Arkansas State press., 1949-11-25
Truman


President of the National Council
Diplomats from thry-two foreign countries listened at
envey under the gteng chandeliers of the and gold
paneled auditorium the of the President carried
round the world the State Department broadcast Voice of
America declared that the people of the nation awakened
as before the meaning of equality and would
continue in their advance to bring equal rights and equal
portunities to all citizens.
Recognizing the international color of the program the
fourth of its kind undertaken by NCNW President Truman
praised the organization for its consistent frheance of inter-
national goodwill and understanding and compared the similar
y of purposes and growth of the United Nations supported
formative period by NCNW with that of the Federal
Unions first loose confederation of states.
He pointed Also the rusteeship tradition in American
territorial administration with its development OF economics and
political institutions directed toward equal partnership in the
family The President cited India example of
strength already received by the United Nations from peoples
who have achieved selfgovernmen under democratic nstu
tons.
The needs of undeveoped countries longer be met
said the President by the old coonasm with its fostering of
political dependency and its economic exploitation" The
nomic growth of these he said must and will for
ward in the interest of the peoples of those and in
cordance with the principles of democratic fardeaing
President Truman who heard Murel Rain sing 81 Am
Seeking for City, tribute Mrs Behune, his arrival
remained after his speech to personally greet fifteen recipients
of NCNW awards for humanity each received his
scroll from officials of the organization who first presented
to the retiring president.
Ambassador of India Nine Pand and DR.. Ralph Bunche,
Director of the United Nations Tusteeshp Division both honor
ed with awards spoke briefly following the arrival of the
President.
Dr. Bunche auted the founder president great lead
outstanding public servant grand lady and truly eti
of the world He praised NCNW for its vision in setting up
international Night in the tendency pro-
vincasm among many organizations"
Declaring that living borrowed time until
have of he maintained that odays citizens
must be informed and alert in international well
domestic questions that this true of all citizens regardless
of creed color and that what minortes here
wanted and must have full enjoyment of rights but the
opportunity to discharge the responsibilities of fuledged A.
mecan citizens Responsibilities and obligations which
international well national.
The mediator then turned President Truman with
suranee that he sody behind his heorc efforts close
the gap between practice and profession"
Ambassador Pand called for "a joining of hands of the
organizations of both countries effort for world
peace which, Itself eudes us" she because while
talk peace do not rightly work for peace which will
only with better and understanding of democracy
imperfect, but all that have.
She pointed up her plea for greater democracy with the
comment of Negro taxdriver who told her. said the
Ambassador that "the United States doesn't claim Utopia
It's democracy where liberty work
want"
The "noformua- peace argument she said is "out"
because the U. N. is it,
In addition to Nine Pand and Dr. Bunche recipients of
the fifteen scrolls of honor
Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman Dr. God
win Woodson of the Association for the Study
of Negro Life and History Mrs. Mary Church Terrell founder
and former president of the National Association
Women; Aubrey Williams former head of the National Youth
Administration.
Dr. Mordecai Johnson president of Howard university; rr
Claiming Tobias director of the PhepsSokes fund.- former
Governor William H. HASTE the Virgin Islands now Judge of
the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third District Mrs Edith
Sampson, president of the World Town Hall seminar Dr. Fred
erick Douglass Patterson president of Tuskegee institute
Walter White director of the National Association for the