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~ I ,. f -- ,. October 20, 1944 THE PEOPLE'S OBSERVER Citizens Regr~t Loss of Wilkie (Continued from Page 1) more men like him in both races." &nneth Smith, prominent Re– publican: "I think the only ap– proach to a real solution to the race problem, which I consider, not a real problem, but one that is actually superficial, was exem– plified in Wilkie through his honesty, intelligence and aggres– sive actions. He was a great man. C. E. I vey, president of the Oregon Fraternal Association: "The death of Mr. Wilkie has "Your Tho't in Flowers" LIND & POMEROY flowers 2716-26-28 N. E. UNION AVE. placed a cloud of uncertainty on the future horizon for a true champion of the Negro's rights as an Aemrican citizen. Had he liv– ed, his presence and influence n the post-war period of readjust– ment would have advanced the social and economic status of Ne– groes much faster than it will come through political maneuvers." Progressive Political Activities Noted Mr. Wilkie' progressive politi– cal views were noted as having marked influence upon the politi– cal aspirations of the Negro people as a minority group in American political life. Oliver Smith, only Negro mem– ber of the Multnomah County I Democratic Central Committee: "Wendell Wilkie was one of the most valued political lea.ders giv– ing Negroes political expression on the American scene. A great friend of minority groups has been lost, and Negroes, as do other Americans, realize they have lost a friend in his death. precinct committeewoman: "His philosophy will live on in his book, 'One World'." In spite of the fact that Mr. Wilkie is no longer among living mortals, he is seen as a living sym– bol, now removed from mortal political criticism. This is not a form of mysticism but down to earth realization that the things that Wilkie stood for in lofe, men, women and children are dying for in all parts of the world, that de– mocracy and freedom have been the struggles of mankind down through the ages, and that in America, the tradition began when the first immigrants set foot on Plymouth Rock. They became a smybol--so has Wendell Wilkie. Women Hear Candidates (.Continued from Page 4) conference. According to Mahoney, the is– sues of the day make this most im– portant election since 1920." 'As near as your Telephone' Immortality of GArfield 1181 Philosophy Seen 5======================== I Mrs. Marie Smith, He declared himself a candidate on a pro-Roosevelt platform, and said he believed that in acts of Democratic Top o' tihe Styles for Tots and Teens Fashions for the best dressed mem– bers of the younger set . . . fine zephyr wool sweaters . . . slip-on cardigans in all colors. ..Dresses for school and play... 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Rela– tive to the presidential candidates, he averred that on international issues, both candidates are equal. Speaking in favor of U. S. mem– bership in a "council of nations" to prevent aggression according to an "isolation geographically is an impossibility; as a state of mind, it must go". He promised, as a senator in the congress, to "see that American economic cartels with foreign nations are open to the light of day" and believes that the president should have the ap– proval of congress before sending out military forces. Paper Plays V p Racial Strife (Continued from Page 4) This is not the first incident of that kind, the newspaper reminded its readers, adding that similar stoppages have occured in the Packard Motor plant, the Good– year Rubber plant, and "several other major factories of the United States." Conceding that in certain un– ions, white proletarian and black proletarians do work side by side in harmony at this time, the Tribune said, "most of the leaders of the trade union movement, aware of the terrible danger that white workers may be pitted against black worker by post war reactjon, have been their utmost to inculcate a more tolerant attitude in their following. Trade union bodies, large and small, have gone on re– cord against the poll tax and against racial discrimination. But even in the best of cases, such harmony as does exist between black worker and white worker is uneasy and conditional." The paper pointed out that so long as the Negro is not a competi– tor the white trade unionist ac– cepts him but asked, "Will he ac– cept the right of the Negro to em– ployment on a pro nita basis in all jobs, when jobs are in short supply and 5,000,000 or 10,000,000 or Page 7 15,000;000, workers (you can have your pick of these various es– timates) are relegated to the scrap– heap of unemployment? "The forces of reaction in Amer– ica can be coun) ted on to make the most of the post-war situation by stirring up resentment between the white proletariat and the Negro proletariat. Unless the unions can cope adequately with this problem, the Century of the Common Man may turn out to be the Century of the Common Man's Enslave– ment."