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R. J. Thomas Backs Negro’s Fight For Employment
SAYS WE CAN'T
LOSE IF WE
‘FIGHT HARD'
Says Problem Os Men Is
Far From Settled;
Predicts Victory
Declaring that the Negro has 1
eothing to lose and everything to 1
gam m the tight ter jobs in De
tYt>it*s defense industry. R J
Thomas, president of the UAW
CIO told a mass meeting at Second
Baptist church Sunday that “you i
have everything to gain from this 1
light. ... I want to tell you that ]
the problem of Negro men in in- |
dustry is far from settled.’' The
complete text of Thomas' speech is :
reprinted below.
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished
Guests and Friends, and 1 mean |
(Friends: 1 came here not to dis- I
cuss Negro women in indast-y. I 1
came to discuss the problem of the •
Negro race in industry God only
knows that 1 am in full accord with j
■whole problem, because the prob- !
lem of the men is not wholly
also in’ justification to ’ Brotnci
i&ardin. who introduced me. that j
he has to give me a good intro
duction, because he works for me
Be is one man who has done a
good job in helping you and advis
ing me upon this problem. I have |
met many friends and individuals,
who are members of your race. 1 '
understand your problem much j
better to day. than I cid a few
years ago. Over a period of a few |
years, the fault has n..t been that 1
Negro labor coes not have the j
qualifications. i
individuals in our organization to-
Negro democracy because were I
to tell you that. I would be tciling
you a lie H w well do I remem- j
her in the auto industry, the years
that I worked in unorganized j
plants, and asked workers to be
come members. They would say. |
“What do we have to be organized i
lor?" Thousands of even white
workers go unheeded. That old
infill in <
workers at that time, that we have j
racial problems of racial inequal- I
ity. A: that time. I had mind
wanted to raise the economic ques- 1
tion. he had to have the Negro,
worker in h;s corner. But recent
i• . i
We have read now Nazism and
Fascism started throughout the j
European countries. The first.
thing I read was that the Jew was j
the cause of the problem. The next
thing that I read was that Hitler
was shooting the Jews, driving
place to go. We have some people
in this country, who would like to ■
use that problem, and u:e it with \
the Negro race and not the Jews.
Others would like to use it with 1
both the Negro and the Jew.
If we should have a real dcmoc
keeper. Who is your brother? We
put that .up very well in the
CIO. We are each other's brother
and sister, regardless of race, color
approaching the company as to
Tights of Negroes, 1 asked' ' Arc Ne
groes going on the picnic? Are they
- .playing - baieba'ii?" They said to
me. at that time. “Let us not dis
cuss that. We are liable to have a
light." We still have some of
tnese people today. If ui the city
of Detroit, an interview or publ.c
hearing should be held, you will
hear some of these same people
say. “We believe in equality, but
the workers in the plants do not
want it. The union is opposed to
it" We have individual members
today, who are so dumb, they do
not know the answer to this prob
lem of today. 1 remember only a
congressman from Detroit and
Harr.tramck. stood up and said that
*'R. J Thomas did not speak for
the UAW-CIO" If you a>k him to
day. he would say that “he at least
Last week at the Frederick Douglas post, Mr.
and Mrs. James Jenkins, held their wedding recep
tion. Many friends, old and new, came to con
gratulate the newlyweds. Seen in the above
picture, front row: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams,
Mrs. Irene Hones. Mr. Sam Walker. Miss Ber-
get it. then you cannot win
I kr.ow and I have even heard that !
-rh-err-rr*- sbvctst Ta'ifarmndf.-woTYr--
ers in the UAW-CIO who dare tel! i
these people that Thomas wont i
back his position I have proven 1
position is. Many people go out i
|«*”d try to make political issues out
of this problem I is a crime Ill !
; say to you that there is segregation
; m any union which does that That!
us rot democracy f>r anybody, not j
I even the white worker. Tne Pres-1
, ident of the U. S. issued this or
j der. which should have the proper
1 implement for the Negro. As far as j
! you can tell every Negnf'in Do-1
truit, and for the sake of democ-,
; racy in America. lor-4be sake of
i unity in this country. I will not,
permit, as far as I'm concerned,
anybody to go farther to give you ,
1 freedom than lam willing to go. !
I do not want any of you to :
think that this crowd at Ford's is
ai.y worse than any o'.her factory !
in the U. S. They are all bad.-'I
TFrrr&mber when wc were attempt-]
mg to organize out at Ford's. At |
one of the meetings a Negro rep-1
resentative from management at !
Ford's plant, said. "If the UAW- !
CIO expected *• organize the Ford j
plant, which had less -discrimina- '
[ lion than any other plant, the Ne-]
gro would loose something." I j
could not show where any Negro i
! has lost anything. I want to prove
| to him that the Negro never lost
I anything. He has gained by go
[ mg along with organized labor. The
; Negro in America cannot loose.
Upon discussing this problem with
| white workers, it was said that I
| would have to come in and educate
you. because you want democracy.
