r LITTLE HOPE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION SEEN
SAYS FIGHT IS.
ALL BUT OVER
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION AND
REPUBLKAN MAJORITY PLEDGES FAIL
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LOCAL - STATE - NATIONAl· S¢
'WHY PAY MORE?
Washington, June 3-It seems into great opposition from re­likely
that high hopes for the bellious Southern Senators and
VOLUME 51 SATURDAY . .JtJlfE 5. 1941
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passage of civil rigbts legWa- Representatives.
lion in the present session of But it was the Republicans
Congress are doomed to disap- wbo claimed that civil rigbts
pointment. was a tradition of the party and
Despite pledges o( the Demo· wbo said th.t they were pre­cratic
administration and tbe I pared to pass sucb legislation
fse~;:::~~~~ty. the figM I re~,::~~ O~eth:re:~~~ns
Of the four principal points Senator Robert A. Taft, GOP
made in the request of Presi- I •• der in the chamber. an­dent
Truman to Congress only nounced elaborate plans where­one.
anti-Iyncb legislation, had by any threat of filibuster would
• real chance. And now that be dealt with instantly ~d se-is
gone! verely. Regardless o( the f4:bt T R 0 U L ESE Republican leaders in the the opponents of civil rights put
Senate are talking about work- UP. the GOP proudly said it had
~g :;,: ~ma;~:u it;x ~i~~~ I the ~~~~ ~~~~ ::~uf~
dentially admitted that it won't situation has changed. The op·
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crow laws never had a chance. nounced distaste for the anti-
It was understandable that on lynch bill particularly. on con'
the Democratic side of the legis- stitutional grounds. The Senate
lature that the President and leaders now feel the bill cannot
hiS supporters were going to run (Continued on page 4) LAYMAN GIVES
ROBESON MARCHES
ON WHITE HOUSE
I STRAIGHT STORY
,t ARON 'U Hr. RESIGNA ExPlAINED;
I NEW PRESIDEn AND DEAN NAMED
I J:h.ksclI, To.!JlJ1, Ju:'":e 3-"1 I." pol it ·,~, on th part of the Il l.iJbl .... :ll L.i}ll' Colk ~, .J..~ i , '"4. t;e oct memlxrs and of Bishop
11.t' teafimg 1r15 tltutil~S oi ,, ~-.,, '.1. Hamlett, president of the
C M.Jo: Church, I ~'" been ,,·t·: ~",.-d. Yarbrough said that he
U.vt a 11
, .. W presidcrt and ~ r 'l i ',".''''S rrsigning on his own ac.
. 3,000 PICKET AGAINST ANTI-COMMUNIST
AND FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MfAlURBI
of til" ~')Il"g.~ have he.:n namn l , .· •• ref. but that polJtical impJjca-paWul'aShRinogbtesoon'n,
D'nCo't'edJuns~_ 3g'e-r'IISI(?grnspreSlre·addel~ngL':. ~Dhe!eyeatcarrtihede Among those who passed out Jeaflets in front of the PoJjce Cou protest against the :~:lol~"y.~~k::':~~.\,:gor\,.~I. .hgrt" '·~'~ I ~'.,: ~" e!al)n(dTr'us'mteeddShJnedlt'tobhi~S dt~e_
~. arrest of John Stubbs. in a city park opposite t he University of Lcui.vilJe campus. were sev- - '~6 <> _ ~
actor and now a political lead · Mundt Bill," "Pass tbe anti· eral white women and university students wear ing sa<hes in.<cribc-d "lim Crow _ lust Go; IL- faU _1"P~t"~I" : ,··~iGn.
er. who refused MondiY to tell lyDchlng bili. the lo :"·.P.C'. ano Arrest IS a thrlal to freedom. rt is an atlempt t o> enw..r~ge .-:,,'e pr~itJ'!""". The. (.." • .;_. h ," :r"'1 Lt-. 'li)' At L;c-" "., ." ,.,t t e t.It 'de f the .
