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PAGE FOUR EDITORIALS FILIBUSTER NEVER RIGHT Senator Glen Taylor's filibuster against tiu; draft act, in which he had some as sistance from Senator hanger, was bad. we think, In our opinion the filibuster is an indefensible device, and no cause jus tifies its use. Freedom of debate is a useful and precious right, but. the free dom of a minority to obstruct the legiti mate action of the majority is an abuse of the principle of freedom There can be no true freedom where a small minority may interfere with the proper exercise of the rights of the majority in a delivera tive body. Senators Taylor and Lange ' had the perfect right to oppose the draft, and are millions of citizens who share their opposition to it; but a filibuster is something else again, if the purpose of Senator Taylor and Senator hanger was to dramatize the is sue of the peacetime draft and so call the attention of the citizens to the rami fica-tions of the proposed measure, their tactics may be defended. On the other hand if they were actually trying to pre vent a vote, as southern senators have done time and again when legislation to extend rights and their protection to black citizens was before the Senate, it must be plain to them and to all others that they were using the same tool, and were making it more difficult for the fili buster to be attacked when used against the Negro's rights. CONGRESS When President Truman lashed out at Congress for its failure to enact many important items of legislation during the session just closed he echoed the senti ments of many plain citizens regardless of party affiliation. In session from early in January until the middle of June, the Congress, because of failure on the part of one or the other hose, or both, piled up an impressive list of things not done. Among the outstanding legislative tasks never taken up or left unfinished the readers of this newspaper might place first the civil rights measures, proposed by the Democratic President of the United States and part of the Republican plat form. But there were other things equally important and possibly more so. not in volving the "controversial’’ matter of as suring equal protection for the' Negro in certain of his civil rights, with which Congess only fiddled around. Well up on this list is the aid to edu cation bill. Legislation to assist the needy states in providing better public education has langushed now through several ses sions of Congress, and again was not enacted. Instead Congress passed by a big majority a law to take all young men between lb and 25 out of school fen nearly two years, and to encourage lb year-olds to leave school, and it took < 'en gross a relatively short time to pass that law. Nothing satisfactory was done about the housing problem , nothing at ail was done about inflation, which continues it upward spiral unchecked. Other impor tant legislative problems were left dang ling. The House of Representatives voted to eiminate most of the ujifaii taxes oh oleomargme, and it looked as though the poor consumer had won a moral victory; but the Senate never enacted the bill. Speaker Joe Martin of the House of Representatives, in his keynote speech at the Republican convention, tried to de fend the record of Congress and place tiie blame on President Truman for Con gress’ own failures. His defense sounded very lame, as it inevitably would. Call ing on the nation to elect a Republican president so that Congress can do its job THE CAROLINIAN Publwned by The Carolinian Publishing Co Entered as second-class matter . April 6. 1940, at •he Post Office at Raleigh. N C.. under the Act of March 3. 