IDo 1? They said “Look out here
lin slums.” I said if you were
jin the same condition, that many
of these Negroes arc, I wondgr j
would you do any better. I have
[ watched the two projects, namely.•
1 the Brewster and the Parksidc. I ,
j say to you, today, that you could
i pull down the blinds and if you
j can tell me which is Negro and
; which .s white. I'll quit. The Ne
; gro has proven that he can be Just '
i as clean, when given the opportu- 1
: n;:y, as anybody can They have
Must a5 brilliant minds as ar.'Ood' ■
I c.so. I was glad to near Rcv’crer.c
! Hu! «ay that tney are putting or
1 3.i 'ne pressure in Washington, be-1
cause the things that he is trying 1
o do. are the th.ngs that I want ■
to see done Millions who could j
till Jobs in thc-c plants, with youi I
-clp and my help. I am quite sure
if you don't let yourself be used,
‘an order will be issued for some
body 'o come in here and clean up
FETE EASTERNERS
A cocktail pirty was given on
Sunday. October 25. by Mr. and
Mrs. Benson Howard in honor of
, Mr and Mrs Harvey Kyle of Har-
I risburg. Pa. More than fifty guests
There are men who call me a
•nigger" lover. There is a resolu- 1
tion that comes up in every con- j
vent ion and is pi ed. When j*
came ip in our Chicago convention j
1 made the statement that that |
I
tions does not solve the proolerr
J told the convention that tha*
resolution has pa-sed unanimously
in every convention. Why I’ll tel!
you a se-rct. There were some I
know, who were opposed to that
resolution, but did not have the
You ire going to win this fight. .
My God! My friends, you Cannot !
loose it. if you are going out and ]
do the educating job and tell the
right thinking people of America
what the problem is. and you can
do it. It is impossible for you to
loose. But you sit home and for-
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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A' RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
HAVE WEDDING RECEPTION
life jR?
Victims —
(Continued from Page 1)
in Hamtramck and Detroit and '
Highland Park last Wednesday. j
Home Workers Killed
’ Among the dead were Mrs. Esther
Kemp, 36 year old mother of five
children of 18630 Klinger street;
Mrs. Pearl Jones. 38. of 3892 Ye
mans street: Betty Crosson. 32, of
5252 Belmont street and Mrs. VeM
delic Newby, 29 of 12935 Dequin-'
The Injured
Injured were Mrs. Leola Sfutt,
M 13438 Mtahcll avenue; Mrs. Ocie
Burkes. 35. of 1938 Meade street;
Mrs Corrina Bankhead. 39. of 3911
Evalinc street; Mrs. Laura Estelle,
43. of 12593 Orleans street: Mrs.
Emma Carmichael. 50. of 3493 Den
ton street; Julia Craig, 27 of 2616!
Smith street; Arthur Bellamy. 56 of!
18424 Klinger; Mrs. Ella Reed. 55.'
of 1958 Clinton street; Mrs. Viola
. Hlir ircr. 63 of-3W4- Yeflwma -street. - -
Bus Driver Held
I The 25 year old white bus driver'
I William F. Clos, was hold pending
jan investigation of manslaughter
j charges this week,
j The crash took place when Clos
j failed to see, because of an over
crowded bus. a fast train approach-
I ing from an opposite direction fron
i that of- freight train which had
track.
Fast Train flits Bus
The fas* Grand Trunk passenger
trail struck the bus near the middle
and strew debris and human bodies
for hundreds of feet along the side
of the railroad track before coming
to a halt
Finds Wife Is Alive
Most of the Negro women were
! said to have been day workers on
| their way to work early last Wcd
| nesday morning, according To sever
al husbands interviewed last week
(following the tragedy.
i John Kemp, husband of Mrs
I Easter Kemp, said that he had last
seen his wife early that morning
j as she was on her way to do day's j
I “I was at work and a man who I
-tad seen her this wife) on the bus
'called ard told me I'd better see
1 what had happened to her," Kemp
•o.d this reporter.
Creases of anxiety and trembling
under the strain of suspense, An
thony Bankhead sat patiently in a
1 chair a* the morgue while awaiting
Defense Workers
Conditions of today more tfiah ever put a continued
strain on your nerves. The nerves of our body are
quite like our telegraph systems—they carry messages
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nice Brewer. Mr. Lefty. Second row: Mrs. Walter
Jackson, Bert Caysseys, Mr. and Mrs. James
Jenkins, bride and groom, Mrs. Mabel Woodring,
Walter Jackson. Third row: Walter Langhorn,
Mrs. Evelyn Turner, Edward Jones, Mrs. Mabel
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jackson, Elmer Jen
kins, Mr. and Mrs. Turner.—Photo by Edwards.
his turn to view the six bodies t
taken .'rom the scene of the acci
dent.
He soon returned to the outer ]
room, certain that he had identified !
j his wife's body among those lying j
still in death. However it was later
I proven, much to Bankhead's relief,
that he had mis-identified the booty
of his wife.
