VOTE FOR THESE
NEGRO HOME FRONT
LEADERSHIP MUST
ANSWER TO GI. JOES
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interest to the point where a big
chain store has been created to pro
vide jobs for the Negroes. It hasn’t
produced a bigtime Negro-financed
project with the resulting provis
ion of work for hundred of job
needy Negroes. It hasn’t dreamed
up the manufacturing concern that
would produce work and at the
same time serve a widespread need.
It hasn’t done anything to develop
an antipathy among the Negro
masses to throwing away their
hard-earned money for questionable
pleasures. All it has produced, the
Negro GI will complain, is con
fusion and lack.
The emphasis has been on civil
rights. In that respect, the word
age expounded by home front
Negro leaders has been of merit.
In this connection, much has been
achieved. Barriers have been brok
en down that formerly existed as a
constant source of friction and ir
ritation to both races, divided by
color bars and socially conflicting
viewpoints. It is true that home
front Negro leadership will be able
to offer to the returning Negro GI
the unhampered right to eat in
this resturant, stop at that hotel,
belong to this unicn, and to that
organization. But it is not in a
position to offer him employment.
Instead, the idea is to place that
responsibility—all of it—in the lap
of the white man. And in placing
it in the lap of the white man, the
Negro war veteran is facing again
the dreary spectacle of constant
harangues over the failure of
white America to give Negroes
their “economic rights.”
Future Looks Gloomy
At the two-day conference on
“The Post War Industrial Out
look for Negroes” recently held
at Howard University under the
joint auspices of the Division of
Social Science of the Howard Uni
verisity Graduate School and the
A. Philip Randolph Fund, a
“thread of gloom ran through the
discussions” according to Negro
White House correspondent for
the National Negro Newspaper
Publishers Association, Harry Mc
Alpin: “Almost without exception,
speaker after speaker pointed out
the problems Negroes would face
that would be almost insurmount
able unless we have full employ
ment. There was fairly general
agreement that a permanent FE
PC will be needed to help over
come these obstacles.”
The conference took up the con
sideration of problems in the ship
building, aircraft, automobile, rail
road and steel industries. Other
talks were held on Federal policies
prohibiting racial discrimination in
industry and the labor and fiscal
policies of the Federal government.
Lieut. Col. John K. Collins, of the
Bureau of Placement of the War
Manpower Commission, gave the
tipoff on the whole postwar situa
tion, when he declared:
W’orker in Temporary Status
“About 75 per cent of the work
ing Negroes in war industries are
in temporary, emergency, mush
room industries such as shipbuild
ing, aircraft manufacture, muni
tions, etc. Two-thirds of these Ne
gro workers have acquired skilled
and semi-skilled ratings and pay.
Yet, it is "precisely this group
which will, as contractr a?* con
cluded, ar.d as cut-backs are made,
be ‘dumped’ on a labor market in
which it has been difficult for one
third of the working Negro popu
lation to secure other than unskilled
and menial jobs.’’
Michael Ross, Washington rep
resentative of the Industrial.Union
of Marine and Shipbuilding Work
ers of America (CIO) warned the
conference that the shipbuilding in
dustry in the postwar period will
face a sharp contraction, bringing
with it substantial reduction in pay
rolls. He thought that reductions
among Negroes are going to be
heavy due largely to “strict appli
cation of seniority rules and vet
erans’ reemployment provisions.”
He declared: “The problem of the
Negro here is part of the total
problem of reconversion of ship
building workers. A large part of
the hope for fairer treatment in
the economic field resides in such
a simple question as the obtaining
of the right to vote.”
The Office of War Information
last May said that wartime employ
ment of Negro shipyard workers,
has increased more than 15-fold
since 1940.- In 1944 there were
nearly 158,000 Negroes in the in
dustry.
Wants More Migration
Dr. Herman Feldman of Dart
mouth College wanted to see in
creased migration of Negroes from
the South into areas of more lib
eral tradition; criticized the “in
eptness” of management in failing
to do its part in the introduction !
Take the South out
of the‘Saddle’. If He
will throw- Wallace
to the wolves, what
will he do to you?
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN ACTION
Note the Northern Arm of the Democratic Party around the neck of the Negro, while the “simon
pure” Southern and REAL DEMOCRATIC party has its heel upon the neck of THE EVER
PROSTRATE NEGRO in the South. Help lift the heel from the Negro that he may assume the up
right form of MAN.
BY VOTING REPUBLICAN ON NOVEMBER 7TH
If you are a registered Democrat you can vote for Republican Candidates if you choose Nov. 7.
George W. Pratt...
GEORGE W. PRATT, FOR DISTRICT JUDGE in the Fourth
Judicial District, A good man to take the ninth place with the pres
ent eight Judges. If you vote and elect these nine Judges, you will have
nine men on the Fourth Judicial bench who know the Negro’s problems.
Nine Judges who will deal with your problems, whether you are defend
ant or plaintiff, in accordance to law, without prejudice or on account of
race, creed, or color. I’ve known these men for 30 years, and I have ob
esrved their actions in dealing out justice to humanity. IF YOU WANT
JUSTICE, THESE NINE JUDGES SHOULD BE YOUR CHOICE
C. C. GALLOWAY.
Publisher of The OMAHA GUIDE.
For Ninth Place_
GEORGE W. PRATT
of new workers, and went on to
say that trade unions and the con
stant education of the people would
be the logical program to be car
ried out.
The Negro GI, nearly everyone
agrees, should be the first among
his race to enjoy immediate and
full employment benefits without
resort to dole or temporary relief.
Some will return to jobs they had
before they entered the service.
Other thousands will return to an
unemployed status unless some
thing is done to provide for them.
