Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-06-16
VIEWS

hourly they fight the Nazs Also dying or shedding
their blood for principle the Dutch the Norwegans the
Danes the Fanch and other nations under the Hitler yoke
in Europe In the Pacific the Filipino is giving his life and
the East Indian remain among the outstanding examples
OF racial mnontes afraid to actually fight for complete
survival and freedom Only the American Negro and the
East Indian content to let the white fight their
battles while they spend their time their knees in what
seem to be futile prayer seeking questionable pleasure
in the case of the Amrcan Ngro in dancha eabarets
and saloons. 1t utterly absurd that any expectation
that the white will suddenly get bg-heared and turn
over his most valuable hold the world - the power to
exploit minority labor and of colonial lands
just because Negroes beg him to Wheede and whine
about what morally right The white man knows and
understands best physical rights. With him, might is
right.
The law is the white mans in this country He takes it
in his hands whenever he gets ready II this true then
the Negro should get enough courage to do taking
his For instance, at Baesburg, s. c. George Golson
aged Negro approached by five white May
20 while shopping hustled into waiting automobile driven
about ten miles out into the country and beaten butay
about the head with baeacks because you nggers want
to vote His front teeth knocked He was left I'M
LADDERS Chased Out of Town for NAACP Activity Several
Fogged for Backing IT, S. Welding School," That was in
Godforsaken hole called New IBERIA Louisiana Anoth
er headline reads Beaten Insurance Man Is Told to Get
Out of Town.
In Congress the other day, Congressman Gibson of
Georgia shouted during the FEPC debate: 81 the
membership of this House that there only two things
that can save this nation One is ballots and the other is
bullets If it is the ballots of the members of the House
who have been entrusted with the destiny of the nation then
ask the people of the L. s. to think deep enough to save
this nation by their ballots that may not have to be saved
by bullets"
LET us stop this FEPC' holered Congressman Rivers
OF South Carolina IF we do not, say with every
of sincerity within there going be boodshed in my
part of the world like of which has happened before
in the history of this country
The above statements made the floor of Con-
gress our highest awmakng body of the land Such COM
ment is in Congress- Such headlines as mentioned
above also There time when shuddered
with horror and Indignation at the cruees, both mental
| q To pr,Ira he
South There quick sympathy with the plight of the
doWntrodden black in te South and contempt for the
responsible Tor his condition Today however there
is notable changeover in attitude particularly by white
in position to help the Negro The theory seems t.
be based on this line of reasoning Were willing to sacr
flee lives property, risk loss of limbs, mental
ty, vision eopardize future for principle fgh
to rid the world Of Fascsm, Iterism and all other ISM
that nimica to the wel-being of humanity Wha
places the Negro in special category where he does moth
ing to help himself? Is right that spill blood give
our lives, compromise friendships with white broth
in the South, while the Negro stands supney by
does nothing but dance grim get drunk and pray Hat
the Negroes In New IBERIA refused to leave and fought The
mob on their own terms yes even though they may have
died and taken part of the mob with them Had the Negroes
Baesburg c. to the aid of George Goson by doing
the thing to the white mob that they did to Goson
there would be mob law interference with you because
you want to vote because you want to have u Weld
ing School. Why, because the mob would know that you
had decided to take the law in your hands eveytme he
does. Then the Federal Government would have
to step in.
A scared Negro interested in pleasure than the
advancement of both himself and his is the biggest
stumbling block racial progress Negroes don't plot and
plan like the whites Instead of talking concrete plans
for attacking current problems to the extent of
shedding blood to prevent white crackers from running them
out of town Negroes sing "Shoo Shoe Baby Swing
Low Sweet Chariot stumble another getting into
the corner gin mill or doing the Indy hop at white
operated danceha The East Indian akin to the American
Negro except he doesn't sing "Shoo Shoe Baby dance
the Indy sing Swing Low Sweet Chariot" What he does
sing dance however, does amount to the thing
sotar rs the British are concerned.