PAGE FOUR EDITORIALS THE POLL TAX AND DICTATORSHIP The News and Observer of February 22 contained an excellent editorial com moot on poll tax payment as a require ment for the suffrage. The occasion for the editorial was a speech by Senator Hoey in Virginia, in whch he apparent ly agreed vvth Senator Byrd of that state, that Presdent Truman’s civil rights pro posals "conceivably could lead to dic tatorship.” The News and Observer com mentatoor intimated that it is the poll tax itself which permits the Byrd ma chine to have a stranglehold on Virginia politics which practically amounts to a dictatorship within the State of Virginia. Talk of dictatorship by "the Byrds and any surviving Bilbos” is not a little out of place, the editorial writer inti mates. “National repeal, they insist, would be an invasion of ‘Southern liber ties’ which is a matter much more impor tant to them than the liberties of other Southerners.” Going on to mention that the poll tax was adopted in Virginia a quarter of r, century after Reconstruction w a s over the editorial quotes the famous statement of the late Carter Glass in defense of the measure at the time it was up for adoption; that it “does not necessarily deprive a single white man of the ballot, but will inevitably cut from the electorate four-fifths of the Negroes.” (In passing it may he observed that this discrimination is the kind of thing many southerners mean when they say states” rights.) The editorial condemn?: She poll tax as ? class device rather than a racial one. “Actually, experience have proved that more white men than Negroes arc kept from the polls m Virginia as in other Southern poll tax states,” r observes. The po 11 tax is further described and con demned in the editorial as a 'device by which some Southern polincans keep hundreds of thousands of white South erners from participation in the democ racy of thee South itself, and one w hose purpose is "to keep the poor of all races from participating in democracy.” There is one sour note m the editorial, and that may have been unintended, as it, is not in harmony with the general tenor of the modem News and Observer. But one who did not know might gather the impression that the writer was condemn ing the effect of the poll tax on the po tential white electorate, as though the disfranchisement of Negroes, it not desir able. was at least oi little significance Nonetheless the editorial makes it clear that the poll tax is an undemocratic, device and that exclusion of Negroes from the ballot is not its only purpose nor its only result. And it is dear that the News and Observer has nothing good to say about the poll tax as a device to re duce the electorate. TWO CASES That the Supreme Court's ruling in the Morgan case is not a dead letter w a s amply demonstrated when the Atlantic Greyhound Bus Company recently paid €, B Hauser, of Winston-Salem, S2.GVO in an out-of-court settlement of a false arrest case. The case developed out of the arrest in Mount Airy of Mr. Hauser, as he rode a bus enroute to Charleston, West Virginia, to return to his teaching duties at West Virginia State College. Mount Airy policemen arrested him, with great misgivings, on a warrant sworn out by the bus driver who charged violation THE CAROLINIAN Publtened by The Carolinian Publishing Co. Entered as second-class matter, April 8, Ift4o, at the Post Office at Raleigh,, N. C« under the Act of March 3. 