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IS79.__
Making A Man
Jimmy tells us it’s very easy.
You just roll little snowballs
around the back yard until they
get “big and fat.” Then you pile
them on top of each other. Next
you put in lumps of coal to make
the eyes and nose and coat but
tons. And then you find an old
broom, and daddy’s spare hat
. . . and you borrow that ugly
black scarf that Aunt Mabel gave
daddy for Christmas. And there
—you have a snow-man.
He isn’t an ordinary snow
man, either! As a matter of fact,
in the imagination of his youth
ful creator, this snow-man is “ex
actly the kind of ma^ I’m going
to be when I grow up.”
Well, Jimmy, it isn’t as easy to
make a real man as it is to make
a snow-man. It takes the right en
W vironment, parental example,
thorough education, wise disci
pline. And, most of all, it re
quires religious training in the
Church, and the proper Christian
influence in the home.
And so . . . while the snow
man can be any kind of man you
wish to make him . . . YOU, Jim
my, will become the kind of man,
you, your parents and your en
vironment make of you.
Announcements Should be
Reported to The Voice
I have been doing a bit of
checking lately and find that al
most everyone in our neighbor
hood reads The Voice. I should
think that all announce
ments of importance should be
made in The Voice. Especially
should this be true in regards to
the church announcements.
Every month there is a union
service where everyone is ex
pected to attend and many, many
people do not know anything
about it. I also think that each
Sunday’s program should be given
in advance. Many persons would
be attracted by some subject or
singing or a particular program.
It might help if the church lead
ers and you would give this some
serious thought.. S. E. S.
Quinn Chapel Calendars
Now Being Distributed
The Co-Chairman of the Usher
Board and Auxiliary of Quinn
Chapel church announces that
those who have not received their
calendars or if these is an error,
Contact Mrs. Elizabeth Woods,
phone 2-2084.
.4 Message to Nebraska’s Politicians
-
By Carroll L. Cnland.
I Politicians are, or should be. j
| men of superior intelligence and j
j unquestioned integrity. When any |
man aspires to public office he in- |
I dicat£s that he thinks that he has j
| the necessary qualities, and is de- j
serving of the honor. When he j
is elected it is indicated that the
public also thinks that he has j
those qualities.
If our politicians are to meet
the obligation'resulting from the
trust the public has placed in them
they must certainly have some
strong principles upon which to
base their political lives and to
which they can turn for help and
guidance in solving the many
problems they are forced to face
Necessarily this will require
every politician to sacrifice some
of his lesser pet ideas or those
of his friends if they do not con
form to the larger plan for the
greater good of all concerned.
This is the measure of any man.
If he is a big man worthy of his
position he will make such sac
rifices and consistently follow the
path outlined by his major prin
ciples.
The United States has long held
a position of importance in all
world affairs, but never to the
extent that it does today. The rise
in the status of Russia and the
decline in the prestige of all the
other “World Powers,” with the
exception of the United States, has
placed a responsibility upon this
nation beyond anything we have
previously experienced.
The United States has been a
young nation, growing richer and
stronger through the years, lead
ing the world in liberal thinking
and in social and economic ad
vancement.
Now this nation has reached its
maturity and with that state
comes greeter -responsibility; tor
it is now that we must decide
whether we are to assume leader
ship for all the' peoples of the
world who care to follow or
whether we wish to isolate our
selves and live off the riches we
have accumulated during the past
century of progress.
Hitler chose to try to lead the
world. He chose the wrong goals
and the wrong methods and only
succeeded in leading the world
into disaster. The English chose to
isolate themselves on their im
pregnable island and found that
to be impossible.
It appears then that the peo
ple of the United States must call
upon ^hat spirit of youth and
progress that has carried them j
this far to again rise to meet the
needs of a dangerous time and
devise a plan of life for them
selves and for the whole world
that will lead away from death
and destruction.
Leadership implies a great deal
more than the strongest military
force in the world. Hitler had
that and was defeated. England
opposed Hitler with little more
than determination. The United
States provided the great resources
needed for victory. Russia had
both determination and resources
to throw into the battle. Thus
sheer military preparedness did
not prevail. The world has al
ways listened to the doctrine that
military strength guarantees peace.
