PAGE FOUR EDITORIALS ILL-TIMED, TO SAY THE LEAST A short: time ago the News and Ob server reprinted on its editorial page a piece from the St. Louis Star-Times com menting on the fact that Tusk ogee listed only one lynching in the United States during 1947, although six other instance's, described as "borderline cases,” w ere listed. The usual statement to the effect that "one lynching is too many,” fol lowed The real nub of the Star Times editorial, however, was the following: "Trial by snap judgment will linger so long as any report such as this must in clude the realistically cynical observe tion: ‘During the year 44 persons were under indictment as participants in lynchings or attempted lynehings, and 14 were freed,' Until those who lynch or try to lynch meet justice, the blood on the nation’s hands may pale a little, or grow less, but those hands will be bloody sin.’ ” .On the same day on which that editor ial was reprinted in a Raleigh daily came the announcement that the attorney gen era! of North Carolina might submit to a U. S. Senate committee a brief in op position to proposed federal anti-I,ynch tng legislation. A newspaper item report ed t h at he would not be able to go to Washington to testify before the Senate sub-committee (at the invitation of Sen ator Eastland, of Mississippi), but in a letter to Senator Eastland the attorney general of North Carolina is quoted : "If ! can find it possible to do so 1 w ill attempt to file a short brief in opposition to it as S thnk it is well known that North Carolina as well as all other Southern states is very much opposed to any such measure and feels it is entirely unneces sary and will cause much more harm than good." The CAROLINIAN hopes that our at torney general will not find time to file the brief, or better, that he will decide not to do so. In view of the glaring fact North Carolinians are not numbered among those 44 persons who in 1917 were indicted in connection with lynching? or attempted lynching? only because t w ■> North Carolina juries refused to indict on excellent evidence some would-be lynch ers, we think our officials might w e 11 forego any statements to the effect that federal legislation is so entirely unne cessary, We do not concur in the opinion that the doctrine of states’ rights should include Ih e right of a state to decide whether citizens of that state and of the United States may or may not be lynched with impunity to the lynchers, or that lynching cannot be eliminated until all the people of the state are in the mood to give up the practice. North Carolina has a good record as to lynehings when compared with most other southern states; but the Northamp ton a flail is a blot on her record. We hold that it ill becomes an official of North Carolina at this time to register a protest against federal legislation to protect citizens against the outlawry of lynching while the state through its regu larly constituted legal machinmery is un able tot do so, even when its highest offi cials make an honest effort. RALEIGH EXTENDS EAST OF F AYETTEVILLE STRE ET A local newspaper has congratulated the city government, and especially that pail of it which has to do with traffic reg ulation, on its plan to control the move ment of pedestrians in busy areas, to the end that traffic in general may be im proved and the safety of pedestrians en hanced. That is well and good. Rut what about places like the corner of Blount and Hargett streets, where the poor pe destrian does not, enjoy the advantage of stop lights either to heed or ignore, and where each pedestrian must be his own THE CAROLINIAN Published by The Carolinian Publishing Co, Entered as second-class matter. April 6, 1940, at the Post Office at Raleigh, N, C„ under the Act of March 3. 