St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-05-21
Supreme Court Takes
Stand For Right

The u. Supreme decision delivered May ~, out
having public segregation in of the 40 states and
the District OF Columbia victory for right and justice
and moreover victory for America II not alone triumph
for the civil rights Of the American Negro observers
editorass assert but the decision IN the long run VIII
be beneficial every American citizen and family The social
advance progress and justice inherent in such decision and
achieved by orderly constitutional processes will have the
effect Of creating greater unity and understanding
among Americans and unity is what needand must have
today-.in America
The Supreme recognized that the time had for
literal application the fundamentals Of the Constitution
decided the merits and business of the cases be-
fore rather backward regrettabe sectional
udces part Of country the existence of which
greatly harmed prestige nation In this connection
only travelled in the nonwhte countries stu
dents Of Aatc and African and State Depart
really know how costly segregation has been to
international reputation Our daily press by and large
north have referred only casually TO the criticism
abroad southern daily ALL except in isoa
ed instances.
That our international reputation was possible in
the underlying thinking OF the Justices of will not be
openly admitted but the haste with which the State Depart
directed Voice Of America broadcast the decision
Europe and Asia validity suggestion that
nued racial prescription the chief democracy furnishes
munon enemies and that the Supreme Court decision
will offset Russian propaganda which pictures the United States
enemy of the non.whte races of the world,
Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota member Of the
u Senate foreign relations committee said Tuesday in
years position in the critical Far East would
be much better with the nations of that area
Without trying to take anything from the sincerity
honesty the Supreme Court honest belief that
the decision would not have been unanimous il there had not
been international implications involved in the before IT,
In these days World domestic situation any nation
which dsunty apt to affect the entire world Since
United has had world leadership Of the free
tons upon tit has the responsibility Of putting its
house in order and the Supreme Courts outawng of school
whether the widely
admitted or not.
Actually educational segregation with its tremendous
equaes and national scandal Not until the
in the courts by the NAACP did the south make any real
tempt remedy the little consideration its dual school system
offered Negro child Part of this dsgaceu situation
due indifference and the fear of whites that edu
cation would make the Negro dissatisfied with his status and
part due the economic difficulties inherent any gen.
inc program equaEe the public schools in Of the IL
which have segregated schools Residents of these Twin
Cities who know the burden involved in maintaining
good public school system should easily appreciate that the
prosperous south would the oresceabc future have
able equaiEe school facilities Tor Negroes without bank
rupting many Of the Therefore the attempt
themselves and others that the best interests of the country
whole would be best served by continuance segregated
education totally inconsistent with economic
life and with the type of world in which live Granted
there might have been reasonable
segregation in southern public schools in the days immediately
following the Emancipation Proclamation those days far
behind a country such IS ours
Even If the south 90 years ago, had gone about
ousy trying TO equaze school facilities later
the situation would have TO be faced for inequality
actual implied is in conflict with the American Greed
of human equality and the dignity of the individual No
fairminded American who honest with himself actually
believes that the separate but equal theory expounded by
civil rights opponents the south elsewhere ever
equalythe best Negro schools in the
never equal 10 the best white schoolsnor
be under the system which the Supreme Court
cson overturns
The decision itself masterpiece Of democratic logic
II rejected the theory that there be quo
public the matter human relations The decision Hit
ly Negro children in citing the opinion
u s. court which stated Segregation white and coored
children public schools has detrimental effect upon
coored children The impact when has the
of the law the policy Of separating the usually
terpreted denong the nferioy OF the Negro group
sense of inferority affects the motivation of child
segregation with the sanction Of law" the opinion
ON 10 say therefore tendency retad the educational
and mental development Of Negro children and deprive them