The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-10-21

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A FAIR REVIEW
Since the colored soldier is
still unquestionably the most
loyal segment Of the American
AIMED Forces and since 90 per-
cent Of the eases" against
many OF our yillified veterans
are based mainly on spirited
proteSts-sometimes called ere
bellionS" = against diScrimina-
ton and evil efforts to dishonor
> a colored mans U. S. uniform,
then it seems only fair, in view
Of the facts, that more than one
colored soldier boy (alSo lads in
the Navy and Airforce) rates
more than an impatient, and
sometimes lnUolerant, judgment
by officials who are of them
serves not always qualified to
Judge other men. I would there
fore suggest mixed board of
qualified civilians as we'll as
military experts (including col
ored men like Judge HASTE and
Colonel Gorrdin) to sit in on
judgement of men convicted Of
"rebelling" in such places as a
southsru city, or on jim crow
bus o. railroad train, or mill
tary restricted recreational area,
not to mention those who be-
come ''trouble-makers" by OPP
posing discrimination overseas. !
would also suggest witnesses
land their fellow sufferers) who
should be available by the doz-
ems. including the well reSpec-
ted word of certain army chap
lains There is often much more
behind these leases" than one
may imagine. And many a civil
ian gangster, has had far more
liberal court judgement than
some mothers colored soldier
boy.
PRISONERS GET BREAKS
II, after this war, some ex-
enemy killer of U. S. troops
who suddenly became an Allied
co-belligerant) should apply for
and share in Allied veteran
status with all the jobs and
gravy" that goes with it, I am
certain that the loyal colored
soldier who has been "blacklis-
Ded" merely for fighting Hitler
md TOTO tactics within his own
ranks, will not be the recipient
Of genuine justice. In this claim
[ challenge even Drew Pearson
who, by radio, has seemingly de-
tended Axis prisoners who have
openly been coddled and treated
Ear better than some American
colored troops. The idiotic tav-
oritism toward some Axis pris-
oners is a national scandal. 1t
a almost unbelievable that the
enemy can receive so much re-
spect and honor while colored
troops are punished for COM
parable angelic offenses. If this
S Justice, than there is no JUS
ice.
EVADNG THE ISSUE
By now we should have
cached the reasoning that the
plored soldier is not always
rrong when his word is placed
against that of men stepped in
the ideologies of prejudice
Such ideologies are equally as
dangerous as that of the FAC
lists or the so called "reds" and
1t is a mystery to most OF Us
whv Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Dewey
and others are evading this fact
II colored servicemen can be
beaten and lynched and broken
in spirit while the men OF even
alien background are allowed to
have the complete four free
dorns Of our military system,
and former enemy forces are
welcomed as fair-weather CO.
belligerant friends" then it is
reasonable to assume something
is drastically wrong somewhere,
and we don't mean in Denmark.
And the fault is not in the stars
but in the double-standard of
democracy called "jim crow
which iSolates one citizen from
another at a time when we all
should be united as one. The
colored &C I" is not to blame for
this system, and since he is not
to blame the charges" against
the colored &C. L" deserves ex-
ira special treatment and a
sympathetic judgement of all in
volyed.
VETERANS SILENT?
In my cub reporter days l
could never understand why the