We admit a lack of the “intellectual
give us a more, penetrating understanding
munism, and perhaps our- ignorance of the _ _
ideology may be g. good reason for our mistrust of this Russian po
litical line, there are, however, even to the politically illiterate,
puzzles connected with this "religion” of the proletariat.
The -most persistant of these Communistic’ puzzles to me is
the attraction, out of all proportion to numerical ratio, that Stal
inism has for the Jew. This is a question we have heard hi of
fices, on streetcorners and at banquet tables increasingly In re
cent months. It 1s because we fear the fierce animosities of the
professionally anti-Semitic that we feel some public study should
be given to this philosophical peculiarity.
We know full well that it is only a tiny segment of the Jew*
ish population that falls to the promises of Moscow, but this small
Jewish per centage makes up such a large percentage of the local
"Reds" that one must force himself to ponder an
son for this
We feel It
rather than to
violently ant
: Certainly 1
accepted any grot
rlod, than America
and to seek a reafe
attitude.
iiter to discuss this 'matter dispassionately nog1
e it "become an emotional, basis later for the
w to grind upoi\.
never been any land in any time that has
grith greater warmth and over a longer pe
We know that he Is not treated
fairly In many places mid we recognize that anti-Jewtsm is an
ever present part'of our national temperament even today.
The record of accomplishment in every field by Jews of the
United States is too peat to recapitulate here. Bach of us knows
of the great contributions, made to our way of life by American
Jewry, but, to repeat, It'is because we respect and honor these
contributions that we feel this Jewish tendency toward commun
ism should be talked about and, written about publicly and, if
possible, understood. ' .
The fact that communism attracts such a tiny segment of
our society is a reflection on the strenth of our systems but it
would be foolish to refuse to admit that the Negro, for instance,
has not had'good reason to become a defectionist toward-other
"ways of life” and it is a great and flattering comment on Negro
and Jew society that they, have on the whole,' turned their back
on the handouts promised by Moscow's propagandists.
(The Negro, however, if he has to a small degree embraced
communism might be excused for even the most violently anti
Negro agitator Will admit to continued gross abuses of a big part
of our Negro society and although we belong to that group which
hopes for and believes in an evolutionary improvement of this
Tather than the revolutionary, it would be something less than
sensible to refuse to see such a glaring problem.
With the Jew, however, there is no such grass discriminations
—that there are plenty of discriminations in the huger cities, we
admit from personal experience, but to group the discriminations
against the Jew in the same category with those against the
Negro would be stretching reason.
which brings us
Why does such a» disproportionate part of our communistic effort
in the United, Statga come from Jews?
In our larger cities there are many employment discrimina
tions against the Jews. This does nod reach the smaller city, par
ticularly in the South, with the same force, one sees in the crowd
ed Northeast where most of our Jewish population is concentrated,
this leaves certain limited fields of endeavour open tp the »v of
the Metropolitan areas: He must seek government employment
where discrimination Js prohibited by law. He must enter a pro
fessional field whe# success depends on individual merit rather
than racial or religious dbaracterlstie or he mast become a pri
than his fellow Americans. Longer
this longer educational period cam
ftom the more practical facts of fif
fall-into the camp of the various tt
class which la headed tpr the Stalin!
AMD THEY'RE STILL
,?r%; 'fBf*;
cently on * lfu-ge segment of the Stalinist-thinkers.
It may be agreed, or argued that Jewishi attraction to com
munism is not purely based In discrimination, but might spring
from the hope of “talking over1 the business.” This Is a far-fetcli
;d argument, however, and one that we cannot accept.
We feel, perhaps wrongly, that Jews have been attracted in
iisproportionate number to the pipe dreams of the Kremlin more by
;he things they feel to be wrong with this country than the, things
hey feel to be right with Russia’s rather abased form of com
nunlsm.
In studying this, there may be found great lessons that
should not be lost upon the Western World and first among these
s the fact that our society ip not a perfect one as it exists today,
hat it is designed so that it can be improved and that we must
iver seek to make it better, and for all people. Until we have
:ept faith with this majestic destiny of providing equal opportuni
ties for all there win always be an appeal In the “Green Pas
ures” that are pictured around the world.
This paper has a five-pear record of drum-beating on the
object of North Carolina ports in- general and. the Port, of More
tead City in particular. What we, the State that is, have accom
plished in the physical development of our major ports of entry
5 now being permitted to dry-rat and largely from lac* of use.
Pe suggest that the current session of the General Assembly give
lose attention during its thoughts in this sphere on PORT USE
tow, rather than port development.
Colonel George Gillette, who has misdirected this period of
levelopment is still, at this writing, left with the Job of using
—l■ 'fife—: i—
hese facilities. We suggest that he is even less well equipped
o .handle this phase of the ports program the earlier phase
md be certainly has proven Ms inadequacy over and over again
or that job.
' After bringing to camptetion. the building of warehouses and
locking facilities. Gillette’s first official act was certainly far
rom.ln the best interest of the Port of Morehead City by granti
ng a lease to the Navy for a major port of the facilities of that
tort. That may have been part of a “Bird in the hand” phildsphy
rhich appeared best to Gillette, but viewed from a long range
mint of view It was anything bat.
The lease of the facilities to the Marine Corps to all purposes
ind intents *iinih»i*« Tnrur
louse and docking facilities of
The whole pattern of “ ~
>f Morehead City is-pecu*
hat the State owns th#i
acpanded use of the Port
1*8 attention to the port
Pf fhe centurytoldfliet
,-w«ld'profit Itan W
to those whose particular Job
To the General Ass«
t is to consider this Job
Forcefully make thin sugg
Hi. Thait* board, perhaj
note the use of both Mi
dpally Morehead City be<
at that time which «Md that
‘ book had to be beaten.”
In other words more 11
half of ml ; the names listed
the books had to go to the p
and vote "Yes” or the deal ■
off. In that elect!** 3408 5
pie went to the polls and! vc
“Yes” and only. 687 went to
polls to vote “No” but since
“book to to be beaten” the e!
tlon failed because less tl
half of the 5430 names on
versation and consultation
enstussaR
at stake for foe renovation
expansion of Memorial Gw
Hospital into a modern 128
hospital, from its present 68
status. The election 1*%*, ;
taindng to special bond Is
had been changed In foe 184#
Sessioii of the General Assembly
an£ foen^ and not now, the vot
ing is like that in all other elec
tions . Only a majority of the
VOTES CAST is needed to klll
©r carry any Issue before the
people. SiHt
voted for the renovation and
explosion of MotnorhM General
Hospital and 1300 voted against
the proposition. X was among
those most active in seeking the
passage of this issue and did
everything possible in my power
to persuade everyone else to
vnfn “Vao” fhr fVits ronAvaUfin
vote “Yes” tor this renovation
and expansion.
However, since I took an ac
tive part in that 1W campaign ,
I came close to some of, the
“Big Shots” Who were actually
running the show and calling
the signals. In March of IMP
an option had been obtained by
tTip AttftnH* niMt TJna Railroad
for a 635 acre tract of land in '
Contentnea Township. Those
same “Big SUbts” who were
beating the bushes in the hospi
tal election knew that this op
tion had been obtained by ACL
for the Du Pont company which
was seeking a Ate tor k huge
now plant. Although formla
publicity about this “industrial
lightening” that was about - to
hit this section was^kept conHn
1 topic of talk -in every paFt of
the county. It waa pewawBr
much in the minds and
of tboee yean who played such
a major part in the I960 hospl