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a me “When Negro soldiers and sailors SERVING ABROAD find a full~ | ; se 2k 7 F-] Bt 1 tting them (orp ans a they at] and complain about . ke edged jim crow FoOvUCm GWSLUInE Los oVverywisre 7 6F en Wilpweasw eur es auch workings of democracy to their newspapers, the latter must remain silent. noe "At first the forces of reaction were able only to find WHITE JER, men who would obscure their guilt by accusing the Negro newspapers of worsening aed race relations. ae “But time marches on, so now the forces of reaction have been dee able to find a NEGRO willing | to throw mud at his own people and seek to stop their ef feet ee re tee med am a at aot fd nantes ana: a Tinatan af Dhl Tacanhe a: a a WiLLy @meu.u Oz CAPE SEGA and, BL RMN1s Aviva encugh, BS UVES VA bbb Vu wpa y sponsored by, of all things, the Council for Democracy. 4 "Naturally this Doctor of Philosophy found ne difficulty in obtaining space for his screed in "The Saturday Review of Literature"; and, significantly enough, the potent "Reader's Digest reprinted it almost before it could appear originally. "It is the old FAMILIAR formula: when you have comitted a crime, always accuse the most CONVENIENT person whom you want to DESTROY," ts pole fe Fs 8 ee eee UERY “ Ted . Pp ll f % In the January 6, 1943 issue of the Northwest Enterprise, e small Negro newspaper published in Seattle Washington with distribution in Oregon, the following article appeared: 1 AAA ho alia ite *NEGROMLINCHING STORIES *AID TO NAZIS'—ARS. P.R. oe “MRS. ¥ D ROCSEVELT, answering ‘questions said recent ie she belteved that stories now warrent thet she had made luncheon reservati thy RE for Negroes at Washington hotels~-which she said she had never done--fare in- oe spired tsatements as would be of value to the Nazis,! ' ee 2 "Several reporters commented at her press conference that they : had heard stories that MRS. ROOSEVELT had made such reservations in leading hotels here. "RS. ROOSEVELT said theer were other stories about the country, specifically thet while attending « denference in Nashville, Tann., she had sought to take three Negroes into lunch at e hotel there. -4INo Reservations at All . "The Firat Lady said she had not done so. She added, emphatically, she had made no reservations there for anyone. Eye ae oi , a ; . a= oe: "Regarding the stories about Washington hotels, MRS, ROOSEVELT gt aids ; a n't certainly have not taken Negro guests to a hotel for lunch.’ _ ~6- i Ss a eT ’