Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20
THE DEEP SOUTH SPEAKS
BY ROBERT DURR


Henry Wallace IL one Of the
three most engaging personages In
the world today. know Of no one
else I would drive over a hundred
miles on n sizzling hot summer
afternoon TO listen 10, In n jam
packed, non-air conditioned college
auditorium, Ms I did last Saturday
TO hear Mr.. Wallace at State Teach
ers College at Montgomery, Ala
bama--the cradle Of the Confed-
eracy. Several thousand others
were there from Georgia, MisSis-
sippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and
Florida.
Two years ago | journsyed TO
TuAkeRee 10 hear Mr.. Wallace.
Whites and blacks alike poured
into the chapel and took seats
wherever they could get them with
no thought Of who sat next TO
whom. Al TuskeRee and Mont
Romery, Mr.. Wallace held His audi
encss spellbound, He talked Of the
simple Verities and brought 10 his
listeners an understanding Of the
Importance Of the scientific and
spiritual approach 10 the solution
Of the battling problems Of our
time.
Wallace has the ability 10 see
what he looks at and the courage
TO be honest with his fellow man
about what he sees. And ! think
his fundamental goodness ac-
counts for his irresistible charm
and makes him the best loved
person on the international scene
today.
Mr.. Wallace thinks he sees q
new and great South being born.
He called attention 10 the fact that
he had been cordially received all
over the South. Al Austin, Texas,
where u DIR, Rainey was fired for
advocating fairness TO Negroes,
Wallace said that when during his
address he advocated abolition Of
race discrimination he got the
greatest applause Of all from his
vast audience.
This was indicative 10 him Of nm
increasing feeling on the part Of
the enlightened segment Of the
South that that section must be
born again, and that such orRAni-
Eations Rs the Committee for Ala
hama and itS parent affiliate, the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare, are determined that this
new birth In the valley and the
shadow Of racism and reaction shall
be properly facilitated and have
ample opportunity to grow on a
foundation " education for com.
plete and meaninRful living. freed
Of the chains Of disease. poverty,
and all forms Of prejudice and
superstition.
Mr.. Wallace feels that thousands
Of colored people will migrate from
the South TO the North. and that
IL ~ Il should be. but that the
great bulk Of them will remain In
the South. lie called attention to
opportunity In South America and
urged that as many as possible
study Spanish, pointing out that
those going out from agricultural
schools will find a great opportunity
In that country. and that immigra.
ton Of trained people to South
America would relieve the over.
population load in the deep South.
Facing what may be done here
In the South to make II possible
for all the people Of the South 20
attain n higher standard Of living
and 10 get as much for their labor
rs people In the North. no suR.
gested that forward looking leaders
In South write David Lilhsnthal
about developing an atomic energy
project In Alabama 20 extract fer.
tiliEer from the air to be made
available to farmers in adequate
quantities and at n low price TO
enrich the soil 50 that Il may pro-
duce three times what Il Is pro-
ducinE at the present time.
Mr., Wallace said that L. posi-
BILE and that atomic energy har-
messed TO this purpose could facili-
tate the making Of the South into
. paradise a. compared with what
Il IL today, This inability Of
southern farmers TO get plenty Of
low priced fertilizers may be the
cause Of the failure Of farm agents
In Alabama TO do rs effective a
job a. they could. Mr., Wallace
limited.
There may be . huge con.
APirHcy bach Of this, and . lot
Of witeh-huRtinE senators and
Representatives might make .
greater SoRtributioa To arrestinH
subvsrsive activities and promot.
Ing democracy " they devoted
their energies 20 correcting con.
ditiSUs which tend to make u
Impossible Zoe many to live on
the farm.
The living word" which Is ~
fsrred TO at least four times In rs
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