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^AGE POUB THF rAROt,IVlAN WFTK F:\TIINn SATt'RPAY. APRIL 13, 194« \ i EDITORIALS CAN T«*«: KLAN COMK BACK? It too ofly yet to fell ho« far th*- movMiteiit to revive the old Ku Klut Klan will get thm time. It do*** Heem, how» \er. tliat there are thoae who ai*»* defiuitHl* at work to bring it bark. Tho»«c who ar* old enough to reniemlM* how thii vieiou* and discredited orguiii/.ation sprang up after World War d ind potnibility of iN •oeond resurrection. Howe* * r it i* well remeiiiLer tl»at America ha* -^rown nmr* adult aiuce the ttil 'hat the Klan was repudiated thfuglu"! th»* iiaiion aOnsibI** and patriotic people hy the tini> it reached its peak about or IH'.'H. On the whole itt attacka thtme of middh' agH atid beyond, though no age group la exempt. These facts, and the unspec tacular nature of the disease, phu the circunislancl that it tit widely regardid as tncuruble. account for ttie letter at- teiition it has received in coinpanwjn to cettuin other killing and crippling tnaln- die*. Hut cancer can be cured, if delected and treated t‘aily enough by one of the thre‘ effective method*. Therefort* fund* are needed, primarily to educate the pub lic as to the nature of thi* great Mioirg' of the human lace. It is aniuging that tlicre nhoulU be aio considerable number of persons in t h ■ Cnited States of Itttrt who could swallo" the gro.es inconsistcnciew of the Ku KIm\ Klan membersliip pledge; •*l. the undersigned, a nuti'e bon true and loyal citizen of the United .Mat*- of Anieiica. being a white male, geulih person of temperate habits. *ound in mind and balioved in Ika of th* ChrUlian raligion, maintenanca of whit* «upr«m«- ry, principi* of pur* An»*ricaB«*m, d « mast rwopuctfully apply for membership in the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.” The juxtapor'ition of the three phia** ‘ emphasized here by bold type 'i'idly n- veaU the penerted in’crpretslion of bo’i Christianity and AmericaniMit shared b; some of our fellow Americans. How man> there are who can think so crookedly no one knows; but surely the iiumbers must be tmullur propoitinnately than it was in the ‘twenties. That both the Kcderal Council of Churches and the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen have recently come out for u ivaliatic and literal interpretation of Chri- Btignity as applied to race should mean that organizations which try to lie up Christian principles with racism will inf have ax smooth sailing at- they had in thw ^^nnfrv' t.wentv«five years ago. .\ti appeal for fund* to light caiicrt' i* an appeal which cannot U' denied .Many of the diseusMi which in the past ha%e i>eet> girst killeis have Iwen brought nnov and more under control; cancer is killing mon proptc every year, in the iMter»‘.i of yourself and your own family, a* well a* for the benefit of other*, you *h*Mild coitlribute to the organized effoil to *op poll 1‘esearv-h, public education and trea'- iiieiit to bring this dread disease under contrui. The Hev. .M. W. VVilliaiiut, chaiiniau «»f the .Negro Ctluens' t'onimtUee. ha- iiamcd Ur. W B. Peltiford and .Mr*. \’ne lit I'ullen co-ehairmeii for the drive, ami a team of solicitors will work with them. \t hen you are asked fur a contribution, •'eniettiber how im^Mirtant this aiis«- - rather than how many contribution* >01 liav*' a!r'ady made to other worihv ‘su-* .i'5 SON6 /TOCiTWfO TO ATTACK \iS\j WE MUST ,, OESTPOy MiH * r. 