St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-03-19

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fronting us from abroad"
The goal Of tho Negro Anseri-
can. the UN official said, els ~
simple as II II fair. He asks that
he be weighed and treated In
the society ON the same scale
and basis M every other citizenj
that he DO accepted or rejected,
not M n group ON the automatic
basis OF his color. but m an In
dividuai, I'm accordance with
whatever merit he may possess"
Report From Tho Regions
ANY politician or government
official who says that Negroes In
the South are satisfied with seq
regation is disappearing the
truth" Mr.. Alexander declared.
1T Ii our belief that II the Me-
gro is going to have freedom and
Justice and be an American citi-
zen. segregation must go. We
don't want 10 be kept In a position
part-frce. part-cqual. part-citzen
and part-man. We want to enjoy
full rights OF citizenship" the
militant NAACP leader In North
Carolina told the conference.
Reporting on developments on
the West Coast, Mr.. Williams said
that there was a tendency among
many Negroes who have fled the
South and settled In the West to
believe that their problem is solv-
cd.
Nothing could be further from
the truth" the NAACP's director
counsel from San Francisco as
serted. There Is plenty of dis
elimination and segregation In
the western states and II is our
responsibility to step up the fight
against bias in this multi-racial
region"
The Achilles Heep
In a message read by Mr.. Will
kina, Ambassador Lodge. head OF
the United States delegation to
the United Nations. conceded that
racial discrimination Is "our most
vulnerable point - the Achilles
heel of our foreign policy"
"we live In u world In which
anything that happens In the
United States that savors Of
racial discrimination In seized
upon by the enemies OF our
country and II used with great
effect 90 stir up hatred against
us. Our Vice President. Richard
Nixon. confirmed this recently
after his return from the Far
East.
HE said that the performances
and activities OF Americans, both
individually and collectively, In
matters OF discrimination have n
profound reaction throughout the
Far East No single step that we
could take would do our country's
prestige more good in the world
than TO solve all these racial prob
lens
The Closing Word
Concluding the days activities
DR., Tobias made an appeal foI
mass support OF the NAACP and
the Fight for Freedom. mot only
should individuals respond to the
NAACP call" he said, but organi'
cations OF every kind should joir
with us for the NAAcP IN a uni
que association not In competi'
ton with any other organization
Whatever It's program may be
every organization of social
civic. education, fraternai or &c
onomic nature should support the
fight which this organization q
making for physical an well ~
spiritunl emancipation.
In addition to White, Wilkins
and Williams, staff members whC
spoke at the conference included
Thurgood Marshall. special coun
sci. Clarence Mitchell, director
Washington Bureau; Glostcr II
Current, director OF branches, anC
Edward n, Dudley, special assis
tant in charge OF the Fight for
Freedom,
The morning session OF the day
long conference was presided over
by Carl Johnson. president of the
Kansas City, Mo, NAACP brancf
and member OF the nattona
Board OF Directors. Mrs. Daisy f
IampSin OF Pittsburgh, also I
board member, was chairman o.
the afternoon session.