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JOIN THE RALLY
Next Sunday, April 11, war workers and friends
of democracy will stage a great demonstration in
Cadillac Square under the leadership of the Labor
Committee of the N.A.A.C.P. The rally will be pre-:
ceded by an impressive parade in which all Negroes!
of the community are being asked to
Some have asked what does the Labor Committee
hope to achieve by this mammoth demonstration.
The time has come when we must let the world j
know of the grievances which are threatening the
morale of our group and the barriers which
jeopardizing the best interests of the nation. We,
must expose the fascist hand of the Negro-haters
who are straining their energies in a desperate
effort to check Negro advancement, who are de
termined that democracy must function for whites
only.
In this arsenal of democracy, the Negro worker
is being forced to fight in order to make his con-j
trfbution to the war effort Our women are jobless j
while production is menaced by a shortage of labor.
These facts must be broadcast in order that we
might win the support of all citizens who believe
that the preservation of democracy and the safety
of this nation is vastly more important than the
perpetuation of prejudices against our group. You
can help by joining in this important rally.
COOLING OFF
For two months now most of us have waited al
most breathlessly for an official announcement from
concerning the fate and future of the
President's Committee on Fair Employment Prac
tice which was put in the doghouse by the anti-Negro
bloc which seems to be running the Capitol. Attorney
General Biddle and Manpower Boss McNutt, along
.with Marvin Mclntyre of the White House have shuf
fled and re-shuffled the proposals for a new FEPC
md tyegro advisors have been called in for various
iAnfterances which presumably were called to settle
Ks matter. Despite all of the buzzing and bull
■but the creation of a new and stronger FEP
Ejnunittee, the Negro and liberal leadership of the
Huntry have been cooling their heels in the corridors
the Capitol and nothing has happened.
C Here we see the time-worn technique of the
Jfe|My-footers used against us, the cooling off period,
lining the time of acute labor unrest when organ
fn labor was fighting for recognition, the gov-
Kient experts would appear on the scene of some
r struggle and persuade the workers to “take
mne out” and “cool off on the theory that the
Idfctemess between the contending parties would
flttlt and a calm atmosphere would somehow produce
n equitable agreement We ittieve that this is a
good theory and that sometimes it proved practical.
Nevertheless in the majority of the cases the boys
Vrho agreed to cool off wound up getting so cold
that they found themselves frozen in a very uncom
fortable position.
By holding out one fake promise after another,
the administration boys have played for time, hoping
that the militant Negro leadership and their liberal
wh*te allies would cool off so that nothing important
would have to be done about their grievances. They
know very well that the President created the origi
nal FEPC under pressure and that if the Negroes
continued to raise hell now, they might have to really
carry out some of their promises despite the w ishes
of the Poll Tax congressmen and the industrialists.
This cooling off period has been thrust upon us, and
like good citizens we have tried to believe that maybe
there was somebody in Washington who was not a
damn liar and who really was interested in making
the maximum use of the nation's manpower in this
war effort
The time is here when, for the sake of ourselves
and for the sake of the nation’s war effort, we must
take our heads out of the clouds of optimism and
face the hard realities of this situation. The reali
ties are simply these: Washington reacts only to
pressure, the administration is afraid of the South
and there will be no strong FEPC with punitive
power if the administration can find an excuse for
not creating one. If we fall victims to this cooling
off technique, we can kiss all o t our gains against
in industry goodby. Instead of cool
tot off we need to get hot and »tay hot until effec
machinery is established to guarantee equal job
Opportunities to all Americans regardless of color,
or national origin. Let the stooges of Hitler
Mas the Negro-haters do the cooling. We've got a
to win.
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE MICHIGAN CH
ACROSS THE YEARS
Last week State Senator Charles C. Diggs was
honored in formal ceremony by the members of
the Michigan Federated Democratic club. Serving
his fourth term in the upper house at Lansing, our
friend Charles Diggs has become something of an
institution in the civic and political life of Detroit
and Michigan. For over two decades he has been an
active and unselfish participant in almost every
progressive civic movement in Detroit and he has
never hesitated to pioneer where others feared to
tread.
No pioneer can go through the wilderness un
scathed and in this Senator Diggs is no exception.
