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SPEAKING OF FREEDOM
Indianapolis, Indiana
July 31st, 1948
Sirs: . , . ,
The hottest perrer in the political pot in America today
is civil rights. Under the subterfuge of states rights, the South
is determined to offset what it terms a “mixture of the races”.
Both Democrats and Republicans in the North are determin
ed to gain the Negro vote with their age old promises of equal
rights. The Negro looks at both sides, and where in the past
he would have been afraid of this open hostility of the South,
where he would ave been influenced by these glib promises
of the North; today he can laugh at or pity both sides.
Freedom is one of the greatest and strongest passions of
life. History has well-proven it foolish to suppose that one
can demand freedom for himself in one breath and deny it to
others in the next, bethey superior on inferior to him, without
eventual repercussions. Century after century, was, revol
utions, and rebellions amply testify, sometimes without in
tent, that freedom must be for all or lasting peace for none at
all; that even when none have freedom it is only temporarily
impaired and waits like a flickering light to be picked up and
tended and put to work again. Thus, throughout these many
years, nothing has yet been able to completely stop the pro
gress of this great force and no interception has been very
effective save war or slavry.
Today in America, there is no war or legal slavery. No mat
ter what the South agrees upon in matters of racial segregat
ion; no matter if the North, in an effort: to gain votes, pushes
forward civil rights legislation; the Negro’s advance in the
march of freedom will push forward with that of all the peo
ples of the world. With theworld desperately searching for
peace, he is in the midst of a now world-wide resurge of man’s
eternal struggle for the good, the just, and the right. A stru
ggle which demands that human freedom cannot be ignored,
cannot be segregated, cannot be convenienced, and cannot be
compromised.
Today in America, the issue over civil rights is bringing
to light Caucasians who oppose the Negro’s advance herein.
If the Caucasian opposes because he desires asuperior race,
about all he can do is to put as many obstacles as possible in
the Negro's path. This will slow down the advance but will not
stop it. It has been tried. If the Caucasian desire a pure race,
first, he can only regret. His greatest mistake was bringing
the Negro here in the first place, becaus America was found
ed upon the love of freedom and built by the sweat and blood
of peoples searching for freedom; as long as she is so pledged
to the cause of freedom as by our Constitution, the Negro will
belong to America and America will belong to him. Secondly,
if the Caucasian desires a pure race, he must give up certain
other desires. For with all his laws against race mixture, tho
usands of American mulattoes oertainl\- were not dropped from
heaven—nor or they found predominately in the North. Some
one, when asked1 if she approved interracial marriage, quipped
quite wisely, “They might as well make it legal!” ....
And that is food for thought. It’s a losing battle at any rate,
short of race war, which would undoubtedly prove to be the
end of the American dream. Still freedom would rise and
march on; nurtured in another land probably, by another peo
ple.
Yes, the hottest issue in today’s campaigns is, oddly en
ough, NOT a crisis. The South affirms this belief by trying to
,stop civil rights legislation. Ironically enough, the reason that
there is no crisis is because nothing can stop the march ctf free
. <Iom.
. . . . Of course this includes freedom of speech—plain
ly spoken
Marjorie J. Bryant
“CHRISTIAN RELATIONS” DEPARTMENT
SET UP BY MANUFACTURER
* A Connecticut shoe manufacturer who believes business
and religion can work closer has set up a “department of
Christian relations” in his company.
The head of the department, Rev. Dale D. Dutton, form
erly of Central Baptist Church in Providence, R. I., has thj
rating of vice president in the company, of which William
H. Smith of Bristol, originator of the idea for the Christian
relations department, is treasurer.
- Free Hand Given Minister
“You will take your orders only from God,” Dr. Dutton
was told when the job was offeredhim. “Go about freely,
wherever you want, and we will foot the bill.”
Dr. Dutton had no definite plans for carrying out his
task when he resigned his pastorate to take the position.
However, the job has provided many opportunities to give
moral and material aid.
His first large organizational task, inspired by the
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, was to provide
shoes at reasonable prices for polio victims. Dr. Dutton
learned that 87,500 Americans, whose feet are different sizes
as a result of infantile paralysis, had to buy two pairs of shoes
in order to fit both feet.
Foundation Organized
Hacked by the shoe manufacturer, Dr. Dutton organized
Benefit Shoe Foundation—Dale D. Dutton,' president. A
non-profit mail order house, it sells single shoes at co^: fo
polio victims and amputees.
People have many problems they would rather discuss
with a stranger than with local pastors, Dr. Dutton learned.
His daily mail takes up personal, family, and occupation dif
ficulties.
