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4 THE CAROLINIAN RALEIGH N C SATURDAY. APRTT 5 The method of training used by Jesus Christ has been enduring. Nero stilled the voice of Paul by crucifying him: but the spirit of Paul which had proclaimed that <*wo are in all things more than conquerors,” at that moment to have Its larger in Something Other Than Marching Honor Dr. King Certain organizations in Mem phis, Tennessee, and other groups in other key cities are planning marches in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. What they expect to gain by such demonstra tion, we do not know. In some ceases, we suspect the marches are being held to keep the names of certain leaders in the public eye, or for personal self glorification. Would it not be better for groups that wish to honor the Reverend King to hold memorial services in the Auditorium of some building? . In commemorating the civil rights leader, there is no place for liv ing leaders to take the spotlight which rightfully belongs to tne fal len Dr. King. As a matter of fact, the tech nique of demonstrations has been worn trite by overuse and misuse. Cannot our leaders think of some thing else to do, except march and demonstrate? Keep in mind the un savory reputation that many demon strations have earned most recently. Nothing could be more fitting than a solemnn memorial service at which an orator speaks? But, if certain leaders insist upon marching, then the parti e i p an t s should be dressed in black. The tone which should prevail is that of re * verence and solemnity. The silence ' should be so emphatic that it over • shadows everything else. There should be no demands, for ; such an occasion preculdes them. At this point, let us look at the situation again for a more sober ' evaluation. Note that some “Poor f People” are planning to march to Our Defense System Needs Rebu J The thought of the proposed ABM fsystem proposed by President Nixon vat .i cost of $9 billion to start with '-has evoked a lot of opposition. Not only this, but the people are advo • eating a quick end of the Vietnam War so as to divert the nation’s at tention to welfare, social security, : tax relief, and what have you. If we anticipate a quick end to -the Vietnam War, we are in for a ■ big surprise. The end is not yet in : sight, and there is very little likeii . hood of the war ending soon. Now, let us suppose that, the war - ended within a year. There still • would not be enough money for ■ spending on the problems of inner cities, tax relief, and the war on •poverty. In the first place, it may '.take two years and millions of ; dollars to bring our armies home 'and prepare the men for civilian . life. While we are not advocating the '.'ABM, we recognize that our na tional defense system has been woe ■fully neglected during the twoprev cious administrations. Therefore, it •'must be rebuilt as soon as money :can be made available. This may not Our Post Office Can Operate in The Black ; We like the way that our new ■Postmaster General is taking hold :of our United States Post Office ; system. He realizes the need to give tthis anemic and ailing giant a shot ;in the arm to make it stand upon Sits own financial feet and walk with ‘dignity and profit, - The new Postmaster General will ;no doubt enrage enemies who want ■us to keep the parasites that have the lei it down in the red ail of these years. We hope that the new a.d --i-ministration will rid the Post Of fice of special free mailing priv ileges of the lawmakers themselves. >li takes money to make the post of fice train run. and every letter and, ;or pack a g e must bea r postage ■tstamps. This is the only way that Bible Thought Os The Week Editorial Viewpoint fluence. Just a few brief years and every member of the original organization was gone, but the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church. The Lord’s training had done its work. The great Idea prevail ed. coincide with the opening of state legislatures. Others want to march on Washington again to coincide with goodness knows waht. We think that these demonstra tions are ridiculous at this time, and there is little justification for them anywhere. Take the massive Resurrection City effort last summer. It termi nated by irritating most everyone, including the participants, and ac complished nothing except to cre ate an unholy “mess” in the public park. We noted that Rev. Ralph Abernathy was carefull to keep his name in the spotlight. If the groups were demonstrat ing for removal of poverty, the cause mayoe would justify a march. However, we know all we need to know about poverty which we will always have with