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Rt Baer ee re art.) err e na . r 4 * a me tt Lake ier at 4a | “HET SRS, RES . ; J 4 . “ * a AY, bo Bo ee, I ne Se ee ee H +1 1 9 eee a heb ey ‘at aa * nee Ly . “et ‘ 1 s * J zy amt tan! arest t -—. aie ” Franklin D. Boosevelt to be-beld at the Fheneszer A. MW. E. Durch et Brush ae situation might b Gevelop. . £.4 pWENTEXRONDY 2-2hy-h ~ + oe ame ns. qhe following information wae contained in 4 report of & con | - fagentded inforgant concerning s echeduled speaking engagenent ef Mrs. sy . oy fay ed - ea, end Willis Streets, Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday evening, damuarr 25, 1944. In connection with this report, the informant has adviesd thet there is deep concern on the part of some of the committer conmbere there fe deep bere making arrengesents for Mrs. Roosevelt's talk since they feel that e« serious + xs ‘ : sie, 73 x *- 8? fhe following ‘is aagted verbatim from the unsolicited report. subaitted by. the informant: Site? f- Ages ‘ety we wpb ace Urs. “Wosevelt will speak -, according to the plars now conpleted, at the Ebeneser A. M. E. Church. The hall will not holi all the people who are expected to seek admission. It ia situated in the heart of the district where serious riote occurred during the race trouble last year--the north west corer of Willies and Brush Streets. . To my personal xnowledge, one f store on the southeast corner of the next intersection was wrecked and , dooted st, all, its: state, and fights. detreen white and oolozed ovourre4 bere. strat ies thee: at mere pill de- large. ‘crowds milling around outeide trying to got in. If'some person is jostied here by one of opposite race, a fight could stert which might be disestrous and undo all the gocd that the varjous inter- racial comeittees have accomplisiied. My attention was called to this matter oY two reports by parties of entirely different groups, to wit: - hee OPiret,- by Reverend John Calvin ‘hewnan, white minister who has *: been aqtive in promoting friendly relations between the two raves. he * ait ~~ meots with colored representative persons and cocmittees contimally. Hie ‘remarks ‘were, somewhat as follows: ” Hor mite, colored minister, ie at the head of the courittes and intends to be chairman at tho meetin, January 26; that he is knonn as a Leftish with many alleged grievances; tist Mre. Hall fivorevelt attemiad Se, comuittes seeting and urged that a larger hall be engaged; that she wae Bev te displeased and dissatisfied with the arranvements. Sne was informed tnat the only large auditorius available would be the Olympia bit that it would + take $3,000 to hold the meeting there. it was sugrested tuat those at tie meeting who would like to assist in raising the roney so indicate. The appeal was made mostiy to the colored representetives, Tue response wre wneatisfactory. One man said if he wen: zivon thr right to sell the prosiars we? wight raise the money. This did not mort with approwil, The final de- "f— cision was that the Ebeneser A. X. Ee Church would be the place ant ad«tcajon = wound be by ticket. & Yownan ‘paid b he did not think ¥rs. Roureveli would epeak thsre as —— he believed that Mra. Hall Roosevelt would advise against 4t and he tought eps ee eee gee a epee ge pr tern