Evening star., 1950-11-30
Vote Lack Here
Held Bar 10 Race
Tension Solution
|. Detroit Women Calls
District Residents
'2d-CIuss Citizens


The Districts lack of the vote
today was branded one of the
biggest barriers to a solution of
whatever racial tensions may exist
in the city.
This opinion came from Miss
Laurentine B. Collins, director of
school and community relations
in Detroit. She was the main
speaker at the morning session
of the Community Conference of
1nter-cultural Education in the
Interior Department Auditorium.
The conference was called by
a group of local citizens to discuss
what can be done in the schools
here. as we'll as in other COM
munlty organizations, in promot-
ing inter-cultural education
better. understanding Of the diff
ferent racial and religious groups
that make up the city.
Ia. "Second-clas Citizens"
Miss Collins declared:
You are second-class citizens
here. 1t is dreadful. Where you
don't have chance to vote, where
you cannot give and take power
from public officials, you have a
big barrier in solving your prob
lems."
AS a practical step toward bet
tering inter-group relations, Miss
Collins advised every effort be
made to get various groups to-
gether in face-to-face exchange.
Other speakers on the panel.
which was on the theme school
Community Relations With Refer
ence to Intercultural Education,
included:
John j. O'Connor, secretary of
the Catholic Interracial Council:
Mrs. j. Rene Hemingway, of the
Montgomery County Community
Chest, William E. Leahy, director
OF Selective Service for the Dis
trict, and Mrs. Henry Riblet, of
the Arlington County Council of
Parent-teaeher Associations.
Morse Speaks.
At last nights opening session,
the conference heard Senator
Morse, Republican, Of Oregon
warn against a feeling Of "hope-
lessness and disbursement" be-
cause of the reverses suffered in
Korea and in the fight for world
peace.
Senator Morse declared:
There is great danger that,
because things do not seem to be
going very we'll at the present
feeling of hopelessness
and disbursement will overcome
the American people and they will
fall prey to the propaganda that
is abroad in the land today that
what we should do is walk out of
Europe. turn our. backs on Asia,
build up huge armaments and
defense on our own shores and try
to live unto ourselves alone"
Senator Morse repeated his con-
tention that the leaders of the
United States should announce a
coalition of Democratic and Re-
publican leaders charged with
the responsibility of developing
and administering foreign policy
on the State Department level"
Sees United Support.
Such a coalition, he said, would
increase the chances of seeing the
sunrise of permanent peace in
our generation" Such a coalition,
he added. would be able to mar
shall a united American people be-
hind any program"
The conference was called by
a group Of local citizens to discuss
what can be done in The schools
here, as well as in other COM
organizations. in foster
ing intercultural education.
Another speaker last night was
DR.. Richard B. Kennan, secretary
OF the National Commission for
the Defense of Democracy Through
Education. of the National Edu-
cation Association.
DR.. Kennan explained the aims
OF mtercultural education and
the conference. He pointed out
that 1t is not a direct strike at
the segregated school system in
Washington, but rather aimed to
work within the framework.
Lester Granger. executive direc-
tor OF the National Urban League,