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PIGMIES SEEKING PROMINENCE
The stalwart men who were leaders n
state and standing more than a half cen
tury ago are not being produced by the
t he«e days. Note the campaign in
this district for Congressman. Supporters
oi one of the candidates devoted most of
their time delving in prejudice concerned and in abuse the
oi the Negro who was not
campaign. For want of weightier matter
it was found necessary to abuse him. Witn
out this, some candidates would not be
known in the running. Men of standing
are doing what they can to help the weaker
enes and advancing the democratic way ol
life.
SENSIBLE ACTION
Among our people years ago, if one was
known as a Democrat, he was ostracised.
In the circles of the white men of the south
to be known as a Republican would be a
great stigma. Nowadays our people an¬
nounce their democratic inclination as a
matter of fact. It is well that they are do
mg so. It shows a sensible attitude and
means well for their better being. Th 1 . iin-
dtavor ot , some ol , our men to . secure voting
privilege in the Democratic primary, can
not be condemned, but rather commended
for the sensible way of acting. The un¬
obtrusive manner in testing the voting priv¬
ilege, will be quite helpful and suc¬
cessful when appeal is made to the courts.
It required planning and no doubt persua¬
sion. It will be a lesson in a large measure
to all of us. _
ol otati'cm A1 UjoMAINoxlli amuiiid
^e statesmanship in the South has fall*
en f r T h ° hlgh po f tlon 11 on c ;? helt .:
nsed , to be concerned more with . national
lssucs, and to a more or less extent with
international affairs. he Negro
was not such a worry, because the institu-
turn of slavery the took care of it The
party system, creation of a later
was not born and absentee ownership
Srn Whf .' ndU / ry Wa3 3 lhan
clicam. When broad national f i issues,
.Du.m!! T ? e h T?
n , H i 8 sta ^ sm f n
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S ij V f T 3m fiV'S ^. , Pr ^ f le ^ th€ J N ^ SU 1 - ‘
-
lmv yuaged -statesmanship, , . or “whatever-
you-may-call-it, which keeps the South
1XS
Tins condition hurts worst Negroes
poor white people who are too poor and too
lg i jo rant to do anything about it.
are caught in a vicious circle. Both are
down and almost equal in lack of the things
they need for docent living. This
picture would change if politicians
d ^!f^ eS e ,^ 0Ple ! S t0 t he rea '
soils son. why whv they are as „ they are, and , eman¬
cipate them irom their false fears. That
> ou can t hold a man down in a ditch un¬
less you stay down there with him’’ is a
simple truth which every normal person
knows is sound philosophy, but politicians
ignore it and refuse to apply its teachings,
lhey prefer its discipline and all that at¬
taches to it. To them, it is better to keep
the status quo in the South, to keep it tied
to break its prejudice-conditioned traditions than
to with some of them if by breaking
with them, Negroes are receiving any ben-
el its whatever.
this type ol thinking, this spirit permits
the South to risk losing the present war,
rather than to give ' Negro xr - soldiers - the ,
same ____opportunities it gives to other sol-
^ ,. 8 * " ;Uvc ' lauvr treatm ent to prisoners
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MASONIC-EASTERN STAR NOTES
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Another fiscal year tor* the will go down in history as the
Masons of this state has beenmost momentous. The sisters
entered. It is the purpose ol of Central City chapter did
the loyal brothers to redouble themselves proud in entertain-
their efforts and make this a
most successful year. Double in & the session, The broth-
membership of each lodge is^s of Central City lodge did
the purpose. weli their part.
The Diamond Jubilee is in The grand chapter last week
the air. This will be celebrat- had a progressive turn. A
ed in Savannah next year budget to press the order for¬
• * • made.
sisters ward was
The Eastern Star are
leading the Masons in progres ' * *
sive spirit. in fact, they had Already the Brand patron
this during the years of depres Already the grand pation
sion and did much to encour- in 5 the actions of the grand
age foe brothers. cha P ter and P ledged bearty
. , , and loyal support of the pro-
The 45th annual session of gram. In two of the letters
he grand chapter in Maconmention was made of the re-
iof war; to dishonor the uniform of the
United States Army if a Negro wears it;
to be willing to waste the cost of training
Negro soldiers in the higher branches of
the services and then give them assign¬
ments vs inch require no special training,
f urther, so ingrained is this spirit that
a large number ot Southern industrialists
when questioned, answered that they would
rather lose the war to Hitler than give Ne¬
groes a just shara of employment in more
than menial jobs, 'this is not the spirit of
democracy. It is not the spirit of lairplay.
