The guardian., 1953-08-08

"ALL Negroes are one hum
dred per cent American. Who,
indeed, is a better Americana"
DIR. RALPH BUNCHE.
SENATOR TAFT has finished
his work. Those of us who dis
agreed with him must still con-
cede that he was great in his
loyalty to his Party and he did
what he believed best for the
Country. The real tragedy of
Mr.. Taft is not only his pass
ing, but what he failed to
grasp while living. Taft did
not know the Little Man, the
trodden minorities, the people
who labor. With all his vast
education, he was also mis-
educated, as are so many others
today.
MR.. REPUBLICAN, they called
Senator Taft and he truly
symbolized the somewhat eX-
elusive money and class society
traditional COP which never
quite understood the common
people. Rough and Ready Ted
dy Roosevelt tried hard to
break this Republican barrier"
And Country lawyer Abe Lin
coin gave the Party its first
real humane name. But these
liberals" never won the Party
stamp. Even Taft's Party joined
the Dixiecrats in 1852.
AMERICAN MIN NORITY
groups, both colored and white,
should today be experiencing
the utmost aid, tolerance and
understanding from the Party
of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt
who showed the way. But the
very opposite is true There is
a rising tide of Intolerance
which, unless checked, could
split this Republic asunder.
President Eisenhower needs
every Americans help. His re-.
quests for prayers of the nation
are honest and sincere.
G o P ADVISORS to the
President have not done Eisen-
hover justice. With Taft gone,
the dangerous extremists may
even go "hog wild" There is
the possible emergence of the
Soviet Peoples Court" trials.
Even the church men are under
attack. The schools, libraries,
even the homes are not free
from investigation" The
Founding Fathers feared this
day would happen.
GOV. BYRNES of South Caro-
lima, an outspoken foe of ra-
cial equality, has been ap-
pointed by the COP to repre-
sent democracy at the UN. A
few daily editors called Byrnes
a "bitter foe of Communism"
an erroneous statement. Ac-
tually people like Brynes create
communism and serve the So
Wet Union. For there are many
ways TO aid Communism, and
racial bigotry is one of these.
jim Grow is a Soviet ally" on
Radio Moscow.
TAN YANKS are not only
concerned with the COP ap-
pointment of Byrnes but also
the Republican decision to ad-
init annually nearly a quarter
million Europsans to American
jobs and homes without first
carrying cut an FEPC asSur-
ance of jobs for native Ameri-
cans whose kinfolk have been
trying to get good jobs and
opportunities for three hun
dred years. This is no indict-
nent against refugees. They
can not be blamed for jim
Grow.
FAIR EMPLOYMENT and
adequate homes for all Ameri-
cans, white and colored, should
have had priority" over any
Republican decision to add an
annual quarter million influx
to the population. That's Just
common sense. The political
claim that we had to import
more skilled workers" from
Europe is questioned. With
Fair Employment, quarter
million Of the present eolored
population could easily be
trained. Why not?
LABOR LEADERS are natu-
rally interested in maintaining
and improving the welfare OF
the American workers here at
home. And while desiring to
help the refugees from other
lands. it is only fair that AM
erican Labor be given at least
equal opportunity with our
brothers from abroad. But
this n,;r1 never he frue zS long