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EDITORIALS
TWO CABINET APPOINTMENTS
The appointment of James F. Byrnes
to the post of Secretarj' of State has prov
ed alarming to some Negroes, and they
also look askance at the naming Fred M.
Vinson as head of the Treasury Depart
ment. The uneasiness caused by these two
appointments, which on the surface ap
pear to be excellent ones, is occasioned by
the fact that both are southernci*s. Mr.
Bymes, the former senator. Supreme
Court justice and “assistant pre.sident, is
a South Carolinian; and Mr. Vinson, who
has been a congressman, a judge, and the
economic stabilization administrator, is
from Kentucky.
In the opinion of the CAROLINIAN,
there is no cause for anxiety over either
man. Mr. Bymes for years has shown him
self to be a man of culture and training.
As far as any recent record shows, he
does not belong with that group of south
erners who have at the top of their agenda
the item of keeping the Negro in his
place. Practically the same observations
may be made conserning Mr. Vinson.
It is also true that in their particular
offices neither gentleman will have much
to do which will affect the Negro in a
peculiar way. That is, as long as they
perform their functions to the best inter
ests of the American people as a whole,
the effect on the Negro cannot be anv-
thing but favorable. Them will pass thru
their hands few matters in which poliev
making will directly detennine the wel
fare of Negroes as a minority group. It
is different with .say the Secreti.ry of war
or the secretar>’. of labor or agriculture.
Of course it cannot be overlooked that
as the law now stands Mr. Bymes would
succeed to the presidency in case of tho
^ death of President Truman; but a change
in that law may be expected which would
make any such successor president only
until a new election could be held.
Most important consideration of all,
however, is that Negroes should begin
to rid themselves of prejudice against
^ eouthemers as such. Such bias is no more
logical or healthy than the prejudice of
whites against Negroes as .such. We weak
en our case when we indulge in the same
kind of thing which victimizes us, and
against which we protest with so much
_ -vi®«r to bo iiidtrod on our merits
however, is that Negroes should begin
to rid themselves of prejudice against
southerners as such. Such bias is no more
logical or healthy than the prejudice of
whites against Negroes as such. Wo weak
en our case when we indulge in the same
kind of thing which victimizes us, and
against which we protest with so much
vigor. Ve wish to be judged on our merits
as individuals, regardless of color; we
should therefore judge others on their
merits as individuals, regardles.s of geo
graphical origin.
It is perfectly understandable that Ne
groes should be cautious in approving
any southerner appointed to an office
whose functions impinge directly on i.s-
sues wheie prejudice would endanger
their position. History compels such a
policy. But history does not dictate a
sweeping condemnation of all southern
officeholders. One thinks at once of Ju.s-
itce Black and of the President himself
One is alos reminded of what now may
appear to have been the ill-advised op
position to Judge Parker when President
Hoover proposed to raise him to the Su
preme Court bench .some years ago. Many
observers believe that Judge I’arkor might
have proved to be of the same type as
Justice Hack, and his .subsequent record
as a judge of the I’. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals goes a long way tnv;>rd ju.stify-
ing that belief. It .should be added also
that in his decisions since lalair and th(>
Negro compelled the rejection of his ap
pointment to the Supreme Court. .lodge
Parker has shown no trace of bitterness
or vindictiveness. It is interesting to noti-
that Judge Parker is being mentioned for
the vacancy recently created on the Court
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by the retirement of .Tustice Roberts. The
chances are that the appointment would
be accepted at this time without opposi
tion from Negroes.
TOWARD WORLD PEACE
In spite of the many and real problem.^
and difficulties, the San Francisco Con
ference reached the end oX its job with
a great measure of success. The charU'r
for world organization, though far from
perfect, turned out to b,« a much and more
forward-looking document that its pro
ponents had hoped for. Many times dur
ing the parb‘y it looked as though tln‘
whole program would bo effectively
blocked over some delicate and highly
controversial point as issue.
