The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-07-09
Along
This
Road
~ Horace White. Pastor
RI, mouth congregational Church

nv Horace white. Pastor
n, mouth Congregational Church
Mr. white has just recently con-
tribured an article 10 the LlBER-
Ty magazine. In some respects the
article il worth the time that YOU
would lake 10 read n but funds-
mentally Il misses the point. Mr..
White knows better than he writes
in this srticle. -
Solving The Negros problem I
not around whether The white man
will really prove himself super
ior The Negro knows that that is
impossible. The American white
man u no better and no worse
HAN the American Negro The
American Negro L. no better
and no worse than the American
white man. Most young American
Negroes have accepted the fact
that white people and black people
are equal There may be some dif-
f.rences. however. Young Negroes
today also understand that thu
matter OF Jobs. equality before the
law. the right 10 vote. the right 10
i've in decent houses Is not com
luz from The kind. sentimental at
iilnde OF white people toward Me-
groes These things are coming TO
ne Negro. rather. by his ability to
II himself into the general econo-
mic scheme so that he gets these
'hings nv virtue OF his position.
II Is true that we have bad
health situation. very bad crime
situation, and very bad unenl-
pIoyment situation. hut. so help US
God. those things can only he I'M
proved ~ Negroes think and ac,
Ia relationship 10 them. wonld
say Negroes feel. In America. like
white men about these difficult
problems n Negro Is intelligent,
he sees something OF what the
answer could be; II be IL not. he
feels frustrated In the face OF IT,
II he has money and property. he
thinks like a man with money and
property. II he has none, he Is
seeking money and property.
II he Is unable 10 be served in a
restaurant as other American
citizens. he does not feel that SEN
l.ment will change this situation
Today. he knows that organization
e-alignment. use OF the courts.
economic power and political
strength Will do something about
this situation This is not an over
night process II IL gradual pro-
cess hut The only one that tells
permanently for progress for The
masses OF our people. or course.
MIR White knows this even betier
than !.
Belle Isle ON The Fourth
II is remarkable 10 notice how
tens OF thousands OF people can
associate on Belle Isle In harmony
aud peace white people black
people. people ~ all naiionali'lcs
aud creeds rubbing shoulders.
drinking from the same fountains,
swimming IN the same palces. ea'-
ing side by side on the same
benches. and vet. not one bit Of
confusion or disturbance. II shows
that II men are given 10 under
stand that they are men, there not
need he race discrimination.
As walked about Belle Isle
SUNDAY saw thousands OF rco-
pie milling 10 and fro, playing ball.
enjoying themselves generally. snl
no disturbance that
came "a a result OF race. II Is be-
cause a great city. in this pariicn-
lar instance. serves all OF it,
people with one purpose in mind
their equal comfort and enjoyment
and The people respond In terms Of
their equal comfort and enjoy
ment.
What Is being done at Belle Isle
must be the program Of all OF our
great metropolitan centers. In all
or the avenues Of expression for
great metropolitan city the equal
service 10 all must he the slogan.
A police guard was stationed at
the Mathis home 10 protect the Z
surviving children. but was re-
moved after The capture OF Mathis