us. The General Accounting Office has pronounced LBJ’s War On Pov erty largely a failure, in spite of the noble intent of our former Presi dent. (He could not do this job all alone, and we cannot put all of the blame upon him.) It has teen suggested that a new office be set up in the White House to coordi nate all federal anti-poverty spend ing which now totals $22 billion annually. A reorganization will need to take place, so that over-lapping and du plication can be eliminated to re duce waste. The Job Corps alone cost $8,300 per man, enough to send all of them through Harvard or some other college. From now on, our leaders should operate on the basis of facts, and not upon some personal desire for fame. be possible for quite a while be cause of the great financial drain caused by the present war. Nixon administration investiga tors have given this report con cerning our falling supply of modern weapons. More are becoming obso lete every day. If you doubt this, note the Reserve Ai my vehicles in parades. The trucks are of an obso lete type. The Navy is in much worse shape than the Army. Sixty per cent of our naval ships today are more than 20 years old. The cost of re but 1 ding them is overwhelming, and yet very necessary. It has been estimated by admini stration officials that the defense rebuilding program may run as high as SIOO billion a year. This amount is far more than the na tion can afford to spend at this time. In our opinion, the rebuilding plan is more necessary than the ABM. A spending plan must be spread over a long period of time to up date our defenses and keep them there. our post office system is going to make a profit and pay its way. We have the know-how in this nation to run the post office with a profit, but we must handcuff the meddling of Congress in this master. We must, as taxpayers, insist upon efficiency in this great operation. We must insist that our post of fices be operated like General Mo tors, Ford Motor Company, and Kaiser industries, that demand re spect because they pay their own way. Congress and nobody else must be permitted to be a stumbling block in the way of efficient and profitable operation of the United States Post Office. And the time is now! ilding Only In America BY HARRY GOLDEN THE PASSOVER AND THE LIBERTY BELL BY HARRY GOLDEN Often a great religions holi day demands almost nothing. This is because it is an idea, an idea which enlarges upon the meaning of man. During World Uar I, the soiaiers in the trenches used to observe a cease-fire every Christmas Eve. This gave them a chance to pray. A true prayer is the ultimate in generisity of sell and humility of spirit and these are the two virtues celebrated by the Passover. The oldest religious festi val of uninterrupted observ ance known to civilization is the Jewish Passover which begins at sundown, Thursdav, April 3. P assover, which com - memorates the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, is essentially a family holiday. It is cele brated mostly in the home with all the family, friends, and relatives, and often “the stranger,’' too. I remember as a boy my father bring ing home one or two fellows whom we had neve; seen be fore. For Jew's of course, the holi day symbolizes not only the escape from bondage and the beginning of their history. What impresses itself im mediately about this history Just For hn BY MARCUS K. BOULW ARE SOME POSTER A poster on a factory wall reads, “Long live the first secretary of the Polls; unit ed Workers party —Wladts lau Gomulka!’’ To which a worker added in pencil “on 1,500 zlotys per month?!’' (h a-h a -1. a aa a) OUT TALK A WOMAN ? Can a man out-talk a wo- Other Editors Say NEW URBAN APPROACH A new approach to urban problems was unveiled with fanfare in the Department of Commerce. It is an industrial park in the Watts section of Los Angeles. It is described as a means of removing urbaft blight and giving slum dwell ers an opportunity for jobs and entrepreneurship. The idea, however, was con ceived during President John son’s Administration. But, Se cretary of Commerce Maurice K. Stans said the new Ad ministration, including Presi dent Nixor himself, would pur sue it with enthusaism for other cities because it depends primarily on local and private initiative, although federal money and participation are involved. A group of Negro and white businessmen formed the Economic Resources Cor poration and bought 41. acres of junkyard land in W atts. The Lockheed Aircraft Company agreed to become the first tenant, leasing a $2-million plant for manufacturing air craft parts. The Economic Development Administration, an agency of the Commerce Department, approved 53 .8-million in loans and grants and the Office of Economic Opportunity pr o vided $3. 