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July 2nd was James Boyd’s
birthday and July 4th is the day
we celebrate aS our national hol
iday. It seems appropriate, then,
to re-print in this issue an article
written during the war by the
Southern Pines author and Pilot
editor for the War Writers’
Board.
Translated into many lan
guages the article has carried the
spirit of America all over the
world. To Southern Pines people
it brings a special message of love
and pride and a remembrance of
those war years when, through
trials shared and victories won,
our people were brought closer
togethet than ever before in a
spirit ot friendliness and mutual
respect.
WHAT AMERICA MEANS
By James Boyd
Hundreds and thousands of
troops have been training during
the past three years near my
horne. Our house is often full of
them: officers and privates, few
' of them professionals, nearly all
young and from every section of
the country.
We have learned how to talk
to these men. The first thing we
ask them is where they are from.
Proudly they will tell you. Then
they want to know if you have
ever been there.
If by any chance you have,
they are excited. They say, “Did
you see .the court house when
you were there?”
“Did you get to know the fel
low who, runs the Elite Cafe?”
“Did you ever go down Main
Street on Saturday night?”
“Have you seen the wheat
fields in July?”
If you can answer “yes” they
are deeply happy. Sometimes
they will bring a neighbor who
is with them in the army to see
you in order that he, too, can
hear you say that you have seen
his home.
What each of these men, now
going' off willingly enough to
fight, wants without quite un
derstanding it is to find some
body who can grasp his love of
the place he has left behind. He
thinks if you have seen it you
will understand that love. The
place itself, of course, is usually
like a hundred others, It is the
love which is unique, the love
of home, of his family and
friends, of his countryside or city
street, of the life he has known,
which belongs to him as his, own
private and special and prized
possession, as his own United
States.
It is the sum of all those in
dividual loves which makes our
love of country. I have never
heard an American soldier speak
of his love of country. But it is
there and it makes him a home
sick but a formidable fighter.
What is the basis of this love?'
Certainly not money. Contrary
to general belief many Ameri
cans are poor and our poor are
as 'devoted to our land as any
people in it.
It is not the conveniences. It
is true that we have them more
abundantly than most other
peoples: telephones, ice-boxes,
automobiles, electric refrigera
tors, vacuum cleaners, and it is
true that all these devices are
valued as making women’s work
easier and life more pleasant. But
millions of us do not have them
and now none of us can buy them
anymore or enjoy the automo
biles we have. Yet it makes no
difference to us. Indeed we are
glad to be able to give this small
proof of our patriotism.
Nor is it even a tradition of
patriotism. Our foreign-born,
many of whom do not know our
history and can hardly speak our
language, have consistently been
if anything, more devoted to our
ideals than the older Americaii
stock.
What is it that in a country as
vast, varied and new as ours,
gives us such a universal affec
tion, such a united spirit? It iS', I
think, our combination of polit
ical and social freedom. True, we
have politicians and their little
groups of followers, some of them
rich and powerful, who are al
ways working to corrupt or steal
that freedom, and sometimes suc
ceeding. And we have our snobs
in varying degrees who concern
who is their social, equal.
But in the main we do control
our political destiny: our lead
ers, both the well-intentioned
and the ill-intentioned must lis
ten to us or be destroyed. And
in the main a. man or a woman
here is judged and accepted on
his or her own merits. It is true
that, to our sorrow, we have not
yet solved the Negro problem
though it is in process of ameli
oration. And like most countries
we have a certain amount of Sec
tionalism in some sections. But in
general it is very rare to hear of
a person’s origins, racial, econo
mic, or social, being held against
him. We are criticised because we
admire success and certainly men
and women who succeed here are
looked up to. But that applies to
success in the arts and sciences as
much as in business and to
foreign-born as much as to native
sons; indeed we are ^peculiarly
proud of our Einsteins, our
Knudsens, our Toscaninis, our
Thomas Manns. What an honor
that they selected the United
States for their new homeland!
What a compliment that they
seem happy here!
Not only do we admire success:
more important still we like to
see people succeed. I cannot
claim we are free of all envy
and jealousy but I think no t>ther
country has less of it. Indeed, if
I had to describe America in a
sentence I would take a remark
of the English writer, Hugh Wal
pole. “You’ll like it there,” he
told a friend, “it’s the place
where everybody hopes that you
succeed.”
