/JUSTICE/EQUALITY HEW TO THE LINE \ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PHONE HA.0800 2420 GRANT ST ^ ^ O -Jr "Largest Accredited Negro Newspaper West of Chicago and North of KC• ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ r ^May 12. «« * We Copy * Our 18th Year-No. 14 —----■■-- --! D □ O QB BDQ Q D D □ THE LIVING 1 SOUTH : Q ti or si no tb> llarolfl Pmrrt Congressman Wright Patman's second son is mv namesake. I'm right proud of Janie* Harold Pat man fighting overseas for dehocracy as I'm proud of all of Dixie's boys, white and Negro, who offer their lives that all the peoples of the earth may live, But I'm not proud of Congressman Wright Patman'* stand on the hous ing project that was intended for Negroes at New Boston. Texas. I'm not proud that Negro defense work ers. producing the things needed by James Harold Patman on the battle front should have been denied htimes built by the government for them. As a Texas wtite man, 1 protest against the occupancy of those houses for white people when they were intended for Negroes. But. brothers, I don't think that protests are worth a prayer down below unless those protests turn in to a program for action. I've seen j my grandma's old turkey gobbler swell up and get mail about some thing. but that didn't keep the axe off his neck What kind of housing program for Negroes is going to come out of the ruckus at New Boston? Is New Boston going to he another memory of another cuss fight in which Negroes lost because they had less to fight with? TKAlt DOWN "COLORED TOWNS" Ever since the trouble at New Boston, I've been thinking that we ought to put our heads together and see that we start tearing down all the miserable "Colored Towns” of Dixie and start building decently housed new communities where our kids won't die from flu and pneu monia because the rain pours through the roofs and the wind howls through the walls. tlood housing is good insurance for that next generation which will give Dixie its next birth of democ racy. Maybe, our great Negro in surance companies could help us solve that problem of housing if the government gave fhem a chance. Congressman Wright Patman pro bably wouldn’t vote for such a bill. But why can't we push legislation through Congress authorizing the government to laon money for home building to the Negro insurance companies, these companies to re loan the funds to colored citizens who wanted to put decent roofs over their wives and babies. The government could lend the money say at two per cent, to the insurance companies. The companies would in turn, lend the money to home builders at four per cent. I’d bet anyone a ten spot against a brass nickle that Negro Americans, In a couple of years, would build homes that would be fine nesting places for those youg folks who hold America’s future In their hands a* surely as they hold rheir nursing bottles. I ts something to think about. I ts something for Congressman Wright Patman, who has generally suppor ted liberal legislation, to think about too. This doesn't mean that I beleive the federal government should stop building housing projects on its own Mv proposition about the insurance companies is intended for people who individually want to build homes of their own. I beleive that the insurence co mpanies could measure up to the job. Some of the best business ex ecutives in the « ountry are Negro nsurence men. They’ve never failed to serve their pople or theic country when they've had even a half-way chance to serve. Announces The Opening of Good Shepherd Store Mr Coleman I'angerfield announc ev the opening of The Good Shep herd Novety, Notion and Grocery Store, bated at 2613 Burdette St If you don't see what you want in this store, ask for it and the next time you come In he will have it, if it's available There will be a sta tionery department where you may , be able to purchase cards for every occasion, stamps, tablets. V-mail. ! and other writing material This department is fur your convenience Don't judge the contents inside by the little store ftont outside Come in and you will he surprised at the adequacy of this little store Edward. Killingsworth Escapes with Minor Injury in Plunge Down Tuchman Bldg Stairs About ll a m Thursday, . May '■th Mr Kd ward Killingsworth of the Killingsworth & Price Barber shop, fell down the stairway com ing from Attorney Kay Williams’ office in the Tuchman buildtng It was thought at one time he was seriously hurt The Omaha Guide office called the Doctor's hospital, where he was taken at 12:30 p. m. and was told Mr Killingsworth was treated for minor injuries and had been dismissed. Sunday, May 13 th is Mother’s —————^————^ ^ \ \ V A\\WU IIII//////////✓/. / / Raising of ‘Bill of Rights9 Question Left to Republics of Haiti, Panama Airport Bonds Linked with City’s Post-war Development Above is an architect's sketch of the proposed additions to Omaha’s Airport Terminal Note especially the balcony provided for spectators. Beneath the balcony is the much needed space for