a Sena'e Committee whether he the anti,>al! tax tills," and eration reru e. to let fascism come to LowsviU e: "Demand an en" '0 segregation in L"uisvill . £Utl \'{O'd.\. ~y cf u';st w ,~I tIl;;' w ;vecr:y ... "\>rorn.i:':;~
is a member of the American "Full and adequate hearings on 'Demand the dismissal o( Gestapo agents f",m the POlK'\: forCe": "Join us ;n out' 6ghL Protest the wllCll :illtJ ., ' "'.~ €G students I ~h ... n who mvolved President
Communist Party and said he Mundt bill." arrest oC John SUcbs." and oth erwise. :;taJ;.'" .\ lOla"" d€lnocstraco,,! Yarbrough In an affair which
would rather go to jail than tell, Nearly :>11 the s igns were let- ~Gau':J t th., CoUcg~ Board nf . ·~Il. d ror his reSlgnation. and
led more than 3,000 manhers tered carefully. M 0 s t had I 'J'ru:·l.~~· <l~ ~ " 'su lt of the resi<; t/", 1 ber 1 th
who picketed the White House "Prompt Sign s",,·iee. Inc." CHU RCH CASE STO[J(HOlDERS SEEK nat,:, .. :Ir 1;1'~'Sldert D. s. y",,: ! d<~. ~Y;tanT':s= said
O tha~
Wednesday in opposition to the stamped in a co, ne, . Only a , BUt BlAt A(l1ON Ib'OUgl~. tI ,.' demoticn m . D.:: "1 !Y .. rb,u~gb had "greed to t;ake
Mundt-Nixon anti - Communist few signs-such C:r.~ the "Brook- J J P R Shy L).} pl c{es!>Orsllip ~ .1 Itti' f';)Slest WCl3' out by resJgn-
~~!lis~an:on~'hO want c,vil rightsl:!o:nc~r'~::;: h~~!'lc~~e::;~' BACK TO COURT Wilmington~, June 3.- 1!~:~,·~~'~~~~~:~~I"r.!~ ~:r~~,~~; :::~; . ~~onoglTe~~ t:~~r~';,"ts Wf~
Robeson helped to OrganiZe, The marchmg was orderly Abolition of \\ hal they teTmed • ! ILilHl .1;wk"'Oil, t)f\!s1dect oi t~.~ ttt':! opxt coUege term was the
been sponsored by the National once s tarted to chant, "Jim seat.lng on bus lines in the South ~ rnd~' d I'U th.' ~dmpus and l l\.df " .!' a:-y of the denomin ation wt.o
the movement. said to have and without inCIdent. The crowd illegal pracllce of segregatOO • I St"e!Cllt (· •• Ulwtl. the stucll'r ' s I WI~.' of the late Fmanc131 Sec-
Non - Partisan Delegatio:, . t.o Crow must go:: but White I was urgcd by two minority The ~ top bollor graduates 10..:- h,"".-; .,r the trustees. carry- hor! <erved as Dean of W~men
~~~~~~;~;:ti~~~J~a~~;I~~ ~oa~se b.!'c~".': ~~:Ck;:ai':P~ From aU indIcations the case men's C neil of the Louisville stockholders at the annual meet- ~;~~:alat ~~!hto:~::a ~':~ .':tl';'~:~'t~; t~~~.~nfO:n;e.i;~.: ~~a::' coUege for a number of
Robeson, Dr. W. E. B. Du~is. regulations to chant. l or Mr •. Jesse M~rbrey agamst l area. . . In~ of the Greyhound Corpar- aI!l6 W. Chestrtut, first honor. I to ""1"',,, T'."y "'''~'rl tt.a: YM': ,J. W. WhIte, formerly pr;n­Dr.
