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THE CAROLINIAN
WKISK E)ND1NG, SATURDAY, APRIL 21. 194ll
EDITORIALS
FRANKLIN D, ROOSEVELT
Hundreds of thousands of words evok
ed by his passing have been spoken and
written since the death of our great leadei’
stunned the nation last week. The CARO
LINIAN need add little to the flood sin
cere eulogy or the heartfelt expressions
of the grief and the sense of great loss
to the nation and the world. Ail that has
been written by those better fitted for the
task.
There is recpiired either a deep fatalism
or a great faith in the all-wisdom of Di
vine Providence not to regard President
Roosevelt’s death as untimely. Within a
few days of the opening of probably the
most momentous conference in the world’s
history, a conference in which he would
have been possibly the most important of
the leading figures present, his voice is
stilled forever. At the threshhold of victory
in the world’s greatest war, the man wlio
more than any other single pei*son made
that victory possible is, like Moses, stop
ped on the threshold.
But like a great leader fallen in battle,
his spirit may still animate his followers.
In some respects his job was practically
done already, oi* carried to such a point
that a successful conclusion is already as
sured. In other’s we can hope and expect
that his blueprints will be followed by
those upon whom his mantle falls.
Roosevelt’s place in history is assured.
Like Lincoln, he will be more and more
appreciated as time goes on. His weak
nesses, of which he had an ample share,
as do all men, great and small (the big
ger the man, the more plainly seen are
his flaws), will dwindle In retrospect; hi.s
great heart, his compassion, his lofty
ideals, his genuine democracy of spirit,
his love of freedom, and his hati*od of
cruelty and suppression—those he will
be remembered by.
Already the success of his war leader
ship would be questioned by few even of
his political opponents. The sinceri.y of
the nationwide soitow at his loss is a tri
bute such has been paid to few men any
where and at any time. Few have experi
enced such opportunities to exercise
leadership in such a succession of great
crises, and few have po.ssessed in such
large measure the reqisite qualities called
for by the times.
THE NEW PRESIDENT
honest pul>lic servant, and a lover of peo
ple. There is no reason to |Ue.stion the
sincerity of his motives or the integrity (»f
hi.s ideal.s. On the basis of the.se facts, atnl
by virtue of his position, he deservo.s the
trust and support of us all. His Job will
be tough enough, without the added
handicap of prejudice. *
THE CITY ELECTION
Interest in the coming city election has
remained veiy low so far. Perhaps it will
pick up somewhat, now that candidale.s
other than (lu* incumljents have conn* out
for conimis.'.ioner of public .safety and for
municipal judge. No opposition has yet
been announced to the incumbeni.s of Ihi-
mayor’s and public works commissioner’s
offices, though it is rumored that Ihej'e
may be other candidates.
It is incumbent on every voter who can
qualify to make sure he is properly regis
tered. 'file city election books are sep
arate and distinct from tlu' county books,
and tho.se who were qualified to voti* in
the November county, stale and national
election are not necessarily on the city
books. Unless you are certain, see the reg
istrar of your precinct before sundowti
April 21, when the books close. Register
and vote.
UNFINISHED JOB
There is .something ironical about the
fact that not enough Negro youth can be
recruited to meet the (|Uota of the Tuske-
gee Army Air Force training school. It is
said that barely sufficient candidates
could bo foujid to fill the latest cla.ss,
and the number obtained from all sources,
including those already in the armed serv
ices, was .still short of the desired quota. .
There is some fear lest the famed 2:{2nd
may run short of replacements.
In vievy of the .strenuous efforts mad.-
to have the air force opened to .No-
gro-.s, the honorable treatment accorded
our airmen, at least at the front, and their
universally acknowledged success, it
would be very unfortunate if at any time
while the war is still in progre.ss the train
ing program should have to be discon
tinued or curtailed for lack of candidate.s.
