1944-10-18

PAGE FOUR THE NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, '1944 -- DEWEY AND HIS PUBLIC SERVICE -- I ask you the question, isn't this of President Rooeevelt? Accord· tio•Jal defense prograin was wc·:l ing for new jobs. Then there Stassen of Minnesota can furnish noon in Chicago last July when the type of man we should trust ing to the records, there were on the way, there were still TEN will be millions of returning the type Of leadership America Vice President Henry Wallacu there are two Negroes, one rep· with the management of our na- more than 13,000,000 people out 1\HLLION Americans of all c,11ors, soldiers. At the <>nd of the war needs. was bacriticed on the altar 0 ~ By PRENTIS I. FR-AZIER Last week I gave you the public service record of Franklin D. Roosevelt during his political career, as it relates specifically to the group with which 1 am ident!f!ed. This week it gives me a great deal of pleasure to re– view for you the public service record of Thomas E. Dewey, from the same point of view. From my o b s e r v at ion Mr. Dewey has been most outstanfl· lng in his service to his commun– ity, his state and his nation be- resenting The Afro - American Newspaper, the other represent !ng The Amsterdam News. These representatives of the Negro press are accorded the same priv– ileges and accommodations that are given members of the white press. Not only that, Mr. Dewey Dewey sees to it that others ac· cord them the same rights. In tiona! government? Mr. Dewey, of work, marching through the creeds aud re ligions STILL out -and four more years of Mr. • • • greed, power and prejudice. Mr. I am thoroughly convinced, is countrys• streets looking for jebs of work. We might as well look Roosevelt, with the WPA, the Today, on the government pay- Roosevelt gave Mr. Wallace the the type of man who w!ll steer and milling about In "breadlines" the fads in the far.e. Mr. Hitler, NYA and the CCC gone, therp roll, together with the fam!lles "kiss of death" in an effort to our nation to be the type ot when Mr. Rooeevelt took oUice not Mr. Hoosevelt, rel!eve<l the is nothing in the present admin- of those employed, are a poten· placate the lily-white South. nation all of us, regardless of in 1933. The Republican party unemployment situation in this istrat!on's program of pollc:• tial five million persons. That is There have beeu times when we race, would enjoy, and of which cannot escape the ro;spons!billty country. which offers any hope of being a tremendou~ number of people believed Mr. Roosevelt's interest we would be justly proud. ·or the sad lack of leadersh\P • • • a· ]E. to meet and solve the un· to be !nrluei.ced by a p'lrty in in the Negro was 90 per cent In my next article, which shall which caused this condition to The Negro people In the United employment .dilemma. power. Add !. ·: this hl'g-e list political and 10 per cent human!· appear some time before the No· exist. They were In power fer States are working people. They • • • of voters the coal!tlr•n between tarian. During his adm!n!stra- vember election, I shall give you 12 years under three presidents. have not heen able to make Then, we might be asked, what the b1g citr bosses- -men like tion, there has been legislation a resume of the facts 1 have tried * * * money other than that whl~b doe~ MR. DEWTY offer? Mr. '-Ia.~ue of Ne..v Jersey, Law1cr.·~e '>f such deep interest to the Ne- t ! thi · d f p 1 · K 11 . gro that it was a challenge to one southern city where the hotel to presen n s series, an Mr. Roosevelt took office on they have made as wage earners. Dewey is the nominee of the Re- o enns yv:nua. e Y of l'~inola, · d 1 1 1 11 all people who believed In fair manager refused to make accom- from thiS resume raw og ca Mar'cl1 4, 1933, with both houses They are too young yet, evt>n in vublican party, 'l'he Repnblic:'..n 'ynn of Now York, Cn1mp of modations for the Negro mem-~ conclusions. In the meantime 1 on Congress eagerly following his their LIMITED FREEDOM, to party owns 90 per cent of all Tennessee a. n '' .. •l remains of play and the extension of every bers in his party, Mr. Dewey re· urge you to read and digest the lead in le · 1 t·v t t h · d lth Th · d t and commerce In th!s t<•t> Penderga~' maehin'3 -· who American privilege to every Ame- gJs a I e enac men s. ave acqmre wea . ey are m us ry rican citizen. For examplll, the fused to leave the train until[ political articles written by Mr. He showed high con rage and a vPry mnch concerned about jobs country. It is the group ?f'.:in:»s I are at all times ready and d Att Wagner-Costigan Anti-Lynch Bill every member of his party was J. A. Johnson an orney knack of leadership