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EDITORIALS
SATURDAY, DEC 5th, 1»42
OPINIONS
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Mlsriet fbl Ni^rro Tsachers.
Negro policemen where Nerroes are involved.
BqidU eiucational opporiunities. --
Nervo jurymen.
Bivher wages for domestie wrvants.
Full partici|Wtion of Negroes in all branches bit
the National Defense;
Abolishment of the doublenrtandard wag^ scale in
industry.
Greater participation of Negroes in political af-
Itiir*.
tiagto representation in city, county, 3tate and
national governments.
Better housing for Negroes.
I
Oor Health! Wkt Are We
Gcig To Do About W
Recent figrures released by the United States Bureau of
Census show that diseases of the heart are taking a terrible
toll on the Negro population of thb cotifltTy. It Is how %veal^
that this ailment has even surpassed syphilis and tuberculosis
in deatruction of life among Negroes,-' The latest figures avail-
aWfe are those of 1940 which are certainly close enough to us
in this generation to give some idea of what a havoc diseases
of th^ heart are playing among Negroes of the United States.
It has been the common belief those in medical circles, its
well as the Mdinary citizen, that tuberculosis of the respira
tory qrstem and syphilis (all forms) were the enemies within
the race to ^ht. It now Appears that^jve have got to add
another deadly foe to the rank opponents of the health and
IHes of Negroes, and we think the sooner this is done the
^ter. ' '
We quote below ■ome of the itartling facts taken from
ttie report which shows that diseases of the heart caused 32,-
613 Negro deaths in 1940 or one-sixth of the total number in
the United States:
** The total number of Negro deaths resulting from diseases
of the heart was neairy double the total number of Negro
deaths resulting from tuberculosis of the respiratory system
imd more than four times the total number of Negro deaths
Resulting from all fot^ns of syphHis.
■ The Negro death rate for diseases of the heart was ^.5
per 100,000 enumerated population in 1940. In that year Negro
males of all ^es had a death rate of 276.4 while Negro females
of all ages had a death rate of 231.8. Mortality rates for
8seaees of the heart for Negro females of the age groups one
four years, five to fourteen years, and fifteen to twenty-
Pmr years were higher than the mortality rates for the same
cMiae among Negro males of corresponding ages.
, Mortality from diseases of the heart is commonly thought
m b«^ directly associated with old age, but this is not «o
for the Negro population as for the white population.
pw«ent of the Jies^rom who died ^iMiseases of the
wvr* lefs than 48 yeiirs old, but on the other hand on^
of the total number of white persons who died Of
1^ were less th«n years of age.
fempAdMn of the death rates for diseases of the lie#r^
tilt aon^Miite population (mcludes Negroes, IntUanii,
and other noilwWhitc races, but chiefly Ne-
ordifferent siids and rural areas indicates tl^t
tH of the h^rt was highest among t^e
dtics of 100,000 or more inhabitants. Ihe
dnth per 100,000 eaumervted
■ot the hMrt was 327.8 in cities of
fadwbitents; 2^.0 in cities of 10,(i00 t«
in cities «rf 2,^ to 10,000 inhabit-
i
ants; and 1B7.8 in ruml areas of the United States.
Negro deaths from diseases of the heart reprfssented a large
proportion of the total numbet of Negro deaths resulting from
all causes in Jiraetically all of the States. For exa^mple, in the
State of North Carolina Negro deaths from diseases of the
heart represented 14.4 percent of the total number of Negro
deaths occurring in that State. The Negro death rate for
diseases of the heart was 167.8 per 100,000 enumerated popula
tion. «
From the increase of 9.© percent in the Negro's death rate
for diseases of the heart between 1930 and 1940 it appears that
mortality in th^ Negro population from these diseases will
continue to mount, yet it is not . probable that the Negro's
death rate for diseases of the heart will increase in the near
future at such a rate as as to equal the white population's
death rate for such diseases. The wlhite population's death
rates in both 1930 andi 1940 were higher than the Negro's death
rates, and the rate of increase for the white population was *
higher, being 39.7 percent for the decade. • |
It is also pertinent to note that some of the disease given as
cause* for the^Negro's mortality for diseases of the heart arc
preventable and that even if they are contracted proper medi-'
cal treatment will lessidh tmir effect on the heart. Among
’^hese diseases are infedMbtis diseases of childhobd, influenxa, •
pneumonia and syphilis, * - 'Ivo others factors which seem to
c(intribute to the Negro'i ^Jfh death rate for diseasea of the
h^rt but which cannot be fioitthilled are the cityward move-
n^t of the Negro population and the effect of hard manual
laW>r in the early years of life. _ 1
We think that our pulpits, sfjhools, literary clubs, mission-^
ary societies, political clubs,, f^iteriial societies and every
other organisation should be called, tipon to take a part in the ■ —*
fight agSnsl Ih^ of - Negro life and th^ Kegroes for some months
health. The physicians of the race can do very little unless
they have the full cooperation of tevery agency within
g^up, and wte are of the opinion that a national organization
fi^r the preservation of Negro life and health should be or-
ginized for the intent and purpose of a ‘wake up and live
.mon, Ne,ro«. U.ny of the org.niz.tion, .mons
Negroes make absolutely no contribution ito the economic or - .... .#
physical welfare of the race anyway., and this wcCuld irive the H’^ro as
them an opportunity to do some real service for all Negroes.
