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PAG£ mm THE CAROUNIAN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 191,5 I ^ within the span of a year, are unmistakable indications of an irresistible movement to ward free suffrage throughout this nation. ON CARTER WOODSON 111 years to come Negro History Week will be a time to mark the life and work of EDITORIALS NEGRO ELECTED BISHOP The election of the Rev. Bravid Harris by the House of Bi.shops of the Episcopal Church to be Bishop of the Missionary Dis- tnct of Lil;eria is being bailed by any as Woodson, a forward step on U.e part of that church. it should be a good thing for the Church ^ in Liberia, and probably a better thing for ,.„„t,ibution to Negro self-respect, progress Ihe Church in America. .„,j Dr. Woodson at some time early in his Career became convinced that tile Negro ^vas entirely too ignorant about himself and liis past. All tlie history in which the Negro *DONT WASTE- 1 The Rev. Mr. Han*is has distinguished himself as a churchman of vision, vigor, jiracticality and consecreation —qualities desirable in any church leader, and essen- lial to the office of missionary bishop. As a rector n. Norfolk, and more recently as executive secrelujy for Negro Work in the background in this country and Africa liau Depaitment of Domestic Mission he has i ... ., i i .. ., v . vi> .t been prosecuted by non-Negroes. All the Negro k n e w in any gcientific way about demonstrated those qualities in an impres sive manner. It is fitting that a qualified Negro be sent to Liberia as bisliop. it is a nation liimseii was what he was told. If he didn't believe it he couldn't prove it was false. Carter Woodson saw this was ail wrung, founded by and for American Negioes, and cdy it. f irst he became a history scholar. the inhabitanls of its modernized districts are descendants of American freednien. The priiuilive peoples of liie interior are Negroes. The muii who spent the longest period of service tliere as bishop was an American Negro, Uie Ut. Rev. Bamuel D. i''ei'gusoti (l885'ibib). fiecogiiiUoii of the fuel that Uiere are within the Episcopal Church Negroes cap able of nieeiing the exacting requii'ements He studied. He took his doctorate at Har- Nard. He traevlled. He read. And tlien, al- isL singlehanded, he founded Negro iiis- lory os we know it. fie enlisted the aid and support of any mothers. He founded and inanuged liie publications of the Associa tion fur the biudy of Negro Life and His tory. And he managed Uieiii so well that tliey iiuve remained on the scene, year in of ll.c bishopric, ami that Ihcro ai-c places where such men can be elfeelive leaders, magaames bare fallen by file wayside, may be the most sigiiifleaiil aspeef of file election. ^ — ^inspiring, Uailiilig and guiding his succes- RED CROSS DRIVE ^soi:>, the growing number of young Negro *UCK THE PLATIER CLEAN! iecond Theuahts By C. O. HALUBUATOM f ailure to support Uie coming Red Cross "iiisLorieal seliuiars, who are following in iiis drive because of Uie blood plasma scandal l^^^Lep. f liey will cany on after he iias scandalous as it is, would be like failing to scene. support the GovernmeuL because there are Ihere is no greaier example of single- fiiiuUeu devotion to a higli and useful cause some imperfections and injustices associat- od wiUi It, or tlio Lliuroli, because it is full l‘‘“ ‘“'“i only his work, but equally liis life and character, should be a great inspiralioii to ^iNegro youth. of incousisleiicies and sliortcomings piactice. . ■ Tiie Red Cross deinunds uui' allegiance for the great good it has done and is doing; fur the incalculable benefits it has brought men of all races and creeds; for its efficient and dovotod service to disUessed humaiis. lu ‘'i' Congress becomes more wailiiiie especially Uie Ited Crosa is indis- «very day. Thrown to the re- ponsaby. Us errors should be purged; but UeniocraUc wolves by his ehiel or si as KNOWN BY HIS ENEMiEJS ihe spectacle of Henry Wallace being the President’s Sct^regaliun produces so many ab surdities that the observer who car ciilativalc sufficient detachment may always find .something amus ing along the r flor hne. For the Negro, however, the amusement must inevitably be spoiled by ex asperation or indignation. One of the really mean things about the color line is that the in dividual Negro may find himself arbitrarily and inexplicably block ed from enjoying the common de cencies. conveniences and pleasures .f life by the .''ccident of color, and be powerless to do anything about it as an individual. Recently Jose Iturbi, one of the most distinguished pianists, conduc tors and composers in the Unit'‘d States, was presented in concert at Ihe Raleigh Memorial Auditorium "No provisions’’ were made for Ne groes. ’The management partly local, reportedly felt that enough Negroes would be interested In the concert to warrant setting aside a section In or; consequently NO NEGRO recog nizable as such wa.s sold a ticket, though some were interested. Now the inconsistency. When a dance band plays for a "white" dance in the City Auditorium, ordin arily Negro speettaors are invited; and vice versa. Practlca’ly every attraction appearing in the Audi torium is o|)en to Negroes as a matter of course. But when an at- tiaction of definite cultural value is scheduled, one which would ap peal to persons who w’ould most likely be far more intersted in the program than in the color of the listeners, Negroes were barred. It would appear that the likeli hood of racial friction, remote as it is, would be much greater in an interracial group assembled, some to listen to, and others to dance to, the music of a dance band, than in a group assembled to iiste|) to a concert pianist. Nothing said herein is meant to imply In the least that the practice ^ in:..- pilhAT race to be present at dances given lor opposite race is wrong. To us it appears to be altogether wholesome. But would it not he at least as wholesome to admit to another type of musical program people of any race who obviously would be there to listen quietly? Is there any necessity of having someone underwrite an exact mini mum number of Negro tickets sold, in order to insure that the one, ten. or hundred colored people who want to should hear hear a concert? A concert presented in a municipal auditorium built and maintained by taxpayers regardless of race? In the cultured and enlightened city of Raleigh? Is it proper that public facilities be made available to local management which closes the docu* to a whole segment of the public on the occasion of an ostensibly public and cfRnmerclal program? ‘There is something cockeyed somewhere. And this is not a per- scHial gripe. I did NOT want to go tr. h»Ar Iturbi BY-J.rRA NCIS-^ PRJtE If recent court decisions, gulx'rnatorial statements, and yo-jng citizens' expressions of opinion may be regarded as criteria one is led to believe that slowly, very slowly, but surely the day of jus tice for Negroes is approaching and the sun will ultimately .>diine cm America’s too often forgotten man. Following rapidly upon the heels of one another have b *n aclion.s and expru sions that justify the feeling that during this period of wartime stres-s and travail the cry to wake up and face truth and justice Ls lieginning to tiicklu through to the ears of While Amin ica. within recent wwks the Slate of Georgia has repealed its poll tax law. Governor Chauncey Sparks of Alabama has conceded that Negioes have a right to vote as Democrats in the State of Al abama. Florida court has -iplield the right of Negroes to register and vole in the most southern states Maryland’s Governor O'Conor has endorsed action to repeal t.s* segregation law in his Stale. A white spxirts writer has scathingly denounced in a Washington, D. C., daily newspaper the “bigolted, prejudiced intolerance of professional base ball because it has "not accepted the Negro player," and has declared that "there will bo tetars .shed if it (baseball) prefers to stab itself with the poisonous knife of hypocrisy." (The special atu-ntion of Coach James E. Lytle of Shaw University is invited here.) Added to these things comes from a scholarly, staid and conserv ative Virginia college the statement of a young white who risks the loss of favor with some of her school mates and the goodwill of the college savants to say publicly to her schoolmates and others that white supremacy is nons«-nse and that "Negroes should go to our classes join the same clubs and be our roommates and marry among us.” It is significant that white youth is beginning, sometimes by paying a great price, to take up the cudgels in behalf of justice and humanity. The young girl may be punished. She may become to some extent a social pariali. But there are some who would aid her in fighting for a just cause. Glad though they must be, Negro leaders viewing these mov ing and almost revolutionary upheavals in the old order of Jiings have no need to