One letter was from a convict who needed a brain oper
ation to check incipient insanity, another from a young man
who had erribezzeled $15.000 from his employers, and a third
from a woman whose husband had beaten her. All these
problems Dr. Dutton helped to solve. After more man a year
. as head of his Christian Relations Department, he feels sure
lie drd right in accepting, the offer of the manufacturer who
believed business and religion could work closer together.
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
(Continued from page 1)
of Federal enforcement powers
to assure free exercise of the
right of franchise.
“We call for a Civil Rights
Act for the District of Colum
bia *to eliminate racial segre
gation and discrimination in
the nations Capitol.
“We demand the ending of
segregation and discrimina
tion in the Panama Canal Zone
and all territories, possessions
and trusteeships.
“We demand that Indians,
the earliest Americans, be giv
en full citizenship rights and
the right to administer their
own affairs.
“We will develop special
programs to raise the low
standards of health, housing,
and educational facilities for
Negroes, Indians and nation
ality groups, and will deny
Federal funds to any state or
local authority which with
holds opportunities or benefits
for reasons of race, creed, color
sex or national origin.
“We will initiate a Federal
program4of education, in coop
eration with state, local, and
private agencies to combat
racial and religious prejudice.
“We support the enactment
of legislation making it a Fed
eral crime to dissemiate anti
Sejnitic, anti-Negro, and all
racist propaganda b- mail,
radio, motion picture or other
means of communication.
“We call for a Constitution
al amendment which will effec
tively prohibit every form of
discrimination against women
—economic, educational, legal
and political.
SILENT SERVICE
Ben Davis was the first Neg
ro ever commissioned in the
ranks of the U. S. Army. A
tight-lipped, light skinned man,
he left Howard University for
a temporary during the Span
ish American War. When it
ended, he signed on a a private,
fought his way up to sergeant,
ranked third on the examina
tion that won his his perman
ent commission.
As one of only a half a doz
en Negro officers in the Army,
his choice of assignments was
strictly limited. He taught mil
itary sciences at Negro College
served as military attache in
Liberia. He spent World War
I sidetracked in the Philinnines
But Ben Davis took a soldier
ly satisfaction in doing any
job he was assigned.
He learned to get along. In
making his official courtesy
call on the commanding officer
of a new post, he always saw
to it that the officer was out
at the time. Later, as a roving
representative of the Inspect
or General’s office, he always
arranged his schedule to arrive
at a new command in mid-af
ternoon, so that the command
ing officier could look him over
and deside whether to invite
him to dinner. “I was always
the only colored officer at my
post,” he recalled. “But it did
n’t make any difference to me.
Nobody paid any attention,
and at every post I managed
to make friends with some
body.”
By 1930, his quiet dignity
and soldierly efficiency had
made him a full colonel; eight
years later, he got his first
major command; a Harlem
National Guard regiment. In
1940, Franklin Roosevelt ap
pointed him brigadier general,
the U.S. Army’s first and only
Negro general officer, and he
took over the 4th Cavalry Bri
gade at Fort Riley, Kans. He
was sent to Europe in 1942,
won the Distinguished Service
Medal for his work in inspect
ing Negro troops and easing
explosive Army racial ten
sions. After the war he settled
into the routine of peacetime
Army life,
Last week Ben Davis was
summoned to the White
House. On the steps leading
to the \\ hite House rose gar
den, he listened quietly to a
complinmentary speech from
Harry Truman, received a
testimonial scroll signed by
the President and Davis’ Army
comrades. Alter 50 vears in
the Army, Brigadier General
Benjamin O. Davis, 71 had re
tired. Among the guests was
Lieut. Colonel Benjamin O.
Davis Jr., commander of the
3o2nd Fighter King, the regu
lar Air Force’s ranking Negro
officer.
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Authors, journalists and educators
of New South Wales have asked
their government to ban all comic
strips from the United States and to
Impose severe restrictions on impor
tation of short stories and articles.
A deputatiOn claimed that use of
imported features \s£as a serious
drain on dollars and that newspa- i
pers wer# using this material in
preference to local itfems at a time
when Australian journalists were
seriously affected by newsprint cuts.
HISTORICAL
NEWS LETTER
Greetings: —- This begins
what we hope will be an inter
esting, useful service to the
members of the Nebraska State
Historical Society. The His
torical News Letter will come
to you each month to bring
you news of the Society, and
from time to time an occasion
al odd bit of information re
garding Nebraska's History.
As the editors of our pioneer
news papers used to say in
their initial editorials, “the
reader’s indulgence is respect
fully requested.”
