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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

Nobody In his right mind
could take exception to the ad-
ministration's decision to with
draw its offer to help build
the Aswan dam in Egypt. For
more than a year President
Nasser has been playing footsie
with the Russians and their
satellites and has missed no
occasion to kick the West in
the shins. Not only did he joy
fully accept Soviet and Czech
arms-which from his own
point of view is logical, since
he could not readily get them
anywhere else-but he made
Cairo the headquarters of all
Arab and Central African ma
tionalism. All the agitation
and intrigues against France
and Great Britain emanate
now from the Egyptian capital.
Had we been blunt and told
President Nasser: $50 long as
you appeared to us a middle
of-the reader we were willing
to help you build the dam
which would have raised your
peoples standard of living.
But when it has become OBJ
vious for us that you want to
play us for suckers, we with
draw our offer. Go to your
Russian and Czech and Yugo-
slav friends and see whether
they can do anything for you
except to get you and your
people into trouble"
There Is no doubt that such
language in a diplomatic
form, would have impressed
not only the Egyptians but
also all the other fringe gov
ernments which continue to
ask or take our economic and
financial assistance and at the
same time are supporting Pei
pings and Moscow's policies.
Modern diplomacy, however,
has its queer ways. The State
Department camouflaged its
real thinking and used a silly
Subterfuge. 1t declared that
we could not go ahead with
the proffered help for the Nile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

is the strategy adopted by
G. o. P. National Chairman
Hall in the teeth of the chal-
lenge from within the Presi-
dents official family.
Knowing that the forces
within the party for which
Gov. Herter of Massachusetts,
is a symbol still were dissatis-
fed, Hall took the precaution
Of asking Herter to re-nomi-
nate Nixon. When the Presi-
dent remained silent in the
first "a hours after the Stas-
sen bombshell, Herter thought
it polite to say yes.
Hall is now back in his orig
inal position that there is
nothing to discuss. If he can
hang on for another month he
will be in complete command
Of the situation. The Repub-
lican convention will be over
and If the unexpected happens
to the national ticket, the pow
ers Of the national committee
to handle the situation will be
almost absolute.
Monte Carlos biggest GUS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

Democrats figure they are
the gamers from Harold Stas-
sens attempt to unhorse Vice
President Nixon and replace
him with Gov. Christian Her.
ter of Massachusetts, on the
1856 Republican ticket.
They size up the effect of
the internal G. o. p. row thus:
An Eisenhower administra-
ton insider, a special aide to
the President and in his con-
fidence, has publicly expressed
fears that the Vice President
would weaken the Republican
ticket and under such dra-
matte circumstances as to give
these doubts the widest pos
sible publicity. In this, Stas-
sen only confirms the opinion
Of Democratic politicians that
the Vice President would be a
liability.
Yet the dump-Nixon ma
neuver was so ineptly handled
by StaSsen that, instead of
removing the liability it has
clinched the Vice Presidents
denomination for Democratic
exploitation. In short, the
Democrats have a target which
Republicans are helping to
spot.
In carrying out their pre-
viously adopted scheme Of
concentrating on the Vice
President, which they will
relish because Of their intense
feeling about him, Democrats
can now quote Harold Stassen.
That will fit in with the
Democratic slogan = "A vote
for Eisenhower is a vote for
Nixon"-which is a way of
stressing the health issue
without mentioning it.
In fact, Harold Stassen, a
Republican, has projected the
health issue into the campaign
IN a more effective way than
Democrats could. or would. at
tempt to do. 1t is hard to
imagine that Harold Stassen,
or any other Republican. would
ever precipitate an open and
bitter feud within his party
over the vice presidential
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Forced on South in 1868, 1t Is B0sis of Bill
On Civil Rights, Termed Rights Invader

