Arkansas State press., 1942-06-26

On Sweeping Present
World Relationships Out
Of Existence" Says Scott

ludlces ny southern bemocfatle
politicians and peoples,
Perpetuating Ancient
Traditions
Apparently, they feel they must
publicly, privately humilia.e and
helittlc Negro nationals that an
cient traditions may be perpetu-
ated. They are not thinking Of
New World order. The old one
is good enough for them, Clear
ly this was recently indicated by
two Mississippi Congressman 49,
John Elliott Rankin and William
Madison Wilmington each a
beneficiary Of the nefarious Poll
Tax device of the Democratic
Party Of the South which exclud-
es millions of colored men ard
women and poor whites from par
ticipating in Federal, State and
Local elections.
Mr.. Rankin's outburst was par
tieularly vicious ard nncalled for,
1t served to rekindle fires of hate
and 80 served his purpose, Carl
Sandburg took care Of him with
whitening seorn, Mr.. Sandburg
wrote:
"You can't argue with a hunk
of mud and child of Adam
like Congressman Rankin. You
can only offer him a pish and
couple of tushes-and let
it go at that"
Mr.. Sandhurg said the Rankin
sour note is about the same as
| You'll find in Mein kampf.
"uncducated" Mississippi
Negroes
Mr.. Wilmington, during a de-
| bate on the Poll Tax in the U. S.
House Of Representatives. con-
temptuously referred to "unedu--
Gated Negroes" in Mississippi.
Writing as IAN American Ne.
gro' in the Washington Cd. C)
Post, a correspondent thus pres
onts some of the reasons why Sc
many colored men, women and
children are "unedreated" in the
Safe of Bourbonism,
"Unedueated Negroes" indeed
| Why?
| Here are the facts: Mississippi
spends 7 cents for the education
of Negro children for every
dollar it spends for the education
of white children. Mississippi
in 1856, spent approximately
| $2,000,000 for transportation Of
white pupils but reported not
cent for that of Negro pupils.
Ard this in spite Of the fact
Negro pupils represent 40 percent
of school enrollments-and thai
more than so per cent of such
Negro pupils live in rural areas
| In 1856 the value of all school
, property used for Negroes II
Mississippi was $3,194,500, and
that fol white pupils was SIS
$4,000.
1t seems pointless and cruel tc
say the least, declares this writ
or, that invidious reflections and
references should Re made in the
light of the calculated purpose of
q sovereign State to keep nearly
/ S per cent Of its population in
! blind ignorance.
| A Portentous Future
f; These are but two recent ex-
amples of practiced democracy as
upheld and praised by represen-
tatives of a section which debases
citizenship, and unashamedly max
es a moekery Of our declared war
aims and purposes, matched only
by our U. s. Treasury Depart
| ment which sought "Ftderally"
to discriminate between its white
and colored employees in their
railroad travel TIC Chicago. Those
responsible, however, did not get
| away with their discriminatory
plan and intent.
The future is ahead of us. 1t
is portentous. Crystal clear how
ever is one fact: Individual hui
nan worth, and the dignity and
equality of citizenship the rights
of the common man. are to be
recognized for what they are in
any planning for the future.
Bigotry in intolerance are or
the way out and those who seek
to obstruct the orderly processes
Of human growth and development.
and to perpetuate traditions that
seek the subordnation of men and
women Of different colors and
races, are on the way to deserved
Illustration and Disappointment.
Unique Rally
Planned