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PAGE FOUR EDITORIALS LET THE SOUTH PROVE IT , ' One of tho South’s and the nation’s most distinguished journalists, Virginius D a b rt e y , of the Richmond Time* Dis patch, in a lecture at Yale University re cently, expressed an opinion that the South could solve its own inter racial problems satisfactorily. That is, he said, according to AP, “if it isn't push ed too hard by ‘well-intentioned persons or professional agi ta t or s from the North,’ ’’ Mr. Dabney went on to say, ■“lf the North insists on complete aboli ! ■*'' ■ o' cn'l'ooosiHfin over night., it is only . ney’s language is much more urban and restrained than that to many others who have expressed essentially 'the same views, and that is all to the good. One must also concede, if facts are ' *to be faced, that ultimately the South must be the preponderant and deciding factor in the solution of the southern in ker-racial problem. It could not be other l... wise. Month el ess there are obviously ■' seun-.es from which the South can and will assistance in solving the problem. For instance, the Richmond ed itor himself said in the course of his Yale address: “Candor compels the ad mission that many of the advances made ■ by the Negro in tho South have been due to court diction.’’ And among the gains he large increase ,in Negro voters 1 “tt-rt entry of more than 1,000 Ne irs+o formerly all-white universi - :f, ' i nut untoward incident.’’ ■ ”-.«r gains mentioned by Mr. Dabney, - the reduction of lynch mgs “al ■ ' + o the vanishing point,” the em inent of Negro police officers in 80- .■•euthorn cities, and the more en med attitude of the press, are large ' eme-growiv. But the opening of the universities and the extension of the bal lot, to the extent that each has been accomplished, have been due almost en tirely to Federal court decisions. One * wonders how long it would have taken ; the South to solve these problems with any degree of justice to the Negro, with * out “aid”. i The South can solve its problems "sat * jisfactorily,” but satisfactorily to whom? For many years it has insisted on being left alone, to proceed on an if-and-when j basis, with the white South making all the decisions and the Negro in the posi tion of a mendicant or a ward; with the ! Constitutional guarantees of his Ameri j can and state citizenship nullified when ; and where it pleased the white South * so to do. « i ' Os course the South can solve its own * ’ -• * M 4 '’'ks necessary is to ac ■ : ~-■* forth in the Lb I * S. Constitution; to recognize that all | discrimination as to the rights, privileg es and immunities of citizens because * of »6olor is not only immoral but con \ trary to the express law of the land. j What has happened in the past de ; \cade or so is that some real .pressure ! has been brought to bear to enforce t compliance with the law of the land. It i has also happened, as Air. Dabney : points out, that this compliance has been » with smoothness and with * oyt untoward results. As this fact s ; more and more realized it may not be 4 100 much to expect that the South will more and more take the initiative in bringing about the needed reforms. There are evidences that southern people are beginning to think along those lines. The voluntary compliance of Kentucky with the spirit of the Su preme Court decisions regarding gradu * ate and professional education, the re j peal of the poll tax requirements for the suffrage by the legislature and the t : —pie of South Carolina; the introdue -1 THE CAROLINIAN , fey The Carolinian Publishing Co. i -‘lB East Harriett St... Raleigh. N. C Entered as second class matter, April P, 1940, nt d.he Post Office at Raleigh, N. C„ under the Act | of March, ’879. f P. R. JERVAT, Publisher Subscript)on Hates * One Year, $8.60; Six Months, SB.OO f