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COMM UN 1ST C ONQUEST
Russia and Communism are one and
the same thing. Russia is the country,
and Communism is the 'philosophy moti¬
vating its scheme of life, its internal iife,
its international politics. Physical com¬
munism i* Russia, the country, spreading
from the North Sea on the west to the
Behring Strait on the east, including
northern Korea. Political communism is
all of this and the Russian influence,
controlling Findhind, Poland and the
Balkan countries, excepting Greece and
Turkey, and possibly all of China. It is
threatening some parts of India, Indonesia,
and middle eastern states. It is not mere
speculation to suggest that Russian strate¬
gy has played a large part in the cold war
centering in the Berlin situation, and the
Russian attitude in United Nations discus¬
sions.
Russian stubbornness in U. N. conferences
could not only have been to block and ob¬
struct those discussions and <1 torts to
bring about peace, but to have been diver¬
sionary tactics, keeping the democratic
countries busy watching her movements in
Europe while she was making headway in
getting a strangle hold on China and the
far East, thus forming a great pincer
movement with serious Implications for
the Western Nations, and particularly for
the United States.
It means that the United States, in line
with the policy announced by the Presi¬
dent, will he called upon to expend millions
of money, limitless amount of material,
and probably many divisions of soldiers to
combat the spread of communism, and to
provide to the submerged peoples of the
earth opportunities “to govern themselves
as they see fit and to achieve a decent
and satisfying life.” This assumption of
world leadership by the American people
concerns every American from the least to
the highest, "it takes an important place
in the outlook of every American home.
Russian conquest of the world is a very
real threat to the rest of the world.
CONFERENCE IN THE FAR EAST
The conference called by the Prime Min¬
ister of India, Jawaharhd Nehru, “the
greatest figure in Asia." according to
Walter Lippman, is an important affair,
not only because it will bring together rep¬
resentatives from all of the Far Eastern
countries, all of them colored, except Aus¬
tralia and New Zealand, but also because
the outcome of such a conference may be¬
come the much needed barrier to stop the
march of Communism. affairs
Some students of international
believe the democracies made a grave mis¬
take in not having done more to save
China from defeat. They point out that
China itself would not have been a buffer
between the influence of Communism
and the rest of the countries in the Asiat¬
ic sphere. The loss of China presents new
economic as well as political problems to
the United States by virtue of its inter¬
est in Japan. the
Still other students look upon con¬
ference called by Nehru as being packed
with possibilities 'of tremendous import¬
ance to the rest of the world, because v>f
its composition. It represents, possibly,
an awakening of the colored lx-ople of that
part of the world in which nearly two-
thirds of the earth’s population lives.
The movement of these peoples to get
together, under the leadership, possibly of
Nehru, is significant.
GREAT AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
Every list of America’s great Presidents
that we have seen includes the names of
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
The lists sometimes include Theodore Roose¬
velt. According to our thinking these
three deserve to be included: George Wash¬
ington. the father of his country and first
president, and Abraham Lincoln, the pre¬
server of the union and the great hu¬
manitarian, so called because of the Eman-
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In Mitchell county. Willie was
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cipation Proclamation which freed the Ne¬
gro slaves, despite the debate over his mo¬
tives for doing so. The outstanding fact
is that he did so, and put an end to one of
the most cruel systems of slavery the
V irld has ever known. Perhaps, Mr.
Lincoln’s second inaugural address should
put an end to the controversy as to the
motives which actuated his freeing of the
slaves. Whatever may have been his mo¬
tives, he stands out in the eyes of the
world as one of the great men of all time.
However, complete emancipation is yet
to be achieved, and greatness awaits the
men who will implement the spirit which
took possession of Lincoln, when, as a
boatman on the Mississippi River, he ox- ;
pressed his intention to put an end to hu-,
man bondage. Now comes Mr. Truman, j
We do not know what he is going to do,
but we know what he says he will
making America truly democratic. Here,
are his words, comparable hi our opinion,'
to the immortal words of Lincoln:
"It is fitting, therefore, that we take.
this occasion to proclaim to the world the I
essential principles of the faith by which j
we live, and to declare our aims to all peo- j
pies. “The American (people stand firm in . j
the faith which has inspired this nation
from the beginning. We believe that all
men have a right to equal justice under
law and equal opportunity to share in the
common good. We believe that all men
have the right to freedom of thought and
expression. We believe that all men are
created equal because they are created in
the image of God.
