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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-06-22
ST RAIGhT AHEAD"
BY Julius Adams

Recently a New York daily newspaper carried lengthy
letter to the editor from irae reader charging in effect
Gee not much to save his life but had done in order TO
raise funds for their and at the time spread Red
propaganda
There could of course be validity what the letter said
but the writer said little nothing about the merits of the Nc
Gee Willie dead eectrocued for crime he died
denying he committed.
Granted that the Communists stepped into the MCGEE
they wandered the Trenton Six and before that
charge Of the Scosboro Granted that they did
selfish One thing certain the Communists in
doing focused attention which otherwise might have
ended quietly and tragcaLy for all defendants
years. in the country grew fat and richer
srayed from the fine tradition Of freedom and justice
established here and in doing have
aed into which it inevitable some other force
would step.
We seem somehow forgotten that this country
founded haven for oppressed people and that political
parties have been born out of the cucbe of conflict in the
struggle for individual freedom and personal liberty The country
grew propered and gained prominence and
ge because these principles provided the guide for its action
The United the world symbol for fair play and
justice for all mankind.
appears that the quickest and sure way to destroy the
Communism this country to take from the pow
er o impress the
the letter writer referred to at the beginning of this piece
or the newspaper printed the letter had been able to
any MCGEE the Trenton Six the earlier
and had taken positive action there would have
been no for Communist intervention
Nationwide publicity designed to create public opinion is
major such the Kefauver eevison probe of
organized syndcaed gambling proved But these in
vovng rights and racial and religious bgoty do not
usually the publicity unless radicals provoke trouble
The example of this apathy the part of the
daily the nearcompete bacou of the Clarendon Is
c. School Segregation 1t would have been mighty fine
thing if that had been given nationwide teevson hook
up would have meant to the country that all
the fanfare wooped up gambling would have done
far for u S. prestige would have seriously damaged
Communist claims that we softsoap our dirty lnen
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S. S. taylor
Some implications Of Kefauverism

Two items IN the news are symbolic OF the
conflict between the theory of democracy on
the one hand and the practice of it on the
other. Senator Estes kefaLver. brilliant
young leader from Tennessee who has rock
ed the nation with his Investigations is re-
ported as making a commencement speech
IN which he stated that the United States
must convince the people Of the world, and
especially those behind the Iron Curtain that
democracy is the better way of life"
In the midst of an AP article forecasting
a possible Democratic party rally below
the Mason and Dixon line" there is a refer
ence to southern resentment against Mr..
truman and to "the civil rights issue that
stirred the Dixie rebellion of 1948."
In the first of these items, we are asked
to convince the world of the value of dernoc-
racy. In the second we get the idea that
PRESIDENT Truman's urging of unlimited ap-
plication of Democracy in this country is
Dack OF the resentment against him. On the
one nand, we are told to show the dictator
nations, especially, the benefits of the dem
ocratic way of life. On the other, il is
brought forcibly to our attention that there
'N '''oSS "i'iiiiI tIllS ldIlu c. democracy VINO
insist upon strict limitations on the demo.
cratic principle.
The seriousness of this conflict over the
theory and the practice of democracy with
IN the confines of the worlds leading ex
ponent of the democratic point of view can.
not be overstated. The issue Of real YER
sus limited democracy has been raised in
this nation, and on that issue consider
able block of the dominant party split off.
While majority of the people got behind
the man who urged making a democracy
real, majority of the legislators Cor shall
we say a minority?) Contrived to sabotage
his program.
In the United States this may have the
appearance of a conflict between parties and
perhaps further conflict between sections.
But the essence of the conflict concerns
the possibility of extending all civil rights
to all races. While the resolution of the con-
flict may seem to be a party or a sectional
matter in our own land it becomes matter
of the gravest concern to the billion darker
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-06-22
observatory
BY EARL
The Real Vacation
BY EARL