She, Mrs. Corrine Bankhead, was
-at That moment confined to Receiv-.
ing hospital where she had received
treatment for minor injuries sus
tained in the bus-train crash.
Two Funerals Held
Funerals for most of the victims. ;
arc expected to have been-held by j
the end of the week. T’vo have a!- ,
ready been held as this goes to I
I Mrs. Pearl Jones’ funeral was
held Saturday from the Lcland
j Baptist church, while that of Mrs.
I Easter Kemp was scheduled to be
* .cld .o.n. Tuesday. icQtti .Lliß. Ebcnczcr
| .hurch.
| The funeral of Betty Crosson and
I Mrs. Newby will possibly be held
I during this week.
Tippler Tripped
By Triple Trouble
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Triple
trouble came to Robert Kleckley
ecently. In branch two of muni
cipal court. Kleckley was sentenc
ed to 90 days for the alleged beat
ing of a woman with a bottle on
August 3 In district court the de
fendant was given thirty days for
driving w hile drunk October 4 and
a SIOO fine for a similar offense
October 14 Total: 120 days in the
r.ouse of correction and SIOO fine
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INTERRACIAL
GROUP HOLDS
ANNUAL MEET
Job Fight—
(Continued from Page I>
j which houses the Ordnance Depart- j
To Picket General Oflires
I That the fight has reached the
I proportions of the Sojourner Train ,
I fight is indicated by the comm.:
; 1 me* will be thrown around ?nc
i Boulevard buildmi at Woodward
i Thursday. This building houses th<
I general offices of the majority of
I defense manufacturers in this area
i The pickets bearing sign.* calling for
mmediate integration of tne Ne
j men?* of Executive Order 8802. will
I march around the building from 3
|to 5 p m.
| Other points in the program
adopted Monday was tie request
j make a public appeal over the ra
d o and through the press for f.nr
(play in employment; Senator Digg
i was asked to introduce anew b .1
similar to the ant.-discrimination
bill in New York state
i In an effort to enlist the suppor
lof all organized labor in the fignt.
; Walter Harding. UAW-CIO orgun
! ■jmmittcc *f labor leaders and
j citizens to correlate the work of the
1 labor body of the Citizens com-
Roosevelt Barks right
In an address before 700 cit.zens
who attended a mas* meet.ng .v
•Second Baptist church Sim: . R
. J Thomas. International preside
lof the UAW-CIO >a;d P.es.Jrn:
j Roosevelt md.cated that he a..- •
'accord with the Negros effort *t<
| gain employment in defense p ar. -
Tnomas said that in a cor.fercnr.-
with the Pres.der.t the previ.v.i<-
Tnursday. they d.scussed freezm:
of manpower and tnaf the Presidcn*
agreed with h.m that freezing irmt
on certain types of jobs was no
ncre»;»ry v i*.h so nany Xeg >ei
still without employment.
Thomas said that he was g.ving
| all hu support to the f.ght and pre
| dieted that the fight would be j.i?'
!as hard a r the fight for the So
journer Truth homes, but followed
this with the prediction that Ne
groes would win the fight.
Another mass meeting will be
held at Shiloh Baptist church, Ben
! Ton and Beaubien streets Sunday.
Nov. 15 a* 3:30 pm.
j The Committee to Washington ; -
| being recruited among labor .&ionp-..
I dition to conferring with McNutt
land Tolar will seek new comm.it
| menti from the A F. of L and th*' 1
i C. I ( » breaking the color bar
fhan a*dollar an hour from the cost,
o( 1 quid fuel.
Members Re-Elect Odum
Os North Carolina
President
ATLANTA. Ga «ANP> Past
tuie plans of its organization were j
, • [he cn . .on Interracial 1
Cooperation at ;t» 23rd annual con- J
ference. Oct 23. Using the regort
of Dr William E Colo. University j
of Tennessee, who had been dele
gated to make a detailed study of !
•he commission, the members found I
atciy u f:cr World War 1. has filled
::v* needs for which it was created j
.7 <\ triat faced b> s.tuat.ons aristing !
.tnrr ■•n is doing. j
t executive committee com
-ed of W: Wil' W Alexander,
■•..pel H.il. N C. D Rufus E (
riexcnt, Atlanta: D: Charles S 1
t muon. Nashville; Dr David D
t .r.e*. Greensboro. N C. D: M
\ hby Jones Allan! . Dr Howard
.V Odum. Chapel H. i. D: Benja- :
: n E Maye? Atlanta: Miss Flor- i
.•ice M Read. Atlanta; Dr W A
'mart. Emory univers y. Ga. Dr
R i. Russell. Griffin. Ga; Mrs M
Tilly. Atlantr A T Walden At
-.eta; Forrester *7 Washington. At ;
.aria; Kendal! Veisingcr. Atlanta
.. and Miss Emily H Clay Atlanta
vas instructed to develop plans
>..aitions as they arise and to cxer !
.-e full power in directing the'
D Ho-vard W Odum. University '
of North Carolina. Chapel H.i was
;e-elccted president of the com-
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