Evening star., 1946-12-06
EIininotionof Race Segregation
Here Urged in Social Report

tion in the schools. 1t recommended
plan to foster democratic atti-
tudes in school youth by estab-
fishing an adequate program of
lntergroup education which would
coordinate and utilize all of the
resources of the community in the
promotion of religious and racial
understanding and cooperation.
Five Point Program.
Such a program Of intergroup
education would include:
ID The use of intergrcup educa-
tional materials on every level of the
school system;
CD The preseryice and inservice
training of teachers in intergrour
relations in all public and private
teacher training institutions;
(3) The operation of periodic in
tergroup educational conferences
workshops and institutes supervised
and sponsored by the Board of Edu-
cation;
a. The sponsoring of appropriate
intergroup athletic and recreauional
programs and events by the Board
of Education; and
(5) The creation of central ad-
ministrative committee on inter-
group relations with branch or local
committees in each school response
BILE to the Board of Education which
would have the function of imple-
menting the entire program.
Dissenting Opinion.
There we're two dissets by mem-
bers OF the committee.
Gilbert E. Hyatt, ST., who was not
present at the meeting that adopted
the recommendations. expressed a
dissenting opinion in which he said:
"The recommendations fail to take
cognizance of the time required to
change the potentially explosive
character of the prejudices and re-
sentiments which now exist and over
the immediate abolition
of segregation as their keynote.
"A fight for or against segregation
would obscure and nullify all other
worthy reforms proposed.
"A realistic effort to remedy eco
nomic handicaps of the minority
race, without the danger OF animos-
ity and conflict, would go a long
way toward relieving social inequal-
tiles.
, 1.-The recommendations endeavor
to solve serious problem by plac-
ing emphasis upon the wrong fac
tors and by frontal attack upon
social prejudices which,
simply because they are prejudices,
are not logical and, therefore, are
not subject to logical and reasonable
solution
"As to the various statements
under health, housing, employment,
education, recreation, welfare, civic
and community relations relating
the handicaps under which the
minority race is placed, any right
thinking person must agree that
in common justice to members OF
the minority race and for the
health, prosperity and well-being
of the community, such handicaps
should be abolished.
"The minority race is not only
entitled to its proportionate share
of all these community functions,
but such additional consideration as
will equalize the results of past dis
examinations.
Wilson Opposes Committee.
Robert G. Wilson dissented on the
recommendations for the appoint
ment of committee by the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. wilson in a written opinion
said:
This recommendation assigns to
a committee appointed by the Presi-
dent the important task of dealing
with emergency situations and dis
order. Since the Commissioners are
for maintaining order
and are responsible to Congress, it
is my opinion that such committee
should be named by the Commits
rather than the President
"A committee appointed by the
would not dilute
their responsibility and also would
provide coordination between the
committee and the city officials and
charged with main
tanning order. Such Commis-
siouers' committee would be similar
to Mayors committees in other cities
of leading citizens. city
officials, leaders of the press, radio
utilities and representatives OF
religious, business. labor, veteran
and civic groups-who would agree
on specific steps to be taken during
periods of tension or disorder
DIR. Douglass Conclusions.
In his conclusions which were
made part of the report, DR.. Doug
lass said that a feature of the