Well, here ! am once again with nothing
of interest TO you as usual. But brothers and
sisters, when say there is nothing happen
ming you can believe just that. Just when
HAD made up my mind to bring you up front
on the local side, what happens? Everybody
takes powderjust to get away from IL all,
Of course you may call it vacation. Speak
ing of vacations probably you are planning
one. According 10 Webster vacation is, "a
period of rest from work of any kind;
holiday rest The four letter word, rest
is what one expects on vacation Let's sre
what really happens on a vacation You plan
to visit your rich aunt, with the sole pur-
pose of spending - per cent of your time
relaxing. You will even carry couple of
good books along to make sure. You may
read the first chapter, but only God knows
what happens in the next chapter for It was
then that someone mentioned the new club
across town, which will make YOU as rest
less as nosey Rosey when company comes
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-06-22

that the Negro is a great imitator and viii
spend a fortune to satisfy his wants, aAd
will beg the things he actually needs. Mr.
Charley knows that Joe Does ambition is
to "out show John Roe in his attempt to
keep up with Mr., Bob. This can be better
exemplified by the number of certain nam
ed high powered automobile setting out III
the streets for lack of driveways and ga
RACES once registered in the names OF white
people now registered jointly in the names
of Negroes and finance companies.
The dumbness of the Negro is evidenced
by our activity in Little Rock. 1t isn't any
more than human for people to be fooled once
When one is fooled twice, it shows lethar-
gy in ones ability to think but when one is
fooled three times in succession it shows
dead head attached to a moving body Yet
we have Negroes in that category, who have
become dangerous for they are attempting
to lead their own people to the block to be
slaughtered as the white man has lead them
When Negroes make themselves easy prey
for white people to mislead and use, it is OBJ
vious and can be explained in few words. 1t
is either crumbs from the table or little rec
ognition as Mister but when these same
Negroes attempt to sell their own people out
for little of the "baloney' the white man
issues, then it becomes inexplainable, and
doesn't make even good nonsense.
In Little Rock we are blessed. We have
few less "leaders" than we have Negro vot-
ers, which automatically shows that we are
making progress in the political field. 1t is
not known definitely whether the credit is
directed to our leaders or the inability Of the
white people to put more candidates in the
field during election time to make more Ne
gro leaders"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-06-22
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Bys. S. TAYLOR

people of Asia. The ultimate implications Of
kefauverism, like the civil rights of Truman
and the moral government of Fullbngh,
lead to the complete civil Indignation Of the
Negro into democracy. Anything less is a
confession that American democracy is not
the answer to world peace and unity The
chief obstacle to this Interrogation is the per.
sistent, intentional, and malicious confusion
OF the social and political aspects of racial
relations by those who are intent on reard.
ing the civil Indignation of all races into the
great American democracy.
There are those who would msrepresen
any plea for civil indignation. AS matter
of fact, Negro leadership owes it not only TO
the Negro race but also to the American
democracy to insist on such indignation. The
lack OF Indignation cannot be hidden W
sticking our heads in the sand and refusing
to say anything about it. All the people Of
the world today--even in Africa have
their "heads up. Eyes and ears are alert
everywhere upon our national declaraioS
of policy as expressed by state governnen.
policies and the votes or obstruc'ed votes o.
our congress. The Ethiopian battalion IN NJ
rea is symbolic of darker races hrousRO@
the world searching for undominatea anu
complete indignation in the civil affairs u
the world Any failure on our part 10 rec'y
nze this movement and head 1t VIII n'ea.
our ultimate loss of leadership among w
nations of the world Any failure OF Net.'
leadership to put the problem with al ",
strength it possesses is disloyalty p" "'
nation.
A solid south" and solid nation ale "
compatible There is no way for Afi'er'a
march TO the full assumption OF us "o u,.,.
world leadership except by the co''p p,,0.
civil indignation of north and soull'' .' ,u.
lie and protestant, white and black , -,
tied democracy is out of place IN a., "t
facing a final showdown between u 'S.sa,,.
ship and freedom, exploitation ana i" v.srs
ton. clicque dominance and popu''' .,.n.
sentation, white supremacy anu o '..,
cial cooperation. The logical impnoa ,us r,s
Kefauversm cannot be halted a' wv
line,
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freed
"At the beginning of the second trial, we
also warned that this case would not be de-
cided on the evidence, that New Jerseys Of
fetal policy of Jim crow would prevail and
that there would be a second frame-up, COM
plete or partial.
This mornings decision confirms our oft
repeated warning that the people are their
own best guarantee of justice in the courts"
THE same militant, united Negro-white
action of the last two years which brought
four men out of Jail this morning can and
must bring English and Cooper back home
to their loved ones
English was undoubtedly chosen for
life sentence because his heroic sister, Mrs.
Bessie Mitchell, exposed the frame-up,
brought it to the Civil Rights Congress, am
shook the whole New Jersey governmental
machine by leading the great peoples move
ment for the Trenton Six.
THE CRC calls on the millions who freed
the four to deluge Governor Alfred Drscoll
in Trenton with kilograms demanding he or
der the freedom of English and Cooper and
the indictment of Prosecutor Volpe who per-
petrated the frameup and every racist Off
cial who conspired with him.
THE peoples protest freed the four The
people can and will free the Trenton Two
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comments
LEE DAVY

