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WORLD CO-OPERATION
FACT OR FANTASY

From the now stilled pen
of Wendell. L. Wilkie comes
this significance statement to~wit: ~Unless real world cooperation replaces both Iso-:
lationism and Imperialism of
Whatever form in the new interdependent world of free
nations, there will be no lastimg ~security for you, or for. US.

America is trying to get
world cooperation, and is using two powerful weapons to
obtain them, namely, [cod,
and money handouts, witk
strings attached.

This may seem like a
hopeless job with the instability of government at this
present time. China in the
theories of a destructive, internal civil war, Asia, with its
million of peoples, particularly moslems. and hindus are
ready to go on a threat cutting campaign when Lord
Mountbatten finishes talking.

Then the Palestine question
is also in. a state of volcanic
eruption.

The international, ship of

the world has a willing, but
most unruly crew, who are
in the throes of a momentous
decision, they. have two choices for captain of their ship,
and they~ distrust both of
them. These facts. can be
born out by the report of two
writers, Edith and Sidney Sulkin, in Harpers magazine,
They say: ~~2s we traveled in
Europe it was clear that neitheir philosophy | had so fallen, Europeans had rejected
Communism which had _failed to gain enough seats in
the governments.

~But this is most disconcerting,~ by the same token
people in most countries hed
rejected, or were becoming
more and more dissatished
with the kind of ~~LaissyFaire~ capitalism which was
generally taken to be American Ideology. Reduced _ to
simple language it means the
Communist didn~t have enough to offer the people so
they voted them down. The
Americans, caused them to
become dissatisfied due _ te
their ~money grabbing, and
let business alone tactics or
ideas.~
get in. world cooperation following policies like this.

The peoples of tthe world
want a ~Middle of the road

policy and not what these
othérs are offering. They
want direction by Statesmen,
not Politicians.

FLINT, IT AIN~T NO
GOOD

Two men, in Chicago were
discussing Flint, Michigan.
~It ain't no good said one,
its a factory town and when
they ga down, everything
goes down. I. Jeft there when
I got laid off the last time.~

This bring to mind why
~Flint isn*t any goed and
what is wrong to. give ~outsiders~ this impressicn. In the
study that followed theze
things were to be true.

1. The sweepers in some of
the plants here make more
meney a week than some cf!
the school teachers.
shifting that in most groups
shifting -thati n most groups
you rarely find anyone in it

years.

3. Restrictive Covenants in
Real Estate were causing a
~Black belt to be formed.~~.

4. Crime and other vices
are rampant in the little city,
it being a haven for undesirables during the ~lush times.~

5. Emigrants are disliked
by the local population because they are causing the
enforcement of unwritten
standards that the ~nativés~
were beginning to break
down.

6. You have a hard time
raising children because of
undesirable. people, in the
neighborhood trying to make
a living..

7. Flint, well it just.ain't
no good. I~m _ leaving~ here!
How nice it would be if all
who felt this way would leave
Flint. Maybe something could
be done.:

RECESSION HITS FLINT
The depression, or more
modernly called| the ~~Recession has hit Flint in. full
force. Prices have -taken a
drastic tumble. At one local
department store, dress shirts
were selling 2 for three dollars. At another popular
store shorts were three pair
for one dollar. These are encouraging signs to low income
groups, but these prices are
coming events which may be

Where ~can America!

casting their ~shadows before.

Foods Combine Nutrients

Practically every food we eat, except sugar and salt, is a -combination of food elements: proteins,
fats, starches, sugars, vitamins and
minerals. Milk, the most nearly perfect food, is a combination of protein, fat, sugar, water, vitamins and
minerals. Fruits naturally. contain
sugar, and combinations like liver
and potatoes, frowned upon by food
faddists, are composed of many ele-:
ments.

IT SEEMS TO ME..

By Richard Adams:
That it must be a hard job to be a minister and have to
fight the devil within your own supposedly free of devilment

church.

It appears to me that there are three classes of people

with which you must satisfy in

church. The classes are: Youth,

order to be not at war in your

Majority and Ruling. The first

faction Youth doesn~t need or ask for much but a chance. They
ask for some time of the oh so ~busy~~ members as well as
some money to set up.a well balanced young peoples program.
Although Youth ~doesn~t ask for much, and although they

don't~ receive very much, the minister rarely has trouble with

them. | call ~the Majority class the group which works faithfully in the church, generally likes what the minister says and
in short they are easily satisfied and like the Youth rarely

cause the minister any trouble.

Now hs disturbing group, the Ruling class, is the spark
and the engine which starts just about all the trouble. In the
first place they will hate the minister if he does not do, what
they say and cause him all sorts of trouble. They will do things
behind his back; they will spread scandal; in fact they'll stoop |
to do things you cannot imagine so-called faithful members

would do.