This doctrine is always forcefully
advanced but it has always proved
a fallacy. In fact history is full
of instances of great powers build
ing so strong a fighting machine ;
that such a fear was engendered
in the lesser powers that eventu
ally war was resorted to in self
defense. And fear has proved
more powerful on the battle field
than has egotism or self satisfac
tion.
Then upon what can we base
our world leadership? Let’s enum
erate some of the things and make
a comparison as against the
world’s largest standing army.
1. Economic security, Including a sound
national economy as well as security for
tho Individual citizen. Undernourished
Children and starving old people do not
make for a strong nation nor do they
induce others to respect us and to follow
our leadership
2. National health. This country has
the greatest medical profession in the
world and there is no good reason why
we should not have the healthiest people
in the world. Filth and undernourish
ment can be stamped out. Medical scienec
can be encouraged to do the Job. A
healthy man and a healthy nation com
mand respect.
3. Scientific progress. T*>is nation
stands among the world's leaders in this
respect, and this standing should be con
tinued and increased to any extent pos
sible. Scientific progress can give us a
better life in respect to the necessities of
clothing, food and rhelter and make it
possible for us to help others attain the
same advantages. Scientific progress can
make us better able to withstand an at
tack and to wage a war if that is
forced upon us. A smal^military force
with the most advanced equipment is a
much better defense than a large force
poorly equipped. The knowledge of how
to produce and what to produce is more
valuable and less expensive than a mil
lion men equipped with less than the
best.
4. Conservation and development of
natural resources. We have seen numer
ous examples of nations becoming poor
because the fertility of the soil has been
depleted, their forests decimated and their
minerals exhausted. This can happen
here. But If we take measures to prevent
that disaster we increase our strength and
our prestige accordingly.
5. Solve our social problems We have
many problems that need solution. Let's
stamp out illiteracy, crime, poverty, and
all forms of discrimination, intolerance,
and injustice. The cost would be far less
than the cost of any war and the results
would be constructive instead of destrue
tlvo.
6. Demonstrate our desire to cooperate
with other nations in building a better
world and in guaranteeing world peace.
The hope of the world rests on the United
Nations at the present time. We can not
do Is* than everything in our power to
make that organization a success. In
order to prove our sincerity we must make
such sacrifices as appear necessary for
the success of this venture. We cannot
buy world peace for nothing nor can we
expect others to make concessions we re
fuse to make.
If other counties can see that a demo
cratic nation can solve the problems of
this modern work] and can give its people
peace, security and happiness then they
too will be tempted to adopt ouP| methods
and follow our example.
Leadership exists only when those be
ing led follow because they want to. Pres
sure, bribery, or deceit can not result in
leadership. The use of such methods is
only slavery. Let this nation be above
such methods. Let her political leaders
dislatn such thoughts.
A politician is to be judged by his vot
ing record and not by his avowals of this
belief or his disclaimers of that one.
Today inflation is the major domestic
issue threatening our national security.
Measures taken to date have not been ef
fective in combatting it Can any politician
who has supported these measures claim
to have shown the intelligence expected
of him by his constituents?
Today our people and our politicians
must be vigorous and fearless in taking
strong measures to insure the continued
welfare of this nation and its people. We
must show the proper respect for our
communist advisery, the USSR, and be
willing to admit our own faults and to
correct them before pointing the accusing
finger at our competitor for world lead
ership.
We have reason to fear the results if
Russia succeeds in dominating too large
a portion of the earth's people. We must
take great care that other nations do
not fear the results if our influence is
extended over greater areas.
Our political leaders can and must lead
us constructively and forcefully toward
better living conditions for ourselves and
for the whole world or else our Ameri
can way of life is doomed to destruction.
Democracy can not rest on its laurels and
service.
Neither can our politicians survive un
less they meet the demands of the people
and lead us toward that utopian goal
which the idealist believes can be at
tained. the pessimist believes can not be
attained, but both hope to achieve for
themselves and their posterity.
Quinn Ghapel
Sunday School
Has Guest
Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Sunday
School had as a guest Sunday
morning, Miss Inez Conley, teach
er of a high school class at St.
