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TALK..
BY DAN GARDNER "
This letter is a column in itself
and-, for it I have to thank Jay J
Peters of 5542 Perry Avenue, Chi
cago- Reader Peters had been read
ing this column, which is syndicated
througout most of the Negro Press,
as it appeared in the Minneapolis
Spokesman in Minneapolis- Minne
sota. He says:
“Dear Dan: For the last fom
months I have been reading and cart
fully scrutinizing your articles ap
pearing in the Spokesman. These
articles reflect profound wisdom.
courage and vision- Then, in my
best judgement, suggest a most com
prehensive and scientific program
for Negro emancipation along all
lines of racial endeavor.
“Your last article, dealing witn
development of Negro community,
is wholly just in its critical attitude
toward the NAACP and the Urban
League. These two organizations
despite their abundant wealth ot
training and education, are woefully
devoid of adequate stamina in handl
ing the basic problems of securing
proper food, clothing and shelter lor
the masses of the race through self
help and economic planning.
"While it may be theologically
argued that man does not live by
bread alone, it must be remembered
that BREAD is the staff of life- and
he who is able t oproduce and con
trol it shall never go hungry. There
fore- as I see it, we shall have to
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seek new and vigorous leadership to j
initiate the kind of program neces I
sary to straighten out our twisteo
and neglected economic thinking
now!
“The recent convention of the CIO
and its positive pronouncements re
lating to industrial and political ac
tion indicate a very promising trend
toward inter-racial cooperation and
goodwill- The last national election
demonstrated a suprisingly high de
gree of respect cherished by Negro
es for the CIO- and its militant and
progressive leadership- This means,
I think, that the field of civil rights
and in the business of industrial re
lations respectively. And in this
direction I am safe in saying that
virtually all Negro CIO members
are convinced that their unions have
greater capacity to work for job se
curity and (better race relations than
any other group.
“Whether they like it or deplore
it. the most important work needed
to be done among Negroes is that ol
community building and all it repre
sents. Inarticulate agitation on ques
tions of social justice is not the main
issue at this moment.
“If the Negro will learn to do
more for himself by way of busin
ess enterprise and politics in his own
i community, he will have a better
chance of coming out of the cellar
and breaking the vicious control be
ing exercised over him by others.
“Thanks for your inspiring articl
es. Keep up the nice work! Yom
sincere admirer-”
My criticism of Negro organiza
tions. such as, the NAACP-, Urban
League, and others, has not been one
in which an attempt was made to
needle these groups for any special
purpose beyond that of constructive
criticism as a challenging of their
efforts into lines of endeavor that
would meet current problems and
situations.
As Mr. Peters points out the NA
ACP and Urban League, desptu
their abundant wealth of training
and education, are still unequipped to
cope with the basis problems of cro
per food- clothing, and shelter for
the great masses of Negroes through
a program of self-education and e
conomic planning.
The reason why this situation ex
ists is that these two organizations,
as pointed out in this column before,
are interracial and I have yet to be
convinced that interracial setups pur
porting to bring about better condi
tions for Negroes are basically
sound unless the whites are willing
to gc all the way, giving the Negro
the same fundamental economic
breaks” as other groups. These
fundamental “breaks” are: the right
to establish businesses in locations
that are advantageous for sales; the
property to manufacture basic com
modities and goods; and the proper
ty to market the same rithout strang
ling competition and left-handed dis
couragement of such enterprises.
Civil rights are of great moment
at all times, and Negroes—above all
others—have to be increasingly vig
ilant in watching out for their rights
However, what good is it to get the
right to go into a resturant to eat.
if you don’t have any money to pay
the man after you are through, and
of what good is it to win the right
to dance with a white girl at some
college pjrom or public ballroom
when the meny you pay to go in go
es to somebody else’s pocketbook
and doesn’t help you at all?
This is, as I see it, a reason why
the programs of both the Urban Lea
gue and the NAACP need revision
in the light of current problems that
are facing us on all sides today. It
snch changes are not made, and soon
these two organizations and others
hke them might wake up one day to
find that the CIO or other labor or
ganizations will have taken over
their places in the economic and soc
ial thinking of the Negro.
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The Country.
POLITICS.
