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Republicans Bar Discrimination In U. S. Army And Navy
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N. R L CLOSES INTERESTING SESSION
G.O.P«MayBar
Discrimination In
Army And Navy
Propose Aoieodiiieiit
To Conscript Meii
Regardless Of Race
*y EMMETT J. SCdft
WASltlNGTON — Th»f^
“» tim*" In. the vt the
United SUtes last lt4ihdi> after
noon when «n anikHdMifcht tra«
proposed aeekins M the
provtsfoA “r^rleiA of
creed of coh»r” ijiW Yttltlti-
tahr EnliMhieni Seetibfi 6f the
CoiMeiiption Bill.
Whenever this 4)iiiktioh of
eI*nl (4>oi^ufiit7 in tbltibtarsr
enllftmeht lit the Atm^d Jj^r-
viee» of' the GoTe#Hfcent
or when^vHtr «ny oth^f i|ta«Mtk)h
provjdlni^ tor equ^t >ii|k«^t.tt^itle8
for Colored. cititena is
the Southehi Dei^oeM^k: ihd
New I>«ia metBbdiw 6i C6h0ia»
up aeainat su|k
■HA tjhil last
anyon« on «cicoun>t of race or
color. Why putthla unnecessary
Amendment in the Bill itself?
It would simply invite trouble.
We would be doing that which
the Wisir Department does not
want done.*’
This immediately led to plac
ing in the Concessional Record
cWrespondencfe from the Navjy
and War Departments to the
effect that voluntary enlistiments
pn the part of white men are
being invited, and further, thafc
the only place in the Navy open
to Colored men is as mess men.
PriBcIpal of Eqvality Dod««d
The principa olf equality of
enli#ment was (meticulously
dodged by each of the Sout/h-
ern Democratle New Deal Sena
tors opponents of the proposed
Amemlment. |Ben«)tor Halbch bf
New Mexico, New Dealer, want*
ed to know if the language of
the measure, "any person,” does
not include everybody regardless
of creed or color.
This led to the emphatic lys
Ifondkv wliSB ilro|lM«iii if “T*'® Army has dis-
nommy i
Amtiimmt
kiM ^0chirii ituin have
b««h discriminaAions that are
ttn4TA«tieaB, aind that th« color
l{ne hss been definitely drawn
bf Anby Generals and MaVy
AdmtraU against Ool»^ neh
wlltt have iweaented theitiselves
for, enlistment. Sen«t6r iftanir-
h.ead of Ala^amft Wafit«d Id
laiow. why the word “sei** wis
n6t mikde. » part of the Atn«nd-
meot.
‘‘ Atioth^r Southern t>«titocratic
Nesjfi/ De^l Sen&tor^ iotljitht to
berrlBi tiMSR thie
ptth of discasswn by.Bayin'ir
the; ^ofiendment ‘ wpiild tte^it
Japanese in the RiMaiifn Is^
lands who are Amerle^n citltens,
but'may be disloyal, to iiie«si
on right to Join the AhAy;.
j'^jiteh lb developn^tt^t, laid 1^-
mo^ratic ^ew Deal Senator filll
of Alabama, *‘ma^ iftriotlsly
cripple the forces of the tlrtiied
States in what may be a critical
era,” and that “the Wut De
partment i Bopposed to it." Ciena
tor Hill of Alabama litso said:
“No one that I know of has ever
charred or hah ever found that
the Wtr Department ot any
officer actit^ for the War De
partment has in any Way been
unfair or bas in any way ehga|:-
ed in any diacriminationp against
MARY POTTER SCHOOL VENTURES IN STUDENT DEMOCRACY
The boarding boys of Mary
Potter High School, Oxford ven-
tui'ed last semester in an experi
ment in student democratic go-
vernn»ent. The experiment, with
a court of justice, a legislative
council, abid a patrol system,
proved suecessful and will be
trol capbatn. Second row from
continued this school term. Theileft to right: Principal H. S.
crhniaaiiid arainslt certaih
class of our citizenry, the Colo
red people, and that Colorad
applicants seeking voluntary en
listment are plainlqr told, **you
cannot enlist in this particukur
force because you are Colored”
and that the Negro is not "in
cluded although he is an Ameri
can citizen and wants to fight
for bis country, but is rejected
because he i« Colored. Either
they (the Colored People) are
or they ake slaves.”