1879 P. R JERVAY, Publisher C D HALLIBURTON. Editorials Subscription Rates One Year, $3.50; Six Months, $2.00 Address all communications and make ali ■'hecks payable to The Carolinian rather than to individuals The Carolinian expressly repudiates responsibility for return of unsolicited pictures manuscript, etc., unless stamps are sent. liS East Hargett SL. Raleigh. N. C. docs not. answer In any means the ques tion as to why Congress didn’t do its .own part, of the job in co-operation with oi in spite of the President who belonged to another party. It would be a pretty ser ious admission to make that whenever our rather awkward system of govern ment supplies us with a President oi .one party and a Congress of another, the Congress can enact nothing but the bar est necessities in the way oJ legislation for two years. If would be an admission of h very cynical creed . That the for tunes of the party must be placed before the welfare and needs of the nation. OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM Our national anthem, the "Star Span gled Banner," has come in 1 v o m time to time for various kinds ot criticism. It is said that the tune was originally used with a drinking song. The high notes are often regarded as relatively out oi the reach of ordinary everyday singers. Peo ple don’t know [he words after the first stanza, and one stanza is often regarded as enough. Some say it is not even a pretty song, and “America,’ or “My County Ti.s of Ihee," as it is also known, is generally preferred as being simpler, more singable, more tuneful and bettei known. But on certain occasions it is custom ary to have t h e Star Spangled Banner sung as the program opens, for after all it. is our official national anthem. At each evening session oi national political con , volitions some celebrated or alleged!\ i celebrated singer is presented to warbb the controversial song. | Well, what we have been getting at ad I this time is that a Uuiv from Nebiasix.i ur somewhere who soloed tin* Star Span god Banner at the opening of the even ing session of the Republican convention of June 22 made it sound pretty awful. It should be added, though, dint by w means all the blame rested in the song. That deaf lady couldn’t sing anything, and the real question is, whoever, it any body. told her she couln . The mo.ai: Local celebrites should confine their singing to their own local ities, and not embarrass their trim.ls am! agonze the peope of the United States b murdering the national anthem over Hu air as millions listen. THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN What the Negro could hope for from a real growth of Republicanism in the South may be indicated by the zeal which W. C. Meekins of North Carolina and a gentleman from Texas named scrammed for places on the platform committee of the Republican convention in order to re- present the southern Republican Wa;. of Life when the civil rights plank should come up for discussion. No southein 'vi.it. Republican were scheduled for me sub committee on civil rights, but those i vv o got themselves on d. and showed that they had the same ideas about such thing - as do !h«* Democrats opposing the Presi dent’s program. Though urn Republican lily-whites have made less overall mdse than the Democratic heirs of the Confed eracy. they were right in there swinging ; n favor of the idea that this is a w.li man's country and that the Kcpubhvn parly should be a white man’s party and act like one. One or both of these two worthy Republicans insisted, m language reminiscent of outstanding Democrat ■ from the more enlightened parts of the South, that "education and persuasion rather than