PAGE FOUR
THE CAROUNIAN
ENOTyO. SATURDAY. APRIL 28. 10451
EDITORIALS
RALEIGH'S TRIBUTE
The service in tribute to President
Roosevelt held in our Memorial Auditor
ium on the day he was laid to rest was
in the best tradition of Kaleigh and North
Carolina.
There is probably no state in the Union,
and certainly none in the South, in which
our late leadei was more Konerally re
spected and loved than North Carolina:
and if for no other reason it was fitting
that people of all races, classes, occupa
tions and shades of opinion shoulds have
gathered at the close of sad four days to
join i.i a tribute to his memory.
In the forum where his wife and help
mate only a few weeks before had set
forth the wishes and hopes of America
and the world that formed her philosophy,
and his, Jew and Christian, black and
His word, listened, and joined in heai t.
President hVank Graham’s eulogy was
white, prayed to their comnmn God, read-
eloquent in its simplicity and earnestne.ss,
and in the way it represented the thoughts
of those present.
The people of Raleigh were drawn to
gether for a time in their common sor
row and sense of loss over the death of
their common leader and friend. Some
how some of the unity of those days and
that hour wil last last througn many days
and hours.
A QUESTION OF PERSONNEL
The sporadic assaults on the morale of
Negro troops, and derivatively, on the
morale of Negro citizenry in general,
which are permitted by the Army, are
making one of the darkest chapters in the
history of America’s prosecution of this
war.
The mass arrests of Negro flying train
ees and officers whose offense seems to be
that they refused to take lying down
treatment frum arrogant and prejudiced
officers which is forbidden these officers
by specific regulations of the Army, are
far more demoralizing than anything the
men themselves could be charged with in
the way of insurbordination.
The higher officials of the Army should
>aQli?A thnt tlinv >5intmt Rnlv’p orob-
bci's Of society and their own race, and
they set out to do .something about it.
The .sum of $1,.50U is a 8ub.stantial do
nation to the budget of this institution
which is supported paitly by the state. It
could be argued with cogency that tin;
State should make a larger conti'ibution;
but if there i.s a bettei* gi*ound from which
such an argument could be launched than
tlii.s mnnife.'!*;ation of interest and respon
sibility made by an organized gioiip of
Negro citizens, we sliould like to In^jir it.
THE FIRST WEEK
Pre.sidont Truman is .still a very now
president; but his fii'st actions have bc.'eii
such as to inspire confidence in all .sec-
tion.sof the American public, llis inocle.sty
and frank humility on stepping into tlie
severj league boots of It i s predc-c;(;ssor
have made a good iinpr*.s.sion.
Twice in hi.s first i>uljlic ti(ldre.s.s to Con
gress and the natioti he usc*d the jthrase,
"without regard to race, creed or color,”
orword.sto the general effect; and in call
ing on the people to take ii vital interest
in the San Francisco World .Security Con
ference, he added, "politics” to the other
three words.
Mr. Truman ha.s .shown no trend wliat-
ever toward isolationism. He i.s in dead
earnest about the Sat) F)*ancisc‘0 f)onfer-
ence, and ho e.xpects llie I’tiiled States’
delegation to do all it can to promote the
laying of a foundation foi' enduring inte)’-
national peace.
(Jn domestic matters he has had little
time yet to act. He has indicated, however,
that he is not dying to get Wallace out of
the cabinet. On the contrary he propo.ses
to increase the powei's of Mr. Wallace, lie
is said to favor Fail* I’jnployment Practices
legislation with teeth in it.
It is early in the game yet; but so fai*
thei’e has been nothing to increase the
doubt about Mi*. 'J'ruman. Rathei* thing.s
aie pointing the other way.
MARINE OFFICERS POSSIBILITY
The news that throe Negroes are being
trained as possible officei*s in the Mariiiv^
Corps is good; the news that they have
been commi.ssioned will be even bollei*, if
and when it comes. And it .should.
One by one the l»an*ioi*N in the armed
.services have falh-n. .More must fall, and
*IHIelp MDUPSELF and the
WAP EFFORT BY HAVING YOUR
TIRES RECAPPED PROMPTLY.
' TIRE QUOTAS ARE SHARPLY
REDUCED.'
mVE YOUR TIRES RECAPPED PROMPTLY/*
/ecciicl Theuahts
Bt C. D. HALLIBURTON
This column cuu' a hist wo k
on ihc idea Uiat H’-'Cvl' was a
great friPiid of 'In- beiau-e
ht was a gnat fiitnd of all nu n.
