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Arizona Tribune, Friday, May 13, 1960 ArizmtM&tfhimf Pictorial Weekly EDWARD BANKS, Publisher and Editor ELOISE BANKS, Assistant Editor FRED BANKS, Staff Photographer Established July 10, 1958. Published every Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona, 2137 East Broadway, BR 6-2301 Subscription Rates y 2 yr. $1.50 1 yr. $2.50 2 yrs. $3.50 Vol. 2, No. 43 "ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE EVILS OF OUR TIMES IS TO DO JUSTICE AND GIVE FREEDOM” POOR DONKEY A CLEAN SWEEP was made in the camp of the loosely re-unified Democratic Party of Arizona. Calls of harmony after the hitter primary struggle of Dick Searles and Robert Morrison fell on deaf ears. The purge of Charles Hardy by party stalwarts made him bitter no doubt and he vacillated to Pima County after being rebuffed out of the county chairmanship. He now strives for a place in the political sun by aligning with the Pima entrench ments. By this move he hopes to knife Maricopa foes in the back Arizona's political scene is further upset by the recent walkout of AFL-CIO members during Lee Ackerman's speech in Flagstaff. Evidently the ugly head of COPE is stirring itself early this year. This is another sign of the state of affairs within the Political party flying the donkey banner. Joe Walton, conscientious Democratic state chairman and genial Steve Langmade, former national committeeman were routed and pushed aside from control. Our state convention at the Hotel Westward Ho was a grand farce. Proxy votings and strange alliances once again divided the Democrats as never before. Threats of headrolling and revenge followed the election of dele gates to the national convention. As we prepare for the coming campaigns the poor donkey must be looking at the Arizona Democrats and wondering who is the donkey? SUBTERFUGE OUR ALL-AMERICAN CITY title must have tarnished last Saturday night. During a lawn party honoring a visiting region al director of an all Negro fraternity, policemen appeared. They had been summoned by neighbors complaining of loud revelling. Later the same squad car arrived a second time, the officers cautioned the host ot quiet the affair or suffer the consequences. The party guests were insulted because no one had been boisterous or out of order. Chagrined and disgusted the tables were moved inside and the honored guest departed early. The couple who hosted this party are progressive business people who just moved into a lilywhite neighborhood. They are victims of an old practice of subtle and sly excuses (better known as subterfuge). Negro History Notes A. Phillip Randolph’s Life •Thirty years later, in 1948 he pursuaded President Truman to issue the order which eventually led to integrating the armed forces. He became indignant when he learned of the conditions under which the Pullman porters worked and organized the union in 1925 to correct these abuses. There were less than 25,000 Negroes in organized labor in those days. Today there are almost 2,000,000. Most unions then had clauses barring Negroes, so Randolph had difficulty selling organized labor to his people. In addition, the rail roads /ought him bitterly. At its peak, Randolph’s union had only 18,000 members. It wasn’t until 1934 that he finally won recognition for his union and saw many of his goals achieved. Along with his union activities, he continued to oppose all forms of racial injustice, constantly speaking, writing, conferring. page 2 SIGHTS AND SOUNDS Eloise Banks When i was a little girl my comrades and I played many games. Favorites on our list were Hide and Seek, I Spy and several hunting and searching games. It must be human nature to want to be the sought and the seeker. As boys and girls grow up most of them lose the desire to romp over hill and hollow, hiding and hunt ing each other. Adolescence brings other interests. Thoughts of romance, new hair-dos, athletic prowess or teenage idols crowd out the childish activities which were once such fun. No re spected teen is found hiding from the solitary searcher. Instead teenagers seem to keep the pack spirit but their actions preface newly-dis covered emotions. Stories of Mata Hari and other spies are enjoyed on television or at the driveins. The revelations of Hubert Philbrick, an American who spent years as a Communist spy are regarded as modern day myths. News accounts of Russians stealing top secrets are an old theme. They are always cast as the bad guys and we are the good Joes. As the stories of U. S. planes crossing into Russian territory have been reported, the teenagers heard from all sides that our pilots had been shot down for no apparent reason. Families were noti fied of missing airmen ac cording to routine and our State Department sent con ciliatory notes. This week an amazing article blazed in every news paper across the nation—an other U. S. Plane was shot down over Russian land. Before we could object our State Department issued a startling statement -- our planes were sent out on spy missions which were deemed necessary! How can adults blame their youth when they cheat on exams? How can they con demn quiz contestants for accepting isolation-booth jackola? Just as charity be gins at home, so does truth. Let’s stop blaming the teen agers and seek a smidgin of integrity ourselves. Maybe our State Department is reverting to a second childhood and merely playing a game of I Spy with the Russians. Has Christian Herter ever heard of Russian Roulette? Views, Previews Reviews EDWARD BANKS Martin Luther King’s success as a leader against segre gation in Montgomery, Alabama has caused a trend in the church life of American Negroes. For years many ministers of numerous faiths have devoted time and energy to placating sinners, casting out demons, and saving souls. Few clergymen looked outside their pulpits to see what was happening. Indeed, the majority of them seemed to disregard the worldly life of the members. In the past few years, pastors from Mississippi to New York have taken up the racial problems and they are attempting to follow in King’s footsteps. It is commendable that the Negro ministers have awakened and made their congregations aware of social and economic evils which exists. CONGRESSIONAL REPORT Rep. Stewart Udall In its final form the Civil Rights Act of 1960 is a disap pointment. It is based on a narrow conception of the problem,, seriously restricts the opportunities for creative executive leadership, and underrates the force and majesty of the law. This legislation rests on a questionable magic-wand theory that the exercise of voting rights will pove to be the “open sesame’’ of all other civil rights. The truth of the matter, however, is that our human relations problems touch most facets of our national life and if one accepts the premise that our country cannot afford a double standard in its human re lations it follows that our laws should be addressed to the total issue and be designed to encourage action toward moderate solutions of all the main problems. The issues and solutions in our human relations crisis are closely interrelated and it is plain that action and success in any area affects and influences the struggle to enlarge human rights in other areas. (For instance, who would deny that the example set in professional and amateur sports during the last decade has not had immeasurable influence on the course of events in housing, education and the use of public facilities?) If in truth our laws not only compel obedience to certain standards but change the hearts and minds of men as well, we have surely erred in narrowing the scope of this legisla tion. It is plain, I think, that the one unanswerable argument available to the Southern moderate is his contention that respect for the law must override all other considerations. Consequently, although this act will have some moral force, its impact will be limited by the final, narrow dimen sions of the bill. It is also easy to predict from our experience with the 1957 act that the voting rights provisions of this legislation will in some states serve only as an invitation to lawsuits and further state legislation designed to make voting more difficult. The manifold problems we face in the area of human relations will yield only as moderate opinion is strengthened, and as public opinion is reenforced by the enactment of wisely-conceived laws. We should, in my opinion, tackle the whole problem rather than to put our faith in the pious assump tion that all will be well once the millenium of universal sufferage is reached. ©OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY BR 6-2622 MARV'S SHELL SERVICE 1540 E. Broadway LUBRICATION WASHING FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY