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PAQl TWO fBK CAiOUNA nMBS SATtJBDAY, SEPT. 22, 1*51 THE NEGKO VOTE IN INE NOVmBER OEaiON As far as North Carolina Republicans and Democrats go we see little choice in either party for^Negro voters. It therefore is necessary for members of the race to look beyond the ranks of local and state party lines in making a decision without voting in the November election. Everyone of sound judgement knows that Negroes in North Caro lina have been left out in the cold when it comes to sharing in the political plums passed out from time to iijoe by the Democratic party. It takes no sage to know that the caliber of men who now control the Republican party in this state would do no better if the GOP were in power in this state. From a local and state standpoint, outside of the teaching profession, Negroes are only ^owed to have the crumbs that fall from the political table. Not a single clerk, teacher, stenographer or office manager is employed by the state or counties and cities of North Carolina, ex cept in a capacity of per petuating segregation, in spite of the fact that vast majority of Negroes in the state have consistently voted the Demo cratic ticket. Add to this the fact that such men as East land of Mississippi and other rabid southern demagogues are now heading practically every committee of import ance in both houses of Con gress and one will * have to wonder if it is not time for Negro voters to rethink their party affiliation from a na- tioni^ sttodpoint, if not local ly. Negro voters in Northern and Western cities and states should look beyond what ia being done for them by the Democratic Party in their im mediate vicinity. They must not forget that below the Mason-Dixon line a major ity of their race still resides and is kept in second class citizenship by southern De mocrats who .take their cue from such men in Congress as Eastland of Mississippi, Johnston of South Caroli^ Byrd of Virginia and George and Russell of Georgia. They must remember that when they vote the straight Demo cratic ticket in November that they are voting to keep the yoke around the necks of over ten million of their race in the southern states. Whatever the Democratic Party has done for Negroes in cities like New York, Phil- adephia, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles and other north ern and western cities has been offset by its policy of rabid discrimination against Negroes under the law in southern states. It is, there fore, the solemn duty of ev ery Negro voter in the United States to think twice before he casts his vote in November to keep in power a party that cannot avoid permitting im portant congressional com mittees to be headed by such men as we have named above. Unless they do this, the yoke of discrimination now borne by their brethren in the South is certain to be made even more painful under the struggle now going on for in tegration. So far as the presidential candidates of both major par ties are concerned, there is little to choose between them. Neither has made fmy great outcry against the injustices now suffered by Negroes in this country. From where we stand, both the GOP and the Democratic nominee appear to be courting the southern vote and are hedging on the question of civil rights and therefore will have no prom ises of great moment to keep if elected. The slight edge which the GOP has over the Democratic party, is,' there fore, not because of its presi dential candidate, but because of the awful bunch of south ern Democrats who now head important committees in Con gress. With this in mind, we urge Negroes everywhere to vote for Eisenhower in No vember not so much because of Eisenhower, but because a vote for Stevenson is a vote to keep at the head of import ant congressional conunittees the most terrible gang of southen^emagogues the na tion has ever known. SAVING THE FACE OF WHITE SUPREMACY Respect for law and order got no boost in Mecklenburg Superior Court last week when a white woman and a Negro man, partaiers in a crime of armed robbery, were brought before it for trial. The woman, termed mentally, ill and dangerous by a psy chiatrist, was committed to the South Carolina State Hos pital at C6lumbia while the man was given from seven to ten years in state prison. Thus the jury concurred with the psychiatrist that the white woman was mentally ill and that the Negro man was “guilty of armed robbery,” athough there was evidence brought out to the effect that the woman was the brains be hind the entire crime and that the man got only $50 of the $480 tjiken Whether the Negro realized it or not, he committed two crimes, that of armed robb«y and that of associating with a white woman. The latter' probably had more to do with influen^g his sentence than the robb^. Justice in the South just cannot tolerate a white woman and a Negro man associating together, even as criminal. Certainly, any white woman who does is, according to Southern cus tom, insane, and any Negro man who does is guilty of all the crimes in the book and must be made to pay. If white people in North and South Carolina feel they have saved the face of white supremacy by this sordid mis carriage of justice, they are sadly ixiistaken so far as thinking Nenoes are concern ed. Such only creates further disrespect and distrust of our courts by both whites and Ne groes. For a- season, weak- minded white people may find refuge in such antics on the part of a court of justice, but even they must sicken in stomach at such a foul deed. This sudden discovery that the white woman is mentally ill and dangerous is a refuge that would like to be shai^ in by every woman who is brought into court for a crime. It certainly will be denied to those of the Negro race and will only be permitted In cases where a white woman is associated with a Neno man in crime. What uiis newspaper would like to know is just how long has this mentally ill and dangerous woman been roving over the state and to what extent has she proved dangerous? Unless this is satisfactorily answer ed, we are of the opinion that the whole affair is purely and Mmply Imethor case of onr white folks again trying to save the face of white supre macy. RISKING A THIRD WORLD WAR Twice within the span of 25 years the United States has permitted the British Empire to get this country involved in a world conflict that cost American citizens millions of dollars to say nothing about the lives of its young men who died on foreign battlefields to save the tottering empires of both Britain and France. From what is going on around the Suez Canal, these same two decadent countries are once again preparing to lead this country into another war in which England and France will fight to America’s last man and America’s last dol- 1^. Frankly, it looks to us like England is. already choowg sides, and that the way things are shaping up the darker races of the world will be ar rayed against the lighter races. If this be true, the world is in for another blood bath the like of which it has never seen before. It may mean the end of civilization, if not the entire ^^rld. We think it is time the United States stop spending its money and the lives of its youths in an attempt to save what is left of the tottering empires of Britain and France. England, for nearly five cen turies, has lived off the blood and sweat of other people and cannot understand why she cannot continue to do so. Like wise, France, patterning her way of life after that of Eng land, has also depended on the efforts of others for exist ence. All blood sucker nations need to understand that the day when one nation can ex ploit another for its own selfish purposes is over. Britain and France, who are now only second rate coun- tries) should be told to satisfy themselves with a second rate position and not look to this country to keep them propped up with American dollars and blood. The United States should keep its nose out of the Suez Canal and let Eng land and France go their own way as second rate powers. This country pulled British and French chestnuts out of the fire in World War I and II, and we see no reason why America should risk a third World’s War to save two run down at the heel countries that want to boss the whole world at the expense of this country. Cdi^ila Cnttrs MAIN OFFICE — 436 EAST PETTIGREW STREET Phones 5-0671 and 2-2913 — Durham, North Carolina Published At Durham, North Carolina Every Saturday By THE VNITED PUBLISHERS, Inc. Entered as second class matter ot the Post Ojiice at Durham, North Carolina un der the Act of March 3,1879. L. E. AUSTIN. Publisher CLATHAN ROSS, Editor M. E. JOHNSON, Controller W. A. HENNESSEE, Business Mgr. JESSE GRAY, Advertisiny Mgr. WINSTON-SALEM OFFICE — 304 N. CHURCH ST PHONE 5-0869 MRS. VELMA HOPKINS, Manager $3.90 $2.90 SUBSCRIPTION RATES — One Year • Ten Cents Single Copy Six Months $4.00 — Forel]^ Conntries. National Advertising Representatives INTERSTATE UNITED REPRESENTATIVES, 545 ftna Avxmn ■" Inc. Yokk 17, Nnw Yohk Phomi MUrbay HIll - 2-54512 FACING THE ISSUE By DR. A. H. GORDON Egypt, Suez, And The Negro To the uninformed and the Jobs lor the real owners of the thoughtless It may seem that there is little or no connection involved in the names Egypt, Suez, and the Negro. Some may think that this topic is far-fetch ed to say the least. A great many people do not know that for thousands of years a Negroid people ruled BIgypt and played a large part in building Egyp tian civilization. The present population of Egyptian is Ne groid to a