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Between the Lines (By Dean Gordon B. Hancock for ANP)
PEARL HARBOR-ISM AMONG NEGROES; NEGROES DO A LOT OF KICKING BIT
LITTLE PREPARING.
A few summers agio while attending the summer sessions at Oxford,
I chanced to engage in conversation with a highly cultured white woman whose husband was a dean in one of the most noted southern universities. After casually discussing certain phases of the .Negro question, she soon turned to the Japanese question: and I was startled to note her unmitagated, bitter and unrestrained hatred for the Japanese. My interest thus awakened, I set about “sounding out” Americans who constituted more than 50 percent of the students at that summer ses-
sion. I found this vitriolic hatred general among the Americans. I returned to this country convinced that war with Japan was
inevitable and that war is now upon us. Just how people who hated the Japanese with such bitter hatred could be surprised when the Japanese reciprocated in terms of Pearl Harbor is hard to understand. Just how this country could blame the Japanese for taking advantage of our blunders at Pearl Harbor is even harder to understand. Why call the Japanese “treacherous” and other bad names for doing what we would have done? It does not make sense. The shame at Pearl Harbor was on our egotistic hard-headed army and navy leadership, rather than upon the Japanese. Let's “forget Pearl Harbor” and get
down to the more serious business of winning this wart It is most regrettable that it takes Pearl Harbors to stir democra-
cies into a determined defense of their liberties. Only the far-sight-edness of Stalin, whom we have abused and accused, has saved the critical situation. Pearl Harbors are not necessary to Russia’s fight for survival. The extent to which it takes Pearl Harbors to blast a nation, into intelligent defense of its freedom, is the extent of that nation's peril. Pearl Harborism is committed to the proposition that eating, drinking and being merry today will take care of tomorrow;
Richard R. Horne, Guest Columnist RANDOLPH CHAMPION
OF MINORITIES
On Sunday, Feh. 1, 1942, Charles Kelly, a local boy, introduced a man who through his mastery of diction and the vividness of his message held a Y. M. C. A. mon-
like Last Xmas at their party — the children were brought to the party in nice warm cars provided by the ladies. Your heart would have lifted as did mine and maybe' your eyes would have filled too, as mine did as I noticed those tired little eyes light u,p at the beauty of the Xmas tree, a tree
ster meeting on the edge of their ea ch little individual was made
Native Son .... Social Document of America’s Stepchildren . < . .
seats during the whole of his address. We have champions of all descriptions, for instances: Joe Louis crosses up maAy a hopeful fighter with his fist. Ted Williams has crossed up many a promising pitcher with hit bat and our president, Mr. Roosevelt has crossed up many a diplomat or political opponent with his gift of oratory. But this man, this Pullman car porter, matched America’s No. 1 citizen in as neat a battle of words, nerve and wits as ever to have witnessed How did he do it?—Because he had an ideal, a sincere purpose a motive. a spirit that would not accept defeat and last the courage to fight for his convictions and he
won.
Mr. Randolph clearly painted a word picture of how he and others of our leaders planned every move, too, in the program to break down some of the barriers confronting the Negro. Like a Modern Moses this man went down to Washington to see if he couldn’t in some way break one of the knots of prejudice that hinds us so tightly. The thing so impressive to me was his lack of boastfulness. You didn’t get the idea of a man who after doing a job well champing at his bit waiting for a chance to tell the world what I have done but more of the feeling that he was jack back from the wars and after a brief rest would be back in there pitching all the harder. He constantly named others in the plan hut underneath you could see that it was the hands of Randolph drawing together th?» strings and when the play was over the new Champ of political byplay was Randolph—and so this
to feel was his very own. They played games as do other children at parties but tmese diplomats of mercy had arranged for games that would not embarass any one by taxing any frail body beyond its limits. Presents gSlore thera were, presents that the little bodies could amuse' themselves with show r studied hying- This show of service has won for these ladies my complete service and Mr. and Mrs. Public you had better get Ready because one of these days the “Aidant” “Guild” is going to expand to even your door step and if they need what you have, give it right away, because these young ladies will not be denied.
