The guardian., 1953-03-07

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= ELEANOR ROOSEVELT.
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THE PRESIDENT and Mrs.
Eisenhower seemingly have a lot
to learn about the colored Am
erican. Thus far the President
has made not a single major col
ored appointment. And thus far,
MIR. Eisenhower's most publicized
people of color have been mostly
on a par with a Georgia golf
caddie named Cemetery" who
was featured last week in the
old Dixiecrat manner.
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GIVEN TIME, the President,
we hope, will make effort to asso-
ciate with colored men and wom-
en- on a level above the Dixie
master g. slave" basis. 1t can
safely be said at this time that
the Presidents attitude is not
sustaining his past statements of
racial equality. During the 1852
campaign the General posed very
seldom with colored leaders. It
is even being asked if the ''wel-
come sign" has been removed
from the White House.
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THIS MONTH the President
and Congress will delve into the
study of problems and solutions
concernig many peoples. Repre-
sentatives from England will
come first, to be followed by
spokesmen from France, Allied
Germany, and other countries.
All of these foreign delegations
will be given the utmost respect
and highest honors which no coll
ored American has thus far re-
ceived under the Republican ad-
ministration.
BAY STATE citizens, in their
excellent series Of celebrations in
tribute to Crispus Attucks, Am
erican Patriot, have been most
keenly aware of the need for MIR.
Eisenhower to beware the obvi-
Gus menace of any GOP-Dixie-
crat coalition. Mr.. Eisenhower's
advisors may believe they owe
the Dixiecrats a certain alleg-
lance. But the President knows
he only owes his allegiance to
the United States of America. So
do we all.
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THE DIXIE located rest camps
for our Presidents. notably in
Georgia, have undoubtedly had
some bearing on some Chief Ex-
ecutive's attitudes" toward 20
million colored Americans. Dixie
influence has often been the only
schooling source" for many men
in both the political and military
field regarding colored people.
Mr.. Truman was able to rise
above this distortion. And Mr..
Roosevelt, aided by his wife, also
came to see the light.
The NAACP, which is the
major spearhead for civil and
equal rights for colored people,
has led the battles which have
resulted in past presidents and
Legislatures coming to realize
that a Republican named Abe
Lincoln won the contest to re-
tain the Constitution and that our
laws are not from the old Dixie
Confederacy. Every so often they
entertain a politician so royalty
down south that the politician
forgets %
1T SEEMS that some of our
northern politicians, including
the President, are once again be-
ing "dazzled' by the admitted
beauties and potentials of Dixie
which is also lurlng away the
Yankee dollar. The South should
have every opportunity to grow
rich. But not las in the past) on
the exploited labor Of any minor
itv with denial Of human rights.
One should join the NAACP to
helm labor as well as other
minority rights.
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BOSTON DIAMOND BALL, to
be presented next April, is (like
the NAACP), an unselfsh ex-
ample of local colored Amerl-
cans contributing to many wor-
tbv causes. Those who will
benefit will include my alma
mater (of many races and re-
ligions). The Children's Hospital
Medical Center. I hope every
one will Join the NAACP and
support the Boston Diamond
Ran In this way we can help
the President solve the many
problems ahead.