St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, 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 profes,
sOrs and other literati who will
quote DIR. Brown at every turn Of
the page in more vulgar period.
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 fol-
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 its
name implies and would hardly
expect it to lend its auspices to
this kind of business. Of course,
some of the more radical organiza-
lions 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 meeness 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 Cd
those who believe in democracy
enough to want it for themselves,
for which inclusion they will pay
different prices, even life itself.
and ca 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 DR.. 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 6
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 countenanc'
such betrayal by one who attempts
to speak for US without authority
A few years in Harlem apparent!
have erased DR.. Browns memor!
of the South. If not, we sugges
that he recall from that expert
ence the need for unified leader
ship and joint action by our PEG
pie in the face of a threat to oul
security which never in the las
rs years has been more serious.
st. Thomas Episcopal Church: ST
Thomas Episcopal Church will pre-
sent a class Of approximately 1:
candidates to Bishop Stephen Keel
er for confirmation on Sunday, Jan
uary 10, at st. Marks Cathedra
at 4:30 p. m.
The Bishops Committee held it
regular meeting at the church OF
Thursday.
The Annual Epiphany Party vii
be Thursday, January IA, at
p. m. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin vii
be host and hostess.
Out of town visitors attending
Sunday morning service were Mrs
C. II. Singleton Of Omaha and Mrs
William Postal of Detroit.