'i • fHt KSt.MV (>t' AMtHK AN l|)KAi.S FACTS ABOUT TB The I nited Stales I’uldic Health S*r \ic* re\ealed on the eve of Negro Health Ie4 ii«l llif iiulil^ ■T C O. HAUaBUKTOII i.r • a*n Week that Uie incidence of tnbetcuhi*M infection among Negroes is no hignc than among whites, and as a matter of fact not quite so high. But three limes a-* tnuiiy Negroes di* from TB as do whit***. It aeeins that the disease progresses imn* rapidly among non-whius once it start*. It i* also true that because of the greater ignorance and poverty in the Negro pip- uhition. the pnipoition of color»**l viciint.-* in which the disease is discovered at an early .^Ugc is much lower than among whiles. The public facilities for the treat- iiienl of the disease, at least in the .*outl.- Haitk* Th NA u>ey knew A-ero n« .fitly But they rots 11 t tnc undermici ath.' pnv- I ege aiul inju«ilC' shtn lh> v Writ lighting for * dinoi';4y and to piotid iteiii(STac> I v atsn. . quoU 1 ii.>m a rtt-ni Waahmgtoo .Mi ry-G«»- iCi'ond.' tnc weli-kniiwn »yi.dt- »atei column hy Di.v* P. arkc.n But hi- A.k-n'; icterimK to ' n: ‘■.iu ate thinking alM>ul Hi> top- .■ Aa* not I’u N(gn> in tiu sini (d foil* ' during the wat; it wat> jh' •.V’it'm" m tin- army Naturally w«- aie a ith .M 1*1 n«(>n in oppoKiiinn t‘ ii. inn*t‘c%iuiiy di*lmction' in th« ..iij.tl lii'c«'.s 1 on :ai»k. *‘t .my oitM»u.» a: d incid 'Hi.- dt-- timii'm* bit'** ! "tfH — and men di-iirn'ti' un rir«.->aiy f**r tm effs-i* nev of e^^n »>■ r n .ank chaie* (hat ih morale of our aimed srrvwe/ I'uh ue i> and W U'ltig damaset •f ih« Ameriesn Academy PctilKsl and Social Science . i' atit lor duiioctSMis of one kind or anotber between offieen and inliAted men. They »ay that re- t .uiting and cspivialy re-enlut- .ng of voiuni'i» I' M-;iou».'- namperi-d by iKa uruit inM’ialle piacts* .-. anf ifi thAi-A who hav. recently enp* H Oi-ed th«i- piaetH* A.nt re- inoi«- to do With Uml* >mii. i>.« But bi* « uiiiunt l«*re» nIc in I I arni> Of courae iw* one -HTWa in jiamt r.-ci .Jiiing \« for tH- armed iT. f long a» enough nf ih* 'i^ •> o\aiianU- U> nait tat>U. ' a ^1 oum «. unfoail »nip'. i U n -tab!* and *>i- llk Rut t I'atii'n u int4i*-»(e* in maintain ing an anny an*! iw.' All) hav .iiid mn> ; U .»nd if il t** )h- readv .11. t,. .1* P - • ■ «»• i ;u- aitK-r M |{.o I in .o -u -mg .\.iii> f' S gl • Slltds ra. A rite* ThA Negi*. I tn. iiateai A a- .ip.-n Ihe duiliig tht;- Aar m .•pee- *.^‘utar Aa r «.'oi.inuiM>ins of :e;:> nav> • n i .»rH . tV*-;. ..b(M4t wiial .U- r“'’U;d V mati» i| N«g:'^ .ind wnat js ii'* p«.ii*p i;V’tlUf u«ed in narHtiing Nrgf>-. "t* h iiie> titfii* l)•-Kble ni'ar 'viikg 1h!- .N( - •* m fhi lOinoi xpAeN-d ./'I-, a pioolei.* Nati-*n i*--;';i 4nn.-» Bu' ; .S’- • I - ,ipl. . 'ban *■•♦1 '-o • • •ni-. !«■ III..*-- I - nM*-i *'l mai Churche* and the Kellowidiip of Southern Churchmen have rccentlr come out tor a reulietic and literal interpretation of Chri- etSnity a» applied to race ahould mean th&* oritanizutioiiB which tr)' to tic up ChrUlian princIpIcB witli raeUm will an' h»ve ab amooth aailinv aa they lied in llii-* country twenty-five yeara ago. Ai to the relation of raciam to "pure Americaniam.” all wlio conaider then Hivea and wUh to bo conaidered by otliera aa true .Vmericana aliould reeali tha- neither tlic Deelarition of liideprndencn nur tlie Coiibtitution uf tlie Liiitnd Stair, make., any reforeucc wlialever to rare, rx- cept to forbid dUcrlminaliou agaioal pel aoQ5 because of it. rapidly among non-whitea onre it ataita. It ia ulau true that betauae of the greater igiioruiiee and poverty in the Negro pop- uhition. the proportion of colored \ictinta in a-hich the diaeaae is diacove ed at an early stage ia li.ach lower than among whiles. The public facilities for the treat- inent of the disease, at least in the south ern states, also heavily favor th.