Those who made the nece.ssary and suc
cessful fight that resulted in the estalilish-
ment of the original 09th Squadron should
bestir them.selves to find and encourage
likely cadets.
“THE MAN” BILBO GETS BAD BREAK
Drew Pear.son .says that the ineffable I
Sctuitnr Rilbn u tu.. I
Negro SEWICEMcN CONTRIBUTED
♦ 35,000 TO UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE '
FUND LAST YEAR; MANY PLAN POST-A'AR '' r'A"??
EDUCATION THROUGH THESE INSTITUTIONS ^ . A '
/ ■ I V
. negro colleges
'UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND CANPAIGN-APRIL NiX
ieiXisiS l^gi€us>tit$
dr C. O. HALXIBURTOM
Inevitably ulteriipt^ will uc
iiiHcle to cviiluaie in ritro^pcTl
whai Iluobcvill' prusidetify ha.s
invam to tin- Ainci ican Ni-ui -l
Thuif is yf cour.sp i.om f'O con-
Irovcrsv. Many fc I that Iht- I’l---
idenl imgiit have nscj hi. porsou-
al influenup .ind the power of his
office to raup the KcKro ftirtliev
iuid faster Irom the stuliLs of sec
ond ciaiM cilizcnsiiip >r less. Hi-
was often ctitici/cd for not sjK’ak-
inu .-nLOP tx'^iUv'ly and acting
ni'Mc rcsululclv in behalf nf Ni-
tro cili/cns.
Ilf was (xcoii.itid for his failure
to pies.- .-inli-iytK-hin^ Icaislalion.
at:lt-|>oll tax l^i^islaDon, and other
im-asurcs. His silcncf on arn y
iim crow and many nlher issuer
prr.voltfd the condcoiiiation of his
political enemies iii the Nf«ro
race, anti often cmbarr.nss«l his
colored siipiMirters
On the other hand tiic cipalion
of the FFl’C. and various orders
and d iectivi-.s makini- for soin.-
thin;{ more closely approaching a
pi' lK'i 1 i-fo^iiition of Negroes dui-
.ng the war. v/erc v. klely leiiaro
fd as hemg dincUy r )ndirecll>
ii.iccahli- li> his tiilhicncc. Tli.it
M Hie of lh, i' ai'lK it. w.-re al
least paiily niotiv.,t.d hy polili-
'..1 ■onsidfr.itii.ii- w... fairly ob-
nis. pypec.illy sinep cettain of
Uicin occurred during cl-clion
oarrpaigns. Thai Ih. FKPC was
•rialed .d it-ast paillv to avert
‘•hr Marcli-uii-Washinaton . is also
pretty ch ar.
It ihoiild be just ■>.' ubvifiiis lh.it
h:s silenc) and hi:, faihire on tnaiiy
oeea'-iotr; to iiitervcn. In favor of
the Negio’s right.’, or in'rresls
'trew iul of (lolilical expr'Iiency.
.'.^r, Rou.>.evell as a Dcniocral wa.s
hundieapiird by iMing ti-d to the
South IJi-caiise of thr principle of
seniority h" wa: c..mpcl1rd. re
gardless of what his wishes may
or m .y not have Ik- ii, to work
with a Congress v.ho«e leadership
was dominated by seiithern Seiia-
lor.s and Hi jirpsfnlatives.
No pi-.-i(-ticing politician, and
eertainly no President, can operate
in a vaccuni. lie is constantly fa.-
ed with conditions is well as theo-
rits. The conflict o* group inler-
•isls has to be considered, even
wh' I. the imprest of one of the
groups seems to eomcide very
dcfiniuly witli abst act right, and
of the o:h«-r is questionable, or
worse. So the Polish question was
worrying him doubtless even on
the day of his death. The rights of
the lamthm Polish government
Wire prrity clear in ^he abstract
but Stalin was Ihtre loo, and
very concrete In tne same \tfay
many issues involvirm the Negro
must have troubled him.