jSenmons, lectures, papers and jiterature should be made
aUll«ble to Negroes "Oft hoW'tlicy ttvoid
BE ALLOWED
Let us keep the records
straight therefore and see the
the Africa^ campaign as the third
front that it really is, ami not
th6 long desired second front.
The marvelous way in which
Negroes have responded to the
elements in this cotintry Hiatus
the world’s dhly
super-patriot. This world v/ill
sooner or later reward him ac
cording to his deserts. Those
igna are to keep the
^ N.^rro down are go^To "be
hbw l^y may be treated if they ^re affected with them. iu^“ioned. There is something
think this would serve a far greai»r purpose than that of the going on in this world and
aWrage organization today.
Mf ^
during this world war and the
groups or individuals who can
not see it are irretrievably out
of step with progress and hu-
imnitarianism. A new order is
in the ntaking and ft big^ier
spirit is breeding upon the face
of the moral . waters of ‘he
world.
get at; and (2) the old fashioned
white . Neg;ro-^atiers in both.
North and South.
Neither of these extremist
groups has the workable answer
to the colored question. What
both Ameriean^ whites a n n
American Negroes need are
those some'times dreary, usually
hard-to-achieve, but always use
ful virtues of ^~ 4olaran*,e, JtjS bglief that the society
nature, open mindedness. Whites
neSd to realize that the Ameri
can Negro is coming of age—in
Saying which, we don’t want to
sound patronizing. The achieve-
mc^ts of Marian Anderson, Joe
BT OOBDOK B. BANOOCK
CALVIN’S DIGEST
BY L. BATNARD WmTNBt
THE NATION PAYS
have been
the nation
Ever since the War Between to inject the
the Sections, the nations has
sought to appease the south on
the color question. The south
hfts Ipng enjoyed a kind of race
relational autonomy. The na-
t.ioA’f . ifidisposition to interfere
with the race relational pro-
cessee of the south is proving
one of the oationa] perils. This
ran best be seen in the filibus
ter tactics of southern eongreSi>-
inen on sundry occasions. When
ever the southern bloc wants to
carry a point thfemselves or keep
the opposition from carrying
one, they resbrt to the obslriic-
tioniBm of the filibuster.
Today we are in the throe? of
a national agony when the wbccl«
of democracy must turn now oc.
be forev’er StiUed; yet we had
the inevitable filibuster b/er
the poll-tax legislation designed
to free the ballot in a free cijnn-
try. This bill waS' only propos-'
ing to make democracy a fael,
rather than a mere preachment,
by unfettering the voters of
eight southern states. Everybody
knowS'that , the designs againkt
the bill are grounded in the faet
that Kegroev will seetire i^d
right of luffrsfe for which
they gru dying daily, ^e faet
that oply eight of the stateii
of the union are cpmiqitted to
ihe poll-tax quaUficatwti for
snffrage f$d the fa^t thtt these
tte sonthem states t^ktv il ob
vious that the oi^position to the
bill hing^ about the Negro
question.
Strangely enough the ca&ns
belji of tl^ j nien-
tjon fM
tions pf the ,bin but are uiovlv
iipld^ out against certain con-
stRufemniqiEepo^tlve* of their
states. Even the southern Mo^
that we need unity and,
m
race question Jiere
TOLERANCE
That the conscience of white
Louis, Paul Robeson and in
numerable colored artists, writ
ers, athletes, lawyers, doctors
and editors are worthy df any
body’s respect and admiration.
Negroes should be helped and
encouraged in these' activities—
and also in the more utilitarian
matters of equal breaks for jobs
in alJ parts of the country and A
fair show in politics. We should
all get firmly fixed in mind the
fact that a normal Negro, like
a normal white or yellow or red
man, is a good citizen in direct
proportioh to the strength of
■
lives in is ^iHng IflljcrirfH:
deal.
BEAD OABEFULLT
The colored pe^e, on the
other h^d, would be well advis
ed to retaember the ancient truth
that Rome was not built in a
day. It gets you nowhere to
blame j^nr own troubles or
shortcomings on the fact that
your ancestors — ci’Uelly and
unjustly, *it is true — were
brought to this continent 200 or
360 years ago against their
what you do or don’t amount to
\n yOUr own generation.
TYPICALLY AMERICAN
Public and private agencies
by the score are striving to
teach consumers how to stay
healthy as they are deprived of
&ti increasing amount of edible
products from farm and fac
tory that must go to the milit
ary forces and our allies.