In a gra~e which come 1rom tl!e prosperity referred to as "private industry" willing to do business with tile I was f!l!bustered to death in the treated with equal courtesy. Now Charles E. Stokes. emergency wh!c], assured for him of their country and not a WP,\. w,· believe that party is better reactionary and prejudiced South. U. s. senate and that great man OUR COUNTRY FIRST! a ranking place in American his- dole. They Jcnow, only too well, qualified to handle the be sines> • There is a combination which In the White House said nothing! lory. He advocated legislation tile work rP<' ''"d as It appli''" to and financial affairs of this pre~ents dangers to our country The Gavagan Anti-Lynch Bill met affect! n g low income groups 1hem. !t is a know~e and ac· conn r} to get industry rnoT!ng more alarming than any before whlcl! directly benefited Negro cepted fact that the Negro is the during the peacetime era. conceived. Four more years of the same fate and that great man (Reprint from Pittsburgh Cour– ier, Issue Of Sept 30 , 1944) Tuesday, November 7, stands nut before the American people like a blazing signboard, offering '' the choice of two roads. in the White Honse said nothing! ~egro must use his ballot in the best interest of himself and his rare. His vote at all times must be used effectively. Hi!t vote must be used to advance the for· Americans. He set up agpnclP" "last h!n•<l , first fir,J :" E\·en or still greater concern to the Mr. Roosevelt could mean the under the extraordinary powers now, after .134 y'.l~·s of hard Negro • voteer is the vital ques- end of the two-party system in The Pepper Anti-Poll Tax B!ll r;iven him by Congres9 "hiclt en· work spent in helping to hnild tion: '•Has the Republican party this country. was filibustered to death In the abled the workers of this coun- the cot:nt ·v "''d fi:·;n "i.Jg in all produced a PROGRESSI'IE lead-~ Power leads to tyranny. The U. S. Senate by the prejudiced try to escape starvatioi, and kee;1 wars, he s till must fight for the ershlp•" We offer no excuse Negro needs only to guess at South, and that great man in the White House said nothing! tunes of his group in this r:our· their families together. right to establish himsel! as a for the spineless leadership of what his position would be Ull' I The Marcantonio-Meade Anti-Poll try. At the poll!<. he represents Now, the government ha,, be- citizen without morale-shattering H truing. Coolidg~ and Hoovl•r. der a one-party system. Look FORCE and PO\Vl!JR. That is c'lme nan:;erously ceLfralized, dia- reservations . . . A mere indica· inere w .ts atosclutc'y no rPason at Germany! Look at Italy! the ONLY place !n the United tating the daily lives of th3 cit- tion of his lowly po~ition on the for il·e selfishness and dO·l'O· Look at the South! All are the states where the Negro actually 1zens of this country. It is nnw economic ladder. tt. inr, attitude of the reactionary result of the one-party system. Tax Bill met the same fate, and that great man in the White Honse said not a. membling On that memorable date , the citizens of this great nation of ours will make a decision which will chart the future course of the United States. No previous h~s FORCE or POWER. telling the people where thny arc At the end of the war with R~pu'J';can clique. If it can be Germany Is doomed. The South word! * * * to work, when they "hall worl<, Germany, we shudder at the· pic- shown ~hat the same leadership is Americas' poorhouse; Poor The PlLI"burgh Courier was for whom they shall work and ture experts are drawing of the controls the party, \VE are hospitals, the poorest schools, against the third term. \Ve are for what pay. It ,s bPnt on reg- economi c situation. We have a against• it still and yet!. How- the poorest social conditions and I against the fourth term. We be– ulating and regimentr.ting both deep concern for the working ever, it is our firm conviction the lowest wag·'s. Whatever lieve and do advocate a change industry and the individual while people of this country two that younger men - vigorous, tends to destroy the two-party in the national administration the national debt reach~ astro- 1 months after the war with Ger· alert, progresive and liberal - system in this countl'y is dan· for the good of the country we By PRENTIS I. FHAZIER Americans are vitally in– in the future of their countr)'. They are j.nterested in permanent employment with the security it brings. They are In– terested iu the welfare of tLeir Negro election has ever been fraught terested with as much significance as this one- an election which will de· cause of his ideals, his convic ter;•tine the ultimate future or t!ons, and the courage he has Litis young country. 