ORCHIDS TO Posies for Officer Posey—sounds like a gag line but that’s not it. Really this young policeman rates and if you don’t believe he deserves this praise come down to Leckefield and see how his gang rallies around him when he calls. Unlike most Officers placed in this position he is not the stern guard of peace but more like an older fellow placed in the role of counsellor, never mind you, does he or his charges forget that he is a minion of the law or the respect he deserves. Mr. Posey comes to the position of a peace officer with an understanding heart at a very fortunate time in his life while he is still young in years both in life and years on the force. We in the Lookefield are very appreciative of the way organized play is taking the place of rowdyism
usually found where more than
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that the Japs will not come until dne notice has been served on us; that brown-skin mmg']e-gray hair tight- boys are gathered ami I be-
to “blunder and blame” will suffice to cover our negligence and stupid- eyed champion of the people with
ity; that w 4 e can bulldoze our way through while others are taking matters seriouslir; that somehow we are going to “luck out” by ways and means unknown; that the Lord will provide while we wine and dine away precious hours of preparation; that whereas others must measure up to prevailing standards we somehow may have those standards waived; that it is a little different with us. Such is Pearl Harborism which takes one’s self very seriously, but not one’s foe. Such is Pearl Harborism that is afflicting the Negro race! We are fast becoming a race of professional protestants instead of a race of expert contestants. Protest is all right in its place; but when we perfect our protest and neglect preparation for the contest, we are lost at the beginning. Xow t abideth detest, protest and cou’e«t, but the greatest of these is the contest! We may as well face the ugly fact that we are not prepared for the economic contest of tomorrow. Everyone knows what the white man ought to do for the Negro, hilt nobody seems to care what the Negro should do for himself. Nobody is telling the Negro that without training he cannot compete in the world of tomorrow and this training must not be in he liberal arts but in the practical arts. Nobody is telling the Negro that his hope Is in his trained hand rather than in his rabid degree-ism which today lias obsessed the race. Nobody is telling the Negro that when he gets through protecting, the problem of making a living is still with him. Nobody Is telling the Negro that it is futile to expect presidents, governors and mayors to solve the Negro problem. Office holding is a matter of politics and the Negro who thinks that an office-seeker is going to alienate ten white votes to get one Negro vote is downright silly. Nobody is telling Negroes that in the mad rush for jobs 1 the white man is going to take care of whites first just as the Negro with
the compelling voice and clear convictions has made in me one of his followers in any and all of his endeavors. My thanks to “Y” for giving me a chance to hear this
man. Finis.
lieve the cases in Juvenile Aid are falling because a man let a bunch of kids give him an under-
standing heart.
Mrs. Dalton in flowing white clothes was standing stonestill in the middle of the kitchen floor.
MODERN NIGHTINGALES THE AIDANT GUILD Without, any of the drama
MORE ORCHIDS This is a story about a colored gentleman in a crowd.—The story. —At a recent meeting, a Forum to he exact where quite a few of our better minds were gathered to quiz some experts about their deportment in case of an emer-
Public Sentiment^ In The Editor’s Mail
By Richard Wrigh
(Continued from Last Week) Mr. Dalton rose and left the room. He sat still, listening. Once or twice he thought he heard the girl laugh, hut he was not sure. The best thing he could do was to leave that crazy girl alone. He had heard about unions; in his mind unions and Communists were linked. He relaxed a little, then stiffened when he heard Mr. Dalton walk back into the room Wordlessly,» the white man sat behind the desk and picked-up the paper and looked at it in a long silence. Bigger watched him with lowered eyes; he knew Mr. Dalton was thinking olj something other than that paper. In his heart he cursed the crazy girl. Maybe Mr. Dalton was deciding not to hire him. G . . . n! Maybe he would not get the extra five dollars a week. G . . . n that woman! She spoiled everything! Maybe Mr. Dalton would feel that he could not trust
him.
“Oh, Bigger,” said Mr. Dalton"Yessuh.” “I want yon to know’ why I’m hiring you.” “Yessuh.” “You see. Bigger, I’m a supporter of the National Association for the “Advancement of Colored People. Did you ever hear of that organization?” “Nawsuh.” “Well, it doesn’t matter,” said Mr. Dalton. “Have you had your
dinner?”
“VflV'Clih ” “Well, I think you’ll do.” Mr. Dalton pushed a button. There was silence. The woman who had answered the front door
came in.
“Yes, Mr. Dalton.” “Peggy, this is Bigger. He’s going to drive for us. "Give him something to eat, and show him where he’s to sleep and w’here the
car is.”
“Yes, Mr. Dalton.”
“And, Bigger, at eight-thirty.
he has always come out right in
the end.—so far.
Medals are often not deserved, but this Spingarn medal to Ran-
dolph, and especially the HONOR drive Miss Dalton down to the uniWhich goes with it. and which versity and wait for her,” said
would attach to his record without it. is DESERVED.
even
fanfare found in the life of Flor^gency. A woman asked the ox-
en ce Nightingale, a group of young w’omen have banded themselves together with the sole idea of unselfish service for the betterment of the ailing but unlike Miss Nightingale they are using sympathy and and understanding heart as their medicine and it’s working. Yes that’s all the medicine used, just a heart big enough to realize that there are in this owui as is in all big towns a group of kids denied by fate the right to run, play or skip as do other ^kids. You have seen them little distorted bodies and usually there is a pair of big eyes that asks silently this question—why should I be like this and not you? The kids usually are very sensitive because they don’t get the contact with the world in all of its phases. This sensitiveness goes even farther, they can tell the dicerence between the
perts, why with 20,000,000 Negroes available w« were not using their blood as a bank. One of the experts rallied to the occasion and answered the question like this. “Lady.” he said, “suppose your brother or son needed some blood.” then he made a jnelodramatic pause, then he continued by saying, “Well, you finish the story > ourself.” The incident was closed, the question answered but no. I warned you, there was a colored gentleman in the crowd and he realy reopened the issue. »iy spy at the meeting told me that this colored gentleman opened the audience’s eyes as to how to squelch
“FRIENDS OF JESUS” Ye, are my friends, if y-e do whatsoever I qommfjnd you. St-
John 15ch„ 14 Divi,
These words’ fells from the lips of our saviour at a time and under conditions that are much worthy of note and deserves our earnest study. He had just about finished the second year of his ministry. Having wrought a great miracle by demonstrating his love
toward mankind.
We cannot be a friend to Jesus and the w r orld at the same time. If you will notice Jesus said; “If ye do whatsoever I command you.” Xow r truly his command are not grievious. Why can’t we say like the Psalmist, say 119 Psalm 105
in the house ot God: I tiust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it; and I will w’git on thy name, for it i.s good before thy saints. God i.s refuge and my strength \ have none other. —MRS. ZETTIE B EDWARDS, 1429 N. Pershing Ave.
joba is expected to take care of Negroes first, or he bitterly denounced, pony with the patronizing air and of us blood bank or no blood bank
Negroes are prone to overlook the fact that just as blood is thicker
tfoan water among Negroes so it is among the whites. Ndbody is telling the Negro that “cry-babyism” is no substitute for
full preparation to meet the white man on equal terms in the competitive labor market. Nobody is telling the Negroes that it does not make aense to cry in one breath "I am a man like anybody else” and in th6 next, plead for jobs white men have made for white men. Nob.jdy is telling the Negro that his survival dejKmds not so much upon his ability to protest as upon his abilitp to contest. Is Negro leadership Waiting for an economic Pearl Harbor, where we must he blasted Into common sense by the deadly and devastating bombs of economic competition? WE ARE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE IN PARTICU-
LAR. IPearl Harborism among Negroes is tragic! We need
gram!!
the one who because they have a God given urge have come to relieve the loneliness that usually is
the cripple’s lot.
Most of the handicapped children are underprivileged economically forcing upon them a double handicap. But the tactful women I am writing about are masters at bringing sunshine into these litle lives.
