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under charges Of obstruction Of
justice" and drunk and disorderly
conduct"
7. Lieutenant Colonel J. Shamel
Of Military Government, Bremen.
haven, is under charges Of "em-
bezzlement and neglect Of duty"
8. An undetermined number Of
officers will probably be implicated
in wrong-doing as the result Of an
investigation being made by Colonel
Perry Baldwin, an inspector gener-
al, who is inquiring into improper
conduct on the part of officers,
principally in Berlin.
The conduct Of white officers,
however, does not excuse the
conduct Of cOlOred soldiers. But
If officers are setting a bad ex-
ample, how can enlisted men be
expected TO behave?
The sensational charges made in
the Meader report indicate a fail
ure Of command. Certainly if COM
handing officers were accepting
their command responsibilities
there would not be the utter lack
of military discipline and the high
venereal disease rate reported
among both white and colored
troops.
Moreover, the report indicates
that some of the breakdown of
discipline and morale among
cOlOred troops is chargeable to
War Department policy. The
War Department is responsible
for the disprOpOrtiOnate number
Of cOlOred men found in service
units. During the war it repeat
eddy converted cOlOred combat
units into service outfits, and
some Of those which retained a
combat status never saw combat.
How can colored men be ex-
pected to have high pride in their
units when they are service units
performing only mental tasks?
The allegations made in the
Meader report indicate the need
of a thorough investigation Of the
American Military Government in
the zone occupied by United States
troops in Germany. Such an in
vestigation should seek to place
responsibility where it properly be-
longs for the conduct of American
troops.
For the War Department to
withdraw cOlored troops from the
occupation forces in difference to
the wishes of General Joseph T.
McNarney, military governor and
the commander Of the United States
forces in the European theater,
would be a confession Of inability
to cope with a situation.
Corrective action needs to be
taken, but intelligent corrective ac-
ton can be taken only If the facts
are known.
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Movor's Council in Action

The cast Of Carmen Jones" coming Minneapolis The
Of the Mill
confirming
be that Of the Jones Americans Of Negro
descent Suddenly all Of the hotels cancelled the reservations
Frantcaly the advance phoned the Minneapolis Urban
League which made stabilize the situation Finally the Urban
League executive secretary James Wadaw referred the matter Of
the Council Human Relations in the Of Wed
Leland secretary Leland Immediately work and the
cancelled the suddenly changed their
minds.
housed in
able Minneapolis of the show good
performances there reported Of other hotel guests
moving any hostees few of the
Americans but also Of Negro descent
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disOrderly conduct.

disOrderly conduct.
On a street car there may be 30
vacant seats in the white section
Of the car while colored passengers
are packed into the Jim Crow Sec
ton like sardines and many are
passed up on the street.
The majority of white people
would respect a law which would
say that one may take any avail
able seat, no matter in what part
of the car it might be. The people
would get along all right just as
these same people get along in
other cities where there are no such
laws. But the law says otherwise.
Hence, the law, in this instance as
in so many others, becomes the
instigator Of discrimination and
the breeder of ill-will and a grow
ing disrespect for law and order
in this nation, because it facilitates
the robbing, humiliation and deg
radiation Of a minority group.
When by law, custom and I'M
sound tradition it is discovered
you can get away with almost
anything, more and more the
greedy, immoral and unenlight-
ened bride and pay large sums
Of money to get unjust laws
passed and enforced. Others
gradually lose their respect for
law and revolt against established
order.
A great deal is being said about
John L. Lewis and his United Mine
Workers of America. Our lack of
sense of justice and decency made
Lewis what he is today. Segrega-
ton and discrimination laws are at
the bottom of it all.
Oppressors of the colored people
in the South get away with it in
spite of the Constitution of the
United States. Along comes A.
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Step in Right Direction