He wa^ this, and in addil.on he
had a stioiiB urge io help those
who needed Jl most. Since so
many .Ni ;.ioe.' wer«- ..niong Ur
ranks of the • r.r«nUi ri men ' th- y
auliiinatically W4re ainur.ii Hie
chief ueiieficiaiics ol his New
Deal piograms.
The C(*C. the WPA. the NYA
the Farm Security AiJinim.'-lra-
tiun. the Wages aiid Hours Law,
and many other niea.ures, lesi'.;'i-
iij not for the Neyni as suefl.
iieveilhelc'-s d thou.sands
of Negioi'; iiidceil -mnc of tlie.'.e
m, asiires ic;iehed ir>ore .Ni ynies
ttiaii w.tiles. iJiopoiti ai.itely.
Dill the Ptesideiil was iriiulftd
also of the S},'ei.,l h.iiidieai.s and
paili-iil.ir tiled'- of N'-aifHS as .1
rt’inonlv Ih- t..,,!. 1-1:11 ineeaii-
|ii e-idi iits li:i\' tlisehargcd Un it
••(iehf •lo-ihii' tolo.M) conslitii-
|.•|‘'•y by m.ikiini a fevc ir.iditjoiml
apiiointir.eiil-. to miner offne of
Mnall iiiitnebr of can-paniti woik-
ei's Hoosevel*. Ji.atle n.an> .ip-
j,ointments of Ne^jioes who.-i. job
It was to SIC to It ll.'al tin ir p.-o-
ple were nut forgulleii or ihoved
a: ide or by-jja-.M-d.
I'robably no jjie-'idi-nt befose his
tine has had Negto coini'-ellors
and consultant-- wlio stmrfl as clo>e
to him and Ihe admini.'lrative
brant hes iintler his direction as
had .Mr. Hot,s(-%eU. He tjuictly
braved the disapitnival of jutwer-
fill and often vindictive nn inber.s
of III-
r to Iji-jii;!
fai
III
ailtl
vibieh
eitjZ'IIS M,iiie
was due tin-m.
i.ndi-
with
BY-d.rRANas^pmcE
■ been no reflection on him.
dil not find it necessary to
lom/.f for treatiti,! Negroes a.s
i and women worthy of lesfiect
, esteem according to their in-
nth.
THE CAROLINIAN offered Rood .idviee l.xst week when it
siif;f>e.Ui tl th:it Negroes as well as all other.-; slnmld htirlnir no pre
judices agaiiLst the new jjivsiiieiit win, follows in liie foolstt-ps of an
unu.suat leailer. It is neveitin-h-ss natural for all to woiub-r whether
or not tin- |)i'ot'rc‘ss made by the natitni umler the Hoi>seveJl ad
ministration will continue or be improved tipon.
When a White House i'e|)oited po-sed .-i (pjestion whase answer
might liave «-xiJi'e.ssed the iH-w Ibc'.sidenf.s attitude toward Negroes
in fjai'tieiilar the reporter wa.s advised to cun.sull the Senate record
of Harry S. 'rrimi.in.
A e'jfsoiy inve.sligalion of this record revealed that Si-nator
Truman had voted to prevent ema.sculation of tin- President’:! Fair
Kinploymenl Praclicr-s Connmttee. Hi voted fur cloture to prevent
filibuster against an anti-lynching bill and acted similarly in order
'o bring ibc- anti-poll tax bill to vote, 'I’be.se official acts denote no
direct and particular predilection for the Negro. They show rather
a tendency to-.vard faiiiie.-vs toward all men-'-an attitude which is
an asset to tin- Presifh-nt of the Unit, J Slate.s.
A .Mr. B'-ck who kiu-w .Mr. Tiuman in Missouri declares that
Mr. Trum;ni i.s well dispo.sed toward tlie Nation's large.st minority.
lO Missouri an- cited to support *his point of view.
Mr. Tiuman's efforts in behalf of educatiunal int(Tc.sLs of Negroes
Tho.se who would harbor a pe.ssmiislic point of view concern
ing the new Pri-sident refer to his alleged member.s-hip in an org
anization inimical to .Negroes. In 4his re.specl he begins his new car
ter with u handicap similar to that of Supreme Court Justice Hugo
Black.