1879. P. R. SmVAt, Publisher C. D. HALLIBURTON. Editorials Subscription Rates One Year, $2,50; Six Months, $1.75 Address all communications and make ati checks payable to The Carolinian rather than to individual 5 !. The Carolinian expressly repudiates responsibility for return of unsolicited pictures, manuscript, etc., unless stamps are sent. 113 East Hargett Si. Raleigh., M- C. policeman, take his life boldly in his own 'hands, and direct, himself across the busy and unregulated intersection ? We sometimes think that Lite authori ties are forgetful of the fact that all Ra leigh does not lie west of Fayetteville Street; that there are busy intersections made by the crossing of streets that do not intersect Hillsboro or Glen wood. SENATOR EASTLAND MISTRUSTS A news dispatch reports (hat Senator Eastland of Mississippi as .saying that the Ik S. Supreme l Court is “not judicially honest,” He is further quoted as express ing this opinion; “I don’t have any con fidence in the Supreme Court, and I don't think the bar of this country has.” No doubl a good deal of the mistrust of the Court fell by Mr, Eastland grows out of the tendency of tin Supreme Court in recent years to interpret more or less literally certain parts of the Constitution which in previous years have been widely regarded as empty phrases. Among these are: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the Unit ed States and of the State in which the.v reside. . . No State shall abridge the pri vileges or immunities of citizens of tho United States; nor shall any Start; de prive any person of life, liberty or pro perty without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction Hie equal protection of the laws, "The right of citizens of t he United States to \ ate shall not bo denied or : abridged by the United States or any ; State on account of race, color, or pro- i vious condition of servitude.” THEY ARE OUT ON BAIL When the solicitor of Harnett Count} admitted, as he recently did. ih-at he fob it would be worse than useless to seek a first degree murder verdict in the cax< of the (wo white men charged with kill ing one Negro and serious].'. sounding another, he put an official stamp on the .of justice, at least, in that county if not: allegation that there are two standards all Over the state, lie acknowledged that there is one standard of criminal justice when the accused are white, and quite another when the accused are colored. As a matter of fact it is quite possible that in certain types of crimes there aw really four standards; one where the law breaker and Ins victim are both black, another where they are both white, a third where the victim is black and the culprit white, and a fourth (the severest and most inflexible) "here the victim is * white and the culprit is black. The Harnett case, as brought into sharp focus by Solicitor Hooks’ decision not to try for a first degree murder conviction, poses a question in criminal’ procedure, southern style, a question which must be viewed practically as well as theoretic ally In this particular case that question was this: Is it better to seek a first de give verdict on the basis that the crime was according to all evidences first de gree murder, knowing the great proba bility that a jury would not order t h e death of white men for killing any Xe gro under any circumstances, or is it bel ter to seek conviction on a lesser charge, but with greater possibility of obtaining a guilty verdict, and some subsequent pun ishment. ? It is the same old question with which Negroes are so often faced is half u loaf better than no bread? Always? Sometimes? When? It is part of the American dilemma. It is associated v ifh second class citizenship. If. as apologists for North Carolina • .sometimes say, race relations are entirely satisfactory in the Tarheel State, is it not true only to the extent that Negroes accept, second class citizenship as the best they can get? SUPREME COURT TELLS FIREMEN The Supreme* Lour! has not waited for toe passage of a Pair Employment Practices law. I: has declared, on the basis of principles alrcad embodied in