It augiii*s well for the future peac* of
the world that though many vital pro!>-
lems were by-pa.ssed, the fifty nations
were abb- to agree on so much. The abili
ty to compromise and finally find .some
common ground on which to meet con
cerning .so many very important thing.s
gives mankind more hope for a really
human world order than it has had thesr
many years.
It is also extremely gratifying U> note
that sentiment in the Cnitod States Sen
ate, which in turn reflects a{««urately this
time the desire.s of the people of this na
tion. is overwln lmingly in favor of ratifi
cation. The dream of many that the Unit
ed States would some day take the lead
in fostering international peace and com
ity seems about to be realized.
CONSIDER SOURCE
The malicious a n d outrageously un
truthful, unju.st and scurrilous slander
again.st American Negro troops made by
Senator Kastland hardly deserves the dig
nity of a reply. Such behavior is to be
petied if it stems from ignorance, and ev
en more so if the Semator, either for p»>-
litical effect or because of hatred, delib
erately aimed to misrepri'sent the facts.
Only those who are so blinded by pre
judice or hate as to wish to do so wit?
believe what Senator Eastland said; and
they would be much the same anyway
regardless of what might be said or left
unsaid, one way or the other.
The editorial statement in the News
and Obst'ner of la.st Sunday, commenting
un a statement made by Genera! IVver*.
who senod overseas after a long tour of
duty as comandant of Fort Bragg, though
they would be much the same anyway,
regardless of what might be said or left
unsaid, one way or the other.
The editorial siatoment in the News
and Observer of last Sunday, commenting
on a statement made by General Dovers,
who served overseas after a long tour o(
duly as comandant of Fort Bragg, thougli
conservative enough in all consilonce. is
doul)tloss reprosenttaive of the opinion of
the groat majority of while .Americans.
Acknowledging that “thcie has bc*Mi
seme controversy as to the services of
Negro troops in this war," the «>ditor of Ihi'
local daily goes on to say:
“Unle.ss and until they reci'ive .'aljs-
factory evidence to the contrary North
Carolinians generally accept ihe testimony
of General Dovers, who delarod . . . tliat
Ni'gro troops under his command 'have
done a splendid job in all kinds of weath
er and und(‘r d,\'‘rse and difficult condi
tions ! ’ “
In all probability Crcneral Di'vers w;i,^
move to mak( this state tr) try to ftffset
the shameful and cowardly oubiu'st of
Senator Eastland. Thc> di'cent S«)uth is nn-
dnubt«*dly heaHily .ashamed of the gen
tleman from .Missi.s.sippi. who.se graluitou.-i
and unprecedentedly mean atl.ick «»ut-
Bilboed his colleague.
THE VICTORY MARCH
Another teach -r '•ilai\' i ^ •. thi' tinu m ,\
.Tia.e. hTL- n v,(in The .-nareh nf pnigrt in
this impor1.Tnt in.ilfri iimtmiH'. inexii:a‘!- un.
The Arkani>u.s c... ■ i. of spe«iil impnrtane
thU tiiTU becaus.' its efett '.a nullify lh«' mi'*
terfuKc h-in* ti - li in various plar s of rafm'
teachers for the purp.. • .. ditirmining ' .i
.salnrr-s. This d« vice, .-.-•ensiblv i jst. i inli nrl-.1
to p- rmit duicnmination against Negro r> -i, ;
by an indirect method, sinci court d' l ,-' ms ar-
making it impiwsihle to do so directly
The ingenuity w 'cd hv th»- South in i'-
tempting to evad* j;impl to the Negi «
-u5d b. tter be us. ri ft»r some voithv e.ous Tii
.stubborn refu.sal to accept th. ,1. ih* lust
and ’he intvitabh- is a wast ( human energy,
and the attempt l- get amunii the truth hv ap
parently smart trick.« both mentally and mo--
ally deteriorating
On another i^suc, ih. white prima^v. mental
energy is being v moral intr;:rity is being
undermint'd, and jiuitice being oervert.^i. t..
the injury not onlv -f -aVo the in;,-..l-
ed victims f ic ; p- i. • in tkr ; in
even more so o' 'h • wh* r.re pr ir
own abiliLe- and of ’b' befor: • om thev are
.'tting an example ..t ;n .i, nf. ntt ■.