(Compiled by The National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People, 69 Fifth Avenue, New York, 3, New York)
1. “Some ‘Democrats’ (not many now) in South Carolina think
it a disgrace to be independent and to vote against an administration
that is independent, about as Republican as Democratic an4 rather
more pro-negro’ (sic) than the Republican party has been since
March 1909, because it is taged Democratic.’ ” (Charleston News and
Courier, December 15, 1944.)
2. "The 1,000 club is composed of Roosevelt Democrats, with out dis
crimination as to race, color or creed, who could and did, put up $1,000
for the fourth term election and were given attractive identification
cards of aluminum. The members of the club, or clubs, have been in
vited to the White House. This is the century of the common man. It
is believed that some of the president's recent appointments in the de
partment of state, all of whom have been confirmed by the Rooseveltian
senate, are members of the 1,000 club.” (Charleston News and Courier,
December 30, 1944).
3. “Mr. O. D. Johnston, retiring from the office of governor into the
office of United States senator, said at Mullins, last Tuesday that ‘he was
leaving the state in the soundest financial condition in its history’
For the present, not only the financial condition of the public treasury
is fattish but so is that of the average man, of all races, creeds and col-.'
ors. (The colored people are gloriously prospering.) . The statement
that South aCrolina is in the soundest financial condition in its history
will be accepted by all the boobs in North Carolina and Georgia as irre
futable. There are no boobs in oSuth Carolina.” Charles News and
Courier, January 4, 1945.)
4. "In the second administration of Mr. O. D. Johnston a negro (sic)
was tried, convicted and electrocuted for the murder of two White child
ren. The crime was of extreme brutality, and although some excellent
persons protested against the infliction of the death penalty on account
of the negro's (sic) youth, he was 14 or 16 years old In' the last
two or three days before Mr. oJhnston retired from the office or govern
or, in which his people suppose in 1940 that he would serve them four
years, he pardoned or commuted life' sentences of seven men who had
been convicted of murder by juries and also Dardoned or paroled two
men who had been convicted of rape. Of these persons most if not all
were white It will not be remarkable if the two Roosevelt Party
negroes (sic) in the house, Dawson of Chicago and the Reverend Powell
of Abyssinian Church, Harlem, shall direct attention to it.” (Charleston
News and Courier, January 6, 1945)
5. "There will be two Negroes in the House for the first time in
years. In addition to Chicago’s William L. Dawson, Harlem has elected
the rip-snorting preacher, Adam Clayton Powell... Although Dawson
almost never makes a speech, it is expected that Powell will t>e a vocal
spokesman for his race.” (Philadephia Record, January 3, 1945. Col
by Drew Pearson.)
6. "The licking administered many legislators who carried the ball
for bigots seems to have had its efeet on Cong. Clare Hoffman. He is
now orating about the need for racial tolerance. We won’t take his
reformation seriously until he repudiates and actively battles the bigots
who support and praise him." (Richmond Times Dispatch, January 1,
1945. Column by Walter Winchell.)
Statement by The
Directors of Your
Utilities District
The Metropolitan Utilities Dis
trict was created more than thirty
years ago as the agency to operate
and maange public utilities acquired
by the people of Omaha- Facts and
figures which are well known prove
that it has performed its duties well.
Regardless of any criticism of its
set-up, personnel or policies, this
District remains a nationally recog
nized and outstanding proven exam
ple of successful public ownership.
It has always possessed powers as tr
the operation of electric utilities un
til the last legislature took them a
way under L. B- 204, and attempted
to make them effective through a
Peoples Power Commission- It now
appears that procedure has failed*
indeed we would be thankful for.
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your consideration in the above men
tioned matters
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Mrs. Allie B- Gibson. Mrs. Tea
Morton, Mrs- Bessie Jackson, Mrs.
Ida Mercian, Mrs- Pearl Yost, Mr.
T. C- Snowden, Mr. H. W Hicks,
Mr. Eugene Presley, Mr. Julius
Stevens. Mrs- Victor McGill, Mrs
Rosie M- Bell. Mr- Taylor Mayfield
and it is natural to suppose that a
new solution of the present difficult
situation will be sought.
he Metropolitan Utilities District
has taken no part whatsoever in the
power controversy in Omaha. It has <
not interfered with any other public
agency or unofficial committee not
sought to influence their action. It
is not now attempting to force any
particular action. Its position is that
it is ready- able and willing to take
over and operate the local electric
service under its own conservative
and time-tested statutes, if that
should be the public will- A restor
ation and clarification of its former
powers would be a return to long
established local public policy, rather <
than a change in policy.