our fundamental law that discrimi nation against Negro locomotive Bremen in job rights is illegal. That tho lily-white firemen':, union and the southeastern railways have cor la borated to prevent upgrading of colired fire men is perfectly clear.. It is also known that agreetrv-nts make it all but impossible for new Negro locomotive firemen to be hired The Court's position is th«t undo the lav the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is bourn! to honor and protect the rights of colored' fire men even while barring them from mem hr r ship. When aii labor unions realize and accept the fact A'bat their function is to protect workers not ex pi oil some of the apparent advantage of others, they will be serving their real purpose, and will have greater public approval. THE CAROL! NT AN me- ’• :***.• h-■ ~ I [-. * * ■—-C Ajl “ARRESTED IN'* FREEDOM'S NAME"' lEe yV l ' A j jij lg§|| J'ecotiti riicughts | ? *** c ° iUki ' JUL&X}nT^R jjj tut I’ is said that n - v - : - wholiy adult: but some vb.td hood trait-, linger in the make up of the most mature of us. One of the traces of ben-hood left in me a dear- for -nov m winter time. U seems to ns that no wind > ib- on com plete that lets not supplied n or two good oid-tasmouc a snowfalls T ih;ee sn; rev more, and at least one- of tin n should make .1. appearance by tho first week m mm ussy - - the latest. I love North Vo! mm.:; end the section of it in w;m:h 1 liv'*: but in the 0. .1 three years i have developed a colossal ;feev- - against them on the ground of thee niggardly allowance .>? oiiou I an ee become an acute student of tin-. winter weatrer that this scutum of North Car communist plot, or sorr-cfhiny, to den rive rno one other ■ of or - rightful aRo-.vane- of m, wfai:. \\ cy havc i ■■ ;■ ; . con clusion that R,i.i--!gh arid its «•-.!- SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev. M. W. Williams Sul- j. ■_, vi., p t . . ..... ~ Life of in,. Lord Jesus C Hen .Li.), ip; Isa. V-r bf... Matt. >2l. 5:17: 20 2(5-28>. Key V s.-a w X. .;- which i'.-v. a.-.i.' iftiUu As the iv.. lb a- ci y .am s ;! t non-Chrc-mms ach die Bible so» ii- 1 »u par. W in the W”hi . u irti,, interesting and bii-c.-'-c -e given. Kai f-.> disease unc proven! its spread. In 1904, hot •.•ever a sv up of doctors and lay people met in Atlantic City. N -and organized the National Tiin.; A:-.v ri alien so. the exprc«j pts ioa ■ conducting a csiviynj.; vhrouy.'uxn the country agsh this commun irablo disease The Association x»sed to uu ail its form*, to vend it b; m,.- tiun about the disease and its prevention -.r-d to encourage ■. : hlifi 1 o v >f>ryi Spread Hi o ro: i-i-e: iyfuvi'natian about tubercuiosi- meant «.bo dear mg up nusapp; ehensionc. about the disease. A. that time, ’tinny people be!: veil that tufa:- > • entosis v, n... (nhiy-vym.-,: .. eouttl. r.oi bo cured and there was lit so: that could be don*', tjeotn tttbftr vrons arc getting a row deal ,r. this respect? Wall here are iht facts: As soon as it begins, to get cloudy it also gets warm {•■;. When it is cold enough to sir v it is also sunny. I ha,' investigated tm.- thing, readers. Let’s take a typical situation. One wakes up one morning and go( - outside to see the sky overcast. 'The thermometer egi.sters abound 24 or 28. All is set tor a seasonable snow - fad. But soon the skies begin to clear, it gets even caide:. but obViously there can be no Show out of a clear blue sky Or take another typical situ ation in those par;.-, It has been cold tor some- lime, and now it begins to be cloudv. Precip itator is eicarii m order, Bui dee-, a iemmn cold enough L snow? No • Whatever lows have ■ us 24 hours w more lire tem Persi an- ... ill shoot up to above freezing bet ore anything star's propping, so vhen the,dropping starts, it's ju * plain old rain oi V - kind you e in Noci-mbr or Vi..; ' i'hcic- i.- plcntv oi cold westhe,. but if is all clew. . ‘urk no! ?rtr.s ! am core. nei-troy ii:c Jaw. or to prophet:-.: 1 am fu.