Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-11


dice never respects teehniealities.
Equality cannot be created by q
manual Of army regulations; the
men must feel Il and think il and
act il. The social difficulties mem
toned BY General Davis are not
isolated eases ard should not be
considered Of no concern 70 the
army. Bad feeling between coli
ored and white troops has military
consequences.
Perhaps General Davis did not
get around SIS much as be should
have. or perhaps he did not consid-
er il wise 70 make an issue Of the
matter at this time. An ugly and
dangerous situation does exist, and
ii impairs the efficiency Of the
troops and depresses the morale Of
the entire American Negro popu-
latiOn, already nesr the breaking
point
1t is particularly shocking to OBJ
serve the Jim Grow bacillus being
injected into England, country
without color prejudice, where the
people regard Negroes not as me
nials and comics bat as human be-
ings, ard are guided IN their rela-
tiers with them by their natural
reactions TO them as individuals,
mot as Negroes. The preiudiesd
white American soldiers are mot
the only carriers Of this germ.
Sometimes IL seems 70 have been
introduced in England BY order Of
the A. n. II. In a recans issue Of
the London New statesman and
Nation correspondent writes:
s. orders or requests have been
issued BIZ the American military
authorities 10 The townspeople 70
the effect that white and eoiored
troops should not be perrnikted Ia
the same civilian eantsens. In
SONS cases the townspeople have
refused to comply. Partly IA a re-
sat Of this the latter have become
extremely annoyed at what is re-
garled a. discrimination against
the cclered soldiers. As q further
result scuEies between white and
eoiored Americans hSve occurred
when Negroes have entered, or
tried 10 enter dance halls or bars
where the white Americans were
already dispcrting themselves. APP
psxenEly In one case the white
Americans demonstrated with
landlady for serving celorea Gus.
TONER'S The reply Of the woman
il significant: Their money is ~
good IS yours. ard we like their
company
The average Rritoa appreciates
the complexities Of the Negro gues-
sioa but seen Il AZ purely an Amer
lean probien. He ressnts being
told that he must develop PREM
diees.,
One night l met an American
Negro corporal in Piccadilly Cir
rus, and after I left him toesed
down our Conversation almost YER
balm ! think he simply and elo-
quentIy expressed the thoughts
and feelings Of the average Negro
soldier with the A. X. n. ia Eng.
land Our Dialogue ran as follows:
SCOT . light n
Here y'are."
Thanks. You American r.
yeah
so ana + Where yen frosnlr
Pittsburgh. whars you from n
ANsw York"
II worked at the Savoy IN Har-
Iena Tor a WHILE
~oh, ! was up there just before
left"
fRrightening) 'eYeah ! Whose
baHd was piayinsf'.
Il forget.
sThey sent me Hrst out to okla
hena, an then back to Fort Dix.
gotta gal out in Brooklyn I went
10 ace one night, just before come
over here was sergeant arr
they busted me for IT."
awhy1"
"A. W. o. L. She bad kid
fron me an ! wanted to see 'sm
both before came over here 4
didnx know II I'd ever eeme back
again, 10 I wanted to see 'ern. Il
made out an allotment 10 her"
eThas's tough, being hustea for
that"
We'll, they gotta have rules IN
an srny- don't blame 'sm. I'm
a corporal now
sHow DO yea hks II here ~
@Awrixht~'eept not NAVY col
oFsd boys over here. Va ~ lons-
acme sometimes.
-How do they tssat you over
herefs
~who. che EngIishf~
'Yez."