On the Right

The most depressing aspect of the Vietnam protest in New York City was the heavy involvement in it of Negro leaders. Although the figures absolutely establish that there has been no anti-Negro discrimination in the country, Negro participation at the grandstand in the United Nations Plaza was far greater than the 10 per cent one would normally have expected.

The most conspicuous speaker was Dr. Martin Luther King. Next most conspicuous was Stokely Carmichael, and after that Floyd McKissick. An effort was made to project dissenters of every race, color and creed. They found an old Irish Monsignor from Pittsburgh who said he knew that Pope John, had he lived, would have approved the proceedings, and indeed presumptuous though he sounded, he was a moderate alongside those who told us how Jesus Christ, had he lived, would have favored the proceedings.

The most depressing aspect of the Vietnam protest in New York City was the heavy involvement in it of Negro leaders. Although the figures absolutely establish that there has been no anti-Negro discrimination in the country, Negro participation at the grandstand in the United Nations Plaza was far greater than the 10 per cent one would normally have expected.

The most conspicuous speaker was Dr. Martin Luther King. Next most conspicuous was Stokely Carmichael, and after that Floyd McKissick. An effort was made to project dissenters of every race, color and creed. They found an old Irish Monsignor from Pittsburgh who said he knew that Pope John, had he lived, would have approved the proceedings, and indeed presumptuous though he sounded, he was a moderate alongside those who told us how Jesus Christ, had he lived, would have favored the proceedings.