“From this faith we will not be moved."
These are not idle words. They were
spoken within the hearing of a host of
witnesses, and were spoken when the
echo of the oath he had just taken had
scarcely died away. W e wait in faith to
see what his action will be. He is our
nomination for a place among great hu¬
manitarians, and the world is ready lo
pronounce others great if they will only
accept its offer.
Two persons we know of have stated very
clearly how the South and Southerners
could qualify for greatness. One of them
was the late Prof. Edgar II. Webster, of
Atlanta University, and the other is Dr.
Benjamin E. Mays who says, “ I he South
has a chance now to become great. It
has a chance to get into history on the ]
constructive and liberal side . . If 1 wore
white, a Democrat, liberalism Southern, anywhere and possess-j in my
ed a spark of
bones, 1 would kill forever the argument
that when it comes to the Negro, the South
is usually on the reactionary side. I would
support my Southern President and Vice
1 resident in their civil rights program. .
It would be a grand thing if the South
would take the leadership in Congress and
get enactment into law the minimum re¬
quirements of civil rights such as the ab¬
olition of the poll tax, the abolition of
segregation in inter-state travel, the aboli¬
tion of lynching, and an adequate measure
for fair employment. It would be equally
grand if Southern Democrats would spear¬
head the movement to abolish segregation
in the Nation’s capital. . . is too
This is a big program, but it not
big for men who claim a heritage of a
sense of courage and justice. The carry¬
ing out of this program would confer eter¬
nal greatness upon all who participated in
it.
The Georgia State College has our con¬
gratulations and thanks for its inaugura¬
tion of Religious Emphasis Week at the
college. It represents a most timely step
in college activities which have not. so far
as we know, given sufficient recognition to
the religious side of our youth s educa¬
tion. We commend the college adminis¬
tration for having taken this very import¬
ant step, and we look forward to the time
when its effects will assume their proper
balance in the education of our youth.
attacked by infantile paralysis
in June 10 of last year and was
hospitalized at Tutkegee insti-
uie on July 3.
He is now receiving physical
herapy at Tuskegee and is im¬
proving steadily. Willie James
Stewart is one of the 27,000
new polio cases that the United
States had in 19-18. He is one
ol the many, many in which
the March of Dimes aids the
people of our country.
Your dimes and dollars help
fight this disease and will some
lay help us find the cause and
cure, too.
Give now to the 1949 March
-I Dimes.
Jonquil Art Club
The Jonquil Art club met on
Jan. 11 at the home of Mrs. Al¬
berta Stokes, West 40th street.
Officers were reelected for '49
and one hour cf sewing was en¬
gaged in, also. A delicious re¬
past was served. Dec. 31 we
had a grand Xmas warty. Sev¬
eral guests were present. It
was held at the norae of Mis.
Lucy West and she presented
us with souvenirs. Membeis
are Mesdames Stokes, Baldwin,
Davis, Heidt, Williams, West
and Butler. New members are
Mesdamas Ganaway, Pittman,
Baker and Stevens. Next meet¬
ing will be at the home of Mrs.
Davis.
On ^Planning
By George Matthew Adams
All enterprises worth anything are
planned ahead. A program is set. Moves
in order are written down. There are
conferences, discussion, and preparation
for every one of the moves. That is
the way that people get ahead.
It may be a very small beginning, but
it must be planned. That day is partly
lest in results, before it has been begun,
if there is no plan in mind as it begins.
The Creator started off this world with
a plan. From the first day until the
seventh, a complete plan of creation was
set forth. A perfect plan for the world
that we now enjoy. “And God saw ev¬
erything that he had made, and, behold,
it was very good.”
There is satisfaction to work when it
has been done according to plan. Waste
effort is eliminated. Things go smooth¬
ly. Each move inspires the next one.
A certain joy of accomplishment is
ever evident. The plan gets things
done—and in the most efficient manner.
With a plan carefully worked out* the
final objective grows more luminous
with every step in the progress made.
Things unfold. Difficulties are overcome,
flaws are detected, and loose ends are
tightened. You have confidence in the
results when you have a plan to go by.