But whatever may be said m
any other connc-ction. Roosrvel*
wa;, for the common man. The
Negro shared in the benefits of
hts poIlcli’S and pro^irams design
ed to bring a greater measure of
froid'-m and security to all who
nrcdcfl It. RRGAHDl.FSS i>f race.
•On this far! wili re.si his reinita-
tion To be conlinuedi
By-j.rRANciS-PmcE
Although the deplorable. fa.scistic, undentocralic and unsupport-
anle action of Registrar Ah-x Holman in not permitting to register
for voting in Smithficld, N. C.. brings into clearer Hk-us the evils
’.vhich people in high places try to conceal by reference to certain
advances in the Old North StaU-, there emerge from among the rc-
percussion.s to the diabolical attitudi- some revelations which may
give cause to believe that '-ome forees are beginning to grow to
wipe from the face of the earth ilk that the Smilhfield registiar
:(.pre.scnLs.
The fad that this violation of con.stitulional rights was given
publicity by and in a new.spapiT in a small .southern town when-
prejuflifi's are nurlup-d and traditions, good and bad. are allowed
10 linger on is .sliikingly .-ignifirant. Thosi* who read Lillijin Smith’s
Strange Fruit will recall the exccllc-nt portrayal of th- ediloi- of a
small town newspaper who withholds the news when it has to do
'.vith !he violation of the rights of piditical. siK-iai and economic
rights of Negroes.
But in Ibis .Smilhfield case the idilor of the paper not only
carried the story but also commented edticnially on the rank injus
tice involved in the in.sult to the Ntgis*-s and to thi- Constituion
which by his oath he had sworn to U|)hoId before C»«k1 and man.
The editor wtnl so far a.s to expose the timeworn but .still workable
subterfuge which is employed when white men would disfranchise
Ntgrws.
It is music to thi car to hear a while person, and probably a
white woman, say that ‘Racial discrimination is on the way out
in America and the sooner people generally recognize that fad the
better it will be for whit(-s as well as Negroes". (And the editor
of the Smithfield paper capitalized that "N".)
The number of such instances is beginning to grow. Recently
n-wspaper.-4 in Washington carried the account of a young while
woman who declared that .she had been attacked and robbed by a
Negrovin an isolated section of the city. When the story was in-
vistigaled the young woman eonfes.s-d that she had told a lie in
order to get even with her husband who had made her angry that
morning. In somi- sections of the country the young woman's con-
fi-.ssion would have been entirely inadequate to bring back the life
of the innocent Negro who would have be-n lynched becau.se sne
would have had revenge on her husband. The husband would have
nmained alive and the young woman would have repeated the
story of her alleged attack at club meetings and would have become
a celebrity by murdering an innocent man.
But the remarkable thing was the fact that tht- ni'w.spapers car
ried the story of the retraction a.s well as the original fabrication.
Similarly, Virginia ni-wspapers have dissipated the fears of many
people and saved the reputations and live.s of others by exposing
the fairy talcs planted for the .sake of propaganda creating a selfish
advantage for the planter. While the Smithfield paper is not alone
in its benefaction it is somewhat singular in the fact that the pulili-
Ciition comes from a smalltwon.
Another praiseworthy incident in thi- Smilhfield voting affair
is the fact that the NogrcK.-.s were led by a reputable and well-trained
citizen who in spite of his public position, which many people use
an excuse for their unwillingness to do an important public service,
chose to lead his pi’oplc carefully and intelligently so as to enlust
the sympatlu-tic assistance of those who have .some faith in the right
but who are all loo frequ(-nlly hesitant to come out into the open
with opinions.