That New Building:—With
out a doubt, the question most
frequently asked us is, “When
will we get our new Historical
Society building?” Here is the
situation at this writing. As
all of you know, the State Leg
islature made a specific appro
priation of the money provid
ed by the special levy author
ozed by Section 82-113, Re
vised Statutes of Nebraska,
1943. The legislature also dir
ected the State Treasurer, pur
suant to the request and dir
ection of the Historical Soci
ety Board, to invest the money
so raised in United States Gov
ernment bonds until such time
as the contract is let for con
struction and equipment of the
building. To date, the State
Treasurer has invested a total
of 423 tousand dollars. It is es
timated that the total amount1
available will be approvimately j
500 thousand dollars. The pro
blem facing us as a Society, of
course, is similar to the one
facing all of us as individuals
—costs have increased so
sharply that the money avail
able will not buy nearly so
much of a building as it would
have when the enabling leg
islation was passed back in
1943. Your executive board,
desirous of getting 100 cents
of building for every 100 cents
spent, has taken the view that
nothing is to be gained by
rushing precipitously into a
construction program at this
time. Consequently, it is hold
ing action in abeyance in the
hope that in the not too dis
tant future conditions may be
come sufficiently stabilized to
warrant going ahead.
Meanwhile, We Are Grow
ing Rapidly—It terms of mem
bership, this 3-ear is proving
to be bv far the 'best in all the
Society’s long histor3r. From
October 1, 1947 — the begin
ning of the Society’s current
fiscal year—to the date of this
writing, we have added a total
of 489 new members to our
rolls. The membership commit
te, under the leadership df
Senator Arthur Carmody of
Trenton, set no specific goal,
althought it hoped for an in
crease of about 500 during this
3-ear. With two months left to
go, it looks as though we may
be able to report an even high
er figure. The best possible
prospective members are those
persons suggested b3r our al
ready active members. When
ever 3-011 think of anyone who
would enjoy membership, just
drop us a card with his name
and address and we’ll see that
he or she gets an invitation.
Why don’t you do it now If
you do, we’re sure to get well
over the 500 mark.
Mr. Hill At Medicine Creek
—All of you will be glad to
know that the Society’s pro
gram of archeological field
work is going forward at Med
icine Creek again this summer
under the supervision of Mr.
A. T. Hill, Director of the
Museum. As was the case last
summer, we are co-operating
with the River Basin Surveys
being conducted under the di
rection of the Smithsonian In
stitution. This is one phase
of Nebraska's participation in
the vest program of develop
ment looking to the fuller util
ization of the resources of the
Missouri Valley. It is gratify
ing to know that this great—
and final—opportunity for ar
cheological investigation in
the areas to be flooded is be
ing so effectively utilized.
Honors To Mr. Abbott and
Mr. Hill—Many of you have
no doubt read of the high hon
ors bestowed on N. C. Abbott,
veteran member of our execu
tive board and former presi
dent, and A. T. Hill, our first
vice-president, by the Univer
sity of Nebraska at its las\
Commencement. Mr. Hill was
given the “Nebraska Builder”
award, the University’s high
est non-academic citation, and
Mr. Abbott was granted an
honorary Doctor of Laws de
gree. The citations included
among the many achievements
of both in highly varied fields,
their distinguished and inval
uable service to the cause of
the preservation of the history
of Nebraska. In honoring these
GRANGER NAMED SPRIN»
GFIELD CORPORATOR
New York—June 23,1948—
Lester B. Granger, Executive
Secretary, National Urban Lea
gue, has been named a Corpor
ation of the historic Springfield
College, Springfield, Massach- *
ussetts. The announcement, by
President Paul Limbert, was
made following recent annual
meeting of the Springfiel(d
College Corporation.
The Corporators meet once
a yearfi and are responsible for
the election of both the trust
ees and the president of the
college, as well as for the en
tire College operations.
Springfield College has be
en known internationally for
its training of YMCA profess
ional workers, and also for
its physical education as well
as social work emphasis.
DAUGHTER OF
GEN. DAVIS MISSED
FAREWELL TRIBUTE
.. Presents Him Grandson
New York, (CNS)—Mrs.
George Streater, daughter of
Gen. and Mrs. Benjamin O.
Davis was unable to attend the
lavish ceremony tendered her
father Tuesday in the White
House Rose Garden on his re
tiring from the Army after 50
years of service. Giving birth j
to a six pound boy in the Luth
eran Hospital just 2 days be
fore the fete, she instead pre
sented the General with a
< grandson named after • him.
