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\ EDITORIAL POLIOY

The editorial policy of the Bronze Reporter is to
E -~Pefle the thought of the Negro, to expose those persons
4 conditions which prove contrary to (the American
| ~way of life), to protest acts or policies which deny the
Negro has full constitutional rights as a true Amiérican.: The Bronze Reporter is a non-partisan newspaper.
Its main objective is to render a public service through
eet ee oe ee eee ee

|The Pressident~s Civil Rights Bill

Some people are busy trying to turn heads away from
Président Eisenhower~s Administration, that they fail to see
the protection provided by the President~s Civil Rights bill.
This protection would be afforded the so-called ~common
inan~ regardless of race~though it is admitted that the minority groups presumably have the greatest need for the
legislation.

- - This bill is the by-product of the President of the Uni
ted States~ reaction to numerous complaints of questionable
measures meted out to certain unfortunate citizens not hav~ing sufficient means to have their cases piloted through
channels. where they. would get justice.

Briefly, the bill would create a bipartisan Civil Rights

- Commission, set up a Civil Rights division in the Justice Department and permit the attorney general to bypass state
e@urts and file civil rights cases directly in Federal Courts.

It can be readily understood that such a bill would

~prove to be a boon to the cause of the minorities unable to
channel their cases on through to the federal courts. It
would put brakes on the practice of railroading through the
courts the interests of those politically and financially handicapped.

It would discourage lower courts from taking for granted that certain cases for various circumstances will not go
further.

_ While there is opposition and noticeably so, from certain states constantly under fire because of the elleged ab
_ ridgment of the rights of some of their less fortunate sub.
jects, it is quite encouraging to note the progress of the bill

_ On a general scale. |

Its passage would be the filling of a wide gap vebireeti
the citizens affected and-the access to the federal courts

_.. without undue handicap.

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Admittedly, the court is far removed from. politics, the
weather nevertheless, is conditioned by the bold stroke of
those in behalf of this bill. Since court decisions and court
decorum are being superimposed in political campaigns, it
is but natural that members of minority groups take account of these lined up politically against interest.

The manner in which the opposition has set up its
strategy to defeat the President~s Civil Rights bill, would
- encourage our Negro citizenry to vote for the party ~ com-: mitted to such legislation.

HOW MANY... KILLED OR INJURED

"Death, are you going to bag your limit from the 4th of. daly through Sunday? You have so many helping hands. We
recognized SPEED and DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE
- INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR as being two of your most dependable allies. Then, of course, faulty brakes and poor tires
are on your side-in this game of life ~vs death.

What magic spell do you weave over us to cause us to

~take our own lives,~ or orphan some innocent child or chil
~dren, or bring heartache to some devoted parents?

" Why. do you play the game hard?... In the end one way
or the other YOU will claim every living thing. -

Bo, Déath, tell is are you going to bag your limit from
the Ati of July tarongh Seadsy?

mot ce se Age @ ay: _. because they went

to their doctors in time

Many thousands of Americans
are being cured of cancer every
year. More and more people
are going to their doctors in
time.

But the tragic fact, our doctors
tell us, is that every third cancer death is a needless death...
twice as many could be-saved.

For the facts of life about cancer, call the American Cancer
Society office nearest you or}:
write to ~Cancer~ in care of
your local Post Office.

American Cancer Society ~~@

HERMAN HAMILTON,

By Herman Hamilton, dr.

There is no doubt in my mind
that Americans love America.
Yet there is no doubt in my mind
that a small number of Americans are Christians and that
they are civilized. They are con.
tinuously fighting to make Am-~
erica truly the land of the free.

A small group of tireless bigoted people are working hard to
make such ~quotations as ~The.,
impartial Administration | of Jus-"~
tice is the Foundation of Liber
ty~ a mockery. You can~ find
such quotes engraved in marble
~on our finest public buildings
throughout this nation.

July, the Fourth, we heard
giib-tongued oratots and saw
much flag waving. I always =
a ~pang out of Fourth of 3

To sit and listen
some of ~our elected officials es
pound at length o&
and to know

church to hear your sermon in.
Chinese. You know what to expect, me you don~t understand
it

It hurts me deeply to help y

the ry of ko tt hh

statesman and

not included as.: aa

their orations. ies tion
I~m. accused.of. sor a! trai
tor because I realize (and any

other Negroes. are. be.
see light) the. political F. cr

that we as a indulge in.
permitted ourselves - to

We have
be carefully y blindfolded so that
we can be Y politically exploited.
There are those who say this
is a white man~s world and he
deserves the right to rule. He
is within his rights to protect
the double-standard which he is.

_ without representat

fighting to maintain down ~

South. If he. has a,double-code
of justice that will permit

to ignore brutal crimes committed against the Negro, its all

right, let~s live with it. If -he

Be sure your photographer is on hand, ready ie heat pia this big
moment,

~Thanks for the Memories...~

It is a fortunate couple indeed who has a wonderful collection of pictures from their
wedding day to which they can
say in later years, ~Thanks for
the memories. eg

This is one situation | in which

the good fortune can come to}.

ahyone. It will come very easily if the bride and her family
plan the wedding picture taking as carefully as they do her
trousseau. On this important,
once - in - a - lifetime occasion,
don~t trust to luck~plan for it.
Wedding pictures can really
be divided into graups~the
formal and candid shots made
by the professional photographer and the casual snapshots of family and _ friends.
For a really complete picture
record you need both. Neither
vis a substitute for the other.
The professional photographer~s pictures will have
quality and scope the amateur

can~t equal, but the family
snapshooter has the better opportunity to record the little
things that happen during the
wedding preparations and reception when the photographer
isn~t. there.