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ‘(By William Pickens for ANP)
If anybody who ever received anv medal of honor, ever deserved it. A Philip Randolph does. As a social thinker and worker be has held fast to his course for many years, to more than 20 within the the writer’s knowledge. He has done so with steadfastness and hiiliianey — with more steadfastness than brilliancy, for many of the men who were brilliant and associated with him in the earlier days, have fallen by the wayside or gone into less strenuous fields of endeavors. As a “Socialist.”
j i 1 " 0 i 11 ' '"il/r 1 ' ' r^ 11 'i-i ' ' fine’s that have sinned against God’s and therefore not so aceptable to the crowd was Mr. F. E. DeFrantz ones mat rnuc sinmn agaiuat viou j , r1 ^ .,,,
Word? Let us be carefull and take the old-timers of lo and -0
expert who proved he really Thy word is a lamp unto m>
an
was not an expert after all but just any other man with feet of dirty clay. My spy further informs me that the all present have a better idea of all the 20.000,000
P. S.—The Colored Gentleman to
feet” and a light unto my path.’ and in the 11 verse of Psalms 119 “Thy word have I hid in my heart, that 1 might not sin against thee.’’ So we winder why the world is in such a terrible condition today, are Hitler and th<‘ Japs are the only
and I hope he is at *>very meeting when Negroes are being degraded.
Joe Hepoat says, “I have been spelling that word Democracy but after the stuff down in La, and out in Mo. I’ll spell it “dem , . . crackers.”
a pro-
L&bor and INDUSTRY
FEARS HI
^LMAN JLICY.
(George F. McCray for ANP)
’S NEGRO ported: NEW JOBS FOR NICCRO
Sidney Hillman, director of the labor department of tho War Production board has at last taken definite stepa to correct the gross
injustice when he,
funct OPM, gave certain Illy- navy.
WORKERS.
The most important fact about this agreement or concession is that it makes available to the nation the physical and moral energies of the Negro worker. How-
ever, it appears from the evasive- j oe j^ ou } s now has given big
ness of the report, that the scores of workers referred to employers were sent on permits and had not been granted full trade union mem-
bership.
Now since this situation on the west, coast is merely a phase of the vastly larger problem of the employment of Negro workers in defense industries it has far more than local significance. For the task before the millions of Negro defense workers who wish to use their skills to inanufaeture arms for the defense of their country is to win the right to work. That is a national problem and any meth-
JOE LOUIS AND HIS PEOPLE
By J. H. W. McCoomer,
Philadelphia, Pa.
money to the navy,
This may be ways and means for us
to get a better gravy,
They come and get the grave from
every place on earth.
We ask them for admission, they tell us there’s a dearth. The gravy that is spoken of are
rights to able men
But the right that governs gravy
hardly ever bends,
We have been here now two hundred years and more. That’s long berore Sam Gompers
came to our shore.
a birdeye view of our country in which we live and see if we are cot being led in the path of sin and shame by our president. One day he calls the nation to prayer and next he calls the nation to &. unify dancing und fots of fun making. The Bible says Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a re-
proach to any people.
The wages of sin is death, bid the gift of God is eternal life through Jesns Christ our Lord. ’ Did Jesus order anybody to be lynched Let us read Psalms 5110:139:2$. “Create in me a clean heart O God.” “Renew a right spirit within me.” “Search me O God, and know my heart.” “Try me and
know my thought
Now it we as a whole would take right on.
the old-timers of 15 and 20 years ago. Randolph has paid whatever sacrifice and cost his opinions an.I his politics demanded, — and has
kept right on.
When he started to organize the porters. ’ some of us wished him success but few believed that he would have complete success with it.- Many were hostile—even most of the porters themselves. Some of the rest of us tried to help by giving Randolph a lift where he could not get a good hearing for himself. The porters, many of them, w'ere afraid that their corporation w r ould kill the proposed organization and reaJly push its members off the job. There was some threat of this. Randolph and a few of them went
these few words and use them in cur daily prayers. They will be as seed sower in good ground. Your humble servant. —REV- J. D. MATTHEWS. Pastor of 1st Baptist Church, Eminence, Kentucky.