-i conic \o d'.-irc.j, bur m N'lf.l!." ■ Malt. 17) Thus: Chris u.vrmy i.s ihc- tiß'.'iiJnuvu of ,;u 1n " '-'K' J -'arneni laug-.t, Ilona B - 4 pj ftrosr: n i-> | OK >SN I- in a i him : •!;.! : 1 '• 1 "0.. mii \i, ... H.' yvi warm- an. aßut-B;-;, Am ith.uhv’A 1:21 And .-nr sh..H b: ing forth -. md • !* call hi:- name .Jesus: foi ra sh...! rave h.s pi-'inii- iioiVi ,heir PI KPOSK !II VN \ nn.PFK 5 \!>i \!.l. f IRC PM ST\\< TS Sum. -: Dries W: pu. >:• rviurn.! . fi-cl that o»f jot is the- worst of Hr rii'io niii .-'out :'Ora- : i ;fiv pgi’abli'. :- u - Hi. U K si.-' - Foi* '.vi .iov< i.'ot -.!> high pricsi • which ca-i n<-! be .ouckcd w,u. c'li'r.ir •■V-.-epi .Wee it. Founders of the National Tu. - crculosis Association knew that tuberculosis wrv. not inlieritcu. that it could he cured and that mat.;, ’hums oiAbd ot don. i< ; Piesvor.i its pir-ad. They believed that a successful campaign again, t tuberculosis must ov nation-wide in scope but that she program it must bo flexible, adaptable: to the needs of the different tc . lions or the country. From tie 1 very beginning, therefore, they encouraged the formation of M,v anrl local -lssocialions to direr: ihe campaign within their ar*v.-. Today there or; 3.000 assoelu > iiiv s .4 ill La ted with 1 1':. Nation?-! i Tu be iv>i l nr iAss oc ia i ion, Ev <•>. v'Uit.y and the oteiricl of Colum bia have iuberculosis associab.v --: a;tii within the- states are assoc in , lions organised on county tu , >: immunity basis Tbs re are alaa uii'i Hated ;:.l;0«s in Puei-’.f. , Rico, .Vlasßo Hawaii and the Cana) Zone. in cvopei Mian with ofiicusi ! health agencies, the as social iona : waging ’.veil organised ram i jjauoij. to eraditaic tuberculosis v. • ■. A:- soon as :t gets cloudy if gets warm, and as soon a.- it gets -o'd it cleans. The clowning insult to our section, h st?* k?s oi r.eteorologieal ran. deals ex tending more than two veto.; came last week x.c; Memphis, Term., had 12 incaes nl snow, and even Shreveport, Louisiana, an- outlandish tropi cal locality, had seven or eight.. \leanw hile wt had a mean rain ail day and -11 night in a tens perature that never went above a 4 People ask me why 1 want it to snow. 1 am stumped. I can iind no sensible answer. One friend, trying lo understand, askr-ri me vvht tiler or not I - -vr -- -- d. (Os - ours- I cU- not. - I : now I looked forwaid to snow iii wintei when I was a boy, i still do. .so its my guess I I 1 just haven’t grown up in mat particular respect. By the w.-\, it MAY have r-tiov. ed before this gets in print But 1 am willing to bet it will not have happened. If it has, you win. and I ddo, too. ’f'.e feeling of our infi, mi tieout .s it) all joints tempted like a,- we arc. yet without sin. Let u.-. the'-of ore come boldly unto tlv ihroiie of grace, 1 hot we may ob tain mtrey. and fine! grace to help in time of need." Could there be a more consoling and inspiring •'thought than to Ivnow that in Him i man can t:h< highest eo, I" Arc you discouraged' 1 Have you tried and ’.died.' You have a heipoi in Christ? PURI’OSI IV **rs iii i is worth - * or i urr.ATiON 'VI i y oJ us havtg hoard the ol:i adage: 'The proof of the pudding : s the eating thereof," The work of Christians in the world is to help in whatever capacity ihey e;.n humble service After all we arc workers together with Gand His Soy hie given us tin example. Even ;;s the Son of tTi;n the past 40 years. Ye: muc;i work remains to be done becaust tuberculosis still kills inoiv- than 50.000 persons a year and itau-e.s liuiu deaths among people from 15 t« 44 years of ege than any .•titer disease The National Tuberculosis A. sedation and its affiliates one. a year apepal to the people of Am -i ‘•can communities to give finan vial uppb t to their anti-tube 1 cuiosis campaign by buying a .id using Christmas Seals. He suits of experiments in civon ■ . al drying of seed '.train, using cal cium chloride as .the drying agent, coo ducted this lasi yea: justify wilier investigations el this mew • net. aco.