METROPOLITAN UTILITIES
DISTRICT
18th and Harney 24th and O -
Board of Directors
Frank L. Frost, Chairman,
. Willard H- Quigley, M. D-,
Vice President,
Eugene D. O’Sullivan.
Alan A. Tukey.
W. O- Larson,
Con Heafey,
Walter S- Byrne, General Manager
WINS FIRST TWO BOUTS
In his first two bouts in the
Golden Glove tournament Wednes
day night, Pvt. Charles Green,
from the Fairmont AA. field won
both of them very easily.I In the
first he won by a technical knock
out in one round and in the second
contest which was stopped after 25
seconds, of the second round, he
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HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
TO PURCHASE
ONE HUNDRED WEASELS
Nebraska High school pupils have
set the purchase of one hundred of
the army’s newest military vehicles,
the Weasel, as the objective of a
spring War Bond and Stamp camp
aign, according to Dr. Archer L.
Burnham, Chairman of the Educat
ion Section of the Nebrasa War Fin
ance Committee
The new vehicel has been shroud
ed in the deepest military secrecy un
til now. but the amphibious cater
pillar-tracked Jeep, should, because
of the new possibilities of amphib
ious warfare that it opens, shorten
operations in the Pacific, military
experts agree.
It was orginally designed for re
connaissance and commando raid
use in snow area, but since its re
lease it has established itself as one
of the most useful of new grounn
weapons in all manner of field oper
ations, according to reports from
fighting fronts where it has been
put into operation
The cost of each vehicle is
and according to Dr- Burnham, the
plan of Nebraska High Schools to
raise enough in bend and s'amp pur
cha--.es to send one hunsred of them
into operation, is meeting with fav
orable acceptance throughout the
state.
The army designated the stjuat
little carrier as the M-29 on its re
lease. GI. Joe had a better iiams
for it- The Weasel, says the die- j
tionary. is "four-foooted, notable I
for the extermination of vermin." I
Storz Asks Contributions
of $5 for Memorial Park
Project, in Behalf of
County’s Service Men
and Women.
I Robert H- Storz, president of the
Memorial Park Association, today
j asks that relatives, friends and bus
iness firms recognize the contribu
tion made by Douglas County men
and women in the military service by
making $5 contributions in thetr
names to the World War II Mem
orial Park project
“This is a living memorial” Storz
said. The plan is to have the names
of all the county’s service people
permanently inscribed in a suitable
location in the Park- Association of
ficials said.
Storz said he believes relatives,
friends and employers of people now
in the service will be anxious to give
$5 in the names of each of these peo
ple and in honor of their friends
who have given the full measure ot
devotion.
Association officials pointed out
that while employers undoubtedly
will see to it that the names of their
employees are honored with a $5
contribution, there are thousands ot
young men who have gone into the
service and who are not employed
Contributions in the names of these
employed- Contributions in the
names of these younger men no
doubt will come from their relatives
or friends.
“It is the hope of our committee
that $100,000 will be contributed by
relatives friends and business firms |
this month so we can complete our
drive for $262-500 needed to finance
the project,” Mr. Storz said. “This
plan gives everyone the opportunity
to have a part in a fine and noble
project
“There are more than 20,000 local
men and women in the service of
their country that are doing a gal
lant job,” continued Mr- Storz.
“Here is an opportunity for us to
create and develop a project to show
our fighting men and women we are
proud of their efforts and sacrific
es which in short time will result in
victory for the American and Allied
forces.”
Mr. Storz said the plan to honor
the living service men and women is
simple- Anyone can have a part in
the project by making a $5 contribu
tion.
All you need to do is designate the
man or woman you want honored.
A certificate will acknowledge the
contribution. The certificate will be
sent to the contributor or the near
est kin as designated by the donor.
All contributions should be mailed
to Mr- Janies P. Lee, treasurer,
Memorial Park Association- Service
Life Building, Omaha, Mr. Storz
stated.
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