The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-12-29

gees. Canada. ten thousand. New
Zealand. two thousand. the United
States, thirty thousand, the Arab
lands fifteen thousand. England
three thousand. et cetera-in effect
dividing among the lands OF the
world which can sustain refugees
a proper proportionate quota OF
those beaten Europeans who are
unwilling 10 remain in Europe even
II the United Nations offered them
las they should opportunity OF re-
establishing themselves in their
native lands with a grubstake OF
property seized from Nazis. For
those who desire 10 take up life
elsewhere, every nation in the
world owes an obi CATION OF hos
pitality. But as our present stand
appears 10 the world. we shut our
doors and urge in sanctimonious
dicta that other nations open theirs.
This is one example of the In
consistency Of our beliefs and our
actions in regard to an interna-
tionAl problem. On the domestic
front. the recent debate over Mrs.
Truman's failure to take AFFIRM
alive action against the OAR be-
cause of the banning Of Negro
performers from Constitution
Hall has served to highlight an
other field of hypocrisy.
Curiously enough. much OF the
heated criticism leveled against
Mrs. Truman for her failure 10 boy
colt the OAR has been uttered in
esiaurants and night clubs which
Omit no Negroes. Let me state
u this point that my personal pref
renee is for people who fight big
otry with the forthrightness OF an
eleanor Roosevelt. But am moved
20 wonder about the right OF any
Of US 10 criticize Mrs. Truman's
failure 10 wage the righteous fight,
who do not personally and dill
gently boycott every single hotel,
restaurant, night club, theatre or
college where Negroes are not
made welcome. Again here our fail
ure 10 appraise our own individual
responsibilities to the achievement
OF the Negroes rightful place in So
Getty has left us" in the anomalous
position Of knowing the other fell
lows duty. but not our own. in
clude myself among the us
Perhaps part of this problem OF
the period of hypocrisy may be
shrugged away by the rstionaliza-
ton that man is a slow animal and
takes long 10 adjust his actions to
his new ideas. On the other hand,
man has become very facile in abb
sorbing new ideas on other than an
ethical plane. Less than four
months after the nation learned of
he splitting Of the atom, the man
IN the street has begun "a think Of
his future in terms Of atomic en-
ergy. In the face of this facility Of
adjustment. We cannot glloly toss
aside our failure 10 adjust quickly
10 ethical and intellectual novelty
by reference 10 that popular scape-
goat Human Nature.
Some Of the failure on these
scores may perhaps be attributed
10 the fact that the refugee and
Negro problems have received
less effective publicity and intel
ligent discussion than the atomic
bomb. And this In turn Il par
TALLY explained by the fact that
the organs for the development
of the mind Of VAMPIRES, radio.
and movies - have become SO
concentrated I'm the hands Of
few people that diversity Of opin-
ion and the kind Of championinE
of new causes that arises In q
competitive marketplace OF
thought have substantially evap-
GRATED.
Four radio networks dominate
he air waves Five motion pic
ture com panieS account for more