great extent. The Suez Canal is In Egyp tian territory. President Nasser was within his rights in nation alizing the canal. He probably would not haye done so at this time if it had not been for the fact that England, France and the United States refuses to help him build a great dam which he believed would ultimately re suit in lifting the standard of living of the Egyptian people. The three nations named re fused to help Egypt build the dam primarily because they were ot really Interested in helping to raise the standard of'Negroid peoples. In other words England, France and the United States, Specially the lat ter two nations, did not see that building the dam in question would promote “white supre macy” in the Middle East and in Africa. Furthermore, this In cident has called the attention of the world to the fact that In all the time the company; large ly owned by foreigners, has operated the canal and benefit ed by enormous profits for the white stockholders, no effort ap parently has been made to train any great number of Egyptians to operate the canal or hold any positions or jobs which pay well. This is typical of western exploitative imperialism. The idea is to develop the natural resources of so-called backward peoples largely for the benefit of the exploiters and to give jobs to the natives of the exploiting country which pay the best wages leaving the low-paying resources. The Western so-caUod Pow ers (England is really no longer a great World Power to say nothing of France) speak of Nasser as bluffing when he states that he will not give in to their bulldozing about the use of force if he persists in his determination to use Egyptian property for the welfare of the Egyptian people. ■ Fortunately, Russia with her great prestige and power, and in this instance with, moral force, has let Nasser know that he is not standing alone as he works for the welfare of his people. Although some people think that Anthony Eden, the tool of the capitalists of England, means what he implies when he says that force lhay be necessary to get Nasser to be “reason able,” this writer disagrees and gives Eden credit for having sense enough to know that a World War over Egypt’s proper ty would be criminal. Perhaps John Foster Dulles does not have any more sense than to think that he can force Nasser to change his course by hyi>ocriti- caUy mouthing about the United Nations but the American Peo ple have too much sense to fol low him any further. Eisen hower, as usual, lacks the moral courage to face the issue and tell England and France that the United States, stands for in ternational justice and will not fight a World War for white su premacy. It is interesting to this writer that pr.-ctically every thought ful Negro is in favor of Nasser’s position in the canal fight. Prac- lifally all the Southern news papers, and editors of Ihe white race, are for England and France and “pulling for” the Dulles asininity. It simply means that Negroes nattirally are Opposed to the promotion of “White Supremacy” and west ern exploitation of the colored world. VINOBA BHAVE: A DISCIPLE OF GANDHI BY MARY MILLS The landlord party donated 1200 acres of their land apd appointed two of its members to accompany Vinoba and his followers on their onmey to reinforce his appeal with their fellow landlords. Bhoodan the gift of land, says Vinoba must one day turn In to Bali dan (Bali’a gift). The whole world must be given over to God .... Next he tells of the Pandavas, who fought the classic battle - against the forces of eveil de scribed in the MahabHarata. The cause of the battle? Their relatives refused to let them inherit their rightful share of the land. First they asked not for a kingdom but a city, then not for a house but a room, and so on until they were of fered finally as much land as could be lifted on the point of a needle. They deciedd to take u parms. So will the poor of today, says Vinoba if we con tinue to whittle down their rights. Finallj^there is the forgotten brother Kama, in the same story, the sixth son who bad been hidden away at birth and whom Vinoba sees as symbolic o fthe submerged sixth in mod em society. He it was who prisoned the other, and who, armed with the bracelet which his mother had given him, be came all-powerful in battle. Do we want, Vinoba to forget our sixth brother like the Pandavas did and stir up hatred and strife.” Vinoba is the detached and passionless messenger of God. His love is impersonal, philo sophical — he looks upon all men as the children of God and treats them equally. His mission is a kingdom of kind ness. The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof, there fore, we merely hold his inr» in trust. His great aim it to change the hearts of men and not necessarily that ot gov ernments. By AprU 18. 