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EDITORIALS
jr DR. BOND AND LINCOLN
• The election of Dr. Horace Mann Bond
to the presidency of liincoln University
[(Pa.) is a newsworthy event. Its sijrnifi-
cance extends far beyond the limits of the
alumni, students and immediate patrons
of the institution, since Lincoln occupies
a peculiar position in the life of the Ne
gro and the nation.
Lincoln University is the olde.st of the
institutions for the higher education of
the Negro as such. Established in 1851.
it will soon round out a century of sen-
ice. It shares with one or two other col
leges the position of being located above
the Mason-Dixon line. It is in addition one
of the few Negro colleges left with a good
proportion of w'hite persona on the facul
ty, and as everyone know's, has always
been headed by a white persident. The
election of a Negro head of Lincoln is
noteworthy not merely because of the
race of the man chosen, but at least equal
ly because of the history and significance
of the college itself.
Most important of all is the type of
man who has been chosen to head this
historic and strategic institution of learn
ing. Dr. Bond is eminently qualified. He
is highly trained, and has an unusually
broad background both of teaching and
administration, especially for a man of his
age. He is almost etiually well known ar
a writer and an educator. He has made
of Fort Valley State College during the
few’ years of his presidency there an in
stitution carefully watched by those in
terested in new. practical and vital moves
is education. Under the dfficultics impos
ed by the political and social patterns of
Georgia, Dr. Bond has accomplished prac
tically phenomenal results.
He has a faith in the process of educa
tion in a democracy and for a democracy,
and by the same token has demonstrated
his belief in democracy in education. If he
accepts the presidency of Lincoln, there
is every reason to believe that the hopes
of those who chose him, and the thou
sands w-’ho approved the choice, will be
entirely justified.
navy seems almost entirely impotent in
defense. As an attacking force it seems
to have melted awmy months ago.
Of course Japan will not be overcome
until her great armies are annihilated,
at home and on the Asiatic mainland. The
blockade and the bombardments are pre
paring for the land invasion.
However fanatical they are the Jap
anese are after all human. Flesh and
blood can stand only so much. It is one
of the horrors of modern warfare that it
must be so brutal, so destructive of human
life. Even the Japanese mu.st realize that
further resistance is futile. With America,
and to a lesser degree Britain, concentrat
ing the full power of their war might ai
its peak against ot.e foe, and with Russia
in the offing as a continual throat, what
can it be that allows the Japanese wav
loi*ds to hope for any turn for the better
in their pro.spects?
Some Observations
By GEORGE F. KING
Rural JouraaUil
/ecend Ttioushts
WHERE IS PEACE?
Is peace to be classed among the intangibles about which we
only have imaginary conception? Are we to search in the realm
By C. D. HALLIBURTON
we not make a blue-print of peace that would meet the require-
of some unknown to gratify our desire for an abiding peace? Can
NEW BOARD MEMBER
, The election of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
to the board of the National Afwociation
GETTING ALONG WITH IT
Although we realize that there may
be many months of hard fighting on land
sea before the Japanese are finally and
thoroughly beaten, events of the past few
weeks certainly give the impression that
we are getting along with the job in the
Pacific. The apparent helplessness of the
Japanese against both air and naval at
tack would seem to indicate that the pow
er of their resistance lies chiefly in their
great manpower and in their fanatical
psychology of war.
The naval blockade, always the dread
Of island peoples, is becoming over tighter
and more effective, and the Japanese
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BITTER FAILURE
The failure of the Simla Conference to
reach an agreement on Lord Wavell’s
plan for a greatly increased mea.*jure of
self-government for India was disappoint
ing not only to India but to all liberal.s |
and lovei*s of freedom everywhere. All
the more disheartening was that failure
when it is realized that it was the inabili
ty of the leaders of the Indian factions
to get together, rather than the failure of
the British government to present a reas
onable plan looking toward eventual and
probably early dominion status, which ap
proaches complete independence.