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ADDRESS THEM CORQECTL Yf"
iecviitl Thouahts
By C. It. HALLIBURTON
A frii n.i nf mice now living
in Baltimrii* eharat’. : ized it
ii'ctntiv ua tht inrtit immoriil
cilv he h.iri tvr betn n. This
initivtmt n; again.st the Maryland
metiopoHs vvu' has'o on the- vile
and oti.sct.ne languai.' iv- had
heard on the streets A certain
.section of the Ntgm male popo-
l;.tHm of that citv. he said, and
i> consjdi r.ih!« number of fe-
mab.:. uoulii u.- the most ex-
rcrable tpithe’s. and in th-
pr senc«- of anvone. man wtim-
an or child.
I f annot d» f. nd Baltimore
on this ch.' t and thi i. should
bf no def. ns. , hut I can sav. as
I ■. sur'd him. that Riltimore i.s
not unqui in thi . n spect. Many
tim-s I have heard all but shout
ed such language as wmild be
avo)d'd. rvrn in whisper* among
friends with any dsum to de
cency. And t have heard in the
street* in the Negro sertiotu of
a dosen cities large and small
T« o -spectr of thi- d» plnrab! •
':tu*.t:on strjkr one .'ight b--
twfen the r\'es. ca'j.'ing both
.hame .and anger On*' js th'*
complete lack of a .vnse of d ■
cenev. pTon-ietv and rest>ert fr-
wom n .and rhildrm which it
rew “'f Th. other - tt-- f.act
cd such language a.s would be
avoided, oven in whispers among
friends with any claim to de
cency. And I have heard in the
streets in the Negro sections of
a dozen cities large and .small.
Two aspects of thi.s deplnmbl .*
.situ^ition .strike one right bv-
twren the sye.s. c.Tislng both
shame and anger. On** is the
complete lack of a sense of d ■-
cerev, propriety and resnert for
women .and childrtn which it
reveals. The other i.s the fact
that such .HpE>ech is indulged in
. ‘iihk I ixclusivelv in the heai--
ing cii other eNgroes .Wh* n such
utspicalde characU'i's find thim-
si lve.s in placc.s wh''-e ther*' are
whiif people, their manners and
tlie.i ^ of preprifiv undergo
« rvmaikable change for the Ix t-
t*i.
If our race as a race is to
mak> progress in commanding
nspoct for itself from others, if
must certianly have respt'.-’t
among its own members fu.'
each >ther. Years of subtl*- and
not I subtle indoctrination by
whites have had the effect of
iinconsi iously impressing upon
millMns of our more undtTpriv-
iligtd people the idea that N'-
groe.c are not worthy of respect.
Th«*re ai'e hund.-eds of evidences
resides the one now being dis
cussed that many Negroes be
lieve, probably without realiz
ing it. that DO Negro is due
the deference and ennstderation
due to all nr practicallv all
whites. Until this vicio'js mvth
ir eradicated, the Negro w’ll
continue to be in a sad plight
indeed.
I’ occur* to f>np also that th**
sivcaih'd class of Negro is often
rrti.-'lv too indulgent or too
Ther arc hundredci ol eviaenci'fl
besides the e- now being dis
cussed that any Negroes be
lieve. probably without realiz
ing it that no Negro is due
the deference and consideration
due to all or practicallv all
u'hites. Until this vicio-js mvth
i?; eradicated, the Negro will
continue to lx; in a s.^d plight
inilced.
It occurs to one .tIso that ;he
so-called clas.* of Negro U often
entirely too indulgent or loo
cowardly. Insofar as it is true
that these huodluma kwow when
and where tu let themselves go in
the matter of obscene speech, re
serving it for thi Negro sections,
and adopting restraint in other
when and where. What I am sav-
suggestion that they know what
they can gel away with, and
piact‘8. there is the rather obvious
ing L» that if a man walking down
the street with his wife or
daughUT or female companion
would stick a hard fist into one
of these vile mouths which were
defiling the air with their filth,
a lasting impression be made
on the offender and observers.