And it is not only the big suc
cess that we admire. My town is
small, a village, and here we
are pleased witt). the small suc
cesses of our neighbors whether
in business, in farming or the
professions or public service, or
the arts.
In this atmosphere men and
women are naturally friendly;
they speak to strangers readily
and easily without either conde
scension On the one hand or fear
of being looked down on, on the
other. For they have seen the tal
ent latent in the oppressed
who have flocked to these shores
and they know that they them
selves, even those longest in this
country, are descended from the
oppressed of other generations.
So they look for the best in others
and in turn expect to have their
own inherent dignity respected.
It is a country of friendliness and
of self respect. >
.This stirring scene is not with
out its many ' flaws, flaws of
which we are aware and over
which we struggle and quarrel
so that visitors often miss the
underlying basis of, unity and
love, and think that we are divi
ded and without a national soul.
But actually we are at heart
mountaineers who have been
raised in the high air of free
dom. We may hear abo^t other
lands and even visit them. We
may recognize that those other
places are as beautiful as ours,
the cities better planned and
more historic, the pattern of ilfe
more orderly and gracious. But
we cannot breathe there freely
as we do at home. Our mountains
are rough and the life often ar
duous and tumultuous, but few
of those who have tasted our
springs, have smelt our forests
and have felt our breezes can
ever elsewhere be at ease.
nerability upon which subversive
forces anroad would sieze, is real
statesmanship.
The more we See of this man,
the luckier we may feel ourselves
to be. it may well be that in him
we have found the man of vision
as well as practicality needed to
lead the way to peace. ‘
LIBERAL LEADERSHIP
It has been reported that Sec
retary Marshall was one of the
cabinet members- most strongly
in favor of the president’s veto
of the labor bill. His main reason
was: that if he did not do so he
would add immeasurably to the
anti-American sentiment which
has been growing stronger among
the middle - of - the - road liber
als and socialists in Europe.
If this is true, it is tremendous
ly encouraging. It is not long
since Wallace described the state
of 'near panic he found in Europe
after Truman had announced our
support of the reactionary Greek
and Turkish governments. The
great middle-ground political
group, on whom we must rely for
support of any democratic pro
gram, were almost ready to give
up hope. Since then others have
pointed to this grave dangdr and
urged vehemently a program of
liberal leadership in our dealings
v/ith Europe as the only possible
way to recovery.
Though Marshall’s fine conduct
of his China mission pointed that
way, this is- the first time, as far
as we know, that he has throvm
his weight openly on the side of
liberalisrn. The fact that he has
done so is very important; even
more so, that he ha3 realized the
connection existing between our
domestic and our foreign policies,
in this realm of the intangible
factors, of social attitudes and
legislation.
It was to be foreseen that Mar
shall would fight the high tariff
on wool, seeing so clearly how
it would sabotage our iteciprocal
trade efforts in the world econo
my, but that he se^ equally
clearly the need for liberalism
THE NEW SANFORD
Congratulations to the new
Sanfofd! And congratulations to
the old Jonesboro!
Both towns deserve great
praise: Jonesboro, the old pion
eer, who carried the ball for all
tfie years before Sanford , was
born and then, when the young
town grew to maturity, steppeq
gracefully aside; and Sanford tor
the name it has made as one of
the leading towns in North Caro
lina.
The Sanford Herald tells the
tale with gusto and accuracy, in
Its fine Merger Edition. Tlie
whole paper makes interesting
.reading and should furnish val
uable aata for the local historian.
There was only one thing left
out, and, at that, we may just
have missed it in our ramble
through the varied pages. But
we did look in vain for some data
about the Jones for whorh Jones
boro -was named. A Col. L. C
Jones was mentioned casually by
Judge Seawell, but - as having
been a resident many years aftei
the town was founded. We would
love to know who the first Jones
was, and, as it is he who is really
making the big gesture of sacri
ficing his place in posterity in
the cause of cooperation, we feel
he deserves a special hand.
But if one must be- sacrificed,
that is the way to have it happen,
and there must be many besidfes
the first Jones who have made
sacrifices. Such an undertaking
is bound to involve a great deal
of give and take. The citizens of
both towns have wisely realized
that their personal sacrifices will
be more than made up for by the
over-all advance in which each
one will share. And whereas San
ford, being the largest town, on
the railroad, contributes its re
spected and well-known name,
Jonesboro’s citizens, contributing
their good will and enterprise to
the mutual arrangement, will
share in satisfaction over the
splendid result.