Address all communications and make ail checks payable to The Carolinian rather than tc * individuals. The Carolinian expressly repudiates responsibility for return of unsolicited pictures, \ manuscript, etc., unless stamps are sent lion oi a Dill in tne doutn uaroima le gislature which would broaden the def inition of lynching and increase Hie sev erity of punishment for mob members; the anti klan law passed by tho legis lature of Georgia; Hie repeal of the obsolete travel segregation law by the Maryland legislature—all are hopeful signs. NOJ POSITIVE Nobody seems sure of the practical significance of the University of North. Carolina's recent statement on admission policy. In the first place the action taken so far is not final, and will not be in of feet unless and approved by the board of J n '■''«« a*? a whole. In the second place nt a- it stands is vague and quivocal. But granting favorable action by the full board of trustees (which is not by any means assured), at least it is possible that the door has been opened sufficiently to give Negroes the privilege of applying for admission to schools of the Greater University which have no •counterpart in the state institutions for Negroes. That in itself is a gam. IF the full board ratifies the resolution, IT HAPPENED IN GEORGIA It seems that they were investigating the State Welfare Department of Geor gia not long ago; “they” being a legis lative committee Some of the committees of Congress have turned up some pretty bad looking stuff recently; hut the Kefauver com mittee’s exposes are nothing as compar ed to what this Georgia legislature's com mittee turned up. They found a Commu nist 1 The person who turned out to he a Communist is Miss Lorctl a Chapell, Imad of the Child Welfare Division of the state department. (Dr so it was charged by Re presentative Bush Mills, tho (committee chairman. “The questioning was going along smoothly when -Mints sudden!} Miss Chapell, 'Are you a Communist ?’ “Miss Chappell snapped, 'No. - The thairw.an then inquired a?, to whether or not the lady was a tel low traveler. Again the reply was. “So." “You’re Red from the top of your head r> fl-ir orj • n pf pplip f-'—t/ f f"j p C-!l It! I’Til 3T/ told the lady It develops that the basis for the ac cusation had to do with <ll the fact- that a book entitled “New Russian Primer,” published in 1981 and some other book ; viewed with suspicion by (he head of Uv’ Georgia welfare department and t!m leg islators. had been found in (he library of Miss Chappell’s div ision, and that (2) poor Miss Chappell had once signed a petition in favor of FFPC. Now the New Russian Primer, whiyh Is a discussion and exposition of tho Russian Five-Year plans of twenty or more years ago, was doubtless in many hundreds of American public libraries, and many more private Ones. It is as ob solete as the dodo But along with it in the library of Miss Chappell’s division were some other books E. B. Reuter’s old “The American Race Problem. Arthur Paper's "Preface to Peasantry,” and “Class and Caste in a Southern Town,” by John Dollard. All American hooks bv earnest American citizens, hut all deal ing with aspects of the race problem There is hardly any doubt that every one of them can be found m the library of every college in Georgia, except the one by Reuter, which may have been discarded outdated in fact and outlook Well, maybe they could have let. the niat.tr of the American race books pass. But she was aso an advocate of FKFC! It ought to be obvious that anyone who both possessed a book about Russia AND had signed an FEFC petition was Red from tip to toe, as the chairman said. Ask Cong cessrn an JR ank i n - The lady said on the stand that she wouldn’t sign the petition if she had to do it over again, without “further study.” We don’t know what happened to her. but we’re very much afraid that that won’t get her off. Her boss in the welfare department said he had been trying to fire her for some time .and when asked if that FEPC signature had anything to do with it replied: “I don’t like that either. I am opposed to FEPC' and everything connected with it.” Moral: It is not always to one’s ad vantage to be able to read and write. if; , Y,:.'