Or if that course is not feasible,
it could be remembered thtt
cfascenitv IS a crime, The police
will take cognizance o' the of
fense if a proper charge is madv.
Probably as important and
fu-idamental would be an edu
cational campaign to improve
speech and othe raspects of pub
lic behaviMr. Civility at lea^ if
r.ot chivalry, should be empha
sized in and out of season, wher
ever those who hav-^ had su
perior advantages come into
contact with thnae wl oce mis
fortune it has been to be un
trained or mistrained.
WILL DEMOCRACY TRIUMPH
We rejoiced when the Armistice ending thr First World War
reached our ears; the world was now made safe for democracy?
Little did wo suspect that before its horrors we.*e forgotten. Nazi-
ism and Fascis mwould soon plunge the world into a chaotic state
of uncomparable proportion, e had entertained the notion that de
mocracy would not be imperiled again; the idea that peace and
quiet wa.s now our lot. so gripped us, that we became easy prey
for our adver.'iarles. The world will be made safe for democracy
when men decide to forego the satisfaction of their selfish desires
and determine to guarantee to all men those things for which
democracy stands.
Why is it so dififcult to have the world accept the idea of
democracy? The democratic government accords man the price-
les.s possession of freedom. Among men there i.s no desire more
paramount than that of freedom; early manifestation of this fact
is revealed by the infant who tries to free himself of that which
encumbers him. Then, why do men not accept this idea of theory
and practice? Its a most beautiful theory; its application in the
affair.* of men presents a condition which Is entirely void of dem
ocratic principles. Equality is the main emphasis of /the theory:
avariciousness the thing which characterizes its application. The
successful working of democracy depends upon a state of equality
existing in all endeavors which utilize the energies of man.
The countries of the world will be reluctant to accept our
concept of democracy until they have dehnitc proof that it works.
America mu.st clean its own house of attitudfs that thwart the
working of democratic procedure before recommending a theory,
for some unknown reason jhe has not thoroughly tested. One of
the most cussed bchavcior pattern is the relationship existing be-
tw>-en the whites and Negroes (notably in the South). The genaral
attitude prevailing, in many quarters is as un-American as Fasc
ism or Nazlism. Racial prejudice is so ingrained that things are
done as a result of habits. The desire to keep the Negro down fs
often extended thereby further impeding the progress of our most
benighted section of our country. When the South reaches the peri
od of maturity in her thinking democracy will triumph. As a mat
ter of fact the mores of our entire nation will reessarily undergo
a tran.sformation before democracy will, in truth, become our
watchword.
The ranting filibu.strr carried on recently by Senator “The
man" Bilbo, against the passage of a permanent ^PC Act prove
conclusively that only lip service is given democracy. V^y this
statesman spreads such venom is obvious to any one who knov’s
the the ory (White Supremacy) he espouses. It would be needless
to call this gentlemans’ attention to the fact that thousands die to
make he world a better place. For America to condone he action
of .such a dyed-in-the wool fanatic would not justify the cause for
which we now fight. Our country is teeming with hate mongers
whose de.sires are as insidious as any ever conceived by Hitler or
Muwoiini.. Let those who desire to breed hate become cognizant
of the fact th » dcmorracy's survival depends upon the attitudes
they nuture .Thank.* Heaven, .some parts of the South are awaken
ing to a new sense of duty.
Probably the most fitting watchword for democracy are these—
taken from the Declaration Of Independence — "We hold these®
truths to be self-evident: — That all men are created equal; thatB
they are endowed by their Creator with certain una’ienabie right*;y
that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.®
‘ Until T-'rii are willing to accord this truisms their rightful place®
in human relations democracy will never become a reality. It was®
not decreed that men be denied those God giver, rights of life,*
liberty, and the pursuit of* happiness.. There are those among as,4
however, who belieev that Gw faeored one group more than He 1
did other. Such an opinion is deeply rooted in those who. lacking
in sufficient evidence for their convictions, state emphaticaly God
intended that the matter of inferiority and superiority exist among
Ihe peoples of the earth. God is infallible. It is contrary to all
reason that men would e*p'ct to champion the cause of democracy
when a minority has a mere reading knowledge of it in many
quarters.