A great deal of satisfaetion will be deriv-d from the reper
cussioiLsMo the Smithfi(-ld incidi-nt. It is one thing for a formal bodj
in a large community to decri‘- that a thing mu.st be so. It is an
other thing for the spirit of a movement to become inlwincd in the
hearts of little p‘Ople everywhere. And when the p*ople them-
sclv-s realiz«- the error of their ways and set out to correct thoit
mistakes then the great day of a real freedom will have arrived,
This do's not wish to say that laws should not t-oinc before edu
cation, While one cannot legislate good manners one can u.se legis
iation to enforce what one knows to be gootl manners or as an aid
to leaching. But when the basic understanding of the great social
problems reaches the small communities and by-ways one knows
the nationwide sorrow at^iis loss is a tri-
bute such has been paid to few men any
where and at any time. Few have experi
enced such opportunities to exercise
leadership in such a succes.sion of jrreat
crises, and few have possessed in such
large measure the reqisile qualities called
for by the times.
THE NEW PRESIDENT
It is no more than natural that many
Americans, and citizens of other countries
as well, view our new president with a
certain degree of honest skepticism, and
even misgiving. It is natural in view of the
uniusual leadei*sliip qualities posses.sed
by the late President,— qualities amply
proved by more than twelve years at the
helm in one of the stormiest periods of our
history. It is natural in view of the unparal
leled experience gained by Mr. Roosevelt,
and Oi his wide contact witli world fig
ures. It is natural in view of the confi
dence that not only the American people,
but the people of every non-AxIs nation,
felt in him.
Nonetheless, it should be recognized
that the most unfavorable comment that
can fairly be made at this time on Pres
ident Truman is that he is relatively un
tried and unproved. He deserves the op
portunity to establish his fitness for his
new and tremendously taxing task. His
previous record is short rather than un
favorable; he is relatively unknown rath
er than weighed and found wanting.
President Truman has announced his
intention of following the policies of his
predecessor. He has indicated that he will
rely on the advice of experts in those
fields in which his experience has been
the most limited. He has a good patriotic
American background. He has a reputa
tion for being a hard worker, a frank and ’
THE CAROUNlAlf ^
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tinuod or curtailiKl for lack of candidato.s.
Tiiose who made the noc(‘s.sary and .suc
cessful fight that resulted in the e.stablish-
ment of the original 90th Stjuadron .should
be.stir them.selves to find and encourage
likely cadets.
“THE MAN” BILBO GETS BAD BREAK
Drew Pearson says lhal tin* ineffable
Senator Bilbo sent a stenographt-r to tin-
dinner honoring SuiH'enie (!oiirt Justice'
Black on the occasion of hi.s I'eceiving the
Southern Conference for Human Welfare
award. The idea was lo gel ammunition
from the spc'cches foi- inm-t- of tlu- kind
of anti-lil)eral and anii-Negro nuid-.sling-
ing which is the specially of this learned
.statesman.
According lo IVai*son. what hunu'd
Bilbo up was that some Negrot's w're
gue.sls at the dinner. Naturally the great
Missi.ssippiau had to ust- strategy in order
to be in a p»>sition lo dc'fend whiti- su
premacy and strike another blow against
the menace of .social i-cjualily. Hetico the
atlempi to sneak in a repr(?.sentative to
take down what might be said and done.
Unfortunately the underground operat
or was discM>vered and invited to depart.
He departed. A bad l)reak. Senator.
BETTER PRESS
It i.s particularly appropriate- at this
time that favr)rable news about the 92nd
Division should come out of Italy. A Unit
ed Pre.ss despatch of April 11 .sp(?cifie(l
that the important towti of .Massa, cap
tured by Fifth Aimiy forces iti a renewt-d
offensive on the ^\’est Italian front, wa.s
occ 'pied by the famed 112nd Infantry,
made up of Japanese-Aniericatis, and thi-
17:lrd Infantry regiment, a form(>r anti
aircraft unit now a part of thet 92n(l Di
vision.