Nutrition is a most import
ant phase of the war. The re-
, cord of our mass merchandis
ing systems along this line des-
•irves recognition. The chain
vtore industry, against which it
•vas long political sport to levy
Ipecial destructive taxes, has
always worked toward greater
distribution of necessities at a
smaller and smaller uait profit.
It has engaged in producer ca>
mpaigns to moe svurplus com
modities. Millions of people in
remote comers the land bene-
fled by these drives to mow
fruit, vegetables and meats to
the consumer's table, which
would otherwise have gone to
waste. Thousands of farmert,
from the citrus growers of Cal-
Eastem seaboard, have good
reason to recall those camp
aigns. In maiiy instances the^
were saved from ruin.
We may not be faced with the
problem today of moving sur
plus food, but the same chain
stbres which delugegd the
housewife with recipes and
products that made for better
living five years ago, are still
in business. And they are doing
far bigger job. They are Work- *
ing with government to the ut
most in the gigantic task of
holding down prices. They are
emphasizing as never before,
with suggestions and recipe.i,
the needs for efficiency in the
culinary departments of our
ifomia to dairymen on the
competitive efficiency typically
homes.
The facta about American
Negroes in this generation are
that they are getting better
breaks in our social system all
the time; that the Negro has
more well-wishers every day a-
mong American whites; that the
old-ifashioned Negro-hater is
•hi'iiikiujf swiftly' in size, Tn^
fluence and public respect. Wit
ness the (Georgia white voters'
recent scrapping of . Qoveroor
Eugene Talmadge.
^ The happy condition shows
signs of continuing and broaden
ing out until the Negro Question
is solved to the general satisfac
tion — if both Whites and -Ne
groes will let matters develop
naturally^ If either group lets
itself b; nerve-racked by the war
into some sort of extremist Ky-
rteria, the consequences can be
disastrous all around.
is to destroy this unity. Even America is awakening with more
these southern would-be filiba?- clarity day by day, is seen in a
terers know that any appeals to recent ediitorli'al on ‘Collier’s
race prejudice now would g vc weekly magazine, which ran i
comfort to the enemy; and «o down-to-earth editorial oh the
they were sagacious enotig'a to Negro question. With a net paid
make their appeal not an anti- circulation of over two million
Negro one, but a political one.
Even this represents some gains
however subtle and . disbuised.
But the bald, farft remains that
thete men are ob1M;ructioni8ts in
an hour of national peril. They
(which means nearly six mill
ion readers), it is an invaluable
asset to ns at this time. Per
haps Collier^s ALSTT sees the
handwriting on the wtill...We
consider this . editorial of such
indulged so long by value to white and colored peoo-
that they now turn pie, that we quote it her 3 ia
imon the nation in the hour of
its agony. The nation pays
THAT THIBD FBONT
At last we have opened a
‘‘third front.” The hunian'j
world, with Russia, has
•waited for the opening
front that would be a divers'on
full: 6
The N^o Question, solemn
ly so-called, is adding to .some
Americans’ worries about the
war. Lynchings are on the up
long «urve. There are disputes ard
of a near riots here and there about
colored people moving into puh-
bf German power which when He housing developments. Now
concentrated at any one, placi is and. then, a Jap agent is caught
mell n^h invincible. The end of trying to make medicine amon„'
Hitler’s gilded dream is nigh at our Negroes according to the
hand. The stai* of his infamy is
getting and it is only a matter
of tl^e now. Any man on mis
chief bent is bound to make one
major mistal^e that proves his
andOinf. Hitler made two and
therefore he is hopelessly lost.
The &ont in Africa is not the
“s»cond front" *i *ome have
iu|gett^; it it the '‘third
front,” the second front beine
opened against the Negroes in
thif. country. The deep anta
gonisms manifested towardH the
N^o soldiers, the determined
efforts to throw the Ne^o Cor
polit;paI, and .^onoipic l(»scs in
tl^ • ‘ time, ’^e sp^tiad . of
Negro-phobUm’’in foreign coun
tries by eeH|^ elements ar.' nil
ihdiMtionS that the second frbat
to a lajrge sqrment of this coun-
haa betfp' oopened againat
“WTiy fight the white man’s
ivart” formula. All these thinga
fctir up ■ ancient hates, fears and
prejudices, and a serious blowup
could result sometimes.
^re is what we think rfibnut
U. We expect extremists of all
sorts to damn us for these sort
of remarks, hut we’re usrtd to
that and we’re disappointed
when, a« sometimes happens,
our expectations don’t pan out.
We think, for one thing, that
all sWiible Americans should
set their faces sternly ajfoinst
the aforesaid extremists. We
refer mainly to (1) the domestic
Communists who, while^ claim
ing: to he'all out for an Allied
victory, are not' above making
sonve home-gjrown hay for them
selves'* by hpr^di«g-dis^rttftft'
amonff all'the^Negroes they cnn
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