Otherwise you are apt to flounder or
fail.
In the building of anything there is
fiist the plan. The architect has it in
his blue prints. The artist has it in his
rough sketch. The lawyer has it in
his brief. Thus is the plan tied to all
worthwhile pursuits. Even the bird in¬
stinctively plans its nest, selecting the
right materials and placing its nest
where it will be safest from harm and
the elements.
The traveler plans his trip so that
BETWEEN THE LINES
By Dean Gordon B. Hancock for ANP
FINANCING A FAIXAOY:
President Truman's “State of the Union”
speech was in many ways reassuring aijd
in others disquieting. As was expected of
him, he set forth his determination to live
up ! o uis campaign promises, including the
civil rights pronouncements, behind which
he declared he was “standing squarely.”
Although the southerners of anti-Negro
persuasion are “lining up” to fight to' the
bit er end, there are reasons to believe that
public opinion^ is fast crystalizing against
the tactics the Dixiecrats are proposing. At
any rate, the civil rights fighting southern¬
ers are on the defensive and this marks a
mighty gain fer the cause of righteousness
and the Negro in particular.
However painful it may be to the Ne¬
groes to see an attempt made against their
larger future, it is going to be a good thing
for the world to see the South’s club foot
of which decent southerners are becoming
more and more ashamed. The nationl it¬
self is not in position to absorb but so much
embarrassment in the eyes of the world.
Our pretenses of moral leadership and our
declarations ot democracy throughout the
world are making it imperative that we-
maintain a semblance of justice and right¬
eousness in our domestic affairs. Mob vio¬
lence and lynchings and nfcar-lynchings
and liberation cf lynchers and southerners
who will brazenly cry democracy on the one
hand and crucify its principles on the oth¬
er, are becoming more ahd more a stumb¬
ling block in this country's upward way-
It is fervently to be hoped that the ci¬
vil rights issues may not be too long de¬
ferred, but may come sufficiently early in
the 81st Congress to give the sullen sou’h-
erners ample time to jeopardize the coun¬
try's welfare by usurping precious time in
filibusteing. It might not be a bad thing
for the whole legislative program to be in¬
definitely tied up; for in some such manner
could the nation’s disgust and impatience
wax sufficiently strong to condemn the
undemocratic tactics of a few- Negro-phobes
who would invite national damnation ra¬
ther than let the Negro go. The sooner the
threat to the Negro’s citizenship is consid¬
ered as a threat to the safety of our great
country, the better it will be for Negroes
and the country.
The disquietiifg aspects of the Presi¬
dent’s address had references to the bur¬
den of taxation that Is being imposed upon
there may be the greatest pleasure gain¬
ed, and the most seen in the time allot¬
ted. He jots down the names of places
he most wants to see, so that every sight
may give satisfaction to his anticipa¬
tion. Even the happy picpic of a day
is the more enjoyable where it is all
planned out. The gracious host plans
the reception of his guests so as to give
to them the greatest comfort and enjoy¬
ment.
Our great public enterprises are all
planned out. Our nation’s economy has
to be carefully planned. Otherwise we
have panics and wide disturbances. All
battles are planned far in .advance. Ham¬
let exclaimed that “The play’s the thing,”
but in life the plan’s the thing that car¬
ries us forward—often to our heart’s
desire.
The greatest place, however, where a
plan counts for most is in the planning
of one’s life. A life without a plan can
never fulfill its mission upon this earth.
Most of us have certain things that we
hope to accomplish during our brief stay
here—certain objectives which we desire
most to attain. To accomplish these so
that we receive the largest compensa¬
tion and satisfaction should influence
the plan that we set for ourselves.
My favorite plan of life was written
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Here it is:
“To be honest, to be kind—to earn a
little and spend a little less, to make
upon the wdiole a family happier for his
presence; to renounce w’hen that shall
te necessary and not be embittered, to
keep a few friends, but these without
capitulation—above all, on the same grim
conditions, to keep friends with himself
—here is a task for all that a man has
of fortitude and delicacy.”
the nation* Instead of discharging some ot
our already back-breaxing debt or of -at¬
tempting to balance the national budget, we
are being asxed forabove 40 billion as an
-annual budget, half of which is to be spenjt
for a cold war against the Russians. We
have assumed financial responsibility for
fending off Communism in Europe. It is a
colossal undertaking to say the least. Were
the world equation shorn of the white su¬
premacy factor, we could stave off Com¬
munism with considerably less treasure and
effort.