'I'liat this imi)ortant assignment should
have been entru.stcd to a unit of the 92tul
Division is very good evidenct- of the con
fidence fell by the Fifth Army command
in this much discussed unit. It may W(-ll
be that the 17Jrd will be remembered as
being one of the advance units in tlu- be
ginning of the final offensive against the Nazis
in Italy. If the high command h;is that much con
fidcnce in the 92nd. the American people have
no reason to question its worlhine-ss.
And rememter. Not only were the 442nd and
the 473rd given this important assignment. They
achiev'd their objective.
Ml. V..- .A u..:... !...lm
to iiie"- atili-lyiiehuig letiisliitiun.
atui-|»>tl tax legisl ation, and ether
im-asurc.s. His silejice on atrry
iirn crow iind many other is'-ue-;
ui'GVoked the cundc.'.illation of his
political enemlc-.s in the Negro
race, iind often cml).irra.s.sed his
colored hiipiMirters.
On the other hand the rr«-ati''n
of the KEPC. and various orders
and directives mukirig for .sum.-
thing more cl>scly appi'oiichiiig a
•.J.i. 11'! ■
the Nvgio'.-; I'ii’.h;.- or inVro.-is
-{rew out of luditicil esjx-'iieney.
Mr. R'xisevell .is a Dcinoer.it was
handicapped by Ik iim ti'l to tln-
Sonlh. IJecaiise of the principle of
seniority he -A'a: e-.inpolled, rc-
K.'irdlc.'-'s of what Jus wishes may
or m y no! have lie -n, to work
with a (.'-'ngri-ss v.h'-yi- |«-aderslii{>
was dominated by si-ulhern Sena
tor..; ,nd Hi piesi'Mlalivcs.
No piaclieing uolitici.in. and
many issue.-; invoiviiiij the Negro
must have troubled him.
But whiitevor may be s.Tid ui
any other connection, RiHiseveP
w-is for the common man. The
Negro shared in the benefits of
hi.-; policii-s and program.s dc.sign-
cd lo bring a great'-r mc.isuro of
freidom anri security to all v.-ho
nccfird It. HEOARDl.ESS of race.
•On this far! will roi his reputa-
Ijon (To be contii.uedi
Lest We Lmroet.
Bt W L. GREEffF
P'lanklin |)i lano H-x .-irvell made
two si:;- iiuanl coiifiibiition.s !o
our way of thinkuis about (iiiblic
jxiliey III the Unilul States Hr
gave us a tecIinKpi'- 'if political
and social ' xperiuu-nlalion witi)>
Ml Uie f.irmwoik of the exi.slin-
law.s and traiiti>n- ^id lae.;bt us
to «-h;illi-oge our wot-.! enniiy
fi .ar.
Vir Hoo:e\ill .-lii'li-d tin exl.-.t-
.(I Its
tioiial law
plein*-til . oiir- pi
feared
r«-c;ill
clause
ally >la
ho'
ih-
-crprel.ilioti-.
bill 'll to ini
rly drfiii.r! j)..)-
pri fi«-ces-or.; h.id
of
'.lie
elfii
• continuous dis-
Iv il.-iys of NHA
Old PWA etc Tla- .\ -w t)i-.il was
Hit a set of new principles espous
'd by Mr. Roosevelt but .1 crea
tive inlcrpri'iation ol iirincijil'.s of
law and ptooidiuc .d i.ioy on the
bi.ok;-. I'.ar of bieaking with
liiee bonoi.d iradli'oii iiad kept
' thi'i's from clcaiing 'iio c.ird;' (his
•vay. .Ml, Roosev.I' ih.iil-, ;:el his
fears iivl our-. Me flmiiped tus
fe.ir of lii.- li i-r .iiid Iniill Ihi Ni'W
Ml. I on hi r oih III h. eouuliy-
l'•l■M. Ml (if .Old M . p.ilii in tu-
;.vl .bMM),| t'i'.ini (• T h. H. .dive
mti-pie* .11 ill of . VI |.,w fo.
