Arkansas State press., 1953-01-30
Double Standard Of Democracy
A Peril 10 U.s.
BY lauren White

There connection between the worseniag of the inter
national situation and the double standard of democracy
tced in the United States And make mistake about it.
the international situation Is getting
Take the Korean affair: We to be holding own
there We have been holding the there for the last two
but by holding them,
Is costing too much in American engage in
costly staemate 5000 miles from shores AS long this
continues, situation in Korea worsens.
In Europe situation is quite bad. Although
are not engaged in hostties there sending enough
money to carry Yet with all the aid sending
to Europe there is great possibility that the relationship be-
tween the United States and these harmon
ious it should be- There appears of
resentment of many European against United
States There dislike of the United States by Asian
and Oriental countries We constantly reminded of this
Two Saturdays ago. on teevision broadcast the dis
cussons of Oriental students impressed this fact
further The program called "The presented
the students who visiting the United States from China
the Philippines Paksan and Chile New York daily paper
sponsors the gathering yearly and popular airline furnishes
free transportation to the students The aim get foreign
students to know the United States
In the eecas the American teacher who moderator
of the asked two imporant questions One was what
do the people of your country think about the United States
The other was, What do you think about
Negroes in the United States"
pert young lady from the Philippines gave
to the first question 1t Eve do hate people
United States but have be careful that dom
nated In answering what she thought about the treatment
of Negroes in the United States said of
Negro who arrested for eering girl from distance of
70 feet We thought that terrible Any might
pretty girl 1t is to that part of the dsust this
young lady had senmed from the treatment of Negroes in
the United States.
Paistan had chance to the ques
ton also This TALL composed arculate young asked
How do the people of Pa<istan regard Americans?' Be
answering he asked SHOULD be diplomatic truthful"
When the moderator assured him that he should be truthful
he replied that his people dststfu of the United States
He added 1--WE have just freed ourselves from England and
have to be careful"
When asked what do you think of the treatment of Ne
America he answered by asking the moderator what
she thought about the treatment Of Negroes in America The
moderator the spot The only thing she could
Progress is being made"
There have been Of Koreans working for Ame
the daytime and fighting against us at night There
have the United States giving aid to foreign
countries when these countries would embrace
the slightest prcTocaon, These countries seem to
think lacks sincerity and that
governed by eXpe1ency than principle,
The United States has given money to foreign coun-
last years than she did in the preceding
seventy years In spite of this, people embraced Com
munsm in the last years than in the preceding seventy years
it odd that State Department can't the
necon between the worsenng international situation and the
double standard of democracy pracced the United States?