Britain, which has used the principle
of “divide and comiuer” so many times
in India and elsewhere to gain her uwn
ends, now can claim to stand vindicated
before the world, and the onus of fail
ure can with some logic la* placed at the
doors of t h e Indians theni.selves, since
their own divisions blocked any substan
tial change in the status «*f their c(»uutry
at this time.
Britain is not absolved, however. For
years she has fostered di.ssension among
the varinis religious and political factions
of the natives. The great problem of re
conciling the deep and troublesome dif
ferences lies partly In the nature of these
differences Ihemsehes, partly itt the
character of the Indian mind and the
clash between Hindu and Moslem philoso
phies, and partly in the intricate prob-
b’ms of ignorance, superstition, poverty,
and ireneral social backwardness, accord-
Iii a riccnl broadcast John W.
V’andcrcook, the well known radio
eommenator, brought out a point
ill fonnectiun with the Japanese
war which is often overlooked.
Rc^ardillg the Lolhardy persis
tence of the Japane.se in continu
ing resistance wlien they have ob
viously lost the w.nr he had some
thing important to say.
Wo are all vitally concerned
with ttiis fanatical determina
tion of the Japanese to continue
this war even after it has reach
ed the hopeless stage, and when
they are apparently unable to
defend themselves from the most
luidaeious air and scu sorties cf
the Allies. We are interested not
only because we arc shocked by
the leriffic carnage being visited
nn Japanese men, women and
children in the teeming cities of
Nippon by the shellings and fire
bombings and the blockade, but
also because wc know that every
day the war is prolonged means
that many more American lives
lost; that much more suffering
and privation and exile from home
for boys and men wc know and
love
The United States itself is part
ly to blame for the dogged insis
tence of the Japanese leaders that
resistance must continue, Vander-
cook says. He points out that the
experience of peoples of darker
pigmentation with the whites has
been such as to lead to distrust,
fear and resentment. At their
worst the relations between the
whites and the darker races have
meant enslavement for the latter,
and at bes-l an ill-concealed atti
tude of superiority and contempt
for all things noti-whitc on the
part of the former, he said.
The Japanese find it almost Im
possible to acknowledge defeat
at the hands of the whites. It is
n matter not only of national, bit’
also of race pride. Capitulation
also would mean loss of status
for the Japanese among the other
Asiatics.
The long history of Aryan per
fidy. exploitation .and palrmlz-
Ing superiority In the East makea
it easy for the Japanese propu-
gandlst.s to keep their people
whipped up to a state of fear and
resentment, The true stories of
the abuse of decent Japanese in
the western ptmt of our own coun
try before and during the war fur
nishes good grist tor the Nip
ponese propaganda mill, Mr.
Vandercook points out. The vio
lent rantings of various Ameri
can public figures who make lit
tle effort to conceal the race an
gle in their fulminations against
the Japanese make effective the
propaganda line that America
wants to wipe the little yellow
buck-toothed men off the face of
the earth.
Nothing said by Mr. Vander
cook, nor added in this coumn,
is intended to justify Japan's
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, or
her ruthless treatment of her
kinsmen, the Chinese, the Koreans
the Manchurians, and the natives
of those areas captured by her
during the present war. We had
no choice but to fight Japan, and
It. might have been better if we
had started fighting, or at least
taking a firm attitude, sooner
But what was said by Mr. Van
dercook and repeated here is by
way of throv/ing some light on
why the Japanese don't want to
quit, even when they can’t possi
bly help themselves by keeping
Lest tVe Peraet. ..
By W. U GREENE
Wc t iivc a hangover from the
period of rationalization in our
hi.'t ry wliich causes no little
confusion among liberals dealing
with so called ••jaee" relations,
all liberals have denounced pre
judice They claim to have drop
ped. their piejudici's and to have
become ambassadors of good-will.