;ai.oic, n to • o- u (.Mi, y uI posi
tive g»)i.d III. Ie.-id ,.f Iie:;alive ae-
i|UM'. ei nee.
■'1; Mi-al W - not p. i-fecl
thui'-'. is not, .iiid liver will be
Ii '.'..t-, hi the !;-ir'o.iKe of one
'.vit. 1 ■•(‘om ii.atio:, of hog and
bai dout. ' Ri can: e the public wel
fare motive preOon'in.dcd, many
niisgoid.d pe.i|)le wh • riceived re
lief fron 'itff-ring in the great
depiessioM looked i tr handnuts
and got th'. m On ibj nlbcr h.iiid,
m.my privili-ged poi'iur; and ctir-
piii,limns jnotectid in their sta-
iJs i>y I'xisling Jaws tiogged priv-
:b res which tney wc ff supposed
to .'liaie with ttieir ten uil;,' mon
ey L'lop alloliueid and K'dii'i-d
till- I o.’iil . to w.i'gi' bj'mi I,- Many
eiiiMity AAA eon-millees reriuced
liie ..lloimen:- of sumU farm own-
■ r.s to ueh .111 that the
'mall owner.s weie forced to sell.
In th' ii;i\ ised pro .rams of mcr-
gi'is md eonsolidatioiis many cor-
(I'lialions rliscon tinned meded
puidie se.vicc-s meiely lo increase
.eargiiis of profit. B-..t the amount
of good far outweighed tficse
’ vik loming out of (he New Deal.
Wc ti 'W have a technique of com
batting fear. Wo Thank God for
Mr Roosevelt and this.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON B.Rev m w wi
•Subject. 'Ihc Founding > f the
Nation. — Lxudus 18:19-24; 19 3-
H; 20; I-3.
Key \ei'-e. Rifihteoiisoe'-s ex-
.nltolh a nation; but sin is ,1 re-
I)r ,1'h to ;n> peopli Piov 14 .'{4.
The event* of thus lesMui occur-
led in the Wilderr.e:. of Sin.
known spcetfjciilly, a-- Mount Sin
ai betwci'n I4j0-I44ii IJ C., and
are designed to teae’i God's par
posi s toward Israel and Mi- ways
uf dialing with her to acconipli-h
them It. to many, rr.ay seem n-und
about, but who is wsc emeigh to
lUidersti-nd CJod's w ly.s? It j.s on;.''
by palieni trust, orc'lience 8'id
f.ijlh in individual.' that He I'an
accomplish for nations and races
His purpose Mose.s in this les-on.
is all ■ ut.'tandiiig lUiistratieii. Th'.’
H'l)ri w nation in t g.vpt und’ r
cruel ta'kiuasters .md a king
which knew not .fo.-eph nor his
descendants, tiad. .led ’acic niak-
ing their stay tlicre .dmist unbeu- -
ahle. They, like all of us must Jo
or have done in time.s if sire de
tress, eried unto (Jod and He si'iit
Mo«c,s wlio had br«-n miraculously
sa\'rd 8(1 years ago. a.; their leader.
After a long .struggle wi’h Phar.ioh
his m.'ijicians and tlie torrible
plagues. Moses emerged victoriou.*;
and led Israel across the Red S**:!.
Down there in the wilderness of
Sin v^itli nioic Hun
Ihoii'.inrl men .oid
ecntly out ♦ f --lavi
mg how lo U\c tog
ing «iin ^lusc' and
'Clvi"’. ll e leader ht
h-’firts to keep the
God, Tliey w le i
him down without
for either. It ;s inte
how Gi>d provides f*
TiK'lives are puM
'iind.