1804 three mil lion and two hundred thousand of acres of land had been giv en to the Bhoodan Mission, two million of thii was good land. 230,000 donors had par ticipated in this gr^t gift of whom one third may have un dergone a change of heart. Thousands of wells, bullocks, implements, tons of seeds, et cetera, a thousand workcn iiaif paid ten dollan per month by the Gandhi Memrial Fund, and the others receiving their board and lodging joined oth ers in spreading this great message of faith through the coimtry. Some of the intangible results may be listed as fallows: Re duction in land prices through out the country; the ugly ru mor of violent revolution dy ing out; confidence in the fu ture; replacing bitetraess and apathy. His message' “This radiance trusts you, it is waiting to fall through you raltered heart If only you le tit.” 'And so an old man hiui;ys toward sunrise as if racing against deat hltself as he walks across the fields and coimtrysides of his belov ed India teaching.'and spread ing his message of love. Reference: IffDlA'S WALK ING SAINT, TeimySon, Hall man, India — TDUI Magaaine, May tl, 195S; Oetober 5,198S. TIME WILL PROVE RIOTERS ARE WRONG BY EDDIE FORREST The many incidents that are taking place in the SouUi today, that are made public, and those that are not made public, are very numerous. It is nothing for the Negro to fear, but hold a level head and use good com mon sense at all times. And above all, keep faith in God. The flare ups in Tennessee and Texas are foolish acts that humans put up before the march of time. The decision that the U.S. Supreme Court banded down May 17, 1054, was luevl table. It had to come. Time had brought it about. We, as a people will have to accept it in a calm manner, or we can try to resist it and get hurt much worse. The mobs that gathered in Clinton, Tennessee and Mans field, Texas, show signs of weakness and Ignorance. Our people can feel .proud of the way the Negroes in these mob strickened areas «(re conducting (Please turn to page 1) The Falsity Of Such Teaching Is Being Exposed Through Integregation rexTBooKs TBACHm RACE HATE AGAINST negroes OUR AMERICAN EDUCAWmSYSm Spiritual Insight "Fulfilling Cod's Plan" By REVEREND HAROLD ROLAND Putor, Mount Gilead Baptist Chnrch "That you map fulfill God's plan for you.." Cor. 4:12. God has a plan for your life. You are a part of God’s Eternal scheme of things, What are you doing with your life? Are you fulfilling the Divine plan lor your life? Remember your life is a precious gift from God. Each life should be dedicated in holy consecration. Your life is a pre cious coin which should be in vested. Are you wasting or in vesting the precious stuff of your life? Your life is indeed a precious coin from God to be wisely invested to the gloiry of God and the best welfare of men. To fulfill God’s plan for your life you must wisely invest it. Invest your life and you will have a rich harvest Let us not, the«i waste the precious stnff of life in shameful idleness. God needs your life. Wake up! Get wise and invest your life for God. The one-talent man buried and wasted his life. The steps In investment are redemption and holy consecration. Paul was telling the Romans about the in vestment of their lives when he said...“l beseech you to present your bodies a living sacrifice... which is your reasonable ser vice...” Yes, offer your life to God understanding, compassio nate, peaceful and loving minis try. Yes, give your Ufe to God that you may find rich fulfill ment. In giving your life to God you can find a deep abiding satisfaction. Why waste your life in use lessness when there are so many helpful ways to use your life. Life is a precious gift from God. Use it wisely and helpfully. Life is a sacred trust; lay it on the altar of loving service...“That you may fulfill God’s plan for you..." The harvest Is stHl very great and the laborers are few. Volunteer for the services of God. Say with the poet...‘Take my life and let It be consecrated Lord to thee...” There is a tear to be wiped away; A hurt to be healed; a burden to share; and a sin-sick soul to be healed and reclaimed for God. With so much to be done why would you waste the precious stuff of life? Why wait? Begin now to lul- fill God’s plan for your life. Offer your life in the services of the Lord. Will you be guilty of life’s great, sad tragedy? The great tragedy of Ufe is the wasting of your life the precious gift from God. God has a numbered hu man beings, like the Prodigal, are wasting the precious stuff of life. You pass this way ‘but once. Soon the ^urtain will fall on your little act. Then what will you carry back to God. Will you come before God with ex cuses or a rich spiritual harvest? Awake and work now! Invest your Ufe now. Offti' your