The cumulative good of his incessant activity on
behalf of his own people and of all those who have
been victimized by the inequities in our society has,
however, won him both respect and love from all
groups in Michigan. We are proud to call him
friend and we wish to acknowledge our debt to his
hard-earned wisdom which has been an inspiration
to all of us.
The challenges* of the present when old prob
lems are taking new shapes under the stresses of
a warring world find the state senator battling
away to establish a little more securely the demo
cratic ideals here at home which his and our
sons are fighting to protect abroad. He is a daunt
less champion for the rights of the common man,
and he believes that destiny is in our own hands. He
has been a gallant soldier on many battlefronts, and
like a veteran he has no fear of the future.
•Y WILLIAM L. SHERRILL
WE DON’T HEAR MUCH about
what la going on in India today
The lait real news we had, Indian
leaden were “standing pat" on their
“freedom now” demands and
Brother Churchill had sent word
to them that they would wait until
Britain was ready <r else
Since that time we have had little
news from India.
Does this mean that all is quiet
in India? I don’t think so
It only means that a rigid censor*
ship is permitting little about the
Indian situation to leak out
la aptto of tola air-tight eeaeorehip,
howaver, a bit of news was released
last week which gives us somewhat
of an Idea of what Is actually taking
place in India This bit of
new* tells us that Pir of Pagar, one
of the Indian leaders, has been sen
tenced to death and all of his prop
erty confiscated Pir’s followers
are said to be "derailing trains and
terrorizing the country sides in pro
test against the way he is being
treated."
♦ * *
SHOOTING INDIANS DOWN in
the streets, making wholesale ar
rests. seizing personal property and
sentencing Indian leaders to d?ath
will not check the seething tur-
MARRIAGE
LICENSES
ISSUED DURING THE PERIOD
OF MARCH 23. TO MARCH 29.
INCLUSIVE
Richard Doyle, 44. Cremonin
Shoecraft, 37.
David Lett. Jr., 18. Annie L. Roth
ing, 16.
Samuel A. Ratliffe. 65, Josie M
Jackson, 51.
James Smith. 20, Rebecca Harris.
Robert Palms. 47. Alice Maxwell,
46.
Thomas Rccd, Jr„ 30. Zeddie L.
Lowery. 25.
Cleveland Hill, 26, Lillie Essex,
24.
Lency Brown. 25, Mary Warren,
29.
Thomas L. Braan, 30, Edna
Wright. 29
James H. Walls, 33. Ruby 1. Jack
son, 31.
Leroy Cole, 33. Lillie Bhons, 28.
Leonard McPherson, 33, Annie L.
Reynolds, 28.
Lafayette N Gardner, 18, Louise
Cunningham. 17.
Eugene Gibbs. 42. Lora Quarles,
40. •
Moses Smith, 37. Willie Edwards.
35.
James D. Perkins, 44, Elena Bush.
46
Willie Reeves. 31. Nola Bolds, 28.
Robert Stinson. Jr . 26, Inez Doyle.
23
Dwell! 1 Paschal, 42. Charlotte
Lewis. 40
Henry C. Simpson, 45, Bertha
Drummonds, 36
William T. Bennett, 48. Flora
Walker. 37.
Hershcl Adams, 22. Beatr.ce
Smith. 22.
Anaclcto Romero, 34. Della Lind
sey. 33
Edsel Hart. 25, Arta Marttn, 23
Willie P Sutton, 47. Lillian Shaw,
43
Leonard Bolden, Jr„ 22, Lillian
Aaron, J 9
Will Rogers. Violet Sims, 56
James Wilson, 36, Esther Ewing,
29.
Robert L. Orr, 22, Minnie L.
Mitchell. 28
Hcrsch! Adams, 22, Beatrice
Smith. 22
James Spears. 24. Elna Rogers. 22
Hodge Bryant. 27, Arvania Leath
er wood, 20.
moil going on Inside India today -
nor will these techniques take the
place of the simple, ordinary, fair
play which the British Empire
should show toward India at this
time.
“Gestapo” techniques, when prac
ticed by “John Bull,” are just as
repugnant as when practiced by
“Nazi Germany." While condemn
ing “gestapo" techniques In oocu
p.ed Europe we cannot afford to
wink at similar practices in "occu
pied India.”