Bat Justice Black, in spite of tht- fact that his name w’as as
sociated with that of a ntiw outlawed organization, has proved him
self to be one of the greale.st champions of civil liberties during our
time. He has written opinion after opinion to subs*... ‘iate the state
ment that he would mti rpret the law for the best interests of th**
people of Uu- United Slate.s, His decision regarding the right of Ne-
griifs to vote in demociatic piimarie.s in Texas testifies eloquent
ly to this coneliision as wi ll as to the belief that while a man has
been has aimo.si nothing at all to do with where he is going.
President Irunian has appealed to his “fellow Americarus’’ re
gardless of race, color, or creed to keep the Nation united. He has
promised to be *‘a good and faithful servant of my Lord and mv
P'-ople.*’ *^
I; i.s perhaps undignified to refer to a catch phrase said to have
arisen about Missourians. We. nonethele.ss and with proper respect
take the altitude that while we believe in President Truman’s pro
testations of his resolution to raise up the common man and whil-*
we believe t^hat as demonstrated by Ju.sliee Hjgo Black a man can
become a champion of the right regardless to his previous profes-
•nons. \^E shall await anxiously to see Mr. Truman's demonstra-
lions and illustrations of Ine philosophy which has grown in his soul
IT '.".'c. sylemn obligation to support the President of the
United Stale.s: u is hus duly to be “a good and faithful servant of
my Loid and my people—all ol the people of the United States
We shall wait and see.
DO YOU AGREE?
Plain Talk By Dan Gardner
Now lh.^l he is gone, the great-
N- of his iialiirc, siiown in little
tilings as well as big ones, is bi-
coming apparcr.'. Hi-s interveiilioii
ill Ix'lialf of a Negio Wtiite House
conopondi n: hi.s mchision i.f
Negro iiewsiuipeinncn on his spec-
i.il eaiiijiaign train; his attention
to Negro troops when he loured
camps and battlefronts; hB quid
iiiodlserimination order as to
e;imp po.st cxeliaiigcs and other
facilities; the fieidom of Mrs.
F{oo>evelt in hor work — all these
amt many more will iK-cur in;iny
limes to countlo-s Nognn-s. They
will snege-l -• in.iiiy of tlie e-.rn-
parativel, litlle lliini’s. like hav-
ini' .Maii.m Anleiron to .sing lie-
fore til. r.iya! vi-Mors, even inoie
JKWsi I.V TUK 801 Til .MUST
t-TOP PKAf TU'K.S t>F IJIS-
t KIMIN ATION AGAINST .NE-
(iROES IN THEIR STOKES
Uelalioii.dijp between Negroes and
Jews are iicpioving in one le.speel
and in anoDicr tiny arc woise. and
leasoii for such a stall o.eot is found
in the .South where .lewish-own-d
slcres and busiiigss enltupii-ios fall
ligiit ill line wilti tlic pievailing
system of Jim Crow and di-seriinin-
atioii toward Negro euslomers.
Negris-s who live in ci-rtain la.-go
southern eit.es. notably Haltiinure,
Wasiiiiiglon. and one '.r two others,
tell disheartening stories of large
JiW'i^ti-ow’in-d depill liinnt stores,
i te.. wliicli bar Negro patroo.jge
and wJio. in some im lam-se, :,eein to
ooislrip even tlie irarliliin.d Inciiii-
ly low.od Ne-roes of die -.outlnen
wiiite in«-ii in ail apparent ardor to
gro customer the right to try on
-suit of clothes or a hat before
purelta.se; or why Negro women
must endure the insuU to the iiilel-
lif.i nee a.s well as to the pockelbuok
of not bieng allowed to try on the
hat of ihcir ehoiec before purchase;
or why lliey have separate rooms
in which to try on a diess — if th“
store policy is that liberal.
On the other hand, tlie small bus
iness m.in among the southern white
leans over backward to please in
crrlam line.s, sueJ, as the gasoline
•talioii. the tuto parts store; but
not ttic liambiirgei and hot dog
^tand or tlio ii-e cream parlor -
unless you r taking it out.
In the first pi.Ice, Negroes in the
.Soiirti should have solved certain
things rel.iting to trade with whites,
e. h»-ilier Jewi.-h or •'craeker ' long
:iir,> and in solving tliese ihiiigs, the
that they refused to take lyinjf down
treatment from arrogant and prejudiced
pfficers which is forbidden these officers
by specific regulations of the Army, are
far more demoralizing than anything the
men themselves could be charged with in
the way of insurbordination.