- whilex. MFLR FIGHT CANCER The multiplicaUon nf drivs* f»r funds ii likely to iifspin- Uic gvergg**. citizen of limited means (and that includes nearl', all uf us) with a slight feeling of di*niu). Now come- the Cancel- Conli*ol orgams; • tion’a drive; and this year Negi*o«s are be ing invited to lake part in the campiii/n in Raleigh und Wake County. All the fads point to th*- extreme im portuiice of Ntgroes of the prevention *.f advanced tuberculosi*. F’ublic health fa cilities in this line have been greatly in*- proved for all in recent yea»T*. and pie vention and detection facilities are g* h erally more available fur Negioes than an- bed* in hospitals for the tulwnuluus Cure of tubercuosis. eapeciaily for Ne groes. rests on early discovery ami prompt measures. The desih rale »a«» '*■ material^ reduced when the Negi** pnC lie rt'alizea and act* *»n the fai-t that p* - - todn physical examination* -.h*»uld In- taken by everyone, and that lub«‘rcut*»si diM;uvcred early ia *»ne of the *|efii»*ielv cursbie diseases waa m*l llu- Ntgr*t in Iik- aim ■ d furtoduimg (he wai: it was th*- 'fk-At* AVAliin" in itw army Naturally wc at*- «ith N* l‘t:tr«»n in *pp*«itinn to ai > i:nn*--*'N»ary dwtin*-tiiFnA m th* ■iin'l fott-eis lutM-fl on tank. fi .iny otii»UF ant iviH-nuiv du- nm-'ion* b*t'A*... ivffM I- and nli1-i im-n tlistincti’n 'iii nicii-aiv f*ir til. i fficH'ncy «» t»H - f'lf. Rut tb* t'asii .-t in in l-i ai lin'd fore- > wiiu-h u iinn*' vir hHi.- » lin- on* 'A'hirh 'i.-- re- ct-ived ail tno .ittl*' .iitintHii tiorn Ml PeaiMin and m-ariv -v i-rytiurlv i la* ouuidr th* N-gi'> rm-*' T.'i* i» just a» *er»*»u* ;*t malt* 1. .md probably ev n mor* unci-d th*:" pia4-tH.- - want n-- moip to do with Unit* San>'- army. CH coura* no ihw wotrn-s in p*nMT-tuin' atxHit n-eiviiling S f ri-es tor the aimed srr\’K*eii aa vng a* enough trf them at avaiianU- to wait tahk-. a a h iTuina. unUiait snip> rl* in atahico. and ‘in like Rut if ts> .•atton iH inti . aii-it m )iuitniar ing an army ami naw w-nt. t* wilt have effii u n* v and mr.> uM .«nd if it w'i^vi* 1*1 ite rt-adv in ciuw there »h*Hild eyet b* ar I I her war. it nad h* tt>*r ermsM.' IN utfnr dranttc revtsKar in lU I ol«ir cast*' -'t«i-ri m w* t! .i tbr rank caste system The Utleiat i*»ue of the Aanals -To ba- ('•Hitmui’di I esf Wf" I €TttOl. III H I,. (•RI'f Ht coNTiNUiNc; OUR mscus XION or POPUl.AR HASH IVANOCLICAL MOVCMENTS ■ ak II' . nd in Siih It. fiiai It • M t«> iidiiuU' Dm -o^ *-• aiigi .i->M tlorU ol the -n lARiH- iTiintsUi wiDKHti nigh gte- - ur UkMougo tiaiiiing but BE PUBLK -MINDF.D Cancer Control is a “must.*’ however. The death rate from cancer continues to mount, und os a matter of fact, cun c«r is responsible for more deaths than is tuberculosis Infantile paralysis claim* far fewer victims than dues cancer. .Mso it should be noted tlial though the diaeaa- U not yet as prevalent among Negroes m» among whites, it is increasing every yeat. One out of every 16 deatlu among u* is now r*lributable to cancer. Cancer is not a i.