Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-11
Democracy Defined at Moscow
{ Editorial In tho Crlalal

The millions Americans Of African descent no doubt
were thrilled TO read Of the TSdnon Of democracy delivered
Foreign Ministers March u by the Ams
can Secretary Of State, George G. Marshall
Mr. Marshall reading the Council particularly
unn lesson In democracy by govern
nt and eIaSnS He urging that the American conception
democracy be extended TO the German people. Hear
Il realise that the word democracy given many
To the American citizens meaning
We believe that human beings have certain SIsrabe vhhs
L. rights which not be taken away n society
s not democracy who
that they be nAtehsd away family To
society 10 not free law abiding sEsaa live being
the right 10 work deprived Of % liberty and the
pinsn& (blAck type
Surely Secretary Of State good. able wslnOrmsd
man. must have suffered he read these Surely Mss
MOOov and VhnAky Of the Soviet Union difficulty hiding
mlsa For all Of them know quite we'll that the American
Negroes do not enjoy democracy defined by Mr.
know that extent Jews Spanish orsnta
are denied their democratic rights both by the and
Mr. MArshal must have known that the minute Negro
over the District Of Columbia line into Mr., MAshAs
gh" stripped OF many Of the rights he enjoy above that
line During the against Hsrsm literally Negro
employees Of the War Department who lived Washington worked
In the huge PsntAEon building MAha as General
top Inundated and attacked
EOn building In Virginia To-day the which
tons capital will not permit Negro air traveller dining
because located In Virginia To the Of Washington
twenty minutes from the White House Maryland whose
legislature last month refused to repeal ' ntra travel Jim Crow
law
right During the war; with victory hanging
In the balance took Prsssn" executive
bh plants and year proposed fair employ
mont practice Law hbuasred death U. Congress
All over the nation Negroes and others denied the right
and BE- promoted Individual Negroes dig their
earnings TO finance costly litigation the United
court 20 establish their right jobs railroad
The right 20 vutso choose their
Of Georgia. Mississippi South Carolina
dSaSd the u policies frankly
keep Negroes from voting.
Life liberty and the pursuit hAppinsssf
the unSvsd Monroe Ca ynchnES which Negro
wives shot dead cold blood 20
the shameful housing practices where restrictive combined
action Of real estate boards and banks and policy Of
NESnyths FHAa result Negroes and others Adjudgsd
being barred from buying and occupying
aide crowded GhSttOs.
Would Negro like pursue happiness at theatre
beach pool hotel
RESORT Would he like stop overnight
camp Seeing
Well. Just Let him tryi
Mr. MArsAS predecessor Mr. James Francis
burg c. uFSd the nations of the world free democratic
tons the Balkans the while thousands Of Negroes his
dared This getting be embarrassing There
time Britain could talk
because both dark people, Of
included refer Negro problem
and ignored other British
But today power In the world councils
logical and cold prseissand always polite Moreover Russia
regardless Of her other faults has subscribed the Ang
American color line philosophy the western going
insist certain definitions and practices In order win from
Rnss then Russia insists that they No double talk
Ths Soviet position based human rights but the
that ahs there bargaining table In this hard being
played foR kssp that the give and take human rights