Meanwhile, both her sister,
Mrs. James H. McLendon and
her brother, Col. Benjamin
Davis, Jr. togethe with their
mother formed the immediate
family observing the farewell
tribute which included as
guests, James Forrestal, Sec
retary of the Defense and Ken
neth C. Royall, Secretary of
the Army. Mrs. Streater if
wife of George Streater, spec
ial staff writer of the New
York Times. _
ALLEGRO MOOD
Bob Bence
As merry as music designated for
allegro interpretation are the
"What’s the Name of That Song”
quiz programs With participants
now being' queried, after the play*
ing of familiar strains on the MBS
Saturday evening broadcasts, as to
the melodies’ identities by Bob
Bence, the new emcee of the series.
Vflij. VbriqhJbo’idi
By Bill Paulson
"Maybe we Americans are a bunch ]
of dollar chasers but, by Jinx, i
when taxes take almost a third of
what we catch—we gotta chase.” I
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men. the University honors
itself. Naturally, we of the
Historical Society are proud
of their recognition.
Gould Dietz—In the death
of Gould Dietz of Omaha on
June 29th, the Society lost a
valued member of its executive
board. Best known, perhaps,
for his activities in politics,
business, and the development
of aviation, Mr. Dietz was for
many years an active, inter
ested member of the Historical
Society. He was virtually al
ways present at meetings of
the Executive Board and was
always insistent upon progress
in the Society’s affairs.
The Annual Meeting—Sat
urday, November 13th, has
been set as the date for the
Society’s annual meeting. As
in the past, it will be a joint i
meeting with the Native Sons
and Daughters of Nebraska.
We hope to be able to tell you
more about the program in the
Augpist News Letter. Mean
while, mark the date on your
calendar and plan to be in Lin
coln. We should have repre
sentation from even.- county.
Very cordially yours,
James C. Olson, Sup.
Opening speaker on the program,
scheduled In Philadelphia’s Shibe
Park so that 35,000 persons could!
hear Henry Wallace accept nomina
tion for President was Magistrate
Joseph H. Rainey. President of the
Philadelphia NAACP, he is a con-i
gressional candidate of the new,
party and a former state athletlcSi
commissioner. He is a grandson of,
the first Negro congressman in th*!
United States, Joseph H. Rainey of
South Carolina.
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At this writing, it seems doubtful
drat during this session of Congress the
Senate will have the opportunity to
vote on legislation which would repeal
taxes on yellow margarine. But home
makers can continue to remind legisla
tors, both Federal and State, that you
want yellow margarine tax-free. Such
?reat progress was made during this
*e*s*that it seems impossible that
selfish dairy interests can prevent legis
ation from being passed during tbd
next session.
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There’s a gold rush this summer —
this tune the mine is accessories,
^old bags and shoes that never ven
ured out till after dark are iiow being
featured with irifonna] daytime dresses^
particularly white. Gold jewelry, too,
s fashionable
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>it on the bottom, the little one won’t
>e apt to slip and fall as often . . .
\nd speaking of sboes-keep those di
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hinola white which both deans and
rolishes.
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(R., Mich.) urging the Senate
to centure the South Carolinan
Mr. White cited the speech
made by Senator Johnston in
which he said pressure for en
actment of civil rights bills
will bring an end to the bi
partisan foreign policy. “The
peace of the world will then
probably have been jeopardiz
ed.” the Senator said, “and pro
bably the seeds will have been
planted which will eventually
develope and grow into a thrid
world war.”
1 he text of Mr. White s wire
to Senator Vandenburg fol
lows : It is hereby respectfully
requested that a committee of
the United States Senate be
directed to take appropriate
action on tFfe threat made in
the Senate on July 28, 1948 by
Senator Olin Johnston of Sout“
Carolina.
In his statement, to be found
at page 9607 of the Congres
sional Record, Senator John
ston served notice that if any
civil rights legislation is taken
up by the Congress, those who
belive with him will put an end
to the present bi-partisan for
eign policy program, thus pla
nting seeds “which will event
ually grow and develop into a
third World War.”
We submit that this willing
ness by a United States Sen
ator to risk plunging the nat
ion and the entire world into
obliterative germ and atomic
warfare, in an attemot to pre
vent legislation guaranteeing
basic human rights, is not on
ly subversive but dangerously
close to treason.
We are fully aware of the
fact that statements made on
the floor of Congress are priv
ileged. But we submit that any
Senator who brazenly and irre
soonsibly makes a threat of this
character has exceeded the
bounds of senatorial nrivlepe
and should be centured by the
United States Senate.
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