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N. C. under the Act of March 3rd. 1879.i
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WILIJAM A. TUCK, Managinff Editor
& R WILLIAMSON News Editor
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
(2.00 a Year $L25 fo|[ Six Months
fH|i; PLATFORM OF . . .
• c the Carolina: times
INCjLUDES:
Equal salaries for Negro Teachers.
||(egro policemen where Negroes are involvi
jt^jual educational opportunities.
;Kegro jurymen.
;Higher Wages for domestic servants.
Ifull participation of Negroes in all branches of
the National Defense.
Abolishment of the double-standard wage scale in
industry.
Greater participation of Negroes itt political Af-
fairs.
jlletter housing for Negroes.
Il^egro representation in city, county, att^ aiid
ii! national governments.
PAl/L ROBESON INative Gmdmtt)
Paul Robeson, noted singer who appeared in recital at the
North Carolina College Monday evening, is more than an art
ist of national fame. Paul Robeson is a grrat humanitariin who
is minus the seclusion, formality and mystery which are Supposed
to go «fith the falnous in the fields of musk: and ‘6ther lirts.
The day followjng Robeson’^, recital at t^ North Car6tina
College was taken entirely with gratuitous appearances before
the inmatite ofCthe Co^ty ^Kome, a rural school, business iS'
Btitutions, the locSi radio station, the football pr^ice ^th the
North Carolina College eleven and greeting the people of Dur^
ham. The man is not only a great artist but he is truly a great
and noble character whose feet are still on the ground.
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It was Robeson’s first visit to the Southland, $rid the native
state of his parents, since childhood. North Carolinians of
both races received him, shall we say its grandson, with out
stretched arms. It was touching, sublime, thrilling, enthrall
ing and bautiful. Durham and North Carolina would like to
' have Paul Robeson ?6r keeps, maybe at North Carolina College
to teach toice culture and drama while he is not oh*\TOncert
tour—suggestion for the alert president of the North Carolina
College, which no doubt is already in the back of his head or
already arranged.
So far so good for Paul Roubeson and the fine character
he is, but we cannot close this editorial without catling atten
tion of our white folks here in Durham, North Carolina and the
rest of the south thiat Paul Robeson might still be unhonored,
unwept, unsung and unknown had his parents let him remain in
Robeson County and North Carolina where equal educational op
portunities for Negroes are denied.
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It is the shame of the south that most of its native Negroes
have to north to achieve recognition in whatever field they
choose for their life's work. It is the shame of the south that
the most pauperized section of America is so hell bent on keep
ing the Negro from achieving that it attempts to maintain two
educational systems when it hasn’t even the funds to maintain
one that will compare with the poorest maintained in Northern
>t»tCB.
We southerners, white and black, have got to leatn some
. tbat we »re only fooling ourselves,, we arc only further
IWwperaing oursehes by remaining victims of ante-bellum days.
Hi have got to realiase that this idea of trying to maintain dupli-
; Jite cntiiwte achools, duplicate this and duplicftte that, out
fi mwriy funds have in the South,, h born of a dis>
mind... a damnable heart.
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^ ftmth must adopt the program of giving the humblest
«ikt he wiiite or black, every opportunity at its disposal to
eztenfe of its capabilities. Then will our fair
ei^^ its own sons, and peace and hap-
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laue'wlwt ehikwsdiythe world, if it were not for
miiiftr mjor: tiarAtm Japan and Germany would
liMfc our ovb bed neifUbon.
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OUR CONQUERED COUN
TRY
Ours is a conquered country.
The Germans have oonquijfed
this country just at truly as they
have conquered |)«lgium or liol-
land. The have been
conquered physically and this
country has been conquered
spiritually. In fact, onrs is the
more tragic conquest, for the
simple reason that no man is
captured completely until his
spirit is captured.. The spirit of
this country is captured and let
us ni{ike no mistake about it.
Our libertieft are assailed, our
freedom is threatened, our preat
President is maligned in his high
and holy task of upholding the
honor of his country. Our great
and vaunted democracy is spur-
ned, our way of life is jeop
ardized, our future is imperiled.