1878. P. R. JHRVAY, Publisher C. D HALLIBURTON. Editorials Subscription Rates One Year, $2.50; Six Months, $1.75 Address all communications and make all checks payable to The Carolinian rather than to individuals. The Carolinian expressly repudiates responsibility for return of unsolicited pictures. useri.pt, etc... unless stamps are sent. U 8 East Hargeti St, liaie&fc. #». C. of the stale jlm crow law, and Judge Lewellyn of Mount Airy Recorder’s Court released him, holding that the Supreme Court decision took precedence over the state’s segregation laws where interestate passengers were involved. The bus company has recognized that its agent was in the wrong, and is doing the next best thing in correcting the in jury done Mr. Hauser. The Pridgen case, originating in Ra leigh, was similar in several respects, but the court ruled that, the dispatcher who caused Mr. Pridgen’s arrest was acting beyond authorization and therefore the transportation company could not be held responsible. The Atlantic Greyhound Company alleged that their driver was acting contrary to orders, yet it has taken responsibility and paid damages. The Pridgen case will go to the State Suprem Court, and it is possible that the h i g h court will hold that the bus company is liable after after all. LOST DAYS When Wake County schools finally re opened after an unprecedently long sus pension of activities because of bad wea ther and bad road conditions Superin tendent Benton’s office reported that th percentage of Negro children returning was considerably smaller than that of whit' 4 children. Why would tins l«> true? It may be a fact that a larger propor tion of colored children’s homes are on back roads that were still relatively sm passabe; that the average distance to school bus stops is, greater for N e g r o than for white children; that there is hotter bus service for while than for No gro children. We do not say that unv of these things are true, but we are inter ested, and Superintendent Benton’s- fi gures aroused the conjectures. However it is admittedly true that many parents, and possibly more Negro than white, do not put too high a value on consistently regular school attendance. The attitude has not yet disappeared in rural districts, nor altogether in towns and cities, that children should go to school on the days when there is not something more important to do. Parents often appear not to realize that there is any pressing reason win* children should attend school every possible day. Where that is 'he attitude, excuses for absences come to mind rather easily, and relatively little effort and ingenuity and sacrifice are applied to seeing that children main tain as nearly as possible perfect atten dance records. The problem appears even in colleges Authorities not infrequently receive rc quests from parents to permit h son, and especially a daughter, to go home for a few days or n week, for various reasons. Sometimes the reason is very good and the circumstances seem to render the ac tion unavoidable, but again, sometimes d is; nc* so. Often the chief difficulty is that neither pupils nor parents realize that every day counts, and that lost day's involve other lossos. ASSU MIN Cx RES PO NSI BI LIT Y President Truman has announced that he has ordered the Department of De fense to eliminate as fas? as possible the remaining racial discrimination policies in the a r m e d forces. In so doing ; h President is implementing in ar, area in which ho has the power to do so his own stated philosophy cm racial discrimina tion. At the same time he issued executive •orders against disc rinvinatiory practices in federal employment coming under the executi vo authority, In doing these things Mr, Truman shows that he is not necessarily simply playing to the grandstand when he. calls on Congress to enact certain legislation in the interests of the rights of rninwi- 1 ties. He is doing what he as the execu tive has the power io do toward correct - •mg injustices within tl..