-'V M - .d 1, 1 , V : fpil ” , , p | m V■' - 9 li lhr Wav '* hr Of Georgia Woulil Have It- . r C -j ©sec one | gg.THOUGHTS j In ‘he ‘-'.ui' lurlir..;, rhaptci of hi- bool', "Tip Vim. i . ;!. -l r nion." In u hi. h I’r*»l« ■ or K M Maclvfr jo--;..• j.t cram for (h.< ~..n Ir■ >! <>i fei - group '!>-• ! im> j-•• *Xo in Tho 1 11! tod o! Oi- t - f 11ain Uiii'i;' lo v.i.U ;r.f , of strategy to he appliPd in r ■ tis; h t -igafji't rH- rißiituttinn Two of tho oo- jj , I‘ >1 r]i; '.or ;ooj lu irS ii in •' < ■ is ro •-t tin;; iV'unui V |jof i. ■ of those pi'ineiples. and one which i; of panicnlar signifi- ’’ o !)■'•' iiO'.v i o Thus hv f;r VT S oo '.o'- f if ?o, fhr hit ii r . ** C-trntpqii ft, fij-.lti.r ,7.0/ tiff " *tl:r iprnl.f; pnjijf-. Hi f}, r ■too. Os the ■t. y f o - rr ' : . the hue of tCilsf er otlonet In my humbly opinion ito very important and eomnion • fc ■ < ;o in< ipl<~ v. ■ I•• jv. or icnoird whi n a ••nit w ; bimißht in t'onth flarolina o. > 'll ill! I 0 > IJI •• ( r > I fI l lllg ;l .!• .1 ion »n t*. ■ I•• i ■! . f.’ii t ■ in; ; ; 1-;- Jt jo,I in the e!f nipnta, , , h nr:; .. t "111 115 l V. h h n nil] here ■•! elsewhere it is not hirhly prohalde that those who plan ned and brought Uiat suit ar. reqlly aiiniiif; at the abolition of sorrerratjors on the elemen tary school level at this tiro Os course it is a i r.itiin.-: post which will some day ho rr h "Vert. It. ha« on Us si-te many sound points, irrln.b - g the vf".' fesrent one of eren. offi; But Ip- Sta.i * it the tr, ,| "lif't end of the e-r C in.£■ dp. a*!';n front, and in cio’ith C'avolina. too, ov,. cf the rl”, ind linr niunhCT of : 'njfhorn s ! at' ! s u-bich has -o f»r n r, t had a ’ " o'n to ar-r rt nfo-op«rafo.f .-v;,.} ua'o or protos'iovnl r.o'*ool7 On the b. of either ah ttrq rt \ r P.n c;n n) TD T. or fV) <> «•• v fjpv l>' ■ 1 • e - Os Utp ’ t-f fivr. y :•> T S \n other rfate'. it i* dsar that on IN THIS OUR DA V A v.wu’.; IVOR!.r> Some vrr .'u • - ggo. T • tempted *ll point ■ : ir. tills 'm . imin that, due to ■* ’ set ir--; of world n-arr- *onstanfiy intc.-:. >.-■•• tine ♦he college attend? nee •■>{ our vouag m*-n. to ?-v nothin** of the number vho lose tb r b Ir es or file m»d n .walitU fo> ht l . the tipdr!itiip of tho p'-p't may tall into the i. mri; of ivr>m en Sincp writing that ' Ur!■* 1 happen>_r, to : j boot. th* title- rtf - 'll rit it. ]I ■■ j, i I , , a Nest Ess’ by Edgar Scott I was reading through the fox* going tv-noa book, the- thought ranrif to nip that. aJresci> the financial 1- vi r '- hip <■! the unit ed States has. about taller, into the hands of women. The amhor of t.h*> hoot, p.-unt. out that 70 pf urn) G s fin. n * tion's pi fvatr ’.'•»al(h is ov-p.-d by women The-, ovn half Uje share:; of /American Telephone and To''-.uapli Corporation; and the Santa Fe Railroad and n>\o' ly ha!f the Pennsylvania RaO. road. {J s Step!, and Goner si Motors. Moreover, he point;; <«ut that women control 47 percent of ail the stock of our raUf-pad and 40 percent of all public nub * sty issues. Os a’! the stockhol den; in the United State 43 per cenl are women They hold the title to 40 percent of tile na tion'.': homes, and to 75 .percent of all suburban deeds uithcr singly or jointly), and they are beneficiaries of fto percent of the 174 billion dollars of life THE CAROLINIAN th-- £,"*■ "iduM r l •1‘ A‘ J H? * to t}|«- **l j !i |: ;» ()! i«• ;< :t ! W'i?t:UK(?." *• I>V v j ;j r I v«' r f |.o. Jo*,; hf> f:]ppj!y bl' ('OH'.THOH ; «!)