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_ _ Vol. 4, No. 50 Lincoln. 3, Nebraska Official and Legal Newspaper Thursday, October 5, 1950 1900 Progress Edition 1950 Dr. Du Bois Campaign for U.S. Senate By Robert Lucas NEW YORK. (ANP). Dr. W. E. B. DuBois last week launched a new phase of his amaz ing career at a time when most men would be content to rest on their laurels. The world-famed scholar and Negro leader has tossed his hat into New York’s political ring, thereby throwing old line politics into near panic. The 82-year-old statesman is the American Labor Party can didate for the U. S. senate. Ex cept for a brief stint as Special Minister Plenipotentiary to Li beria in 1928, it is his first ven ture into politics. Because of his tremendous in ternational stature, Dr. DuBois’ candidacy as the first Negro to run for the U. S. senate in New York has aroused interest far be yond the borders of the Empire State. With this in mind, we visited Dr. DuBois at his office in the Council of African Affairs build ing. Why does a man with 50 years of outstanding service be hind him choose to enter the arena of rough and tumble poli tics, we wanted to know? NOTHING BETTER TO DO IN TWILIGHT YEARS “In the last years of my life,” stated the former professor of Greek, Latin, economics, history and sociology, I can think of noth ing more important I would do than to project in this practical way the things I’ve fought for all my life.” Contrary to what might be a normal expectation, the factor of age has no bearing on the fit ness of Dr. DuBois for public of fice. Political observers here agree that his brilliant mind and significant accomplishments raise him head and shoulders above the current crop of congressional material. News from L.H.S. Members for the r950-51 Octet have l^een announced. They are: Winifred Winston, Phyllis Kauf man, Shirley Hergert, Barbara Carter, Georgia Baker, Mary Ann Beeber, Rose Ann Meyers, Annie Lutz and Anne White. Rose Ann Meyers will leave Denver this month. Lincoln High senior choir of 100 voices has elected officers for the year 1950-51, They are: president, Don Becker; vice president, Wini fred Winston; secretary, Mickey Walt; business manager, Douglas Wilcox; assistant manager, Joyce Finney. Eloise Finley is a mem ber of the choir. Other teens taking part in the 1 activities of L.H.S. are Donavan * Gettus, who plays a bass horn in the school band; Norma Dunn and Vonna Finley, who are members of girls glee. The Rev. and Mrs. W. I. Mon roe have recently returned after spending some time vacationing in Wyoming. The Rev. Mr. Mon roe is pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist church, 12th & F Streets. Dr. Ralph Bunche and Family World Honors Dr. R. Bundle Special to The voice For his success in ending the war between Israel and her Arab neighbor Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche had been showered with 40 awards and medals and 20 honorary academic degrees. Pleas ant news struck his household twice within the last three weeks. First, his young son recovered | completely after being stricken | with dreaded polio. Then came the biggest news of Dr. Bunche’s j forty-six years—he was named 1950 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize worth $31,700. The first Negro ever to receive the world’s most outstanding public service award, this De troit-born grandson of an Ameri can slave is now senior director of the U. N. Trusteeship Depart ment. “With deep humility” Dr. Bunche accepted information of his having been awarded the prize, remarking, however, that “I cannot forget that Count Bernadotte and ten other mem bers of our team gave their lives in the effort to restore peace to Palestine.” The road to greatness has been a steep one. At 14, he worked during his high school years first as a houseboy, then as a “pig boy,” moving type metal in the composing rooms of the Los An geles Times, and then laying carpets. Athletic ability won him a scholarship to the University of California at Los Angeles, where he played varsity baseball and basketball, and left with a Phi Beta Kappa key and an interest in the problems of colonial peoples. In 1928 after post graduate study at Harvard, he went to Washington’s Howard University to teach political science. Two years ago, after his return from Palestine, Bunehe was asked by President Truman to become assistant Secretary of State, one of the highest govern ment positions ever offered a Ne gro. Bunehe refused. His of ficial explanations: 1, his heart was with the U. N., which he re gards as the world’s only hope for peace; 2, as the father of three children, he could not af ford to give up his U. N. post for the lower-salaried State De partment job. But to a reporter he gave a more explicit explana tion: “It is well known that there is Jim Crow in Washington. It is equally well known that no Negro finds Jim Crow congenial. I am a Negro.” Bunehe will go to Oslo, Nor way’s capital, to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, which, according to the will of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor of dynamite, must be awarded “without distinction of nationality.” In Oslo Bunehe will get a gold medal and a cash award of about $31,700. He has not decided what he will do with the money! “I’m a very con servative person by nature,” he said last week, “and I never spend anything before I get it.” freedom for All Peoples (An Editorial) Recently when America cele brated Independence Day, our thoughts reverted to the fact that almost two centuries ago, a small group of valiant men obtained the freedom of our country. In keep ing with this spirit, The Voice of today publishes its first Progress Edition. Here we attempt to re view the record—that is, its most significant chapters of the past fifty years. As far as possible, we have sought to protect the good that has been done. However, we would be negligent in our duty if we did not seek to point up the prob lems