Jelhn
Mo.se.'-
given m lh‘. fii:
e«I 'oxi Ilf today's 1
IK 19-241 serves a;
R- ad It A great Ics
leaders - preacher
DiV.'ion of bibo: in
How m.inv chinch
Ing and ttic ministe
rd down .tiid not
plislud I.et the Mil
the Church School
-i.hooi; the misrioi
th'.'ir job: the BTI
oth«-r officers of ih«
tlon All und«-r th«-
. iiidmg tuiiid of the
er — the minister. !
h.it can t.ik ’ sugg
limes it's the sah
leader's health and the
•Ip the 'iiaster's cause
rhtneh. tfsc the talent in
re-
-rel-
lem-
1 his
c to
,'ork
•lilts
note
ho.se
law.
lint-
■dvis
"rk.
ffer-
do
and
iinc-
and
ead-
man
ime-
the
building
in the
s-ihililie.s
A great deal of sati-sractian will be derived frtim the repee
cus.sions'to the Smilhfield incident. It is one thing for a formal l)od?
in a large community to dccrc-e lhal a thing must be so. It is an-
othei' thing for the spirit of a movement to become inlwined in the
hearts of little people everywhere. And when the people them-
•selvc's realize the error of tht-ir ways and set out to correct theif
mistake.^ then the great day of a real freedom will have arrived.
This dot's not wish to say that laws should not come before edu
cation. While one cannot legislate gcuKl manners one can use legi.s
lalion to enforce what one knows to he gocxl manners or tts an aid
to teaching. Bui when the basic understanding of the great social
problems reaches the small communities and by-way.s one knows
that the truth is striking home.
While it is lamentable that Mr. Holman assumed such a blast'd
allit'jde in performing what he declared to be the duties of hii
office, his deleliction brought to light a champion of the right, n
defender of the just, an unselflish leader who knows liow lo lead—
all in a litth' town where prejudices und hatreds arc all loo fre-
qui ntl.v prt served with loving care. And in all probability as a result
of tlie good work done by those pioneers in behalf of the good, the
true, and the beatiliful others may be caused to see the light.
DO YOU AGREE'.’
Plain Talk By Dan Gardner
illiamt
n the church.
In Ex'idus 19,3-« wv have Moses,
the leader, receiving from God the
insti iiclions for llie people and
in (he .■;am efiaptei -- seventh
.'iml eighth ver;x;s — there the dc-
hvi-r mee and the ucrept.ince by
the people. What a fine example
for ho(h minist.r and congrega-
tiorf tiKlay ".All that Jehovah
hath sp'iken we will do." H')W
How mucti happier would the
wnrld be" After the people were
sanctified and made ready. God
H'vealed to thorn through Moses
the Ton Commandments 'Ten
Wi.rdsi, These, Jesus later sun'-
•ned up into two gre'il Command-
riu'tits U) Love to God; i2i Love
In man The first, man'.s rela-
tinnshij) to God determines man's
Hi.xtrny a,' well as a nation. And
we shall watch with aboted breath
the nations as they rise or fall
.'iccordinK to tfie w,i.v they keep
f.iilh vvifh God The .second com-
mandment canhot and wid not be
k i>t if the re is utter disregard for
the first. Social justice, peac'’
among rren. in fact, righteousness
according to God'.s law and the
l(iv* we have for Him envolve the
sccqnd. *hou shall love thy neigh
bor as thyself Righteousness ex-
alteth a nation: but sin is a re
proach to any pcopi;. Prov. I4:.34.
Tin: (M E.STIDN OF ANTI-
.^F.MITISM \E(il{«lhS
A'.li-Scniili.,m is a di Iicate *uh-
Ill f.ict, Ifie ttin- iias hccoiiic
.ilin i.-l .xpIoMW .mu unnicntioiiable.
Fi'.ir '•{ ht'uig ulcntifii'd as a "Jew-
haiter" or an anti-Semile has all
fiul banned fr.mk discus.,ion uf ,b-'
(iiattor. and one would t"ok fo.-
m.my day.' ticfore tie found a pci-
fessional Ne.'r-i Kadi r witting pun
liciy lo air his views on the subjeri
To gel around bicnji called anti-
Si-milie and, al the .'-amc time, bring
into the open (he raniificdions oI
th- qiie-Jion, one has to be some-
what caieful in the use of words as
well as a oil reekh .ss in walking
'A'here ang( Is fc.ir lo tread.
