The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-07-03


abused and nothing Is done about
it The WAVES and sPARs re-
Ject Negro women and the Red
Cross jim-crows Negro blood. al
though science states there Is no
difference IN the blood plasma
based upon race.
Let me cite several instances
OF the way Negroes are treated
IN Uncle Sans uniform In the
South.
Southern Treatment
At Fort Benning. Georgia. MAY
2. 1871: The body Of Negro pri-
vate. Felix Hall was found hang
Ing from a tree. arms and legs
bound Negro groups charge Pri-
'ate Hall was lynchcd. The bull
LETIN Of the NAACP states that
at Fort Benning Concentration
camp tactics are allegedly being
used against Negro soldiers and
torture and killings take place
at the pleasure Of the military
police"
Fayetteville. North Carolina.
August 6. 1871: Sergeant =. l..
Hargraves. white military police
man. and Private Ned Truman.
Negro engineer. are killed and
four other soldiers are wounded
In a gun battle between white
and Negro soldiers on a crowded
bus. Cause: brutality by white
MP,s.
Judge William II HASTE. for
MGR Civilian Aide 10 War Secre-
tary. Mr.. Henry L. stimson. re-
signed because he found himself
helpless IN attempting 70 stop The
spread Of jim-crowism ana secure
just treatment for Negroes in
the armed forces.
These things have happened in
an army supposed to be fighting
for democracy. They could be null
tiplied a hundred fold. II Is mere
sccident that this undeclared war
against part OF our armed
forces has not broken out into
devastating riots. hlood-shed and
lynching on large scale.
think II important too. to
state. Mr.. Thomas. that IN spite
OF the insult and humiliation Wis
tied upon Negroes in the army.
navy. air corps us. Marine and
WAACS. 1871 per cent OF all vol
unteers in the armed forces IN
1a4l-42 we're Negroes. although
only 9S per cent OF the population
are colored according TO the or
fee of War Information.
Discrimination In Industry
Meanwhile lynchIngs continue.
discrimination against Negro BOYS
and girls in the public and pri-
waite schools nullify our demo-
cratic professions Goo 900 Negroes
in time OF manpower shortage
are denied the right TO employ
their skills because OF Tho Nail
theories Of racialism in America.
THOMAS: Speaking OF the dis
elimination IN war Industry Mr.
Randolph. YOU were know. a
leader in the March on Washing
ION movement which PLAYED so
large part IN winning the Pres
idential order against dIscrimina-
ton against Negroes in defense
Industries I understand that that
movement continues. Would you
saw word about its plans?
RANDOLPH: am glad to say
a word about the March on Wash
ngton movement which came in
TO existence in protest against
the run-around Negroes we're get
ting when they applied for Jobs
In defense Industries and various
government departments. AS the
result Of its mobilization OF Negro
masses and threatened march
on Washington, July !. 1871. Ex-
ecutive Order $500 was granted
under which the Presidents Com
:nittee on Fair Employment Prac-
! tice was established. This COM
mittee has done splendid work In
breaking down barriers against
Negro workers in war plants and
| government departments. Unfor-
tunately, the committee was al
most destroyed when FEPC was
put in the War Manpower COM
mission and the railroad hear
ings we're postponed by Mr. Paul
" McNutt. Only recently new
chairman Father Haas. was APP
poInted by the President Negroes
are now demanding that the rail-
road hearings be re-scheduied Inn
medIately and that FEPC he in
dependent. responsible only to tho
President with an adequate bud
ret and personnel. and that II
adhere to the principle OF public
hearings. and also that the pres
ent members OF the committee be
retained.
The March on Washington
movement plans to hold a ma
tionai conference In Chicago June
80 10 July 4 to map program
OF attack upon jIm-crow.
THOMASi OF course. Mr.. Ran
dolph. I am interested in this
movement as have long been IN
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