8-billion more in grants to tret the project un der way. Three other federal a- Letter To The Editor FLORIDA a&M UNIVERSITY To The Editor: Pretty soon, I shall sub mit an application for a fed eral grant to experiment with aspects of snoring. I will ap preciate letters from readers describing medical and non medical cures for snoring. I have completed a book- The Riddle of Snor 1n g and am wondering if it should be published. I am interest ed in knowing if such a book is needed. Letters to rneftom readers will go a long way in convincing skeptical publish ers. Sincerely, M. H. Boulware, Researcher THE CAROLINIAN “Covering The Carolina*' Published by The Carolinian Publishing Company 51k E. Martin Street Raleigh, N C Z7--.01 Mailing Address: PO. Box 628 Saieigh, N. C. 276©2 Second Class Postage Paid at Ra leigh. N. C. 27602 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months $3.25 Sales Tax . . ,jo TOTAL 3.35 One Year 5.50 Sales Tax lfi TOTAL 5 6'. Payable in advance. Address all communications and make all cheeks and money orders parable to The CAROLINIAN. Amalgamated Publishers. Inc., 31v Madison Avenue. New York 17 N. Y.. National Advertising Rep resentative. Member of the Asso ciated Negro Press and the Unit ed Press Internation.il P/mto Ser vice. The Publisher is not responsible for the return of unsolicited nev. * Pictures or advertising copy ur.-' lest, necessary postage accompan ies the copy Opinions expressed bv column ists In this newspaper rto not nec essarily represent the policy of this newspaper. is tne fact its hero, Moses, nevei became a god. The Hebrews \vl o followed this great man out of Egypt and avra; from slavery into the Promised Land refused to dei fy him. For the Jews gave civiliz ation the monotheistic God and they have never reneged on this conception. So stub born were they that the name Moses is hardly mentioned in the Haggadah, the look which describes * - :a rrative of the Exodus and which is read at the Passover feast. But the Passover has great significance for all A mericans. It gave on civili zation the rudiments of fre edom. The Plymouth Bay Colony expressly drew up its con stitution on the basis of the system introduced by Nehi miah after the return from the Babylonian Exile. And in 1647, the Massachusetts Bay- Colony expressly declared us adherence to Mosaic prin ciples in framing its code of laws. The same was done hi Connecticut in 1670, arid in New Haven in 1673. It was hardly a coincid ence therefore that the l i berty Bel! in Philacie Iphia bears the Hebraic inscription from Leviticus 2 r :F: “Pro claim liberty ti ho i Ei the land, unto r ir.hai it ants thereof. man 0 Just try it, bud! Ti cat fern a. i es s heco in es t..e m . *????) and indulge none of those vanities of regar-iing women as an inferior being. . Better take note, bub. And don’t you forget it, either. AMEN, PARSON Man is learning how to live longer when >.• ought to learn hov. to live oettei. gencies will be involved later -the Small Business Admini stration with loans to busi nessmen, the Labor Depart ment wit] manpower training programs and the Department of Housing and Urban Develop - ment, which will oversee a model cities project in Watts. Lockeheed :-as already be gun making; loans and provid ing technical assistance for establishing N gro-0w up cl businesses, la r pTy manu facturing plants, in tin Watts Area. Mr. Stai. s.id in a statement: “The President and I have a deep enthusiasm for this project and for '.he concept it rep,: *-sHits. Us benefits are going to go out ward in waves, to Improve virtually evert aspect of life in the surrounding community, I hope other communities'will take a hard look at this form ula ” President Nixon stressed Black Capitalism in his cam paign last year, saying: “The thrust of my programs is to provide incentives to move capital into the ghetto, to de velop local initiative and en courage local control, to pro vide the necessary training and encouragement, and thus both to build and establish opportunity. ” Since 1965, when rioting swept Watts very little has happened to change appreci aDly the economic climate there. Investors and develop ers avoided it like a plaque. Apparently, there is not go ing to be any plantation ar rangement. Blacks will have access to all kinds of jobs because the land is owned and.controlled by men who are determined to succeed in ac cordance with their commit ments to the handicapped members of the black com munity. The problem of poverty and urban deterioration is ap proached as business pro position. While