-oumiunicubl** dis^'ssv in deciding how >ou will vole in th* special city election t o determine wheth er or nut Raleigh should tax itself to pro vide by a 1100.000 bond issue for its share in financing improvemeiiU on th** Ualeigh-Durham airport, you should con sider carefully the benefit which may Ih* derived by the city aa a whole, as well as how you would l>e personally affected iM itnsr sh-'Uld ttw-y igm* it. i.ti-.n: 'iHHi-d ta fvaiu lU'd and thr minister htins*-li t-h**uld bt- iskt'u int** alt ptotv-a ki*na. and mtrrdenuminaiMiral ■ Igsni/ation* •ponatMrd ktcsllv by th» ihurch lead* r% If the in n-'.'at«M ts tfi-Ifish aod mercen ary. his incltnaiuiii wilt bi u> assert his ind* pt-nd* nee and re fuse f Ihmstaip iifh-ttKl htm. But it hr L» siiK-E'M, h«- will be an iifluerwi- tow ard gr* aler pnp*i Isrity (g thr mintslrrs of the icnmiunily with th* ma»sn wh-- iiiakr ptiAtiihi!t th* n*llgpHi« TIh t* mtiK-> l* *1* ■ (HthimM*' in Dw •pint u sho* t-.Ait-iiip vOi'b nv ' .Ii ntv -ft) i-UM-iVid in ‘'b^iniwr* id nm* mi.rrr. radio itstksis. rertsin to tal i>-VApap r* anJ maig^iin'. .lad -ven .XMitineicial sp)‘n-.t: >■; rsdi** prugisins should be re t-ignurd for tile srhiMmat. -vh* OM- that It IS So k>ng a* in« vest«-d int* n^u of a rtNi itiunily can piactu* •'c>«MHn •- V «p.i*itatw*n aivl sta-ial repr- . sum of a i-ommunity group and hide behind substdizing th* groups religUHi* uwliujiwn. iht ptiH.'tic* will ctMitintse Lnutvh men ran circumvent thr evM •U-rtotype ftusted upim the nuuA • vsngrlu’ai movi'ments with-n the kiwer *t-uriomic strsls of 00. awiety by pointing nut rlear!v in seimufts. written srtirltw on t'ltgUHls lopw-s lerture* hehu - •li 1 I *1* raarsl- Between The Lines By DrAM B. HANCOCK FOB ANP niHILl.OniONMENT It. yi ft -iiM iial me* tmg . • «lit(*/Ml iTiii* •iNMirteni'e II;. ut IH- {•.•>> >' maiwhip -onn’i i'd with in**.- .j- in w**rshtp WlM-ti on. « - . !• *■ all "O' t'tv. Milan min^vters ,n a coinittunit* rt-g.ndk >'■ to i • . .*1 nf tju h 4,. Uaders, sucis) action becom**s togicai aiMt (t'a«ible Recently I'.v n inc itigatiixed mmutry cl \k iln>ini(ton. N C- f«>und a Incal iw-wspaptf using unb>T**mi:ig lanxuagt u'lile ,*nii*>u>Vtng * *Min fi Mtur A hu-h at >** - slurred aunve -d ine cilitt nr,' i'*mim**n (-au»« wa> (eh and i f (*rctiv«' prole-' Aas agaiitot th*‘ a^'twin of th* pap**' More and mor*- it will bsvom*' pee*-«sary for alt moial leade • itl our (**>mmunitiea to make common rauN Hjt of funtiaim-n: al »«au*-r and forget their doc irinai diffeu-ru'-- in *o ibiing SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON •. Tsxts are high ss it is; but will an al ditioii uf t cents per $100 to the city tax rate pi*uve burdensome in proportion to the advantages to the community uf an improved airport? That is the main ques tion Sui>ji-I tt-*w de%u> yiiend* Ra- •lAMided Mk I iA-:’v ' ig-gs iitox;. i.» - iH. •xn-» K«-> Vti .\i>d Iw left 4II. rur_ up Hiuf r>llr>w*d Sui* l.uXr &;3a THE CAAOLINtAN Pubiuiied by The Carolinian Publianmi Ju Cntored ss svcond-clais matter, April i, 1940. at tha Post Office at Raleigh. N. C.. under the Act of March 3. 