The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-10-09

maidstone OF the corner"
The Bible
THE GUARDIAN maiIbOx.
in recent months, has received
symbolic celebration of Edi-
tor Stewards S0th Birthday.
There was the letter from the
office of President Eisenhower
in appreciation of an editor
ial advocating greater Demo-
crazy. Last week came a let
ter from the U. S. Attorney
General, Herbert BrOwnell,
and another from the office of
the Secretary Of the Common
wealth the Hon. Edward ].
CrOnin. You can not measure
such tributes in gold.
MIR. PRESIDENT praised the
Guardians endeavor to bring
about closer harmony and
unity of the worlds people of
color with the United States.
That plan is being studied
and quietly activated. The
U. S. Attorney General thank
ed the Guardian for a recent
editorial on Tan YankS loyal
ty and the need for fair judge
ment Of all Americans regard
less of race, color, or creed.
These are the principles the
Trotters and Guardian re-
present.
TROTTER'S WEEKLY re-
Reived a letter from the office
of Secretary of State CrOnin
last week stating that Chief
of Archives, Mr.. Higgins, land
undoubtedly others read the
Guardian every week with in
terest. And through this
friendly interest MIR. Higgins
mailed a clipping from LA
GAZZETTA DEL MASSACHU-
SETS, an Italian weekly
praising, The Negro in Italy"
Reprinted again this week, it,
is a fine inter-raeiaI goodwill
tribute.
THE EDITORS of the
Guardian can point to many
similar tributes over the years
since 1901. There have been
letters Of thanks from the
beloved Archbishop. The Irish
Americans since the heydays
of Jim Curley have known the
Guardian as a staunch friend.
That Is equally true of the
Jewish people and all other
races, and religions. If the
Guardian has been famous as
a Race Paper, it certainly
has embraced many kinds.
EVEN so, when the Guard
ian first launched its cour-
ageOus crusade a half CEN
fury ago, there was much OPP
position to its program call
ing for the end of segregation
bnd full first class status for
Jvery Tan Yank. The Trotters
knew what it was like to be
bOOhed and ridiculed. They
knew the Illustration of see
ing some people of color fall
victims to the deceiving phi
losphy of Separate but Equal,
Which never worked out.
UNPOPULAR with many be-
cause the Guardian opposed
the (printed) program of
Booker T, Washington which
actually was a "Dixiecrat :
doctored" paper land not what
DR.. Washington actually want
ed, the Guardian was once
called a radical and impos-
sible dreamer whose vision
would never become true. And
there were those stepped in
the folly of segregation who
openly boaSted, Il never read
the Guardian. What they de-
mand is impoSsible!"
THE BUILDERS of Tan
Yank progress in America who
accepted the program of
Booker T. Washington call
ing for a segregated society
were much like the people Of
the quoted Old Testament
Psalms atop this column to-
day. These people could not
then see the value of the
Guardian which was cast
aside like a useless building
block. But to-day the Guard
ian land those of similar be-
lief have become a valued
cornerstone.
THESE PAGES fought the
opening battles for civil SER
vice and other job openings
for colored Americans. These
pages fought the opening
crusades to eliminate racial
segregation throughout the
land. Mr.. Trotter shipped him
self overseas to plead for
equalities before the League