next door, Taken without persuasion you
join the party that starts in the swank new
club across the way ard ends up at sloppy
Joe'S across the bay. It's about 500 a. m.
and you're all beat from the wear and tear
and you are off for home without care.
Comes tomorrow which is just another
day of vacation. with NJ important happen
ningS, you are just about to relax when you
get he news that the house party they're
planning at Does house can't proceed with
out your presence. While you are doing the
town and forgetting the time, your vacation
DAYS are fading. In the final analysis your
vacation Is over, you journey homeward, ar
irving just as tired as you were on your de-
parture.
This corner has no solution to offer and
II and hrs It's reasons. hope however, that
/ have proved 'o YOU nv = .i"' ~ v'~", that
+','r povy.., l....'.. .-.'. o. ,.-. '....a',
it will never ule. To say, sec 81. u.E, E-ek
is not promise, I'll just say, IN see YOU"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-06-22
Life At A Glance
BY Ray Lawrence

This world may be a good world to the
majority of the folks, but there are few
confused souls who don't think so, and can't
make up their sick minds to live on it. Take
the nut who climb atop Greensboro bridge
last week for suicide jump One will never
Know what he expected to find in the thou.
sands of feet below -.
Or course not only those who feel they
have nothing to live for and decide to end it
all, but judging by the way the present
worlds statesmen and politicians are man.
aging, there is as much confusion among
them as there is clogging the minds of the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-06-22
Patterson Says: The People Can and WILL. ~

The following statement on the Trenton
Six" decision was issued by William l.. Pat
terson, national leader of the Civil Rights
Congress. Mr.. Patterson was one of the four
attorneys who won reversal of the first
conviction of the six men.
The Civil Rights Congress was the first
organization to charge that the case was an
anti-Negro frame-up, and brought the facts
of the frame-up to millions OF people
throughout the country and abroad.
The statement follows:
"Colis English and Ralph Cooper are as
innocent as the four Trenton six victims
who have been freed The innocence of the
four proves the frame-up of all six men,
"But the State of New Jersey, having been
caught with the frame-up, had to have its
two scape-goats.
Judge Smalley therefore allowed some
of the false confessions, excluded vital evil
dence which could have proven the innocence
of all six beyond any doubt, and deliberate
ly ignored major contradictions in the states
so-called case in his charge to the jury.
THE Civil Rights Congress resisted all
cries about red plots to destroy the Jersey
courts when it originally charged frame
up over two years ago. We were proven
right We will now fight with all our ener-
gies until English and Cooper have also been
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-06-22
We Believe He Does. -