becofne complacent -ind to rest on their oars. Nirv when the goal is visible is no time to curtail their efforts in behalf of the right. When there are indications of the possibility of final attainment some men are prone to lie down and rest. But that on the conliary is the time to repair the armor, reassemble the strength of fightmg and move on. It is harder gain in football on the fif teen yard line than it is at midfield. As these evidences of tiie light and justice of good men begin to manifest themselves, as some on the other side begin to sbcAv a real appreciation for the good and the true, we must not only keep up the fight, but at the same time we must prepare ourselves to re ceive the fruits of our efforts and of those who labor in our beiialf. There are among us all too many unctuous personalities who would not use like ladies and gentlemen the privileges of polite so ciety in dealing witn our fellows. When segregation on public ca.*- riers is removed it will not be necessary to sit in the laps of other passengers on these conveyances in order o have ia known that we have the right to sit where we may. Nor will it be fair to shout at the top of our voices m public for the definite purpose of offend ing those who have oppressed us. When we vote we need not vote Negroes, but as citizens qualified ao do our civic duty. These earth-shaking events favorable to our cause need nut delude. This fact must be kept in mind. For the rosy fingers of the first moments of dawn do not always necessarily presage a brighter day. The darkness which we lament is ever present in greati^ voi- lone than the shooting fingers of light. Both our weaknesses and the mjuftices of our white neighbor still beset us in greater mea sure than the benefits which we behold. For proof of this point we need only to criaserve those amona us 4 " 'iTTi uEiiiuiu'iiiiik wartiiiiu ecpccially Lliu IwuU Giusg i& uiuib- ** ^ j , ,y , >111 II. itclluliai'V Dulliuci’iiLic witivea hv hi: puimabJfL. iU» urrui's should be purged; bul cuuuoL wail or LbuL. VVe cun pruletil uu we give. ^ ^ (iclionury Deinocralic wolvea by ilia cliiel J;iel liuiuuier, iiiu Beul in Ihe Preaidenl'a ouji uUiciai I’amily i being denied by the ganging up oX che opposiUuu and hig ene- inieb within hh> own. iSc lai' ag ilia poitUcal XuLure ig concern ed jL i» duubtiul that Uie present buttle is reportedly felt that enough Negroes concert pianist. ‘There is something cockeyed would be interested in the concert Nothing said herein is meant to somewhere. And this is not a per- to warrant setting aside a section In imply in the least that the practice sonal gripe. I did NOT want'to go (he Auditorium for auditors of col- of permitting spectators of either to hear Iturbi. wm GEORGIA ABOLISHES POLL TAX Tiiu abolilion lu Georgia oi the poll Uix ug a requireineiil lor guliragu ig an alLo- gcLher cncuuiagiiig, iX surpriatug, develop- hurling Mr. Wallace. He may be XurUiei ment. U repregenU an advance in eiiiighl- Horn a cabiueL geaL now than he ever was eninenl, much ui which mugl be credited loibelore; out none oX the conXidence uX the tile ieudergiijp oX Governor Ellig Arnall.jicununon man in him iiag been lost. IX any- Governor Arnall and liig views would hal'd-|ihiiig Jiig gtature hua mcicaged under thia ly receive the unqualil'ied eiidoigemeiit oX ban age oppoailiun, jual as U wag aaroaged tiie NAAGi’; but he ig guch an undoubted at Gliicugu iaal gummei'. It ig quite poggible jmpi\)vemout over 'Jalmadge that by con- that Air. Wallace luge the battle ol Itl-io Lragt he appears to be a paragon. Al least and win tiie w ar oi 11)48. he recognizeg that there are iggues and It iiag uiteii been gaid tiial man ig known problemg and congiderationg which arc by the cnemieg he makes, ag welt as by the quite as important ug that oX keeping the friend g. Mr. Wallace'g enemies give him Negro in his place. ^ digit rating. Among them on the Governor Arnairg consigteiit ciiampion- X^emocralic gide aie sucJi worLiiies as Sena- ing oX Henry Waiiace iggome kind oX indi- L't's Byid, George, AlcRellar Bailey; and cation oXliig real liberal leanings. He knows Repre.senUli\es Rankm, and Gok ; liogges WalJace'g views on Xirgt-clagg citizenship Hague and Kelly. A man wlio is disliked Xur the Negro, Xet he lias been an outspok- by .sucli menHiuuld congratulate himsell. en supporter oX Hie Xormer vice-presidenl. Georgia cast its electoral vote Xur Wallace NEW INSTITUIION PROPOSED lor vice-president as long as