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REGISTRATION BOOTH AT VANPORT Al.'Br/ RIBE TO WANTED Thia la Y O l'k Newapupar . . . ao halp make it yuiira by oend- inir in the««» happening*. VOLUM E 1 Y O U R a Oregort't n ^\egto IVeekly neuerer ( Iuh, Fraternal and Mortal N n * i l’ uMiaht-d each Friday PORTLAND. OKU, MKPTFMBKB ». 1*4« GRADUATE NURSE Denounces VISITS PORTLAND Nej£ro Judde Democratic Party COMPLAINS OF “DO NOTHING”, “SAY NOTHING” AT T i l l DB OF n e g r o .“ BOOBBVBLT TOWARD New York — Judge William H. Hastie, dean of the law school at Howard University, and one of the race's most out spoken liberal leaders, has apparently reached the end of the road with the New De.d, the split coming over what he calls the “ do nothing,” and “ say nothing” of the Roosevelt admini stration on the Negro question. A letter which the former Federal judge would not confirm nor deny writing, gave Sid ney Hillman, chairman of the National Political Action Com mittee (F A C ) reasons why Judge Hastie was resigning from Pfc/¥,REASIVE NEGRO NEWSPAPER PRICE l*r M M BEK * The Bremerton Apology Backfires AN E D ITO R IA L Mrs Mary B. Seymour, assist By C C. Crow ant director of nurses at Freed man's hospital. Washington, D. C. (Reprint from Augunt 15, 1*44, lUtx of Crow's Pacific C m * Lumber Digest, Portland 5, Oregon is now a visitor in this city. She is Theme who listened to President Roosevelt's speech made accompanied by (iladyce Badger, director of nursing services for the at Bremerton, Washington, last week at the conclusion of his Pacific area. She was the honored battleship boat-ride were, regardless of party affiliation, left guest at a reception, given at the in a very confused state of mind. It was not what he said so home of Dr. and Mrs De Norval much as it was the way he said it. It was obvious that he had Unthank Tuesday, Sept. 5. either written the talk himself or chosen to digress from the She spoke at a meeting in Van- manuscript of his shadow-writer and interject ad libbing with port Wednesday, Sept. 6. Mrs Seymour is making a coun very sorry results. To begin with, the entire theme of his talk was distinctly try-wide survey on ways to extend Re«l Cross home nursing training, an apologetic effort to make a vacation trip appear to be a recruit •cruit nurses and develop great ftr* at v |tH||v important official duty in connection with winning the co-ordination of the work of Negro , , , . .. . .. .. nurses throughout the country. w a r- N o wwuld dt’n> the chief executive of our nation the . __ . , that body. She is a graduate of Freedmans Judge Hastie, one of the leading spirits in the N AAC P, was . ... , , f \trs hospital school of nursing. airs. formerly Civilian Aide to Secretary of War Henry L. Stim- Seymour did post-graduate work at son, but resigned that position in protest at the War Depart ! Columbia university and at Catho- ment’s refusal to stop discrmination against and segregation lie university in Washington. She of Negro service men in the armed forces. When Judge Hastie is a member of thi Ameruan resigned he gave his reasons and thus won national approval Nurses association, Association ot Colored Nurses. Citizens Commit- for his stand in meetiug a pertinent issue four square. i tee on problems of Negro nurses, right to a holiday from the trying responsibilities of his j u j u oil ice even under ^ present conditions and had he come out in . the open and so labeled this vacation not even his worst ene- mies would have had any criticism to offer, especially in view 0f ^is jX)or health. Roosevelt’s Hremerton speech distinctly emphasized sev- r / . eral points. His personal force!ulness is gone. His value to his party and his threat to the future of his country more than eVer before are in the hands of tlie vicious element that uses ^ a Charlie McCarthy to dramatize the words which they put in his mouth. His Hremerton speech was an un grrammatical conglomeration of platitudinous nlatitudinous generalities generalities grammatical must have made Judge Rosenmau’s face red, if he wrote even redder if he had nothing to do with His purported resignation from injustice in the armed services and the board of directors uf the the CIO’S PAC is a major blow to The Department of Justice finds National Nursing for \Nar Service. the Democratic party which is be- it inexpedient to move against per- She was a Veteran of the Army ing supported by the PAC in its sons who have openly violated the Federal criminal law statutes by Nurse Corps in the first World drive to re-elect Franklin D. Roose- denying the primary ballots to Ne War. Mrs. Seymour was one of is ve!t for a fourth term as Presi groes in several states. Neither the Negro nurses in the corps for rec- dent. In his letter to Sidney H ill Interstate Commerce Commission ognition of her services the war man, Judge Hastie declared: nor the Office o f Defense Trans department sent her with a group it at all. “ I think you will agree with me portation is exercising any control of 57 Gold Star Mothers to Paris, To take part of our navy out of the line of battle for a that in the eyes of the liberal over the intolerable