Evening star., 1944-06-26
Wants "Heel" "Plussed."

wants Heel rugged.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Under our national election laws a
reactionary clique in control OF the elec-
ton machinery might be able to ma
nipulate the men in the electoral COL
lege so as to put an American Hitler
In the presidential chair.
This loop-hole appears to be the
Achilles heel in the democratic armour
provided by our constitution. It is about
time we plugged up this back door to
Fascism. NELLIE GALLEHER,
"Co-operative Competition"
To the Editor OF The Star:
It Is admitted that washington fol-
lows southern pattern in many social
and civic programs. Yet WASHINGTON
is the Capital City Of the entire Nation,
and recently the eyes of the world center
upon 1t as the chief city In the United
Nations.
But many Of Our social practices are
the antithesis of the ideologies that
underly our participation in this war,
One Of the things that we could do to
ameliorate the racial tensions that
always are on the borderline of revo-
lutionary disturbance would be to abol-
1sh gradually the lines of demarcation
that separate Negroes from whites In
50 many civic activities.
We could encourage some forms of
cooperative competition in amateur
sports just as we have succeeded In
doing in some forms OF professional
athletics
There is nothing of social equality
implied therein.
Inere is nothing repugnant socially
to having colored citizens cooperating
on the Boards of the Police Bows Clubs
the Boys Clubs of America and the
Boxing Commission. Colored clubs
should be allowed to work with and
join the Amateur Athletic Union. There
snould be no qualms about encourage
Ing open amateur athletic meets here
since the boys box together, run and
Jump together whenever and wherever
they meet beyond Washington.
segregation of peoples by public policy
ana law is totally out of keeping with
the principles of democratic government
segregation is technique for separat-
Ing from society the contagiously i'll, the
dangerously insane and the criminal
All minorities that have suffered should
oano together to resist these prejudices
ana precautions. E. B. HENDERSON,
Falls Church, Va.
Sees Peace Through Education
To the Editor of The Star:
Our President is right in assuming
the World Council to be representative
OF all cooperative peoples also that
peace can be maintained without on
international police force.
Feace can be more readily maintained
oy exchange OF knowledge, experience
ana friendship rather than by bullets.
NO democracy can exist without public
education. The American preliminary
scnools nave paid big dividends nv nre-
parlng students to assume the oblipa-
tlons OF citizenship and training them
10 tnlnk Tor themselves. Likewise. COL
leee education, with all student expenses
palo oy the constituent governments of
the World Council, can pay big divi-
denos by maintaining universal peace
instead of supporting large armies
TO police the world. the peacemakers
could establish system of interchange
OF students between all nations. under
the supervision of the World Council
ana member nations. If each nation
would exchange substantial number of
lts college students with other countries
OF the world, the resulting friendships
eventually would destroy national and
racial prejudices The travel associa
ton and exchange of experiences with
people of other countries would inspire
new ideas and develop progress for all
mankind
RICHARD J. zAVERTNIK.
Chicago.