St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-07

! wen ldhtHs
THE United States is not S
strong, the final triumph of tn
democratic ideal is not so newt
able, that we can ignore what tn
world thinks Of US"
The WASHINGTON POST, un
der the caption, "Tnalienabl
Rights" said:
"The document prepared by tn
committee is a heartening as wei
as an appalling one. The record o
this Nation falls far short Of it
pretensions; it is a record whicl
gravely impedes the fulfillment o
our aims in foreign affairs, which
seriously undermines the develop
ment Of our full strength and Sc
curity at home. Yet the recognition
Of our shortcomings is the indis
pensable first step toward correc
ton Of them.
Max Lerner's signed editorial II
PM said:
1.-THE repOrD O.. is one Of the
most exciting and satisfactory
studies that has ever been done in
this country on the subject Of free.
dom
Nothing important is left out,
nothing troublesome is evaded,
there is none of the dOubIe-talk
you generally find in government
documents. II gives facts and
figures, concrete instances Of in
justice, detailed recommendations
for practical action"
The WASHINGTON DAILY
a Scripps- Howard news
paper, said the committee has
done the American people u signal
service" adding: ats thoughtful
report deserves earnest con-
The WASHINGTON EVENING
STAR adversely criticized the COM
mittee for singing out the District
Of Columbia "as the one sure place
where its complete prescription for
cure could and should be applied"
After suggesting that the so
luton Of local problems be left
to the people who must live with
them and disagreeing with the
committees appraisal that the
dual school system in Washington
Is "the core Of WashingtOn's
segregated society"
The NEW YORK TINES saw as
the central point in the report "a
reaffirmation Of an old principle,
enunciated in the Declaration of
Independence, that "all men are
created equal"
Calling the recommendations of
the committee bold and conceding
that not all of them will get
through Congress as long as the
filibuster is permitted" the TINES
pointed out that progress in living
up to this principle has been made
"in the armed services, in labor
unions, in laws in Northern states.
in fairer and more liberal treat
ment Of the Negro American in
various Southern states" 1t added:
I'VE can make more progress,
in which the federal government,
representing the whole people,
must take increased responsible
ity. We can, as the Committee
suggests, make defense of the
individuals dignity and integ-
rity" an organized func ton of
the Department of Justice. of
committees in Congress and Of a
standing executive commission.
We need no new tradition. We
need not 20 beyond Jefferson's
noble words.
MINNESOTA LABOR'S editor
ial said:
I'VE agree with the committees
findings. We believe that morally
for a man to have confidence in
a nation, he must first have conf
dence that the nation will respect
him as n citizen-not as a second
class citizen.
Economically we agree
We have seen one section Of the
population oppressed by another
because it was unable to COM
pete in the job market
internationally we agree. We
know that our foreign policy must
be but a reflection Of our domestic
program"
The specific recommendations of
the committee consolidated into a
single program, said the NEW
YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, make
up a massive attack upon prejudice
itself-an attack on the blindness,
the barbarisms, the denials OF
right and opportunity which might
have a real chance Of massive sue.
cess" 1t added:
Here is an outline, thoroughly
reasoned, Of what can and ought
to be done. The difficulties of
doing IL all would obviously be
great, but the very bOldness of
the proposals gives them their
strength. This is not simply a
program for dealing with one or
another abuse. II is a program
for justice and freedom; as such
II should command not only the
support but the enthusiasm of
Americans"
The report 'is especially timely,