The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-03-27

Il will do my utmost to bring
into reality this equality among
men," y
President Eisenhower
THE NEWS reports indicate
that Cd Mrs. Annie Lee Moss
has been officially cleared of the
dlSloyalty red-Smear, (2) Uncle
Sans famous explorer, Matt
Henson, 88, was honored last
week, and 90 BoSton's guest.
Hulan Jack, represents the en-
couraging new trend" of CO.
operative unity between people
OF color from the Islands and
the MainlandS.
MRS. MOSS was not only
cleared to the satisfaction of the
Army and members of the Sc
nate, including Southerners, but
also Mccarthy made the adj
mission that the low-leveI IS 800
a year Pentagon job was not |
even important as implied in
some "alarmist" newspapers
Mrs. Moss didn't even know the |
code. She denied she ever ad-
vocated overthrow of the
government.
TAN YANKS sometimes get
caught in the web Or are used
as a pawn in the historic clash
between political factions. 1t is
now argued strongly in some
quarters that Mccarthy merely
used Annie Lee Moss in an eff
fort to embarrass the U. S.
Army in the Senator's feud with
Secretary Stevens. If political
prestige justifies the smear and
humiliation of humble and loyal
Americans there is urgent need
for political reforms to-day.
MATT HENSON whose loyal
ty, name and fame will outlive
all the current political phonies
was seated at the head table
in the grand ballroom of Wal
dorf-Astoria hotel, March 10,
Friday evening, last week, being
guest of honor during the 5Oth
anniversary of the famous Ex-
plorer's Club Henson and Peary
reached the North Pole on April
6. 1909 and gave the U. S.
government many valuable
sources of information now uti-
liked to-day.
THE GLOBE of Planet Earth,
so popular in every classroom,
contains three small notations
at the top near the North Pole:
'Peary, 1909, by Sledge; Byrd,
1925, Airplane; Amundsen, 1926,
Dirigible. But it was Matt Hen
sen who helped Peary reach his
goal. Their achievement led to
new discoveries in weather, in
ternational travel, electronics,
atomic science, refrigeration,
medicine. and other advantages
now in common usage in many
lands.
HULAN JACK may never get
to be President hut he is enjoy
ing las he shOuld) the sOlidar-
ity being shown increasingly
these DAYS between COlOred
Americans of the Islands and
MainIands once considered i'm
possible by some critics. AS in
Ireland, and elsewhere. efforts
have been made to divide SINH
lar peonles. Chaplain MiIler'S
book. "WinpS Over Dark Waters"
reveals such. Mr.. Jack sh0ul"
take home a copy and read 1t,
You, too.
THE TIME WAS when critics
freely expressed the belief that
colored Mainlanders and colored
West Indians, Portuguese, Puerto
Ricans, and other branches Of
the varied African ancestry
would not and could not ever
cooperate and unite in a COM
mon democratic goal. The cleo
ton of Hulan Jack refutes that
argument. Moreover Mr.. Jack
has announced he is out to re
present all races, creeds, and
colors. That is as 1t should be.
A CLANNIsH attitude Of re-
presenting only zone" race,
class or religion is not yet
erased from American politics
Indeed, that is one of the sore
spots in our political struggles
of the day. In promising equal
service to everyone, Mr.. Jack
is following a good pattern. And
whatever the future may hold,
he has already proved that the
absurd Isolation" between IS
landers and Mainlanders is go
ing away.