Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-05-25
A Woman Reporter
Reports On San Francisco

By Almena Davis in the Los Angeles Tribune

SAN FRANCISCO-The nothing like an East Indian
for making feel gauche bobby-soxer and new
world hot dog Coney Island. knew this and so it
sheer desperation which made approach small gray
haired gentleman in the lobby of the Mark Hopkins hotel
here gentleman made strkngy conspicuous by of
red line running vertically down his forehead.
He buying copy of the New Times is being
teletped here daily and had staggered booth
styned again effort to someone" connection with
cussed world security conference.
Il most humby beg pardon for this intrusion began
and when the he raised did repoof
holiness But aren't member deega
ton ?"
am he said resignation encountered
before brief meetings with his us
At any rate was encounter it often in the next As minutes chat
with the Indian delegate in his
His name Sir Ramasswani Mudaiar
that brought me into contact with the head of the Indian delegation,
himself. He resignation re-
cevd and white San Francisco who
self axicab and autograph hunting gacously
As interview the session the fencing match
ABOUT about his reaction to the American Negro He succeeded
making feel like the cub school weekly except
paid delightful compliments female charm of both me and
my fusome companion.
As independence country Ramasswami was most
sangune about it There doubt that
fthuness of her ward with full any minute now was
the of his remarks.
Any discussion of Gandh panied even
it He dismissed Gandhs influence gather
vastly Overrated, with a of the hand.
Only midas contribution wax eloquent
considerable sad and supply
British forces He himself supply minister the British
for his country
Sir Ramasswam was very polite about the American Negro m
family condescendng distinctly had
Negroes the Ldo Road
job The natives had received them WE'LL disturbances
but of any consequence.
Though he spoke proudly being worlds coord
peoples though he twied companion mpigmened
skim proudly that he something which did
not have and that nothing else would him feeling
SUPERIOR didn't the impression that anything
like blood brothers, though exactly the
of features.
The Indians position similar American Negroes be-
the Brithers attempts domination
Indian the equal the of his back
ground Unlike the American Negro he has his country
culture his own history, he said.
To his dreadful f American should some
equip himself make contribution country thus
equalize his status
By this time had realized 1 wrong pew This was
undenaby the representative of the speaking have
done little preaching my being our country
and its culture and history making
other the population my day for practising
diplomatic courtesy think I'll send him copy TRIBUNE
instead.
OF u
don't want to sound dsguntled, but tempa-
ton observe that the last the delegates want to see
American Negroes During Ethopans
the Lberans the Haitians felt the
black plague never will forget the Ethiopian delegate stopped
the hallway the St. Francis and asked interview
with him any member of his delegation.
"Why?" he asked looking with queer which seemed To
What connection have with
we're brother and sister, bud and you'd better ppe
tented myself with blowing Dept office and
observing caty that they'd all better be Negro
dead nh the white press interested them
In though guess can't blame them some
Of old goats who descended San
ing loudly around hotel obbe crying every dark face
they see Everybodys here trying to get into the
And the oude the the pompou the
American movies get bad impression of the American Negro
could that looked like g-saw puzzle and an
accent wouldn't to be hailed particular portion
of the worlds oppressed" either.