Its usually the big bad families of the church who use:

their power to try and make of

To close this purge against devilment in the church, I'd
like to relate a true example of what some dear, dear mem:
bers of the church (what a laugh) did and (get
worst part these people believe they are absolutely right. A
young progressive minister who paid off the mortgage of the
church, had improvements made, built up the~membership a-mong young and old and to have a few members circulate a
petition and have him removed because he was reaching for a

higher goal ~ getting a larger, better church.

It sickens me and others
read this it will sicken them.

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I say to you devil helpers, God looks upon you and he
shall repay you, you hypocrites within his house.~

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by Alonzo D. BREWER

Pittsburgh is notable for
having colleges of great influence in preparing fine career personalities. Profound interest is placed with the current students of color whether
natives of this country, India,
China, or other countries. Attention is therefore directed to
past, present and prospective
glances at scholars of gethnic
groups. A dry line has prevented their absorbtion with
worthwhile employment chances in Pittsburgh. Failures of
true recognition has caused
trained individuals of color to
cast the steel city aside as being unfit. It has been essential
for these graduates to move
elsewhere in the country to
their careers, advantages with
good pay and success.

The Pittsburgh Board of
Education, the taxpayers
agency, has less than fifteen
full time teachers of color on
its payroll. The large Administration Building is conducted
with leisure time staffs which
do not include colored personnel. The same _ personnel
set-ups are found in the CityCounty Bldg. and the Federal
Bldg..The denial pattern remains the same, with possible
a rare exception, in the industrial endeavors where no time
is had for Negro technicians.

One can always find~ pleasure in noticing past and present students of color in Pittsburgh colleges with their good
occupational goals. The public leaders should become aware of the fact that the noted
ambitions and scientific understanding require proper out
have been of necessity divorc- |

ed from the home city.
Delight is secured in jailing and fining illegitimate
racketeers whose business abilities have been curbed by legitimate racketeers through employment denials. Truthful,
the ~~~wrong~~ business operators are not to blame, but
rather our society which has
no appreciation for them because of skin pigmentation.
~ Spoiled hopes of status are
likely to become increasingly
keen as a follow~ up of this
past war, where attention has
been focused on Germany for
ill treatment of racial groups.
People are becoming more aware of their own~surroundings. The awareness can lead
to the same war spirits of action for democracy; this time
within.

Better understanding of the
false deal effects, should allow political and commercial
leaders to: become alert in
time for trouble prevention.
Their subsequent sensible actions would provide real chances for people of color. Employment practices of democracy / will allow the outside
world to accept trade thoughis
with realization that the American people are sincere. It
is realized that separation of
persons by color in employment serves aS a criteria cf
double face attempts.

A wealthy commercial business. owner - invited me _ into
his private office last year. He
proceeded to tell me with expressions of relief that he possessed one-fourth colored
blood in: his veins ~and that

lets for the welfare of every
one. Up until now, should
some changes occur, expressions of the Negro students in
business or technical. practices:

this was the reason for his not
employing any Negroes.. His
fear was that Negroes- would
recognize the. strain and this!

business. A similar report was
made to me by a high officer
~of the U. S. Army~s Air Service Command. He was glad
for private conversations but
was nervous for anyone to see
the two of us conversing.

In spite of the many kinds
of fears, there is immediate

technical peoples in Pittsburgh
and other cities, regardless of
race.

The ability potentials of colored peoples have long remained under estimated. Figureatively, the man of color
walks as a quiet ten foot gentleman in height, to the amazement of many and beyond
good comprehension. For
comfort the adolescent people
pick joy in self praise or admiration of their beauty make

believes.- Mockery and _ ill
treatment of ethnic groups
provide some compensation

for their own weaknesses.

A view ~of social~ understanding indicates that some
of the fine commercial, cultural advancements of colored students should be reserved for Pittsburgh. Their actual
participation in Pittsburgh~s
commercial life will give mavy
a youth the right start in life.
Appeals are needed to entice
their achievement possibilities
to the ~~smoky city."~

Understanding. mav grow
well with the following: ~Jf
fortune with a smiling face
strews roses on our way, when.
shall we start to pick them

If troubles with a frowning
face strews sorrows on our
wav, when shall we stop to
pick them up?- To-morrow my
friend, to-morrow.~

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WILBERFORCE DEAN OF
MEN DIES SUDDENLY
WILBERFORCE ANP

men, professor of agriculture,
and liaison representative of
Veterans administration program, ~Wilberforce university,
succumbed~ unexpectedly Memorial day following a heart attack which came as he _ was!
leading the annual Memorial
day parade in Xenia. Dean
Lane is survived by a wife and
daughter...BUSINESS LEAGUE HEAD
GETS LLD. |

BIRMINGHAM, Ala~ANP~
It~s now Dr. Arthur George
Gaston. president of the Natienal Negro Business league
and of the Smith and Gaston
interests. pes

A doctor of laws degree was}
conferred upon him by Daniel
Payne college May 29 at com-|.
mencement by President T. E.
Harper.: a cae; an

would prove harmful to his|
need for employment of all

up? To-day my friend, to-day. |

J. Aubrey Lane, dean of +

| change club Thursday.