qualified then. Nor was any
question raised as to the
legitimacy of the State legis-
latures when the entire South.
through these same legisla-
lures, voted to ratify the
Thirteenth Amendment. Pres
ident Andrew johnson had
formally proclaimed amnesty
and had recognized the State
governments in 1865. To all
intents and purposes, they
were the legal governments of
those States.
When. two years after the
amnesty. the 10 Southern
States rejected the Fourteenth
Amendment, this was enough
to defeat ratification, mas
much as 10 States were more
than one-fourth of the 81 in
the Union at the time. Con-
gress then stepped in and.
again without letting the
Sout hern congressman or
Senators vote, passed the Re-
construction Act of 1867 over
the veto of President Andrew
johnson, who in a message
formally challenged the con-
stitutionality of the law.
Under the terms of that law,
Congress attempted to coerce
the Southern States. The law
declared the existing State
governments were to be wiped
out. all Confederate soldiers
were to be disfranchised and
military rule was to be i'm
posed.
The law specifically said
military rule would be lifted
and the States would be given
back their powers and their
representation in Congress
only after each one had rati-
fed the Fourteenth Amend
ment.
"Rump" legislatures there
upon were set up under mill
tary rule, which in turn &C.
copied the conditions imposed
on the South by Congress.
With ironical disregard of the
very words Of the Fourteenth
Amendment which guar
anteed "due process of law"
this amendment was pro-
claimed formally in 1853 as an
integral part of the Constitu-
ton.
There is, of course, no power
contained in the Constitution.
itself, which can order the
States to vote for or reject
a constitutional amendment.
The Supreme Court of the
United States, however, has
since sidestepped every case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
They Figure Stossen Raised Health Issue
For Them, and They'll Be the Goiners

candidate were it not for the
physical condition of the
candidate for President. That
makes second place very i'm
portant.
How potentially damaging,
politically, the Republicans
consider the Stassen public
revelation of doubts within the
Republican inner councils over
Vice President Nixon is mani
fest in two ways:
In the resentment, expressed
sometimes in glowing profan-
ity, at the Presidents peace
and disarmament adviser
among Republican politicians,
notably Republican members
of Congress.
In the speed with which the
political high com m a n d,
spanked by National Chairman
Leonard w. Hall, moved in to
crush the one-man revolt and
restore the appearance Of
harmony by getting Herter to
announce publicly that he
would nominate Nixon at the
San Francisco convention next
month.
Without trying to discount
the gesture-for they regard
the Nixon denomination now
as certain as anything in
politics can be-Democrats
pointed out that Senator Harry
Truman Of Missouri went to
the 1914 Democratic conven-
ton with a speech in his
pocket to nominate James F..
Byrnes Of South Carolina for
Vice President-and ended
up with the nomination him
self, and with the speech still
in his pocket, one of those I'M
delivered speeches of our polit-
ical history.
Another was one four years
before, when Henry Wallace
had prepared to accept the
nomination for Vice President
on the Democratic ticket. He
got the nomination all right
because President Franklin D.
Roosevelt had forced it upon
the 1910 convention, thus GUST
ing two-term Vice President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26

Americans would be out
ragged today if they read that
a country calling itself a re-
public had forced the adop-
ton of a constitution upon its
local legislatures at the point
of a bayonet.
Few Americans know. how
ever, that this was precisely
what happened in supposedly
free America in 1868-nearly
three years after the War Be-
tween the States and after the
Southern States had been &C
cepted fully into the Union.
Indeed. few people today
know the historical back
ground of the "civil rights"
bill which the House of Rep
resentatives has just passed.
Instead, many people. in re-
ferring to the segregation is
sue, talk glibly about the need
for "obeying the Constitution"
without the slightest aware
ness that the famous Four
tenth Amendment from
which the whole civil rights"
controversy has emerged never
really was ratified in the con-
stitutional manner by two
thirds of both houses of Con-
gresS and by three-fourths of
the then existing States.
Without exception. all the
historians who have written
about that period in American
history are agreed as to the
facts of what happened. There
were 81 States in the Union
and. then as now, it was
necessary before the adoption
of an amendment to the Con-
Situation that two steps be
taken-f1rSt, approval of a
proposed amendment by a
two-thirdS vote in both houses
of Congress- and. second,
ratification by three-fourthS
Of the State legislatures.
In 1866, when the Four
tenth Amendment was con-
sidered by Congress, the men,
bers Of the House and Senate
who came from the South
were deliberately disqualified
from voting by a Northern
majority in both houses.
Nevertheless, the amendment
was submitted to the States
for ratification.
The action taken by Con-
gresS was in contrast to what
had happened in 1865-after
the war-when the Thirteenth
Amendment. abolishing Slav-
cry, was before these same
members of Congress. South
ern members we're not dis
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Hundreds Poy Tribute
to Lieutenant Williams