John H. Johnson, Editor Thereafter many of the march· the Rev. C. 1.. Finch. pastor of II Determined ndt to be drl\'en aUon. ond bonor. Cordelia Hugh",.;, ' .... JUgl •• ,·ntmu.' • n c~ ;>, iri ":1L 1 •. :p.' 1 o( the Whiteville Training
Roseoe Dun)ee and Mrs. EsteUe ers put handken:hlefs over the IT I Ch~tnut St. C. M. E. Church. ~w"y .from the chu rch. It was The action was suggested b'y 1109 W. Walnut, at the boltom I The -ludcllk held up tile grn1u· 1 '. , .. .. , 1. was elected president of
Massey Osborne. mouths--as a Sign that they whJch was thought to be settled. lOUOWlng froe last publJc utter- J P k d Ba rd n .. - _. d L_ JU' Lee n_ • • ~t"rg "V" n '_", and refuo;ect • ~' , ' . ed Dr Y '-' .. 8" ( h be .. ~ . h d th nd of th h' h h ames ac an ya ~tin, 1..Il.Ur .I.1UlIor "",tve ~any t . I Ll'<fl' 0 succe . ar ...... """"6U1 Many 0 the mar" ers wore were In~ gagg",.. 's ea ed back to e courts a ances e past.or. W IC to er . . • . part .... pa'" In fI .p. coJl~g" cC- ~ ,,<t Julius BeU. another Ten .
Mrs. Marbrey .w~re out a ~ were qaite humlhalJng. that she --- ".... ""11><1 ltl~ b"'mod ~!amlly ~;.:';, '?to ~~~. n:.~s S~I~t
buttons saying "Henry Wallace (Contmued on page 4) Ion more defimte charges. mind anrl 'OO:teesof the church both of New Yort<. In the center. See article.. tlvrt .. .,.
curlty warrant against the mln- wrote to 'the bIshop under the N A A C P PRESlDBfT (HARGIS )tIMBERS . _____ .____________ Y INSURANCE COMPANY HOLDS MEMORIAL ISter April 27 a rter she had been helief t~t be would at least ••••• .
allegedly subjected to much hu- speak to the minister. She said WITH ATJ9IPJ TO HAMmiNG EFFORTS 1 0 GET CENTRAL SERVKES FOR LATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR. mllialJon and had been persuad- that It did not occur 'to her that
Cbica 0 IU .. June 3. _ Me. Tobias stressed the need fO.! ~te:~t.~ ~:":d:g a :;,rev= I' :~~leb:O:erW:~~d ;:~ti~ B)' William :1. Laly MBf'S Dil AT CHES1IIJT · .
. g . . I' I Marbrey It was not a matter of would become necessary to go Several un-named members
monal services were. he I d (Continued on page 4) not being able to protect her· to couT1 :as 'the last resort. of the executive council of the mm C.M.E. CHURCH HIGH DIPLOMAS Sunday at the Good Shepherd sell from any insults of an in- But the letter to the b,shop ' local branch NAACP were ac-I __ •
~Io~~re:t~n~~s';;~~~ ~"t.~:~~~ BISHOP NEW LEADER IN I timate nature. but that she had I became publJC property and 1 cused this week or att~m~~ • fen'_ Day will be observed at . . . ~. A M E CHURCH REFORM got n tired of being humiliated Mrs Marlrr<'y was 8ubJectOO to to hamstring the orgaruzation:s the Chestnut Street C )of E. ~r;:o;:m:":.i~~redl.:~r..:.';: ••• through r~marks indirectly and greater humilJ:tUon from the efforts to brmg about a f~ler On,rch. Sunday, June 13, under __. _ ___ _
C P f h h l>,. Bousfi Id -- I dlrectly aJmed at her at meet- pallor and.a few persons about apprc<:lauon of the assonation, th .. chairmanship of Robert Ill .. 1o,,<"1I .. t .,cd SlxtV grart - r.'r rtPr scholarship medal Cor-w~
t'::.;':id':nt ar:d Medl~al Kan~s Cily. Kan .• June 3 - mgs which o;he att. nded. She hl~ ThIS prompted her first and eITect widespread . move· Wnitc successful business man, u;.t<." " •.• 'v' tt dlp:OIr as ~t t1 •• ' I .rd:" Hughe,;. LouiSVille LEode,'
Director at the lime of his From the activity. color and ",.a a .hard worker l"ttW <l6X'1at empt go to court. But when men to. Impr~ve ~ndrti . COT ",.be> IS 01> .aggressiv officer of 'f" troll H~-:h :: ' 1. . 01 ron, ,,.. e' •.• _ 1 ~If· f t meda~ Helen U:I ise ar.