legislation should ! >e re lieu on to improve the status ot the Negio. The Negro can expect, no more from southern Republicans in power than from southern Democrats. The Negro knows that it is to his advantage that both southern Republicans and southern Dem ocrats, or most of them, be kept in a small a role as possiole in nation,i, a>> ai> This is sad but true. * Former President Herbert Hoover in his speech before the Republican conven tion called attention to the fact that, that party was called into being in the interest ; of human liberty. It is an ironic turn or affairs that there should be those in the , 1948 convention of that party who make ;1 their business to try to obstruct action ; in the interest of making that liberty , more real. THE CAROLINIAN 4, *• j.j jt. T.cv World JVlitoi Look Tu . Leu Mora! Guidance. S_ p, |||:“: j j it Jecontl riiciigiits i H I 4§§ *T C. D. HALLI&UATO* The ocj-rt -gi. t K. I'Vi’.rikln ~ ;-j, i {,!.:• . have c:,ill l attention to one of the props ot segregation winch is likely to receive too little attention. It may be noted however, that this prop end its eiUcts or coming in for man and nwi e !:,-<•' a,el re il. for vn. huh t e-ait,;t ion :< nee. -sarv to vc-vc : 1 its itnpe: : ir- . It ... Uv vested interest winch large pinups r-i Negroes have in toe jbivctnw pattern. They mak_ te. ,r I)vms. and nianv <-,t ttu vi a very p 'd living out of it. They owe then- position in the cim.r-.unmv to it. Emin it S'- toe.: 'LktiL! This ore e- git nip.i or l .. if it in • N- em oast.- but c.o-ik' extent with the ma tin’ superior financial status of tH (' ' '» j f ,- • -j i • . ; i »O ( W . tD.il US (• FT OUTi‘;j Wll h tlK* I'D ti K uv a.s.-ujno i nci > v u] vd? *n* ■ SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON b>-Rev.m.w. wiiiiam* ) r:a 1- i Kin;; V t-ti b-eued i r - -,. - oa o'-";a a* K-v Verse; "A-- 1 h-w.,h B;>dh rale :ue tr, -t wd : i sp.,.r. - ! Kin:- 22 1-4 ) idividuat ami rathe vviK <!-.• w ii pa suianit U) trie r--‘ -si.a a .1 of God. our own ns 1 - e-'-n ---V. vc -had -<••• w ;- hi • e L uav Oi 1 • S C’ A ilOvC '!! ■ t <: . • t x » • i . - - f -| onwr ruled Irraet as King la-.*, i :i’.o at. Pti of bui-.-nii.in i l .' k--i tax : ?! and im -ntal s'riie brought aDout ire ~ix -1 -am c:r,u.-.- in” Iv.nrel raid -lu.ish tr s-.-t up betn and .X . rrr:' a a as ltico i spo. live ~ji;<;, 11 oe nea tct by kin'is o' the No. the-in ~i«l y'eeth, m Ki: j»d<w .-V ab. v. a . rciun-d eve: is-: ■ 1 . t sins ti.ne vrr.s mat ited to one- o" the mo.-; v. i •' v, irr.rtt r-t Hi: lc tiro,-.-: .r„; vt U. A'tab -a; le, :.- ai fdi.i !-, ■j; ; i' \ t Pi fit s': act ■>i e. , : I'ii-it'ea r-: j.het.- of Hass be ::!! •\-..d hir v, if-,' to nave Naboth k lied so the, Ah„b non!ti Naboih : -. :i.e- ;o-b n ,v.v r e hnve bins expressing cuntcra;.: for ,'osa's will and the prophet wisi; Mi' sen d U hr- pr--phots v.ir, ■ r ejejv- Vh lb TXVO Kf\<;s VUiT l-’or the ! :rs tan- in aopvo'i m.sClv Cekl'ty vr.ars 'hat a king o: .la iah b.-ad • < er v..tiled S irnaisa, me rebeiteii c.e.ntat. At.-.b, in his HEALTH FOR ALL THI, HOAD rr HF VI TH RHHFMATIC ITYKR BV JKS.SF B BKIJ M. D. Director. ( lies) Clinic At Central l/tuusvillc IDaltli Center Louisville For ANP> Two young patients of ' inr in ■ their 20 s wnv b'tli vie!ini' o{ • rheumatic fever early in tlioir i grade-school year- One of them. ) Jack Baker, is lending .1 normal Hf Workin« every day. active ,n ! social life •>!' the r mmutiity. i.mi , l e still guards his health carefttlh and comes to trie regularly for ; checkups. Jim Wilson, tin- second patient, is known as a ‘ heart ov- 1 valid." His attack' of rheum at ic fever damaged hi: h. art b. rfiy .