I f is foolish for Britain to think
that she can kill off all the millions
of todlene who desire to be free
England can save herself
much, if she will only realize that
the spark of freedom has been
lighted in India’s breast and all
Hell can't blow it out
* * *
IT IS INDEED FARCICAL to
hear the United Nations’ great
proclamations about democracy, and
hov.* "we want to preserve it” and
carry it to other peoples, when they
refuse every opportunity to stand
up for democratic treatment of the
races they already have under thuir
immediate control But we say
again, as we have said scores of
times in this column England
and America will not win this war
until they have given to the colored
races under their immediate con
trol, the freedom ar.d democracy
for which they claim to fight.
I TELL YOU FRANKLY, to win
this war it is not enough to run
our factories 24 hours a day. lt
is not enough to pour our savings
into war bonds. lt is not enough
to draft millions of men into the
armed forces. lt is not enough
to cover the bosom of the deep with
ships, its bowels with submarines,
and the air with bombers. No,
these are not enough. The United
Nations may do all these things but
they will not win, unless they win
as United Nations where human
beings are equal and human rights
are respected. And the peace
which it to follow will be no peace
unless it has its basis in the prin
ciples of human equality.
* * *
SEGREGATION AND DISCRIM
INATION in America must be done
away with subjugation and
exploitation of other peoples by
Britain must be stopped, for we
cannot fight for freedom unless we
fight for freedom for all. We are
no better than Hitler if we fight for
the freedom of one people and not
of another .... for the agrandizc
ment of part of the world and not
the betterment of all the world.
And we are supposed to be
better than our enemies
Those who work for complete recog.
nition of the rights and privileges
of all mankind work not
alone for victory in war but also
for victory in peace.
N. C. College Professor
Appointed On OP A Staff
RALEIGH, N. C. (ANP)
Theodore S Johnson, director for
the state office of price administra
tion, last week announced that
James T Taylor, professor or psy
chology and dean of men at N. C.
College for Negroes. Durham, has
been r appointed Negro information
officer for the state OPA.
Taylor, the first Negro to be ap
pointed to a staff position with the
OPA in the eight-state Atlanta re
gion, was given the post after a
series of conferences with state
officials and leading Negroes. His
duties will include the presentation
of OPA facts to Negro schools, civic
groups, and other bodies in the
Raleigh OPA district, which in
duces 52 counties in the eastern
part of the state.
WESTSIDE
1 DETROIT
PATKIOTIC TEA
SUCCESSFUL
The Shangri La Social and Study
club gave a very succesful Patri
otic tea at the home of Mrs. Elbe!
McClain of Tireman avenue, Sun
day afternoon. Mrs. L K. Edwards
"Star Spangled Banner" was th*
opening song. Wra. McClain prayed
The program was balanced by solo
instrumental selections, reading.-
and recitations. Those who appeared
on program were: Mrs. Beauty Og
letree, Miss Mollie Dawkins, Mrs
W. Sprafg. Miss Gwendolyn Ed
wards, and Little Miss Claudette
Edwards.
"The Cats and Fiddle", musicians
furnished the music which provec
very entertaining throughout the
evening. The Oats and Fiddle are
recording artists who were appear
ing every night at the club Zombi
They include E. Price, guitar, O
Wilson, guitar and George Stein
back.
The guests who helped the Shan
gri La's enjoy the evening were:
Mr. and Mrs. B. Ogletree, Mrs
Zella Ogletree, Mrs Bessie Daniels.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner. Mrs. “'Ross
Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Cliton
Dawkins, Miss Louise Dawkins
Oscar Hand, Mra Marlon Keyes, a
visitor from Washington, D. C., Mrs
Molly Norman. Miss Bessie John
son. Miss Ernestine Burton, M!<s
‘Gladys Freman, Mrs. Willa Bran
ham, Miss Ida Cavis, Marcia Mc-
Call. Mrs. M. J. Hickman, Mrs. E
J Williams. S. M. Gailey, Mrs. Mar
gret Craig, Mrs. Minnie Harris, Mrs.
Florence Adams. Misses Florence
Gwendolyn and Claudette Edwards,
and many others.
Members of the -lub include Mrs.
Ardell Clark, president; Mrs. Willa
Mae Johnson, vice president; Mrs.