Will democracy triumph? What do you think about the mat
ter? T.ierc is no questaiem that should ocupy the minds of Negroes
more than a more equitable distribution of the things for which a
real democracy stan^. For democracy to triumph we must
lieve fervently in the principles it advocates. Selfishness, greed,
and racial prejudices will cheek democracy's advance- as long as
we furnish lodging places for them. The Four Freedoms are very
imporunt b-it they were not intended to be the sum total of de
mocracy. We might as well anticipate more ard more unrest
among under-privileged people, until a full measure of democracy
is bestowed upon th«n. Remember dwnocracy represents light and
men have a way of instinctively responding to it
NEXT WEEK'S SUBJECT—"AN ESSENTIAL INGRBDIENT"
Some Obsen/atiens
v.-iii liiRr i'ogniz.mee or incni-
fense if a proper charge is mad?.
Probably as important and
fundamental would be an edu
cational campaign to improve
speech and othe raspects of pub
lic behavior. Civility at least if
r.ot chivalry, should be empha
sized in and out of .season, wher
ever those who have had su
perior advantages come into
contact with those whose mLs-
fortune it has been to he un
trained or mistrained.
real democracy stands. For democra?^T?^nuK?prnW^i?u?^Tf^
lieve fervently in the principles it advocates. Selfishness, greed,
and racial prejudices will check democracy's advance- as long as
we furnish lodging places for them. The Pour Freedoms are very
important b'jt they were not intended to be the sum total of de
mocracy. We might as well anticipate more and more unrest,
among under-privileged people, until a full measure of democracy
is bestowed upon them. Remember democracy represents light ind
men have a way of instinctively responding to it
NEXT WEEK’S SUBJECT—“AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT”
Some Obsen.'atioM
Lest We Lcraet.
By W. L. ORIZIVB
By GEORGE F. KING
Rut^l Journallsf
Ii might hf Will ’■>
Ihrnir ■ :f tlic illo tr.i-
tr.. i‘xaiii|'• . arr fii'^ih, Wi- mi: i
lint f.irgct Ih-U -III.' thin>:s .iii'
fiiiHliini«'ii;.il 111 lit iiii iT.'icy anH
ill Chri--liam1y in whirh ilcnio-
fi-.ii-y i:. '■> If! Rcli It u.* futld.l-
sni I' iiii-h-.ii'iii.; biT tif
stubbnrn L. lu ts .nr bold t- in .')n
i.qrv • n ililf rraiintr by Inn
n-;i*>y |m i|;!c Crilaiii ptincipl*-
iiii '..hie! li. mticracy i.v b,T>.fl art-
fiind.imoiital bcLaiirc hum.m n.*-
Uu It full nf c.iiiTi.uit Uluaryinc
f.iv: -.nifh dn nn! lhaTi;.'C rx-
f. j I liv i?*dnrfi it: I'l fi ai.d rn-
vir 'nnn iital conriiilniiiinj
it : r. If- .ill r-fii arc cr. •>i-
rd 'vith equal d* irr fi>r fr*'i-
d Ml : . Tnakf mlf!'; fOt fh. -
.Mi 'I t-: .nt it-.v n dinars- .in
fo;:' of STid »hi’ .ipprnval .t
ihc It. vr .11 ih.v
il’ .1 iT-ii'mi.n l.mnan "-.inl.
