Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-10-04
Dear Joe
Who Said That???
By JAMES L. HICKS

Let me assure you that no place
il far of today. Danger for one
is danger for all soon, very
soon, you may be required to do
something about II. You may have
TO fight about II"
Hey, what TIL Who's that rat
Ting those rifles?
That was DR.. Isaiah Bowman
speaking, Joe. That was the way
he welcomed veteran students at
Johns Hopkins University in Balti-
more last Friday.
The painful thing about the
whole statement is that you can't
brush of q guy like this DIR. Bow
man very easily.
DR.. Bowman Is president Of Johns
Hopkins, has been engaged since
1912 in work for the State Depart
ment, was q representative at Dun
barton Oaks, an adviser at the San
Francisco Conference and took part
in the Paris peace conference in
1919.
What did you say, Joe! There
they 90 againl
Wanna Wave a Flag!!
As part Of its employment pro-
gram the Disabled Veterans Of
America has proposed that bust
ness and industry display an Off
cial World War II Employment flag
which will emphasize the number
Of returned veterans an Organiza-
ton now has working for it.
The War Department has ap-
proved three official types Of these
flags and business houses may OBJ
tain q list Of firms manufacturing
them by writing to the public re-
lations department Of the Disabled
Veterans Of America, Suite 1880,
IL South LaSalle Street, Chicago,
Illinois.
During the war business houses
and industries put on a big show
bOastinR how many Of their en-
ployees they had given" 70 the
services. Actually they didn't give
'em-Selective Service took EN-
but 1t was good advertising.)
Now, Joe, let's stand here and
count the number Of employment
flags we see flying.
Urban League, NAACP, church
es, schools, YMCA's, YWCA's and
all other organizations who so
proudly waved those "he went
away" flags, please copy!
The Whirl
DIR. Frederick Patterson Of Tusk-
egee fame who is a special con-
sultant to General Groves 3. Err
skine, head Of the Retaining and
Unemployment Administration, has
recommended that the General
name Julian A. Thomas Of the Ma
tional Urban League, Lieutenant
Colonel W. A. Clark of TuskeHee,
and DIR. Ambrose Caliver of the
United States Office of Education
as consultants in the IRA. A bet
ter recommendation from DIR. Pat
terson would have called for Cen
eral Erskine to hire more colored
people in some Of the better jobs
In the IRA.
II you are going to school under
the CT Bill or Public Law Is and
decide to change schools, don't just
pick up your books and walk
you'll be marked AWOL by the VA
training officer and your subsist-
ence check will be stopped. Ask
your training officer for 'volun-
tary interruption" and then apply
for a supplemental certificate Of
eligibility before you take your
walk.
October 6-l2 is National Employ
the Physically Handicapped Week.
Do your part for the boys who left
part Of themselves in the foxhOles,
Joe. Four out of every FIVE
handicapped vets applying for work
at public employment offices are
not placed, according to USES fig
ures.
Washington AVCers are calling
for an end to segregation in schools.
Howard University Is expect
ing 1000 veterans this fall and half
Of EN- wanna be football heroes.