Chief of Detectives, Ecorse Po-
Hoye, Detroit Traffic Director,
Roscoe Toles, former heavy
weight boxing contender, In
spector James Dunleavy, Mr.
Edward Muer, 1t. Walter KERR
gan, both of the Detroit Police
Department.
Kaufman Speaks
Judge Nathan Kaufman was
the principal speaker, while
Mesdames Mary Chapman and
Georgina X. Fields, representing
the sponsoring group of Pas
Grand Daughter Rulers Council
for the State of Michigan, made
several presentations to Mr.. Will
liams.
John H. Burns, Past Chief
Antler, vice president of Michi-
gan State Association of IBPOE
of w., acted as master of cere
monies.
This Is Your Day wally,"
Fred and Harold Williams,
brothers, and Robert Williams,
son Of Lieutenant Williams was
narrated by Mr.. William Nit
chell. Past Grand Exalted Ruler,
Motor City Lodge No. 962.
Paul X. Holt also rendered a
reading.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Officer Shoots
Iennessean

TRENTON, Tenn.-Three hun
dred Negroes gathered in the
street and milled about almost
four hours late Saturday night
after a white city policeman
shot and wounded a young Me-
gro he was trying to arrest.
The officer. w. d. Hickman.
was held on q charge Of felon-
ious assault.
The Negro. Lindberg Smith,
IS, was in fair condition Sun
day with a flesh wound in the
leg. He was charged with drunk
eness and resisting arrest.
Police Chief ]. Q. Long said
officers received a disturbance
call TO a cafe where Smith was
trying to take over the place
and run off everybody that dis
agreed with him."
Long said three officers at.
tempted to place Smith under
arrest but he fled outside. Over
taken by Hickman. Smith began
struggling.
The two men exchanged sew.
eral blows and Smith made q
move toward his pocket. Hick-
man, partially blinded by .
streetlight, pulled his service
revolver and tired.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Million 10 Get Raise In Pay
Diggs Wins
Apology Of


WASHINGTON, July 81 -
Rep. Diggs (D-Mich.) said this
week Everett Page, national vice
commander of the American
Legion, has apologized for max
ing what Diggs termed anti
Negro statements at a convention
of Mississippi Legionnaires.
Page was quoted as telling
the Biloxi meeting July 8 that
he deplored the selection Of
three Negroes as Democratic
National Convention delegates
from his home state of Texas.
He said he personally had re-
fused to be delegate because
he didn't wish to sit with Negro
delegates.
Diggs, one Of the three Negro
members of Congress, promptly
protested to the Legion's ma
tional commander, ]. Washing
ton Wagner.
He said Wagner, in reply,
passed along a communication
from Page to the Legion head
which said:
II regret that the course of
my opening remarks and before
going into the body of my talk
| made certain comments bear
ing upon an issue upon which ]
certainly had no right to speak
as representative of the Ameri-
can Legion"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Newsman Talks
On Race at UNI

ANN ARBOR-The chief OBJ.
jective of the Negro press today
is to fight for equality Of OPP
portunity for all people. not just
Negro people, j. Beverly Carter.
publisher of the Pittsburgh
Courier. said this last week at
the University Of Michigan.
The seventb lecturer in the
UNI Summer series on Pat
terms of American Culture: Con
tributions Of the Negro" Garter
spoke on THE Negro Press"
Carter suggested that the most
pressing problem facing oui
country today IS whether those
who are specifically different
from their neighbors can live to-
gether in various communities
tremendously and productivity
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Greene Seeks
Senate Seat

William o. Greene, well
known civic and fraternal leader
is making his first attempt al
being elected to public office
in the August primary.
Mr.. Greene. who brought
masonry to the people on q
charitable and broad basis
while head of Prince Hall Ma
sonic group. Is seeking election
TO the Michigan State Senate
from the Third Senatorial Dis
fricf. yf
Recently eelcted president OF
the Democratic Club Of Detroit,
he has resided in Detroit for 36
years., IL in the third Senatorial
District, at 447 Marston..
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
East|and' S
Committee
is CuIprit

