Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1943-08-28
Mr.. j. Edgar Hoover Speaks On The Race
Question

In recent months the American public, degree far
and greater than during period heretofore has
heard discussions the question in the United States
and the plea for tolerance from many The press
the platform the pulpit statesmen, politicians scholars
socoogsts and students of relations throughout the
land having all joined the discussion of the question that
has become of the utmost Importance national life
Among the recent speakers have attracted as
much attention and comment from all sections of opinion
did VicePresdent Henry A. Wallace in his recent De-
tro speech and Mr.. Wendell Wke recently addressing
himself to the subject radio hookup heard through
out the nation and perhaps, in many parts of the world
The recent speech of the wife of the President of the
United StatAs widely published throughout the nation call
ing for the end of discrimination based upon
gion added still greater weight the discussions whose
combined effects may well bring about the change in pub
lie thought and opinion which must necessarily precede any
proper solution.
Negroes and other minority groups who live constant
y under the frosty shadow of prejudice and discrimination
and in constant bewdenent and Illustration at the slow
in which the of democracy approaches full
fruton in the United States may find further
renewed and continuing faith and confidence in the ultimate
triumph of full democracy in the speech of Mr. j. Edgar
Hoover Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
made to the International Association Chiefs of Police
two weeks ago in Detroit Michigan. Mr. Hoovers speech
is of special significance because in his position head
the fBI and his record law enforcement officer
ne is beyond those criticisms to possible motive and pur
that have often been heard with respect to many of
the ouspoken of those who realize the evil wish
to abolish and religious discrimination in the United
States
Since the outbreak and threat of race roting through
out the nation commissions groups and individuals
cure Mr. Hoovers remarks the subject points at
to the and in the following quotation
from his Detroit speech:
another problem which is rapidly reaching
flood time proportions involves civil violence,
riots, and insdious campaigns against minority
groups. 1t is a National disgrace and reflection
upon all Americans that alterations between in
dividuas touch off communicative conflagra-
tons, which are often seized upon, by young teen
age hoodlums, of both sexes to indulge in depreda-
lions of all kinds against property and persons
No American citizen regardless of race or creed, who
realizes the full significance of the christian concept of
American democracy will disagree with the Director of the
FIJI in his statement that civil violence riots and
lnslouS campaigns against minority groups are national
disgrace and reflection upon all Americans"
Pointing out in his speech that it is possible in two
front war; to win the sea, in the air. and the land
and still lose the the home front; h s g
who sincerely concerned about the kind of country
which our soldiers will return after having their part
of the may well find the pattern for such country
In this concluding quotation from the speech of Mr. Hoover
Persecution discrimination that takes
place far away is often much easier to recognize
than that which occurs in community, yet
sane tolerance and democracy like charity ought
to begin at home. They go together. Each victory
for intolerance in America is a menace to democra-
cy for all of u.s.