The future outlook., 1942-11-21
Major Issue of
War Is Freedom

Specialist In the Education OF Ne
rroes, Z. S. office OF Education
this week urged NIL principals of
Negro high schools to organize Vie
tory Corps In their institutions 50
that Negro students may have an
opportunity to participate and share
in the war effort.
In letter malled to more than
1900 principals Of Negro high
schools. Dr. Caliver declared
while we must continue to com
bat race and color prejudice and dis
examinations. in our present effort
10 save democracy, we should kccT
ever before us that the major Issue
OF this war Is freedom--not race or
color. Where the latter have been
made 10 appear NJ the main issue.
they are used merely MS smoke
screen When we win this war and
establish freedom as the nnlmntlng
principal of lfe the problems OF race
and color which remain can be at
tucked with greater assurance thnn
ever before OF their ultimate solu'
ton"
The full text Of Dr. Calivcr's let
ter. released by the U. s. office of
Education today, follows:
you have by this time, no doubt,
heard OF or received information
about the Hlgh.School Victory Corps
being sponsored by the Y. s. Office
OF Education. The purpose Of this
organization is TO mobilize the boy
and glrl.powcr OF the nation, to util-
Ire more fully their eagerness TO
serve. to organize this eagerness Into
effective action. and TO channel II
into areas Of increasingly critical
need. Commissioner Studehaker has
emphasized the fact that this Is a
war-not only OF armies and nnvIes.
of factories and farms. bur also ii
war of homes and schools and there
fore. that education bnN nm indls'
pcnsable part 10 play. He has said
that SCHOOLS must help 10 teach In
dlvidunls the issues nj stake; 10 train
them for their vital part in the to.
tai war effort; to guide them into
conscious personal relationship TO the
struggle"
The victory Corps offers every
Negro high school and every Negro
student mn opportunity TO participate
AID share In the war effort. the
most gigantic and urgent task this
nation has ever undertaken. am
particularly glad of this opporiun.
.ity. and respectfully urge every prin.
cipal and teacher TO give their stu.
dents n chance to make their fun
contribution
Negroes have very important
stake In this war II IL 10 their per.
Ronal and group interest that we win
the victory as speedily as possible.
for their only hope lies In democ-
facy. Our boys and girls--and adults.
too-shonld be made 10 realize that
In spite Of the mhhy disadvantages
and determinations faced by them
we are better off than nans minor
lily groups; that progress ss beinf
made slowly but surely toward reali
kation of the democratic principle.
bf freedom. equality and Justice; nm,
that, imperfect as our present stu
alton ls. we stili have the right an,
opportunity to use every Legitimate
fnehns 10 Improve our condition. Thi
most certainly would not he possbl
Under an atls dominated country
There Is a gteat deal OF truth In tn
following excerpt Of an article ar
Z pearlng In the Pittsburgh Courle
and reprinted in the Norfolk Jour
nal and Guide, September IL, 1912
What we call Negro progress vii
fhdst certainly be ended In case tn
axis wias, and every Negro who ha
managed to lift his head above tn
fbired mess will IN. r,,thieasIv .hov..