The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-02
Luther Webb
MOVING TOWARDS EQUALITY
Moving Toward Equality

Moving Toward Equality
While the following statement by Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge Jr, United State Delegate to the Generai
Assembly, may be looked upon as Just announcer revea
t;o that America admits that there is racial segregation
and discrimination within its framework OF Demo-
cracy, it proves interesting reading.
Interesting because il was made before Committee
ON the Complaint of India Discrimination Against
Indians by South Africa and seeks to have the end as
the American Negro
WE CONFRONT HERE in TINS Committee of the
General Assembly of the United Nations complaint
that persons are being Disseminated against because
of race and color.
The American position this question was basic
to the very birth of Republic and is completely
clear today.
IT IS FOUND in the Declaration of independence
which proclaims that All men are created equal"
1t is clearly expressed in Constitution which
gives the laundering mandate Ito establish justice
and which says that person, regardless OF whether
he is citizen shall be deprived of life liberty with
IT LAY At THE heart of the issue for which
fought four year Civil War of unprecedented - and
perhaps unequalled- bloodshed and suffering
The wiping out of discrimination and the enact
ment of civil rights has been Of the most dynamic
purposes of American society, which have contnu-
ed to pursue since the Civil War.
NO ONE KNOWS the race or the color of the un-
known soldier who is buried in National Cemetery
at Arlington And everyone knows his sacrifice.
Of course, nation and people perfect
either regards discrimination other social evil
Americans not perfect Possibly the Republic of
India is not perfect insofar discrimination is con-
cerned But Americans, to the words which
Mrs. Pandit applied to her country, work un-
ceasngly to end discrimination in every FORM"
THE REcRETTABLE FACT that there is still some
discrimination in the United States India certain
ly does not debar from saying that deplore dis
elimination wherever it may be practiced Our Ameri
can system contains principle of correction In our
country racial discrimination has future The truth
is that we have htched wagon to star. We have
not reached the star, but towards it,
This is not just self-serving view. The people in
the United States who most closely affected the
colored people themsevesattest fact that while
we have not gone far enough fast enough we have
made great strides ahead.
NO LESS AN authority than Mr. Roy wilkins adj
ministrator of the NAACP stated on June 20 of this
year, in Boston Mass "The people of America are re-
spending The tide is going way. II is no longer
fashionable to believe in inequality or to be unconcern
ed about it. There have been changes OF them
revoiuonary-n great organized be bodies of citizens
IN scores OF organizations, and in hundreds of com
munities The idea has caught on The people are
moving toward equality Of opportunity"
We hope that friends in South Africa ,yboso
sons are now fighting herocaIly the United Nations
In Korea, will move with in that same direction
The UNITED STATES Delegation hopes that rro
gess VIII be made and that il viii be sure and steady
We VIII welcome all reports Of progress from what
ever part of the world they may comefrom the IIns
States, from the Union of South Africa and from India
elsewhere. 0''
Whatever the legal flaws Of any pending proposal