The higher officials of the Army should
realize that they cannot solve the prob
lems growing out of what it regards as
necessary separation of the races into dis
tinct units by any set of written regula
tions alone. They should know that the
white Superiors in direct command over
Negro units must be chosen with meticu
lous care, if ruinous friction, stultifying
discontent and discouragement paralyz
ing to will, ambition and self-esteem are to
be avoided.
To state it at a minimum, it is extreme
ly wasteful to train men technically for tin
exacting and difficult .service, and then
to kill the mental and spiritual qualities
without which that task cannot be por-
without which that task cannot be per
formed by those technically unfit for it.
CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
The most important thing about the
meeting of the Interdenominational Ush
ers’ Alliance in Oxford was not the Gover
nor’s speech, read in his absence by Lieu
tenant-Governor Ballentine, as good and
significant as that address was. The out
standing feature of the occasion was the
presentation of more than $4,500 to the
Oxford Orphange by the Alliance.
An organization which speaks with
such loud actions, and the people repre
sented by that organization, could not but
win the respect of the state officials and
the public in general. The Interdenomina
tional Ushers’ Association saw a real need,
and a real opportunity to contribute to the
welfare of some under-privileged mem-
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Addraaa all communtcationi and make all cbccki
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uala. TIm Carolinian expreody repudiates reapon-
dblUty tot return of unaoHcimd pleturaA mairi-
•■Ipi otft, uBlaa ftaapa art tmk
MARINE OFFICERS POSSIBitl'rY
The news thiit three Negroes are heini!
trained as p)S.siblo officers in the Marine
Corps is good; the news lhat they litive
been commissioned will Ijc even bolter. If
and when it como.s. And it should.
One by one the barriers in the ni’niod
services have fallen. More must fall, anti
then the job will still not In; over. Tiie.\
must be kept down. America cannol cl.iini
leadei*sbi|> in a democratic woi’Id, when
her own citizens are discriminated .•ig.'iinst
in hei* own fighting forco.s.
As was said in those columns .some time
ago, many of the "openings” have; b«*eii
not doors, but cracks. Many chang«*s anti
innovations have not passed Ijeyond the
token and appeasement .stage. Hut (;ven a
small step foi*wa)*d; even a foot stuck into
a dour inadvertently cracked; they reiiro-
sent something bettor than standing still
or going backward.
Vigilance must be increased when the
fighting is over. When cutbacks start iri
the armed forces to bring them to peace
time size, the gains made during the war
will not be maintained automatically. De
fensive campaigns will be noce.ssary in or
der to hold on.
MEASURE UP
Now and then ii seems to those who :ii*o
sensitive that an unusually large ntimbiM*
of cases involving Negroes in the betrayal
of trust will be publicized at once. Last
week within two or three days the dtiily
press carried stories of Negro mail hand
lers who had stolen letters.
How’ever. unfortunate it may be th.nt
many will generalize about a whole race
from the wrong deeds of a few, and ftiil
to generalize from the exemplary conduct
of the great majority, the fact remains.
Every Negro in a position of ti*ust )*epi*c-
sents not only himself, but liis laco also.
It is a lai’ge responsibility, aitd perhaps
an unfair one; but it is a fact which .sliould
be sobering and sleadying. The white m.*in
is an individual; the race is on trial when
ever a Negro is placed in a position of
responsbilily. As long as be succeeds he
may remain a Negi'o; when he fails he
becomes a roprosentalive. It is a condition
which must bo faced. There is only one
thing to do. Measure up.
Deal iiioKrarrii.
The fCC. the Wl’A. the NYA
the Farm S'i'iiiily Ailinim.slra-
tioii. the Waaes and H„uis Law,
and many i.tlu-f nicasurrs, ilcsiitu-
c'd mil for the Neyro as suilt.
m‘Vi‘»thi-l«’S5 henufit'id llmu.sands
I.f Ni-ui'ous; indeed s'/iTie of those
mtasiiros rcaehed mere Neemes
Itian Mhilos, li 'iiately.
