Evening star., 1948-06-30
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individuals Too Demanding


To the Editor Of The Star:
Segregation or nonsegregation in military
service ought to be left to military leaders. not
to A. Phillip Randolph, president Of the Broth
erhood Of Sleeping Car Porters
Mr.. Randolph is said to be organizing sit
down strike against the draft unless Mr.. Tru-
man bows to his wishes But what Mr..
Randolph and other noisy leaders seem to
forget is that there were no so-called Jim
Grow laws in transportation until the recon-
struction period following the Civil War. These
laws were necessary because Of rowdyism on
the part of whites and blacks. Segregation
was merely q device to reduce rowdyism to
minimum. But even so, it might never have
been needed If scalawags and carpet-baggers
from the North had kept out of it,
One reason always have admired the
Chinese people is because they seem to prefer
the society of their own kind. Chinese
person may get table service in, say Greek
restaurant. But If there is Chinese res
taurant in the block, the Chinese will not
dine at the Greeks place. So with an Amer
ican Indian, even more clannish. Neither will
60 to any trouble to be around whites. You
have to seek them II you wish to be around
them. The American Negro. according to their
noisy leaders, are the only people in the world
hotels and cafes.
As long as q man pays license to operate
an establishment of this type and does not
get subsidy from the United States Govern
ment but is dependent on a fair profit for
survival, he should be permitted to select his
own clientele.
The great curse of our age Is that nations,
governments, and even individuals are too
demanding x W
A Healthy Swat at Bureaucrats
To the Editor of The Star:
Bureaucrats have controlled the United
States Government for many years, regardless
Of any political party supposed to be In power.
They care little for party politics 50 long as
they are permitted to remain in control of
Government machinery for advancement of
their friends in the Government service.
The New Deal brought enough employees into
the Government service to make bureaucratic
control conspicuous
Then the voters elected Republican major
ity to both branches of Congress, expecting
correction of bureaucratic control Of govern
ment. But they were disappointed.
Now Gov Dewey has been nominated for the
presidency and he has promised to clean house
in Washington Can he do It?
sLoCUM gibson.
Inspiration From the Psalms
To the Editor Of The Star:
In the letter of George White, relative to
the McCollum case, he speaks as though only
the Old Testament were read In the public
schools. 1t surely is read but many parts
of the New Testament also are read.
II Mr.. White would read the Tooth Psalm
and the 23d, perhaps he would feel an eieva-
ton Of mind and heart And perhaps II
people would strive to live up to the principles
Of the 18th Psalm, they would reach 4 high
moral level:
Lord, who shall dwell in Thy tabernacle,
or who shall rest in Thy holy hill?
Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life
and doeth the thing that is right and speaketh
the truth from his heart
He that hath used no deceit in his tongue
nor done evil unto his neighbor and hath not
slandered his neighbor
He that setteth not by himself, but Is
lowly in his own eyes and maketh much OF
them that fear the Lord.
HE that sweareth unto his neighbor and
disappointeth him not. though it were to his
own hindrance.
He that hath not given his money upon
usury, nor taken reward against the innocent.
Whose doeth these things shall never fan"
Read some of the psalms for help and In
spiration.
A TEACHER IN A D. c. SCHOOL
Thanks for MIR. Young
To the Editor of The Star:
We recently subscribed to your paper, mainly
because of your columnist, Joe Young, who
writes the column regarding Federal employees.
We have followed his column each day and I
desire to say that his column has been the
most correct we have been able to nnd.
desire on behalf OF the employees Of the ST.
Louis Post once and myself to thank you and
extend our thanks to Mr.. Young