Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-01-08

the January issue of Readers Di-
gest, carrying a digest of his ar
ticle, appeared a week before this
issue of the Saturday Review pub
fishing the original article? The
Saturday Review is read by a Sc
lect but influential group of edi-
tors and publishers, college profess
sOrs and other literati who will
quote DIR. Brown at every turn of
the page in more vulgar periOdi-
Gals. Readers Digest is read by all
kinds of people and a great many
of them. DIR. Brown may find,
since prejudiced white people find
great justification and sOlace for
their moral guilt when a Negro
parrots their sentiments, that he
is very popular in some quarters,
although he will neither know nor
care that they are the wrong quar-
tiers.
DR.. Browns connection, as Di-
rector of Negro Relations, with
the Council for Democracy is baf-
fling. had understood the Council
to be the kind of organization it's
name implies and would hardly
expect it to lend it's auspices to
this kind of business. Of course,
some of the more radical organiza-
tions in recent years have rushed
back and forth across the fence in
very embarrassing fashion until
those which follow the Party Line
are now advocating meekness by
Negroes and hail the discrimina-
tory Navy policy as a great VIC
tory"
Brown Needs To Remember
Dixie
DIR. Brown states that his race
can be divided into two groups:
Negroes and sensatiOn-mOngering
Negro leaders," Among other pos
sible divisions, not including his,
Negroes may be divided into %
those who believe in democracy
enough to want it for themselves,
for which inclusion they will pay
different prices, even life itself,
and CD those who tie their hand
kerchiefs more tightly around their
heads every day and long for a
kind white father to take care of
them and tell them which field of
cotton to pick next.
The Negro press is not without
faults, and DIR. Brown well knows
the reasons, although his white
readers will not. Since he advo-
Gates reform rather than repres-
sion, in spite of making out a
prima facie case for the latter,
why doesn't he seek constructive
ways to make his contribution, by
criticism to Negro-not white-edi-
tors, for instance, or by bringing
his talent and insight on the prob
lem to the pages of Negro news
papers. We cannot countenance
such betrayal by one who attempts
to speak for US without authority.
A few years in Harlem apparently
have erased DR.. Browns memory
of the South. If not, we suggest
that he recall from that expert
ence the need for unified leader
ship and joint action by our peo-
pie in the face of a threat to our
security which never in the last
rs years has been more serious.
st. Thomas Episcopal Church: st.
Thomas Episcopal Church will pre-
sent a class of approximately IL
candidates to Bishop Stephen Keel
er for confirmation on Sunday, jan
uary 10, at st. Marks Cathedral
at 4:30 p. m.
The Bishops Committee held its
regular meeting at the church on
Thursday.
The Annual Epiphany Party will
be Thursday, January IA, at 8
p. m. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin will
be host and hostess.
Out Of town visitors attending
Sunday morning service were Mrs.
C. H. Singleton Of Omaha and Mrs.
William Postal Of Detroit.