These men have undergone a pro
found change, both in habit and
in ability. Army and Navy train
ing has given them new skills;
made many of them specialists in
highly complicated crafts and
trades. If a dishwasher before
Pearl Harbor, the Negro GI who
has learned to be an expert elec
trician or radio technician isn't
going to be content with another
dishwashing job upon his discharge
from the armed forces. He has
been told he was fighting for a
better world in which to live. He
will feel that the price he paid
and that paid by his buddies has
been more than enough to guaran
tee him economic security at home.
He won’t feel at all good about it
when he starts evaluating the ef
forts put forth by those he has
been told are his leaders and finds
that much, if not most of such
efforts, have been selfish, conflict
ing, and inadequate to service his
needs.
Other Lines Also Included
The situation in the shipbuilding,
aircraft, automobile, railroad and
steel industries as regards the Ne
gro can be applied with slight
variation to other lines of work.
The temporary status of the Negro
home front worker may similarly
exist in the building trades, in
heavy industry, in mills and in ag
^ ricultural fields. Regardless of
what might be said, the trade
unions have done a good job in
organizing every job available to
protect the workers. But in throw
ing up dishwashing, bricklaying,
plumbing, janitor’s, secretarial and
other union locals, soldiers, es
pecially Negro soldiers, have been
organized out of such unions. What
will happen when the boys come I
marching home to find they can’t
get a job without a union card
where they used to work before the
war without such a card, remains
to be seen. One thing the Negro
GI isn’t going to feel too good
about what his leadership has pro
vided for him at home.
LET’S ELECT JOHN ADAMS TO THE
STATE LEGISLATURE
Candidate John Adams
for the State Senate feels
sure of election. The press,
the pulpit, the platform
and the mail have about
completed their informa
tive task concerning the
reasons why he should be
elected. Mr. Adams feels
that the groups to be most
effected by the election
Tuesday are the minori
ties. The systems to be
most effected are educa
tion and labor. Education
because of curricula,
equipment and housing
needs, proper salaries for
teachers and fair pro
visions for retirement and
pensions. Labor will be
very much effected by the
outcome of both the state
and national elections, be
n, ★*★★★ ^
The Man for
the Job
John Adams. Sr.
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cause it is the foundational, economic source of supply
for the home and its happiness. The protectors for
these interests are the lawmakers of the states and
the nation. Selecting and placing these law makers
is solely the province as well as the duty of the intel
ligent and unbiased voter.
In a rally at the headquarters of John Adams,
the only colored candidate seeking a seat in the State
Senate, his advisory committee was complimented
for introducing the line on his campaign card, phras
ed, “An Appeal to the Voters.” That is exactly what
his entire campaign has been,—an appeal to the vot
ers of the 5th Legislative District for their support.
This he requests regardless of race or political creed.
The voting public must bear in mind that John Adams
is a non-partisan candidate, and as such he seeks the
support of well wishers of all political parties.
Certainly the preparation Mr. Adams po
ssesses, his experience in handling people and their
causes, his reputation from sound judgment, his
long experiences in law practice and public rela
tions, qualify him for legislative duties, and should
command him as an opportune servant for every
well wishing citizen. He has unqualifiedly mani
fested untiring interest in the progress of his com
munity and the welfare of all its citizens. Mr. Ad
am’s family include three sons, all graduates of the
University of Nebraska. His wife, Mrs. Hattie E.
Adams, is well knowm in religious, civic and social
circles.
Let’s go to the polls and vote early. We have
a providential opportunity to keep a representative
from our group in the legislature. This is where
we need a vioce. As a race, we should join our white
friends in an all-out effort to elect John Adams to a
j seat in the Nebraska State Senate.
OUR FRIEND MELVIN
KENNEDY FOR—
MUNICIPAL JUDGESHIP
Melvin Kennedy, candidate for
Municipal Judge, is a descendant
of one of the first pioneer families
in eastern Nebraska, and has been
closely identified with the life of
Omaha since his birth on a farm
near Omaha in 1901. He has prac
ticed law in Omaha for the past
fifteen years, during most of that
time having been associated with
Emmet L. Murphy, who is now As
sistant United States District At
torney, and Edward F. Fogarty,
now Assistant City Attorney. Pre
vious to his legal training Mr.
Kennedy was employed as a teller
in the First National Bank. He
is married, has two sons, and re
sides at 5102 Capitol Avenue.
A great-grandson of James Gow,
first Judge of Sarpy County, Mr.
Kennedy early became interested
in law, and graduated from
Creighton College of law, having
attended Central High School until
1920. His great-grandfather, Judge
Gow, lived to be 102 years old, and
' contributed much to the civic
growth of this vicinity. It was
perhaps the incentive furnished by
his great-grandfather that led
Melvin Kennedy to aspire to an
office similar to that held by Judge
Gow.
Mr. Kennedy finished high of all
the out candidates in the primaries
and since then a vacancy has been
| created by the death of one of
the former Judges.
In discussing some of the much
needed reforms in the municipal
| court system, Mr. Kennedy remark
ed: “I heartily advocate a policy
of greater uniformity in the de
cisions of the Omaha Police Courts,
the absence of which has heretofore
received considerable unfavorable
comment by many Omaha citizens.”
ELECT— i|
GAIL
Moredick j
Republican Candidate for
Register of Deeds
World War 1 Veteran
Pledges a Business Administra- ;!
tion and Preservation ot Public Kecords.
I; ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1944
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Kennedy 1
MUNICIPAL JUDGE |
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CONGRESSMAN
! Howard
Buffett’s
Ifc Record
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He Kept his pledge to j
vote to repeal the POLL
TAX.
He voted FOR the
F. E. P. C.
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BUFFETT has worked
for us.
Let us Vote tor Buffett.
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