Finally the organization got recognition and charter from the A % F. of L. and finally again came the New Deal and the depression, and now’ nearly all of the porters
MY COUNTRY A Fool Sayeth He Has No Cduntry. No American under the blue canopy of the heavens, on land or sea. be he in color; black or white, brown or yellow, who, was born or has sworn allegiance to the Unite ! States of America, can look upon its flag with the stars and stripes and say ‘I have no country.’ Even the blind will how in revence when tli,e first- note in the Star Spangled Banner is raised. Here is everything that is useful in life, rugged mountains, (rich in minerals) verdant plains, stately trees, (rich in lumber) rivers which move in majesty, gulfs, lakes, bays, inlets and brooks; game unnumbered and fish uncounted, from the frozen waters of the frigid zone, through the challenging climate of the temperate zone, to the parched vegetation of the torrid zone. Surely. “My Country” is Eden! T am not unmindful of our well laid out farms, hamlets, villiages. towns and cities, with their paved roads, boulevards, streets and alleys, reserves, parks, golf links, swimming pools and race courses, churches, monuments, memorials and landscapes laid out and built with architectural beauty harmonius with our natural background. Buildings, housing business with connections throughout the w’orld and ships that make every port. Net work of railroads, interstate buses and trucks,! electricity, gas and oil. Modern homes with all its comforts are enjoyed by the poorest as well as the richest as well as the public service. Are we blest? In w’hat country has its citizens as great a freedom that is enjoyed by us? Why. by our vote we place men in public office and by our vote return them to private life. To think you are free to go and come as you wish, enjoy the pleasuies of home comfort or gay life; eat what you wish and drink what you will. Work here and there or
work this week in west coast shipyards hurrying the completion of
done to Negro labor warships and merchant vessels soon as an official of the de- to join the nation’s great two ocean
white AFL unions closel shop authority to prevent Negroes from working in the construction and
ship building industries.
Because of these contracts, Mr. Hillman, despite his very worthy
chippers,
Negro boilermaKers, caulkers, and riggers
hired at many Pacinc coast shipyards for the first time. Following discussions with War Production
and commendable purposes, has board representatives, shipbuilding taken some pretty stiff lashing from unions agreed that all artificial emcongressmen, the CIO, Danny Lew- Payment barriers must be abolishis, the brother of John L. I^ewis; aod promptly referred scores the N. A. A. C. P. and the Negro of Negroes to the various shipyards press generally. Being a smart with which the unions had conman. Mr. Hillmlan stood by the tracts. In addition many other NecoMracts which he had negotiated g™ workers will be brought into but quietly set to work to elimin- training courses which will equip ate much of the injustice and hard- them for upgrading the promotions shij) Which the contracts had cans- to more highly skilled occupations, holiday B
ed. This week he had something WE CAN DEMOCRATIZE ' 1 ■ to ihow for his efforts. WPB re- NATIONAL DEFENSE. “joys are wings ”
whether on the Pacific coast or elsewhere in the United States. Already we are beginning to see the outlines of a Hillman labor policy -for Negroes. It might be the best he can do. it. might serve
were being 4 the needs of the present defense
emergency, hut I don’t like the idea of giving a closed shop contract to a union and then begging it to grant temporary work permits to Negroes. Under this arrangement the Negro worker loses many of the rights granted to him by law and common usage. We want full fledged membership.
Wise Sayings
To the lazy man every day is a
We do not. ask for petting like a Pekingnese pup, The things, the Constitution states let’s try keep it up. That government of people: for ^people: and by people too Will not he banished from the earth or given to a few. The Constitution plainly states pursuits of hapipiness, It means if any thing for those who do their best To keep this country safe indeed for our democracy If we earn it here send it not to others far away. It states before it closes, of life and liberty Shall be bad by those free born in our great country, Since right is right and wrong is wrong why not open up? Give us happy life with liberty from your American cup.
ARTICLE DRAWS REBUKE Indianapolis Recorder, Clarence Brown —52 Psalm—
praise the Brotherhood of Sleep- not at all. Be a professional, coming Car Porters, and about all of mercial or run for office or a them belong to it. tramp: it’s up to you! Belong to But there is greater praises yet. any religious faith or political parfor Randolph as an American pa- ty that pleases you. If you believe
triot: his hard sense on onr international problems has always impressed me. He is an American,
Why boast thou thyself in mis- and he knows that the best interchief O mighty man ? the goodness ests of American Negroes lie in of C.od endureth continually. and with America—that the United Thy tongue deyiseth mischiefs; States is the American Negro's like a sharp razor working deceit- country. And he has sense enough
fully.