Ethel McClain, secretary; Mrs. Gus
sie Aranha, treasurer: Mrs. L. K.
Edwards, program chairman; Mrs
Carrie Johnson, and Mrs. Claudia
Williams.
MRS. CORA SEYMOUR
GUEST SPEAKER
Mrs. Cora Seymour was cucst
speaker at the Progressive Art club
when they met at the home of Mrs.
Mary Smith, of Woodrow avenue,
last week. Mrs. Seymour spoke on
“Unity and Progress in Club Work,”
which proved very interesting. She
is affiliated with the King Daugh
ter* and the Womens’ Federated
association. All present were in
spired by the talk.
* * *
A CARD FROM
WASHINGTON
Mrs. Catherine Gellcs, internat
ional "Secretary of UAW-CIO Wom
en's Auxiliary, wrote a card from
Washington last week, where she
was on "Child Care Program." Said
she: "I wish you were along, re
member last gear". And the pic
ture was oT the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial reflect
ed in the lake at Alexandria, Va.,
which tower we w'ent up in and
looked down to earth, from which
point men look like babies walking
down in the streets. The reference
of the trip mentioned was to the
time when we went to Washington
and asked that the Bill on “infla
tion” be worked on and passed
Immediately.
HOME FROM
KENTUCKY
Miss Mattie C. White, niece of
Mrs James J. Martin, is expected
to return here in a few days. Miss
White will continue her studies at
the Detroit Institute of Commerce.
* * *
STUDENTS TO
GIVE PARTY
The faculty and the higher stu
dents of Lewis Business college will
give a party in honor of the new
students, next Saturday night And
the students, assisted by the teach
ers. Mrs. Garner, Miss Lay, and
Miss Blackmore, are sparing no
pains in preparing for the evening
of entertainment.
Other affairs are being arranged,
which will include assisting in the
war program. A program has been
worked out for the celebration of
Negro History Week. And the pro
gram will be presented at the col
lege Friday Mrs. Atkinson, one of
the brilliant students, will be mis
tress of ceremonies.
* * *
THANKS FRIENDS
Mrs. A. D. Smith and family of
5540 Vinewood, wish to thank their
many friends for their expressions
of kindness and sympathy during
the bereavement of husband and
father, A. D. Smith, who died from
heart ailment while at work, a few
weeks ago.
♦ ♦ ♦
ATTENDS FUNERAL
IN FLORIDA
Mrs Amos Haines of 5002 North
field avenue, has returned from
Miami, Fla., where she attended
funeral services of her mother. Mrs.
Agnes Prinnus of 182 N. W. 13th
street, Miami. Fla. Mrs. Haines
wishes to thank all who helped her
and the expressions of sympathy
during her bereavement.
* * *
COMPLETES TRAINING
Pfc. Arthur T. Goldsby, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Goldsby,
of Iron wood, has completed his
training at Chanute Field. lIL, and
is now a teletype technician. He
has returned to Tuskegce Institute
Army Flying school and is wltb
Squadron 318 Air Base.
* * *
ADVANCING IN
FORT SILL
Warren Ellington, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Ellington, has completed
his basic training in Fort Sill, and
has sent his three certificates home.
He is continuing to study Radio
Technician work, and writes that:
"I am really Joirvg well, and I am
pleased with my advancement al
though It takes hard work.”
If* eas'er to buy a Second War
t»an Bond today than to think of one
food reason why you couldn't.
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After reading Adam Clayton
Powell's impassioned attack in
Peoples Voice on Rackham Holt’s
biography of George Washington
Carver (Doubieday, Doran and Co.,
New York City, $350) I was pre*
pared for anything when I read the
book. Rev. Powell bases his attack
on Mrs. Holt's use «of the word
“nigger” and does not take the time i
to point out that each time the word j
is used it i 3 a quotation, direct or j
indirect, and not Mrs. Holt’s own
designation. In one instance Mrs.
Holt quotes the principal of High
land university in Missouri refusing
young Carver admittance with these
wordst “We don’t take niggers here,"
Further on 4n the book In the
discussion of the founding of Tus
kegee, Mrs. Holt quotes one of the
opponents of the school as saying:
“Where are we going to find ser
vants. if the niggers are educated?”
These examples are typical and
certainly do not warrant Rev.