1879. P. R TERVAY. Publisher C. D. HALUBURTON. EditoriaU Bubocrlptkm itotes One sear $3.00: Six Months, IIJO Address ell communications and make aU check* payabU to The Carolinian rather than to iBdividuaU. The Carolinian expressly repudiate*^ rcsponslbOity for return of unsolicited pleturea aanuscript, etc., unless stamps are sent Mi M BArgatt SIh Raklgh. R. & C'uinmervial aviation is due fur great expansion within the next few years. Ra leigh was inconvenienced and placed at a disadvantage for many years by poui railway terminal facilities. It may t>« that failure at this time to do our share in pro viding air terminal facilities will prove disadvantageous to the city in t h e not too distant future. Nt-arty twi th*u»«ii*1 'vnia i .K*w MokiimiNil atArtrO b> -me tn«i. whoM wurk» ■K v^ir rtV'titw-f ui •prtMt ai'uun*^ the wurkt TSi« Sl«*vw.mt b«* ifWTVivMd m m >- m«-nluifi M thr yrart have i-umr and gonr Ar.d what Is renisra- able ab(H t thu Mu*' nient U tk »maU b-glanins. with )utt twelvr •pMtlT' wh*’»r Hcnabk back- XTtHUid va* «u iiiai.:iiifM.*an(. tlul rven thr krrorvl ubmvM tg DW ft'-maiih puliiivuins .-nd th* osost •cruttnuing kctfprre uf (h« Jaw- wh rvhsiufi pat** h*(n nu Atton Uwi To k*cp histury •irMgLt buwover. there w«re two or thte* piui-sted. wMittqr cad tHti* HiMi m ih* pRtuir. but wr have tMU roui-h in^matmti on Utrir at tivity to the rMTjrmg fotward 'K thr Nn* Movrinent Let u* note *h«>ugh. that iturr wnr maity rdn- ealrd WKf inltucntui irw> wnr ardently 1-i>fc*d !*>* the .Mf>«ias to r nt* and prrh.-p» they Ihuu^t if recruKa wer* u> be had (nr thi* •novceiMFnt. 'hry wiatid have U> te .iuttoii fiNMR men uf ihrir ctea* Rut not Ml TttoM eoDtok* wboar wer I would b* to carry on U- s BI-\. nmt niuBt br friend* iH *iv* Ortsinster: they mAft br trained fur tPB Urk iramed to aelf-det*.*; tsught thr cort uf Icavinc thru »rt» to be fuhen - f men and •boe* ail thr hrtd b» get the via- MM> by aauH-iatUM) and daily con tact with th* SourcB. th* Itead K thr Movement .VM kitidf-- 1*1 m.ikit tt follow him pri-Ne* T(l Stt CKSSSl'l. MOVKMENTlf* Any buM-iew ■ WUV TM» RKHPO.NVg? ft » (Pmhtful If tbi» r*»untry baa knnwn a m«rv dcprvsftng il*.*n tb* Nigi*' diAiliiAKinmrnl at Ih* runrlUNinn uf W'lfid War I I' N«gr-t 'll* UMjght valianl'v agaiiHvt drn.-idful odds to ssv**, .1 'luHignt. the w.*rl(l fni «l*ino«-iacy. When the war was over tt-n m.i *• VHiU'nl p* anure was -xerted ««» Negrne** throughout Ih*- l'nit*-d Hlatem It Ae*'med at timee that 'vm the littk- that be had -uld iM- tak* n away Th* e«s*ti*»n nf immigrali*»n %avfi what katked like a fateful .iu.*'i.to m that It left tabor iliortagvR whwh Negnica were called up**o •*» fill in the iH.ith, Of r.ur.M- thu alleviation c-ame by ih*c a;*. hI lortuitiiur riirumnlan*-*'* rather than by any genuine re- .in*iti: .m«-nl *•( whit* Aiiu-nca of lU col*»i barrM-r*. Negnw* wen to Innk from the bitter cup of disiUusionmmit and bittsi ■iMli'ed wa» the hellish draught Ratfkd in his legitiinst*' aspirations to share the democracy • hieh tb»»U'ami* 'if his isce m* n died, distraught at the in* -I- ... ,>r nui*- applied by the whit* ■xupi*maci.sU to pri'scrv* tlu latu* qu4» th*- N'-gro gallantly girded himu It to tiie awkward k ,. “ying to tight hp. way out of th* morass of moral calamity I - 1-. 1 «iv iiaki n him Tlwn ram*- World W' lr 11 |{. .nD ieii Wu.iil Wai II dui'lu*iontHl but hope ful that .