It is not the spirit ot the pledge we make to
the flag of The United States, liow in the
name ot all that’s holy and righteous can
many people repeat the pledge without re¬
servation, or without tongues in their
cheeks, especially “one nation indivisible
with liberty and justice for allV”
The conscientious people of -our country,
North or South, white or black Democrat
or Republican are faced with a dilemma;
we must live up to the spirit of democracy,
or we must get another name lor our form
of government; all our people must be per-
mitted to enjoy the blessing of the liberty
jour constitution guarantees, to be law abid-
ling, or we must emasculate it and repudi-
jate ]und those who fought, bled and died to earn
own “the land of the free and the home
of the brave.
All well informed Americans who love the
truth know that Negroes have fought brave¬
ly in all of the wars of this country to make
secure for themselves and their fellow cit¬
izens, the (blessings of liberty and justice
for all.
Jt is our confirmed and sincere belief that
no honest American believes that granting
to Negroes the right to vote, equal oppor¬
tunity to earn a decent living to work as
a postman, or to take any other position
he may earn through competitive examina-
♦ion threatens “white supremacy” or leads
to '‘Negro domination.” These are phobias ■ • •
( ] es jg* n j n g politicians who other-
vise „ would have T1 no „ campaign ....rr,,,.,;,,,, “sure fir,.” fire
!to I election to office. sick We believe tired of a large hav-
mber of voters are and
ing politidan3 use the appea i to race pre .
judice serve as a toboggan slide to office.
The day of such politicians is closing.
“WE MUTUALLY PLEDGE”
By Ruth Taylor
One hundred and sixty-eight years ago
this Fourth of July there rang forth upon
a then unheeding world the “unanimous
Declaration of the thirteen united States
L.u Ampnipo ”
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At that time, though bells rang and
j in the streets of Philadelphia cheer-
L, ed on , \ a few far-seeing individuals realiz-
L ih signi fi cance of the Declaration
f Indopendence . To the rest of the world
the rwlamation was mere words .
But th€se « word8 » made nation, and,
a
monj than a nation, they made a way of
]ife Th were the clarion call which pro-
claimed not merely a revolution against a
constituted authority. They were a dial-
to return to first principles-to the
basic ideal of the great monotheistic reli-
W Christianity and Judaism,-that “all
men are created equal, that they are
SUS?- r cm,, " r " ,il " “ rtain -
a-*®* -
‘Americanism,” the spirit which an
mates and unifies this nation composed of
yo man y divergent and different racial na-
themselves*and J hey I ”T
and could govern
that by working together g e in 111 a a spirit of
equality, - they could
insure to themselves
and to each other the unalienable rights of
“hfe, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
The pledge which they then made is still
the price of our rights, “And for the support
°f this Depuration, with a firm reliance Oil
fhe protection of Divine Providence, we mu¬
tually pledge to each other our lives, our
fortunes and our sacred honour.”
This is a pledge that enjoins each and
every one of us, regardless of our work, our
laith, or our condition in life, young or old
nch or poor, Black or White, worker or em¬
ployer, Catholic, Jew' or Protestant, to sup¬
port and defend those principles by which
and through which we live and enjoy our
freedom.
In this hour of global war and national
upheaval and upon this solemn and sacred
anniversary, let us put aside our differen¬
ces, and renew our mutual pledge, so that
we Present a united front to those who
w ould destroy our way of life. With thi.
spirit we shall win, and in the wiimintr n>-
tain our democratic way of life tor all the
SP ° nSe ° f the members t0 the
support of the additional tax.
The members readily saw the
1 need of it and are willing to do
their part.