affecting us. In truth, we invited authorities, white and black, to treat their subjects as they wished, in order that we might get all opinions. Of neces sity, not every field could be rep resented because time and space would not allow. However, we believe all important phases of our lives, such as health, edu cation, housing, recreation, poli tics, race relations, and employ ment, have been covered. Ac tually many of these featured ar ticles are well worth your re tention as source material. The Voice expresses sincere apprecia tion to both the guest writers and advertisers who made this Prog ress Edition possible. Primarily, we are vitally con cerned about man’s obvious in ability to live in Christian broth erhood. We are ever mindful of the forces at play that portray a picture of conditions that are grave and full of evil portent. It is one of violence, fear, mis Edith Sampson i Makes Speech LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (ANP). Mrs. Edith Sampson of Chicago made her first speech before the UN General Assembly here Thursday. She asked that the So cial, Humanitarian and Cultural committee continues its advisory work in social welfare. Mrs. Sampson, United States alternate delegate to the general assembly, specifically mentioned this committee’s possibilities in the future rehabilitation of Korea. After the meeting, Mrs. Samp son, the first American Negro rep resentative to the UN, admitted that she was a bit nervous in her debut. She commented: “But observing and speaking to delegates from 59 countries are two different things.” trust and shortsightedness. Pres ently this picture is featured in a prevue showing in Korea and other parts of the world. It is self-evident that a climatic situa tion exists which threatens to overturn human affairs unless man learns very soon now to master his environment. Freedom is not a static thing, j It is a responsibility that re : quires teamwork, and tolerance, j The attainment of it is a never ending struggle. It will only be secure when man fully realizes that there are certain fundamental natural rights vested in every man, woman and child, regard less of race, color, or creed. The first half ol' the twentieth century has demonstrated with out doubt, through those inter racial gains that have been made, that our nation can absorb the Negro as an American citizen. These gains, however, are but the beginning of what can and must be done if we are to achieve a free society for all people. The more freedom the Negro obtains, the greater the liberty of all. A democracy in action and not in mere words must come promptly if we are to retain our position of world leadership and more particularly if we are to ac cord to every American, regard less of accident of antecedents, his full opportunity to a good life. In the words of Dr. Ralph Bunche, upon answering the question, “What Does the Negro Want? . . . **. . . Aspires to be an Ameri can in full, with no ifs, no buts, no qualifications, or reservations . . . not a hyphenated American . . . not a colored American . . . not a Negro American . . . not an Afro-American . . . just an Amer ican, in the knowledge that it is great to be an American . . . that is, with all the rights and privileges and all of the obliga tions and duties appertaining thereof . . Until the day arrives when we will be no longer set apart racially by segregation and discrimination, and only then, can our dearly purchased and hard won freedom be secured. The torch of liberty makes us burn with the hope of attaining first-class citizenship long before the end of another fifty years, yea, before the end of the present decade, or even another year. To that end, The Voice pledges all of its resources and energies. Dr. Reuben G. Gustavson Editorial Chancellor University of Nebraska Courtesy Lincoln State Journal The half century mark offers us an opportunity to look back over the road which we have come and to glance up at the road ahead of us. When we look back over the road that our Negro people have traveled, it brings immediately to our minds two outstanding impressions. One, we cannot help but be amazed and chagrined over the heartaches that have come to pass as a result of man’s inhumanity to man. The sins of prejudice are many and deep. On the other hand, when we see the progress that has been made in eliminating those prejudices even during the life time of an individual who has passed the mid century mark in his own life we cannot help but be tremendously encouraged. How well do I recall in my own days in the Unfversfty a young Negro lad by the name of George. George had a marvelous physical physique; he had a very fine mind. He was anxious to participate in University activi ties. He went out for football. On the very first night of practice as a result of the boys “ganging up on him” he was so severely in jured that he did not return to the football practice field that year. Contrast that with the pride with which many universities to day point to the Negro athletes in ^heir midst. In my own field, which hap pens to be chemistry, how well do I recall my first meeting with Dr. Carver. It was my privilege to be with him for an entire week during a lecture series that he gave in Denver. I shall always remember the inspiration and the enthusiasm which he imparted to his own people as well as to those of us who were visitors. At the UNESCO meetings in Mexico, it was my privilege to get very well acquainted with Dr. Charles John son and his lovely wife. Dr. Johnson is the president of Fisk University. He gave tremendous leadership to the conference. While visiting Fish University it became my privilege to see what a fine university is developing in Nashville. The quality of the faculty is high. The quality and sincerity of the student body is all that one could expect. The interest of the faculty in research problems pertinent to our day was very great. While at the University of Chi (Continued on Page 2)