St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-23
Civil Disobedience

The recent testimony of A. Philip Randolph
Armed Services Committee in which he said that he
civil dsObedenee campaign necessary
regaton In the u s. Army has caused mixed reactions.
Randolph saying that his
view on and the armed program was too narrow They say
he should not cOnne himself attacking racial
rather attack the entire second group which
General Eisenhower the America
to the promised land Randolph because his views
indirect reflection the general third viewpoint
is that of Negroes is that loyalty body
the United States should take loyalty
epes Of the nation, expressed in the Constitution
An adequate the first is that whether the pro-
gram Of the Armed Services is good or bad is beside the pon
regaOn for the Negro ALWAYS BAD We
ton heaven hell the opportunity
those of General Eisenhower say may
for but he is motor behe any
respecting Negro No who defends supports
be- The weakness of the third viewpoint problem
which has plagued Abraham Lincoln
by his condemnation OF his own c0unys activities in Mexico al
most ended his political In his dnunaon
States activities Lincoln only adherng principles
that today make him the most beloved in American history
Patriotism u.s. and be- noble thing but patriotism
neGaton Of the principles that profess believe
dasady The highest loyalty
to the principles Of that nannd loyalty
who violating those principles under the guise expectancy
To mind the every apply Randoph
this: Will it work. question
categoray
Of such incidents as the binding Of Negro veteran the Negro
pie might throw all their behind
doubtful that the single
behind the program that it would succeed.
Whether Randolph not strategy Of his
directed at publzng the gulf between the lip
America the principles Of democracy
life This those
that gulf abolish entirely appeal
Of America at best gamble and the result which
be a matter Of honest doubt
Negroes drafted should re-
fuse the because segregation policy
the dominant public opinion country Negroes
justified would that opinion
The Rnkns the BLENDERS and other
CATION would probably
Negroes reasonable could be AsSimed
ably would call the abolish
Negroes the basis of citizenship Which
prevailH
say that weakness of pro-
Gand its leading properly by
the leading Of such
because Gandh has been pictured something of
the independence dobedience First the
situation Of the American Negro
people Of India The Indians majority group
by imperial which poised the threat
deterrent the people revolving
by fasting threatening himself poised
threat Of anarchy civil rebellion with their consequent great
nomie losses the British did
repeated threats this nature he nbed the British
This resulting coupled
nomic and military weakness Of the British
II made his threat stronger than the Of the British
Some might this ovsr-simpliReaion
and maintain that the the British
opinion played important However the importance Of this
part be gagged by the continuation Of British
Burma, and other places violence
Gandh used the threat Of violence we'll
disObedencs proposed by Randolph
powerful base In
analysis IN the
he placing undsseved faith In that
dOph goal good It should be tina every Negro
question his method achieving that goal question
mind q: win Il work.