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AN OPEN LETTER TO PRES. ROOSEVELT Vr. President, your first term is half over. This is a good time to take inventory. JSist now. when your adm'.nistrrAion has scarcely passed its halfway mark, you are the object of all eyes and the source of almost every question. People are asking: ?.-V President, what aow ? * * * Along with cither Americans, your colored cons'jtuenc ?s asking the same questions other citizens are asking. " hen you went before the people as a candidate, your program fair ly bristled with the things in which the common people were then interested, and they are interested in those same things /today. You spoke of the man farthest down. Vou referred to the common people as the owners of Ihis great country You talked of a square deal for everybody. V ou said that the resources of this great country belorged to the people. You have spei<t two years of religious devot.on to your ideals and program. You have stood steadfast, almost immovable, to the tune of popular applause. To use a popular phrase, your batting average has been high, almcst as high as you expected to rr,a|ke it You have the American people follow.ng your lead with confidence and with pride. * * * If your success during the first haif of your administra tion is any encouragement to you, let that encouragement stimulate you for the trials ahead—and i.iere will be man — during the next half of your first terr.i of office. Pressure is being brought to bear to destroy your influence. Much of the pressure is hidden in strategic places within your administra tive tamly. Dotted here and there, dt ermined to contribute to your failure, are persons employing the advantages of the office they hold in order to bring about the complete failure of the Roosevelt administration. It is ajtogther possible that you know who these persons are. . If, Mr. President, by any chance you know who these men are, accept the advice of Hiram John on, who said, long ago, that his only mistake was tem porizing with his enemy. Mr. President, it is just possible that you are laboring under the impression that your kind attitude toward certain men you have allowed to remain in office will convert chose men to your cause and ’.nake disciples ot them. Mr. President, ;fou were never so mistaken in all your life. No amount of kind treatment toward these men will ever convert them to your cause, they are against you and your party. They are against lour liberal attitude to ward the common man. They are against four program for relief and reform. They are against your known attitude to ward the “lUtle fellow.” No amount of indulgence of these .Tien by you will alter their attitude because, with jfhem, their convictions constitute their religion. You cannot change the leopard’s spots. * * * The colored people of this country voted for you; and they did it in the face of every conceivable argument against you and your party. They were accused of ingratitude to Lincoln and yet they voted for you- They were 'told that John Garner, if macVc President of the Senate, would destroy the last vestige of constitutional pro tection now enjoyed by Negroes- And yet, they voted for you. They were told that the South would be in the saddle, if you were elected, j and that Negroes would be lynched by the wholesale and trampled under foot like so many wornis. And yet, Mr. President, they voted j for you. The colored people of this country voted for you. not so much to punish the Republican party for its neglect and exploitation of I them, as for the purpose of giV.ng your party an opportunity to trails- j late the principles of Jefferson into action They expected you to make Jeffersonian democracy articulate. They still believe that you can do all of these things if you harve the courage to do them. They \ b|cl?eve that ; cu can charge f!he attitude of some of the men you have in your adni.nistration; or, if you cannot change their attitude, you can get other men. The Negroes of the pivotal States voted the Democratic Ticket with the expectation that your party’s apprecia tion would be reflected in a better attitude toward the'lr brothers in the South In many .instances, a better attitude has been reflected in the South, but there is still room for improvement. For example, the inequalities practiced against Negroes in the -South by some of the so-called Relief Agencies require your personal attention. Another example may be found in the AAA. Sharecroppers are not getting the benefit of the New Deal, in many instances. Many tenants, con trary to ctntracts between cotton planters and the government, have been dismissed as tenants and re-employed as day laborers- Your Mr. Chester Davis, administrator of the AAA, should be requested to pay a visit to the White House. In the matter of the Housing Ad ministration policy, Mr. Moffett’s attitude toward the colored citizens should be remodeled. Mr. President, the Negroes of the pivotal States : who voted the Democratic ticket must not be discouraged by men in your administration who cannot see eye to eye with you. The pivotal States’ voters are expecting an improved condition in the South and they expect to see it reflected by a more tolerant attitude exhibited by men appointed by you to carry out your policies. This is only a fair and reasonable return to expect for support already given. * * f ! The Democratic party can remain In power with the con sent and assistance of the Negro voter of this country only if its attitude toward the colored citizens justifies their con tinued support. ..The radical departure of the colored citizen from the Republican party in 1932 was just