Vft th.-y .-ay 1h..t PRIDE. "RACE"
PRII>E, iii>tifies the system ol
tti.p.ii.ition practiced in the Euro
pe.lOized countries .uid forced on
niiii '3iiii-s b> law when skin ccl-
cr Ls a faidor in the discrimina-
liun. They plead that separation
u3.d emphasis on the differentia
tion bei'.iU:-e of color is a BENE-
F 1 C I A I. DISCRIMINATION
which -liould not deprive anyone
of civic, economic, or social rights
ui a dimocracy. They insist that
MX-ial regreguti.n can be practic
ed without harmful results in po-
liUcal. economic, or religious re
lationships. They ignore the
FACTS OF HISTORY. THE PRIN-
CIPI.ES O F CHRISTIANITY.
AND THE PROTESTS OF THE
MINORITIES The protests of
ti.e minorities are usually regis
tered with apology due to fears
imposed by the majorities but they
are voiced by all hone.st minori
ty leaders in every walk cf life.
The fact tha'l selfish and dishon
est minority leaders often agtee
with the PRIDEMONGERS only
serves to show the undesirability
of the PRIDE COMPLEX in a
group sense.
The truth of the matter Is that
PRIDE IS PRELUDE TO PRE-
JUDICE. Group pride is a fore
runner of group prejudice. It
amounts to saying. "They are not
proud of that of which we arc
proud. Thercf. rc. they are infer
ior to us and should be set apart
from us" Thi.s setting apart breeds
•>uspicion. distru.-d. envy, disre
spect. and hate in about the order
that these unsocial traits are nam
ed. Emphasis of differences rather
than common factors is unsocial
In human society and leads tn-
ward disintegration in ANY COM
MUNITY WHOSE INHABITANTS
LIVE IN MUTUALLY EXCLU
SIVE GROUPINGS If the group
ings are economic, we get cla.->s
conflict If Ihe groupings are re
ligious, we get a wasteful compe
tition in duplication of institutlnns
intended to serve the same pur
pose. If the gmupinus are ethnic
or political, 'wc get harmful dis
crimination against the minority
as the tide of public opinion rises
or fulls in favor of contending
groups.
DEMOCRACY PROVIDES FOR
THE FREEDOM OF THE INDI
VIDUAL TO GO FROM ONE
GROUP TO ANOTHER. When wo
get pride with exclusiveness oy
law. wc HAVE NOT DEMOCRA
CY. The growth of democracy is
based on the GROWTH OF THE
INDIVIDUAL. In a democracy
PERSONAL PRIDE is the great
virtue which makes the individual
fit to move from group to group
because that kind of pride devel
ops in the individual that per
sonal maknetism which make.s one
socially desirable Oroup pride is.
by its very nature, exclusive and
destructive of democratic pro-
ceut. Pers..nai pride lead.* an in
dividual to identify himself with
the grouping which, to him. seems
most desirable Entry into a group
Is always through some one or
more attractive individuals who*
are atti icted by the entrant. The
right of the individual to choose
and be chosen is the LEAST COM
MON DENOMINATOR of demo
cracy.
ments of all who cry earnestly now for the tranquil state? An af
firmative answer to these questions will direct our course away
from the goal we now fervently seek. We need not expect to com
plicate a simple issue and anticipate results that satisfy our yearn
ing ambitions. Peace can be attained without the ornate emphasis
we are now placing upon it. At no time in history was there ever
a more glowing rcaliaztion of the fact that the old “status quo.”
with its attendant evils, must relinguish its hold if peace is to
reign supreme among men. The peace about which the Angels
sang, will never become a reality while the deterrent forces of
racial hatred, jealousy, greed, and envy are the order of the day.
There are some things, without a doubt, that will hasten the
day of perfect peace. Listed among these we have understanding.