President Trumans decision to set committee civil rights
will be hailed those quarters interested establishment Of inter
racial this country in the right direction
The additional fact that he has secured members Of the
outstanding citizens Of the country led by General Es Charles
very encouraging It long been contention the
minds the influential voices in the country have
themselves enough with the need presented by this nations
wholesale violation Of the civil rights of large portion Of its popua
Apparently these best minds and vces" being awakened
their the inherent racial abuses the u s.
The Presidents committee has large task and its work must be
cities
mil in locale
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committee, COW LAUTIER
ers various aspects Of the American
Military Government.
Not only are colored troops
charged with misconduct, but high
ranking officers are charged with
engaging in black market activities
and other immoral conduct without
being punished. For example, the
report discloses the following:
l. Colonel J. B. Edmunds, former
director Of Administrative services
and later director, transportation
division, Office of Military Gov
eminent for Germany Omitted
States), subject Of numerous ale
cations, has been returned to the
United States with a reprimand
under the 104th Article of War
for reasons of moral turpitude.
2. One Alfred Bloch and one
Philip Tandett have been charged
with the sale of 1000 bottles Of
Schnapps to the Germans in vio-
lation Of United States policy.
3. Captain Norman P. Byrne Of
Military Government has been re-
turned to Germany from the United
States to stand trial for illegal
movement Of art treasures.
4. Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Fisher
and Major Louis Dups, both Of
Military Government, are to be
tried for trading with the enemy.
These officers are charged with
having set up a corporation for
trading and import-export activi-
ties. Efforts are also being made
to extradite from the United States
one Maurice Van Stock for partici-
pating in this matter. Fisher is also
being tried for soliciting money to
act as agent of the Otis Elevator
Company in Germany.
s. Major Hamlin will probably be
tried for Black Market activities.
8. Colonel B. J. Walker of Mill
tary Government, Bremerhaven, is
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COlOTeu pSOpit VI DURR
their constitutional rights. During
the Roosevelt administration one
governmental agency after another
was wrecked simply because it
tried to give colored people a square
deal.
Most of the people of this coun-
try are law-abiding and can be
made to fear to do wrong by law.
We have laws on our statute books
which promote hatred and strife
and nullify the laws of God.
For instance, on my way to
Chicago to attend a race unity
meeting at Wilmette, ILL.,, last
week several white persons from
Southern states rode the same
train | rode to Chicago. Below
the Mason Dixon line we could
not eat together, not because we
did not want to, but because
there is a law which says that
white and cOlOred people must
be separated by a curtain in the
diners.
This same law makes it possible
for the railroads to cram colored
passengers into one car on the
streamlined trains. When that car
or half-car is filled, there is no
other available space for colored
passengers, while on the same train
there may be dozen cars set aside
for whites in which there are often
unoccupied seats.
| have been late in getting to
important meetings in New York,
Washington and Chicago because
of the inadequate space set aside
for colored passengers and often
because the railroad personnel flop
down to socialize with the pas
sengers or rest.
Take one of the fast streamlined
trains out Of New Orleans or
Miami for Chicago or New York.
The same people who eat together
with the drawn curtains to separate
the races below the line are the
same people who eat together and
enjoy the full facilities of the en-
tire train beyond the Mason Dixon
line without incident. The law be-
yond the Mason-Dixon line does
not require Jim Crow and all the
people on the train respect that
law and get along together as hu-
man beings should, while below the
line the law requires segregation
which inconvenience colored peo-
Pile.
In Birmingham, where l live,
the segregation laws make it
punishable by fine and imprisOn-
ment for cOlored and white peO-
pie TO assemble together on the
same floor in a public auditori-
um. These laws cover almost
every phase of social activity.
For instance, il is against the
law for a cOlOred and white man
to play cards together. For
whites to invite their eOlOred
friends to their homes would
make them subject to arrest for
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Judge Rounds Criticized
For Different Action

In Two cases
Editor: Leonard E. Johnson, 40
years old, $40 s. Seventh ST., Min
neapolis, forfeited 500 bail on last
Friday in the St. Paul municipal
court on an indecent exposure
charge. Johnson was arrested on
Tuesday, Nov. 26, when he alleged
Iy exposed himself to three small
girls near 23l Sidney St. The judge
who permitted this man to forfeit
his bail, without sending out a
bench warrant for his arrest, was
none other than Judge John L.
Rounds Of st. Paul Municipal court.
In August, Nelson A. Peery, one
Of the outstanding young Negro
men in the Twin Cities and a veter-
an of World War II. was brought
before Judge Rounds upon
trumped-up charge of indecent
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We Are Puzzled Too