\V;n n rank and tile would glad lv repudiate ’dial a aJe ■ which : ;.or all Rr> c ni tk own choosing, but it Is one • the hardest things in tin worhi to ■to diil- obvious eli 111, : tin- Negro masses would repu diate it. is ti at it. IS often use ; not to advance the- weP'aro ot the group, but only oi t;.«- in dividual wlio enjoys the p ti, n. and tnayoe members bis family and a i'ovv f; n-nd sye-rphauit.- and toe dange: u rivals. Now av« .led interest is a powerful motivation. N--!>- •!;•- wants to give- up a good 'hni.e If you ha\ e ;t the m t natural tiling in t). v. o-rl-.i . ' • . t.-t ~t .. j{- vv;licit would 'de -Dry .a 'f stances are sue:: tha- . a ra tie talisaiie.n won't sun-.d up. you m.sAudit tor >• ;u * • ; ;r noeosyarv t 40(h i.ild hi eg whD'U-t *\i ! in IS JiRDi 'VnII.;) v i ;:. ,J ciiDSJLt - )*• ,(! ■ • y}* i| i. :* itro^l •| * u* hint" Vi it senders find *Fat !>• Md>” wo Ui ht» m Ah d/d - Jt.'iD- v -tli \s :i] u: ib'v’t TI .-x, i. - • , 1 1. t-,. ....j »• the Km-j " We irtcl.mod so sav l.‘, .:iV ch'uiW'fS- (NT I .''DR H {’H'DAv.l* f>r. imx ‘T-f rin d s m-- oi the itiur: him what l<> Ns? y ?vl:tnv D('t»r»)e ,r- in (I h.>:refi but ?< M:\%f TW TU n. PROVIf! T SPi'AKS • Lt'ith linb; *'K . In-! W\i I kpf'iUs i: :g;M. In -e.-rse JV I death. It so „ngi red him l.h *1 i f •,,) ; reti M.ea.aii pa* in prt-ron and tha: ivn: the slightest physical sir;* ip. is tiangornu •. That tin \< ty rheumatic- fever sometimes works llaart disease may develop in nimo.-t nyone who grts n journaltc fov r. bit! sometimes ■he heart injmy ts so slight that. \\ i h good care and sensible living, the patient is no* seriously handc-ui ped in later lift Jack Baler had always hem ft ht; itny. well-nourished child. One day he came home from school with a nosebleed and a slight fever and complained of pains in his knees and tlbows. His mother lost no time m getting Jack tit bed and tailing iha doctor. After his cvonriinttlion i coaled slatieeu imiic or !• completely bev--n:l ihe effe- ; o! conipeti- Is.in: p ; i- ,->n , in the vvinU; ,- ei; ,ag o tiu: stunt: field i; t;a. -av, it lninetn iiatutc < . ji: tua.i-)!'. (P-i itic’s self) , to be |»set.a : i-ei to conipe' i ■ an. iin-t to.it >.vhei fvc.t tlv; . S. a 1)1 , i.t- • ; is narrewr i '-■inni'-ring tii! goor service :• , : „-rn ::t to the pe- SO". ; j-1 - -.oC-i.nl conditions in that field. Jt null! -a-iv ! "I -■ v - that ti. , i the white easts -.the vast <, *' burt • j ~ D-j l ‘‘l VOT s. did] St.R'L ULLOD. on so: EC ii'Dui or r -rth«. D. an-M U. • < oft: - Nv ptv. w‘ o i-vi'iulD Doon '-ni)- arif* socioLy bv it. nrc to fh.it xf* o' «ii!b ;D r’. 'Ti • 1 UP* • t■on 8 c ■ou o. v sf .*. \ , -, ■(i i 1 ,• 1 \ i , o,t;j:U2O!L v f'"D \H>-(iM.cn in men* Hi! r.onfliot nvr-r tholi role, an.d t- r.cD- I hough a few ai’e pretty haul hoi led and rvrneoliy out U: tTJIvDD'S, But all 11m ddwUxon Lie Ne;u o caste, ani are tiwrefore subject to dif firu die sen;e which >viU bo noted in subsequent issiies fed w. bread of afniction until I '• ’ .. i; P’ aO' ■ Am awful vova- 3 iO: faenfui to the *juHd As b- • o w-t- bob led to prison, ! dud If H-nu return at all hi peace. Jr iiovah hath ud-: spoken b\ m - The rvj-t of our N’sson ’• \n 'Hi TO Divfu the de-ails of A L ab's Deafh. Hu\ much be'lev ■ibcv. ci :Tiv words of the propivn? sDMI MH \i \ IIS TODAY ti,- ij p - irt'tr pi* s slli- 1 - ~ i:.w I!ere. oil.', .f.on ot t!so ivlu niahx in ve;- stations of tile ih ii we auoie hirm “The simple courage vvhi. !i n-f..c«-s to aeqmerce t<4 wliftt is \vro*i£. or to >ny ihat v i is rithl oiitv recall-,- wrong jjoivo'-i'iitty i eeoinnieii'tetl is vris-)i’.v v. anting, in r: n'.