If nations of the world attempt seriously to understand each other,
the matter of brotherly love would become so intrenched that
peace would spring into being. Our unwillingness to live by pre
cept and example has caused the plight of man to be the most
precarious in world history. We threaten to annihilate ouiselves
because of foolish pride. Will we see the light before the day
of our doum has come? The question. If answered, would contain
much speculative thought The “better than you’’ spirit must
give way to that of cooperative understanding l^fore we achieve
the measure of peace that will assure to ail justice and an oppor
tunity to enjoy the fruits of democracy, ^cial good-will must
strengthened immeasurably by a greater desire to understand
and appreciate those whose way of life does not coincide with
our own. Unless wc have possess positive proof that o'lr way is
the best wc have no justification for the opinoin that other fellow’s
way is wrong. If it is acknowledged by common consent, among
us. that our way is best, we must prove through practice, to the
world, its virtues and a world desirous of peace and good-will
'Will condone our way. Peace will come when we decide to live
by precept and example.
World peace must be achieved through individuals. No blue
print of peace will suffice to deliver us from periods of interna
tional or national chaos. The slncer plea for peace must come from
individuals before the whoel solidifies into a state of eternal
peace. Every individual is possessed with ideas that probably
never would permit him to accept a prescription for peace but.
there is the ever present fact that he is able to arouse the desire for
individual pace. If we would strive to have peace within ourselves,
the world would no longer suffer the cruel agonies we are not ex
periencing. It is a definite challenge tr all to arouse that natural
instinct for peace and quiet in order that the butchery of humans
will cease. Conditions must be of such that it is possible for the
individual to be free from fears, if peace of a lasting duration is to
become a world reality. There will be no peace in the world ps
long as injustice, intolerance, and greed predoinmate the thoughts
and actions ql mankind.
Peace is attainable; it is not something that is remote. We
read that man is by nature pugnacious. If we accept the fact as
gospel truth, wc might as well stop our yearning for peace. Man
is selfish, greedy, and envious because of ignorance not because
it has been ordained by an Ail Wise Providence. Man’s traits of
character deny him of the blessing only peace can bestow upon
the human family. When man discovers the cause of his plight
and determine.s to right conditions a peaceful state is his to enjoy.
Think not that peace is to be found in some remote realm out
of human reach and sympathy, the desire for it lies within you.
Peace within the reach of ail who sincerely express desires for it.
May we quote what the Prophet Lsaiah has to say of peace—
"They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears
into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war an^ more.’’
May wo so live that such a day. as the writec describes, will soon
come. When we learn peace as we know war. there will be no
tears of what torommow will bring.
is every reason t(» beli?ve that the hopes
of those who chose him, and the thou
sands who approved the choice, will be
entirely justified.
NEW BOARD MEMBER
r The election of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
to the board of the National AMociation
for the Advancement of Colored People
marks the end of an era. Mrs. Roosevelt
is-free now as a private citizen to do
things which as wife of the President of
the United States she could do only at
the ri.sk of politically embarrassing her
husband. No't that Mi’s. Roosevelt ever
fialed in hers.vmpathy for the man farth
est down, or lacked courage to champion
good causes unpopular in .some quarters.
But as a private citizen, rather than as
first lady, although her influence may
be lessened in one sense, her freedom of
action and expression are inevitably en
hanced. She will be wise and vigorous
supporter of the NAACP’s program.
of civic, econumic, or social rights
in a democracy. They insist that
social segregatien can be practic
ed without harmful results in po
litical, economic, or religious re
lationships. They ignore the
FACTS OF HISTORY. THE PRIN
CIPLES OF CHRISTIANITY.
AND THE PROTESTS OF THE
MINORITIES. The protests of
the minorities arc usually regis
tered with apology due to fears
than common factors Is unsocial
in human society and leads to
ward disintegration In ANY COM
MUNITY WHOSE INHABITANTS
LIVE IN MUTUALLY EXCLU
SIVE GROUPINGS. If the group
ings are economic, we get class
conflict If Ihe groupings are re
ligious, we get a wasteful compe
tition in duplication of institutions
Intended to serve the same pur
pose. It the groupings are ethnic
destructive of democratic pro
cess. Personal pride leads an in
dividual to identify himself with
the grouping which, to him. seems
most desirable. Entry into a group
is always through some one or
more attractive individuals who
are attracted by the entrant. *rhe
right of the individual to choose
and be chosen is the LEAST COM
MON DENOMINATOR of demo
cracy.
of the natives. The great problem of re
conciling the deep and troublesome dif
ferences lies partly in the nature of these
differences themselves, partly in -the
character of the Indian mind and the
clash between Hindu and Moslem philoso
phies, and partly in the intricate prob
lems of ignorance, superstition, poverty,
and general social backwardness, accord
ing to Western standards, of the Indian SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rw. M. W. Williamt
people. But Britain is also to blame, in
that for two hundred .years she has tak
en advantage of all these to exploit India
for her own ends.