Powell's statements: “We defy her
to justify this oflense nnd pledge
ourselves to demand redress . . .
He loved his and all people and
never in his lifetime stooped to
I tuch epithets th.cn why should
I jhe in w-hat so far is the most
j monumental tale of his life, blas
pheme his simple greatness in such a
shameful way.” Such an attack is un
justified and even a cursory read
ing of the book -would reveal Mrs.
Holt’s sympathetic approach to her
subject and the remarkable way
in which she has projected his
character on the pages of her book.
Rev. Powell admits to the ex
cellence of the book but concludes
his criticism with this emotional
gem:
“You did a good Job, Mrs. Holt
then hurled it onto a flaming pyre
and destroyed it.” We are as much
opposed to the use of the word
"nigger" in literature as the good
reverend but to call its use here a
"flagrant defamation” of Dr. Car
ver is not true and is unfair to the
author and publisher of the book.
Rev. Powell does not explain how
the word is used and readers of his
column can easily believe that Mrs.
Holt has thus designated Dr. Car
ver in several places. Used as Mrs.
Holt does use it, the word here only
shows what the obstacles in the
path of this genius were and how
often because he was a Negro, he
was forced to endure this and other
abuses.
Mrs. Holt spent much time with
Dr. Carver collecting material for
her book and the result is a book
which will not be quickly super
seceded. Dr. Carver’s was a lonely
life in many ways and he learned
early to depend upon his own abili
ties. He was befriended often dur
ing his school years by white and
His Life Story
ri H
George Washington Carver
whoa# biography waa com
pleted by Mrs. Rackhem Holt a
short time before the famous
chemist's death. "George Wash
ington Carver; An American
Biography." was published on
April 2 by Doublcday, Doran
and is reviewed on the editorial
oaoe of this week's Chronicle.
BOOK NOTES
By
GERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN
colored friends but he was fiercely
independent and many times these
friends were unaware of the sacri
fices which education meant to
him. His first love was painting
but he early realised that to help
his people he must turn to a field
in which greater service could be
given. He left a position as assistant
at Ames college, lowa, to take over
the work in agriculture at Tuskr
gee. Life in the South meant addi
tional sacrifice to this sensitive man
yet he forced himself always to do
all possible to help those about
him, white and colored, to improve
their lot.
The bare outline of Dr. Carver’s
life Is well known, especially the
events of the later years. To this
outline Mrs. Holt has added a
wealth- of material which rounds
out the picture. Dr. Carver came
to Tuskegee recognized by his pro
fessors at Ames and by a growing
number of others as on authority
in his field. Until death his stature
grew as a scientist and a humani
tarian. He emerges from the pages
of thLc book a kindly, gentle, re
tiring figure who fought with his
mind and skillful hands against the
restrictions placed on him and other
Negroes. He made no attempt to be
a race leader in the accepted sen«e
of the term but his contributions
won him a place in the hearts of
boh white and colored.
I think Mrs. Holt has done a fine
j« ’. GEORGE WASHINGTON CAR
VER is a biography which will
live. Rev. Powell’s criticism would
best fall in the “intoxicated with
his own words” department. The
only catch is that there may be
others intoxicated by his words
who will Judge the book without
giving it a hearing.
* * *
UNITY (Meador Publishing Co.,
Boston. $2.00), by a Detroiter. Elias
John George, is the story of a col
ored boy, Henry Wright, and
experiences in Barrsville, a small
{own in Ohio. It is also the story
of John Henry and Camilla, his
parents, who grew up at a time
when Barrsville accepted Negroes
on more or less equal terms. Later,
as new residents came and some
of the older, more liberal ones died
there was a change in Barrsville.
Henry grew up in this changed
community and after the death of
his father, he and his mother found
it very hard to keep going. He h*d
one staunch friend, Johnny Hatfield,
who finally won his parents over
to the realization that there could
be “unity” between the races based
on respect and affection.
Mr. George's purpose in writing
the book is a worthy one to
show how the races can work to
gether. His writing is uneven, the
book lags toward the latter part
and sometimes is a strain on the
reader's credulity. The winning
over of the Hatfields senior, for
instance, was a little too sudden to
be real. The same is true of the
abject poverty in which Camilla
and her son lived after John Hen
ry's death. As a first book UNITY
shows promise: we hope Mr. George
will be heard from again. There is
a short dedication by Shelton
Tappes which sets the tone of the
book: "Unity must prevail among
all people."
