Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-04-24
Negro Press on New Navy Policy

When we think in terms of the herOsm Of Doe Miller and hun
dred of other Negro who country
conclude that the altered policy of navy step right
direction, but it is not enough-Louisana Weekly
1t highly gratifying that navy long
policy of exclusion against Negro;
aging those who have made the fight for the abolition dscrmna
justice recognized something
tangible done about it
Possibly program entirely satisfactory in the
ginning But is at least start in the right dectnIowa
stander
The Negro press organized Negro opinion
the United States have forced Secretary of the Navy issue
order opening the Navy enlistment Negroes
ice in the ranks and non-cOmmissiOned officers
Well took to force the NegrphObc Navy Department
give Negro citizens opportunity their country
than waiting table and washing dishes.
Perhaps the crisis greater colleagues
will be glad abandon segregation altogether victory
In the meantime Negroes will enter the Navy accept the positions
them and make fine record there they have the Army
But who the outside will keep up fight segrega
ton and are thing of the past in this country and the
true spirit of democracy at last prevaiPsbugh Courier
The policy merely the Navy category
our jim Crow Army.
unalteraby opposed any policy program
that falls short of the sound ideals equality without regard
creed or color upon which our is founded and for
the protection of which today calling citizen and
resource-Chcago Defender.
Secretary Knox Iaboed and brought forth crow known as jim
Nero fdded while burned; civilization
crumb We fight for democracy abroad while ncng
Negroes shovels and Navy
not in proximity to whitesuness they're white officers who
parently immune to the Negro virus
THE GREATEST Secretary of Navy Edison says
ut quite conceivable that destroers be manned by Negroes
is also conceivable that baeps may by Negroes
fore Ms Hitler Mussolni and Hoo exed Point
thing will be along cordial spirit
George S. Schuyler in the COURIER.
be 194 before Negroes trained the
Army refused to Negro boys be trained the regular
training bases along with white boys waited until
training base at Tuskegee The Navy following the policy
Many of these white and black Americans
gher the schools played the athletic lived in
the block but their Navy going danger
danger that they do not train together and fight together
All of which adds support the oftepead cynical
Negroes that the white folks would
than give the luxury of prejudceOy Wilkins in N
News.
Now that separate Army Navy Marine Corps Air Corps
and Coast Guard the thing will be
Congress and maybe treasuyWHam O. Walker
Call and Post.
Negroes do not step from land gigantic
stride and become admas night neither do they expect
night and they realize that training fundamental
But at the time they know that while they waiting that
delayed training much that they could possibly help accomplish
slipping And they realize that day they
find that country they helped to build the democracy they helped
and the ideals that they cherished vanished
air This will not only be their but the everlasting
those who through prejudice and selfhnes them
ing their full share in its further preservation and pepetuaon
IOuisvi