The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-03-18

general staff corps. She will now
set the broad, general personnel
policies for the WAC here and
abroad.
or the approximately 50 WAC
officers who were on Col. Hobby's
headquarters staff. only four have
gone along with her to the per-
sonnet division of the general STAN.
No one Of these four In . Negro.
But that isn't our point. Wed
like to see Negro efficer on tho
general stan. yes. We aren't even
complaining about the assignment
that Is In prospect for Major Har-
riet West, one Of the two highest
ranking Negroes In the Women's
Army Corps. We think . NegrS
should be In such = spot, too.
But since the WAC is being RE
organized and integrated - and
since the undemocratic policy of
segregation into white and colored
units exists despite our fighting q
war against the Hitlerian theories
OF "Aryan supremacy" and "di-
vide. and conquer"-why can't We
have a Negro WAC in charge OF
the Negro division?
One reason may be the fact that
such person would be equivalent
TO division commander, which
would rate a rank of full colonel.
But is there any law against that!
This person could take over the
who'll, thing-step up the recruiting
campaign for Negro WACs. which
is now being given no attention
by anyone. And assignments for
the 80 or more Negro officers Ian.
gushing at rs Moines with
nothing TO do. plug for overseas
service for Negro WACs. set per-
sonnet goals and standards. and
help remove stigma which has
attach ed itself to the corps 30 far
as Negroes are concerned since III
inception.
AS political move. II could be
surpassed only by eliminating the
color line in the American army
which isn't in the cards just yet.
And while we're on the army.
let's look ut the significance OF
Rep. Andrew J. Mays objections to
the army using the pamphlet on
the Races OF Mankind" as orienta-
ton material for its instructor per-
konnel.
Representative May Is the Demo.
cratic Congressman from the Sew.
enth district in Kentucky. He 10
also chairman OF the House Mill
tary committee. He has boosted OF
blocking the use OF the pamphlet
| by the army because his ire was
famed by a statement In II to the
effect that survey showed the
average Negro in New York, Massa.
chusetts and Connect ( has q
higher intellect than the average
white In Kentucky. Arkansas and
Mississippi-not because they are
in the North ~ the South, but
because OF the differences in edu<
caticnsl advantages.
We are willing TO wager that
for individual differences. one does
not have to leave Kentucky, Ar.
kansas or Mississippi 10 find Ne
d. groes with higher intelligence than
Representative May In his own
state. we'd put our chips on Rep.
Charles Anderson Of tie State Leg
is.ature. for example.
Ne're going TO keep our eyes
open 10 see that this pamphlet docs
not TO cut 10 our soldiers through
War Department channels II u
does" he said, somebody Is going
to have 10 do plenty Of explaining. T"
What has not appeared In the
papers Is the fact that Representa-
tive May Is from . district which
has = potential Negro vote Of 3.S43.
In the last election. he won by .
bare majority Of $40 votes. The
shift OF I'll Negro votes could have
defeated him then.
What explanation" is Represent
tativc MAJ going 10 have in No.
vember--if he runs?
Perhaps II would be wise for
Congressman May to transfer his
allegiance TO South Carolina. where
the state House OF Representatives.
passed that mas y" COR NazD reso-
luton In support OF "whi- su-
premacy."
The best answer 70 the state 4
South Carolina appeared in an edi-
torial in the Washington Pot
which concludes.
1T is a lonely war that the South
Carolina House OF Representatives
would have its great state wage.
Divorced from the splendid COM
paoy OF the United Nations. who
proudly number black and white
and brown and yellow = red men
among their armies. il must fight
in isolation. And to isolation its
House OF Representative would
cons.Sr it in the peace. For the
rest OF the free world will not end
its struggle against Nazism until
1t has established upon earth q
tr'th which the founders OF South
Carolina held to BE- selt-evident:
that all men are created eqUal."
Thank God the Negroes in Ken
lucky can vote and do vote. II will
be a new and happy day when
they obtain that right and privile2e
in South Carolina. Then. perhaps
we'll be able TO get South CAROLINE
back into the United Nations.