changes at the Iect!nt A.M.E. Ibanes o( the church {itd was a sh~ approached two of the 0(' Negroes oC thIS ",ty. ~rv lSlon th" church. A program has been no"11 ,. "f."'''" ,ll IJe n. d I (Continued on page 4)
death. . . . Quad r~nntal conference here recognJzed lead" r in; e pro- ficers about It she was persuad- o( the city lr:tO .... ard IS plan- "'-:-dIlged tur aU day. The theme Au.ht"rI .. ",. Mcnday "' ~ 1'::e I
Parllclp:;lIng In th ob •. ,,'. las t w~..,k has ent<or&ed a new grams spon ored by e Lay- (Contmu<'O Oil ?~J(" H ned to offset lDacllv,ty of coun- ... ··Churt..bmen MeeUng a World tI ... "b . ,\ I'.fll,·rn COT W" .' ilA f nI:l aTIONS LEAMn
ance. wer '. Dr Rosene C. Giles. lead ~. He is th" newly el cled cil members. h~1 U 1t: ..... Bishop H. P . Por- J>.·ac" ·. \',rl< ttrs.,,' -!d h r ugh !ll nLA 11111
a 0 distingUIshed Clucago S~r- B",hop D. Ormonde Walker. SOLD TICKET T ,AVY MEMORIAL DAY Th~ ('harge was rnacl<.' by ter of J ..... k.on Tenn .• will d. ,,1 at"",· rt.:h'l'·'-;'r! by .he Sa:,, · ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
g o.n.1)IPlomat . and form r as· pastor of a Buffalo. N.. Y .• ' P'''''I( BUT ASKED TO LEAVE PARK I Jamc A. Crumhn. pr Ident of I:n r On morning sermon at 1l .. t "Itl. " ,If(,·, \ Hug ' ~" on I soc,ate of Dr. Bousfield In the U. church. I t ,,,n the LoUISVille branch. HI' "" ,,~.ock · A R:ll'ying of Men" "Am. rU',JIl Ur.i·y cd U-.e \>lv. . . --
S. Army Hospital at Fort Hua· Dr. Walk<or. former president ' . _ cu ed the un-named members " Jill wr. "y M. Young. dlre<- n''',..·. Ohv.' o"acy. • ... he En- I t"lago. June 3.-A leader in
chura. Art.zona: Dr. Chanmng H. of Wilberforce DIversity and I Issued tickets to the a,,::J aday and Mary Lou ~. Ac_l ,n th" ruJjng board of USlDg p;\f- tur "f Lln=ln lnstitute and reo- hght'·III11.·, l ( r H lI,e ar.d Corn- i :.' fi e ld of race relation in
TO. bias. Dlr tor or th~ Phelps· I ad r (If th special sess 'on o( MemOrial Day picniC at Fon- cordmg to Wad , ",.pon arrlVlJlg Jjam ntalY ruses. plus a .pmt of . , ':< Iy ,lee. tL-d president 01 :t ... lllWllly L: r'···. and ':"::a Hal l. , ",du.try. MISS Sara E. SouthaB,
Stokes Fund o( New York ~'ty,. the general conference which taine Ferry Park. Monday and at Fontaine Ferry, M~ n~ non'cooperatlVen - to f at I K.N.E.A .. " the prin~lpal spulk. V .. I.,ltrt.lll. n, "\:/Orld B. otll ~- I ~::tStant rson~ I manager ot
co-worker In Y.M.C.A. work 0 ted Bishops Suns and Curry told that everythmg would be noon. h and members of his the announced plans or the H '1.11 fc .. tnTe th CitY-WI e f- h, ." N''<!eSSI .y tor W",.d I ". In t ern a t J onal Harv~er
With Dr. Bousfield and mter- and suspended BI hop DavIS., all rtght, Andrew E. Wade TV, party played the spmning wheel group. fort In th afternoon at 3:30 1-.'" •• , In (h.' ~ of h r , ompany. ounced her re e-nah
~nally recognized SOCial and led the conrerence In many o( reports that he and members of and bought soCt drinks at places I Summer School Condemned Other ~peakers will be W. ,~.·t., Mi, Hail said: "We <\>1' I m<:n t tbis week after 28 years
CIVIC I ader; ? r. ~ter ~. Gran- tbe reforms adopted. I his party were .hurmJjated and I where they were courteously ln a Jetter addre.sed to .aU Buford. R. 1.. Ransaw and 111 nuw hvmg ." \ roe world. a I With Harves1er ..