* Federal Gov ernment itself, and for this he deserves ■ Tull credit. He is assuming the responsi bility where the responsibility rests on • him alone.. TTm GAROLINTAN *• D K MO>. RACY, WITtJOI7T LIP -SERVICE:" ifft- | Jecciicl Thoughts fj |» NT Ay C. JO. JrIAJUUBOXTOK jl j| * There is something very dis i..s as im -fas a UIU .start iir.u abon; ■ isJU ir ' A'-w• AC iv A. IN ST viva Even after reading oi a in tne heao lines and in lee body oi news sturie-s foi w< efcs. and wnm? inm cons;-.! -ration the tusUny of i'iio UniU-.i the \m •ar.- griuly oi a Je ? - wai civil rights, joined in by a large section of Ua nation, still *.••• ■n.nru. a shocking _ thing. Tnrc. -1 count;", .CVS SO liUH.--! store’ '-y "civil lights, which ex ults in its ci vri of freedom arm democracy. e.aiUKt see a »aig‘ section *u JtseJ fight.ug .igainsi tho appheatu-n qt such lights to admitted and^bo.n; as a very depressing one - 1 millions iiero a: in,me. In order to yet some kind of understanding of the whole I•ji n g i t i.'. ru < v ry I■■ onhj n l vv the grounds on winch such widespread opposition to Ptvs proposals for guaranteeing 3 few rights to A metric am citizen? is based. (In passing it should he noted firm Mr. Truman has NOT lxvnmnuioird that €• :• press enact laws abolishing i; ** ki! segregation in general, n-r SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev. M. W, Williams Oi’ The : Chr.\>t-LBi7 Acts as the Father ft&ti s,m me, even - 0 1 .seti-d. > ini ” John 30:21. Tii... is ,-i ai-UKjue from ov« or two angles. First the dosK-cnr of ihc early ehurco m Jetusaievti were per: c.-u'.r-d and oiw 'Stoph cr i v. as killed wnrU I -fi 1 ‘«p. cn.- ofher wen; up t>.- sxmwria AH of this persecution v-- ; aided and consentea ihctcie by Said of Ta >iis S.rei.d i. Tuj'.T.i':'- > Saul wrote • xtcnsively ooncen.-- ; i:ot?sc‘. ! T!s their OLi'.y. loyal tj 10 the church, etc. Then ther' >■ this matter oi wha-' the u.ymen may dc- -: aoi loess in the Chris ii.,:, churcii. A will lii yness on i■ v. p.,::■; of Philip to f«j]r:\v Use load ;.y:. (yf ~ i Ispnl IS ci s'ti'OiW p Christian nc'.-oiepracijl and senncc. Aricthe; nrlpful point in the fee nf a good wuratssS is kri-cnv lerige. A man who Knows what is right and teows- nc Knows is not •.•xchipcf! 10 testai.). ml ioad oih m's rit. the lighi. w.-i-- tit* cast wiih PhiJiu No diificuHie' ADVISORY COLUMN imtMiLi <„s irt 1x < ox vorit HCIWAX RFI.ATIONSBir IfUMBtl l Ms hi Th< AIWS WAi.IAO .1 V,l'“ I have bi t.l n.rii j icd :• jioars and have had d mestic 1?o,i hies 2 yi-.ira 1n- :rr • . ino.v wo'. 3 jpwti children Sot ir, hard to understand. Sin gets i.i.yry h! unv thing and faikr rcu-ji. *;■ «ep. a rated tewiet and -oc vas v.-i:.h at* other rn.ir: t • ins* ~1.0. ?, ri.-.y s SI. doesn’t wan! to dt> .«r.j thing as&wi 1 th' bouse and hi-: t g- aihoul scr dii f< rent mm. h tends- She ordc: me out Cut 1 p.p. ne itlcntu... k> hr-v She has tried hit-.i hu; 1 niivf-n t /est w ! ;nad 'ha* seeriit; Ui vox »--er rr.uTi Sl-twJd i six, v. i'h this Judy- Ar.s Wh.-.i hl.y satisfa-. Ui.t are you gelling from re.-aainin < M'dh this vvoin,.n only 7 p vex renc m.-.kc her anl-app-' V-u ar,- •• ing ing imicr-v or. yo:r. vw»; ai .. ommendation.s of iris Civil High Is Comm 1 tlee suggested. ) Pr-ibahly the most respevt.di.- - argument ag.-inst tin; !'. e.n dent's proposals mat poll ui\ payrnen; be abolished as ic quiremciU tea suffrage-, tiiat synching be made a einrw a gainst the law of the United •. 'he: M-pit gatiori -. ' . ssc - in interstate travel by made legal, and that Congress enac; as a ;> rn m -”' policy restr:- lions against racial discriminn non :n employment such . ■ were .01 ■. yS■ -t dueing n,. ,v ;. is that Congressional action on these matters would be an ir.