The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-09-25
BLUE EAGLE NEWS.
By BARBERsHOP CHORD

Tile nalOn current issues.
juvenile delinquency, commu-
nism and inter-racial econ
omy. His tonsorial interests
never interfere with realities.
which ignore moral humani-
ties of the race as an incid-
ent of his birth. He is great
~ pleased to give your col
umnist latitude and encour-
agement for expansion of
views to make readers Of this
publication understand thai
America is lettering under its
own weight, because obstruc-
tionists will not submit to a
reasonable solution of grave
racial problems. Executives of
our nation in the past five de-
cades have catered to fantas-
tic political leaders of their
respective parties, who elected
them to office by humbug par
tisanshp, which intensified in
ter-racial issues. The present
generation Of all races is suf-
fering the consequences of
past feeble executive maneu-
verings for political advan-
tage and distraction of op-
ponentS, whose fortnight ar
guments could have clarified
of the existing grave
racial problems now expand
ing in America. Owner Jack
son, is in full accord with the
late William Monroe Trotter,
founder OF this publication,
who organized a nationwide
crusade for Equal Rights for
all races. Your columnist
this agreement in
humane gratitude as to Cru
Sader Trotter. Were the latter,
alive to-day, he would share
with 100000 human beings
the view Of Americas Judi
cial System bolStering the
Executive and Legislative
branches of our present
government. Men and mea-
sures of past political re-
gimeS have only in a few in
stances summed Up a leader
ship to the great stature,
our Founding Fathers
established. Governmental
in behalf of White
Supremacy has prevailed since
the Civil War. Treachery of
unreconstructed leaders of
the solid south and timid
northern fellow travellers
were notorious breeders of
existing. inter -racial discord.
our columnist submits a
northern writer's views, which
should not remain unchal-
lenged:
"As for not fully under
standing the plight" of the
southern colored SOutherner,
this could probably be said
about any group or race North
or South.
Likewise probably none of
the cOlored in the North, or
even the South, nor the white
people in the North can fully
appreciate the mental and So
cial adjustments desegrega-
tion poses for the Southern
whites. 1t Is because of this,
that the Southern whites were
permitted to present their
views in their own way.
With regard to the state
ments of illiterate cOlOred
people, they were included as
typical examples of comments
of cOlored folks met on the
streets of southern cities. Per-
hapS they will be useful in
pointing up the still urgent
needs in race education In
many areas of the South.
UnquestiOnably the South
ern whites have the major
share of leadership in desc
gregatiOn. But both the in
formed Southern whites and
Southern blacks recognize that
harmonious desegregation will
reuire the efforts of one race
no less than the other. Both
recognize the historical roots
of the problems"
Mrs. Sadie Thompson, wife
the late Cato Thompson, a
former Boston postal employee
was awarded a two gold star
ribbon and medal by the
American Red Cross organi-
cation for 40 years of con-
tinuous and meritorious SER
vice. This is the first in
stance in which the above
distinctive recognition has
been given a racial man or
woman in America by the
American Red Cross, Mrs.
Thompson, is a charter mem
Der OF william e. Carter Post
No. 10 Auxiliary. A younger
brother, Theodore M. { Bus
teri Sullivan, also a member
Of Curter post, is now a re-
sident Of Washington, D. C.
As reminder of what your
columnist, wrote last week
about juvenile delinquency,
the following is submitted by