Southern Democrats sue
ceeded in blocking action on
the Civil Rights bill passed
by the House Tuesday,
through the use of parlia-
mentary tricks employed by
Senators Eastland of MiSsiS-
sippi and Russell Of Georgia.
Despite efforts on behalf OF
Senators Hennings of Missouri,
Lehman of New York, and
Douglas of Illinois, to get the
Civil Rights bill before the Sen
ate for vote before adjourn
ment, it appeared the bill
would die in Senator Eastland's
committee.
Senator George OF Georgia
presiding over the Senate in alb
sence Of Vice President Nixon.
supported Senator Russell of
Georgia on his contention that
a Unanimous support" Of the
h~"~s~f<"&i W@f 41k<<<1&AI ~ kAJ
the bill loose from the Senate
Judiciary Committee before de-
bate could be held.
Senator Douglas of Illinois at
tempted a second time to have
the bill pried loose from East.
lands committee, but failed tc
get unanimous" support of his
resolution.
Russell of Georgia, again voted
mo-" preventing the resolution
from receiving a unanimous
yes.
The bill as passed by the
House would establish Federal
Commission, with the head OF
it an assistant u. S. Attorney
General, setup subpoena powers,
and generally alleviate many OF
the shortcomings. "practiced
against minority groups"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Excerpts from To-day In Business"
BY Kenneth A. Thompson Fr,
BIB Warns on Directory Bills

The Free Press like other Detroit concerns,
recently received bill for advance payment listing in
the "cLASSIFIED Business DIRECTORY for Michigan from
CLASSIFIED TRADE DIRECTORY coMPILERs, Io454 James
covzsns Tho BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU Of Detroit gives
this reports The company assumed filed with the
County Clerk in March by Louis Rogo Of Jamaica, Y,
occupies small front James covzens and has
telephone u has solicitation forms for $3.50 and
$40 stngs in proposed directory which may may not be
published The bureau has asked the company for information
It's experience as publisher we'll evidence that the
funds collected in advance being eserowed TO insure publ
cation Of The directory refund advertisers No reply has
tsen received and the considers these mangs deeep
tive" OUR WORD WOULD BE RoUGHER 49,.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28

Hundreds of Detroiters were
present Sunday afternoon at the
Northern Recreation Center tc
join in the public testimonial tc
former Police Lieut.. Wallace S
Williams, retireds
The Past Daughter Rulers
Council of Michigan. I. b. p. o.
z. of W.. sponsored the testi-
monial that saw many oldtime
Detroiters as well as many of
the present generation on hand
for the festivities.
Members of the Detroit Police
Department. headed by Comm
Edward Piggins, on which 1t
Williams served from 1909 until
1913. were present in large
numbers.
Michigan Elks were present
in large numbers, as 1t. Will
liams is a Past Exalted Ruler OF
the State Exalted Rulers Coun-
ell.
He Is presently a member of
Motor City Lodge Number s62
of which Andrew Smith Is
Exalted Ruler.
Lieutenant Williams, brother
Of Fred Hart Williams, retired
newsman, and sponsor of the
Azalia Hackley Memorial, was
also present and honored.
Ten Of Mr.. Williams children
including two who are member:
OF the Detroit Police Dept, along
with a host of other relatives
were present.
Testimonials
Among those paying tribute &c
Lieutenant Williams through
testimonials were: Father Johr
Lundigan, Mr.. Bruce Baity, Mr.
Joseph Goss. Commissioner Pig
gins, Roosevelt Lackey, Deput,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28

Greater Mt Carmel Baptist
Church held its annual women:
day program last Sunday with
Mrs. Georgia Simmons speaking
al 4 am. on the theme: Reach
ing for Higher Ground"
Mrs. simmons OF New Beth
,iehem Baptist Church, was in
iroduesd by Mrs. Laura FL
linsfon. ,n,3
|. Mrs. Jamie Clevelsnd was
chairman and Mrs. Maye Fran
ces Montgomery, assistant chair
man for the days program.
The Rev. J. d. Montgomery Is
pastor Of Greater Mt. Carmel
1884 Russell. 'Ni
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Detroit Firemen Offer
Is New Automobiles
with the sale of their tickets.

with the sale of their tickets.
The contestant must estimate
how many revenue passengers
will ride the DSR in the two
weeks following the Field on
August 10Th. Prizes will be
awarded in the order Of closest
estimates.
Firemen's Field Day offers 2
acts of entertainment in addit-
ion to the famous Fire Depart
ment Clowns, several bands, and
the championship game of the
Firemen's aBseball League. Tic
kets cost SOC.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
BE SURE
TO VOTE

Moving into their 34th season
of the Detroit Firemen's Field
Day, the Trustees of the Fund
report a generous public accept
ance of the 1856 Field Day
tickets. =
Despite the steel strike and
the summer recession in the
automobile industry. the fire.
men believe the late entry of
these factors into Defroit's eco
nomic picture will not be felt
10 effect the sale of tickets be-
fore the Field Day at Briggs
Stadium August 18th.
The 1870 teen-age boys who
are currently contesting for the
play-off position in the Fire,
mems Baseball League (Funo
sponsored). to be played a,
Briggs Stadium August 10th
may be seen on the City's play
fields throughout Detroit at this
time.
The boys teams are managed
by civilian volunteers, and boys
who will be interested in play
ing next season may contact
these managers through theil
local fire stations.
Is Free Cars
The firemen continue TO Of
fer Is 1855 automobiles as con-
fest awards in conjunction
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
High Cost
Of Living
Reason