life now on the altar of sacrificial service. The night comes, then the sad words too late. Give your life to God so that you carry up a rich spiritual harvest. Capital Close Up^ “The North" and “The South” Commenting on the Sturgis, Kentucky, school desegregation disturbance, a weU-lntentioned feature writer in the Washing ton Star. (Sunday, Sept. 9,) made much of the fact that Sturgis is “just five miles from the Illinois State line,” and has a Negro population of less than 10 percent. While weU written and in many ways informative, the comments are noteworthy as an example—in the references to the North and the South—of the popular misconception of the significance of sectional boun daries, as well as for the writer’s evident lack of famiUarity with the civil rights backgrounds of the ^rder States. Tme enough, Sturgis, practi- caUy on the Ohio River in Wes tern Kentucky (that’s Congress- Bnan Natcher of Bowling Green) Is In Union County, which was predominantly pro-Union dur- “The War,” but the area, on both sides of the Ohio, as weU as aloi^ the Mississippi, has been raciaUy tense since IIU- nois, Ohio and Indiana were first formed from the Northwest Territory.- The Indenture sys-. tem existtag “before the War," In Southern Illinois and Indi ana, has been caUed “tanta^ mount to slavery as it was prac ticed in parts of the South.” Less than a decade before hos- tiUtles broke out between the States, Illinois passed the dras tic law of 1853, prohibiting the imndipation of Negroes, and providing for the arrest and fin ing of any Negro who appeared In the State and remained tor more than 10 days, and for his sale to any person who could pay the cost of his trial, U such By CONSTANOI DANIIL Negro was unable to pay |iis fine of SO dollars. In the “Black Friday” riots at Portsmouth, Ohio, eighty Ne groes were driven from the town at the request of some two hundred (“respectable” we supposel) white citizens. In Cin cinnati, fear of job competition among the laboring class, revi ved laws, requiring free Ne groes to carry certificates of their freedom and to give bond. Wilherforce was settled by 1200 Negro refuge from Clncinatl mob violence. There was a sys tematic effort “to klU off and drive out the Negroes, who were becoming too weU established, and giving offense to white men who desired to deal with them as Negroes were treated in the South." "In Southern Indiana and Illinois the same condition obtained,” states historian Car-i ter Woodson In his “Century of Negro Migration.” The aboU4 tionist EUjah Lovejoy was mur dered by an Illinois mob. East St. Louis (lUlnois) race riota are readily remembered. Spring field (Illinois) riots were the immediate motivation for the organization of the NAACP. . In other words, Sturgis, Ken tucky, is just-another town In a traditionally tense area—part of which is Southern nilnols...“The North" to the unitlmldated. One-Half of One Percent Consciously or suboonaclously, we who shotild be better (n- formed, seem somewhat lesa than analytical In presenting the facts of integration. For In stance, while hailing the fact that 71 Texas school districts had Integrated, we saw no ’•story” In either dally or week ly press which iwlnted out whe ther this Integration had taken place in normally "friendly” sections of this huge, sprawUng state of many moods, or in the “anything can-happen” areas of Negro density. Neither did we see mention of tne percentage of Negro students to the total num ber Involved In this integration. Praiseworthy as In the compli ance shown, we think it Is weU to ponder the fact that 1500 Ne gro children out of a 300,000 total, Is ONE-HALF OF OKE PERCENT. In other words, DENSITY DOES AFFECT THE PATTERN. Later Texas figures' reported in "Southem School News,” show above 100 dis tricts—for this faU—^wlth 25 thousand Negro students out of a total of 525 thousand, or more than four and one-half percent, with East Texas—tough and thickly populated— announcing desegratlon for 1057. Wheel-Hatting In' Reverse Which some of us have justi fied on “what-else-can-you-do?” grotinds, also affects the pat tern. WeU, we venture a guess that-minus the prancing, mar ching, extroverting and exhibi tionism—the advent of Authu- rlne Lucy (Foster) at the Uni versity of Alabama, would have occasioned a minimuni of beUl- gerent opposition, since It would have proWded no backdrop for such. Kfuper of New Jersey Frederick John Kasper, who, before "Clinton, Tennessee” had showed up in Alaska to tes tify against the Alaskan Terri torial mental health bill on the grounds that it was based on psychiatry, psychiatrists were Jews, and “this Is not a Jewish nation,” Identified himself, there, as a resident of Merchant- (Continued on Page Seven) r
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