UNITARIAN GROUP SPEAKS
OUT AGAINST RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION

unnecessary, undesirable, and a}

brotherhood of man~ was adopted by the American Unitarian Association meeting in Boston for the celebration of its
122nd Anniversary Week on
May 22. ~

~We must respond to the)
mandate of our democratic faith to promote with unwavering
word and purpuse the integration in society of all persons of
whatever race, religion, color,
or ancestry on the basis of
equality and mutual respect in
inclusive fellowship,~
resolution stated. ~The American Unitarian Association pled
unsegregated society.~

The Association pledged itself to undertake specifically an
examination of policies in inindvidual Unitarian churches
throughout the country ~and
change these policies if. they
are inconsistent with our belifes;~ to cooperate with nonchurch agencies to outlaw discrimination, lynching, poll tax
requirements for voting, and to
ask for state laws prohibiting
the enforcement. of racial restrictive housing covenants; and
to seek to hold future Unitarian conferences only in meettthe places which do not practice discrimination.

BOOK PUBLISHERS TOLD
NOT TO FORGET RACIAL
GROUPS

New York ~ CNS ~ Publishers must not forget their
responsibility. to racial and religious groups, declared Cass
Canfield, chairman of the Board
of Directors of the well known
liberal book firm, Harper and
Bros., who spoke this week before the publishers~ luncheon of
the National Conference of
Christians and Jews at the Hotel Biltmore.

To live up to. their responsibility requires more than blue
~pencilling, offensive passages,
according to Canfield. Publishers must advise and consult
with writers and encourage in
them the creation of more
books ~which~ explain us. to
each other.~ Books on the subject of. prejudice are gaining
increasing attention, he said
and cited such best-sellers as
~Rarth and High Heaven,~ ~Color Blind,~ Gentlemen~s Agreement, Chequer Board and
Some of My Best Friends are
Soldiers.

CARRAWAY APPEAL
DENIED

ALBANY N. Y. ~CNS~The
Court of Appeals denied this
week the appeal of Ward Beecher Carraway who has been
convicted of murdering wealthy Long Island matron, Marjory Church Logan in her
home, last July 24th while employed as butler. Carraway is
scheduled to-die in the electric
chair the week of June 30th.

LYNCHERS

A formal resolution against 9]
~the principle of segregation aS States,
In short we are eng
denial. of the concept of the the exam
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to our peace and security. So great is the fear of communisn

that we are planning to spend billions to fight it in foreign coun

groes.

tary force and bribery.
The brazen and uncivilized brutalities
Negro citizens in large areas of the United States are well advertised in China, Japan, Africa, and all over Europe and
South and. Central America. In certain circles abroad these
lynchings of innocent~ men and women not even suspected of
crimes are regarded as examples of America~s vulgar and. barbaric culture. Other groups regard them as. savage efforts to -
beat down 10 percent of the population for purposes of general exploitation. As a matter of fact anywhere an A:mierican
sticks his neck in the world today as~

_ |tries. We are also spending millions to drive out of the gov| ernment and to ostracise those of our own citizens who are
y suspected of communistic sympathies here in the United

aged in bitter ideological warfare. By
ples of our own lives. we are trying to persuade the
rest of the world that good health, comfortable homes, plenty
to eat, cheap movies, and good clothes to wear can be had
through free enterprise and respect for i-dividual rights...
the so-called American way of life. soe

There are many people abroad ~ho scoff at Amrica~s
pretensions, who do everything in their power to belittle America~s influence. Much if this belittling of America is carried on
by Communists and Communist sympathizers, who can~t see
much that is free about our enterprise nor much that is democratic in our observance of civil rights~purticularly of Ne
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But many of our so-called friends also belittle us. The
United States is not liked because we are too strong, too filthy
tich, too dangerous to the industrial, commercial and general
business supremacy which our weaker friends once enjoyéd.
the |And our enemies and our friends emphasize our weakness, the
sordid things about the life of this great nation. ~
But it is the southern lynchers who really hurt our imtér-- ~
ges to work unceasingly for an|national influence, who really make a joke of our noisy chestyeating love for democracy, who make President Truman,
Marshall, and Dean Acheson look-like diplomatic clowns. These
gentlemen, that is the lynchers, who must take a bath in the
blood of their innocent Negro victims whenever anybody starts
talking loud about democracy and civil rights; provide America~s enemies and her ~~friends~~ abroad with~ enough ~ammunition to defeat any prog

ram which is. not based on sheer~ mili
~~How about your Negro problem?~

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le is eventually asked,

S:; It is getting to be so bad that even self-respecting Amer.

ican dipicn:ats cannot sreak of demozracy without hastening

to explain in so many words that thiazs in the United~ States

really aren't as bad as they seem. Only a few people lynch

Negroes, and our peculiar form of gove:ainent prevents thent

from being punished. That is the way U. S. democracy works,
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predict.

