The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-18


Horace White rcsentative was
appointed. COM
mcnts by some of the top leaders
Of Negroes IN Detroit flew about
tho community Wild and fast. One
leader resigned from the educa-
tional division of the racial
committee. Others vowed that they
could no. longer cooperate with the
lntcr-raCial committee because OF
the appointment OF the person who
had engaged I'M politics. activity
which some Negro leaders did not
approve.
The meaning of the lnter-racial
committee as a governmental In
strument for bringing about under
standing between the various ra-
cial groups in our community was
lost TO certain persons for a little
while because Of one appointment.
The Inter-racial committee, as an
idea and as a working program, Is
worthy of the support of any in
telligent and progressive minded
citizen. No one moved by the Inter-
racial committee should determine
It's place In our thinking.
As an idea. the Inter-racial com
mittee backed by government
funds and therefore. taking its
place along with other govern
mental agencies Is indeed new. hut
valuable. Racial disharmony Is
something that works to the detri-
ment Of the whole city-all racial
groups.
Racial djSharmony is so detrl-
mental 70 the life OF community
that II cannot 50 unnoticed by city
government state government and
national government. In other
words; racial dSharmony and strife
must be dealt with by the whole
people The only opportunity that
the whole people have Of dealing
with a major problem such AS ra-
cial dIsharmony. public health or
education 5 through government.
l.litcraCy. at ono time in America.
was 2 grave problem II illlteracy
had been allowed ~ continue in
T y e
America and It's future would have
bcon in jeopardy The first group
of people who started 10 talk about
the responsibility Of government for
the education of people was looked
upon AS, politicians, men seeking
TO dodgeJhc issue. and people VINO
were not really concerned about
education. but were trying TO
manipulate the minds Of the people
for some selfish end
There were many errors made in
trying 10 work out a system OF
public education. and there arc
errors made today IN FORMULATING
q system Of public education There
is none among Us today, however,
who would maintain that private
education is the only means o,
securing A good education In fact,
the great majority Of our people in
this country get their opportun-
cS AZ education through govern
nont i IS safe 10 say that were
il not for Our system Of p bile odu-
cation, the great majority OF our
people would be wi'hou, the
needed education to function I'M
dcrStand tnGly in our democracy
We could say the same thing for
public health and fire protection.
No one Of us has a right TO expect
a new governmental agency such
as our local Inter-racial commit
tee to have all of the answers To
the problems confronting II, any
more than We have right to cx-
pect the hundreds of private agen-
cies that have functioned on the
same problems TO have all of the
answers.
The people AZ the head Of our
local lr,cr-rac al committee are
proceeding with determination TO
work out methods and orgdnlIa-
ton for putting the methods into
practice ,ha, viii hClp - overcome
the public mcuancc Of race conflict
We all know or should know that
race conflict docs not exist per Sc
but rather exists because OF =
community inability 10 plan he
matters Of Jobs. housing. recrea-
ton, transportation and health.
Communities sometimes get around
planning these Ming, for all the
people WIN INC cNVuS' III cN.'''tS
race connect nc P''S'u' h'duS
OF me ln'cr-raclf1 committee arc
as aware o. an 'n'S 'S 'hfo'oI III
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