Paul Methodist Sunday School.
The purpose of Miss Conley’s visit
was to stimulate interest by giving
plans, methods and solutions to
problems usually found in the
average Sunday School.
Miss Conley suggested that each
person should consider himself a
missionary and work to increase
the membership of the Sunday
School.
Refreshments were served and
the meeting was closed by a vocal
rendition by Misses Vonna and
Eloise Finley and Jeanne Malone
is superintendent of the Sunday
School.
Would Like to See News
Of Students on Campuses
No doubt it is because my hus
band is on the campus that I
would like to see more news about
the students. Since there is an
increased number of students this
year I am sure they would have
some very interesting things to
say about themselves. *1 enjoy
The Voice more than I could ever
say and especially now since I
receive it the same day each week
I never miss a copy. Thank you
for this consideration.
MRS. DONALD STITH,
Fairbury, Neb.
Guest Editorial
By M. Leo Bohanon.
The President's Civil
Rights Committee Report
A group of fifteen distin
guished Americans appointed by
President Truman, spent ten and
one-half months seeking answers
to the following questions: What
is the historic civil rights goal of
the American people? In what
ways does our present record fall
short of the goal? What is gov
ernment’s responsibility? What
further steps does the nation need
to take?
The committee believed four
basic rights must be protected
and preserved as they are essen
tial to the well being of the in
dividual and the progress of so
ciety: The right of safety and se
curity of person; the right to citi
zenship and its privileges; the
right to freedom of conscience
and expression; and the right to
equality of opportunity.
Unlike most government com
mittee reports this report is di
rect. simply stated and clear in
its meaning. It is reasonably
short and should be a “must”
reading for every American citi
zen.
Essentially the committee re
port is a blue print on how de
mocracy can be preserved in
these United States. The key to
our preservation of democracy
lies in our treatment of America’s
minority. Altho the report is
broad in its coverage of minori
ties, including the Indian, Mexi
can’ Japanese and foreign born,
the majority of the abuses against
civil rights are suffered by the
Negro. The committee is very
much aware of this.
Specifically the report made
mention of the prevalence of mob
violence, peonage and other
forms of involuntary servitude;
the denial of the franchise; bar
riers and unequal treatment in
the armed forces; inequalities in
employment opportunities; edu
cation. housing and health. The
Committee is just as specific in
recommending the machinery for
strengthening and protecting civil
rights. It suggests such means be
used as presidential executive
order and the enactment of new
federal and state legislation.
Where are the challenges to the
American people? First, it is a
challenge to our morality and
sense of fair play. Sooner or
later we must either attack this
problem in a straight forthright
manner or reveal to the entire
world what hypocrites and liars
we are. We do more, we debase
ourselves and eventually put in
jeopardy the right of every indi
vidual. Second, the perpetuation
of inequalities •makes for increas
ingly heavier economic and social
burdens to the nation. It is not a
program of progress but of de
i cline and retrogression. Last, we
cannot hope to furnish the lead
ership which the world needs and
wants so badly unless we turn
our expressed principles of free
dom, democracy and liberty into
actual practice—at home. Until
we do, nations will continue to
remain suspicious of our real in
terest and believe our songs of
The Voice Salutes
Clyde W. Malone
Mr. Malone, Executive Secre
tary of the Lincoln Urban League
since February, 1943, was host on
Wednesday, January 28 to the
Annual Urban
League Dinner
given for the
benefit of per
sons interested
in community
welfare. Mr. i
Malone has not
only done a
commend able
job at the
League but is
Past Master of Mason Lodge and
an officer in Quinn Chapel Afri
can Methodist Episcopal Church.
He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Nebraska and has done
graduate work in social studies
at the university. He has held
many positions of prominence in
cluding work with the National
Benefit Life Insurance Co. and
the Phyllis Wheatly Settlement
Hgusc of Minneapolis^_
goodwill are but a disguise for
our dollar diplomacy.
We believe America will meet
the challenge. There is no alterna
tive—we must, too much is at
stake. Like the president’s com- t
mittee, we too reaffirm our faith
in the American heritage and its
promise.
M. LEO BOHANON
Executive Secretary
Omaha Urban League
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