The two towns are demonstra
ting their belief^ in our national
motto. “In unity is strength” is
a philosophy that has stood up
under many ordeals. It is being
Leaders Urge American Action To
Admit Displaced Persons Of Europe
This nation stands shamed before the world because of failure
to do our fair share in alleviating the misery of Europe's Dis
placed Persons by permitting some to find refuge here. America
has not yet responded lo President Truman's appeal to fulfill
our responsibilities to these thousands of homeless and suffering
refugees whoi include eighty per cent of Christian and twenty
per cent of Jewish faiths.
We call for support of the non-partisan Stratton bill, now the
subject of hearings before Congressional committee, -which
under strident safeguards against abuse will permit immigration
and absorption of one hundred thousand displaced persons an
nually fol: four years making use of less than half of quotas un
filled during war years.
We affirm that these refugees are of the same humanity as
those who preceded them to these shores during past centuries
• and whose labors made this, country great.. We affirm the com
mon responsibility .of every American devoted to our country's
humanitarian tradition to share in its vindication through sup
port of Citizens Committee on Displaced P.ersons, the conscience
of America in this moral crisis.
In the spirit of the great Puritan leader's words: "There but
for the grace of God, go I," we urge your immediate gift (not tax
exempt) to Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons, 39 East
36th Street, New York, N. Y., Earl G. Harrison, chairman.
Help ini our struggle on behalf of these disinherited of the
earth.
Signed: Eau:! G. Harrison, William J. Donovan, Jame6 A. Far
ley, Virginia C. Gildersleeve, F. H. LaGuardia, Mrs. David M.
Levy, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Herbert Bayard Swope.
1946. This regretably small fig
ure is due to several causes.
1—Immigration into the
United States is ^ under a
quota system according to
the country of birth. Of the
39,000 figure quoted by Pres
ident Truman, 26,000 are as
signed to the quota for Ger
many and very few native-
Germans can qualify as DPs.
12—Our Consular services
in Central Europe are still
inadequate and up to March
of 1946 there were no consu
lates prepared to issue visas
•iio DPs.
3—Under our immigration
laws quptas are not cumula
tive from, year to year. In
deed they are broken down
into months, and if during a
given month^ the full allot
ment of visas are not issued,
they cannot be carried over
for use the following month.
These are some of the reasons
why even the modest attempt to
bring refugees in under existing
laws proved ineffective
Turning to the larger immigra
tion picture we find that since
1930 over 78% of the total quotas
permitted by law have not been
tested now everywhere, tested on used. During the war years 1940-
a vaster scale than ever before.
May the happy merger of these
two North Carolina towns be an
omen of success in those wider
fields where unity, also, is the
ultimate aim.
LAND OF LIBERTY ,
in the fiel5 of domestic social leg-
themselves with the problem of islation, as the first point of vul- admitted utider this program in
We print on this page an ap
peal signed by eight leading
Americans of varying political,
religious and social backgrounds
asking for funds to further the
cause of admittance to this coun
try of 400,000 Displaced Persons.
In the naine of America’s tradi
tion of freedom and welcome to
the oppressed, all Americans are
urged to lend their aid to this
cause.
The story of the Displaced Per
sons of Europe is familiar to most
people, but this is beginning to
be one of those cases where fa
miliarity breeds contempt. We
have all heard so much about the
misery of the camps and the long
ings of the inhabitants, that we
have grown weary and want to
hear no more. , Or perhaps the
guilty feeling, which must be ours
through the continued inaction of
America in this world prqblem
has proved too strong: we are
turning away our eyes in order
not to be forcibly rerriinded of our
dereliction.
The telegram quoted here is the
briefest outline of the case. There
are almost a million of these
people still awaiting resettlement.
Of these about 850,p00 cannot re
turn tb their native lands. The
reasons why they cannot or will
not have been carefully sifted by
the authorities. Many cannot go
back because if they did they
Would be imprisoned by the
party now in power. In looking
toward America they are, follow
ing the pattern set by our early
settlers
The time has come when we
can no longer dodge the issue' of
the resettlement of these people.