Only the valor of our English
compatriots had saved us from
physical as well as spiritual de-'
feat. Our traitorous Quislings
are heroized; the traducers of
our nation are openly upheld as
patriots; our Benedict Arnolds
are safe behind their'^mask of
democratic immunities j our fr^
speech idieals hive been prosti-
{lited and lierverted' ilnrf the
hands of otir fi^eatest Presi'de^t
have been infArtiousTy tied by de
signing Re|)ubhci*tts and niolly-
coddle Democj^ti. Our cas^ for
war against Hitttf is as strong
as it will ever Be; the fimj has
struck whett we must defend oi^r
nation with si^at aiid iiM
blood; a dfeclil^dliGi;i' of is
fifing ovefdtte if the hoiioi* of this
nafion is t6’ IW ^aih'taiili^.
And Wh'irt dfe' We B^Vet Sftbo-
rtmtfhlif WiM~,
f^er seTfish ends, #ii^t
rAmpant, llitJcfifes iSep^fiiijj
strikes ^
capifaT ittlhyr tli'e e^Ss|i tij rdfr-
cojhmifte^ Atisi-
rooms over nig^t. WAiaf do^e
havef Sttto N^-
to heskki^^m^
iudiee ttfffitef of
prinei^, ^liicRlea s^oiNS to «-
elude the Jf^o froit^#‘ ^ogWttu
that ^ill fiSl' Witlibiili Mii, otir
great WifAie^Ver
almost ejttfil^ly to ^
rites Vrilifr |heiif ilAd
■#heelers fo wnfu«« ai^ B^iW
ei* too orf libii^y
grabbing fo save its Sott!:
Tfte ioie this liatibft iir ]^-
ing todiy will Be the eaw^ of
^ai^e whto the hisfory of the
pi^eht is Wi*itt^ft ^ tie fe'Jto^i-
ans of the ftiMre. We art a con
qtii^ed nation ! to
make wAr on an' eikikf lliiit Mtos
his dagger at otir th^oAts. We liffe
living today hot by Otti' ^n
strength but by the j^ace of Wd
and the valor pf Great B'^i^ain
and Russia. The great* Ahyeriea
whose record for courag^ in the
past, has succumbed to the sii^n
songs of our Quislings and pro-
Nazis and is ripe fpr Hitler’fr
prey. We are not saved by oiif
living today not by our own
own coura'ge and valor; we are
being saved by circumstances,
yfe are just lucky; and that is
all. The nation that is saved by
mere luck is lost. War is at pre
sent necessary and inevitable
but we are ■ hindered by subtle
influences that even our Presi
dent dares not challenge. What
we are doing today is, waiting
for our country to be recaptured.
Only a ^var can save us and we
cannot declare that war because
of pro-Hitlef Jsm in this country.
This nation is at the mercy of
this country’s henchmen of Hit
ler. What a shame'I This country
has been conqured! The toler-
ttuce with which the designs of
Litldberg are treated shows this
the seeming reverence and ad
miration for Wheler shows it.
The ii^ieulties that Roosevelt
enpountei^ in his efforts to re
trieve our nations sfiows it. This
nation is in a stupor of indif
ference and ignorance induced
by our ^lationists who t^re
knowingly or unknowingly Hit
ler's henchmen.
These political perverts would
vacillate until Hitler has con
quered Europe and then Ee
could concentrate orf ^his coiin-
try and conquer, it pfiysiictHy
as he has conquered it suiritual-
ly. When 8 nation gets too proud
or too philosophic to fight for its
io$or it is
“De moeraey ie a fine thing
but it must be preserved if need
be upon the field of bitflh for
there it was first bought and
j^id for. That there could be
-iound a Negro-America' Fhhit
coumittee to support Negro h^-
iill', Jew baiting Lindberg is de-
{ribrahle.
l!iindbergb’s club foot stuok
dut the other ni^ht when h#
turned on the Jews. He meant
Negroes also and let us not for
get it. Negroes must not so easily
forget how ugly Lindbergh was
when he refused to reward the
Negro who found his slain child.
Lindbet'gh is for Hitler arid Hit
ler is against black peoples. Let
our black skin remain the badge
of loyality and not become a
symbol of allegiance to our count
ry ’s conquerers!
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For Pitriftitm
By Ruth Taylor
It is interesting, and rather
amusing, to watch the number of
groups which have just discov
ered the Negro. It is like a close
election, when extra votes are
sought and many promises m^e
to be quickly forgotten once the
election is over and the ballots
counted.