-rding to the USD A. Ret-iting your garden spot is Jus; »y "<>od a practice as rotating Gel • craps. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY fit, 1918 METiwemiz j TOE j ’ BY OFAN B HANCOCK FOR ANP j ATHLETICS VERSUS ACADEMICS For bettc-i -vor-i-. c.illi-gi athletic.-: is bidding lot the driver seat iii .a,. l-i- da - -h- n- -if . mu. K oeeialiy is luolbaU threatening to -uke over. As big business, football is fast de veloping. and i.mn an-d mure, it is being called upon to pay the way us the v a aihlm a-... In the larger unw dailies, large sur plusses arc ‘icing anei'-se.l an l football is enjoying it-•hey day But il is not veil ~n the lootball I--mi because ominous whispering-., are ever and amm in tin- wind. There are few brave souls 1 est. who feel that the r a! business of a college or univer sify is ih- ids K-a cm of to yout ! -it hoi than glorified athletics. Mere mid mm - mr - i -iuti- an becoming training grounds so) the professional athk’cs it. was mod .salutary a few years ago tna! tin- .'.i.'-ojisic-.- -d flu University of Chicago had the Lire• sight p> .et is. ti w. loading. 'idciigo slipped out. and left t-n- I’m, Too ' ii>,-icad -id b- so doing tills mighty univer city wo- r-' iclc-'ns the 0.-.iise. ot oriucaMon in ibis country a mighty ■civic.. (! .sis .-vttlm an '.•••.ample that is surely needed today. VV< are r* i: !y w ilnos..ing lie. sad piionum- ■> n of the football tail wagging c- •■---- -i- -, And tin- cud is not m sight. The pi - - fesdon.ili •’. cs •; cob- l -c-i • :!! . gniag on a pat e with only here and there 1 muhled protest , Tics -.mite i iii- ti:; i-i • dent stu U-nt.':- and follower of atiiietic- and ports a . 1 branches. Ho is not an old grouch who wants h* see >- is.ig ;plo i n a! out and sing old time revival songs tine- spending then voutH as cldc::-;. Hr does no! believe in Ion;; faced roiigtoit v. oh a • egattvi righte.jusnv ss. He want,-; to sec youth fiv<- to c,\ . , cmiris.w they arc laboring under the burden of coat r-.rp-i v.ibilitier But this is no; the conclusion that !“< - - n.’ j-: ■i- mi.. ■::■ in c->ilege alii lot; y. is the best vv, v *’ ot opttiinir-c -imu--c-nf-nt end rccroa;ion foi iu- youths. Football to- a- played and financed is a costly propo-ilion, i -r ■-. n tv - hint -c,- that can afford i! With 1 ''-d .d, c m -v -d -wing sola: vs in excess o y that oi toe lu-i - imp - tc- in.-tuutions an-.i in\ ariably more than ‘hat .o’ the most r.vn 1 p- . ... ivo food for thought that it 's, !,»eei».'liny .ikrca.anc d dbivult to mentally digest. Be sides. ’uothall a no \ pi --- -t - \. i; v costly a a me. in energy, in money ami in genera! morality. tJambichevna a fa 1 ‘ dav wtnlo -m. ’ n young lads arc being hruc-0.l v;d - . dvc so. the delight o: the semi-savage •’nods, that v iit 1- he..; s-a d- -op ~ i. K makes little dif foren-v to the n v-. cob when - : >ur.g football stalwart; is brought from the held wit!) blood dlearning ftnm his face or wit!; hmbs distorted and broken. A ‘substitute'’ is rushed in and the piav goes or;' la -' -d -t becomes -f th; wounded is but of little consequence once be is. out ot sight. Tv- whole f---skoall : inn. non - niev'd at n-csenf on mil ci.-i!i- g-■ gridiron ; ■id bonsai amphitheatre and the Spanish null light rolk- i into om- Ot r-mu tiio. who line it -defend it on the :VUP.d- T . i \ c .111. -i \ aui'h to n- xl ahviirt men. But d is not as simple .. that. Ti e fact is, we an- making *• -:e civic clubs of her COMMUNITY” WRITING-, MEaW -1 WHILE, PDRTHE NEWSPAPERS- L Y*- SHE WAS QUICKLY ELECTED ,-M%. the. 3WD PREQIDEMTOr THE NATICK At. ASSOCIATION OP ’gllllZ COLORED WOMEN in 1902 MRG YATES (w.Yk . a master* degree prom the , «- OP lOWAti RESUMED HER ' teach ss caseer and con - TBP TiNUED WITH IT ECft KVeARS 0 "HARM,INTELLIGENCE AND A I DNITV CHARACTERIZE MRS * mueArem . *tUT£R AKt> CMC lEAPBh 4s; |j