> r pubis; school, in nnan> n family, •s; many an office? of busine-r. m ins’, - • in TViiiiainei'.;'- and Cr.bin is :,'. and in Church gathcrict:.-- t!i(i<' ~)»• from time to time cries - ■ • fames?tc expedition ': P :,ni'k .i<l. for some cnnrsf- of i-ci-i'inrt -.-. hie!: gr-itific-s social a’r-- rii’ion . . c.r something wh'- h ! . 1 1 in wgh 'lie ruling prejudice--- or enr ns.i.vm of tie hour, but viiich in itself is wrong, anti Use bishop n, fir churchman who puts tnnh uid justice before tlvc voice : -:ome uuinfonr.cd majority ti:,- s j,-, vu i :ou:; Way: are Mic- ’iKii Jack b. d 1 hcuniatic fever, the doctor told Mrs. Baker that the flood ' in Jack had received since birth would help him fight the dis ci i'. He praised her for calling him the moment she suspected some thing. was seriously wrong. After Jack had recovered. Mrs. Baker con'ints-d to follow the doctor's ad vice carefully, taught Jack the im oortancc of extra rest, good food, personal cleanliness, protection against colds and sore throats, yen oral rules of health that were of sn dal importance to him. Mrs. Wilson, on the other hand, bad dismissed Jim's aching muscle* and joints as ‘growing pains.' When he 10-a his appetite and became WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1918 •*j» 1 “”" '™**~ - IUU-.1. --- »in« L- ui. I- •-*•■*»<««»' ■"> ■ ~ri >r rxwwwJW —::;BETWEEw::r — MMMM TOE K if Z=ZZZZIJHESZZZZZI ay DIAN & HANCOCK fOR ANP TRUMAN WAS RIGHT When President Truman labeled the just adjourned congress as the worst in the history of the nation, he was corning close to the truth. However vociferous the denials, the fact remains the Republicans seemed drunk with power and were more bent, on dofc Ting constru-fivc legislation in the inti rest of party power and prestige than on serving the nation. Then virioiy ove; Truman may prove to be an empty one in the long ism, (or they have built up a case against the Repub lican party that can i.v used to great effect in the corning election. The Republican party lias placed the nation at the mercy of the cold blinded politician. Much-needed legislation has boon by j.vsscd in tin- mter-cst i pa. v politics. Truman’s civil rights recommendations have been bas-dy and grossly disregarded and the ' vishe.- .us! miss sis of Ntsynes h;nc been thrown to the political winds. Them is one tiling the Negro in the country can definitely conclude end that it, pohtii nl parlies at such mean little when i* r urc ■ t-i guaranteeing it ? rights. When Israel was in Egypt, a change cf dynasties made no difference in their wretched con ditions. So in titis eountiy, a change in political administrations Irak. • lit! It M! no different v in the conditions of Negroes, no> in the political disabilities from which they suffer. When it conics t- dm N. -.-in’s rights and opportunni'.ios for Negroes, the Dem ocratic and Republican parties are one! Toe t'oi cgntng esplains way this coiur.in has for trie* past 20 years been voting lor pcirona-itii s rathe, than fur parties In Ihe futur. as in the recent pa :! we are supporting personalities, I’m- parties moke no difference. Personalities do.’ The gains made by Iho Niymcs under the New Deal of the political and moral Her. ui. . Fmnklin Delano Roe-sovelt. were personality gams. Mod of the ..tie antigen enjoyed under tin,- New Deal and they were far mere riu'u. •reus lhan th- v rad i-vw been—wore wrought by Roose veil 1 1 iiuv ,in spit*- of the- machinations of the Democratic party. Just -••. Reo.-.evcit accomplished so much with so little, will ivr aui ••ne of tr.c modern venders of the political world- The r :led Grand Old Party has just left the bat. It struck ru: by;! :. .. Negroes will go to hat in .November. That will be their opportunity to redress the w rone's that the Republican t.