Hut llio r*M-si(leiit was irindftil
a1;.o nf llio speeial haiitii-a|iS and
paitii-ul.ir iiei'fh nf Nev.iin-s as .1
iriimnty He I'-A -peeial pieoao-
ti'.iis to •.eo to > Dial ioea) niid
seelioiKil bias did iK-l cxrliide Ne
groes fioiii those piivile'.'OS and
benefil.s doe all.* Wii. reaa many
lin-c hi.s iiad .N'egio C'aiTeluTs
and eonsiiltanls wlio stood as cls>e
to him and the aummi.-.trative
brain hes under ids direction as
had Mr. Hoosevell. He quietly
braved the disapproval of power
ful and often vindictive members
party in ■>'der to brim'.
of bis .
about us fai
could
•miranlei
I eiti/ ns some semblaie
was line tliein.
bis personal lelalions
Mill wie
coiitael. Ids l.ebaiio, w;
and eonsideivP-. li> o{
out of bis way in do ltd
had they remain m.d,
Mine
."J.J., ,,.11". .
i.d eanipaii:n li.un; tils atlenlion
to Negro troops when he loured
eanips and baltlefrunls; his quiet
iio'diseriiiiinution order us to
eanip post exehunges und other
facilitie.s; the freedom of Mrs.
lt'.o.seve1t in hor work — all these
anil many more will isreiir many
times lo countlo's NcKroi'S. They
will siiKUest - many of the eom-
parativeiy little things, like huv-
imj Malian Ati'lersoii to '-ing In*-
fi.re the loyal visitors, even more
Ilian .aels of stale ofl. n tinged
iv itli political —
day will 'Oggesl where his heart
r, ally was.
Lest We Lerset.
Bt W. L. GRSEIfB
ilfairs of
ivvard a
in too
of If-s can
Till' tieiul today in
organized groups is
policy of self-intercs
large a measure. Few
escape the indirernent if ’-ve
fuel- the lacl.s. National groups
aie ji a'.ous of then prestige and
power. T ehrifl between Hu.ss:-i
and the Anglo-American inter-
e.-ts involving n-presenlation o.
Poland at San Francisco Ls a
case in point.
Tho.se who side with th‘ An
glo-American pidnt of view
get lhat Poland was dm
for-
^ rm d
Ilitlcr marched. England and
France re.sisted hut were im
potent in the face of ihe bliV.
te save Poland. Riassia inc irr*'1
the ill will of tlu- western worl'l
by taking over a part of Polan I
and making an agreetm-nt wCh
(Jermanv. Only the Riis.^iav;
knew what was in the offing.
Wisdom dictated lliat Russia
 Iit'.vil the llituT regime by
gaining the time arivantage
corning from tlie agreenuuit with
Germany. As it was. Rus.sia
suffeied mightily at the hand of
the (h'rmans and proliably
Would have been deflated d'-
ci.sivdy except for the fmc.'igat
evidenced bv the Ru.ssian Ptilish
poiiey. The Anglo-American
polish policy is more raci-st than
I c nsonable.
This latter obseravtion needs
inori' discussion. Rus,sia is not
rrcusl in phitohophy or action.
G-rmanv is all racist in policy
and deed. The .-Xnglo-.^meriean
philo.sophy is tlangcroiisly rac
ist. '^he F*ol'S aie not nearly as
mucii iige the Riissions as they
are like the EnglLsh and Amer
icans on .-ueli policies. The n al
issue is whether Poland shall
be reconstructed as a liberal na
tion on the racusl policy, lean
ing toward Die Russian idea of
human equality, or as a tradi-
toinal nation. leaning toward the
British idea of Nordic prefer
ence. A Ru.ssified Poland would
mean a liberal Europe east of
the Rhine. An Anglicized Poland
Would mean a slatus-qun Europe
\Kesl of Russia.
All thi.s. and much more, is
important to the United States
as we approach the 'nd of the
V. ar and the effort to make a
peace. If wi* think of the basic
issues which must he settled,
wo mu.sl suppress racism in our
country and avoid collusion with
Britain or any other nation seek
ing to choke off liberalizing re
constructed .states in the post
war period. Ra.-^sia has shown
the way in race relations. Lct’3
karn our lesson with grace.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev. Williams
Splijeet: Retllcm'iiti: and Rlnig-
£lc. In Caiman. — Judge-. £.♦>. 7.
11. 12. 18. ID, «: 11-10, 2.V32: Hu’.h
2:2, 8, 17, 18.