*ome- lA IA »fi* nf Dir step-citisens of the nation miglD profit by "n- *.u(('iing which he shan-d m full nuasu-*'. He went a little :i: I in thr ruunwls of thr nations; but wheih**r it was to fail t> U*wer in th*' peruKl of I>tBillusi*>nin«-ni Ii li-matm to be ■ - n. Tit* piiiod of disillusionment ai haid upon us. It a* C'nui chill nas sliig4-d Ru-sta has thrown a curtain of ...to are«y about most of *Mstvin Europ*-. America has thrown in* caus* oi rare relations an iron cuitain of intimidation 4' ' .a*/ fain that w dish«sitoning to wiious minded inter 4.... . u- mi'-ugh«ut Ih** nation If ml* iracialum cannot help m 'h nuc' per.'id ot Die N*-gro's dtsillustonnHnt 11. th«m we may 4» Wi ll ckMc shop' Il has loitM about Dial th* Negro veteran^ are being riHiuffed It - \ *i> auIi* The diMirs of 'h opportunities are being siammii .11 '»>* tat-*** of out b’4\ .'''nA who have a just right to expect I.. IK. •.•>gs ..f couitiiv. Many nf t.M* skills th' veU*iani> acquired inu»i iunk**d if th*-*e young men are to earn then daily bread. l'ni-‘!Diriatoly. Dm t*«i4ial g.>\einintn( which opined oppurtunitU*.: u. tlvsr .iighei akilis is not in po»iion to loinp'-l private industry .. pu.. naM* Dies*- Akills and so th«* N**gio vetorans ar* left sus* to ’-I'*' .M-twein th* things tln-y want to do and Uu things Uu-y iiAv. to do to am tm-ii daiiv bi«ad. The failure of the FFPi; m .d* sui'h it 'toiMuic *lM*m inevilahir It all aiiiount» io a Uisiiluaionm* nt II uooui wnai use snuuu uc mao*' 'll Nigin aoldiers and wnat per- -nne. aivuld be used to handling .Negnaw. T h ..I my ttos i.toi. nohhrir near solving this Negro lafooi* m. Oi n*a> auty that tlw Army cunnol Im expt'Cted U> s«dv* a problem which th* Naturn itsell lannot Bui ‘ I' probUi.i IS far sin)pi«*t than the N’at ito’- It la onlv to max* t"«* me>t ef- ;.*tr. to-M- 'if manp-'wet ' Til* n* xl ni nr* in it*« .«r iM'le H nvNt -ignifM-ani I ’hr .\ini> » wn .xpi'.imcn' *iu:mg the wai hi.i*' thrf' ‘I; . a.mpi.' pr-.:*U'm can Is- ao.*- ■! The Common Defense ... HOPE AND PROMISE IN AMERICA SaioM'thing -ignifiranl is hap- to'Hiitg n prufrsai*4iai tMM'ba'. |... N'gio*-* hav«- been barred from membership on a team in the big league*. But now Kianch Ru-key, Pr*-sKl»-nl of Uw Bi'N*klyn Dtalg* rs. has sign>*d up Jackie Robinson a N*-gn>. ;-b.y >hort-stup fur M'totrt'al. '-rv* of the Duoger* farm team? Hu-krv was a'ki-d whi Ih- did Il Hi> answer, in L/>OK for .March 19th. was. i n doing .t bt'cau*' I can't b*-lp it. I *-annot toec nf- tf*id much l«»ng* i kn*>w • :pg that HL i*lack creatuics ar’ •* paral* and ihstmct fr'-m H -hit* ere.* n--- m tn* gani that given m*- alt 'hat I can critic* ol Aimrican demiK-racy wht'. in unn-strained bitterness. •otneDin* s condemn Am*-rica as it it wt ie a land of unrelieved injustice, Injustice there is in Aiiiciicg. .So on* can overlH>k it. But, M'illM*r can anyone, leading our history, dt ny that we have made -• pr«>cress toward the creation ••t the kind of ermntry in whicn opportunity is open to all re gardless of race or rt-ligion. And iM-cause there is hop*: ari'l pi-oinis* here for all men -» as in oo other country under the sun — in spite of out short- ccmings. Americans are every uay m'M’c and mure realizing I'lee g**fKl •* thing it is to livti undei our toim of gov'-rnnier.t • h»w good It is to bt- free, freo to, sDtfak. bo orint. to wnrshiD. Branch Rickey, President -if thi Bi'Miklyn Dodgi-rs, has sign*^ up Jackie Robinson a N**gro. >■ j*lsy short-stop foi Montreal, '•ne of the Dodgers fai-m team* Rit-kcv was ask*^ why Ih* did It His answer, in LOOK for .Match 19th, was, “I'm doing .t because 1 can't h’lp it. ! • nnot laec my G,>d much long* • now- mg that Hi* hlaF-k creatures ar** II ri Mparat* and dutmet from H ' >hM«' creatur- h m tn* gan* tttol >.