>«-' nn h1 • ; id r ’I l.i *»)«»• - di’c :dl*A’3yej iinp l ' 7 *<' J»f!)11V r li;> i,i rj % f';or»d l > '•ill t• k 1 “ rl i rt :ii . t - '* •i'.'O #•? li Yfl j). t I£:> of tho • of <' 1 j 11 r (Dim j .. fy,* t r» y ry U ) . #h- >dnb> 1 iinc ryndoavor -.o to fr Hiu; 1 i; . polixo;- Ih j t t :,<‘v v.v i1 \ vu>r, ti,‘ u or irtfut, arouse Intent*' n.n4agonists or increase actual ‘•IV i*-o a,-. To « H'iaTiE' i f lip oli c’gi ; ! if ••.*»{'»-.;-• Kor i?i I - ifa - f ,rt ’ •tl ’. •’.! D V: | ii.. j.. j;, - did] cr. arp tronc:)y re??'.riant to f'o :*;, .4;. often dangerous U iA wortii fh.it Bvruo ; in lit., now famous a'i rli« ; to t]lo v: hi f ‘ t«'-3clicr> «’f :ah ("arolin-a had not been -vioij.if] to a.Heri hhitsclf wit Is Tiilraadge on *. b« i; 010 of a ! mr' i-.n ~f to ami nr of'mdo onal schools so t ualit v vvl 'tc’i jirolnb- r ’ ic’ .•(! \* iih r] \ > I ..t c hiit tr t v- hi;; | i 11 r.- r<' n1 <1 pr oh% hi i hqr <■ rr- i... .0 prt himself when push, c n vr< ' tn sliovp. SX hatp vp r vo 11 .think at'out if in Iho ahwr.irt, *it i- a cnnrrofo fmf that rcsis ham n to oyiti the threat of a'-• /hirvn of yi pri cat ion all down Iho linr at on* foil ' \voop ji Hu* T>‘ «:* •■ 1 th> ■ tlnu 1- •GOirefhing That 1 incvitald . Stvonu rofki-tanco ton. from 7 anv ponreos -?</l '-\-okiufr pf)u i ’»!\ a varii-tj of - f rons rouu \Vo hpljpvr , :M q+yr •c , t error hsr. h ec n ppc which result i)o+ oril-' in dr. fra# tn iht r'vurt; r,y cltou heir- on Hie. a* !■■ -.ik ) *jy wljirl) niy,' p.lmv doAvri tho mav/'h toward tho nioro rardv at ty 1 ji. 1 bio objectr*o 01 open in' f1" **> ovaduatr and rirrdive;'jpnnl And tho nltfoiafn rni! of tho dißippP RAnrc of fbr. dna’i tystp m .Uisursnr-fr ?n Os to*?! r«n»T.»ber of women in Mur na. t : t», p*-'i f:-.*"' their lives ! -11 rrr{ { j fa p y rna i e I 7 pr/• pji t r, f the total iiicome-f a•* r r tnj.. > of r*;•- r-nnow, fhf- ps*y £f) pf- : . cent of all inheritance taxes, rind On* 40 percent of all pro pwb '•s:;'-’- ■■):• r-.V ' by them, fve-y y -yy ■ Ci. percent of 1 1 war bond: They ?n <■■ bequfiatb • <=d 54 lyiyrni .>f <ii f-sfafpr-; they c. n i',s. i '-rr ml of the: billion--; ;n fh*» mutual savings fur.-ds >|f t.h' nation and in 1018 fii. v t-< i < i -.’od ifj percent of th<? over •! .V;?ii,;,n-- paid out by insUlVir.re? COUlpanb - Os rr . '■•■«• iiiy reader? have deteched aj;..i l- (lyo tnan elan ■ i. .hr r.Vwr, r -d .dement: .1 'plain financial f i now h of worn en in fy i eo.rrdrv Women 1t bequeathed !>1 pcicptu of oil «s* tab.:- and “Women are the benefieiarie: nf on pc ■ cen* of flip |74 hHlion dollars of life ir. -II t:< ore ,;i force “ But what-* evei msv hr- diii i • -;t < : or rr a - the | i ■; . .ni to i.p. e ror- i woman'- world, or at If -'y:-t t’i a |..)t rm iii. wo r ld in which 1 ~-d iiaimi the United States of America S», m.v brother male sy\t men of the human family, let's wake up and run if we would continue to “have dominion over the fowls of the air, and the fish of the sea and what soever passeth through the paths of the seas.” SENTENCE SERMON IM> V Of T KNOW WHAT VO! AFT" i \ po?iUv*r- an:v «r to this ■I \ i e- 't) «> n i f (To < ? v'• * i 1o v ° 3. nd foor. u\ o a dpfinitp l'T*p' <o Snton th»t Jir bett?*' r,.-,; d-irr- ft , rnn,r 11 rA j* T 3 I s *' j’.Jr-t \ l il] nos iijV'/' "NO ’ for an r -Uld will <IO tjir nny-! ♦l♦ *< t oven erni l l**v•} £ r-rt » rvicp to i «•<•)* %v-*ich and a double check. .’» All be want*. D i bit of O soifK'i) 'iinjC ‘-no'ipli to vir\ x ’ his r-Di-ii!.M.U.M<nd t» then with Tnagc.j touch an-J ’.