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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 23
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and following the seme pttern ae had been previously followed by the “arch -
on Weshington, Eerly nlane -ere laid for a conference of ministers to de
held sometime in April which would deal with the rights of Negroes. Good _
vublicity wes noted in 811 of the Negro publications in this area, The con-
ference would consiet of a mages meeting, a preyer service, and a dinner.
On April 14, 1944, the conference opened with refistr-tion
of ministers in the afternoon. “het evening, a mars meeting was heya at
Shiloh Baptist Church, Ninth and FP Streets, Northwest. 4. PHILLIP SUPA
of the darch on Washington dovewent and the RBrotnernood ot Sleening Car
Porters was one of the usin speakers, speaking on the racial crisis in
America, Ee told of the world cartels and how such agreements served the
interest of a few end how the rest of the world wae exroitec, including the
Fegro race, He stated thet now was the best time for the Nesrs to strike to
remove tne berriers of recial discrimination, end tnet revolutionery stretesy
woulda be necessary in order tc accomplish such ends, He advised the colorea
people to resist Alscriminetion by non-violent direct action of refusal of
cooperation, “ang/eehed that Negroes ally themselves with liberel ~hite forces
Buca ce . CAME HCAS and sires, ELEANOAEN AGUSLVELT, EAXDOLFH favored the j
Socialist theory of government, end attacked the Comuunist idea of covern |
ment according to KARL wARX, \
Lr, ACRDECAIJCHESCHN, President of howerd Univereity, clso was
one of the main speakers. His telk on "The World Commaunity and the Jerro"
centered on the organization of the world comounity, In hig stateuents, te
expounded the existence of the world community in which comparative distances
between far aress and countries are lece at the precent time then they were
e short time sgo, He said thet with this new intimacy the probleas of the
people of all rations would become accentuated. ‘thus, there would *e the
organizetion of a world community which at the present time is the besis of
this war. He asked who was roing to organize a world coasunity, Eitler with
his blood theory, or the Allier with their theory of detocracy. The vinning
of the war, he stated, won't organize the world, es wer ies never a construc-
tive means of organizing. He seid thet the means lay in the hands of the
veople who desire to keep the peece and not to exlolt others which would
form causes for new wars.
Dr, JOHNSON went on to eay thet while Hitler hed conceived and
nerpetuated the "rece" coctrine, the deeds conforming to that doctrine had
come from America, He explained that England wee and is the wost cold vlooied
exploiter of humen life, end cited ar exauples Africa, Incise, China, oirlay,
and others whom the British refused to sive up lest she herself sufver wster’-
ally,. JOHISCN algo stated that there were others of our allies who «cted in
such e manner, the Boers of South Africa, the Bel+ians with their highly
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