Another iSouthem Democratic
New Deal member, Senator
Overton of Louisiana, wanted to
know if the Amenditient would
not lead to mixed unite in the
Armied (forces. Senator Overohl
went so far as to state tha.t:
**Tli«r«‘' is no dii*ir« *n the
part of tk* War Dsp^tmeat,
or tbs Gonsral Staff to dU-
crimiaato against tha Colo-
rsd race; on the contrary
they oncovraga tbom.”
The Irepty was made that
“ithe Senator from Louisit/Aa
may make this al:atement, buti
if h* ^*11 inquire he will find
that in the Avaiation Units no
Colored enlitsments at all are
accepted.”
Rspublicans Support Am«ndm«nt
(Continued on Pkge 2, Sec. 2)
Women Christian Union
M^ots In Wittdy City
CHICAGO, (AKP> — When
' the Nation^ Won^en's Christian
Temperance Union met in con
vention at the ^otel Stevens
recently, Negro wmen toc#c ao
active part. Among; ithe colored
delegation were Mrs. Violet Hill
Why the, Baltimore, Mrs. Claude
Hopewell, Chicaflro, and Mrs.
Esther B. Issaac, Lo» Angeles,
who spoVe on “The Needs of
, the Negro” at one^ of the con
vention sessions.
The Loysfl Teimperanee Lej^ion
Echo Service wm partieipated
fn by' eight colored cjiildren
trained by Ifin. ^peifvell, and
the White Ribbeti Kecruits in'
eluded three other chijidren.
A special feature of the Sun
day session, was music by the
above group are the representa
tives of this student government.
Prom left to rfeht on first row
are: Herbert White, Malcolm
MtFadden, Judges; M. A. San
ders, Jr., mayor; George Davis
judge; and Andrew Turner, pa
Davis; Oliver Taylor, Alston An
derson, Romeo Shofner, Levy J.
Sanders, Jerry Miller, council-
men. Third row from left to
right; Ernest Smith, Win. L.
West, A. E. Scott, patrolmen,
and Moses Belton, dean of hoys.
Move May
Ouft Dr.
Thompkins
WASHPNGTON «Rumoni; icitf-
calating in and around Washing
ton. to the effect that Dr. Wm.
Thompkins will soon be "out”
are not being received with any
credence by those who follow
the political situaition.
As one of the opposite pajbty
says, “Perhaps the wish is
father to the thoi^ht. DeclaYl
ing -that Dr. Thompkins slit with
the New York faction following
(Cwtinned on Page 2, See. 2)
Olivet Baptist choir, which was deji|(gates were the hand painted
ej;ithusiaf4faieally received. IZe^siters, made by Mrs. Hopewell
cK«ir," under the diMetfon WfJwhich hung in ^e foyer of the
N(^>oieon Reed,' waife beard fai Btevens, Chicago’s largest hotel,
sevefVtl ^nditiona. Ahotheif in-* j depicting obectives of the
teresting eoatelbiitioa pi Nafro W^TU.
Joiot Meeting Of
Kn lUux Klan And
Nazi Bund Probed
NEW YORK — Calling upon
Representative Mairtin Dies to
investigate the joint mepting of
the Ku Klux Klan and the
German American Bund held at
a Bund camp at Andover, N. J.
last Sunday, as well as Kl8|i
activities'throughout the country
Walter White, Secretary of the
National Associaition for the
Advancement of Colored People
today, sent the following tele-
graqft to the chairmain of the
House Committee investigating
unAmerican acitivities:
“Now that James Colescott,
Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard,
has asked your committee to in
vestigate Joint meeting of Klan
ahd Nazi Bund in New Jersey
last Sunday, persons y^u will
row act upon repeaited requests
during past two yea^ by Na
tional Association for Advance
ment of Colored People for in-
vestijyration of Klan. We urge
again thajt your committee on
tun-American activftdes vigo?*ous
ly and honestly pursue inquiry
not only into last Sunday’s dis
graceful performance but into
Klan activities by TJolescott and
other klasmen in Texas, Geoiv
gi(*i, South Carolina, Indiana,
New Jeraey, and every ather
state where Klan is active.’'
PUTS MUSIC IN THE AIR
WILLIAM P. COLE
Who aside from his duties as
assistant football coach eind
teacher at Hillside Park high
school, devotes a great deal of
time to the training of one of the
best high school bands in the
152 Philadelphians
Leave For Artillery
Training, Fort Bragg
PHIiLADELPHIA, One hund-;
red and fifty tWo young Philadel
phians left here last week for
Fort Bragg, N. C., this area’s
contribution to the new 76th
Coast artillery, anti aircraft
unit, now being formed and
composed of Negro personnel.