the many concerns planning to bring new business and employment to Omaha. Bond Issue Requires No Increase in Tax Rate Whether Omaha would prove to be a progressive city or fail by the wayside in postwar commerce ap peared to headline next T uesday’s election interest as voters prepar ed to go to the polls and decide the airport improvement bond issue May 15 With the city commissioner's race providing no more excuement than in former years, attention was turn ed to the $1,250.00(1 bond issue which more and more civic organ izations are backing as Omaha’s bid for a future The bond issue, which would be accomplished without raising the present tax rate, provides for much needed improvements and repairs to the runways and additions to the administration building at the Mun icipal Airport. Omaha recently was assigned a lower airport rating af ter government officials reported its state of disrepair In order to regain its former top-ranking posi tion, certain runways must be add ed. and additions made to the term inal Various Omaha organizations have pointed out that the airlines, now operating their planes with a | certain risk to their own equipment might begin “looking around” for a sister city eager and willing to provide an adequate airport to serve as a main line stopping point for transcontinental and border-to-gulf travel. The airport bonds, if voted by the people, would provide for addition al heavy duty runways paralleling several already laid, repairs to pres ent runways before they com pletely •'fall apart” and more room at the terminal for the hundreds of passengers and business executives arriving and departing daily. Sev eral national concerns already have applied for space at the airport terminal Civic leaders have said that an improved and repaired airport will attract new business to Omaha, and thereby open new outlets for increased employment of returning veterans, a large percentage of whom have been associated with th> air forces and expect and hope to enter some phase of the aviation field Omahans were informed by the City Comptroller that voting ap proval of the bond issue would NOT raise their present rale of tax ation. The bonds would be retir ed. along with all other city bonds, in 1951t and in no way would pre \ent the voting of additional bond issues in the future for an auditor ium or any other postwar purpose. Organizations supporting the air port bond issue include: The Oma ha Sales Managers’ Association. Benson Commercial Club, North Side Improvement Club_ West “Q" Merchants’ Association. Omaha Real Estate Board. Omaha Associa tion of Taxpayers. Exchange Club, Tribe of Yessir. Cooperative Clubf Optmists Club, eeveral posts of the American Legion, the South Ornaha Kiwanls Clubj Central Labor tit rn and many others 10 Cents Worth of GOOD READING, the THE OMAHA GUIDE 5 Key Position to New Zealand at San Fran cisco Conference The San Francisco Conference of the United Nations moved forward 1 at an increased pace, its political pathway clear. orking assignments were handed out to each of the participating na j tions with definite jobs to be done. KEY POST TO NEW ZEALAND One appointment of special in terest was that of New Zealand as Chairman of the Committee on the International Trusteeship System under the General Assembly. New Zealand and Australia have views on the control of mandates and Jap aneses islands captured in the Pac ific differing considerably with the desires of official circles in London. Belgium was put in charge of the Commission on General Principles, which will draft the preamble, \ Statement of purposes and principl | es. Membership and general provis I ions including the secretariat and | amendments. This is where the , issue of the Atlantic Charter and l the adherence of the America to principles of justice will come up, as well as that of liberalizing the provisions for amending the. Char ter To the Philllpines went the post of rapporteur for this Comm ission, and to Lexaon that of assist ant secretary general Two committee are included in the Commission. On one, that on preamble purposes and principles, the Ukraine will hold the Chairman ship and Syria that of rapporteur On the other, that on membership and general provisions. Costa Rica will be Chairman. Haiti rapport eur for membership and Saudi Ar abia for general provisions. South Africa obtained the Presi dency of the Commission on the General Assembly which will deal with the problem of whether? the Dumbarton Oaks proposals should be modified to increase the rights of the smaller nations in the Gen eral Assembly. Panama received the post of rapp orteur and Liberia that of assist ant secretary general for this Com mission . The Committee points structure I Fighting Ends in Europe—Power Winsg NAZI OVERLORDS AT HEIGHT OF THEIR POWER Hitler and his “supermen” with all their stuffed-shirt pomp and ceremony. Their promise to rule the world has ended in de feat and annihilation. Arrogant and ruthless, here, at the height of their power, they have