We've often heard the white man boast
of his knowledge of the Negro, for many
years il was our opinion that he was just
basking in his Ignorance. But during the
past few years, we believe he does know the
Negro pretty well. At least, he knows how
to keep the Negro from ever becoming into
power, politically or economically.
The white man knows that the Negro is
number one sucker for unadulterdted "ba-
loney'. And when applied right, he thrives
to the height of his ambition. He knows how
to make the Negro spend his money foolish
", and he knows best of all how to keep the
Negro from gaining numerical strength
The white man is well experienced in the
art of keeping the Negro in the sucker role,
and that was learned the hard way, for the
politicians in Washington have kept him for
the past eighty years just where he has kept
the Negro This does not mean in any in
stance that the Washington politicos are
smart any more than it means that the
southern white man is smart. 1t only indi-
Gates that the Negro is dumb when dealing
with the dixie lords, and vice versa when the
dixie lords are dealing with Washington.
To be assured tndt Lne negro VIII Ho'
grow strong, the white man has his clever
ness. He will call, what he terms as Ne
groes with influence in conference. One at a
time And during that conference he uses
all the "baloney" at his command to sell this
Negro against the other Negroes in the COM
munity. When that job is done, he repeats it
on others until he has the Negro community
divided and at odds with itself. Then II Is
easy for him to carry forth his nefarious
schemes
On the economical side, Mr.. Charley's
scheme works equally as we'll. He knows
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Booker /.

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COPYRIGHT 1851

Criticism be deadly; also clear the cob-webs from
thinking and when that happens be constructive
Booker Washington advocated the teaching of trades
initial step in the Negroes long march economic freedom
For this he oundy criticised by the negensa his
people, However history him right Two world and
mninence of third the recurring proof that
Negroes have received training in the industrial arts
machine technique other critically needed skils.
Though Washington batted his ntelectuas fifty
ago engrosng article LIFE (June d by the far
expert James Mchener reveals that similar struggle raging
today Asia Kitchener that most Asian education deals
with the classics and the result has been plethora of phoso
piers and shortage of bckaers In Malaga primary source
rubber and where the surgng tide of natonasm has
wiped another baston of colonial exploitation university
has been established mainly produce another flock of dpo
and ntelectuas According Michene what this nation
desperately needs experts and motor mechanics
Isn't this what Washington fought for and wasn't he rebuked
by his people for advocating such course? Remember this
Booker T. Washington pioneer in industrial education
Like pioneers he died too Before he could actually
survey of his handwok His Maker called him
the great Beyond What pity because there still much to
all the world The chaotic condition of the peoples
of the world require the vision the and the guidance of
another Washington
POINT FOUR Is APPLIED WASHINGTON
The bright spot the international President Tru
mans point four program Any country willing put up $500
every United States 00 receive technical assistance in
wpng hunger poverty disease and ignorance The pity is
that not too countries have the $500 they do fear
and distrust of u S. motives stumbling block How
ever in such Liberia and Haiti Point Four doing
remarkable job without mpang the independence and
eighty of those countries Modern agricultural methods have
been introduced produce food (Which undere most of
the worlds s) and the elimination of native diseases by the
establishment of hospitals and rural clinics plus widespread
teaching of sanitation and personal hygiene important phases
program designed to forty the tagging spirits of the worlds
impoverished people Communism does not strive among healthy
progressive, well-fed, intelligent people
There about million Negroes in the south who cannot
read whose living definitely below the American
level why point four program for them? Is it too much
that charity begin home before spreading abroad? Be-
fore this growth the body polite reaches vital
spot the nations defensive why not give it the pres
dents point four surgical treatment?
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simple. They appear to have even l,'Y ,bos
sideration in their confused state u,an ort
who would 20 to their doom by 'fen ,s,p
will. Beside the statesmen would 'ane orn
masses with them-even the entlie , n.fd
We talk about the mastery Oh VS. yber
but lust let him face some problem ID h
calmness and logical soberness SuO ,d.tey
the guiding line and you will l ,a n Ms
note the frailty of this same naiNi"~ ,',y Ot
confused state, he turns to the cas-! W. n N
and the easy way out often tuf''S wi aft
the most desperate and tragic way w.
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