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iSSOCIATION
BETWEEN THE LINES
By Dean G. B. Hancock for ANP
From the standpoint of leader
ship the white south has come
upon evil days. It was primarily
this fact that prompted a few
weeks ago an article in this
column entitled “The Pathetic
South." The things that transpired
before and during the Democratic
convention in Philadelphia lifted
the curtain on the current leader
ship of the white south and re
veals a sickening situation that is
at once pathetic and tragic.
Demagoguery and reactionism
are stalking forth with threaten
ing strides, and unless the better
south rises and asserts itself, it is
quite oonceivable that the anti
Negro south will destroy itself and
the nation along with it. The
south seems bent on turning back
the wheels of time and reliving
the fateful days of slavery and
reconstruction. The attempt—
thanks be, it was an unsuccessful
attempt—to crucify President
Trurhan at Philadelphia for no
other reason than that he advo
cated civil rights for Negroes will
go down in history as the measure
of the south’s moral depravity.
After these reactionaries were
baffled and beaten in Philadel
phia they betook themselves to
Birmingham again to “secede."
The secession of 1948 will prove
quite as abortive as the one in
1860. The south is under world
pressure today and cannot escape
the day of reckoning. This world
pressure is no reason 'why sane
leadership in the south should
abdicate, but instead this should
inspire a constructive leadership
capable of dealing with the issues
of the times in realistic fashion.
Suppose Harry Truman is de
feated in November, Thomas
Dewey will be on the scene and
Dewey owes the south nothing be
cause he can be elected without
its votes. Dewey is not going to
degrade the nation in attempts to
appease the incurable rebels of
Dixie-land. Public opinion even
in this country, even in the south
will not stand for but so much
Negro-baiting and Negro hating.
Already the younger generation of
the white south have enough.
They are calling for a new deal
for the Negroes of the south.
The most hopeful factor in this
whole disheartening equation is
the great lack of unanimity in the
course the current white southern
leadership is following. It is by
no means a foregone conclusion
that the intelligent and Christian
and decent white south will desert
Truman for his righteous stand.
Truman cannot lose! It matters
little whether he is elected or is
defeated at the November elec
tions. He is bound to emerge the
hero of the century. If he is voted
down he will become a martyr of
righteousness and will be thus im
mortalized; if he is elected he will
receive a vindication that will
. glorify him to all eternity. Tru
man, Harry Truman from Mis
souri, stands forth today as the
most majestic figure in world af
fairs since the passing of the im
mortal Franklin Delano Roose
velt. Truman cannot lose!
The revolting southerners clar
ified the doctrine of states’ rights
so ofte^i invoked by southerners in
divers political situations. States’ j
rights to the southern politician j
and demagogue means just one
thing and that is the right to
segregate, subjugate and humili- !
ate the Negro citizens of the south, j
The civil rights of Truman meant,
a limitation on the segregation, !
subjugation and humiliation of j
the Negroes of the south. When
therefore the southern rebels at- j
tempted to use states’ rights to J
counter the civil rights as they .
pertained to Negroes, they un
consciously revealed to the world
what they mean by “states’
rights.”
Herein lies the tragedy of the
situation. In a world struggling to
j spread the blessings of liberation;
proclaiming the doctrines of the
1 brotherhood of man; expending its
j treasuries and its energies to
' guarantee the semblance of Chris
tianty to the nations in the re
motest corners of the earth, the j
Negro-hating element of the south
is trying feverishly and frantically
and pathetically to make of the
south and nation an incubator
wherein may be spawned 'the
wickedness and moral depravity
that will in the end destroy the
south and the nation.
I Independents
Down Reinhardts
8-5 In Comeback
By Virginia Botts
Greetings, Fans. If you’ve all
followed the boys to the diamonds
you’ll recall that they staged a
gigantic comeback against Rein
hardts. In fact, some think it was
the best game of the season. The
final score was 8-5 with the In
dependents leading.
Thursday the team lost to
Goodyear 3-2. This was an exhi
bition game so it doesn’t count
against their standing. The out
standing play of the evening was
made by Smoky Molden, who
vacuumed a ball right into his
glove with a flip of his fingers.
“Oots” Butcher did a fine job of
catching, too. This was his first
game with the boys this year.
The Independents’ next game
will be at the beginning of the
tournament. I haven’t the dates of
the schedule yet so watch the
paper for information.
The Railroad Men’s Social Club
(RRMSC) girls met the Red
Shield nine on Tuesday. The girls
lost although they put up a good
fight. I’m not acquainted with
their center fielder (who throws
away her mitt to catch those flies)
but she plays good ball. Margue
rite Bell holds down shortstop
while Loretta McWilliams stops
those balls out in right field.
Nellie Wilson is on second base
and has been playing some real
good ball this year. Better luck
next year, Girls.
(Courtesy of Journal.
FRANK SORRELL
Syracuse, Nebr.,
July 26, 1948.
To the Editor of The Voice and
anyone whom it may concern
Lincoln, Nebraska:
I want to take this opportunity
to make my position on the Civil
Rights plank in the National
Democratic Platform clear. It has
been stated that I voted against
the Civil Rights plank at the Na
tional Convention in Philadelphia.
This statement is untrue and with
out any authority. I voted against
the Humphrey amendment, but it
carried and was added to the plat
form. After this was done, the
entire Nebraska delegation includ
ing myself, voted for the platform
which included the Civil Rights
plank. The reason that we voted
against the Humphrey amendment,
was that we knew that if they
didn’t leave the platform as.agreed
upon by the platform committee,
and which was approved by Presi
dent Truman, it would cause a
split in the party, which would be
difficult to mend. Southern Demo
cratic activity has born out our
fears. We knew then, as we know
now that the loss of those votes
will make it difficult to elect
President Truman.
Previous to the passage of the
Humphrey Amendment the South
ern delegations had outwardly
shown that they were willing to
go along with the original plat
form. However, with the un
necessary language in the Hum
phrey amendment, it was sure to
do more harm than good. If Presi
dent Truman is defeated because
of this, our platform regardless
of what it contains will not be able
to help bring about equal rights.
I have a record of eight years
as a lawmaker in the senate of
Nebraska. I served four years
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Trustee Council Sends
Mission to East Africa
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (ANP).
A mission left here last week
from the United Nations for
Ruanda Urundi and Tanganyika.
Members chosen by the trustee
council were Henri Laurentie,
French colonial expert, as chair
man; E. W. Chinnery, Australian
government anthropologist for
New Guinea, and Lin Housheng,
alternate Chinese delegate to the
council. All are individual ex
perts.
The meeting of the group was
held in secret and additional in
formation as tov the purpose of
the delegation had not been dis
closed. However, the Soviet criti
cism of Tanganyika administra
tion in the Trusteeship council,
the Gold Coast riots and recent
petitions of native chiefs are said
to be contributing factors which
require urgent attention.
with Senator John Adams of
Omaha, a colored gentleman. I
am only too glad to invite any
one who doubts that my beliefs
are liberal, to inspect my legis
lative record. At no time have I
ever stated that I was opposed
to equal rights. I am for civil
rights first, last, and always.
FRANK SORRELL._
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