discrimination as adviser and counsellor. She has j 0y-ride right while needed in thf most active and vital period forces of America the performance which Negroes are suffering in in been a public health nursé in •Nevv Gf the war cannot be condoned by any reasonable process of of the Democratic National Con terstate travel at this tir’ e. vention was bad. Negroes in par thinking. To use millions of gallons of fuel oil and waste the “ I mention such specific matters York C‘t,y’ 8.upf nnt^V ey ° . . j ” ticular recognize that the weak time of thousands of men on whom the government has spent to indicate how much there is that nurse supervisor in Long Island. weak little plank in the Democratic the Administration in power can do millions of dollars training for fighting, not sightseeing trips, platform on racial justice is no and ought to be doing now in con i is inexcusable and in contravention with the very demanda .good. . . . Moreover, the repudia templation o f the war’s ending, service unit, which, with poised car- ¡ our presdent has been making upon the rank and file of our tion of Vice-President Wallace, a f which will show where it stands on bines, leaped from a landing craft country. He has asked of others and received a full measure ter he had made the only forth matters of racial justice and equal into i— kee-deep water, and scrambled 0f restraint from vacations, and a curtailment in the use of right statement for racial justice Qr,', «"»»"hied ity, and what issues it will contest up the beach with one o f them during the entire convention, stands despite reactionary forces inside petroleum products. It is no wonder that he grasped clumsily shouting: as a repudiation of Mr. Wallace’s and outside of the Democratic to find a hypocritical excuse for an expensive a^d needless stated position. Okay, Master Race; Here comes Party. jaunt that unquestionably had as its hidden objective the “ The Democratic Party Is the “ Yet, present indications are that some guys from Missouri!” majority party in Congress and He cursed his luck when no N a hope that he could, as he did, call military heads from their political strategists contemplate a vitally important posts on the front lines for a pink-tea con controls the executive branch of the ‘do nothing’ policy of the Conven zis appeared about and then join Federal government. The immedi tion. The danger that such counsel ed his unit and moved o ff to his ference and some photographing that could be used to create ate need fo r legislation addressed the impression that his boasted position as Commander-: in- will prevail seems very real . . . I f assignment. to problems of transition from war Invasion generally working ac Chief of the Army and Navy means that he is actually out this apprehension proves to be well in to peace is now evident . . . . “ In founded, and i f no constructive cording to plan. Troops and equip the field directing our fighting men. this connection, Congress has be legislative and administrative pro ment pouring in. (Continued on page 2) fore it pending bills to establish gram is undertaken by the National a permanent Fair Employment Administration now for the pre Committee, to abolish the poll tax, election period, I , for one, cannot to extend public housing, to give work for the re-election of that ad Federal protection to soldiers ministration, and will not be able against wanton violence in civilian to remain a member o f the Nation communities, for Federal aid to al Citizens’ Political Action Com education and for major extensions mittee. and improvements o f our Social “ I know there are other Negro Security System. members o f the National Citizens’ ‘The Commander-in-Chief has taken no steps to eliminate racial Political Action Committee who share my belief that affirmative \ legislative and administrative ac TO THE NEGROES OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY PORTLAND, GUILDS LAKE, AND YANPORT CITY Registration Is Now Open at the County Court House, Fifth Ave. and Salmon Street, Room 141 tion is imperative now. Of course, each individual must decide for i himself what position he In order to VOTE in the November Elections you first MUST register. In order to register you will have to go to the County Court House. should take in the unhappy event of legis lative and executive non-action.” “ W E’RE FROM M ISSOURI” John Jordon Journal and Guide War Correspondent. August 16— The startling ease of the Southern France invasion gives rise to two opinion trends; (1 ) that the Germans are about ready to fold, and (2) that the Nazis may try Anzio strategy. One sidelight involved a colored To reach the County Court House take the Williams Ave. bus or the Alberta trolley car or the Sellwood bus. Get off at Salmon Street (1000 S. W.) and walk two blocks west. From St. Johns or Interstate bus transfer at Oak Street to the Mississippi bus or Broadway trolley. Get off at Salmon Street and walk two blocks east. * From Van port ride bus to end of line (9th and Oak), walk east on Oak to Broadway and take the Broadway trolley or Mississippi bus. Get off at Salmon St., Walk two blocks east. i JT*