brought only misery and suffer ing to the German people, as well as to those they sought to conquer and destroy ii■ mm — - ■■iiniiimB i ~"~CTni - —— 1918 ARMISTICE CELEBRATION NEW YORK—Flags, people and cars filled Fifth Avenue that November day and similar scenes were repeated throughout the na tion at the announcement of the end of fighting in Europe. But this celebration was tempered with anxious thoughts of the boys and the battles-to-come in the Pacific—until the day of total victory. NAZI “SUPERMEN” AS THEY ARE TODAY FRANCE — Lucky to be pris oners, Hitler's fanatics met their masters when they ran up against well-trained, well-equip ped American and Allied troops. Two youngsters in the fore ground gave their age a» eighteen but were judged to be about 14 years old. Grizzled German veterans, behind them, also show extent to which Ger many scraped the bottom of manpower barrel. Nazi equip ment, too, deteriorated — proved no match for American power. THE KAISER In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany (above) found refuge in Holland and he never paid for his part in World War 1. Where, outside of suicide or as sassination, will the Nazi war lords find escape from their re sponsibility for the crimes of the past decade ? TANKS HELP WIN As Germany’s power decreased, the Allied Na tions’ increased. Power to win came from well trained, strong men and from America’s mighty fleet of tanks and other motorized equipment, much cf it powered with Red Seal engines, serv ing agriculture and industry as well as our armed forces. PLANES—IMPORTANT FACTOR Our superiority of Aerial observation directed the attacks of our victorious armies. These planes, as well as trainers and many fighters, were pow ered with dependable Continental engines and procedures—Chairman, Turkey. Rapporteur, White Russia Political and Security Functions-— Chairman, Bolivia; Rapporteur, Do minican Republic. Economic and Social Cooperation —Chairman, ndia; Rapporteur, Guatemala. Trusteeship System—Chairman, New Zealand; Rapporteur, buxen bourg. Appointments to the Commission on the Security Council which will control the use of armed forces to restrain aggression were—Presi dent. Norway; Rapporteur, Para guay; Assistant Secretary-General, Honduras Offices on the commit tees under this Commission were distributed as follows: Structures and Procedures, Chairman—Greece; Rapporteur, El Salvador Peaceful Settlement of Disputes—Chairman, ruguay; Rapporteur, the Soviet Un ion . Enforcement arrangements—Ch airman. Ecuador; Rapporteur. France. Regional Arrangements— Chairman, Colonfbia; Rapporteur, China Entering its second phase, the historic World Organization of an nternational Security began to tackle some of the serious prob- j lems basic to a permanent world structure to insure peace It was apparent this xveek, how; ever that the Colonial issue would not be raised in this Conference, and also that the ‘‘International Trusteeship Plan” does not offer too much hope to the solution of the pressing Colonial problem While neither Ethiopia nor Liber ia asked for an “International Bill of Rights”, raising this question was left to two small Central Am erican Republics—Haiti and Pana ma. Necessity of intellectual collabor ation in the new world organization now being drawn up at San Francis co was stressed in the sixth plenary session of UNC 10 yesterday by Ha itian Foreign Minister Gerard E. Lescot. In its statement, Haiti Said:‘‘Col laboration is necessary. Human Rights Guarantees are asked ” Addressing the session in French. Mr. Lescot pointed out that the' Dictators used education to their own ends and a repition of the use of schools for purposes inimical to peace and security must be prevent ed in the future. The Haitian Foreign Minister ad vocated that legal guarantees of human rights be more explicit in the World Charter declaring that the principles of racial and relig ious non-discrimination are indis pensable in a just w'orld organiza tion. , While needing modification, the Dumbarton Oakes proposals will, receive the support of the Haitian delegation. Mr. Lescot said as he expressed the hope that provisions would be made for' modification of the organization to meet changing conditions. Haiti has confidence that the great powers of the World Organization will unite effectively to prevent any threat to the peace Mr. Lescot concluded by declar ing his confidence that the Confer- I ence would accomplish its task with ; Your Ballot”*** Go to the Polls Seventh War Loan Drive Starts Mon. wisdom and pledged support of Haiti in contributing to and col laborating with the principles of peace and ustice laid down here However, Panama was more fear ful in her declaration which out lines for basic principles. "Justice Peace Foundation." Inspired by the ideals of Frank lin D. Roosevelt, World Citizen, the Panama delegation to UNC 10 will support a World Security structure based on the following self-evident j truths Panama’s Minister Jimenez told yesterday’s conference plenary session: He started his speech in Spanish, but said that for practical reasons he would switch to English He thereby saved the Conference con siderable time, for if he had spoken in Spanish it would have had to be translated into English, as Spanish is not an “official" functional lan guage of the Conference 1— "The /principal of euality of states must be kept inviolate.” 