Tki- pill-'ill of tl ii happircK.-^
Vhph iC'-ulf from .ijtrmi; a
c».i. filial ma»f .nid ■. ciii^ ' nr’’;
I-r.i a-ny grnw up health lod
be.inly i. n nonnnl rli-in- nf m.m-
ki d the vk-nrld over In every
Liriy. whither plan* nr nium.il.
thfre will be freak.'. Iho^e in
dividuals '.vtin^f divtlnpn’cnt will
b" abnnimHi and w-htisc h- havinr
w ill vary from the finrmat But
O.X TUF. AVFn.\GE nil men hove
at birth the Kame aspirations and
in the same average amount.
Gi lUp culture and group pre-
jiuiiccs arc not inborn but result
fr.-m indiKtrinnt. -i ;nd eondition-
ihi: by the «1der.i of the g.-uup
Even among the eldvrs of .ni-
m.in social umups prejiidiccs will
I ak down if those h-.lding the
ur.soclal attitudes can be thrown
tlw persons i‘::-iin«t whom
ti.i'ir prejuidees directed bm^
fii'nuh for the imrer. 'nableno-T
of Ihe unsocial attitudes to be
come apparent, Thi.s well known
fart is adnolted bv the Jim Crow
lawyers of ihe South in their In-
•■iislencc on segregation as a means
of prer,.rvinB ‘Ti-ciol integrity,"
They know that normally human
hfinus will f,nd one another at-
tr.i live and .«!hare their environ
ment eijually unless romitelled by
some artificial force to do other
wise. IJiinocracy assumes basic
equality -f citizens in a counlry.
Christianity demands that all be-
liivers fitid each other* "neither
common nor unclean," Equafity
fellowship, brotherhood, and com
plete coniradaire aie demanded of
any -ocicty which would Justify
the label Dcmucratic or Christian.
No loiiKir can we agree with the
■yes biivs' wtio w'ould avoid all
ennfliet with m.'frity opinion.
We must slick to fundamentals if
we wi’iiid earn freedom.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By m w wm
J-
y G-vt
!:«1 lod hi f.it
' ist credit Abraham with
•h enough btb’ . .md ' bey.
Hnwrver, it seem« fr im Acts 7 4,
Ahr.iharr dwelt in Haran
ti| •' den'h of his father Tcnh
lu from Gin 1J6-7, when bo
p»‘~:d thmugh the land or place
f She«-hem unto the Oak of
M Ten .:nd found 'he Canaan:t-'S
-n the land. G'>d 'jve him further
:i-r ;r.ince . .ire
fulfilled in • ur liv .o proporti m
o ir 'bedui .1 i O ' not believe
ill of G'lds prorri'r^ x-. Abra-
'• ' sve wet bc-en fulfilled. The
' h.ne pj-icp. re.t nd made
- r.‘r;h_;; >n« to the "-rid but
till larki*--’ in Ihrir belli f in
-T.
G d
tarn
::nd •
they
of
Pa:, r-l.!
* pt Je UR ri- *he S''o
rn ther -an ..nd • dl re-
. .H' ly in
nd happ'rrei- No,
-■-■‘w i.-iiiaU rsce*
• t^| •; lit of life
Tjpf l;.11 of Cod
' b? »«-r l* » rder
I I or . : --ve atterript
lams
be left in the Ur of Chaldees if
we would live the abundant life.