*•. d* ho af* I* >»• v. hi v• < t••]'}'»■. in a terrible i i x i Hr c. * n icb.l David off i- i ’llt'r ,! ?ir da*, md » ansod him bi> God arrS mar. unniercifiiUy In l-w-fray • * He mo(> Anoni and Sap i'i'Ma rniv; a sf*4 qimstJon then floored ’ :>th of them to the roal so a !v in funeral could be set. e Thfl bre?hers of Joseph he h'n io do ,4 ii)!!,! iniimvmn H icV : ip -o*o aii '•! lii d«-«»»hi<-- <;»-; ! •; hi • ' f hri i;. could not |*t tD a- ■ ph« o:J vp tio: tick fhr Hebrew child* on Knew til in pi v* K<‘» that even fire, th>ur < o)iId not burn, ■"end fh r -' fr Up ] r,)r| tiereftful. JvUn al every <" pcT and turn, h V\ bet a differ#’tire between ■ b.i' WOO bcf’vay «"d Cbri.i f<>» ■ ■ !»'» ■ ; .mil T),4iU‘d -• . f-nih iji Go:! f-rr \ub rj u<- el hone ■ • 11h a pp• *i)11 a r ■ 1,0 l 1 u it 1- 11 in knovong one's "It <u the midst »*f heavy trial, to be e urod that, your strength is sufliciont not to yield to S&* ten's hmvitchinr. 10 A lion's den and a fiery over against wealth nd :-\\ pp| rei’O.'p r> not, the rout* cn.osen by the majority. Satan bo aOs ior he well knows 11 yu ' \: 0 a] - o n Ih a t 1. hi'!S v hj c sy.ynp f«'»s(•'>'•• c.v ?. -■? liq .jffe > •"■ i'iii cHrifle ■"•'*iH hn*’' b-j’le " C.li *Ci *- c d ? ri bii diirjn and espial! * trained m He=• en 5 K now- Hpw * j ? these ai - e the ? jicor! t w *«7 o l ea 1K j? no*.v t.b ern s elves «nd boldly stand up in any ■‘• I, who havv- the courage of ib<-h convictions, the ktnti «-h:rj| ||pa\-cn delight' to in vest WASHINGTON SQUIBS Ev ffttk MOFFETT WASHINGTON <ANP) Ne groes in (he administration no longer are hiding tlie.ii displea .'-ur« ;h the failure of the While Tir.p-- ir, oppouii representa tives oi the top echelon of Ci vilian Defense and Offense of Defense Mobilization Some po litico'- are ••■urn, and are openly saving so Th ts!« show in be staged bv JUAFD <National Association of .Fashion ami Accessory De signers Inc.) in the plush Star light tb'-f of the Waldorf-As toria in Now York is being touted i? one of the host Top fashion nabob;-, will attend to' view the originals. Visitors already? are pouring jiito New York from all over she country for this glamor spe cial Freddyp Henderson and the girls are working hard to make this click. Four of the nation’s prettiest little look-alikes arc the Fultz quadruplets of North Carolina. Folks are stilt talking about that career conference at Ten nesse State college, The Nation al Ui ban League, co-sponsors WEEK ENDING;,SATURDAY, AF&JL li, ' 19Sf E. C. La.wrence’n MY OPINION I PREJUDICE Webster ac{incs tj term pvr jitdo .' ;it. .1 bias of the mind by holding unfair opinions, Jet- us Ray .by encouraging unfair at titudes towards ideas, thing or person’. rim writer appreciates l)\' nth in attempting to discuss the benef’t of public con sumption, a subject which though constantly aired both ••rally, and. in ■print, is always liable to arouse suspicion, rc ficnlnirnt and ha*c. And by the way, 1 hip i;, no apology for this attempt Pvc indico take? tigh »•.( form and reaches tts hi«ht?< tension when the question of class, race, o? n*ttoniHtv Is under consi deration, K becomes doubly offensive and sometime? nipfy, when the question n f i,|.|or Is involved, poll', cd in atinn and reliitlnri have helped to tone-down the ra pious spirit and attitude w iitch becomes manifest on the part (if some persons, at tiin mere mention of the. te'm. race- relationships. In Amer.ea. and perhaps In a ler, degree in pome other coun tries, the fact of color has great ly exaggerated, the ever-present symptom of race prejudice, it 1« obveroiij that there neither virtue nor vice in color as such In l he vegetable kingdom’ve find a wiae variety of colors, ana v.'.> 'pronouncp them all beautiful The same is true in the lower animal kingdom There i!iv Mv.iagc pv iS'-o would pre fer : sleek black horse to an iron may, or creamy whi'e Rut m either case, if is simply a m-.rior of oersonal fancy or choice We live in a day nf pro digeous mechanical production In this field, automobiles ai". 