The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-08-20
Negro Vets Plan Organization
For Individual Betterment

4
OF all wars are mobilzing 20 form q
,irile racial veteran national or
ganization 10 be known as The
United Colored War Veterans OF
America for the purpose OF racial
veteran autonomy. also collective
and individual betterment. Nation
al state. county and local units are
being planed for civic. political and
economic protection for mutual
benefit. he alienation OF racial
veteran inequalities and unsym-
pathetic treatment melted out 10
cclored veterans since discharge
from the service. The enlarged or
gauizstion when formed will de-
noGnce in 20 uncertain manner the
evils which ex-colored soldiers
have suffered in trying 10 earn an
honest living n states where they
and their families have made their
homes. Leaders OF this movement
claim that this organization will
stimulate confidence and brighten
the economic outlook o. men who
have been cutcssts Of society. Non-
roe Mason OF Boston is organizer
Colored ex-soldiers and their
scns and daughters have become
disheartened and unanimously
sgree % form solid phalanx Of
defense 70 batter down the walls
oeiruc'inr their economic exits
fence
o. ESQ 900 colcred uar veterans.
100 600 being unemployed serious
study mus, be made 10 fad Jobs
for hem ard their dependents. who
are erpioyable approximately 90
600 totally disabled colored World
War veterans because O. pre-war
a5orer status have been denied
he privilege o. total disability
compensation An estimate Of $780,
zoe. 200 retroactive psymen,s-is the
sum tha, he Veterans Administra-
Ion has urjus'ly Withheld from
'hese ex-soldiers
Our organization Viii propose
'ha, The four colored regular unit
- the Tinted States army be re-
o.acered With cclored personnel
q Ave years To accomplish this
-esrl' ne Younger Colored re-
-erye officers uho have made SAL
is'ac,cry advancement during the.r
,eheclied CORES pondence course
prepared BY he War Department be
given H-s' 7rsferercs
Z A '~c-year intensive study Ia
he trNed states Army war coll
ere
Three est probationary pc
fiod N line with troops ur.il trans
fer ~ white officers 4. complete.
a minority entity In mixed ma
iori'y group eolored veterans have
sesra,ed 70 inlec; 10 legislative
prorrsm- racial inequalities. fear.
'rg aos''ie ard repu'sive reactions
TON q'synapathe'ic leaders who
ron'rol ne poli'icies and principles
* ne .arger Veteran organizatione
The colcred veteran minority
18th ~ niera'e ~. lonrcr legis-
awe sc'd n whith racial matters
srf 70. cc 1ered germans and
Easing 10 merit ancer pretext Of
t0t ''ic' 1i'a constitutions and by-
s"' nNrr JUS demands are known
- ~ e''der' such strong collec-
I'VE Veteran orp.sN eannot be
nbatec sshogsh minority
enoerfni9 e admitted
40 ~ his being rue colore1
'"'erans aill ~ Gnonishcd not
70 ffor iH'ir nenacrshi pc In The
n s"r veteran organizations after
mos ioin The Gated colored
Var Ne'erans ~ America During
'n' formative TTriod ~ organiza-
'i0n hostile atfs 1r insults will DO
banned aFairs, units especially Of
ne EasN North ard West who
nsye been Outstanding in their ex-
cqlored veterans
There might not have been any
nefessi'y for The formation of
coicred veteran organization had
equality opportunity for all voter
ans been manifested rn,er-racial
veteran cooperation SCENE i'm pos
sible when questions NJ civic. eco
nomic and political equality be-
come paramount In legislative
councils Of The larger veteran or
ganiza'ions IN tho pas these ouee
lions a. they atfec, colored voter
ans have been secretly sidettrscked
and piseon.holed
4 continuation Of he veteran
sham in Democracy which has
maintained the right ~ Freedom