Right now the Nc,';ro is bcinu
jiresstd on all sides hy other minor
ity groups which wish to make
common cause with him in these
difficult limes when cooperation
jimong minority groupr for unilv
•nd strength aie neres.sary to ail-
vance the aspirations and aims of
•nch groups.
I think .American minorities, such
as Jews, Italians, Irish, and Ger-
iran.s'. really have the secret envy
of the Negro because ol his posses-
.'ion of the one thing that all of
them lack The Negro is a native
American — not foi eignborn as ari-
tne oihcfs. The Amcircan Negro,
being native t'l the soil, where the
Ahile, «’ould cupiUiUze to the full-
‘ St extent on this link to the soil
but. being black, he has lo live ha
a ward, more or less tolerated
through the good graces of the while
man. and the white man is in pow
er Had loo.st Jews th*. prize jios-
-cssioTi of the -Amei'ican Negro,
native heritage, he would proba
bly be the strongest force m Amer
ican life today. Rut. since he docs
not have i'. Ihe.e is :ea.son fi>r his
.seeking unity and common cause
with the Arrerican Negro.
The charges lhal Jtws exploit
Negroes wherever they meet them
■ ,ns b«'eM made ever since I can re
member and probably will continue
•e he made after I -m dead and
gone. The exploitation charge was
h,i f'fl »iii ec'fii'jmM’ dealing.s; it
.■ii'iii. from tertain j.iactices lb it
•' im in th«’ pooler iici.;hbiirhoods
; bite till sMiiiU ’.loiI'keepei. grocer,
ol 'eiu-r. Ii.il.ei'uuohci. jeweler, etc.,
jui'lies his cairp. The .sn-calKd
l..'tp' driviiiL pr.ielitcs of ihc
w .1) iM.s comi.eljon have been
o xaggiiaied iiul puiyed upon
tual it IS small woiidir that iheic
tlois not exist actual hatred of him
by .Ntgio.s. The facts of the matter
111', i.owever. Negroes don't hale
.uiyboay You ne.u professional
leaders lioller irom th" hilitop.s itial
they hate this and liato lliat, but, in
the ni.iii, Ihi gi-ai inajority of Ne-
.roes don't have the time or Hie
m- liii.ili'in iM d' V'lop liealthy hate.s
for o})|)o.sitc races and most certain
ly. ii'-t the Jew
H'iWevcr, as NegriKS slowly oo-
•no more articulate, they attempt
to f:ght hack against the alleged
/ ,/>' (lading practices of thf
Jew uy name calling and. in some
insiaiii os. whispering campaign..
Again, all this can be regarded as
harmlcs.s as Iherc are few instances
where Negroes put on hoods, ride
white h' l'ses, and burn fiery cro.sses
ir. the front yards of people.
The Negro lowest down feels a
.■•ort of kmdship with the Jews that
1". ;k natural and homely as that
which migtil exist between cousins.
To the Jewish grocer or druggi.st
ihc Ncgr'i in the neighborhood takes
his troubles; to the Jewish butcher
goes the Negro seeking credit for
small purchasi’.s, and so on down the
line. Tlie degree of affability is en
hanced by the everyday working
out of living Ingcther amicably of
thi.se two un-alikc people.
The affinity that the Negro feels
wiih the Jew is surprising and
'.V'lild be extremely surjirising to
th«‘ Jew himself if he actually knew
how close the average Negro fccis
toward him. Of course, there is the
I 'ement of jealousy that exists
.imong all people and that is com
mon among Negroes v ho think the
Jew IS taking all his money with
him helpless to st'p him. -and this
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