The Republican high command
in the Senate has some queer ideas.
Its steering committee selected
Senator Eugene d. Millikin Of
Colorado to head a committee to
study racial bias in employment,
Senator Milliken Is a known foe
Of FEPC legislation and was re-
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Skin Color Nullifies Vets Chances

Winthrop Rockefeller his the Secretary Of War vet
reaustmen made the pertinent and fortnight
question this
day
Mr. Rockefeller found fermentation of the Negro
skin nulihes the fact that he 8 a
Elsewhere In this paper reprinted Mr. Rockeers statement
full In It he the Americas problem
charges white people, group responsibility
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IN Europe felat'
ing to the mis-
conduct Of col.
ored troops in the
zone occupied by
United States
troops in Ger
many.
The report, pre-
pared by George
Meader, counsel
for the Senate
war investigating
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Piles included freedom for every
body. They ought not be penalized
for doing what is just and fair;
for doing what each Of the boys
promised.-Iowa (Des Moines) By
stander.
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III JIle OOuLH as
were the two men
and their wives
near Monroe, Ga.
last summer.
r alb b lerousers
like Bilbo, Tai
madge and their
ilk have written
iniquitous laws
upon the statute
books which may
be used to deprive
colored people of
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treatment, domiciliary care, out-pa-
tient service, prosthetic appliances
nected disabilities will be avail
able to you as long as you stick
around this rugged old world, Joe.
for veterans having service-con-
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Dear Joe
READY REFERENCE
By JAMES L. HICKS

READY REFERENCE
Joe, get your scissors out and
clip this column and put it in your
file along with your discharge
papers. Here are some dates con-
corning your rights as veteran
which you should have close at
hand at all times.
Let's start with New Years
Day:
UNTIL JANUARY l, l947: Hon
orably discharged aliens who have
served in the armed forces prior
to Dec. %, 1945, may apply for
quick naturalization as citizens
under a simplified process. After
that it's going to be tough.
FEBRUARY I, 1947: Last day
to apply for reinstatement of that
$4,000 National Service Life In
surance policy without taking a
physical examination.
JULY l, l947: Last day for am
putee veterans to apply for $1,000
automobiles which the VA will give
them for the asking.
JULY /, 1947: Last day for
veterans discharged on or after
May IL, 1915, to enlist in the En-
listed Reserves in same grades held
at time of discharge. After July
/, if you "reup" you will start as
a buck private.
AUGUST l, l9I7: Last day for
beneRciaries Of deceased service
men or veterans to claim waiver
Of any premium which has come
due to the serviceman or the vet
eran. If serviceman or veteran died
during total disability, dependents
have until Aug. /, 1947, to apply
for proceeds of his policy.
SEPTEMBER l, 1947: Last day
to apply for terminal leave pay.
DECEMBER 81. 1919: Veterans
who did not take out NSLI policies
while in the service may apply for
policy now. In 1850, however,
NSLI will assume the right to deny
you a policy by reason Of any
disability which you incurred or ag-
gravated in the service. Better get
under the wire before 1850, Joe.
TWO YEARS AFTER DATE
OF DISCHARGE Cor end of war,
whichever is latest): Last date to
join the 1920 club. If you lose
your job two years after you have
been discharged, the breadline is
your next best bet, Joe.
FOUR YEARS AFTER DATE
OF DISCHARGE: Last day that
you can become Joe College at the
governments expense. Four years
after you are out, if you still don't
have that education under the CT
Bill, you either are going to stay
dumb the rest Of your life or pay
for your education yourself. The
same thing goes for on-the- job
training and your rights under
Public Law l6.
FIVE YEARS AFTER THE
END OF WAR: All readjustment
allowances will end. If you are not
"reconverted" by this time-well,
Joe. better luck after the next war.
EIGHT YEARS AFTER TAX
ING OUT NSLI: Your NSLI term
Ave year level insurance must be
converted into a permanent ordi-
nary life, 20-payment life, or 80
payment life INSURANCE.. Your policy
will have cash value at that time
and you can borrow on it if you
need the dough.
TEN YEARS AFTER END OF
WAR: Last day to apply for CT
loan under CT Bill.
FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER
DATE OF DISCHARGE: Last day
to apply for review of that blue
discharge or any type discharge
YOU received which was not to your
satisfaction.
LIFETIME (Say are you still
here?): disqualification, medical
S;,oseI1 ,hsI [ent NEGROES from N,
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portedly puzzled when the COP.
steering committee handed him the
job. So are we puzzled. Maybe
Senator Taft and others in COP.
hierarchy think Negroes and other
opponents Of fair employment
practices don't read the news
papers.
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AXCs