the men in volved in the nev. movement are appreciative of the racial elements, these mer. will not allow themselves to be so dis tracted as to attempt to func tion as sociologists. JOB PLACEMENT To facilitate better delivery of its services to the nation’s disadvantaged and hard-core unemployed, a structural overhaul of the S2-billion-a ye a r Manpower Administra - tion has been ordered by Se cretary oi Labor George P. Shultz. A similar though fat from identical reorganization plan was offered by Shultz’s pre decessor, W. Willard Wirtz, last fall. It was rebuffed by P resident Johnson after strong opposition developed at the state and local level. Wirtz offered to resign. There were reports that the opposition had been encouraged by Mr. Jol. 11 son. The Shul> z plan v ould merge the activities oi tne Bur ea u of Employment Se curity with the BureauofWork -Training Programs, This is logical an d sound. The CHICAGO DAILY DEFEND ER. SUDDENLY THEY WANT IN ... WHY 'GAY DID NOT KILL / 1 martin "Lucifer " / wk ** , X FORMER ORGANIZER f M slm .*£l 4 FOR THEKUKLUX \ WM LAN, AND THE NEW \ aA VVvF* * LAWYER FOR RAY." ) tMr /f K i? / a ,et — ■ 1 .1 ■ „ wt „ .■. iTfc l Y * ,(jr —»»WI - mi , 1 111 Y”* ' jjHj TvjiO-*hsl I ■ ' Siffit: Z?-iSi i m The Thought Exchange BY GORDON HANCOCK Things re not breaking well for the Negroes oi this country, 'i no last Presidential election could easily be constructed as definitely anti whe have not sr r this need to look again. Roosevelt and Kennedy and Job; son were so favorable! .Anti - Negro forces consigned John son to political obi. ion an; ■ c- vas general opposition r 0 ha: Johnson hod called the Great Society in vvhic . t ■ Negro .was to share eqiuilj. with all cor.poi eras of that proposed society, but the election : evealed that this na tion had not the slightest notion of loosing the Negro and letting hire go. tv. Blu-"k Rower Movement has grown out Ji the fact hat :..e N gre is being buffeted in his -ispi’-vTio: full eiR/.m.ship. It isroughij. a measure- oi ,u Nerrt 's disappointment and chagrin. But it is greatly to be feared that the current manifest ton of Black Power in its last analyst.- "ill furs tier “ugly -t'y” the Negro in the sight of the country and the world. I coir, the word dv 1 iberateiy .*••<••. it is designed to tO ' .*• . ’’ .Vi 1 • r fy or u.Jif■ m-.vm. to . . mi’. '■pVltfiV-r.' iq -. • ■ fir u ’ . ugly and the behav lor oi these young campus rioters can only make the young generation, of Negroes look ugh. More and more their white supporters are cooling off and leaving the Negro students with the riot bags to hold. The government is getting ready to shut down on these campus riots and more and more these ' iots are being carried out by Negroes. And herein lies the danger and :e: ein v.ill be found trouble for N i roes. At long last, there tins arisen tie suspicion that these riots are com. munist-inspired and if this is proven to be the ease, it will shov that BY NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL FIGHTING COLON!',Lit M UMUAHIA, Blair a- The Biufran peoples “are fighting to break the colonialist myth of perpeturai enslavement of the African race,” declared I t. Col. Odumegwu Ojukvu, leader of the embattled hreakway section of Nigeria. He made the statement to member of a Zambian mission, headed by All Sim bule, Zambia’s Ambassador to the Ivory Coast. Zambia is one of five countries which has accorde official -ecognition to Biafra. author -prime minister PORT-OF-SP A IN, Trinidad-Dr. Eric Wil liams, prime minister oi independent Trinidad and Tobago, is something of a pace-setter in the ranks of leaders of nations. Unlike many, who wait until then terms of office expires be fore publishiru works on their experiences as ■heads of countries, Di. Williams has authored a book while still ir. office. Its title is “Inward Hunger: The Education of a Prime Minister.” VISITING LECTURER RFNSSL LARK, Ind. -The Calumet campus Os St. Joseph’s college numbers among its faculty Gabriel K. Matumo, Meru, Kenya, as a visit ing lecturer in business administration and African culture. A former language teacher, coordinator and crbss-culture consultant for the Peace Corps, Matumo is a product of St. Edward's University , Austin, Tex.; and the University of Texas. TOLERANCE PLEA ZOMBA, Malawl-A plea for racial toler ance was made by Malawi’s President Hast ings K. Banda in a radio broadcast last week. He called upon citizens of Malawi to “shov. that Europeans can live in peace under ari African government without molestation or i iterfcrence.” HANDS OFF I USA KA - Zambian government leaders have issued orders to members of the United Na tional Independence party (UNIT 1 ) to cease attacks upon tin .Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Watehtower religious sec?. The orders were issued as government and sect leaders met to iron out their differences of opinion. ISOLATED CAPE TOWN-To be a diplomatic representa tive in south Africa is really no “big thing,” as Joe Kachingwe, first secretary at the Malawi legation, has discovered. The first and only Black diplomat in the country, he is '■ i Negro is heavily tied in with communists and this is not going to help the Negro in his c: usaJe for full citizenship. If somehow it can ■ Sim wn that these campus riots are comu unist-in spired and communist financed, it will iiO’s that the Negro is being used to ance <• e cause of communism in the world. The major premise of communism is to do st rot this country; but if their designs are fulfilled ihe Negro will lie destroyed fii.-;. The Negro working for a communist victory o er our great country is working for his own destruction. Just ;,s the Negro is bearing the greater burden od democray’s malad as can be seen from the incidence o! unemployment and the welfare li-ts, so if communists take over, the burdens which it -a ill impose will fall with greater fore- upon the napless Negro, Black Power and ail. The old Anti-Negro South has spared nei ther time nor treasure in ugl-fying the Negro's , age throughout the world and the Nego's commit mem in these campus disturbance s is o : .•.:ce:n’ l o.ti:u this uglificat ion process. The iide of ..j position to the Negroes advancement was never stronger in the world than today. The M- o leader who closes his eyes to this .s • is remiss in his service to his -v: . ice. The race is divided and lead aim the opposition unified and this -a the last analysis, that the Twentieth • Negro is in trouble. great country is in trouble! Enemies •• it 1 . 111 and without. The peace movement is Pla; mt; the coummunist game. The peace a<h oc ;.tes do not attempt to say v.i-,at will hap pen if we pull out of Vietnam, ill the;, ".'ant is to puli out today even if it means Russian take-over tomorrow. This country is today afflicted with a large sector ol so-called '‘citizens’ 1 who want to enjoy this country’s benefits, but the; refuse in thier hearts to defend. The lasi President Kennedy put the matter square!, when he said the Pis ques tion is not what the country does for the citizen, but what he can do foi his country? Our countrj is in trouble! The Nero is in trouble' The campus riots led by Negroes is ih< furthei ugll-fication of the Negro. supposed to be- accorded equal treatment on the government level, but publicly, he finds that tie is no more than another Black African, PEERAGE LONDON-Trinidad’s first native-born re sident to be knighted by England’s One n, Sir Learie Constantine, son of a cocoa worker, last week became Britain’s first Black peer. He was elevated to the baroncy and inducted into the House of Lords. He is now known as Barer Constantine of Marvel (Trinidad; and Nelson (Lancashire county, England). ALERT L USAKA -President Kenneth Kunda has ord ered troops to the vicinity of Livingstone to guard the bridge at Victoria Fails, the gate v ay into Rhodesia. The move was designer! to thwa ’ t what President Katin 1a called “a plan ned attack on prescribed Zambian positions” from the air by Rhodesia. The tLft is over charges that Zambia is being used as train ing grounds lor freedom fighters harassing whitt -settler-ruled Rhodesia, South Africa, Mozambique and Angola. END OF AN ERA KINSHASA, Congo-Joseph Kasavubu, first President of the Congo, died last week, while in retirement on his farm at Roma, bring ing to a finish the career of one more out standing figure involved in the Independence struggles of the country. Kasavubu, who out lasted Patrice Lumumba and Mouse Tshombe ir. struggles to rule the former Belgian colony, finally lost In 19G5, to Gen Joseph Mobutu, head of the Congo’s army. RESIGNATION LUSAKA-Criticisms contained in a report by a commission appointed to investigate the affairs of the city council has led to the resignation of two chief members oi the council-the mayor and acting twon clerk. Mayor Whitsum Banda and Chikako Kama London, were asked to resign by Aaron Miler, Zambian minister of state for local govern ment. GOBBLED UP JOHANNESBURG-April 1 was the day South Africa officially annexed the mandated ter ritory of South.-West Ainca, making it a fifth province of the republic. A mandated area, tinder the old League of Nations since 1919, the territory is about two thirds the size of South Africa.
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