- This argument is 1 w-.u-c 11V 3 VIIV t<i i i 11 K : Ct W X\'\ p f y 2 If- : • sopnfctry. anu throws all cvr- N %i j QII r> {--ig h \ ft u|( jy c \ ■•,••* out vhe window. The m >ra i if: si muted down, rn uncomforta bly and shamefacedly. • .nrn r,f r-rilig'nt»-nniem and th..- si . • ncuiar states' righto pr«>t.:e<>- The plain tact is rgnoied n -. tag oai t period sVnoe'«K --j .. ciyii Wa- ti’C- states hay./Tiad the opportunity t. « . ... 1 S i ! '4 . ■.. -J Ikt q iiU i.\ ' U licit, i i’Jt- i till <*Uii iriv.l \ OFACOX MAKIS 4,005! WliCii the ange'l spoke ■■ osn, go h G*, i’hiisj! V-. ith thin*; the laymen m the cherc.- and : -voily ofltw : ■ • •- ■ sitppvM'c: !o he ni. n a O-m ■- ed for leadership e.o and shouht grasp the full me imr.g oi ofo> d ■ icrice. Too ninny of u; laynien fee fbal we have an idea netter th n the script arc for dcr:c . work. Nothing cm. he mors futile. Cod Jias His own plan a;.-at wo poor mortals are 100 finite to in derailGl;d., t-'vCN'pt .rl-HU IH II'LL Hr. te&clsj. Phil ip -dul noi know ■he EtliioiiiEouch i; vas sH.- ; vo&q rrrtdjn.g I hv so?';ptr.Tv- ip.H -c) Hod i‘or non. O' - j-oh );* Ub 4® as When I;c reached thci'c i*v * wev-er - ‘v- Holy Sprit i'nF4ri.ictca htm i Pkilie < next i-tc-p 'jnm 11 iy -rdi te Hi in CnriSi. Hero., rtcavr. ho olx*:^ x \ m RSTANotrns whai mm ri- aih well A marriatc o« this kind i« no comfort t-n <l l her os you. Talk Übwugs over and uoitk <tn .>«!•«••• nWc decisMSß at tout your fufcjrc .Life is too short to spend it iu sue'. , i ntii ci.lj o us mxttticr . .y: * * R.N J come south to \v. r,. this winter ?«*:.< j <ra\c been verv unimwjy <ns this job. M. : Hus offered nw> :■> in •,;«* o! his business, establishments tr Penn. Du you Ibrnk ii write; j.,i me to mk: Ur: Am The change m ii) make you vei y happy at, you will be btork HP east near you;- friend:- and poo p!> Your dviiif* m the nev. job n Similar ho W4i&t you are tic. trig new and shotrid mtereat you arcutly. Accepi the •offer. *■ * * W.M.W. - T have beer: roar riel long enough to know a -wife’s place by oer husband but my husband is • rKH di: •*■ n ‘ . i v*; all the r>c o - i'lo w-tlnn iheir ju isdioiH'H equality of proti'ct.on under the hiiv ami equal immunities and privileges. Is there any one who will conic forward and deektie that the southern states, ... .late-, as a-whole, i! you please, have done so? Logo Red at iranklv the- ;>b Gales’ liuMls m this toiUi'o voi :-.y over the proposed civil the statues .-hould be penmUeJ t,« do as their white masses please, and •. i'lforcc and inifilc mcitt and abide by if and when be-,- ole;,sc. the fundamental lav, >-f the Rnsd so fa; as nen > ,;; (>, rsona are concerned. This is a crass and tragic de nial ■*! ;*io principles of flee■ dei".. ricm'R'-i uey and human e. and it is a sad thing ;ha; ! < ■ u eand Senators ,n ; r.sng i. ssiiu-n and prom ; - rje- u rx-yein; should not only join in it -but take the iead in :,'Le-' : i n 'the*" President's VHi’tiVt is pii;:.; n't .:.I va a t syg' 1 rather than i'he final extension , ■g'-e-' p -by thO FH: g; <lov< rnr.-mieni these SO years. ' i I .' :! Sb. ■i; a. the C'huicn select men for of Hires and vho will not 1 1 y to nun in oi-o.'. r to jj-nef oui jiiov . on* the Bible? The second. ; -v can nans wi a out knw. • .. -H :? Tlilie. and its lesc.i mgs • xpixin to the real seeker ei > i''«i for salvation unl<-ss bo • »u«v "Philip opened his mouth : rd : rc.:t ned ui:li, msr. esu; •A* S 33 1 H->w «.-a» they proacb ■ >:* t.!>! Hr v be sent? ißorr; K>:lsh i l .lease rietiot* Thai Ur re v.hjs ;.'< •m:v..c an r.n ; ambling H , vu..ii at the .v.wt senpiure* When ’Philip or wiKTi he obtaieetJ rn- kiw.wlorige of the «i?fip!Hrc n .niJ here except that hr k:., v, -- What ;. fine opj-ortunit; Uh- workers bi *iu- church have s •'*■■•ch j nnrit p Bible friclrt j:.'..,' 1 W2-j1 Mt-’t'v'i e" few iTtflTi mid for v,hom they '*■ ' 1 i U v e J i • U«3 Ii % VibVi C* i ■ V '!! i'>w rri me. 