Br C. L. BRYANT,
J
PRAISEWORTHY APPOINTMENTS
The appointment by Governor Clierry
of Mr. W. J. Kennedy, Jr,, well-known
Durham citizen and official of the North
Carolina Mutual, to the newly created and
important Stale Recreation Commission,
is congratulated by t h c CAROLINIAN,
not only because of the excellence of the
choice, but even more so for the principle
involved.
The CAROLINIAN has many times re
peated its belief that as long as there
are to be separate public services and
facilities for Negroes, it is only just and
fair that Negro pei’sonnel should be in
cluded, not only in the administratioi.,
but in the supeiwision and planning of
these services as well.
Subject; God's Promise of a
Nation. Gen. 17, 18. Printed text.
Genesis l7:l-10'.
Key Verse:."! will establish my
covenant between me and thee
and thy seed after thee in their
generations for an evorlastin-
covenant, to be a God unto th e,
and to thy seed after thee. G a.
17:7.
Over in Hebron, the home of
the Patriarch, Abr.iham, about
1870 B. C.. w'e get an interesting,
yet true to life, picture into the
home life of the father of nations.
Having been promised all the land
on which his feet should trod, we
have the ingenuity of human
mind and wili, us embodied in his
wife. Sarai. contriving to execute
God's promise and purpose. And
not strange, Abram obeys but
runs into a plenty of domestic
trouble, at the age of 86 years.
Quite an old man to be led
around after so many visions from
God! Hiwcver old or young one
may be — they may expect trou
ble when they begin to obey oth
ers rather than God — even if
its your wife. In today's lesson
we have Jehovah appearing unto
Abram at the age of 99 years
telling him; "I am G'ld Almighty;
walk before me. and be thou per
fect." -Almighty is plural in that
it refers to the trinity and singular
in that it refers to one divine per
sonality, and signifies God who is
able to supply every need. This
time God tells Abram to look to
nte to perform my promise and
not to Sarai. She does not see far
enough in the future nor does she
understand my purpose.
“WALK BEFORE ME AND BE
THOU PERFECT." This word per-
feet has been used as a screen
through which many mortal eyes
have looked with their own in
terpretation — resulting in our
failure to live godly. Would God
Command Abram to do more than
he could? "The law of the Lord is
perfect." We are commanded tc
keep the whole law. Walk before
me In heart and desire. Wc arc
to have love, faith and hope, to
be lacking in any one of these
is imperfect. We arc to have pa
tience, forgiveness. kindnc.ss. etc.
if we are lacking in some of the
grace, again we are imperfect.
These virtues are not acquired.
They ore the results of regenera
tion — Then we grow in grace.
However small an individual may
be when regeneration takes place
' be is perfect in birth and there
fore has a chance for development
or growth.
FATHER AND MOTHER
OF NATIONS
God in making a covenant with
Abram not only promise to bless
him, but his see^ after him to
the extend, that he should be the
&ther ol a multitude of nations—
even kings shall come out of thee.
Sarai his wife, in this chapter is
premised a son and her name
changed to Sarah. We might note
— the promise of a nation, the
covenant, the changing of name
and the rite of Circumcision are
all bound and tied togeiher. The
eighth day to the Jewish in fact
was required as his second birth
day — new life. To the Christian
the eighth day — the first day
of the week — resurrection which
Christ hath given to us the Cir
cumcision of the Spirit — putting
off the old man and taking on the
new in righteousness (Eph. 4:22>.
