The Omaha guide., 1939-07-15
CALVIN'S Digest
By FLOYD J. CALVIN
LISTED by Editor & Publi5her)
BritOn's Senses"

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B%riton's Senses"
The japanese have announced
that they intend to bring the
British "to their senses" on the
question of foreign concessions IN
China. This policy has precipita-
ted dramatic moves in the Far
East.
We think it only fair that the
Japanese "clear up" the Chinese
question in their own interests If
they have a mind to do so. 1t
seems more fair, wen by Western
standards of morality for the Jap
anese to control Asia than for the
white man to travel around the
world and make the yellow races
a tribute to him as he has done
the brown people Of India and the
black people of Africa. Frankly,
our sympathy is with Japan, for
we rerent the white mans policy
of putting the economic yoke on
al non-white peoples, as he has
done our own people-even those
who are citizens of the United
States.
We think it would De a good
thing for the prestige of the sub
iugatea races if the japanese can
win their point. For the past 500
years, as history shows, the white
man has collected tribute FROM
the weaker people and built up
what he pleases to call "civiliza-
tion," but that civilization while
it tolerates the presence of non-
white groups within its borders,
does not give to them the so-called
Democratic justice" that we hear
so much about these days in dis
cussing theories of government.
While we are loyal to our own
country, we would give to the peo-
pie of the Far East the same pri-
vilege we ENJOY II maintaining the
Monroe Doct.If.. Let tie people of
Asia have Asia, and let the foreign
concessions in China be abolished.
There is no good reason why a
white nan in China should be
looked upon as superior to the
natives; just as there is no good
reason why Negroes in the United
States should not be given equal
protection under the law.
Family and Home
1t is refreshing to read in a dis
patch from the National Catholic
Social Action Congress at Cleve-
land, o. on June IL, that Father
John LaFarge, S. j., of the Cath
olic Interracial Council, New
York, speaking before the Con-
gress on "Christian Democracy
and the Negro Middle Glass;" said:
"The problem of the Negro in
a Christian Democracy centers a
round the family and the home.
Society W i'll never have that form
and character spoken of by
(Pope) Leo XIII unless it can
meet the threat which faces the
Negro home today in our Ameri-
car civilization the threat of in
security. This threat has not been
met by the various enterprises
and Legislative measures set on
foot during recent years to Sc
cure homes and livelihood to A
merican citizens.
"The Catholic of this country
must see to it that the American
Negro is not predetermined, that
is to say, driven further and
further into the wageless, non
property-owning class"
The new Catholic Archbishop
of New York, The Very Rev.
Francis J. Spellman speaking in
Harlem Sunday afternoon at his
first combinations in his new
position asked Negro Catholics "to
see that even if other Negroes
were not converted that at least
they would have respect and adj
miration' for the Catholic church."
1t would seem that the Negro
would have respect and admira-
ton" for any group or institution
that sought to give greater Sc