The Phoenix index., 1940-01-20
A Timely Comment

~ ft CONGRESSMAN Sam Hobbs of Selma made his
white supremacy" speech the Alabama Jackson LAY D M M
Advertiser questioned the wisdom OF dredging up the
t Apparently our Negro neighbor said the Adver
se "and coworers reconcied to the a acco TOT 0e
rarely hears any from them about the arrangement
The Advertiser commits itself belief in the political doc
e Of white supremacy before ripping into inquiry OF bfg
;ng the issue up time when the state is confronted WIN
human problems In arguing thus the Advertiser seefs ~
come to see that hunlansm transcends racaism.
That the Negro has laid aside any complaint against the claims
o 1te supremacy might be taken to nea that ne has long
come TO the conclusions of the concrete problems facing
him vastly important than socng theory winch a m
validity except political connotaton Neither beef nor
in of that kind adds any flour to the o nor creates
single job.
Here are the words Of the Adyertiser
"But it seems strange a4O which year far up IN
front in the machine age with all its beecent gift to man.
its challenge to human genius regardless OF color or ca 10 s
the solution of problems its challenge
brains find counteragent for the chronological dis
placement and who ask only that they be permitted
work for living and give their families just taste OF pleasant
juices
"We had hoped that white supremacy political issue
dead and buried that the rest of with talent for thinking
nationally construcvey and with sense OF social repons
by about common problems might at last devote our
talents energies influence unreservedy the respectable
of achieving higher richer sweer standard OF living 1o
all Gods chllun
But what we hope and what receive we long since
d o not always one and the same Monday night the
1acso Dv Dinner in Montgomery Congressman Sam Hobbs
Of the Fourth District of the abest and one OF the most a
gressv members the lower house of congress was the
we
Speech for soft Sam We think ne has plenty on the
ball" We is clean know he decent But we nesl
tell him disappointed salient note that ne sounded
in oratory He holered Ngger when there wasn't wood
pile in thousand miles of his audience lie pleaded TOR wte
supremacy at when civilized everywhere should be
more deeply concerned with avagng the jewels OF our western
civilization defending resdes against the Hun
and the Slav.
"There are 100000 Negroes in the United States be
ape most Of them live in the of them politically
helpless If they were not politically helpless they would not be
icered by political they would not be suoJec TO hu
Idn'tC haUa q Ot1h
e have our white supremacy now fut what else nave
we? Have we enough go in bad years nave we enough
to pass around equaby? Have solved the Pioom OF eur
cvmen for whites and blacks? Have provided an hones
living for men and of all colors and casses have we
solved the problems of agriculture and Our processing NOUS
Have we solved the problem wage levels? Have we
solved the problem Of giving all children white ana Dack
fair chance acquire education? What nave we zone 10 w
flowers on the lawns of humber folk and paint ON our wrec
ed houses? What done improve their eating haDs
What have done to give them sense o. GuzerSn'l M
bae we done to strike down the Of infection and man
triton? What are doing prepare all OF our people 1cr inc
ways and responsibilities of democracy! >,
~ Prom the Birmingham (AG) World.