Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-01-26

lived duties. This duty, if it can
be termed such, seemed to be in
terpreted as follows: "at Christ
mas time all children of God are
supposed to be treated as human
beings. Afterwards, however, only
some are supposed to receive
Christ-like treatment"
Now, that the nations most re-
ligious holiday is over, man has
reverted to hate, prejudice and
talk of war. If turning back the
calendar Of time would eliminate
any one of these wicked character
istics of man, his efforts to per-
form such an improbable task
would not be in vain. If such were
possible Carl T. Rowan, a Negro
who is deputy assistant secretary
of state for public affairs, would
not have confronted the embar-
RAISING incident of refusal into
Washington's intellectual Cosmos
Club. Also, he would not have been
refused service in a airport restaur-
ant in his native Tennessee. But
many incidents similar to those
confronted by Mr. Rowan were
obstacles to many Negroes
throughout the nation last year.
Unfortunately, these barriers re-
main a part of America and are
being displayed in 1862.
It is hoped, however, that If any
racial incidents, hate exemplified
toward mankind, and talks of a
hot or cold war were subdued dur
ing the religious holiday that this
understanding will continue more
abundantly this year and in the
coming years.
It is also our wish that those
same persons who helped to bring
about better human understanding
will be joined by a multitude Of
others in order to bring about a
better, lasting and a more wide
spread understanding Of human
rights. If such understandings fail
to be perpetuated, humans, nations
and the world will suffer.
During the past holiday many
wonderful scenes portrayed the
love that mankind possesses. An
elderly woman assisted across
slippery street by an anonymous
teen-ager, a porter talking to a
mother as she waited to see her
son in a military uniform for the
first time, and a newly wed bride
kissing her husband as he returned
from some Army camp were but
a few. Such scenes help to promote
peace and good will on earth.
Thirty-days later, however, these
scenes have been almost forgotten
and other worldly events have at
tracted mans attention.
The word peace seems to have
become interchangeable with the
three letter word WAR In the ar
ray of events as mans thoughts re-
fleet peace with power. We vigil
antly watch for the return Of
astronaut John Glenn Jr. from the
stratosphere. VIII information ac-
quired by scientists from the Man
Into-Space Project promote war or
peace? Only time will tell. Mean
while, within a few days 1t. Col.
Glenn will leave earth on an 81, ,000-
mile journey through space. We
can only hope that his trip is q
success and that 1t will promote
peace.
Millions Of Americans who will
watch the space exhibition will rid
their minds Of the burden Of this
perennial subject-war and peace.
However, millions Of these Amer
leans who are waiting to see the
powerful Atlas Missile with Col.
Glenn aboard disappear into the
blue horizon are actually promot-
ing war.
War is often thought Of or re-
ferred to in its most generic con-
notation: active hostility, conflict
or fighting between nations. Ac-
tually, war or conditions that cause
war can rightly be thought Of on
q smaller scale.
For instance, conditions that