1 well to the front in value Cer tainly here, one of the standard colors is black and no one would evei think expressing prejudice against an automobile because it;, color was black Here again, color is only inci dental and a matte) of pew-on fi preference. Why should the same pe-opt o put a diffeient and adverse con . ni info the fact of color when it C(,|i,e.« to individuals, nr rares it was said of Abraham I.in coln. U'at while »n a casii i! eon versa!u'n one day, In- remark ed. God certainly must have loved poor people because hr Between the Lines £1 BY (lORDON HANCOCK for ANP SQr : ARR! J\f. A »» \v#;i:nor;; k vhitT'on♦ Soiiabblinc 5 ?t > rosiibili tci- and its liirutations 3cjuab oiing *‘*’Ui common for D • hit >i.|uabbiine with our * ■ '.o)-•»•!(>; may jirov* - ' fatal. This write! ha:, t ’kcn ?erh*us account of squabbling on the atnletir fields through years. T her*- no --urer -ign of v*eakn• ' Hi: n * i hcn a team o f ' Tins. tr* •ou ibl ! r among if>cJLf "When an - goc? to pieces” 111 the face of an opposing at lack, it is usually indicated by squabbling of teams among themselves. Squabbling many be ominous on the athletic field but j* moi*. ominous in the arena nf iif<• u*hcre issues mu >* b -> fniji -o in u conclusion. The Republican party has been on the outside looking in for !o thesr- many years because »n mtical stages n l the po !h»cal aniDaist'K squabbling • etc ?r* jnrj (has USUSII* 'CC‘I - tend: their oolitica! doc'nfail Tod?- the Democrats are be gmning m squabble among themselves and this should bring glee to the hearts of the famish ing Republicans When an op ponent. becomes rattled end squabblessomc well might we t-.re hope ,md press the uy-ucs This article r- inspired by noting in the current news that there had been a shake-up in Ihr AMR bishops indicated in their administrative dispositions Somehow or other mv hear* has I ' been o'lth the AME Nr grees. because of the integrity of Richard Alienism which i* e.pouse'- A. a Rnpt.ist and the son of a Baptist and to the Bap li i rnsrinf'! born, tins wiiter has eulogized the AME as he has no other religious ~ rrl and this includes the .Baptists This is no sign of lack of faith m the Baptist cause, but be. cause of tut overmastering P r *de and originators, never did a more effective job. Here is some good news from Jeanette! Welch Brown. She will not leave Per post executive secretary of the National Coun cil of Negro Women sooiv The all time high, in politcia] delusion: trvnig to sell' - the administration on matters per. ♦aining to Negro patrongae taining to Negro patronage ,’fopside. that t;;, without clear ing with Cong. William L Daw son Teoni= star Alth; 1 ' G’b&on may turn out to be one of the best in spreading the feeling of brotherhood around. She is an extremely versatile younp lady in the art of eliciting goodwill. Soul - searching: joined the NAACP and Urban League yet? MBwaiwiM*9/v r —nnrr hi nwwiTirTn o>3dc so many ot them.” The rouirl be srid of God with reference to the color of races; P.p certainly made many more of differeni hue: of color than he made of the white And but for the fad that race and color nn’iudK’i’ !■ present the world • over, more rampant and nau seating in ';<>nie countries than in others, one might easily di ■ miss the whole issue of rare ■nd color by a single vov\ Bin. ohvc ot'.dy. society does not rid itself of long ingrained joeial euuudes by the ;.<mple pro nouncement of a noble theory Race Pre.iudtre becomes * convenient bin) with which one may, when other and nior« desirable noalitie? are lacktnsr. brush aside all com petition and opposition, and drive head-on tn.n publir office, Tbi» I* one of the re. greitahie farts which keep? American drmorfae v tn a stnte of challenge before tbr mi-os and nations of the world » make use of th* 1 trim race in this discussion in its popularly accepted sense, knowing full well *h<t there is t>ui one rg.ee, the human rare > Race prejudice will never die as long us Piero are unjust law&, vicious