Fortunately for the good of-
the country, the Negro is
througly cognizant of the at
tempt being made to influence
him and to coordinate his race
toi act as a brake upon national
polices* and progrems. It has
been an insfliration to me to
watch how the Nepro Press has
spurned the propaganda- that
sought to stir up race conscious
ness and resentment; how it has
again and again played down
stories fir.qv||^ted to open ,o]d
Wounds in^ arouse Iresh hsteijed
how coiisl,Wentty. it has set 'a
^hlgh ||idUl' of eiti«enship ‘
personal patriotism before ’’ its
readers. . ^
The task before the editors of
the Negro Press has beeen a dif
ficult and important one '—
but they have fulfilled it with
the highest measure of success.
They have not wavered in their
loyalty to the high principles
which makes the United States.
Freedom and democracy are
not just words to the Negro. The
climb toward these high goals
has been rocky and difficult. He
will not turn aside for will- o-
the-wisps of false promises. He,
has suffered too much to be mis
led now. He knows the pro- Hit
lerites and their appeasement al
lies and not true friends. There
is no room in the totalitarian
racial superiority set-up for the
Negro except as a bearer of bur
dens, and in the first fhlgh of
their stab-in-the back successes,
the dictators spoke freely of the
eternal seritude to which they
would condemn the entire race.
But there is another more im
portant reason for the impervi
ousness of the Negro to subver
sive ideals, and one in which you
as Negroes have justifiable oc
casion for pride. Among you
there are no Benedict Arnolds
no Quisling, no traitors, no sab
oteurs. You are not troubled by
the dogging suspicion of your
own people. You need not fear
the patrotism of your neighbor.
The American Negro has an,un
sullied record of patroitism
And one sure thing in this un
certain world of ours is that no
matter what conies, this record
will be kept unsullied!
and all plant operations
doing so.
The Organ Shipbuilding cof-
[j^ration, Willamette Iron and
Steel, Commercial Iron Works,
Albina Machinist Works, all of
this cify are under contract to
the union. This union is report
ed to have refused to grant the
request of Dr. D. N. Unthank,
cUlrmaa of the Advisory Coun
cil to abolish its policy of ex-
cidding Negro members. '
Tlie tefusal was made on
grounds that “the available sup
ply of Negro labor in this area
could be absored am janitors. ’
The wage for janitors is about
i?7c an hour. The prevailing wage
fbr boliermakers is approximate
ly $1.25, according to Dr. Un-
thank. *
Al^OLISH SEPARATE
TEACHE SCALES IN-
;REAS£ NEGRO ALARlES
Chattanooga, Ten.—A single
silary scale for teacher without
reference to race or color wiil be
^tablished by the Chattanooga
lioard of education, it was an-
nounceed here September 20.
The new plan was revealed in
the U, S. District Court for the
-i)1strict of Teimessee
*lkfo^Judge Ijesie R, Darr^hen
rNAASjP attorneys for th^each-
ana counsel for ^ school
board ,appeared to a^gue court
Jurisdict
PINCEH MOVEMEHtl
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In addit^ToTthe new salary
scale, the school board stated
fliat 62 per cent of the $40,000
dow in the treasury marked forj
increases in salaries for all teach
ers, will go to Negro teachers,
’Phe board also agreed to take
steps for complete equalization
of teachers salaries under the
new schedule, but stated that it
will “taRe a little time.”
Attwneys for the plaintiff
would not dimiss the case on
such a promise, but had it placed
on the inactive calendar so that
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it may be called up again at any
time. This means that if the
board does not make good its
promise the complaint may a-
gain be heard in court.
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Portland, Oregon—The Boil
ermakers union, Local 72, with
offices in the Labor Temple here
has been accused of “flagrant
discrimination by the Advisory
Council for Negroes and was re
ported last week to the Presi
dent’s Committee on Fair Em-
ploymerrt Practice now holding
hearing?-in Los Angeles
From a copy of ttie?^mp^in^
seflt to it by the ‘Coun
cil,- the local NAACP revealed
that the local apparwitly is
keeping four companies which
have stated in writing their will-
iBgneaa to use Negro workers in
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