The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-12-25
Civil Rights

To the majority of people, civil
rights means giving the Negroes all
the rights and privileges accorded the
whites. This should also mean that
the whites should have the same rights
and privileges accorded the Negroes.
One of those rights and privileges
that everyone should be accorded is
that of privacy and l will try to cover
that point more fully later.
Strangely enough, few people seem
to think of civil rights in connection
with the red, yellow or brown races.
Also strangely enough, few if any COM
plants regarding civil rights have
ever been heard from the members of
these races, out of the many millions
that are citizens of the United States.
That of course, includes the Indians,
the Chinese, the Japanese, Filipinos,
Mexicans Turks, Egyptians, Arabs,
etc.
Now why is it that the Negroes seem
to be having all the trouble and the
other races do not. The answer is
quite simple and obvious. The Negroes
have an inferiority complex and feel
that they are under cOmpulsion to
demonstrate that they are Just as
good" as anybody. They are, of course
No human being in this world is any
better than any other, regardless of
race or color All other races except
the Negro, not only seem to know this,
but also seem to think that they are
not only just as SOOQ DuI maybe just !
a little better than anybody else. They |
are proud of their ancestry, not asham-
ed of it, and do not feel that their |
equality needs proving. Therefore it |
Will be noticed that they are always
more or less reserved and never in
clined to intrude on the eXclusiveness
and privacy Of others in order to dem
nostrate that they are just as good.
Just let anyone who wants proof
of this, try to get intimate or too
friendly with one of the old members
Of the Blackfoot Grow, Cheyenne or
goes for any Chinese, Japanese, or
other races except the Negro. Since
none of these people try to invade the
exclusiveness or privacy of other races
or nationalities, they are always toll
Grated and respected. Therefore they
never have any civil rights difficulties
Probably the most controversial
point involved in the civil rights pro-
gram is that of segregation, particul s
Iarly segregation in the schools. Now r
there is only one reason for segrega-
ton although there are two schools
Of thought on the subject as to wheth- t
er that reason is legitimate or not. +
The reason is simply this: If children
are allowed or compelled to intimately q
associate with children of another race
hey become so accustomed to them r
hat intermarriage, crossing of the :
aces, or miscegenation is sure to be- .
,Ome commonplace. l.
Now it must be remembered that / n
when miscegenation occurs, the off :
ipring are not half white and half col
red. They are simply colored and t
ire saddled with a handicap they can L
lever overcome. Of course if one has :,
10 pride in purity of race, or no OBJ
ection to seeing their own colored e
hildren or grandchildren running
he house, then he may be in favor of ,.
bolition of segregation. That is one :,
chool of thought V
On the other hand, if one takes pride l.
n purity of race and this includes E
olored people as well as whites, then
egregation is desirable and civil IL
lights are not problem. That is an n
Their school of thought
1t all finally SINNERS down to this
segregation is abolished and inter- y
larriage and miscegenation encourage o
d and tolerated, then in a compare II
vely short time, the entire popula-
ion of the United States will be color y
d. Is that desirable?-E j. PARK n
NSON, Great Falls ST