'll.Ie issueo evidenced in supporting these iln-olved are so incportant tll ·•t convictions. Beginning with hls ~'•ev outweigh and transce!Jd the nomical proport!ous. IS THIS, many is ended. It is reasonable are now in the saddle. Men like 1 gerous to the Negro. all love. AMERICA'! The record sh·1ws to assume, from these experts, Govenior Dewey of New York, • • • • • that after seven years of un- that fully 4,00U,OOO people, both Governor Warnm of California, In our opinion the last ves- serviee as an attorney he has stood for justice for all regard· less of race, color or kind. In his service as Deputy United States Attorney General, Mr. Dewey was judged highly effi· cient and capable, and what is important to us, was extremely fair to all minority groups. I• E:rsonaliti~s of the ca.ndiJates in· \'olved. fighting men in the armed serv· ices. They are interested In progressive social legislation legislation which inc! udes groups or workers. They arc in· lio,ited Rpending and. tax:ng, as men and women, now engaged in GoYernop Griswold of Nebraska, tlge of good in the .New Deal all late as May, 19 40, wJ:oen tl1e na-, wartime production, will he look· Senator Ball and Commander j departed on that lt'riday after- WE ADVOCATE THE ELEC· TJON OF DBWEY AND llRIC· KER. As District Attorney in New York, the present Republican presidential nominee, displayed unusual intellectual and execu· tlve ability. He prosecuted crim– inals according to their crimes and thereby effected a great re· form in New York, a service which brought him national fame. On his staff Mr. Dewey appointed members from every group Of people in the state. He selected a member of our group , Mrs. Emma Hunton Carter, as his assistant. This capable worn- ) an assembled all the information i for the cases in which the Dis– trict Attorney took personal in– terest. Not only that but she appeared in court with him and helped him present his eases. This fact is well known through– out the country, Mr. Dewey fur– ther acknowledged ability and ef, ficlency in our race by using in his office other able Negro at– torneys. As Governor of New York, Mr. * * * The Negro citizens of our conn· terested In a progressive Con· try--like all othe.r mino!'itles and. gress. They are interested In all other Americans-h~l\·e a deep. policy-r. aking and pC"licy-forming responsibility to pt"·form on this I position~ in government. .They occasion. On that day they w!l: are "tired" of advisory r Jles exercise their most priceless her- without reul oower or in,ple· ltage-tl1e ballot. They will be ·:~,entation. They want integra– called upon to use the most val- iion, not separation. They want uable possession of any Americ~n recognition, not beneficence. They citizen-his (or her) right to want first cla:;s citize,lship wlth vote. the rir.l.' to speak an<l be he:tr.l In the pivotal states, from Mis· for tbem~ :t,e:; ,·;ithout ··frwndly" I sour! to Massachusetts as well as white interpreters. in the grea t State of California. What party will give them the Negro vote will be a tremen- these things? Will it be the Re· dons factor in this election. Un· publican party of Governor like other minority groups, the Dewey or the Democratic party J. Finley Wilson 249~ J. FINLEY WISLON THROWS SUPPORT OF ENTIRE ELKS FOR DEWEY'S ELEfTION Dewey again has proved his superior qualifications. His cur– rent record is too ~ll known for me to reiterate it here , but I do want to call to your at– tention what he has done for our group. This man of cou rage and fine principles has made several outstanding appointments among whom are two Negro men in high commissions. One of these men was appointed on the boxing commission and has since been made chairman of that commis· s!on. The other one, Attorney Rivers, was appointed by Mr. Dewey to Justice, City Court New York City, one of the highest paid positions ever held by a. Negro. This appointment was unanimously approved by the people of New York in the cam paign which followed by electing Mr. Rivers to a full term in that office. This record of Mr. Dewey's has never been equaled by any other presidential candi· NEW YORK- J. Finley Wil· has son, Grand Exalted Ruler of the date at any time. Mr. Dewey believes, and quarter of a century active asa publisher and civic leader. His influence is wide; his contact varied; his viewpoint profound. the courage to act upon his be- Elks, with a membership of over lief, that everyone should be 600,000 and chairman of the Na •t tiona! Voters League Independent "There has been considerable given the same opportnm Y econ~ omlcally, and that the basis of Committee for the election of discussion