-ong e-- -indirectly thrust upon them. Mnv a roe-.; forget ah ut the political complexion of congress and r-ifu-i ni r'e upon the candidates named on the ballots they rnus' ci.st. There arc two avenues open to Negroes, one is to get not tin N- g,-y v-r. and the other is t= > vote for the most prom ism ; n- aib; It is sometimes advantageous to be able* to choost hetwei-n evils. One of the great current dangers among Negroes is to busy them.st.-lvc.-. criticising ou: political apa fay instead of doing some thing about if Toe privileged Negro must take more time with the fellow in t’v- streets. The average man ear. he taught to under stand what is involved in voting and non-voting but somebody must take 'h< time to teach him Tins column has always contended that the burden at enlightening the average man is one the priv ileged Negro <nd on the "average'’ man is our criticism so often asst; l lie Til-.* "upper crust” Negroes need to come (■;" ■•;• to the “aver age man the street if we ate to utilize to the fullest our powers to rediess the wt >ngs the recent Republican congress has inflicted upon us. This eongiess deliberately spat, in th lace of 13.000,000 Ni.-g - . : and strengthened the dictum that the Negroes of this v ant - y have no rights that white men are bound to respect The ’■incurable' Negro Republicans should take the second if ;ugh; But ;; t.-.i > wish t . continue in pove; a party that so fla grantly insults their dignity as citizens of this country, there is sunpi.v no help arid no hope for the situation. It eeUain'y could .not have bci n worse under the Demon a\s who at least had t> Picskient. win tv as forthright in his approach to ear problems. Tiie numbel one consideration for the Negro voters of this nation i.. personalities not parties Truman was right. It was the worst congress! cross and easily tired, she thoughts The chi id was Sf riousiy ili with rheumatic levci by the time the doctor was, finally called. Jim 0.. - -t owly escaped death, Despite the doctor's warning. onto Jim rue.- r.txi !Villi' the ciC'.it*.' fi!;).££* t'i IDC in lies. , he '.v as allowed to neglect the i a-ic rules of good health. Oniy repeated attacks oi •h< umutic fever made Mrs Wilson aware of the scr iwnsivss of the disease. \y, ;: .at .■. ct {;v the «-x: ?•< c ft mid ..Ut a gi U ~dvoj a;mat ' r,o way it acts. Attacks »! rheurn.i iic ft ver may follow such illnesses cold damp .••luToiaiflim-s who Jv» not get enough sleep have a pnor dici and Insufficient clothing ore ffigk''T INTO CLOTH--- •IF WE BORHEP CMOLF.'j \\ y iWffl ~ \ IM OUR HOMES. THE : \t cost wodlp sir 200 I—'-/cfißft 1 —'-/cfißft v wool* TIMES THE MOUTH L.y .. |I T' * (HUP/) c 'CKyr'*'" * - _'--r rsr 7/ P BL, • go% <* Cflß TR|PS i l>EAPiy RATTLER HRE OU.y' 50 MIL Ed SN LFMfSTd that: i "• e b\ via unrim more healthful conditions. Hum ever of ten children of wealthy parents also gel rheumatic fever. Rh uma'ic fever can attack at any age But it is mainly a problem of file schtx Huge child and this puts • rii i i sponsibility on the par cel - They must see that their chil dren get plenty of fresh air and -uiisiiiiv a well-balanced diet sde gcatv elothi-ng and form good per sona! hygienic habits This v-' 11 build up their l'csistance ig mst all diseases and help Them ward off rheumatic fev- r in par i 5, there is any suspicion of be disease, how ver, the doctor .-;>>• i.ii-: be cnikd immediately. . This article is co-sponsored by ibc National Medical association a:: ! the National Tuberculosis a,ss:>- . i.itiun in the interest of better is aHh of ih" people,!
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