Omar Temple meets Sunday
at 4 o’clock. Final arrange¬
ments for the ceremonial on
July 22-23 will be made. Ev¬
ery noble must be present.
The Shriners class will meet
Sunday, July 16, to receive fi¬
nal information relative to the
ceremonial.
Eureka lodge entered a can¬
didate Wednesday night.
There may be passing in Hil¬
ton lodge next Wednesday
HI &ATAWMAM TUTmun
5th War Loan Bond Rallies Are Planned
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mi.
.m*' f.'.
No. 1—Helen Hayes and east of
“Harriett” line up to buy bonds.
Mo. 2 —Cab Calloway is shown here
with members of the Negro W ar
Finance Committee in Chicago at a
bond rally. No. 3—Frank Isbcy,
(seated) Michigan state chairman,
issiM's credentials as issuing agent
to the Great Lakes Mutual Insur¬
ance Company of Detroit. Standing
left to right are: Moses L. Walker,
treasurer; Charles H. Mahoney,
president; Dr. Robert R. Grecnidgo.
and I,. C. Blount, secretary. No. i
—Dr. William Pickens, of the W ar
Finance Division, Washington, in a
typical speaking pose. Dr. Pickens
has addressed thousands of W ar
Bond rallies.
Major Wright Reminisces
About Republican Party
(Chicago, July .....„ (ANP)—Sixty-
I * our Y ears a S°* in 1880 to be
specific, Maj. Richard R. Wright
distinguished Philadelphian at-
tended his first Republican
National convention in this city.
This year, as delegate from
Pennsylvania, he enjoys , remin- .
|iscing and talking about the Re
publican party of that day.
According to the major, who
takes just as keen an interest
and least exciting convention
of any he has attendde.
Everything was done on a
business like schedule,” saaid
major, “plans had been made
and were followed to the T
ile chuckled as he recalled that
the first convention he attend
ed here last two weeks before
a candidate was named. That
candidate was Gen. • U. . Grant.
Three candidates were in the
field, Maj. Wright said. They
were John Sherman. U. S.
Grant and James G. Blaine,
Major Wright was a member
of the Georgia -- delegation - with
15 votes • s i 3lit; 6 for Grant - 0 lor
Sherman “ and ----- 3 for Biaine.
,
General Garfield of Ohio was
the speaker who placed the
name of John Sherman in nom-
inatinon.j Seconding that
speech was one by Congressman
Robert D. Elliott of South Car-
Thirty-six ballots were
can,Jidate was
elected.
Roscoe (Conklin nominated,
Gen - Grant wit h the seconding
tmcch a color d
Lee of - ~ Florida, ' Negroes - had
places an every convention
committee.
At the 1884 convention John
R. Lynch of Mississippi was
elected temporary chairman,
defeating a white Arkansas
named Powell.
Mr. Wright said he met Fred,
Douglas for the first time in
1880. although Douglas was not
a delegate. He also met Win.
McKinley and Benjamin Harris
both of whom became pres-
idents. Of McKinley, Major
Wright said he was one of the
finest of men—Harrison, he
found a cold-blooded politician.
“In those days,” said the Ma-
jor, Negroes had active parts in
convention. It seemed that the
whites pushed them forward.”
It was in 1888 that
Competitive Drill Day at St. Emma V-
ROCK C4STLE VIRGINIA. One of the closing events of the school year at the St. Emma Military
Academy is Competitive Drill Day. Keen rivalry between the companies of the Cadet Corps feature
the dav in the contest for supremacy on the parade grounds. Soon the students of this ooardmg
hich school will return to their homes all over the country. During the summer vacation, many
cadets expect tb obtain employment in agriculture or|to follow the same trades they are study-
Wright met the South ^ „ „
ian “Tieless Joe
according to Maj. Wright,
brought to the coinvention
a colored man named
w j 10 controlled the South
Una group, Talbert was
— ■ -
brought along.
Even in those days, the
j or laughed, the party had
“glamour boys,
Rainey, “Daddy” Cain,
later became a bishop in the
I m. E . church were
characters, but the
b 0 y S included Congressman
E . Miller, whom Maj. Wright.
likened to Mr Dewey, the
publican candidate, also
Gov. Pinchback of Louisiana.
