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I EDITORIAL EDITORIAL YOU'RE ON THE STAGE Illustrated By HOLLOWAY Main Office 2628 Centre Avenue at Francis Street Telephone: Mayflower 1401 Pittsburgh, Pi Published at Pittsburgh, awry Saturday by THE PITTSBURGH COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY, ItA ROBERT L. VANN, EDITOR (MKMORIA IN AETERNA) li Li pAny man who is good enough to offer his life in defense of his country is entitled to a square deal from that country. No man should ask for more. No man should receive less." HfffiTrtft tttixfrtt I SUBSCRIPTION RATES: tl.00 Per Year in Advance; SiJO Per Sim Month in Advance Single Copy, loo Foreign MO Canada 5.00 Entered aa second class matter at tha Pittsburgh Post Office, May 10, 1910, undjr the Act of March 1879. Incorporated Under the Laws of Pennsylvania.

1910 INTERSTATE UNITED NEWSPAPERS, INC. National Advertiemg Repreientativee 045 Fifth Avenue, New Yorfc City Murray Hill 2 5452 Tha Pittsburgh Courier doee not guarantee either the use or return of unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1942 THE UNHOLY POLITICAL ALLIANCE The resounding Republican victories in 'the November elections has brought about a rapprochement of the various reactionary political forces in both parties which is rapidly growing into an alliance against the New Deal and Its policy of national reform. On the Republican side the fair haired boys of corporate wealth, encouraged by the November vote, are advocating the scuttling of all progressive legislation enacted under the New Deal and a general pushing back of the clock. They are preparing even now to knife Wendell Willkle, who has committed the "error" of too often agreeing with New Deal policies.

On the Democratic side the hardbolled oligarchs from the Poll Tax Belt and the ward politicians of the Kelly Nash and Hague machines, have been strengthened by the November G.O.P. landslide which weakened the Democrats generally. Angered by Administration interference' with State's Rights, they are joining forces with the Republican politicians to administer a spanking to til 6 New It is notable that while the Pepper Anti Poll Tax Bill was an Administration sponsored measure, Pepper was the only Southern Senator favoring it. Representative Hatton Sumners, the Texas Negro phobe, castigated the New Deal bureaucrats last week as "this bunch of people who don't know anything about America and care less," while his Georgia colleague, Representative Cox hinted that Southern white people might be ready to "break with tradition." Further attacks on New Deal programs were made by Rankin of Mississippi and Barden of North Carolina. And the Virginia Democrats have been consistently reactionary.

Taken In conjunction with the "anti Investigations in Government bureaus by the Dies Committee and the general grumbling against "New Deal the evidence seems to point to an unholy alliance aimed at 1944. Such an alliance is not as incongruous as it appears on the surface. While the Southern Democratic bloc has appeared to be interested only in keeping the Negro down in order to hold office perpetually, its principal (though concealed) interest has been to serve the planter banker mlll owner minority which Is actually owned by the same Northern financial interests that dictate to Tammany, to Hague and to Mayor Kelly. The stage is being set now for the next Presidential election In which these strange allies hope to rid the country of all social gains made sinre 1933, liquidate small business and "put orgnnized labor In Its place." Obviously there will be no gain for the Negro in. any such arrangement.

The New Deal will be In more and more of a precarious position as 1944 approaches. The Southern Oligarchy which has always disliked it and feared Its liberalism may desert It to a greater extent than It did Al Smith In 1928; and without the Solid South It cannot survive unless organized labor comes to its rescue Perhaps this Is why the Administration refuses to heed the increasingly loud appeals of the reactionaries to "put labor in its place." A NEGRO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE The vacancy on the United States Supreme Court remains unfilled after nearly two months, although there is no scarcity of able lawyers in this country. "In filling vacancies on the Supreme Court bench, it has long been the policy to recognize various groups such aa.Catholics, Jews, the agricultural South, the financial East, and so forth. But it has never been considered necessary or desirable to have the Negro population represented on the supreme tribunal. However, there is good reason why the Negro should be given consideration, quite aside from the fact that he represents one tenth of the population.