To date nine nations have offered
employment to displaced persons,
asking for special categories of
workers. ,i
Unsuccessful Attempt
The United States has not yet
formulated an adequate policy
concerning resettlement of refu
gees although as far back as De
cember of 1945 our government
reccignized that the problem
existed. At that time President
Truman issued a directive to
facilitate the entry of refugees
from the DP camps. He estimated
that under our existing immigra
tion laws 39,000 Central Euro
peans might enter the United
States during the ensuing year.
Actually only 6,213 refugees were
46 only. 15%' of the quotas were
used. In other words, during these
six years a total of 914,762 addil
tional persons could have entered
this country legally. However,
not one of these “might have
been” entries can be carried over
to 1947. ‘
Special Legi|slaiioin
After careful study it-has been
estimated that considering the
size and economic condition of
the United States, our fair share
of refugees would be about 400,-
000. There is a bill now before
Congress that would allow the
entry of 400,000 displaced persons
over a period of four years. This
speoial refugee legislation, would
in no way alter the regular immi
gration laws or change the basic
quota system. i
Concerning these 400,000 ref
ugees, nationality restrictions
and monthly quota regulations
would not apply. However, all the
protective provisions of our im
migration laws would apply to
this special group. These provi
sions include screening for physi
cal fitness and political desirabil
ity, guarantees that the immi
grant will not be a public charge,
preference for relatives of per
sons already residing in the
United States.
This country has been vigorous
as a champion of the right of the
DPs to choose resettlement rather
than repatriation. We must give
practical support to this principle.
The Stratton bill embodying
the principles outlined above is
now before Congress. What bet
ter time could there be for its
passage than on this anniversary
of the winning of our indepen
dence? These people flook to us
who once won our way to free
dom. We must not fail them.
ity; yet it would be hard to im
agine a life which influenced di
rectly or indirectly more persons
than she did.
The vast host of friends which
she bound to her as by “hooks of
.steel,” the hearts made happy by
her sympathy, the pains allevi
ated by her personal care and at
tention, these are the things
which the newspapers cannot
evaluate.
Hers was the life of the “Angel
of Mercy” who walked unassum
ing along the pathway of duty,
regardless of the pain or priva
tion which lay in that path;
shirking no task, no matter how
unpleasant or difficult; slighting
no service, no matter how appar
ently insignificant. Here is the
story of the effective citizen who,
without pomp or parade, worked
diligently for every good cause
in every community which she
blessed with her presence.
Wherever she went, wrong was
reproved and goodness exalted.
Wherever she went, the commun
ity took on a healthier civic as
pect and developed a higher
moral quality. Wherever she
went, education took on new life
and schools increased their ef
fectiveness. Wherever she went,
churches gained a new glimpse
of potential service and coopera
ted with each other for the com
mon good. Wherever she went,
disease, ignorance, immorality
and smufe satisfaction with low
standards of living were success
fully combatted and overcome.
She was the epitome of the
Christian standard of service to
help, to heal and to hearten. Like
the ideal which the Master set
for himself, she brought “'beauty
for ashes, the Oil of joy for
mourning, healed the sick” and
comforted the despairing. (It was
said of the Apostle of old that
people brought their sick in order
that they might be cured by the
falling of his shadow, upon them.
She cast no shadow, but the sun
light of her ' presence helped
many a helpless and hopeless per
son in a new hold on life.) Not
only her medical skill but her
personal interest made life more,
tolerable for the hundreds to
whose sickness she ministered,
and death became less fearful be
cause of her kindly presence.
Only the great record of the
Angel as he writes in the Book,
will ever give the true account.
So we leave her with God.
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A TRIBUTE TO DELL BUCHAN
by H. E. Spence,
Duke University Divinity School
To tell the facts of IdeU
Buchan’s life would be a simple
matter. The newspapers carried
an account of her family, her
other near relatives, the time and
place of her funeral. That which
is not in the papers and can never
be recounted is the quality of the
life she lived, the influence for
good which she exerted, the in
spiration she furnished, the -en
couragement which sh,e gave, the
words of comfort and cheer for
those who needed consolation, the
loving gracious smile with
she drove gloom from so
saddened lives. Only etemit;
give a correct estimate
worth of such a life as herg
She wrote no books,
no office, made few
basked in no limelight
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