'S haw a ■ tippiisM in he fricfto that says he «aH> rare? lor nr? but sometime* v.iifr, ; asfc him tor money, h ?il 'I! r)!h <>U ..is.oK. Should 3 forget nim Pit-asc tel] me ii lie 'i-vs rv.-f: or u::? rvi! lor v.'hat •’ C -i!; k'T t A:,: . 'Hi- certs in ->• docsij'l k»vv ano ; [ j.» quite evident that 3j£ e-n't ews iitterrefted in ycra for vt.v hr r-iii jjfft m»v longer. If you .tio: : vmrsm* him. in; wouldn't butho,- re look you up You. husband m-yi %, e ill and ?i hit hard i • got alum; with, but he doer. Jovv jt«i. Cihanrr* your ways and show , ; '-onsi-ii' •.•rlifi). !! y<m per 'i'-t io hting unfaithful - you will lost! yen.: Bifitf enti-i-cly. . * * Worried - 3 married this pa* sp ; o:g nud we srvmed to be okay hot I have fwwai r»ui th#t be still WEEK ENDING, SATURADY, MARCH ®, 194 ft If f ‘' *'%<? I —~ r f*#|p THE i <- j*p - 1 ™ ay B. HANCOCK f'Ofi ANP THE PATHETIC SOUTH The youth is pathetic! It has been “solid" c long time but more recently it has become pathetic in its feverish •'efforts to stem the tich’ .if democracy and brotherhood. The world is crying it»r democracy and the south is crying against it the world is longing for brotherhood and the south is spurning it. My beloved south is pathetic! It is striving to be an island of segoregation and discrimination and lynchim; in a sea of de mocracy and humanity. The most pathetic part about the so.Miff's plight is. it is fighting a losing fight. The south can no more slym rise tide that is pressing upon it than b eon dam the Mis sissippi river. The fact is, ;hcre are noblc-snuled whites oi the south who see tiie danger in the course the south has been following; they know what evils have come and which are likely to come of an attempt to permanently subjugate its Negro citizens. These whites have seen the handwriting on the wall and are ready to let the Negroes go. As o between destroying their own souls and saving the Negroes they are quite willing to save the Negro if thereby they themselves can he saved. They know that m this way and in no other, can the south and nation be saved. But pathetically enough, we have a certain sector of the south, :emri.nts of the days of Hoke Smith, Tom Watson, Benn Tillman and Vardanien, and they ate seemingly willing to detroy thom elvw and their beloved south in order to relive again the days cl reconstruction and slavery. Dear to their hearts arc lynching, domination, segregation, disfranchisement and exploitation of Negroes. They get their greatest glory m • rding it ovei" poor defenseless Negroes, whom they have subjugated through hundreds of years of unrewarded labors. Then only means of knowing they are “white" seems to be a comparing »hemsclvos with black men. They arc only great in comparison with degraded and subjugated Negroes. Herein lies Hit pathos of the situation! The blue-blooded white man of the south and his descendants fee; their own intrinsic worth and do not have to degrade Nc or look up*mi degraded Negroes to become conscious of their w-iMh. Even in the days of slavery these better bred whites saw lhr tragedv of slavery and wanted to see it ended. Their superior b 1. 1. ding and training unfitted them to bo slave-drivers. There w sonn-thing in th< a make-up that revolted at the servant masler situation. Some .»! Haw even laugh! then slave., to read and write but the p .ovei over-. >. • class and hi- descendants have always exulted *ng ewing "K per than' conn b >-;i\ and the only omebody they could !>e "bettvi than’ was the po-.n, ignorant subjugated Negro w And 'i’.w hav, ;ung ! > oacsously to the S“»vy that inhere! •; rSoig t .a ; Ne-gna-.