Being a minority suffering great legal, economic, political and social disadvantages, the Negro needs representation on the Supreme Court more than any other group in the country. The Supreme Court is the Negro's great bulwark and final hope, and many of the disabilities he suffers are due to the fact that certain decisions of the high court have tended to "freeze" Jiim in his status. Courts hostile to human freedom have blessed jim crowism and disfranchisement in the past and might well do worse in the future. Just as entrenched wealth has found it wise to be well represented in the Supreme Court, so should the colored people deem it desirable. There are many colored lawyers in the land who are every bit as able as several of the present Justices.

The National Bar Association should select a capable candidate. The various organizations of our group would back him to the extent of their ability. OPINIONS OF DARK WRITERS American born Japanese, East Indians, Chinese, Black Africans, Negroid West Indians, gentile American white men and women, and international Jews, are now writing weekly columns in colored American newspapers. Most of these gifted thinkers and writers have already YOU may not consider yourself a member of the ACTING profession, but you ARE. Perhaps you are a postal clerk, a cook, a chemist, a stenographer or a cement finisher, and probably you have NEVER stepped on a stage in your life but you are nevertheless an actor.

You are an actor because you play a PART, and the character you portray is not ACTUALLY you. You are not UNIQUE in this, of course everybody else plays a part, too. Not only ARE you an actor, but you HAVE to be an actor. An actor PRETENDS to be what he is not; to do what he ordinarily would NOT do; to feel what he does not ACTUALLY feel; to say what he does not really think. Throughout life you HAVE to do exactly what ANY actor on any stage does.

Otherwise you would be in continual hot water, OSTRACIZED by family and friends, perhaps EXPELLED entirely from society. SOCIAL RELATIONS would be In a constant uproar and continual strife would displace the normal security of civilization. MARRIAGE would become impossible, along with that teamwork essential for the SUCCESS of any economic or social enterprise. Everybody or almost everybody senses this in early CHILDHOOD, and from that time we ALL begin to play a part. We learn to say what we DO NOT think, because saying whatwe REALLY think would endanger social relations andpur own WELFARE.

We lSarn to do, NOT what we actually WANT to do, but what we HAVE to do in order to SHARE the advantages of human association. Perhaps we are NOT torn with grief when someone expressed opinions revealing that they are of one accord on the issue of the tyranny of white supremacy and the suppression of the darker races. These writers, expressing the mass mind of more than three fifth of the earth's population, are commanding the attention of politicians, lawmakers, statesman and ambassadors as well as numerous scoundrels and rascals who are keeping their ears to the earth in order to interpret its rumblings. Every word that is being written is carefully scrutinized and appraised by trained government agents and they can aught but honestly interpret the trend of thought in the minds of the darker people of civilization. America, Great Britain, the Allies and the Axis, cannot be oblivious to the unanimity of opinion In the minds of the darker races.

American thinkers and philosophers, who are now in quest of the TRUTH, can find it expressed In newspapers published by American colored people. The truth Is being presented from diverse racial angles but it speaks eloquently and convincingly to those who are Interested In facing unvarnished and unadulterated facts. The expressed unison of ideology by these heterogeneous writers Is powerfully prophetic of future actions. There are those in Amreica who now are fully cognizant of its portent That is why the query persists and Is yet unanswered, "What are the war aims of the Allies?" Realists are quick to appreciate the fact that this query must be answered before there can be any serious consideration of peace talk. China, India, Africa, the Caribbeans and even the Argentine are waiting with bated breath; wilh the colored American, for the fateful answer.

Suffice It to say, that these talented writers from varied climes and countries reveal universal dissatisfaction with the existing order of affairs. IT we are supposed to respect and revere passes on but we PRETEND we are. Perhaps we think someone who met with misfortune DESERVED what he or she got but we usually pretend we are sorry. Perhaps we are NOT delighted when relatives from a distance snow up as our guests at a time when our MONEY is short, but we put on a good face and PRETEND to be delighted. We may be heartily sick of the association of CERTAIN persons, but often we give no indication of our feeling because it would not be EXPEDIENT or considerate.

MOST of us, too, continue to play parts for which we have no LIKING, because dropping the role would hurt those whom we do not WANT to hurt. We may detest our superiors, but we seldom let them KNOW it. Very often our VIEWS about current events differ radically from those of the people surrounding us, but we do NOT reveal our thoughts unless it is safe to do so. And all this is as it SHOULD be, for otherwise society would be in turmoil and the human race might soon cease to EXIST None of us is PERFECT, but few of us are willing to admit it, and most of these are extremely TOUCHY about imperfections. We can stand only a LITTLE of the truth about ourselves without becoming enraged over our injured EGOS.