The' enlistment of 4he youths
took place over the past four
weeks, with different agencies
helping. No public announcement
was made until the entire num
ber of men wamted had been
enrolled.
The recriuilbs took their oath
Soldiers and Sailors
monument in Fairmont park
with members of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and American
National Negro
Business Leape
Hold 40th Meet
Special to the TIMES
DETROIT, Michigan — The
fortieth annuat ^ convention of
the National Negro Busines^l
League which held sessions in
Detroit Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday, August 28-30 clost-d
last Friday night after the mo.st
lui>rely attended and most in
formative .session in the history
of the Association. Nearly 300
businessmen and women from
all sections of the United States*
were in attendance.
The first .^e^sion opened, at
the YMCA Wednesday morning
with Carlton W. Gaines, presi-
derht of the Booker T. Washingr
ton Trade Association (conven
tion host) presiding. The etnire
morning session was devoted to
welcome addresses by members
of local organizations. More
addresses of welcome were heard
Wednesday evening at the Se
cond Ba|f)tist Church. These
were headed by governor Liiren
I). Dickinson and John W; Smith
,pTesidieiiti ' the- > Common
Council.
President Speaks
Dr. J. E. Walker, president of
■tihe National Negro ,BiMness
IjeaG'Ue delivered his address
Wednesday night at the Second
Bapti.st church, speaking to the
la»pp aiudience on “American
ism.”
“The current topic of all
people of the world today” said
Dr. Walker, “is Americanism. It
is not the personal property of
any class, creed or race, and no
one holds an absolute title to it.
Americanism is an unfailing love
of country; loyalty to its instruc
tions and ideals; eagerness to
defend irj a|irainst all enemieisi;
undivided allegiance to the flag
and a desire to secure the ’bless-
N.
C. College
30th
Begins
Session
BY WILLIAM A. TUCK
RHAM — Around 800 stu- state take oever t’le insui'ition
dents are expected to be on hand * public scnr>ol. Thi served
a*. North Carolina College in a to strer^then greatly the Influ-
few weeks tii begin work for the ence of the man who had ” -tf
thirtieth fall session of the in- hon-est blood in his effort to
stitution. They will find numer- make the inntit»tion worthy of
ous additions and tmprevetwen»ts tsnBidi!n>:iQn.
on the coll€|ge plttnt as well as The collere’s first day .
changes in the faculty member- patched with instances of pr»ra-
ship. Most of the new buildings (tion and sacrifice. There w*■'-*
whicii were not ready for use times when the necessities «f
last spring will begin their .^ex- life were not to be found in
vice with the fall session. Sever* college’s pantry, and it wa» the
al outstanding faculty members difficult duty of Mrs. Anna Doye
are slated, to take leaves of ab- Shepard, wife of the president,
sence to work toward the doctor to prepare adequate meal* for
£*te degree i*-! the field of their the growing student body on a
choice , at some one of the na- budget that waN down rock
tion’s leadin(pr universities. Miss bottom.
Thomasina Talley of the music’ It is told that ©n rumerMJS
department. Miss E. Van Dyke'occasions hungry students would
of the commercial department, ’ anxiously await the return of
Miss P. F. Newton. Professor their president from a fund-
of English, and probably two raisin? tour, onfident that he
others, will be stiidying this fall. -secured enough money to
Persons who will possibly re- satiate their needs for a while
place these h|ve not been an- Jcgner. It is no secret that there
nounced ve^: however there will ^.^re many times when the drn-
be two additions to the faculty b^Il rang as usual but there
in other departments. Mis? kitchen, but,
\ ivian Merrick of Durham will jjy providence, food would
head the department of physical ^i^^ays arive in time for the
Education for women, and James ^n many in.stances
Y. Carter of Winston Salem the benefactor was at certain lo
be LJw Librarian.
College Hat Colorful Hitiorr
cal missionary society.
Today the North Carolina C*oJ-
Although the'"'North"carolina!’«‘?^ N^leroes is far removed
from its several sTnali biuldiiii?*
legion present. The unit will be'^^^ nractice the ideals ofi'V
completed with men from other | therefore educa-
state.'* He airrived in the cityj"’®^ from other sections of the the foundation stone up-
last Tuesday and held several country. which civilized nations must
band rehearsals before the open-1 ;;;;; TT , i be built.