White supremacy is the great moral fal¬
lacy of the 20th Century and the larger
proportion of our vast financial resources
is being expanded to finance this fallacy.
The last two world wars and the expenses
thereto are but partial payments in the fi¬
nancing of this fallacy, and it will be noth¬
ing different when we are burdened with
World War III and the financial liabilities
thereof. If we are going to spend 20 bil¬
lions to wage a cold war against Commun¬
ism we could add imemnsely to the effec¬
tiveness of our cold war, if we speiif ic bil¬
lions to get the Dixecratlc Scut'll to cease
its cold war on the Negroes of this country.
Stopping the subjugation of, and domina¬
tion over Negroes and nonVNordics which
white supremacy presupposes, would greatly
facilitate the fight against Communism and
certainly our cold war could be made far
less expensive
This is no argument against a cold war
that is beim forced upon us; it is rather a
suggestion as to how this cold war with its
billions could be made doubly effective. The
sensitive souls of those Americans of pat¬
riotic instincts are becoming terribly afraid
that financing a fallacy carries its own de¬
feat U4»til cur moral strength parallels
our financial strength we are in imminent
danger.
INFIDELITY
By William Henry Huff for ANP
I shudder at the thought of one
Who roots between a man and wife
For soon or late, I know a gun
May bark aloud and en|l a life.
If home must be the citadel
Of all that’s pure and good and just,
A wolf must not make it a hell
To satisfy his baneful lust.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1549
HOME EDUCATION
A HAPPY
“The Child’s Ficstf School is
the Family”—Froebel
Alice Wingate Frary
Issued by the National Kin¬
dergarten Associaticij, 8 West
vjth street, New York city
These articles are appearing
weekly in our columns
"I never felt so motherly,”
sa.d a young woman, laughing¬
ly opologetic, as when I have
finally tucked Billy in his bed
for the n*jht.”
Whatever stressful periods
may have marred the day, most
mothers covet for their child¬
ren a happy bed time. To ge
through the necessary prepara¬
tions tranquilly, especially ii
both parent and child are tir¬
ed, is not always easy. It may
happen of itself several nights
out of the week, but too often
the hour that ought to be full
of pleasure is a trymg climax to
a wearing day.
Not many children settle
down to sleep directly after hi¬
larious romping; more come to
grief as a result of such a mis¬
taken privilege and are found
to be better off if they have
their lively play earlier in the
day.
One mother finds it worth¬
while to begin bedtime prepar¬
ations a full half-hour before
it is strictly necessary. Then
with clothes neatly arranged,
bath over, all toys in place,
there is time for quiet play be¬
fore the good nights are said.
A special box of crayons and a
pad of plai'jr paper should al¬
ways be within reach. The
psychological effect of being
ready for bed makes it simpler
tc keep the small boy or girl
quiet than when the extra
time is allowed downstairs. Of
course this is the ideal period
for stories, but when the mo¬
ther is without a maid her leis¬
ure hours usually come earlier
or later. Unquestionably, it is
wise for little ones under six
to have a light, early supper
than to sit at the family din¬
ner table at night. Once ac¬
customed to this arrangement,
they will consider the quiet
play period, in dressing gown
and slippers sufficiently com-
LABOR VIEWS
By George F. McCray for ANP
ARE WE AFRAID TO FIGHT THE CLOSED SHOP?
The NAACP, like other Negro wrong people.
pressure organizations is main¬
taining a strange silence on
the Taft-Hartley act and the
closed shop. The latter has
long been a device by which
certain prejudiced unpins ex¬
cluded Negro and other so-
called undesirable vnoirker.;
from many fields of employ¬
ment.
There is no doubt about it,
the Taft-Hartley act should
and will be buried six feet un¬
der. But the old Wagner act
if re-enacted will be accompa¬
nied by several compromises to
safeguard the public interest.
Employers so long as they do
not employ coercion and intim-
Idationt will be permitted to
express their views on disputes
to which they are a party.
Secondary boycotts will be
regulated and so will jurisdic¬
tional disputes to break up CIO
unions.
