The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-09-22
EARL. BROWN SAYS
EDITH SIMPSONS JOa

There seemed % have been
something naive and crude about
the appointment q Edith samp-
son, Negro lawyer Of Chicago, by
/ President Truman a. a delegate
10 the United Nations General A.
sembly. must Eay however. that
the White House was quite frank
and honest about the appointment.
something il has always been dur
ing Mr. Truman administration
insofar AS the race question Il
concerned.
The White House stated that
Mrs. Sampson was appointed to
the high and important position
because il wanted to answer the
Russians assertion that L. ). Ne
groes did not hold high positions
in the American Government
and that they we're treated like
second class citizens.
While Mrs. Simpsons appoint
ment To the United Nations Gen
eral Assembly is indeed a lauda
bic one. unfortunately it does not
and cannot diaprove the assertion
Of the Russians. AT least IN part.
Once In A While"
One of the great paradoxe Of
this country Is the fact that once
IN a while a Negro citizen is APP
pointed or elected to "a high and
important position in either a
city, state or the national gov
eminent. Even in private indus
try a colored man or woman oe-
casionally is employed in some
high position
Truth h, however, il is still un-
usual for Negro To be elected
or appointed to high office or
hired in an important job in pri-
yate industry. Although Negroes
have made large gains in this re
gard in the last 10 years. they are
comparatively bidding ones.
In all fairness it should be
stated that President Truman, in
spite of bitter opposition, has APP
pointed more Negroes TO really
important posts than any other
President. Furthermore, he has
chosen men of merit. No one
could deny that Justice William
HASTE of the Circuit Court OF
Appeals and United States Am
bassador to Liberia Edward Dud-
ley are other than qualified pub
lie servants. And when President
Truman appointed DIR. RALPH
Bunehe an Assistant Secretary OF
State, he did not do it because
DR.. Bunche is Negro but be
cause of his qualifications DIR
| Bunehe declined the position be
I cause Negroes are segregated II
! Washington, the nations capital
The communists, those In Rus
STA and those here in the u. 5
are no more Interested in the wei
fare of the Negro than they ar,
in getting holes in their heads
Insofar as they are concerned
this is beside the point. They ar,
interested only in their own part,
and its success here and every
where else in the world.
That is why they enthusiastic
ally attack the u. :. for its shodd,
and unfair racial practices. Tn,
fact that the Communists. them
. selves. are hypocrites about tn,
color question and all other does
meantime, lessen Americas gull
about its treatment of its Negr'
citizens. If America is to succeed
i'm its fight against Communism
ii must do more than merely APP
point Negro woman to the
! United Nations General Assem-
bly,. This is really only window
dressing.
A Better Idea
| would have been much mors
pleased if Mr.. Truman had or
dered racial discrimination anc
segregation abolished in the ma.
tons capital. Although he can
not have them abolished by way
ing wand, he could pursue a re
lentless policy of publicity backed
i by his exalted position and power
against these evils.