did any other Senator (J'Bei ry, chau'inan oX a special state in the Democratic Convention last *.'umniJssion appointed two yeais ago by- year. iiovornoi' Brougliton to investigate situa- The Xight Xor Xree Negro suXXrage in tion as to Negro Xcebleminded children, has tieorgia is by no means won, however, jniroduccd a bill which would establish a T here are still Xoi’inidable barriei-g, legal Iraining scliool Xur such children. iX and and extra-legal, Xormat and iiRormai. Not when this institution is authorized and es- Uie least oX these is Uie white primary. The lablighed, the State ol North Gai’olina will tenor oX the Uiinking oX very many Georg- Jiave remedied the fast big gap remaining ian.s i.s clearly indicated by the statement oi in the institutional program Xor its Negi*o Xomier Governor Talinadge to the eXXect citizens. The state will then have an msti- thalNogruos do not want the ballot unles.s tulion Xor Negroes to correspond with near- stirred up by “Commuiiilsi. agitators.” ly every one mainlaineil Xur whites. Nonetheless Uie Xree ballot will come. The institutions Xor Negioes do not mea- The Texa.s primary decision and the abo- sur«; up to Uiose lor wJiites. in many iiistan- lilion oX the poll tax in Georgia, coming ce tliere are discrepancies; in the relative .size ol llie operating budgets, in plant and Lest We foraet. By W. L. GREElfE The award of a prize for valuable contribuliiiii.': written about the Nc- ^ro to Dr. Howard W. Odum at thia time has particular significance. Dr. Odum is a native of the Old South. He is u citizen of North Carolina, of the United Stales, and the World. He is a big man in academic af fairs, ill his field of sociology, in the field of business and agricul ture, and in civic affairs. But this bigness i.s not the bigness which made him deserve a prize he did nut seek as such nr expect to re ceive. Dr. 0.lum is a democratic per- -«onality, who knows the nc-ed of a demociatic slate fur an integrated citizenship Were he not himself so adju-^ted m hi.s Ihiiikiiig that he can and does f>‘cl democratic to ward all citizens of liis country, he could not bung himself to write the kind of books and articles he has eonlnbuted to the field of human reluliuiis. Ur. Udum recognizes so-called 'nice relations" as basically “human iclalioiis. " Anyone who has had the tare privilege of analyzing bis thouglits as he talks informally in small gi’uup meetings gets ttie feel ing of absolute sincerity from every Word he utters. He does not evade issues nor cloak his thinking in ob scure language. He advocates noth ing, does not indoctrinate. He states f.icts and then states the principles whicli govern the application of these facts to the soluUon of hu man relationship problems. His writings have the same effect. He questions Uie cironcous ussumpUons of uur traditional paUerns of South ern society and doc's it without in- Miiuatioii, rancor, Or sarcasm. He belicvs in the worth of individuals and invites others to think clearly aouut the tilings hts writings sug gest. he does not dare or challenge but he persuades his hearers or readcis to think without prejudice of a belter order of human relations. This he does by citing examples from his own experience or the ob servations he has made of the ex periences of others. He has a tech nique born of honesty and a Uuly democratic attitude toward his fel low maa We must develop more men of his calibre in the South. We must rally to the support of his disciples. We must learn what Dr. Odum knows so well; that good will comes not from talking about one another but from association and enjoyment of a common exploitation of a common interest. To Dr. Odpin a man is a man and his writings show that ne knows this to be true from his own experiences. the injustices of our white neighbor still beset us in greater mea sure than the benefits which we behold. For proof of this point we need only to observe those among us who, when we have ade iweniy-iive dollars in less than a week, refuse to work any more during the week unlil all of our earnings aie spent. Or on the o^er thand our attention is drawn to a rebelli ous decision rendered in a eGorgia court wherein not only a prose cuting attorney’s right to exclude systemically and arbitrarily all Negroes from Georgia juries was sustained by the court but in which the United Stales Supreme Court decisions to the contrary in oUier cases was rebelled against and all but contravened. Recent exents do give us