Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Nazi and Fascist Race
theology Criticized
By Wallace in Talk !
Doctrine Incompatible
With Christianity, He
Says at Howard U.

Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
last night leveled sharp criticism at
the race theology of Nazism and
Fascism.
Speaking at session OF the con-
ference at Howard University cele-
brating the 50th anniversary of
Y. M. c. A. work among the COL
ored youth of the Nation, the cab
met officer spoke of the emphasis in
the totalitarian states of zone race
with a particular mission" and de-
clared such q doctrine incompatible
with democracy or Christianity.
The conference today will end
three days of sessions which have re-
VOWED about means Of projecting a
$l25 900 program Of Y. M. C. A.
work into the South.
There is talk, Mr.. Wallace de-
clared, of learning to live with" the
totalltarlan approach but he as
serted there can be no reconcilia-
ton between this approach and the
Democratic and Christian ideals"
There are many races in Gods
garden" he said.
Citing the sorry economic plight of
the Negro in the South, Secretary
Wallace said there was q large field
for the Y. M. C. A. work there and
urged the colored leaders to discover
inevitable economic trends and work
from those bases There are $780,
600 Negroes in the South on farms
OF less than 40 acres in size and 80
per cent of whom have an annual
income OF less than $3.50, he told the
conference.
Sees Solution Gradual.
Neither the Government, nor any,
body else can solve the problem sud-
denly, he declared, but gradual re-
Mobilization can be undertaken. He
mentioned the extraordinary re-
payment record of loans to these
farmers by the Farm Credit Admin
istration.'
Loans to rurals who would other
wise be on relief" he said. lis one
OF the most significant activities of
the New Deal in it's program of aid
to underprivileged third of the
Nation"
The cabinet member outlined to
the group the cotton problem OF tie
southern areas and predicted the
mechanical cotton picker will not
replace workers in the very near
future. Inventions do, however
constitute a threat to the economic
status OF the employees in the more
dlstane future. he added.
Also speaking on the program last
night was DR.. Leslie Pincknev Hill
president OF Cheyney Teachers COL
lege, who urged wider Y. M. C. A..
service in unprecedented need.
He pointed out the insecurity of
basic American footing as long as
the colored IN the South are strug-
Cling with economic difficulties
There can be no place for racial
hatreds in a Christian democracy
he asserted.
Anniversary Hymn Heard,
Dr.. Hill wrote the words and
music OF the anniversary HYMN of
conference and received an ovation
from the more than 200 persons
present after it was sung by the
slee club of the Atlantic City y.
NJ G. A.
Canon Arson Phelps Stokes OF
the Washington Cathedral spoke
briefly, wishing success to the cam
palgn to raise the Sl25 900 which he
said was important to the country"
Miss Marion Cuthbert brought
greetings of the National Board of
the Y. w. c. A. to the conference.
Robert B. De Frantz of the Ma
tlonal Council, said the money when
raised will be used to send personnel
into the South to do the Y. M. C. A.
work. Forty-one of SIS associations
are participating. he said. Baltimore
has contributed 1888 and WASH
ington has raised more than sl.lOO
he revealed.
Today's program will include a
radio dramatization of the work of
the Y. M. c. A. among colored youth
and will be concluded with speeches
by DR.. Charming T. Tobias, senior
secretary of colored work depart
ment of the National Council. and
Dean Benjamin E. Mays of the Uni
VQrSitV School IF DoE-;o.