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The Northwest Enterprise
Seattle, King County, Washington
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In Washington on May 2, the National Negro Council declares unequivocal support for President Roosevelt during the coal crisis, urging 100,000 Negro miners to return to work as the government operates the mines, likening their role to soldiers in the war effort.
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MR. PRESIDENT
100,000 STRONG
WASHINGTON, May 2. -
The National Negro Council today declared its "unequivocal" support of President Roosevelt in the coal crisis and urged Negro miners to report for work tomorrow when the government begins operating the mines.
The council estimated there are 100,000 Negro miners and declared in a statement that "Negro workers must stand or fall on the incontestable and the absolute power of the government and the Constitution."
The government needs their (miners) services just as surely as it needs the services of our soldiers, sailors and marines and the services of the millions who are turning out the munitions of war.
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May 2
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The National Negro Council declared unequivocal support for President Roosevelt in the coal crisis and urged Negro miners to report for work tomorrow when the government begins operating the mines. The council estimated 100,000 Negro miners and stated that Negro workers must stand or fall on the power of the government and Constitution. Their services are needed like those of soldiers and munitions workers in the war.