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A. N. T. HAS ONLY $6,000
INN TREASURY

NEW YORK ~CNS~The
American Neg#o ~Theatre, as
headed by Abrahm Hill, was
quite a sorrowful lot this week.
Next séason~s budget calls for
an outlay of $30,00. ~Yet -only
$6,000 is at present in the treasury. ANT~s~ financial position
~is rather weak,~ sighed Hill,
who originally discovered the
money-making ~Anna Lucasta.~

WHITE CLUB GIVES.
SCHOLARSHIP, BIRMINGHAM ~ANP~Mar
ion George MeCall Jr., 17, son}:

of Dr. and-Mrs. M. G. McCall
Sr., one of the graduating seniors of Parker High School,
was awarded a scholarship trophy at. the school by the ex
~This marked the first time
that Negro students were included in the honor. Mark Hodo, club president, presented
the silver cup. Similar recognition went to other ranking high
school seniors in the various
city high schools.

The awardee pfans to enter

Although the grand jury seemed to mean busi
so did Judge Martin, the final verdict was in the hands of a
jury packed with the most ignorant of the ignorant classes in
South Carolina. Anything except an acquittal would have been
more surprising. Georgia makes no gesture in behalf of justice
while South Carolina makes a gesture only. Which state will
appear more disgraceful in the eyes~of the world we dare not

es through three generations. ~

peculafions

rogatives of

i rie, a young Negro charged ~
with stabbing to death a white taxi driver... ~ Taig A -

BETWEEN THE LINES

By Dean Gordon B. Hancock For ANP
LYNCHERS AT LARGE

The super-shame of the nation enacted at Greenville adds
one more chapter to the gory annuals of lawlessness. Although _
the country appeared stunned by the tragic turn of events in
South Carolina, serious students of the color question were not
jury cont | |
mills in and about: Giderivi
the torture lyuching of Wi

sed of ~the textile workers ifthe.

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_ The whole episode amounts to tragedy upon tragedy.
Tragic Willie Earle was what South Carolina mad2 him. He
was the clay and his state was the potter. That it inade a murderer of him is a tragedy. The taxi-cab lynchers were what
South Carolina made them. Their native state afforded the incubator of prejudice and the traditions of which lynchers were

The jury that acquitted these self-comfessed lynchers are
produced in South Carolina. So when we would lift holy hands
of horror we must not forget that at the root
bloody business is the state of South Carolina that wants. its
lynching one way or another.

of this whole

trodition that. stretch
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When, however, we are exercising the south.! ob ie ble dy
F,we must not forget that the south 7a pleddy
its super-disgrace. The nation is equally culpable. Fér the
25 years the nation has refused to interfére~with the lynch prethe south. Not only the filibuster by congress of

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the south but northern abettors of these filibusters come in for

their need of blame and shame. 2

The great respect which the state righters enjoy in
gress is no less than respect for the lynching prerogative. The
south is lynch-ridden because the north would have it so. The
north cares more for the good will of the south than it cares _
for the decent réspect of mankind. The grave result is we are
disgraced in the eyes of decent men everywhere throughout

the world.

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Any one of a half-dozen proposed _anti-lynching ~law
would have long ago blotted this foul disgrace from our land.

But the nation has temporized and as the result we have a re
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What mote could be expected of Georgia's neighbor -~
state? Georgia lynched four without even a sham trial. South _
arilina and Georgia are what they are because the south is
-what it is. The south is hospitable to lynchers for there are
~thousands of them at large in the south. In other words the
south has made-safe for lynchers not alone by the tragic epi- i
sode called the Greenville trial but by a

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surgence of lynching that seriously threatens the civilization ~
of the south and of the nation. _ BOs.

No wonder the British called the disgraceful episode
Greenville ~trial by fury~ rather than ~~trial by jury.~ -
is even more tragic than the murder, the lynching and the

infamous acquittal, is the fact that we are arrogating unto~our
selves the moral leadership of the world. Just how fara lynchlesding nation can lead a troubled world is a graye question.
We are told in Holy Writ that if the blind lead the blind both ~

shall fall into the ditch. Just what can happen when a nation
that leads in lynching assumes
world, we are loathe to predict.

the moral leadership of tl

Fisk university. this fall where |
he will do scientific research.
He accumulated a straight ~A~
average in high school and had
an I. Q. of 120. second highest
in a class of 756 tested.~

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