The Pittsburgh Press (September 14, 1944)
Racial equality plea doomed
Washington (UP) –
China’s anticipated request that the future world security organization acknowledge the principle of equality of all races was expected today to receive support only from Russia among the big powers.
The United States and Great Britain – as in 1919 – probably will oppose any attempt to have such a clause in the document of the new organization. They can be expected to contend that it is not germane to a security organization, and that such a statement would lead to demands for similar statements on religious freedom, etc.
Britain, primarily because of her Pacific dominions where there is strong anti-Oriental feeling, and the United States, because of both the Negro problem and the anti-Jap attitude on the West Coast, are not expected to be any more willing than they were in 1919 to accept the principle for the new league.