Key Verse: Be sUoiig and of
a ginRj eooiage; In I afrai'l
neither In tlmiis du-niayed; f..i'
tlie Lord thy God is with iIk’v
whitlu rsoev cr thmi goc.--t. — Jm.'-I'.
1:3.
The setlemeiiUi and slnigde':
of Du^ enildrtii of l'-ra>l -nver a
perii>d of three buiidi'id years isp-
pioyiiiialely). .Aflei ■ uleriii;; ililo
tlie pi'Mini-ed liuul (.*ati.i.in» ,'er-
tain of til)- tifbc.. disciH-yi'd Hi
stri
.-ly
till
out the (•;
n'ligioiis ijr.ielice- v.eie so f.iil.
that they ueie aboniiuable in tie*
liHhl of the L'ud (b.d I'.new Ui
p«-rils which would be.s, I tlu in ia
tlie iie\^' land ami poAifli'd for
their 'Si-a|>e. v'>iil H.ey, lik,' rna.iy
of us today, tliuiiglil (bey knew
l,etUr. In lual.iu;', lei.gue;. ‘witli
llum. they iH'i'.iiiie theru.. .md
snares unto them. Huwever, we
get a glimpse of mercy, when w’
notice the >ii;n ' f repenteiire
'Judges 2:a'. Tlie gidly leadersiiip
of J' >ima and his influeiice c-onl-
ed much in the life of I.'iael. They
pr-'P'ised, safe, sound couraaenu--
1'aders of .1 lace, luilinn and uf
Hie win Id deUrniiiie the destinies
of the fidlowers.
What are the lesson.': to lie learn
ed from Hie .settleineiit.-. and stiu.i-
ties of l.-arel in C’.maau,' Kir-1.
the CUiiieh leadeis should liy all
mean.-, sirivi- to kei'p Hie elinre!i
Iru.' to the fund.iiiii'iil.il principt '-.
of ric.bteousues-. Then -hall b-*
no other fh-ls bef....' Me. Tlu
ottiT ne>ilel of Hu- Id'Ai of IJod !•
pievelml Ihioufjiout Hie land 1..-
d;iy. Sunday Ob i iv.iiK-** by
ehiireti uienibi rs is deerr-asing lap-
idly. In our eilU; .md lown-; aiul
evi n in tlie ceiintry Mlhigi- Sun
day I-: !',eltini- 1.) be like .my olh-r
wei I: «l:ty-sewing, wa; him:, and
eball, card phiy
light III line with Hie pievailing
system of Jim Ccw and di.scriinm-
aliun toward Negro eustuiners.
Negroes who live in ei-rlaiii large
southern cities, notably ilaltimurc,
Washington, and one or two others,
tel) disheartening stories of large
Jewisli-uwiK-ri ilepai tment stores,
ole., which bar Nr-gro patronage
and who, in some in la/icse, seem to
oulsirip ev'-n the O.iditiinal hostili
ty l»»w.iil .Neerm-s of Hie soiillitoii
white men in an apparent anior to
iiofiii-s.: that they aic one in iiiteot
and spirit with the soiitliein wbib'
III (ienym^ Negrois the ehanre to
six-nd their money on a ba.sis of
iqualily.
Tlie Negrop;. who .aie ;ici|UaintiHl
With this p'-euliar sitmdion .rp the
ones who are not :iup of the Jewish
pi.sition lowarri the Ncgio at all.
de.-:pite all the talk that is heard
i nlhe Nortli fr,m Jewish leaders
and the piiiiled mattei- that finds
is way into the Negro pre-s via re
leases and "planled" magazine a4^-
cles.
With these Negroes, the excuse
that the Jew \Vho discriminates is
'not representative" of tlie **foi-
wiiid thinking" element among the
Jews does not hold water.
They contend that the Jews are
.1 minority ju-ople H'- are Negroes
and, if kinship is mutual in prob-
lem.s arising out of thi- minority
status, Ihfn comn-on eau'se .should
unite both people in stamping out
unfair practi'-cs in all ranks of the
racial lineup.s.
In the same line of reasoning, Ne
groes ought not to excuse those .Nc-
grofs who practice or talk anti-any-
Ihing. whether it be anti-Semitism.
anti-Italian, infi-lrish. or anti-P.j-
lish.