as human and nat nral as it was radical- Just as the Negro changed his party affiliations in 1932, as an experiment, just so he can resort to other experiments if he finds he has made a political mis take. * * * If the Negro changes again, you may attribute that change to some of the men who are now safely ensconced in strategic positions in the various departments of government. Be not deceived. You are go.pg to be told in 19oG that yoair administration was an “emer gency administration” only. You are going to be told that the emer gency is over and that there is no further need for Franklin D. Roose evelt and his policies, lour political enemies are now forming and shaping every conceivable weapon with which to attack your admin istration In 1936. Mr. Presid<*t, you cannot employ a more effective weapon in behalf ol a continued Democratic government in this coun try than a complete ferreting out of enemies of your policy who are today enjoying high government positions, to say nothing of your executive confidence * * * 'l ou are only half the way of your first term. It will re quire your second term to complete the job. Stand by your guns. Make them as effective today as they were when you _were but a candidate. Your second term is now in the making. NATIONAL DENTAL ASS N. EXECUTIVE BOARD HOLDS MEETING IN WASHINGTON Washington—(CNS)—The officers and executive board of the National Dental Association gathered here list Saturday, February 23, in an all day mid-winter session, at the Dental Col lege of Howard University. Dr Q. B. King, of Washington, presided over the deliberations of the board, the sessions being attended by Dr. Benja m r Boyd, of Tuskegee, Alabama, acting chairman of the executive board at Nashville, July 1934; Dr. C. Dorsey, of Philadelphia, Pa., presi dent; Dr. M. D. Wiseman, of Wash ington, ex-president; Dr. W. N. Beek raan of BrookpTi, N. Y.; Dr- L. Baxter, of Neward, N. J.; Dr. R. L. Thompson, of Westfield, N. J; and Dr. E T. Mav ritte. of Washington. After the approval of the report of the Twenty-first annual session held at Nashville, Tennessee, July 13-16, 1934, the board approved the draft of a constitution and by-laws for the approval of the national body, at its annual meeting in August 1935. Ar rangements were perfected for the coming twenty-second annual session of the general body at Louisville. Kentucky, August 13-16. Of major importance at the ses s'on was the consideration of the feasibility of adopting a plan whereby local and State denial societies may be granted charters thereby becom ing constituents of the national body During the noon recess the mem bers of the executive committee were the luncheon guests of Dr. Russell H. Dixon, Dean of the Howard Dental College. In the evening the officers and members of the executive board were the special guests of the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society of the District of Columbia, at its rgular monthly meeting at the Y. M. C. A. building. Dr. Adolphus Walton, pre ssed and Dr. Dorothy B. Ferrebee, of the Howard Medical School, read an interesting and informative paper on “Prenatal Supervision with Emphasis on Dental Care”. At the close of the local meeting the officers and executive committee of the National Association and members jf the Robert T. Freeman Dental So ciety, Maryland Dental Society and invited guests were entertained at the residence of Dr. M. D. Wiseman, 151 Thomas St., northwest, where a repast was served; Doctors Wiseman, Foster and E. Gaskins being the hosts. Among others in attendance were Doctors 0. D. Jones, M. Dolo, presi dent Maryland Dental Society; C. Hairston, J. A. White, A. A. Smith, W. B. Mason, I. H. Young, and C. Al lane, all of Baltimore. Dr- S. J. Lewis, Manassas, Virginia, and Doctors W. T. Grady, G. A. Coles, C- S. Godden, C. Ferrebee, R J. Scott, (J. C. Brazier, J. L. Davis, C. C. Frye, G- H. Butch er, R. B Thomas. A. Harris, W. O. Claytor, J. A. Washington, E. M. Gould, W. Taylor, W. N. Hendricks, W. H. Skinner, G. M. Calloway, T. W. Cobb, J. C. Carr, C. Edwards, T. Reid, R. C. Brown and J. C. Nicholson. OUT OF MY SCRAP BOOK By Ho pie 1 am sure you are wondering why my column has changed from “Doings Among the Dining Car | and Ho.el Waiters” to “My Scrap Book.” First I would like to bring to your minds an old saying, “Wise Men Change, But a Fool Never Changes.” So many of my close friends have said: “Hopie, Don’t Be a Fool.” Not only that. I have always felt tha I was wise anyway. Smile— Now to be plain and frank I feel that I can always carry my own troubles, but I really hate to drag anyone else in with me; so 1 am going to wri.e for you in the same way that brought me conynent after twenty years, and what I want to say will not be behind a billboard, reading, “Do ings Among the Waiters.” I am free now to tell you the truth whether you like it or not, but if you didn’t know me, and I was highly tooted by some big speaker in the Fast, you would like and enjoy every line of my writings. My column will carry the same as ever, only in a clean and polish j id form. I still believe ihat if I we are told of our mistakes and | wrongs in a decent way, it is a | real help to us. Here s one out ot my scrap book, Listen: “Look upon critici sm of yourself as a way to bet treatment.” so true. If you are to get sore, fight or get as low as the person criticising you, you are not bettering your condition. Listen to this, “criticism does ; reveal the truth, either about you or the other fellow. True, isn’t it ? If a man tells you that you are no good or two faced, look at him, and if he is the guilty person, he will show it, so he is telling the truth on himself, and