-. Take this away and their whiteness b«. mines urn-.vailing. Take away then power to oppress and sup* j-i , s Men ees and vou take :;wa\ th- burden of their speech and the music of then song! My h- !ovcd south pathetic! We see our governors weeping ~r.a gr.- c in- th-i: ’« t .ui-t because President Truman dared i, si-y that .- gn-ga-.sm and discrimination. the poll-tax and unfair me.it :CiiU ci an- together wth lynchings, c ..,.j:i path - ■■■’ pathetn than for the states to have gov- Hi- ■ .:i-J favor lynching and the poll-tax and unfair employment practices and segregation? In o-i-i, ! words Ihv>e govvrno** me elamoi mg for more lyitcn >ng. more uiii.nrnc»- in cnipi--yment, more poll-tax to hop eir ,C VI n! >.,«• -■<; ::>:■■■ guaranteed by the Constitution df the United Stales. Tiny cant of coui-e. mere and bettm segregation. Ilcii . Wallace is a communist because he wants to sec an end of lynch ng, segregation, the poll tax and unfair employment practice.-. Y- t there arc states in the Union that do not have scan-cation. n--i me pull tax. with legislation against unfair ero phsvnient practices and of course no haven for lynchers. Are these states communist'* The south-my beloved south-is pathetic: but there is hope, yes abundant hope: The travail through which the south i«-pass ing 1* not its dying g; oans but grow mg pains! The south is grow ing and t;ii- luiiir living made is greatest proof thereof. Morally the south today is outgrowing any other part of our nation! ioves. I-’- -nl hi.- wo. going wit when v.. married. 3 want you to tell me what to do': Wnen ii,;nK: .j 5? s al in?- .links about pul i’- 1 toils me tie tioesn t think . bout he- but ! knot' better. Yns You're lumping at conelu .ji!,?. Yoru husbond chose you in ,; it err e-. to the other -ill <ott: h. > been true is*.) I that eimviiiC .n, - th,-i he }-.i\ - you and not her' Whiskey depresses hi:.. be jus! liti'h more attentive when h: itts :?--i.:: <■::■■!' a.-id i<assure Inn. ©? you: Jove That's ah he needs. E.L.C. What is wrong with th« n.rn ! was going .vith" He dues:: corC'i:' ?o jxj \ fiO»us*:' ui : *y xnorc? .ii inough v'c ■ ■€‘■o ■a on u.lier every .ck;A' 35 wt 1 work jit the sanu' place. Ttiif; i-ouvui 3 new and t-vieV tre&i yous on ;o Sh • / :• k>. at the s&rnc pi aoe Imrmm me JOHN $. LEARY, THE G9M> ’.Oh OF A REWSunWHARV vm OTSAN, WAS BORN 02 YEARS i JM&jr rO IN FAYETTIiYiaH.iWI'C- f Mfr- HE LEARNED THE HARNESS 1 Mt kEffiS TRADE !N MIS „ K iTWEfRS Pi«ANX .AND AT agy:- it 3 WAS ELECTED TO m ItC. § j |W. && V' -TATE LE6-?SIAT4«C- | ’2 V . \ SERVING-EDI? 2TERMS.' 'J , Jb MR- LEAST THEM ENTHERep I 'V HOmSttS UHIVERSiTYJOK ! .< r ‘ his law degree; and «e- ; i WWi TURNED TDN.C.WHE)?E HE I J - .Jf WAS A’DMITTEDTCTMEBAR'- A\ jal. FDR A YEARS HE SERVED ‘ V-W.p AS SCH9MDt CONWMiTrVE- \ AWIH MR BOTH WHITE Afl© . JffTW COtORED ( pwOOAS OF |, WAS ALSO : n %\ »r- ' APFCiNTED DCPirrv cou* # ENt>E RSR THE »BCi I _ CTN.O.A' JfliT gSN "mpusfMinutcr ~ I m* * * « y; ii My nusi.and worked v. ay from home two years but can.i home every two weeks H? hack home working and we are not getting along well. He writes to Mime ivoman all of the time and h.-.s asked ny for a div. rce and tor i int- children We’ve teen married 13 year, have 6 chiiwen and ex ' peettna -nother soon. What must I dc■" ! love him very much. Art Do not consider a divorce. 1; v,.i’,.-,id be a terriblt injustice io .vout viisidi-i: ri if you were to sepai ate Your husband ivit > in love with :: ii, ..-. nr.;-.: ne > uMy toscinatet’ bo her !-3= doesn't realize it. but she isn't about to assume the re sponsibility nf i earing his'six cttß un-n ii y .-u -verc foolish enough I.*- .-v* them up Mv Happier LivinjP L:sson No, 2 How To Hold Youi '.-.late, price 23c has a message foi .. rid Sc:id tor copj today.

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