rustoms. and unscrupu lous politicians Legal segrega tion is definitely contradictory to th*» concept democracy, not io speak ot ethical and moral laws It makes possbile and con venient, sc’me of the most vie inns and inhuman practices 'o be found anywhere in the world. It .siii jects the whole of the. rec ognized minority group in Am"i'» ira. to tue whims of *be least sei upuious members of the ma jority white group. And one need neviu imagine that the minds r o) whites who bake ad vmtaec of the social position given to Hiem both by law and custom, i: small And but for the fact boa* in this heterogenous mixture of class, race and nationality, .here art it, each, liberal-minded, cool headed and honest-hearted in diviauaJr-. hell could r -asilv break loose tomorrow, a.-;, it novr rages in other parts of the v. orld We are counting heavily on education and religion <nof poli tics) to save our present world order. If these fail us. as at times it a]mo?i seems that they will, our modern world order doomed "i *be jc r o!nrli;hments of the ' #Hsa« ft f S 1 ’ .1 5- I it ttiC jl; ~ LrlJisCOpdl eg!"'.! who r. today V.-!t;!OUt 1 ■ v -: in the ino.j strategic po •■’"'u ■■' ■ d Negro into a * widei and larger phere where ,-if help is the ma jor premise. Rapt is; like the other de nenitng,ions nurtured by white;, sre stilt untrained in the great an ot s<-If-help The AME Ne gro has !])■' tench if he wcudd only lead on anil stop hj rpH li.’jS squabbling b I. grrati’; pe feared It? at th?. endle.-: ’-(juaivtiling jn the A sop. rank.- will mean ultimate, ly a wakened if not destroyed segment n( Negro life and achievement that stands out in boldest relief. Some squabbling i. n dm,-il; cut too much, squab bling car, hr fatal even to thy gjeat branch of y,ion inspired by the pp>i’!e-s Richard Allen to whom mankinu ewes g debt ot gratitude l! n,r; o.'iii.- about that the AME. (■ Purr!- is r. ;u,. I.' ~ ,_h,. o f M; mil or within t"?.- cent vtiis- theie tj as ii,e Bi:hcn yimt squabble -- uh its defec tions; then thrra rcas thy wH berforee squabble with hs pos sible defection?-, and then there is the Allen university squabble taking shape gradually. Tils endless squabbling l will finally icck j e*'Cat church. if nf!) curtailed and that right I'd 1 !, The tune for A MB's to stop their squabbling is NOW It may b<- argued tha! Baptists have theij- squabbled too. That is correct but ’he Baptists have been conditioned to squabbles in wars foreign to thp AME- Bap'is*? have been nurtured -*■ by whites who have’ in many wav? encouraged squabbling as .-3 means’ of keeping the Negroes divided against themselves. But the AME church is an organiza tion of Negroes by Negroes and for Negroes and can exemplify 4r as Baptists are not prepared to do. the possibilities of Negro leadership and genius. The-ie i- a current saying and belief that the Neuro can or - ganize and administer great af fairs only to a certain point, beyond which it is impossible for them to manipulate So many Negro enterprises grow rapidly arid successful to cer tain stages when they collapse and fade out. It is fc-rvently to b« hoped that this will never ■-aid of the great AME, Church that stems from the genius of ■Richard Allen of unbounded fame. But. the time is 3t hand when A’MEs must take stock among themselves and decide whether *hev arc coins; back through much squabbling or whether they goine on to their God- * appointed destiny envisioned by the sainted Richard Allen. The AME Church has a great mis sion and Es great opportunity. It must not fumble these through these interminable squabbles *. which are distressing to their friends who admire them and wish them well. Jesus is knock ing at the door of AME officers!
The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 14, 1951, edition 1
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