Another famous figure
this time was one Richard
, Greener, of Washington, D.
who was one of the first
groes to graduate from
vard. Greener was a
contender for young men
because he was so strongly
favor of giving the
rae « in the party
1 he won the enmity of the
Frederick Douglas, which
led to a crushing
ment to Douglas.
Following the election
Rutherford B. Hayes,
who had still played an
ant role in this election
promised a seat in the
! by Mr. Hayes as a reward
their loyalty. Douglas
slated to get this important
“ ™ i,,e lhe ‘.ii cud v
er bitterly opposed the
ment, which opened the way
Mr. Hayes to ease himself'
of a ticklish ticklish situation. situation. _________
Republicans never
Hayes for his double cross
though he did give Douglas
other appointment as U. S.
shal for the White house,
coi'ding to Ma.j. Wright.
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A SON
Dr. I. D. Williams
among his patients the
of a son to Mr. and Mrs. David
Lewis of 623 East Broad street.
Mrs. Lewis will be remembered
as Miss Coretha
Mr. Lewis is now serving in
the U. S. armed forces. The
baby has been named David
The Republican party has u-
nanimously adopted a platform
in which there are four planks
directly affecting the Negro.
For the first time in political
history, no single Negro nor any
cnc or two Negroes bore the
burden of advising the Resolu-
tions Committee as to what
ground should be covered in an
effort to lure the Negro vote
back into the Republican fold.
Several groups appeared before
the Resolutions iCommitteee
and voiced their grievances and
j suggestions. ’!«!
j met The in Negro Chicago Republicans in February who
presented their position thru
Robert Church and Theodore
Berry. Walter White appear-
ed before them as a non-parti-
san. A. Philip Randolph
with a group representing the
March on Washington Move¬
ment got in a few words. The
church was represented through
the voice of Bishop Sims. Dr.
,
Emmett Scott, bearing the full
j weight nections. of exerted his Joseph unmistak- Pew con-
an
able influence, as did Pew him-
j self on the almost unanimous
! selection of Dewey as the GOP
st !, ndard be arer ’
The efforts f of f these u men and
these groups brought forth a
| platform which or the first
time departed from the usual
generalization of opposition to
“discrimination because of race
creed, or color.” Actually, the
platform is more specified and
goes farther than has been
ventured before.
The big question is whether
it gives that “first class pas¬
sage” on the Republican ship
of state so eloquently pled for
by Bishop Sims before the full
convention.
True, the platform covers
the four major grievances of !
Negroes —1 Army mistreatment!
segregation and discrimination j
(2- establishment of a
nent FTIF, (3) abolition of the
poll tax, and (4 > adoption of
anti-lynching legislation.
But while meeting the de-
mands of the Negroes as to the
ground to be covered, the Re-
solution Committee, minus the
services of the only Negro
28 States Reg¬
j istered
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FOR NAACP CCNF.
NEXT WEEK
Youth Section Meets
Same Time
New York— Delegates from
28 states and the District of Co
lumbia already have registered
for the Wartime conference of
the National Association tor
the Advancement of Colored
People to be held in Chicago
July 12-16, inclusive.
The smallest delegation is
from Arizona, 1 delegate, while
Illinois has 26 registered dele¬
gates. Among the far
ern states sending in early reg
tisrations are Washington and
California.
Indications are that more
Piles of The Savannah
Tribune
FIFTY YEARS AGO
JULY 7, 1894
Zion Baptist Association con
( vened at the Second Baptist
church July 12.
The district CME^chmch! convention met
at St. Paul CME church, Bol¬
,„ ton u:i street, SMWtS((> last iBafc Wednesday. „ cu „,
Bj . ljop williams presided.
1 Reception was tendered the
graduates ot the West Broad
j street school at the Duffy St.
hall. The East Broad street
graduates were entertained at
the Harris street hall,
| Wegt Broad -7 t 7 eet school a _
associaU on adopted res¬
I olutions regretting the death
'of James A. Coffea.
j _
w. E. Terry of Columbus
elected grand master at the
Masonic grand lodge which
held in Macon last week,
The grand lodge will meet in
Savannah next year.