More than 100000 UAW
members are assured a three
cents an hour raise beginning
Sept. l, 1t was revealed this
week as results of consumer
price increases.
This raise. however, IL in
addition to the general or
regular raises provided In re-
cent contracts. and Il exclusive
Of other fringe benefits and
contract Improvement factors.
The governments Bureau OF
Labor Statistics reported that
consumer prices rose to an all
time high---seven-tenths of one
per cent above the May. average
The June price index stood
at 1882 per cent Of the 1947-49
average, l.6 per cent above the
June, 1855, level.
Defroit's index was even
higher than the national figure
-ll6.7. That's also a record
high.
Evan Clague, chief of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, said
the overall consumer price in
dex probably will creep up
next month"
The wages of auto workers are
the movement of the cost-of-
adjusted quarterly, according to
living index.
On June /, their cost of living
allowance was upped one cent
to z cents an hour because OF
an increase in consumer prices
for the first three months OF
1856.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Evangelist Dr.. Billy Graham
And How to Love God,
And Also on Daily Prayer
NY ANSWER
BY. Billy Graham

QUESTION: How can love cod3 have never seen n'm
end do not Understand what He Is Iks3 ~ D -
ANSWERS Whether realize or not, sll OF vs. N 'n's
world walk by faith not by sight We should love Goo
He first loved US and we are The recipients Of His love every
moment Of day "a, 49,.
One Of chrsts disciples Thomas, refused 70 believe "s'
Christ had risen from The dead until he could see arc
Him. When he did this Christ said Because thou nss' seen
Ne thou hast believed blessed srs they that have nor
end yet hsvs Is not for Us to see Goo
with our physical eyes for Ne hes given The evidences OF ms
prsssre. 80 .-..- =, .~.,,a ~. l,stt
tsss EVANGELIST Or. BILLY GRAHAM. Psss y
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28

TALLAHASSEE. Fla. ITALIA
hassee City buses will start roll
ing again Aug. 2. one month
after bus service was discon-
tinued because of a cfipplinG
boycott by local Negroes.
Meanwhile, Police Chief Frank
Stoutamire said his office Is
compiling evidence against car
pool operators and viii soon be-
gin making arrests as ordered
" TIE City conas issioh.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28

LAKELAND. Fla.-The Ku
Klux Khan reared its ugly head
here over the weekend with
hundreds Of "sheet-robed" klans-
men attending the burning of q
huge cross in an open field.
Spokesman for the xxx
stated that their assembling
was In protest Of the u. s.
suprame Court decisions on
segregation.
Meanwhile several Negro win.
listers a few miles away prayed
for world peace" especially
among those Americans who
choose the wrong attitudes Of
life.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
Excerpts from the CRISIS Mssazine)
ALONG THE N. A. A. c. p. BATTLEFRONT

The Association
Mxxhng MAlp Since our last ISSUE two deep southern"
states Lovssna and Alabama have taken steps TO hamper
otherwise vzzIe the work Of the Association In Lou
isians permanent injunction previously the court had
granted temporary invnefion) against the NAACP was
issued April ~ District Judge Coleman Lindsey at Baton
Rouge under old passed curb the kv kux klsn
The law requires the filing Of membership lists with state
officials.
Before the case had heard in the state court NAAcP
lawyers had peoned have hs removed to the federal
district court since under federal statutes state court Is
snioinsd from proesedna with pending determination
Of the federal courts jurisdiction But fhe Loussns eovrf
ignored This requirement and went ahead with the temporary
injunction on March ~.
tsse MUZztiNc NAAcP, Page y
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-07-28
"Pray for Peace"

Postmaster Edward L. Baker
has been advised by Postmaster
General Arthur z. Symmetrical
that. Detroit is one Of fifty. cities
in the nation 10 be furnished
cancellation dies bearing the
slogan rPRAY, FOR PEACE"
They are 10 be used begin
ming August ]. 1855.
This motto" Mr.. SUMMER
neld commented, "spitomizes
the highest aspirations Of the
lice Dept, Inspector James A.