The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-11-26

"a 04-- ~ 49, $780,
engine. TIE sal eosis 70 steam
81. % arc mediate .oncly upon
TIA, dsy Rhen America OF; Of
ingenuity. TOOK steel and metal
ard .er.Pers Of all types and
ha-aexsec re forces OF nature
ard .cck = sk; even as The eagle
or TIE crest a ne waves, that -
re a.rplsre.
Cites have become more SAM
sarv TIE IN; az educstlcn = not
,ooxe1 upon ;oday as q privilege
o.; as : duty A duty thst our
SIC. ety feels 80 keerly tina; II
rsre-is o. guardians VINO are not
res pons.ole Tor those IT their
se-oes years don't elect 70 edu-
,ste re ycl,A. they ase forced
OK re IA, cr-sy's virtues spirit o.
Or nocle soc,e;v. We should re-
rer.b Der toe ira. FIVE million
SLACK people without leiter or
ss.re-t dared 70 toll r-deE the
.ssA r.;hout pay.
Trey were stripped of every
h4~sn night ard were treated a.
beasts. They were able 70 sustain
and carry the load
and finally through the moral
GOODNESS OF the brave and the
noble Emancipator and the very
forces O. God Himself. who
caused machinery 10 take place
instead o. hand labor
He created N the bosom OF
American CITIZENS the necessity
70 manufacture rs own goods that
finally. OF, Of necessity and was
measures, the darkest pages Of
American history were somewhat
erased
TRULY THANKFUL
For myself. am truly thank
I'll indeed tcr these blessings.
For when I ponder facts, could
have just as easily been born q
slave We are thankful again that
the ranks Of the liberals in the
minority groups and even in the
majority groups are gradually
swelling and are lining them
selves on the side Of human
justice.
When fear o: death and de-
s,ruction bv the various instru-
ments OF total humiliation IS
pusged from the bosom OF man.
then ne will be able 20 do . better
Job and his Thanksgiving Dsy
will be msgnified because his
heart viii be more pregnant With
humanity and not with selfish
ness
We should be thankful on this
day that every morning gives Us
new hope another opportunity 10
do or part in making The world
better and free from q fear OF
self destruction We should also
be thankful shat America isslow-
w making sociological and hu-
name gains which are definite
signs Of a better civilization
We are thankful that the cal
loused hands OF the sons and
daughters OF toll are ever gain
ing strength and recognition and
are q dignified and honorable
part Of our social order We are
grateful indeed that we have
organized certain social securities,
such as. unemployment insurance,
Social Security Act. by the gov
eminent. and finally life insur-
ance for those who have toiled
and given all they had that Amer
lea might be replenished with
splendor.
A LAND OF MERCY
That these noble sons and
daughters VIII. in the end. re-
ceive some type OF economic Sc
curlty whereby they can face the
winter OF their lives with conf
dence and assurance: that, in
stead OF the wolf. there will be
a lamb and this lamb will surely
be the lamb OF mercy
\ Our hearts are filled with q
grateful hope that this social Sc
curly beginning will gradually
grow and become enlarged. Sc
cure. national and universal
whereby economic and social
guarantees Of all those who. by
natures hand or will. has caused
them to have been born handi-
capped mentally and physically
and are not able 10 compete in the
great struggle Of life, that they
too viii have . shield Of security
around them which will be 50
generously given that its very
presence will cause them TO for
get their unfortunate circum-
stances OF nature
With an overwhelming JOY
they will know that the better
part Of the stronger man Is
willing 10 sacrifice and do all
that is possible 20 make his life
more comfortable.
Among the sociological. indus
trial and spiritual gains. IL is
gratifying to know that in many
states there has been passed anti
lynching laws, civil rights, FEPC,
bottefno and host ~ nfi.e.