The Bystander believes that the
AVC's are trying to put into opera
ton for everybody the things for
which, the boys were told, this
country went to war; those princi-
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Only opposed this extension tyranny
moving Of the hoees because few Of the
hate Every alert American should through letter
advise Secretary other United Nations officials that
Of this the Union
South Africa Such gives the lie all of
Article Three
tlanicC barter
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Washington
Spotlight
BY Louis Lautier

Daily newspapers have played up
out Of their true perspective the
section Of the report on conditions
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It's the Law
Not the People
By ROBERT DURR

BY ROBERE DURR
For years and years thousands
and thousands of human beings
have been just as brutality lynched
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himself polls primary
Blbos guilt in ease nescapable"
The Valley settler., 1946-05-30
All ROUNDUP T-ZZK 1T FL FRANKS

Tho tentative schedule for the All Round IJp at Foifbcnks is os follows:
 Train will locvo Nhtaruska Juno Il at 4:lC P,M. and at Eosilla at A.: PM. All passengers will spend tho n ight at Curry, leaving thoro at 8:oo A.M. on Wednesday, morning, June l2, arriving at the College Station at 4:45 We dno sday afternoon. All
The Valley settler., 1946-05-30

delegates, leaders, and assistant leaders will Do housed the University Campus. Bods and mattresses will be rnished. Each raombor and loodor attending should bring tho following supplies: Bedding: Shoots and warm blanket (Pil1oU
 and Pillow coso if noodcd) Girl s: Cotton dress or s1ocks; one
 bottor dress fc F trip and banquet. Boys: ovorolls or Cords(or similar
 clothing); one better outfit for
 trip to toIn and banquet Shoes: Sturdy, comfortable walking shoes. Coats: Because of cool evenings Q hoavy coat or sweater will be neso ssary. Toilet Art ic1os:
 Tooth brush, tooth paste, comb,
 bath towel, hand towels, wash towel,
 soap, tuo or three clothes hangers,
 and cup or glass.
 Cont. on page
Evening star., 1946-11-12
Man Sought in kidnapping
OF Esfranged Wife, Hacker
By the Associoted Press

OSWEGO, N. Y, Nov. 12.-Arthur
J. FELTON,, IS, described by police as
an ex-convict, was sought today on
kidnapping warrants as his estranged
wife and a taxicab driver who tried
to reconcile them returned to Oswego
after 2,00o-mile trip, mostly at
gunpoint.
Oswego police said the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation had filed the
charges.
Police 1t. John Reed said Mrs.
Pauline FELTON,, 20, and 18-year-old
William j. Horan, the taxi driver,
would be asked to sign a warrant
here also charging kidnapping when
they arrived today from New Jersey
where they told their story to Jersey
City police and FBI agents at New
ark yesterday.
Mrs. FELTON, and Mr.. Horan told
Jersey City police yesterday that
FELTON,. formerly of Syracuse, had
forced them to drive at gunpoint to
Atlanta, Ga, where he left them
after having the cab refueled and
giving the driver $1.50.
Evening star., 1946-11-12
Newly Elected Register Of Wills
In Montgomery Won First Ruce
(Cne. of q Series J