about double talk in selection should be qualifications Dewey and Bricker, this week this campaign," the doughty and abl· 11·ty and not the color of threw the entire weight of his Grand Exalted Ruler declared in a nla n's skin. Furthermore he fraternal organization behind the R bl . t' k t d 1 · a press interview at the Hotel is strong enough to successfully epn tean IC e ' ec anng: ht · t 11 Theresa last week. "In regard oppose those who would fig "Our commit ee ca s upon him because of his fair and just every sane thinking and sober to double talk, what of the stand. New York, as far as minded American to determine double talk of the Four Free– Negroes are concerned is much whether the best interests of this doms with the Negro soldier jim– better under Governor Dewey minority group and the nation crowed and beaten, humiliated than It has been under any other lies in a segregated wing of New and sometimes murdere<l 1n an Governor. And our nation, under I Deal regimentation or under an army dominated by bourbon tra– President Dewey, will be better administration pledged to grant ditlon, and the Democrats writ for all groups than it has ever and secure first-class citizenship ing a platform weaker on Negro been before. I dare to make this to every American regardless of issues than the Republ!cans and prediction on the basis of Mr. race, color, creed or national throwing ont Vice • President Dewey's outstanding ability, hls origin. Henry -A. Wallace, who alone of foresight, his ideals, his courage "Every sincere American is de· the candidates at the New Deal to stand by these ideals, his jus· sirous of giving his country the convention spoke up unequivoc· tlce and fairness, and his pro· best and most efficient and hon- ally, forcefully and dramatically found respect for the dignity of est administration in the post-war for American ism and e<~,ual man. era, and resents the tactics of the equality. The Democrats substi· Mr. Dewey has accepted un- machine bosses in their efforts tuted Senator Harry S. Truman, equivocally the plat!orm of the to villi!y and malign Gov. a messenger of the vice and· Republican Party, especially as Thomas · E. Dewey's position in crime Pendergast machine and It relates to the rights due the support of a permanent FEPC for office boy to a controller or those Negro, and to date he has lived the State of New York and for vicious activities which have up to that obligation to the fnll- the nation," he declared. throughout the years stigmatized est. In his entourage, .traveling The famous leader of 600,000 the Negro community as unfit from city to city, he has Negro Negro Americans, who has us- and indecent for habitation, as executives helping to carry on ually taken a stand in national their vice-presidential candidate. the business side of his campaign. political affairs that is best for 1 "This Is more than a political Also among the press agents all Americans, has been for a 1 (Continued on Page Six) • • • NEGROES SPILL THEIR BLOOD ON FOREIGN BATTLEFIELDS WHILE AT HOME: Official Photos U.S. Armv Signal Corps, from Office of War Information. NEGRO SOLDIERS -MOBBED IN ALEXANDRIA, LA. JIMCROW CAMP -1943 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DID NOTHING ABOUT IT I NEGRO SOLDIER SHOT TO DEATH ON JIMCROW N.C. BUS-BY DRIVER-1944 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DID NOTHING ABOUT IT I NEGRO WOMEN DENIED ENTRANCE TO ALL ARMED SERVICES EXCEPT WAC'S AND NURSE CORPS •••••• PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DID NOTHING ABOUT IT! NATIONAL NEGRO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION FIND MORALE LOW AT JIMCROW GODMAN FIELD, KY., QUE TO MISTREATMENT OF 477th BOMBARDMENT GROUP -1944- SEPTEMBER- PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S ALLEGIANCE TO SOLID SOUTH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROOSEVELT TO ACT I- DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT! READ THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM ••• COMPARE IT WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM ••• AND THEN ••• REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NO!HNEE GOVER· NOR THOMAS E. DEWEY calls for W>rld agr('ements publicly made and publicly to be o>Served by ALL PARTIES, if!cluding "the victors and ,f such liberated countries as are willing to join in the endeavor." Vote for this policr November 7, AND {7o·velrn<)r John W. Bricker of Ohio, joins G.().P. Candi– date Thomas E. Dewey of New .York, in the Jmqwledge "THAT AMERICA IS AT THE MORNING OF HER DESTINY:• If you agree, vote for this policy on Nov. 7. Pold ,oliticol Advertiaement by The Republl~ Notionol Committee, How York City I