Thou Invest evil more than good: and dying rather than to speak
righteousness.—Selah.
Thou Invest all devouring words,
O thou deceitful tongue.
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwell-
to know that one does not
to condonce lynching, segregation by race, or exclusion from a fair share in public work programs, simply because one recognizes the FACT that the Negro’s only course in the United State® is to he a loyal citizen. Randolph, although an honest and ardent Socialist as a
you are wronged you can appeal to the courts and if you prefer it; you can have the decision of (12) or (1) one. “I have no country”; this thought is one to sober all responsible men. Think of free schools, free books and free libraries: our hospitals and social sehave curity system, wonderful!
imr place and root thee out of the young agitator, has never been land of living.—Seiah. wrong to my knowledge on this The righteous also shall see and poin. Many of his associates
fear, and shall laugh at him. Lo, is the man that made not God Ids strength; hut trusted in the abundance of his riches, and sfengthened himself in his wick-
edness.
But I am like a green olive tree
As Negroes we cannot say we have no heritage. Black is honorable and fast, black never runs. Yes, we have a heritage that began with the nation’s birth, our blood mingled with other blood that ran iin streams from wounds of many wars made the red stripe; our bleached bones because white from exposure on battlefields, putting in the white stripes and that unself-
have fallen down as citizens ish soul ascended to the blue canand patriots, but never Ran- opy and became a star, this is our dolph- Sometimes people have heritage in' “Star Spangled Ban-
felt shaky about him, because he ner” and the U. S. A.!
did not seem to discover early Then with unshakable resolution
enough the real quality and charac-
ter of some of his associates, but (Coot, on Page 7, Second Section)
Mr. Dalton. "Y’espuh.” “That’s all now.” “Yessuh.” “Come with me,” Peggy said. “Bigger rose and got his cap and followed the woman through the house to the kitchen. The air was full of the scent of. food cooking and pots bubbled on the stove. “Sit here,” Peggy said, clearing a place for him at a white-topped table. He sat and rested his cap on his knee. He felt a little better now that he was out of the front part of the house, but still not quite comfortable. i “Dinner isn’t quite ready yet,” Peggy said. “You like bacon and eggs ?” “Y>ssum.” “Coffee?” “Y'essum.” Tie sat looking at the white walls of the kitchen and heard the woman stir about behind him. “Did Mr. Dalton tell you about the furnace?” “No’m.” "Well, he must have forgotten it. You’re supposed to attend to that, too. I’ll show you where it is before you go.’’ “Y'ou mean I got to keep the fire going, mam?” “Y'es. But it’s easy. Did you ever fire before?” “No'm.” “You can learn. There’s nothing to it.” "Yessum.” -Peggy seemed kind enough, but maybe she was being kind in order to shove her part of the work on him. Well, he would wait and see. If she got nasty, he would talk to Mr. Dalton about here. He smelt the odor of frying bacon and realized that he was very hungry. He had forgotten to buy a sandwich with the quarter his mother had given him, and he had not eaten since morning. Peggy placed 4 plate, knife, fork, Spoon, sugar, cream, and bread before him; then she dished up the bacon and eggs. '•You tan get more if you want it.” The food was good. This was not going to be a bad job. The only thing bad so far was that crazy girl. He chewed his bacon and eggs while some remote part of his mind considered in amaze* ment how different this rich girl was from the one he had seen in the movies. The woman he had watched on the screen had not seemed dangerous and his mind had been able to do with her as it liked, but this rich girl walked over everything, pu,t herself In the way and, what was strange beyond understanding, talked and acted so simply and directly that she confused him. He had quite forgotten that Peggy was in the kitchen and when his plate was empty he took a soft piece of bread and began to sop it clean, carrying the bread to his mouth in huge chunks. “You want some more?” He stopped chewing and laid the bread aside. He had riot wanted to let her see him do that; he did that only at home. “No’m,” he said, “I got a plenty.”
(Coat, on Page 7, Second Section).