St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-04-22

changed the course OF history IN
the United States. Some Southern
editors expressed the view that
Mr.. White changed history too
rapidly or sought social advances
that might have waited until
some indefinite time in the future.
This view, however, was not wide
spread in the Southern editorials
which have been received at MA
ACP headquarters here.
The Dallas Morning News main
tanned that in his struggle for
racial indignation Walter White
was a "troublemaker" but assert
ed that beyond question Walter
White achieved an advance in le-
gal rights of his people"
1T is all very well to say that
in time this would have come"
the Dallas editorial continued.
But historically there is seldom
change unless determined people
fight for II e. Walter White had
pride and he had courage. He
used both"
Used Modern Techniques
Mr.. White was characterized by
the Norfolk yirginian-Pilot as
representing the spirit and the
techniques Of the modern Negro"
THE changes during his life
time. in which he played an inn
portant role, have been historic, "
the Virginia editorial concluded.
The two newspapers in the ma
TONS capital agreed that Mr..
White played a dynamic role in
the furtherance of democracy in
the United States.
His cause was good and he
did not spoil it by unworthy meth
DDS" declared the Washington
Evening Star. Americans of all
groups recognized him as a
spokesman for millions. He lived
TO see many of his detectives writ
ten into the law of the land. Even
more important, perhaps, he saw
them accepted into the standard
pattern of American thought and
American behaviour. Thus he
served the entire rational COM
munity and, beyond that, the
high ideals OF democratic civiliza-
ton throughout the world"
Gave Life To Cause
The Washington Post, said edi-
torially that Mr.. White gave his
life to heroic cause now well
on its way to triumph"
Also:
st. Louis MOI Argus: " .
II ever n man lived life of SER
vice TO mankind II was Walter
White. With his whole being he
battled the forces of bigotry and
racial hate, and Walter White
was a resourceful man The
world is a better place today for
his having lived. The blight of ra-
cial hatred which he fought so
stoutly yet remains, but IL has
been reused in the hearts of many
a man and TO great degree II
has been routed. II has been at
tackled by thousands who took
their courage from the image OF
this man called White ."
Baltimore (Md.) Afro-Ameri-
can: THE death of Walter Fran
els White is deeply mourned
by millions of Americans who
have admired his determined
struggle for a better America .
He conceived and developed the
premise that separate but equar
was not enough; that segregation
itself was in violation OF the Con-
stitution Fortunately, he liv-
ed to see his dream Of constitu-
tional justice come to fruition in
the Supreme Courts May II. 1854
decision declaring segregation in
public education was unlawful. &"
Saved South From Anarchy
Norfolk (Sa-) Journal and
Guide: " the South sustained
loss in the death of Walter
White. Had it not been for his
long and effective fight against
lynching, mob rule, which in one
year following World War I. took
over $50 lives. would have be-
come an unrestrained, out-of-hand
thing in the South. and with the
aid OF the Ku Klux Khan the