the next congress unless reactionary, obstructive representatives and senators are defeated.
before congress meets.:

~The CIO Political Action committee composed of both
Negro and white trade unionists and civilians affords liberal
and. independent voters their best opportunity to do a good
job during the coming elections. For the first time in recent
American history independent and liberal voters have nation
~wide machinery at hand which they should not hesitate to use
to drive the progress blockers from power... in Washington.

Gen. B. 0. Davis To Speak Before
Frontiers Convention; Dr. McGraw,

Nat~! Housing Head, Also Speaks

COLUMBUS, Ohio ~ One of Friday, Angust 16 ~ 9:00
the ~big events in Columbus, a. m, ~ General business sesthis summer is the first post-| sion ~ Union Hall, 569 East
war.convention of the Fron-| Long St.
tiers. of America, Inc,, which
will meet August 15th to 18th.

The Columbus chapter, which
is the host of the first con
6:00 p. m, ~ 10th Axmver
sary Banquet - and
President's Réegerftiow at thie

~National

ing been founded 10 years ago,

According to the convention
chairman, C. -W. Sawyer, dele.
gates are expected from fif
teen chapters located through
out the United States.

In Canada the law ~is really
enforced regardless to whom it
may be. They see after the
interests of all citizens and not
just a,certain class, as we do in
America.

You can have peace confer
but as long as you deprive certain.races of their equal rights,
there will always be trouble in

away from your sins while you
can, before it is too late.

What a great country we
would ~have if everyone would
treat the other individual justly. Instead of coming before
the Supreme Judge, Jesus with
bowed heads and _ empty
hearts, we could ~hold up our
heads and murmur, ~Well
done, Jesus.~~ Let us practice
this in the near future. After
all in God's eyesight we are
considered as one and nots as

States to investigate tae conditions prevailing here. He stated that in the South colored
children were working on the
plantations for rich white people, but had never been to
school. That doesn~t speak
very highly for this great
country. He explained the dis-4
crimination in America among
races was quite prevalent, for
instance the Chinese, Jewich,
Italians, and in some _ places
the Negroes were. placed on
the bottom of the list., This is
a disgraceful example for true
democracy and justice, don't
you think?

In the Fourteenth Amendment it states that all native
born people who become naturalized citizens are citizens of
the United States. Why abuse
and mistreat an individual because their skin is a shade

races.

It Happened
In Michigan.

FLINT, Mich. ~ APNS ~!

-' Michigan State Police raided
the farm of Mr. Richard Cox,
known to his many friends as
Slick, in Saginaw, Michigan,

on the 31st day of July, at
1:15 a. m, After raiding Slick~s
farm, the judge from Saginaw
waS summoned to appear on
the farm and court was held
on the premises.

Ther~ were 27 men and women who pleaded guilty of
loitering in ~the gambling establishment and were fined $15
each: All equipment and furnishings. were confiscated, We

~ences and advocate the same, |~

America. You had better turn!

N. B. ALLEN

N, B. Allen, founder of this
national service club, which is
the only one of its kind among
Negroes, has announced _ that
among the outstanding speakers expected are: General B,
O, Davis, only Negro officer
ever to obtain the U. S. rank
of General; Bishop David H.
Simms, bishop of the First
Episcopal District of the AME
~Church; and Dr. B. T, McGraw. of the National Housing

vention. since, befo rae ry ar, ),
is also the be a Fm nna. [eee

Spring St, YMCA. ~C, M. Cain,
president ofetH~ Frontier Club

of AR
Music: Xylophone selections ~
Mrs. Inez L, Alexander, Vocal:
selections ~. Miss Aldine Calfee, Address ~ Rev, C. Baker
Pearle of Baltimore, Md.;

Saturday August 17 ~ 9:00
a, m. ~ General Business Session.:

2:00 p, m, ~ Luncheon at
Brush Lake, and memorial to.
deceased Frontiersmen.

9:00 p. m, Social and
dance at Spring St. YMCA,

Sunday, August 18 ~ 11:00
a, mM. Church services at
Shiloh Baptist Church, James
Ww, Parrish, Pastor. Guest.
speaker: Bishop David H
Sims.

N. B. Allen erecutive secretary of the Urban League, is
founder and National Pr2sident
of the Frontiers movement,
Other national officers are: Dr.
W. T. Nelson, First Vice President; Henry C, Sparks, Second Vice President; L. M. Shaw,
Secrefary; J, J. Carter Treéasurer. Samuel R, Shepherd, Sgt,

Western Organizer; William M.
@ooper, Southern Organizer;
Henry C, Sparks, Eastern Organizer; Raymond R, Brown
Western Organizer; Local officers of the Columbus Chapter
are:

W. C. Anderson, Pres.
Dr. J, J, Carter, V-Pres.

~ City, ~ presiding.

at Arms; A. P. Bentley, Mid- -

Agency, Washington, D, C, James L. Allen, See~y.

Orval E. Peyton, Treas,

Committees functioning to
ma~e the convention a success
are- Housing Entertainment,
Lodal Publlidity, Constitution,
and Convention Committee,
Members of Committees:
Housing Committee: J. W.
Williams, Kenneth A. Morriss,
William Colwell, Earl Hood, O,
E. Peyton,

The official program for the
convention is as follows:

Tnursday, August 15 ~ 9:00
a. in. ~ Registration at the
Urban League, 107 North Monroe Ave,

12:00 Noon- ~ Convention
Committee Luncheon.

6:00 p. m, ~ Dinner,

7:30 p. m. ~ Public meeting

at St. Paul AME Church; -Prof,
J. Arnett Mitchell presiding.
~Song Master ~ Walter T. HenTy. Music ~. Miss Gloria Ann
Meade, Welcomes by Dr. W. C.
Anderson; Attorney Robert
Newlon, representing the Op--

Entertainment Committee: - J.

Arnett, Mitchell, D, F. Whit.
taker, E, L, Nix, Mr. Henderson, W. W. Layton.

Local Publicity: A B. Mapp, -
L. J. Faulkner, Maceo Hill
James L. Allen.

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~~ AT. ae ter the mani gement, the!many men holding political of-| their regilious faith is different] people paid appedred on the|representing the Lions Club;| M. Shaw, E, L, Nix, C. H. Saw.
ooded man warned Winfield to |fices who don~t need them, for] from the majority of the peo-| books ~of the County Court|Mr. James A, Maddox of the] yer;
FLINT ROLLER DROME tell those. Negroes that all they only take care of their| ple. I belong to the House of| House? - Yes, it did hap-|Rotary Club, Mrs, S. D. Hook-| Wiliam W. Layton is:
pat Will ~have, to bz cut out |social activities, families, play,|David and I wear long hair| pen in Michigan. fer, and Mr, E L Nix. tive Secretary of the Conven610 LOUISA sd now | 03, ane hisjand their politics. If they | and a beard. It is surprising _. Response by. Attorney Artee| tio. Committee The Columbus. ~+.: i: | Hee eas Pate) th moa oe re a ee "Honey Production | Fieming. Introduction of the| Chapter delegates are: C,H. EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT ~ 7 TO 11 Winfell stuiéa ~he couldn't | a - ad py Rerum - = ates my faith, especially the} Honey production varies from |main speaker General Benja-| Sawyer and S, D, Hooker. Al- ~
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