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NEGROES TO HAVE
ORCHESTRA SEATS
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I N sw York—(ANP)
a clause in the agreement that
the Theatre Guild has
wi th the theatres in each town
where the Shakespearean dra-
ma ‘Othello’ will be
on i ts road tour next season,
certain number of first iooi
seafcs are to be set aside for the
^ r e ,l is 1 !'S“j; sald Gds is dGng done
D 16 msistance oi Paul Robe-
son who P la Y s Gvc role,
In most cities colored pations
are by-Passed when seeking
buy orchestia row or first f oor
seats ’ balcony
being regarded as nearer their
economic level. New York is
th e same as the rest of the
countryin this respect except
that at the Shubert, the ban
was lifted with the coming of
Othello. Negro patronage on
the first floor has been excep-
tional.
1 eTleir~
NOl unT IYIKS n/i ne SUSIE JUNES tnMUC
.
To whom it may concern:
Mrs. Susie Jones of 506 West
Henry street is not the person
who was arrested of 506 G West
Henry street.
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ARTS ATLASES BIOGRAPHY BUSINESS
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ENTERTAINMENTS DICTIONARIES
FICTION
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REFERENCE
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THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1944
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UNCOVERING
WASHINGTON
White House Correspondent Daily World* Relea^d
through the Atlanta
by the NNPA
IJy Harry S. MeAlpin
scheduled to serve in a capacity
where he could have had some
say as to the woi'Jing, has so
set up the plank as to leave
plenty of loopholes. 4
TPe arm y plank is good—ex-
cep (. ^ Pa t such a study as is
menUon ed could be run on and
on tid tde war cnc j s without
anyth i ng being done about it.
And Negro already has
been « stud j e d to death.”
The FEPC plar)k is !eft dang _
Png in air. Negroes are br¬
t cres t ed n0 t; only in the four-
letter symbol FEPC, but in
wb at kind of an agency it will
be ^ They are not unaware
Republican Senators help
ed put through Senator Rus-
£ePs crippling amendments
t aikec i 0 n to the present ap-
pr 0 p r i a tioir for the existing
FF pq
The immediate submission of
a Constitutional amendment to
abolish the poll tax means noth
ing. That the Republicans
have already done. Leaving
out the relative merits of a
constitutional amendment and
statutory legislation, a plank
calling for submission without
a pledge to work for its adop¬
tion is molded and warped and
doesn't make good building
material.
The anti-lynching plank
gives promise only of “our sin¬
cere effort in behalf of its
early enactment,” whereas the
Army plank pledges “the
adoption of corrective legisla¬
tion.’ Why the difference in
emphasis
The only way to close the
loopholes and /demonstrate a
real sincerity is for the Repub¬
licans now in office—the Sen¬
ators and Congressmen—to take
immediate action in the direc¬
tions the planks are pointing,
without waiting ’til after the
elections,
But even with the loopholes,
the Democrats are faced with
a real dilemma. They can
draw the strings and untie the
loops by adopting a more dy-l
namic platform on the Negro,
or they can synthetically plu|
up the holes for the Republi-
calls by dodging tue rent is-
sues.
delegates than ever before will
coming from the South.
Southern states already on
the list include Alabama, Ar¬
kansas, Florida, Louisiana, N.
Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennes-
see, Texas and Virginia, with
the border states of Kentucky,
Maryland, West Virginia and
Missouri.
Of the Eastern states New
Jersey leads with 17, followed
by Connecticut with 11.
The conference will be held
in Metropolitan Community
church, 41st and South Park-
way, opening Wednesday night
July 12 with the keynote ad~
dress by Justice Hubert T. De¬
laney of the domestic rela¬
tions court in New York city.
Another speaker that night
be James D. Carey, secre¬
tary-treasurer of the CIO.
_ , , , ^ .. „
tion of the NAACP will meet
at the same time, holding sepa
rate meetings.