The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-07-31
Randolph

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ally Hunt charges nat Z pam
ph-et recently lssze1 81 the
March Or Washington MoTe-
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% be National Director. ~
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~ lzf1znng IRE ossrr race
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e1-clgde thai Hunt Is engaging
In s1Es irresponsible md
throwing tor fa-1ozzl an6 20
l1-5ezI r=zsozz
The pamphlet tazt s. aroused
Hunt L called IRE wars
Creates sesntzl-1s sso-y
q g1-CroT II Uniform L
has been III to- srs-zl ncztns
and hzs been warmly spy-0-sd
y many liberals. la50- snd CO.
o-sd gr0ups and p151czao-s.
We had expected that reaction
s-lss Ike Co1gTsszzs- Rankin.
Dies and Cox void z1zck the
pamphlet, h1t 7 nus confess !
Tas rather taken 5sek q Ez6
TIE frs tElI-dress ozs.zug1t
cC-1llg from Z LABOR paper.
Fcr the pamphlet is simply :
detailed and hzr6-hltarg ez-
Pose q TIE shameful tysz.-en.
Of the e0-0red pe.e e America
~ military szs1scz.tzes. ths hu-
initiating refusal q o1Do- t--i.7
% co-o-ed pe-5ols . rlss . tns
post5 rhey ara httad fo-. tas
policy q I09se fm-croz ssgs-
gati0a n Il branches q the
service. with lis terrible cozse-
Cueaces IN sharpening racial
a1tagonims. tae Segregation q
cOlo-sd blood II tae Rel Cross
bod banks; &c etc. i also
pits the responsibility to- ire
continuance O. this condition
squarsly where i belongs: Oh
the present Administrator. and
On President Roosevelt as Con-
msnder-in-Ch5ef Of the A-uy.
And it finally describes The re-
suits q this policy. the sowirg
q the seeds Of postwar fasclzu:
tne growing feeling q millions
Of Co.o-ed Americans that this
e z white mans war and
that there is little % choose BE-
tween he dsmocracies and the
Eszies.
That military iim-crox Is
smoothing the path Of postwar
reaction. that the above state
Of mind Is widespread among
colored people these are facts.
whether Lester II Hunt likes
them OF not. OR pamphlet
didn't create these facts: (.
merely recorded them. However
70 Hunt there is 10 difference
between recognizing the exist
enee Of something and adYocat-
ing IL Ire very passages ne
quotes. however. shoE that the
pamphlet condemns racial an
tsgOnigna and fa5cIzn, and that
It advocates treating colored
soldiers Ike human beings pre-
eisely because that IS the best
way 70 prevent raclalism and
pogtwsr fascisn.
How does Hunt propose 70
deal with these problems? In
his entire article there is not q
single expression Of sympathy
for the colore6 people. not q
single word Of condemnation Of
Inc reactsonsry un-American
ttn-crUv policies nov being
pursued By the American navy
and army. There IS not a word
Of support fo- the struggle the
colored people Of America are
xsginz for their democratic
rign.s-and Lester n Hunt Is
not very bright as = trade IN
. ionIst. If he inaginss that fu-
turs fascist demagogues viii not
exploit the present tragic diYis-
ion between blacks and whites
in order 70 fasten their yoke On
the entire American working
class regardless Of oolor. Colored
America fight is alzo labor s
fight.
Support the fight against i'm
crown On the contrary, Hunt
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