2 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle September II, 1942 ROSH HASHONAH GREETINGS FROM FLINT, MICA It is an incontrovertible fact that wherever the "color line" has been rubbed out, there the Jew has found an open door and a haven of opportunity. That fact should place the Jew in the front line of the tight within the United States and all over the 1.F SHOW TOVO TIKOSEVU Forrester Construction Co. AMOS C. ROOT GENERAL BUILDERS 325 W. Paterson Dial 3-8412 Flint, Mich. LE SHONO TOVO TIKOSEVU Clark's Store Fixtures Complete Equipment for Hotels, Restaurants, Beer Gardens, Grocers, Meat Markets, etc. 1025 HARRISON ST. PHONE 2-0050 Flint, Mich. world to abolish the yardstick of color, in the affairs of civili- zation. Brazil has, next to the United States, the largest negro popula- tion outside Africa. But more important than that statistical record is the Brazilian way of handling the country's negro pop- ulation. It is quite true that the Portuguese settlers did not drag the negro from Africa as an ex- ercise in race distribution. They did it because they wanted an abundance of labor that could feel comfortable in that Brazil- ian climate. But once they brought them into the country, they did not set up a color line. The Portuguese had seen the black Moors for centuries on the Iberian peninsula of Portugal and Spain. They saw the dark-skinned Moors in their country when the Jews flourished in medieval Spain. The only line that the Portu- guese in Brazil could draw in the face of this background of ex- perience, could therefore not pos- sibly be a color line. It had to be a class line. Among the slaves dragged over to Brazil were Mohammedan neg- roes—intelligent men. In many instances, they were superior to Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year! McLOGAN 8 AUSTIN THE CHINA CLOSET Fine China, Glass and Gift Things 517 SOUTH SAGINAW STREET FLINT, MICHIGAN PHONE 9-5121 Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Flint Home Furnishing Co. RUB OUT THE "COLOR LINE"! By ESTELLE M. STERNBERGER ke, ;titirk ed this Chinese publication, "are cer. tainly not fighting the Japanese Editor's Nnte:—A well known radio commentator on national and because they are yellow-skinned world events, Mrs. Sternberger's articles on international affairs or dark-eyed, but because they have frequently appeared in the Latin American press. In are determined enemies of de- benton destroy 1E38. she attended the International Conference of American mocracy, ing States at Lima and the Conference of American Foreign Minis- everything America stands for." It reminded us that the ters at Havana in 1940. The following article is written exclu- Chinese sively for Seven Arts Feature Syndicate and Detroit Jewish also are yellow-skinned. why, it asked, should we emphasize Chronicle. phys. Executive Directnr of Wnrld Peaceways See LINE—Page 7 their Portuguese masters. The so thousands of Jews were per- negro Mohammedan women as nutted to find refuge when Hitler well as the negro men revealed made the racial line the base line a high intelligence. In view of of his Swastika. The Soviet Un- that experience with the dark- ion recognizes no race line and, skinned Moors, it was quite easy as a consequence, millions of Rosh Hashonah Greetings to All for the Portuguese to make mar- Jews have been able to live in riage alliances with their slave peace in that big empire. people, at first secretely and ex- Jews share the responsibility tralegally, and eventually legally, with all other Americans to cure with the sanction of the Church. the United States of is dangerous Today, although there are from habit that has sprung up with five to seven million negroes in this war. The Chinese themselves Brazil, aside front those whose found it necessary to call that blood now flows in Brazilians of dangerous habit to our attention. mixed color, the pure negro is "Contemporary China," a publica- said to be disappearing within tion released by the Chinese News 905 So. Don Highway that country. Marriages with Service in Rockefeller Center, in other sections of the population New York City, spoke out quite Phone 9-5738 are frequent. frankly in its issue of August Flint, Mich. It is worth pondering that Bra- 10th about Americans who have zil is one of the countries that, been talking about "yellow dogs" for several years before this re- cent period of severe restrictions, opened her gates to Jewish im- migrants. That open door hinged SEASON'S GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES TO Al 1.! on the fact that Brazil disregard- ed the color and racial lines. All that she asked for was that the people who came to her must be willing to battle with the physical elements and natural re- sources of Brazil, to produce a KRESGE BLDG. PHONE 2-4731 greater abundance for all her FLINT, MICHIGAN population. Argentina and Uruguay have handled their color line in the same way. Both countries kept their doors open, for several ROSH HASHONAH GREETINGS TO ALL! years, to Jewish immigrants. The United States legally abol- ishes the color line during • our Civil War. Therefore, the door JOHN S. SMITH, Pres. of America was wide open when HOWARD J. SMITH, Secy.-Treas. the Russian pogroms drove mill- ions of Jews in Eastern Europe BELSAY ROAD PHONE 3-1822 to seek a new home. FLINT, MICHIGAN China knew no color line and ACORN LUMBER CO. BAXTER LOAN CO. BELSAY LUMBER CO. VICTOR AGNEW FLINT, MICHIGAN Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year! FLINT PISTON SERVICE CO. PISTONS FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS PARTS FOR ALL CARS 704 North Saginaw Street FLINT, MICHIGAN Phone 2-3118 ROSH HASHONAH GREETINGS TO ALL! A Happy and Prosperous New Year FLINT BAKING CO. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! JUI,IUS HURANO AUTO BODY SHOP "Flint's Favorite Rye Bread" Body Rebuilding Spray Painting Upholstering - Auto Tops - Straightening Metal Bumping - Frame and Axle CORNER AVENUE A and LOUISA ST. FLINT, MICHIGAN PHONE 2-4422 COMMERCIAL TRUCK CO. 221 Harrison HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! 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