To set apart the owner of a huge
modern mail order house with
branch establishments throughout
the country, including the principal
cities of the South and allow him
to join In oppressing the Negro be
cause of his status in the business
world is a faliicious line of region-
ing and must be treated piyimptly
before rrore harm is done.
It is a fact that the southern white
man has established a code for
treatment of Negro patrons if his
store* In his native habitat.
That is why you find the big
name habadasher denying the Ne-
ivmi', pieto
ih iikii.
;ml
general guodtune. Tne standards
ines.s m.in among the I'oiMberii white
leans over baekw.ird to please in
certain lines, socli .is the gasoline
station, tlie tuto parts store; but
not the hamburger and hot dog
stand or the ire cream parlor -
unless ym'r taking it out.
In the first place, Negroes in the
^■uPti should have solved certain
things rehiting to trade with whites.
V hi'Hier Jewi.sh or "craeker" long
.igo and in solving these things, the
Ixjyeott is the best ecunomir wea
pon available.
Too many Negroes break their
collective necks getting into places
whi re they must make their pur
chases on the hoof, so to speak, and
eat their dinner on the corner If
they arc lucky enough to be served
.1 sandwich and a cup of coffee.
Negro business should have ad
vanced much further than it has in
the South because of the inequali
ties tba; exist there because of col
or.
Whe-re privilege is denied. Negro
enterprise should and mu.st frour-
i-h both as an economic necessity
and as evidence of race pride and
dignity.
To return to Jowish-Negro rela-
tion.'^hlps. it can be truthfully said
that many ideas hav" been sifted
over the bowl to tolerance in the
pa.st ten years that arc that much
to the goid for both races.
But many things will have to take
place before a complete understand
ing between these two great minor
ity Amreican people can have the
unity and understanding necessary
for an all-out frontal assault on >h9
intolerance and un-A.nericanism
that keeps both races shackled be
fore the bar of world justice peace
and opportunitv.
The disciples of unify must preach
their mcs.sage in all parts of the
land, instead of in “safe" places in
the North.
A revival of the abolitionist spirit
of IB.'iB must come about so that the
fight may be intensified to the point
where gains will come more quick
ly and where the fruits of the toil
may be seen sooner.
As rrinorilies, Jews and Negroes
mtist get together and those of the
Jews who violate the racial bonds
now being established must be pub
licly denounced and decried.
'-f rhaiactrr are much too low
compared to the standards as prac-
liei.'d by the founders of tho
church and as tuugh by Christ.
The Second les.so.'i — Courag
eous leiidcrship.
Many church leaders know what
is right, hut fear grips them. In
the Ctiurcli they feat their con-
•'.n-gatious. In the polilica! life
they fi-ar their constilutents. In
Hie social world th'-y fear ustru-
fisni and the cconomle life they
f.ar boycott. AH kinds of fear
Gidoon stands oiit in this lesson.
Ixe.iiise of hi- devi Holt lo Crxl
and his willingiu-ss to le;m on (L 1
and follow Hiat le.iiihig. (ohI nev
er cive.s one a la.-k or job to do
w itiiout providing a way out. Wh:it
we nc-(t| most, ill the approai-hing
S;iu Franriseo Coiifi rence. in Ibc
f'liorelK. ’, II the  du ational. p'lli-
lieal eron.in'ii'al and social life are
courageous ^-a^lcr^. Ik strong and
of a j’imhI coura-'e; bo not afraid
n-ither be Hiou dismaywl; for
the Lord they God is with thae
whiiberso€v«r thou goest. Job L9.
EDITORIAL SHORTS
Every organization has a hierarchy more interested in the ma
chine than in any of it.> principles; many of them draw salaries.
The value of an eyewitness account of anything depends upon
the ability of the observer to see what happens and then tell it.
We have a wonderful advertising idea which we will be glad
to i-xplain to any busine.-vs man who waiiLs to look ahead a few years.
It is ea.sy for people, living thousands of miles from the fight
ing front, to conclude that they should not be asked to give up
luxuries.
Whenever yoi^ feel like sleeping for twenty-foar hours on a
.stretch th.al is the time for you to try to sleep twenty-four hours on
d stretch,
• • • •
One thing can be said about the war; it has convinced some
of our very ultra folks that they dj not h.ave to have a new ear
evry ye.ir.
We have hi'ard of n man who lost several hundred dollars bet
ting on the "end of the war;’’ the-war hasn’t ended but he has stop
ped betting! _ -A
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