ABRAHAM FLEADS FOR
ISHMAEL
“And Abraham said unto Ood,
O that Ishmal might live before
thee? “Gen. 17:18. There Is a path
etic touch In this appeal. But fam
ilies,-races nor nations can change
the purpose and righteousness of
God. *rhe heir of promise was not
to be a child of fleshly desires.
The heir was to be the child of
faith and not of contrivance. How
ever. God told Abraham that
Ishmael should beget twelve
price, which the Mohammedans
and Arabians are descendants
fGen. 25:12-16).
ABRAHABT PRATER
We might note one thing in
this. God is gracious ar d ever
watchful of those whom l.e loi^is
and those who faithfully serve
and obey. He gave Abraham a
warning about what he was about
to do to those wicked cities of
Sodom and Gomornah. In seme
way. God answers the prayers of
his saints. ’The fervent prayers
of the righteous avallcth much.”
In many respects the Ne^ro continues
to be a separate entity in the South. There
Rights Imply Responsibilities
is no desire in this quarter to perpetuate
that separation; but it appears to us that
the first step forward intejrration is the re-
cojfnition that it has not been achieved,
and fair and just action based on the fact.
By this appointment, and by the inclu
sion of Mr. John R. Larkins on the .’10-
member advisory board which will assist
the seven member Commission. Governor
Cherry follows a precedent of some stand
ing, and one which was advanced con
siderably by his predecessor, Governor
Broujrhton.
BY RUTH TAYLOR
The Bill of Rights is a favorite
topic with all American speakers
— no matter what their view’point
or their politics. It is the one sure
fire hit.
We all BELIEVE in the princi
ples embodied in the Bill of Rights.
We all proclaim it as the founda
tion stone of our democracy. We
brag of its imsuranco of our lib
erties a.s we wave the flag. We
flaunt its great phra.ses in the faces
of our enemies.
But — do we I.IVE UP to the
ide 'I It t-mbixlies' Do we carry out
ii ')ur nation, in our community,
i- iir personal life, its great teacli-
We c-mph.isi/e equality before the
law, for which the B.ll of Rights
••l.oids Wi- say we oppoeie discrim
ination — that this is the abhorrent
idea of the so-called "master race.”
But — are we free from the taint
of discrimination? How do we
judge our neighbors? Bigotry and
intolerance can beallowed no place
in our own lives, if we would be
true to our own faith.
The people have, through the Bill
of Rights, the inalienable right to
the furthering by the State of equal
ity of opportunity. But they have it
not merely as a State-given right,
but as a God-given one. Freedom
from discrimination is a spirltunl
as well as a material condition for
human development.
This dose not mean that all peo
ple must nave equal amounts of
excrything — but it does mean
that they must have an equal op
portunity to develop their talents,
to di> profitable and worthwhile
work —without being hampered
by discriminations based upon
anything other than their ability
and their wilingness to work with
their fellow-men.
The only way we can defend our
liberties is to see to it that the lew
is administered impartially and
equally to all the people of the
country. The pledge to our flag
makes this clear.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it
stands, one nation indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all."
The last two words — “for all’’ —
are the essence of the Bill of
Rights —• but before we brag too
much about them, let us do a little
soul-se-irching and see if we live
up to them in our own lives. Righ’s
imply M-sptHisibiUtii-d
GOVERNOR CHERRY STRENG’THENS INTERRACIAL
OBJECTIVES
Conferences on Race Relations are contributinx much for the
advancement of the South. Without mutual understanding and co
operation between the races there can be no substantial and en
during progress. The contributions of our racial religious atld
economic minorities for the wellrounding of our American way
of life reveal the source of this country’s robust spirit and achieve
ments. The pioneers of this intenacial movement realized that
among the 57 varieties of “God’s h'jmanity’’ in this country the
Negro was a potent factor and that he was doing his part to make
this country a melting pot for the good of all people. This is why
such men and women like the late Drs. Wa^ington, Moton. Bishop
Penick, Dr. Dillard. Mr. Rosenwald. and Dr. James E. Shepard.