if he is telling you the truth, Oh, Well? You’ll show it or inwardly, you know it, anyway. You either get sore and want to fight or just smile it off. So, Welcome, Criti cism. It’s always a break for you. Am I right? Listen to this. Last week I re ceived two letters from South Omaha upon a tip I gave to a North Omaha lad. Of course this certain lad, and quite a few others, knew what it was and meant. But Miss Albright and Miss South Omaha, as they so represented themselves, got of fended over it, and took it the wrong way, and felt that I was comparing the North and South Omaha colored people. Now, if they had stopped and considered this a Waiters’ Column, they could have easily corrected their own mistakes and criticism. Yet, I must welcome it, because it real ly enlightens, me and I do want to thank Miss Albright, and Miss South Omaha. The waiters hav* no control of the packing houses. Yet, we do carry some good butchers in our dining rooms, in i including myself, but we seem to be contended where we are at j present anyway. We always look at ourselves through a rosy g ass. Yet, you; may be .he Judge. Here is a good one on coopera tion. It says a confectioner died; and went .o heaven, and when St. Peter welcomed him, he asked to be with the confectioners. This1 was granted, and when he saw hem, they were so thin you could see through them. So surprising, as these people should he fat from sweets, and behold; when dinner was served, the sweetest food, and plenty of it. But an angel came and tied a long iron spoon to their arms making it impossible to eat. Then he visited the rich people, and hey were so fat and plump. So their dinner was serv ed, and the same big meal was •riven them, hut behold: the angel came and tied a long iron spoon to their arms. But when they sa'. down and, finding they were urable to eat they simply used the spoon to feed the one beside him, and in return, he fed the next. Cooperation, huh! So he went back to his people and told them to feed the one beside him, but he quickly replied, “What? Me feed my competitor, and starve myself?” See it? Well ,that is really what Ls wrong in the Dining Rooms. Don’t he afraid to help the man next to you, and you will find a spoon in your mou h. So true. Here’s a good one. Nine out of ton drunks that get arrested al ways tell the judge that he only had iwo or three glasses of beer. Isn’t that strange? The brewers should get them out, because even with the government whiskey back and what this county has craved for years, the 3.2 makes it take the back seat. Think of it. It’s never a highball or side car when i lie police ear comes. Oh, gee. Poor Beer. I am told that the Fontenelle isn’t so hot. Sick, yet this came to me hat several of the waiters quit last week. Too bad. Yet one business man said he cashed some cheeks and he thought they were tips. Oh, well. It may be better later. Still, I guess the boys hate to play '.he stock mark et and gamble on it. Well, 1 guess Johnson didn’t play such a bad card when he threw his hand in early. O. K. Johnson. Here’s one from my scrap book. Listen. If every person wou'd be compelled to mind their own busi ness, ninety per cent of the people would rather have died at birth. There would be nothing to live for. How about it, Huh? Sure, haven’t the war lords go, moth ers? They surely wouldn’t put their mothers in prison. Well, there would be a sure cure. Stop having sons. What? Smiles— Did you ever see a Negro hero in a war picture? Ye;, I am reading here of the good work of Bert Williams, Col. Wm. Hay ward, Dr. G. MeSweeney all of whom are wearing Frenech CroiX De Guerre and other medals. Oh, AI guess they just felt sorry for themselves. We always get our horrors hv doing a 101. There were 100,000 Negroe over seas. But the United States forgot it when the war was over. Still they «ay we haven’t a flag. Oh, me. Here we are. I was sick last week, and they tell me that my friend, Win. Johnson called Lewis and asked him to come up to see me. Oh me. A friend for you. I am glad they didn’t buy the wreath ,anyway. 1 could have smelled the roses. Consolation, huh ? May 1 close by saying while you are having a good lime, think of tomorrow. Remember last week: “Between Yesterday and Tomorrow,” huh? Well, it is true. Don’t waste your time and money wi h fortune tellers. Tell your own by preparing for the future. You know the past, i and now is present. If you have ! money or protection for the future, hat’s all you want any I way. Am I right? So, I will close ! with one of my poems, and I I hope you like it. It is really true. ■ So scratch it down and learn it, | and see if it isn’t true. i “A lot o’ fellers loaf around i And wait for luck to smile on them ; And hope a fortune can be found B puffin’ on an old pipe stem! But somehow, fortune fails to smile j They’re always ‘out of luck’ and broke The busy fellers make their ‘pile’ While ‘pipe dreams’ fade away in smoke!” Remember, “Work is play when it pays.” And remember, what the actor said, “No pay, no play,” Right? O. K. Classified Ads and Business DIRECTORY Help us to Build Bigger and Better Business. 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The conference also stressed the necessity raising special flemands for Negro steel workers at. equal pay and no discrimina tion. When we pray to God witt en tfre assistance, it is Himself who lias given us the spirit of prayer. —St. Cyprian. *vrcDiwr. itp with TUP inNFSFS” _A Message For Eddie • a, vj jl mm i w a v « -a a — — — ^ ^ - ^^■ --■ -me REVUE U,EE BE /Sr AShS v^-Ts^xsas^* cva.vcha.cet — - - /^rn- ^ "THE DEA«.TTWiMCj — _, fS^ f=A rvj |T?OGR I I ! ■ ”1 r—-— __ » ;:r ® The Aetocietad Newapapen