Race Love* Country
r„ enUrgine >^ irh.T,'’f«urty U th.
to on]oy Americanism, Doctor coionuj storv. i - i. | of
Walker .said: “Americanism is iclosely interwoven into the lif*|Prepare thenation hav
dedicated to the proposition, that'of President James E. Shepard.the same sue m
everv child, white or black, Jew It was in 1910 thart Dr. She- mg se.en in the
or Gentile, shall receive an educa'pard began what was known as department ,fme wit Whe Phd
tion to the fullest oapacity of the National Religious Training degree.
its intellect, and that ii?norance school and, Chatauqua intended j There are no more of th*>«#
shall be banished from the ff^e as i training center for Sundayl^lsy-banked eullies. They have
of the earth. One of the cardir-il school teachers and woi^ers. disappeared and in their place
virtues of true American is the Not ntil 1&2S, however, did the fContinned on Page 2. Sec. 2
best education for every child. ^ _ — —*
A people steeped |in ignorance ' PRESIDENT
line. The papers were completed
inig of school. Attorney
Defense recently halted a big | General Robert H. Jackson for
signature and there they lay for
anti-trust suit ei?ainst 22 maJor
oil companies.
The background of this story
has been told before but it must
Skeletons Rattle
As Oil Trust
Suit Is I^opped
By John Carson, for The Coope
rative League News Service
Washington, D. C. —Another
oil trust skeleton rattled here
this week in the closets of the
Department of Justice &fkd the
National Council ^f Defense.
An amazing story, involving
somewhat clouding the liberal
ed that the House of Represen-
and progressive reputation of an
outstanding New Dealer, got be
yond the whispering strfge when
Congressman John H. Coffe« De
mocrat. of Washington, demand-
tatlve^ ahould investigate how
•P(i why th« National Council of
several weeks. Finally, just ai
Arnold got assurance that suit
would be filled, the National
Council jf Defense stepped into
be sketched aigain to justify some the picture with a request that
conclusions which are now being
rea^ed. About ten months ago,
the anti-trust division of the De
partment ^f Justice began inves
tigating to de-termine whether
the suit should be delayed.
Coffee’s official resolution cites
these facts and then requests
that a committee investisrate
“whereij the anti truflti laws
the mtfior oil companies actually|_{uive been fully, adequately, and
violated the anti-trust laws imperially enforced by the De-
through owningj>^d operating partment of ju.stice as to petro-
oil production fieid^ and com-^Ieum and other industries,” and
panies, pipe lines and other tranS|“the extent of, and the persons
portation oompanie^ and retail |resposibleV for, inteilference iby
distributing compiVnies. Indepen-any employee, dfficiaU or agency
dent oil companies long have in of the Government with the en»
sisted this integrated ownership forment of the anti trust laws
Or. WaKcer, in pointing
the love that the Negro has for
his country, said; “We have not
in the past, nor will we ever
take up arms against our neigh
bor, but -we halfre defended our.
country side by side with the
white man since Ihe landing at
Plymouth Rock.
The housewives leahrue. under
Mj«. Fannie B. Peck, ni'tional
president, opened their sessions
in Lucy Thurman BrancTi YWCA
Thursday mormVig.
Memorial services for the late
Robert R. Moton, fornfer presi
dent, and J. C. Natpier of Nash
ville were held Friday morning.
The eulogies were read by C.
C. Spaulding and Henry Allen
Boyd. Bishop W. A. Fountain
predsided.
was the basis for price fixing as the petroleum and other in-| The annual banquet was held
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policies which were in violation dustries.” jFridv.y evening at the
of the law. 1 Coffee issued t| statement in Thurmc^ branch YWCA.
Assistant Attorney General which he said;
Thurman Arnold decided after “It is the purpose of the pro-
the Inog invert%;ation by his posed investigation t^ determine
dance later at the Maccaoees
building followed cjosinfx the
convention.
subordiniates 'ChAt there was a and disclose to the public the The awarding of the C.
violal^pn of anti trust laws. His'mysterioua forces or persons that Spaulding Award for meritorious
assistants prepared the legal are meddling or scuttling the contributions to the advance-
papera f^ the “largest anti trust anti trust enforcement drive. I mcnt of the Negro in business
suit o/ all times” which was in- fail t„ see anything in National and the R. R. Moton cup were
tended to icompel the divorce- Defense which would seem tojawCitded Thursday,
ment of the production of oil, necessitate or require the dropp- T’ne theme of the conventnn
from the tra^isportatioa and re- ing of civil actions .^gainst the:was “Trends and Opportunities^
tail distribution of oil and gaso- (Continued on Page 2, Sec. 2) (Continued on Page 2. Sec. 21
Dr. Juns Edward ahtpMi