The Omaha guide., 1945-05-26
White, and Dubois Write on Colonial Problems at Par1ey

est to the foreign delegation attend
ing the San Francisco Conference
are those appearing now in the New
York Post by NAACP Consultants
Walter White and DR.. w. E. B. Du
Bots, dealing with the major issues
of Colonial t~rusteeship. human
rights and the race question in gen
eral. The articles are credited with
an important role focusing atten-
ton on the final problem of the
World Security machinery relative
to colonial peoples and strategic
bases
In the series which will be avail
able later in pamphlet form. White
and Dubois reveal the negligible
practices of p~urported d-emocracies
toward peoples and colonies under
their control, which in no wise can
be reconciled with the detectives of
World War II being fought in the
name of Freedom for all men ev-
erywhere."
On the question of the necessity
for heavily dominated bases in the
Pacific. Walter White queries their
need II establishment and chal-
lenges the validity Of such claims
as follows MAY 8, issue Of New
York Post) How much need will
there be for heavily armed bases in
the Pacific if (a) all the Allied Ma
tons. especially Great Britain and
Russia, join in rendering apan as
impotent as they are now rendering
Germany, and. OBJ if an honest
peace which will assure the freedom
of men and women of every race
creed. color and national origin
throughout the world is drafted and
enforced and thereby makes war
less necessary and inevitable.
The second question deals with
the mechanics of establishment of
such bases not only in the Pacific
but at Singapore, Hongkong, the
Suez Canal. Manchukuo or the Car
ibbean. The U. S. Army and Navy,
backed vigorously by the Hearst
press and certain other organs, are
reputedly urging a policy of telling
the existing colonial powers that
they can do what they will with
their colonies-past, present or flu
ture-if. in return, they abstain
from interfering with American
dominance in Pacific bases believed
to be necessary to protect the Amer
lean mainland.
IF it is necessary to ensure world
peace by f~ortification." he says,
why should not their creation and
maintenance be entrusted TO what
ever association of nations may be
devised instead of to individual ma
lions? We are doing precisely that
in our plans for four-power control
Of occupied Germany. Why not sim
liar and expanded ONT cooperation
action in other areas of the world,
based upon whatever association of
nations which must follow the end
of the wars if civilization is to sur
vive. ?"
COLONIALS MUST BE HEAPD
Facts and figures to refute the
theory that in reality dictatorship
were bitterly aligned against dem
~ocracies in World War II, are i'm
p~ressively presented by DR.. Dubois
MAY 4 issue) in pointing out the
true status and limitation Of the de
mocratic idea The NAACP Direc-
tor of Special Research states: Nor
can it be reconciled with any philos
ophy of democracy that so, 000, 600
white folks of the British empire
should be able largely to control the
destiny of $50, 900 900 yellow, brown
and black people. And again. in
side the same Empire. it is both as.
tonishing and discouraging to find
among the leading free nations
battling for democracy the Union
Of South Africa, where 1000, 900
white folk hold 5000, 900 natives and
colored folks in a sub~ordination un
equalled elsewhere in the world.
ITO this we may add the fact that
before the present war 70, 900 600
Japanese ruled $4,000. 900 peoples in
Manchukuo, Formosa and other ter
ritories withou giving them any de
cisive voice in their government
In France SO, 600. 900 whites rule H.
OOO. 900 colored peoples in Africa,
and Asia. Portuguese with 1000
900 rule 10, 900, 900 Africans and the
United States of America rule 49,
600, 900 colored people in Alaska and
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