How well the photographer
does by a bride depends very -
often on how well she and her
family do by him. He should
be fully briefed on the schedule of the day, and if any last

~selves-for it is throug

--- game over on the aeeytlo

WANT OUT OF DEBT? |
tee on Lc ya oon aid a | 2

_ REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH YOU OWE.

Cc. F. WILLIAMS ~
Director, F.C.O.

For the past three weeks in
this, we have been writing about

registering and voting. intelligently. - Pgh ogg many of
you are as; ~Who is to

assume the ceepanaibiuty of in-.

fortning us of the political situation in our community?~ In
down ~to earth vernacular, ~How
will we know who is really in the
Negroes~ corner?~

~an the national level civil
is eS wal issue facing

the shallowness of news. ~
_ their sincerity is like going to:

ura. you want an unbiased
presentation if the opinion of
newspapers is to be worth any- thing. We of the Flint Civic Oranization e you as indivies when confronted with issues, THINK for yourh the inpin out individual vote that we
with-our orn.

We don't lieve that we should
be told by any small group of

wants to allow our: children to
continue to get a second-rate
education under conditions that
would make Bowser the pup
rebel,- that~s all right for the
sake of National harmony.

One racist had the gall to tell
me that he didn~t hold it against _
us for being. made the way ~we
are. He blames ~those so and
so~s who brought~ us here in
the first place. I told the scholar this: Some of our forefathers
came over in slave ships, some
ower,

some. e
brelines hooting arrows a
intruders.

~When we closed our conven
sation, he was ~big~ enough to

admit that the countless number
of barriers that he had barriers
that he had erected were responsible for the present product
which he refuses to accept as a
full citizen. He could see how
sub-educational standards, subhousing standards, and the curtailed employment opportunities
would vitally affect us.as a
group. He admitted that the
Negro vote would be wisely cast
if they would help the present
administration to help us in our
fight for true freedom.

I don~t know what Eastland

' and the white Citizens Council

would have to et to my converted friend, but I say we need
more whites~ to reconsider this
thing. As the late President
Roosevelt said, ~There is nothing
to fear, but fear itself.~

I wonder if we will have all

to Heaven. I can~t imagine God
or the devil taking the trouble
to set-up two places either up
there or down there just to accommodate those who feel raci
ally superior.

of this commotion when we get ~

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KEARSLEY AT BEACH

mittee of the House for a.twoday debate and a vote? The
Southern Democrats on the

Committee fought to the bitter

end, but finally ran out of de-. laying. tactics.

The present significance of
the bill is strictly political, since it is ienerally "i known that

could call it a go rehearsal.
The Southern Democrat, who'is
pledged to fight anything that
resembles giving the Negro a
chance at full citizenship, must
show his colors because he goes
home soon and he wants to return to the Capital next year.
This is embarrassing to the
Northern Democrat who needs
tHe thousands of Negro votes. If
the Republicans are solidly behind the Civii Rights bill, with
the Democrats split over the
issue, it doesn~t take much figuring to know which party is
in our corner.

The Southern Democrat is no
fool; he fights to the end for
what he wants. They pulled a
neat trick out of the bag in an
effort to further delay action on

Civil Rights Legislation. This~ is.

what happened. Two Southerners excused themselves to go to

a quorum present. The chairman took account and finding

less than a t adjourned the joo glee

With due respect to the fairminded Northern Democrat, oe
vote for him makes possib]
sabotage of much needed

lation for the minori ority.

Keep your dial mt on this
channel. Next week we will

~bring issues closer to home, and
also give you a final report of
our registration program for the
N.A.A.C.P.

saa ~Things The Negro Must Do~

W the Civil Rights
Soeavute tiated tae fetes Cn.

Toledo, O.~At a recent meeting of Toledo~s ~Tonto
Charity ~end Savings Club which featured a delightful pro-.
gram and a tea, the Editor of The Bronze Raven, Mrs. Ffan-;
ces Belcher, was the guest speaker. The meeting was ~held at
the Indiana YMCA.. Mrs. Belcher spoke on the subject of ~Things the N

Must Do Himself.~ Highlights of her speech invelved
following ~musts~:

* The Negro must learn to put first things first. The
first things are listed as education, development of character
traits, a trade and home ownership.

* Must stop expecting God and white folk to do for him
what he can. do for himself.. * Must keep himself, his children and his home clean i:
and make the surroundings in which he ae comitor tani ee
and attractive.

* Must learn to dress more appropriately for work and
leisure. ~

* Must make his religion an sien practice and not
_just a Sunday-to-to-meeting emotional affair.

* Must highly resolve to wipe out mass ignorance.

_ * Must stop charging his failures to his ~color~ and to
white people~s attitude. ~

* Must. overcome his bad job. habits.

* Must learn to ~_ business for people~not sae
Negro people only.

* The av so-called N will have té comeé down
out of the air. He is too in over nothing.
* Must stop forgetting his friends.:
The peng oe sin the Bond pine:
ers and the cock Go eh ge far frais
Miss Barbara Jean Wallace Tes tes fouted Myrtle
Penn and Mis. Maty Ewing. ~s
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