ger ~1so o( e v "lork Ity. dy· . He brought about the cbanges I told by two Navy Iteutenan treated. members of the NAACP urging ton Jo~..., and B. H. La~ke. h ad wOI Jc:I III which rve,?,one must , M '~ Southa.ll 15 ,,:ell known
oorruc ~xecutive Secretary ?f In the blsh ps' counCil. and as that Negroes were not admitted I Wade said that toe tickets them to attend a m hng a t th 10f m.E1I _ grou o( th Ir - I" act.,·, bro.thert.ood m orde, 0,. r .. .. I er ork m the mtegraUon
the ational Urban League . In chairman of the revision of the I to the park and offered apolo- were purchased With the under- YWCA on .Tune 7. Crumlm fur- t,~ denominations and othe >urv.v.· ... M '~ Hugbes saJd: ''We : of Negro workers at Interna-which
Dr. Bousfield was achve discipline. was responsible for l g,.es (or the Navy, adding that standing that they would be ther srud. "Because o( this lack Mus\c WIll be .furnished by SJl'-~ ' flU r.m.· lI\b.~r Ulat We's fina l , bonal Harvester. She basaerv
as a (ormer President of the most of lbe wTltiog of leglsla. they would give them a separ- permitted to ride on the Ferris of cooperation, certain end av- clal Singing groGp5. • t ar , broth rhood." ; I' n the board ot Chicago Urban
Cb,ca,o Urban Leagu~ and as tion. and fought for the reforms ate picnk. wheel, admitted to the Mystery o~ of th.e organization hav~ met In the evening at 7:341 G. W. aJl) ,e! : "A better future I League for several yeat'3, d
a member o( ~he National Ex- on the ftoor. Wade, an aggressive young playhouse and that in any ease With failure and PB;rI ~lur . J ackson. retired member of the lUe~ m,,~, p rosperous and .3 a trustee of Hampton In-ecutive
ComnuUee and Mr. W. His ejection was due. not to electrician who works with his there would be no ciiscrimina- For example. the UruveTSlty of facul ty o( Central High School, -tty ad,usted homes an a stituw.
Ellis Ste~art, Sec:etary of Su- pull, but to hiS popularity father. served with the Naval tion. But he said he was ealled Louisville p~oposed a summer now editor of The Louisville I lean, well-planned mmurJty ~ring tbe war she was ap­preme
Liberty Li~e Insurance among the laymen and the pro- ~e as a ~ C~ Petty aside by two Navy lieutenants school for Its student body. Defend r wiU deliver the prm- d~ to th.' wellare of all t1Ie POlllted by Presiden~ Hooeevelt
Company. an associate of more greSSlve element ot the church Officer at Standiford Field. Ae-I there was to be no summerl ' .. ICOW t) ~rve on the Fatr Employ­than
27 years of Dr. BouaIIeld. itt general. He has been as- companyine him to the Memor- and . told th"t he and lnembers school wba'*>ever at Louisville Cl.pal address. The public >II In- Among ~ "wards received nwnt Practices committee. She
praise for the method utilized signed to one of the largest dis- i.1 Day picnic were Neil Jordan, of his party would have to leave Municipal College. 1 was in- \',tOO to each ot the .bree Men'! ""re ~ Numna sdIo~i? ~- ~ .. _ber of the Amrrican
in honofin, Dr. Bou.sAeid. Dr. t ricts in the church. the fifth. seaman, and Misses June Hod<- the park. (Continued UI\ paae 4) Day programs. al, Juba M. Hall; Lowsville 'De' WleU of Race relatiODll.
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