Like all actors, we quicklv learn that it is safest to play the part society EXPECTS, for fear we may not survive; and we justify this by calling it culture, consideration, tolerance and restraint. Those who REFUSE to bow to the social edict and play a role EXPECTED ofthem are either revered as saints or cast out as CRIMINALS. So play your part well, satisfy your vast audience and, like all great actors, you will win society's acclaim. caPTjjimniEim veikse (NOTE MiM Irene Vt i the noted author, eong writer. Wturer and theatrical manager.

She hae traveled all over the world, and now livee In Hollywood, Calif. Her hobby la working for betterment of race relatione. Ed.) LET'S SETTLE IT RIGHT The Negroee are In the Army: 8ure! We have quite a few. All Negro Regiments I grant you, that Is true. But why the segregaUon.

When Ifs every citizens fight? No! No question Is ever settled. Until Its settled right!" Negroes are In the Navy, I hear the White man say: "Why Isn't he contented With the role he has to ry" Because the Negro's human; Would you be with such blight? No! "No question Is ever settled. Until it's setUed right!" The Negro's now in industry That is, a measly few; He wants the full and honest share He's earned the same as you! Tou cannot fool the Negro With a promise, the goal's In sight; No! "No question is ever settled. Until It's settled right!" The American Negro has the vote, hear White dumbells say; YES Ve All Talk By MARCUS II BO UL WAR 11 THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AM) Tilt. STAM3DHRER AND STUTTER F.R The White House Conference on Child Health nd rr' estimated that 6.9 per cent of our sthool popuiat.on 1 a speech.

About 20 per cent of this number are stammer enl Most claeeroom teachers lack knowledge of the natum of th jci and treatment of stuttering, as well as of the method of lm: ii rti adjustment problems occssioned by this dleorder. As yt 'v few Negro tmrhers of speech. Hence about all tht tearher can do Is to encourage and help the etutterer to a'ij to the rlaeiiroom eltuatlon. The teacher should Mnve mu' le stutterer want to recite. Some Techniques That Can Be red (1) Dnvelop a sincere friendly Interest In tha Uiprt e'i l' his point of view; get his confidence through pneon! cnnfrrr; discuss his problems objectively and how he may tne problems his defect creates.

(2) Do not require him to take part in toe difficult rwiliir (S) Word the questions so that they may be answered briefly and fw in the beginning. (4) Ask the stutterer questions that you feel he can eauly n'r. (5) Aek the stutterer to come In some free period or after srhol or, slonally. and have one or two other pupila there also. In orr 19 give him a comparatively eaey audience situation.

() Never force the stutterer to recite. (7) Never hurry the stutterer In his recitations. Stammering Booklet Stammerers, stutterers or teachers send for the hook 'et. "THE CORRECTION OF STAMMERING AND STUTTERING." I ehull be glad to give you information concerning this booklet. It pom's the way to normal speech and happiness.

Sneer Writlnir Service The author of this column specializes in the writing of SPEECHES FOR EVERT OCCASION tboth long and short), resolutions, con tutions and by laws for clubs, papers to be read before gatherins credentials. Informal notee. and personal letters for every ocres business letters, etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. Writa the author cerning this service.

READERS: Rend your questions to Msrcus H. Boulewar State Teachers' College, Montgomery. Ala. For a personal reply, a stamped, self addressed envelope. Forgetting the South, where Negroes In semi slavery pray Still for full deliverance.

For theirs is the pauper's plight No! "No question Is ever settled, UnUl lt'a ssttled right!" IRENE (NOTE Miss Fields Is 29. lives in Hot Springs. Ark, is nw and has an 11 year old daughter. Her verse baa been widely puK. Ed.) THE PARENT No weaver but yet roust take Within my wavering hands A lsstlng masterpiece to make Of a life's thin sllnder strands.

I only seek, but still must teach A llttla soul to pray I stumble so, how will I show My child the Chosen Way? THADI3 MAE KIKI' 7.