Here are some books about the
Negro announced for spring publi
cation:
“The Negro's Share” by Richard
Sterner Harper and Brothers;
'Brothers Under the Skin” by Car
ey McWilliams Little, Brown
and Company: ,
‘The Fighting South” by John Tem
ple Graves—G. P. Putnam's Sons;
“The White Face” by Carl Ruthven
Offord—Robert M. Mcßride and
Company:
•The American‘Dilemma” by Gun
nar Myrdal—Harper and Brothers;
“Race and Crime” by Willem Adrian
Bonger Columbia University
Press;
“Inside BJack America” by Roi
Ottley—Houghton Mifflin Com
i Dany.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1948
DETROIT
Merry-Go-Round
By TONY VANCE
E A. Perrin and Cecil Rowlette.
of Rationing Boards No. 8228 end
No. 8204, have made a public appeal
for volunteer workers. It will be
remembered that rationing today
and rationing that is to come will
continually work a hardship upon
the underpaid and overworked
members of the staffs of these or
ganizations. As a means of assist
ing a civilian defense program, it
would be invaluable as well as
appreciated, if women’s social clubs
and sororities set aside possibly two
days a week to work as volunteers
on these respective boards and oth
ers in the:r neighborhoods.
This patriotic gesture would alle
viate the long lines and friction
existing between board workers
and the people.
* * * I
The arsenal of democracy, the
metropolitan area of Detroit, Is to
be guarded and protected by
America's black eagles. Last Tues
day a contingent of Negro air fight
ers and base control men came
Into Detroit. They are now sta
tioned at Sclfridge field. It is to
be hoped that the defense housing
authorities will provide adequate
and equal facilities as have been
provided for white officers and sol
diers at Selfridge field. In the
past, it has been customary to take
over hotels when facilities were
found inadequate. It is believed
that due to a shortage of housing
in the Detroit area that hotels in
Mt. Clemens will have to be taken
over. The men now stationed at
Selfridge field have been trained
at Tuskegee. Ala. Their contingent
is headed by Colonel Westbrooke.
It is hoped that the prejudice of
the South that could have served
to embitter Negro soldier* will not
be allowed to infuriate the North.
* * *
Lieut Mack Ross of the 302nd
Fighter Squadron, now stationed at
Selfridge field, was the first Negro
to become a member of the Cats
pillar Squadron. To become a
member of this particular and se
lect group, one is forced to aban
don his plane In distress. Firjt
Lieutenant Deßoc tells a very vivid
story of Ross’ rendezvous with
death.
The attitude of seven disgruntled
southerners who recently picketed
in front of Local Union Headquar
ters No. 101 belies their sincerity
for the preservation of democracy.
The members of this particular
picket line carried the American
flag though their actions denounced
the very principle for which it
stands. It will be recalled that
approximately ten days ago. • hand
ful of white worker* at the U S.
Rubber plant and at Vickers struck
because Negroes for the first time
were allowed to perform other du
ties than those assigned to the mop
and broom department. The union,
following its constitution to the let
ter of the law. immediately disci
plined the leaders of this wildcat
strike by giving them indefinite
suspensions. It is noteworthy that
a local daily paper tells one half
of the story but has yet to take a
stand for the rights of all Ameri
can citizens. Some months ago,
William Randolph Hearst in his
column, ‘‘ln the News," devoted
months of daily articles to the in
human treatment of horse* but nev
er once during that time has he
used any of his editorial ability to
bring about better coordination be
tween races
Reports coming from the State
capitol tn Lansing that McGee,
self-styled Republican leader. Is
due to meet political suicide. Al
ready a movement is underway to
have him ousted from the Elks who
in the past have been the backbone
of the Republican party there. It
will be remembered that it was Mc-
Gee. according to reports, who was
instrumental in sabotaging the
Diggs-Defoe Anti-Discrimination in
Industry bill. McGee's stand against
the Diggs* bill met w’ith definite
opposition among his own Republi
can ranks. Oscar Baker, Cecil Row-
Ktte, Atty. Charles Roxborough.
Labor Commissioner Mahoney have
denounced him for his singular
opinion.