Arkansas State press., 1944-12-15
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GUEST EDITORIAL
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VINCE MONROE TOWNSEND, JR.
OBSERVATIONS

II was my occasion on Friday December 8h 944 to
tend and observe meeting the annual meeting of thu
Little Rock INTER RACIAL COMMISSION, which | was
given understand organized about year ago The
Rev Samuel F. Freeman IT, white whom had the pleasure
to meet head and at the meeting reelected tc
serve second term in that capacity 1t further my
impression that the commission meets only five times pei
year.
listened with great interest to its deliberations and
noted that the organization fully cognizan of the problems
of Race Relations which they face But my personal hopes
for its achievement of the future deimed and to
degree prescribed by the seeming total lack of solid
approach the problems which they earnestly seek to solve
| received the further impression that the membership
of this organization limited to ministers of the various
church denominations colored and white, which of itself
limited its possibilities of effective service in the community
and community organization.
The fact of the indispensable necessity of such organ-
zaton this community which be questioned
The need for cearcu program for its overall activities
is equally positive The hopes for organized solution of the
grave Racial Problems of this state and community more
over must rest the solid foundation of Bold rather
than Tmid approach such as observed The Ideals of
the organization great its righteous one and
it, without doubt should rise to be the cywde organiza
ton supreme in this community for its rebuilding and re-
shaping for postwar living.
would therefore offer few sincere suggestions to
TINS great organization which, think utilized and follow
ed will greatly aid them their hard road to achievement
and toward the ultimate realization Of their present utopian
dreams
First their membership must be Citv-wde YEA State
woe ana must OF necessity include every man. woman and
child of every creed and color and of every business
profession and vocation This must be set of the very
LIZ primary OBJECTS or their organized function
the membership must be more than mere dues having
membership which is nonunctional 1t must be a member
ship which totally converted to the cause and detectives
of the organization.
second II must institute great Propaganda program
using the greatest possible length the Radio an endless
ply Vi Literature Standardization in all available editorial
space to the end that the community first will he arosJ
and made acquainted with their organization and their
electives BY these methods memberships and full
ton must be invited All racial issues must be made Cro
Public Issues that the interest of bbth the d
the opposition will become the focal object of con,rnit
attention. S
Certainly the proponents will be embarrassed and
Inundated in the early STAGES of their great ph he vii
be labeled puruant to the usaul custom of beipg co
lists and every other kind of Ts" They will be r,Iad
every color but white and black They will be called
and will be pointed at as going in dverv direction t A.
right direction. ~ "
But solid must be their ground steady and coret,,4
must be their attack; total obvio,E to the onea,gbt S
the opposition lost in the Righteousness Of thor ca
in their will to win ~
lney must not stop short Of UMVRITING the Laws of
eslesauoi ana DISCRIMINATION from the Statute books of
VIC o''e Vi fNahSas lhey must make the right of Racial