The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-07

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u was even smoother >trAte-
q, for Mai cen frank Oh
Hunter commanding general "f
IN, TlrI Air Iorcr--wh h" ~ the
real force hch,nd the di>crimI-
natcr, policies and practices
which have provoked the men
81 III, 41sth--to name an all
Negro court. including Col Da-
,iS. 10 hear the charges pre-
TERED n, his boy, Col. Robert
Srl~sy.
THIS - ALL &C. god sppor-
~0ily. 20 t.Ae the heat OF the
w Dtpartmcr, when 'hc three
r',n are convicted f they are
They would ,hcn be convicted ny
members Of ;heir own race so
inc csy n discrimination logically
Goods M, 30 made
And n is almost certain hey
vii Or convicted Ia the Aruy's
Court-martal procedures cXtenu-
stIng circumstances do not count
A.. the court seeks 20 determine
is did YOU do II or don't you. II
viii listen 10 the mitigating OF ex-
ienuatIng circumstances. but VIII
ave them no weight IN inc decl-
son
50. since We swallowed the
transfer If command al Goldman
without insisting these pending
eases he cleared up first. let's
admit We were out -mancuvcrSd.
II will accomplish us little tn
raise a howl about the court
martial decision.
BUT. THERE ~ a weak pond
In the War Departments defeusS
through which we mient throx
some furnishing blows. How abou,
Mai 6cn. Hunter and Col Sell
way Aae they 10 90 scot-frce.
without Oeing charged and court
martisled FOR having deli berstcly
mlsspplied and mislnterpreted
Army regulations Such dishon-
esty is not becoming an officer OF
the United States and must GER
family violate some OF the ArtI-
cles of War.
Col. Selwsy. carrying out Gen
Hunters orders and policy. ISSUED
q base regulation mo 85-9 on
April 2. l945. and ordered all the
Negro officers to sign AL endorse
men, 10 indicate they had read
and understood II. Refusal Of l0l
az the officers 10 sign is what led
IN their arrest and subsequent rep
r,nand--which IS still part OF
their personnel files, so far as any
Of them know
The base regulation 80, up sep
srate facilities Of al kinds for
Wnst D, describes a. two different
types ~ personnel base, COM
rsnd and supervisory personnel
IN ono group and ";rainee' per-
Sonnel IN another The authority
for the regulation VAS gwen as
Army AR Force Standards su-
t1orizlns Separate Curfewins
col. SELWAY AND Gen Hun
ter knew. however. that medical
Officers who had qualified ~ flight
surgeons. who mad completed all
TIC required Army medical train.
ins. Who had behind them years
~ private medical practice could
no, Dc classified rs trainceS But
they were because they we're Ne
Eroes
Lets admit Ne were caught by
Sleeper Wnen the War Depart
ment held back any action or the
cases o. Its Roger Terry Mars
Ger Thompson and Shirley Gin
,on until si,er CO, DAVIS had
been put in command with pomp
and ceremony BIT cts get up
from INC canvass ~ mo count ~
r,ne and start throwing punches
Until Co SciHay and Gen Hun
hr - dorr fo- ne count
IN Justice 't tire ~ 'Sa' j.
7~~ 'Hr.- ou' = should york
'-e sane 'o- everyone. regardless
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