The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-12-19
Peoples
Daily Doiings
BY ISAAC JONES

| highlights or the vivid picture
painted BY Pearl Buck. Thursday
night in New York City In analyz-
ing the United Nations actions in
The present conflict. in a speech
delivered at the Nobel Annivers-
airy dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel by the Common Counsel for
American Unity.
I'VE know now" Mrs. Buck
said. what We could not know
year ago. that this war is not
only between the United Nations
and the Axis.
I'VE know that the war between
the United Nations and the Axis is
only the beginning OF the real
war, which remains the war be-
tween the principles OF democracy
and the principles OF fascism.
We know IN this. the war has no
geographical boundaries.
1T is not now certain what this
first war will gain us. Perhaps
It will not even save civilization
for us. For II Is in wars that
civilizations are lost. ~ they 20
on too long Good ends are too
cften lost in the means"
WHETHER black. white. brown
or yellow common sense will
tell you that the above statement
made by Mrs. Buck is true. II
you are member OF our race you
will be able 10 better understand
the meaning OF the true princi-
ples OF democracy" AS long as Il
Is necessary 10 have organiza-
tons such as the NAACP. The
Presidents Fair Employment COM
mittee. and others 10 force men
to give another fellowman his
rights as an American. We are
fshting two wars. One against
the Axis and the other right here
on the home front. Prejudices in
their hearts because OF race. creed
or color can do as much, or more
harm than the enemies.
Pearl Buck is right This is no.
tc be the last war. Unless the
prejudice people OF the United
Nations remove the prejudices
from their hearts. minds and souls.
the war for freedom" In future
years may even be greater
than this war that we are fight
ing today
TO PROVE AGAIN how far the
United States alone is from free
dom "Filibustering" Rankins OF Mis-
sissippi took the floor in the house
sgain Thursday and tried to prove
that the characterization or
ders OF the Fair Employment
Practices committee are "revolu-
tlcnary. Illegal and destructive"
Rankins was referring to the
order OF the FEPC that the Cap
hal Transit company. which op-
crates the street cars and buses
in the nations capital must hire
colored motormen. conductors and
bus drivers.
He declared by issuing such
order that the FEPC had waved
a red flag in the faces OF the
white people Of the entire south"
Continuing his "lily-white" fight
he said. 1T Is shocking to see
these crackpots thus irritating
the white people OF the Southern
states and stirring up race trou-
bic at time when our white
boys from all over the south are
fighting and dying on every bat
Tic front in the world in order
that this nation may be saved"
MISSISSIPPI Rankins does not
nave TO be reminded that colored
boys too are giving their lives on
every battle front in the world:
the only difference is that the
white boys have always enjoyed
every ounce OF Americas democ-
racy. while some OF the colored
men have only read. and heard
about democracy" When men like
Rankins say that a soldier gives
his life TO save this nation. he
merely means the white folks OF
this country.
1T is PITIFUL as well as
puzzling. II one should ask John
RankIns today. what are the
United Nations fighting for. his
answer would be FREEDOM. yet
tif he had his way this same
freedom would rot allow a dark
face 10 operate a street car OF
bus in the nations capital. or
collect fares from white hands.
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE THIS is
A WAR FOR FREEDOM?
WELL DOWN In New Jersey
last week. a new chapter was
written in racial history when
William r. Jackson was named
member OF Newark Education
Poard.
There are ten colored teachers
connected with Newark educa-
tional system. These teachers are
assigned 10 the elementary
schools. There are no colored
teachers in the Junior or senior
high schools.
This marks the first permanent
appointment any member OF our
race has received In the educa-
tIonal system during the past
four years.
"A WORD 70 baseball on Jim
crow" was the title OF a Sport
article that appeared in an East
ern daily white paper last Tues
day. The article was written by
Joe cummiskey. sports editor o.