It is well to n*.1e that wherever
Abraham dwelt he erected an .tl-
tar to Cod The Oak of Mareh,
Bethel and H.ii all latei became
impressive scene: in the nation's
history Our homes and Churches
wilt ever 'tand out as reigloua
monuments in like prf.p'irtmn as
God i.L hnn/ired [..et ut also note
that wh'’n Abr.-iham went int'i
E,.*ypt he got (.f line with
God's instiuctii .nd while .lut
of line he bed .ibout his relatinn-
>l'.ip »'i his o-ife Happily for him
and li.e nation he turned and
went in the right direction It*
bad to »i-rjne. hut worse to
cc~.‘:nuf when your mistakes are
p.>iiited out We have received
^ome of G d's blea»ini..r -tnee our
Pilgrim F.i*hF-: set f )t on the
Ke-r Erriand shore*, but have not
;:red, prejudire and many other
thliijcs turned .lur t> art.* ' We r'ort-
ed out aftrr the Revolution to
five ail men ^ 5- nee - made
pr 1 ‘ - in w —t'or amendments
. ttu' tJiH if R»t‘ t*» iKir Cim-
DR. FRANK P. GRAHAM AN OUTSTANDING LIBERAL
Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North
Oaruiina, is truly a liberal and a courageous exponent of demo
cratic ideals. He is decidedly against the things that make for a dis
united Nation and creating racial and sectional feuds. He is fore
most among the element of white and Afro-American leaders who
are not kidding themselves by espousing misunderstanding, racial
discrimination, and prejudice against other races and nations. Dr-
Graham is really working to serve civilization. In doing this he
fully rmcalizes that the true cors of our civilization is in “the
sacred dignity of the human being, regardless of race or class or
place of birth. ”
Dr. Graham and many others of his type are seeking to pre
serve tolerance in this country. He believes in protecting the
rights and opportunities of minority groups. He cherishes ideals
of freedom and he does not want any portion of the country's citi
zens to bo exiled from such freed.ims. Concrete examples of
these foregoing facts arc revealed by his recent apparance before
the House education committee at Washington.
Ho made a constructive plea for approval of a bi'l providing
Fi-derai aid to the states in support of public schools. He pointed
out if the full revenue of some Southern states were expended
on the public school children in these schools would not get an
education such as the average in wealthier sections of the country.
He unhi'^itatingly pointed nut that without education seeds are
sown for an underprivileged people to move towards totalitarian
ism in order to get bread. As a rule, Negro children are among the
und 'rprivilcged element o.' our youth population. This is an es
tablished fact.
Knowing 'he challenging phases of our educational system
Dr. Graham .splendidly stressed certain things from which Negro
children also suffer. In doing so, accordingly to the following
press clipping, he "said a mouthful." Here is a paragraph from
the story in The Ni.wg and Observer:
"Such controls over the administration of the Federal funds
provided in the pending bill are only safeguards to see that none
of the money gets sidetracked into crooked political machines,
hut that all is expended on the education of children.
"In reply to Republicans members of the committee, who ap
pear to oppose the bill on grounds that it will mean Federal in
terference in the administration of state r' blic schools, Graham
decl.*ired that the history nf the land grant c ..leges are ample proof
that Federal aid does not mean Federal control. He argued that
the government never has tried to dictate the hinking. ch iice of
teachers or choice of text-books of any of the land grant colleges
since 1362. w)^n they were first established. He added that that
Congress has passed 140 acts giving Federal aid in different forms
to the «t4te public schools witho'Jt interfering in the running of
the schools.
"Hi said that 197,000 teacher's in the country get less than
$1,200 annually, and 30, less than $600. ‘What does than mean?' he
qmTied. That mean* you put the moat precious thing we have in
the care of a $500 teacher and without Federal aid, that will grf
on."
Dr. O-iham further said: “This bill seeks to preserve lihe.-'y
and equality. Without Federal aid there is more threat of totalj
tarianism than in this bill which preserves equality.' He argued
that Federal aid for t • poorer schools, "the children of the poor
would bav.- a better chance. Without F.-deral aid it means that ed
ucation will become a » '*apon of the rich, or aristocracy, of in
equality." Then he especi^Hv directed his remarks to Afro-Ameri
can children. He labelled tne section of the bill which states that
thf money must be distributed «'q'jany among white and Afro-
American schools as 'a step forward."
/Continued on page five)
stituti'>n. but changed again and
rivil war fiIlowed We have war
on our hand* now. because men
are flouting the purpos-: of Ood.
Therr i* v gleam of hofc een m
the liv':: of men fighting heroical
ly to carry the principles of Chriv
•ian • rothvi -och tlie Ran
Conference and the P.
E P C., but too many are cling
ing to the idols of the Ur yet In
proportion as we come to acknow
ledge Christ as the Son tit Ood
and practice such ammg our fel-
lowmen. the more may we exper
ience the unfolding of God's will
in Our personal xnd national Ule.