a right to believe that a great time is coming. The signs seem to portend the approach of that America which IS the land of the free and the home of the brave. But lest we forget and negU'ct to prepare ourselves instead of continuing the fight we need only to look about us and we shall know tnat although the great day is coming it is nut yet. DO YOU AGGRKE? SLAVE OR MASTER? uy 111’Hi TAYl.OK SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev. M. W. WUIiamg THE CABOUNIAN 118 East Hargett St, Raleigh, N. C. Telephone (M74 Publ lahed by ‘The Carolinian PublUhlng Co. Entered as aecond-laai matter, April 0, 1940, at the Post Office al Raleigh, N. C.. under the Act of March S. 1879. P. R. JERVAY, Publisher C. D. HALLIBURTON. Editorials Subecriotlon Rates One Year, $2.00; Six Months, $1.36 Address all communications and make all checks payable to The Carolinian rather than to individ uals. The Cnrollnlan expressly repudiates respon equipJiieiil, in pei'Miiiaol, and in aulariea. But al least Noilii Guiulina ia moving to ward equality in atale aervicea. The equai- ualion ol teacher .salaries, tiie cstabulialiment of an mslilulion for delinquent Negro girls, and the inclusion dome pruvustons fur Negroes in the pro- pubi.d bruadsLate hcaltii program, are all recent indication Uiat Uie runscience of North Carolina is not asleep. NorUi Carolina U far from perfect in its recog nition of the just claims of iUs Negro citizens; but ffihjUty for return of unsolicited pictures, menu-^ substantial progress has lR*en made in the past script, etc, unless stamps art sent * few years, and it seems to be continuing. Subject: Treasures of the King dom. Matthew 13:-t4-4C; 14:13-21. Key Ver.se: Every good and oveiy perfect gift is from above, and cunicth down from the father ,f lights, with Hum is no varableinss, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17. The study of this lesson reveals several impoitanl truths, whicli would require far mote tune than the leacliei has on Sunday morning with her class. However, therr are a few fundamental truths which we suggest for consider:ition and mi^li- tatlon. First, liie effort on the part of the Jewish ecclesiastical author- itie.s to trap Jesu.s and to oppose and crusli every movement which He instituted for the good of tlie people as well a.s their good. Tney con demned Jesus for plucking and eat- ii|^ corn.on the Subbath; for heal ing a man with a whitFiered hand on the Sabbath day; they said He cast out devils by Beclzezub, when he healed the poor demoniac. Pre judice Is a sin which will put leg alism above human values. In fact these two parables which are. given ill Matthew 13:44-46 teach a very definite truth. Selfishness, prejudice .and hale h.ive no place in the King dom of God F.vil and wicked hearts or right and rigtileous hearts. No halfway uround. One must be light or wrong. You cannot serve God and mammon, God’s love for man has revealed through Christ Is brought out by the things which Christ did God so loved the world that he gave His son for Its redeemption (Jiio, 3:161. Ciirist has set up God's Kingdom and by His death every man, woman and child who believes m Him ana accepts Him. has the privilege oi developing ail tiiat is within him. The root then of the whole maiur is the contents of the heart. If the peo)iSt; who go to make up the ciiurch have their hearts filled with the love of God — the Church will eventually triumph over all the ills which so surely be set society. The second truth is the kind of service the church, the individual or group will render. "For the tree is known by his fruit.'' Mjt. 12:33). (Note also Matt. 12:35). The feeding of liie live thousand has been the text or subject of many sermon and no doubt thou sands have been helped thereby. The words of Jesus: ’’They need not depart" iMatt. 