Dr. Hancock. Dr. Newbold, Dr. Prank P. Graham. Dr. A-lexander.
Mrs. Booker T. Washington, Dr. Mary Bethune. Mrs. Rcxwevelt,
Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, and a host of others, majored in
the early days of the interracial movement to make this organiza
tion a factor in developing opportunities for the Negro so he could
really benefit by “the unity of a powerful amalgam."
The promoters of this fundamental asset to the nation’s pro
gress realized that they could not expect too much too soon. They
knew that prejudice was a thing that was latent in all human
beings and that their righteous objectives would some day be
accomplished; Their zeal to well serve humanly through this
movement was accentuated by commonsense — they didn’t create
tensions that would make their programs useless. Attitudes are
often the products of many years. If they are wrong, they can t
be broken down in a day. week, month, a year, a decade or perh^
a century. Time is the big factor in the promotion of goodwill
and cooperation between races and nations. . . j-j
'The leaders of Interracial movements in various states ditot
sharpen animosities and stimulate unreasonable demands that
would cause the masses of Negroes to clamous.for the impossibte
and thereby sacrifice possible chances for their best interest. It
is a known fact that the kind of intolerance the Negro is exp^-
encing is an inevitable cycle that eventually rebound^ and de
stroys the individual, the family, the community, and fmaUy the
state. From sources of intolerance that can come no spiritual en
largement. But. as of old. the interracial project for the good of
all men is out to liquidalt illwill and to give strength and nobility
to the individual, the family, the community and the state. Smee
America is made ’jp of a variety of peoples ,to this wnter, the
promoters of the interracial projects are saying, as old, /Bear
yet one another’s butdens.” A wholesome respect for truth and
fair dealing are the fundamental sources for the promotion of
such an organization.
Here is a concrete example of the products being produced
by the aspirations and achievements of interracial movements.
This news item tells tiie story: . u, » - _j
Durham — Governor Cherry said here tonight that m order
for North Carolina to become economically, industrially and po
litically dominenl in the South, it must guarantee its Negro citi
zens equal education, economic and political opportumliM.
North Carolina, he said at a conference on race relation h^d
at the North Carolina School for Negros "is already fast becom
ing the fortmost state in the South in developmg techniques for
and finding .solutions to its racial problems."
He said that definite progress had been made toward equalizing
education^ opportunities in the length of the school term, teach
ers’ salaries, and in other fields. "These,” he added, “have tended to
make North Carolina the model for other Southern sta^.
In the post war period of industrial and economic expansion,
he declared, "our system of free enterprise must permit riva^
between the races for available jobs. Since this already is the
case, and as our industry and even our agriculture becomes more
and more mechanized, employers will tend to look at the individu
al competence and skill of a man rathar than his color.
“The time will come soon when a colored man need not ex
pect to get a job, or his race a percentage of jobs, on the basis
of color, but each individual will seek a job on the basis of skill
and efficiency as a person.” . . .„ :j
Turning to educational opportunities, the Governor ^d:
"Of course I recognize toe other side of this problem—-Ih^
colored people who have developed skills and desirable work
habits must be given an opportunity to put them to 'Jse.
“This I think will come—for I believe that our nation, the
South, and the State of North Carolina can. by careful planning
and sensible cooperation, usher in an era of continuing security
and prosperity for alL" . _i*
In making observations throughout the South the writer
find that North Carolina is making a pattern for other states and
its liberalism will make itone of the most outstanding states in
l,ii- ruuntry.
GOVERNOR CHERRY STRENGTHENS INTERRACIAL
OBJECTIVES
Conferences on Race Relations are contributing much for the
advancement of the South. Without mutual understanding and co
operation between the races there can be no substantial and en
during progress. The contributions of our racial, religiouit and
economic minorities for the wcllrounding of our American way
of life reveal the source of this country’s robust spirit and achieve-