Strikes which affect the gen¬
eral public interest will also be
subject to regulation—railroad
and coal strikes, for example.
All of these compromises will
be in the public interest and
will be grudgingly accepted by
labor.
But nobody seems to want to
touch, not even with a ten-
foot pole, the question of ra-
cial discrimination wit'.un un-
ions, that is with the excep-
tion of the CIO.
Yet. if the countrv is to have
a just and fair national labor
policy, if the civil rights pro¬
gram is to become something
more than cheap election, pol¬
itics, congress must do two
things:
Compel unions to provide
equal protection to all work¬
ers within their jurisdiction;
and request them to rid them¬
selves of all discriminatory
practices based upon race, na¬
tionality and religion.
The closed shop must be reg¬
ulated also so that it might
not be used for undemocratic
purposes . - . such as for dis¬
crimination against Negroes
and other minorities. It must
not be used to bully workers
who happen to displace the
END1NG
pensaung. And, after ten or
f.tteen minutes of such relax¬
ation, they will usually be hap¬
py to sing a stanza of a hymn,
repeat their prayers, nestle
down contentedly, and go to
s.eep.
■■;; iS rWhere rewards cease to
be legitimate and verge on
bribery is not always easy to
determine. I knew a high-
strung littl egirl of four, how¬
ever, who fay serenhly waiting
for sleep each night because of
the “Fairy Package” which—
if bedtime was quiet and hap¬
py—would be found under her
pillow in the morning. Pre¬
viously she would toss, call re¬
peatedly, and use an entirely
unnecessary amount of her
own and her mother’s strength
before settling down for the
night. The package was pur¬
posely limited to something in
itself insignificant—a few rais¬
ins in an envelope, a length of
colored ribbon cr a piece of
silver foil; occasionally it would
be a pennv. Yes, it sometimes
taxed the mother’s ingenuity,
but it mean], that after ca"?Jul
at'ention had been paid tofphe
small daughter's needs, there
was peace instead of insistent
demands to satisfy wholly imag¬
inary wants. Ii4 this case it
meant, too, that when, after a
few months, the mother de¬
clared the idea worn out, the
little girl had acquired the
habit of relaxing for sleep
promptly. wrigglers”
Seme “reggler
snuggle down contentedly after
a few minutes of the singing of
favorite songs. And this is an
opportunity above all others to
imbue the little ones’ thoughts,
consciously and subconsciously,
wi'h many delightful hymns.
It is a particularly satisfac¬
tory experience for the child for
mo*her sometimes to clea
mother sometimes to give fa¬
ther a clear field at bedtime.
He may omit one or two cus¬
tomary rites, but he will have
absorbing tales from his not-
too-far-distant boyhood. Be¬
sides this, he has unhurried
leisure to talk about the moon
or the stars after he turns off
the lights.
It will be hard for the
NAACP to take a position on
the closed shop issue. The or¬
ganization is not willing to of¬
fend organized labor, whose
friendship it has courted for *
years and now seemingly has
won. Besides one can avoid
the issue of the closed shop by
insisting that its evils mav be
avoided simply by enacting a
fair employment practices law.
That remains to be seen.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Files of The Savannah
Tribune
JANUARY 28, 1899^
The cornerstonp of McKane
Hospital was layed by the Min¬
isters Evangelical Association.
The hospital has existed for
seven years. Rev. James M.
Simms was master of ceremo-
Ths address was deiiver-
ed by Rev . j j Durham
Herman Myers defeated J J
M ,, D3nough for Mayor lasfc
Miss Carrie L. Walker and
Mr . A w ^ married Wed _
nesd lflg . ht
ThC Steven _ D ,, Merchison
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H as a coas f trader with
er f ( ft ‘ D ' sain Armstr e afternoon ° n 6 as mas- tor
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first trip.
Creenbriar To Meet
Sunday
The general public is invited
to attend the annual meeting
of the Greenbriar Children’s
Ceijer, Iuc., on Sunday, Jan.
30, at the West Broad Street
YMCA. The meeting will begin
at 4.30 p. m. The president’s
annual report will be given and
■suggestions solicited for the
opening of Gree’ f riar in the
early summer.
Mrs. J. W Wilson is president
and Mrs. Philip w. Cooper is
secretary.