2— "An international Bill of Rights must be written into the World Charter, a statement of the essential freedoms £nd rights of the individual.” 3— "Peace must he founded upon justice On a peace not imposed by force. But on the satisfaction and tranquility of the spirits ” 4— "Nations must recognize the authority of international law over their own and submit their disputes to the Interpretation of that inter national law by a World Court.” During the week, representatives from Liberia and Ethiopia also spoke. LIBERIAN VIEWPOINT C. L. Simpson, Vice President of Liberia, asked the Conference to a mend the number of non-perman ent seats in th' Security Organiz ation from six to seven. He sug gested that the seven nations should be picked alphabetically, and that the procdure should be followed until the panel of States is exhaust ed. ETHIOPIA SPEAKS Bitwodded Makonnen Kndalkata, head of the Ethiopian delegation, pleaded for a security council em powered to act immediately to sup press aggression He recited the failure of the old league of Nations to protect Ethiopia when that na tion was attacked by Mussolini’s legions, and called upon the dele gates to Build a "much stronger organization A note of irony faced the confer ence in a plenary session when General Smuts of South Africa, one of the originators of the infamous ; ’ Mandate” system called tor a “de- | duration of human rights" as a pre amble to the Charter of the New World Organization. AMERICAN VIEWPOIN r Aside from a number of technic al “language” changes in the Dum barton Oaks plan, the American amendments are understood to em brace these major points— 1 . Authority for the World Or ganization's General Assembly to discuss and make recommendations on exiting treaties to participant na tions. 2. Provision that by a '••ote of three-fourths of the assembly and seven members of the Security Coun The greatest War Loan Drive in World War II opens Monday, May 14. as with Germany's collapse the nation readies Its resources for in tensified action in the Pacific. During the six weeks of the Sev enth War Loan drive, May 14 to June 30. Nebraskans will be asked to lend their country !»2 million dollars, 65 million dollars of which must be purchased by Individuals, according to Dale Clark. War Fin ance Committee Chairman for Ne braska Announcement of VE Day means completion of only one-half of the war Mr. Clark reminded Nebrask ans He said that the other half of the war will be won when we haveincreased and intensified our efforts sufficiently to bring about victory in the Pacific The Nebraska War Finance Chair man pointed out that this year there will be only two War Ixian drives instead of three, and that in these two drives Nebraskans will b« asked to raise almost as much mon ey In individual purchases as in the three last year "It means that we must buy big ger and more bonds in the Seventh War Loan," Mr. Clark said. "Only by buying more can we make two drives take the place of three " The intensification of the war a gainst Japan is the principal reas on that Americans must invest In War Bonds. Mr. Clark said, but he added that there are countless oth er reasons including the fact that the home-front must provide for the care of the sick, wounded and disabled who require medical atten tion now and will continue to re quire it for some time to come Asserting that if the war should suddenly end tomorrow every dol lar of the Seventh War Loan goal would krillbe necessary Mr Clark said that the amount asked for In this driVe has already been comm itted to the war effort. "The re sopnsibility rests with us, here in Nebraska, and with the rest of the nation to meet our quotas," he de clared . The Allied Military Command has estimated that it will take years, not months, tb crush Japan, and if that is true. Mr. Clark said, the war will be bigger, harder and longer than many Americans expect "We are the ones who must back it up, pay for it.” He urged Nebraskans not to let anything retard the job on the home front that has to be done to back up the boys who are doing the figting. cil a new W'orld Conference may be called any time in the future for revision of the Charter now being drafted 3 A ‘‘dual” trusteeship plan to supplant the old League of Nations mandate system This would place strategic outposts under the Secur ity Council, and non-strategic bases under the Ceneral Assembly It is designed to permit, for example, American control of such strategic islands taken from Japan as I wo Jima 4 Principles of Justice Direct insertion of guarantees of the principles of "Justice” and hum an rights in the Charter preamble. WAR LOAN DRIVE.