14:16) and Bring them hither to me" (Malt, 14:18). May well illustrate what Jesus can do for society today if men will bring their talents, abilities, them selves to Jesus and let the spirit of God permeate their whole being. He can use he most wretched sinner as well as the most pious Christian. He can use the igno-ant as well as the learned. He can use the poor est man. race or nation as well as the richest to His glory and honor. Out here witli the vast multitude. The individual, the races and the nations need food today — both physical and spiritual and men -~ yes — even disciples of Christ are saying there is nothing we can do for them — send them away — let them go elsewhere for food — India is saying to America we want free dom — the liberated countries are saying to the Allied Nations — give Us a chance to work out our civil, political and religious problems, but many of us. with a part of the Al lied Nations are saying send them away. Our Isolationist are saying, keep out of Europe, let them alone and right here in America many are longing to be fed — physically, spiritually, mentally and economic ally — and there are those who have the fine barely loves and two fishes (Matt. 14:17) if only they will carry them to Jesus, and let him direct the use of them. Why should the Negro be encouraged to go to Africa and the Southern Negro be encouraged to go North looking for economic and other freedoms when they have it at their door? Forl"n- ate for the Kingudm — there are some churches and individuals who have carried their all and laid them on the altar and Ood is using them mightily. This brings us to the Third truth. Some will reject Christ as they did at Nazerelh. but that will not mean His utter rejection. Faith, then must underlie the work of all Chris tian Church and workers. Faith in the ultimate triumph of right. De spite all the hardships humiliations, doubts and fears, Jesus has a per fect knowledge of all men’s needs, and has the power and ability to completely meet them. Will we let Him? "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master.’’ Yes, that was written by Abra ham Lincoln — and its meaning is as clear us a message to us today at it was a clear expression of the beliefs that motivated him. We do not want to be slaves. Do we want then to be masters? The slave-master theory is the ideology which the United Nations are today fighting. It is a relic of the Dark Ages of mankind — when they veiled the light of truth and cunfussiim reigned on earth. We may not be satisfied with the speed of progress but — we are an impatient people, war too apt to dwell upon our failures rather that upon our successes. Much pro gress has been made sincere Lin coln stated his personal crede. The foundation built upon has been firm, the edifice erected four square, for its cornerstone was that of justice, not of charity. We sometimes say there is more talk of democracy than democratic action but the mere fact of giving lip service to an ideal of fair play and equality of opportunity is gmid in itself for it creates a habit of iiiougiit, which becomes a habit of aviion. and finally a habit of hcaii. "As i would not be a slave, so 1 would not be a master." mere is room for neither in this country — merely for Americans, working together for the betterment of ali. to wipe out injustice to any. Justice means equal treatment for all and it is a sense of justice which perhaps more than anything else raises humanity above the habits of tlie jungle. There is another line of Lincoln’s which fit in here. "Let us have faith that right makes might; and In that faith let us to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it." Now as part of the nation, Ne groes are fighting for not only thelt own continued freedom — but for freedom for men all fiver the world. In fighting for freedom for all we are fighting for the only possible ba.sis for the future, that which guarantees to each individual, re gardless of class, creed or color, the open pathways of the mind and an equal opportunity for the full ex exercise of his individual talents. This was what Lincoln wanted. This is what we want. This is the vision of the world of tomorrow. EDITORIAL SHORTS Peace can only come through mutual understanding the estab lishment of world trade on a fair basis. There are still people in this country who consider it very im portant to figure out the last cross-word puzzle, Whert the war is over, the average family, instead of motoring a hundred miles, or so, on a holiday, will fly five hundred. Religion is vital m every life, but there is little use In losing most of your own variety because someibody has another brand. • • • • • It may be human nature to criticize others, but we find it hard to understand those who never find anthing good anywhere. • • • • • Going to Church hasn’t hurt anybody that we ever heard about. That’s a pretty good recommendation for ohurch-going, we think. • • • • • You are entitled to what you earn in life and nothing more. If you get something extra, you are taking it from som^ody dae. 1
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