• given m*- all that I can • all my own. " That is m the re*ord now. And Jarki- Robinson is p a r I nf a II.aj*'. Magu*' baseball team. W’hat Mr Rirki-y haa said anJ .ir> u a sharp lebukc to thiw** Hay Widl. we are materslisDc. but ‘here ar* ihm* w*,rth im*i* to.v. pe«et. happiness which ars ’.*>1 ..tways had from the mater- lat thing* of life. BaitU.teus, Levi, ‘he P’lbllrian and th*- man passes- tad With demons are illustrstiuiu . b**maht -'Ut in Ihi* lassnn What would the xorM be like KMlay if these men t. Jn'i respond- to ‘he rail nf JeNiis Have yni re- f -eetati mU-Hto. -date and home n>. H-ti itoT HfmM 'Ml mi—Htii hate any a|.i|u» »ith ‘hr gres* .*f rh* rrhe- ‘toay MiMloii* •t f'hns'ian- who p*in*d Ipe Mni'ineii' ‘aried h> twarl.v Ihtu ht»u»»nd year' ago are happv In ‘he --mall pun I'ley have pl.iyed In making the !ii • ••f o*h^ iruasom happy who have f- ond Chrii It pays to respn id I otito call of Jesus Have you re- •to'ndod' history, dt-r that we nave made — pro «a toward the creation oi tht kind of country m whicn opportunity is open to all re* gardiras of race or religion. Anil bi-cBUM- thc-re is hops and promu*' here for all riK*n — as in DO other country undor the sun -«- in spite of our short- comings. Americans arc every oay more and more realizing I'uw good a tiling it is to I'vg UfKlei out form nf gov«*rnn> -t — how g*HKl It IS to te’ free, frt-o W) speak, to print, to wtmship. to vote ■— how god It IS to be able to work towanl a better democracy here to bring the fiutts of justice tn ihoac nr our people who yet do not mitoy thi m — to be able to do tnn without (ear of reprisal by tne govt-rnment. How giHid It IS to be an Amei H-anl To live in a rtHtntrv where pTfilestants. Catholica. Jew« Whites and N* grues have an op portunity to caive ou( their own destiny and. over the yeari, t make progress toward that I etter. juster order of whicn Anurtoa gave promise at her birth ftoaini* alnt- ||p > lee fM miegrution. plenty of pres- -iir*. MM'iitinixN* ‘o he a^seed upon Vsteruik odminislralhtn by N«g'oes i>tem**'li's for *1 nre -egrega>ed hos- pitaU in ihe swih Mtestiai. tttfW do iheto pfopooentk for -egregation pr ■po**' U' taff Ihcke o-pItsU with qi.allfisd Negro doctors who, io ttto null*. .«ri* making -i much money ihal tliC' e nut tiile-tried ip liOS- pital '•faff ptwitloos* Pealh: , “C* tee busy "W IriVo tn yeur d#» Ybf •i(4dUHd44 of ik#*4gen togr. Hget tg « ^llrfe “ V aa JesUk kitid t ‘biise whu Hu message K prmcipJ*'' •d til* kmgdin - wm so hoar’- searchmg a«i>l conitoihng that I. i.iompfed the dUciptes com- s*Unont I' Ik w* It to time ‘he uiiuuali- f»«d ubedienc* •*( ‘he diaripfes ' Jest**, and the f rsskmt ot 'heir p-ugrato fvtluw ‘hr pr»grsm nf ‘heir (rt*-nd We are lscIuI airl k>«al ‘o any ratxw stton we are 'huroughly mfimiltc**d to Ms lesd- er Ve -re try friei*d*. if ye dc whatauevrr I .-ommand you ' Joe lA 14 tM»Cs rr PAY Tfl RRhPflNIl Is Use Orst piece II w mttora- ' I buPtoo Hture io ivspund r«sp ltd Ot be connected with s lUuvafliHrat whicu w sucoeesfuL bs- cauB* It bttip* blin ui s material way. Wail, we are niiatoraijetiCk I f, ierRH Aaiiri(«)Cw(W>gi^
The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 13, 1946, edition 1
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