so rs an individual, since the Re-
publican Party took no ofiiciaI stand
On the issue.
Now that he's been elected, Mr..
Clarke revealed, he will. devote his
full time to his duties as register
Of wills. This means much Of the
responsibility for managing a chain
Of four tourist homes here, the prop
erty Of Mr.. Clarke for many years,
win fall upon his wife, Mrs. Lena L.
Clarke, who keeps the books on the
tourist business.
Wife Active In COP.
Mrs. Clarke is herself an active
Republican worker in Montgomery
County. She is corresponding secre-
tary Of the County Federation of
Republican Women. and treasurer Of
the Silver Spring Republican Wom-
ems Club.
Mr.. Clarke. who has served as
Republican chairman of the fifth
precinct in the Wheaton district for
six years, says the tourist home busi-
ness Is his only outside interest.
He's Redskin fan, he asserts, and
attends most of the games with his
11-year-old son Walter, Woodside
Public School student.
The Clarkes have one daughter,
Marcia, 8, who also attends the
Woodside School.
The newly elected register of wills
was born in Tarentum. Pa, grad
uated from "a high school In Turtle
Greek, Pa, in 1928, and came to
Washington shortly thereafter. He
attended National University Law
School here for two years.
The Clarkes live at 1920 Coleseville
road, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1946-11-12
BY the As.oeioted Press

CHICAGO, Nov. ia new way
Of performing the operation to save
the lives of blue babies"-intro-
ducing surgical feat previously
considered impossible was an
nounced today by three Northwest
ern University physicians.
Instead of connecting with less
important artery, the surgeons for
the first time tapped the body's
main artery, the great abdominal
aorta, which springs from the
hearts left chamber and gives rise
to all the arteries of the circulatory
system.
Physicians said the operation
would not benefit all blue chill
dren." who are born with crippled
hearts, but would help the majority
to overcome otherwise hopeless in
validism and in some cases prevent
death.
Details of the new surgical tech
nique, first performed on q human
being "a 21-month-old girD only two
ago, were announced in the
Journal of the American Medical
by Drs. Willis j. Potts,
Sidney Smith and Stanley Gibson
Of Children's Memorial Hospital at
the university's medical school.
They said the operation achieves
the same result as one originated
by DR.. Alfred Blalock and DR.. Helen
Evening star., 1946-11-12
Coal Contract Talks
Postponed a Hours
Without Explanation
by tho Associated Press

A scheduled conference today be-
tween Secretary of Interior Krug
and John l.. Lewis was postponed
for "a hours without any immediate
explanation.
The two were to have met at 2:30
pm. to resume their soft-coal min
ing contract negotiations.
Asked whether the postponement
was initiated by Mr.. lewis or Mr..
Krug, an Interior Department aide
said there was no comment.
The conference was reset for 2:3O
pm. tomorrow.
Mr.. Krug, representing the Gov
ernment, and Mr.. Lewis. speaking
for 400, 900 miners, met yesterday for
the firSt time since the union leader
signaled for reopening of his con-
tract.
Neither shed any light on the
progress made.
Mr.. Lewis Is moving to end his
contract November 20, and without
q working agreement the miners
traditionally don't "trespass" on
company property.
-Four more days remain Of the IL
fixed for negotiating q new pact
under Mr.. Lewis self lf-proclaimed
timetable. Mr.. Krug has chaI-
lenged that Interpretation Of the
agreement under which the Govern
ment Is running the mines, but has
not indicated publicly whether he
is talking about . new contract or
not.
: Speculation arose over the reason
for yesterdays recess. and three pos
sibilitieS stood out ~
/. Mr.. Lewis had made his pro-
position possibly calling for o
shorter work week with little or no
loss in take-home pay-and the
Government wanted time to study it.
2. Mr.. Krug wanted to consult
the operators on whatever contract
terms Mr.. Lewis had imposed.
CThere was no immediate commune
cation with the operator represents
tives available here, however)
3. The Government had coun-
tered with something that required
time for study nv Mr. Iewis
Evening star., 1946-11-12
French Red Regime
Averied in Vote,
MRP Chiefs Say. :. :.
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 12.-Spokesmen for
the conservative Popular Republi-
can Movement (MRP) which lost
first place to the Communist mar
rowly In Sundays legislative elec-
ton, said today the voting had
ayerted "a Marxist majority-that
is. government headed by the
Communist"
Maurice Schumann, president of
the MRP to which President
Georges Bidault belongs, indicated
he favored a national union govern
ment Of all parties.
Still incomplete returns gave the
Communists 173 seats in the Ma
tional Assembly, the MRP. 161, the
Socialists 95, the Leftist rally
(radicals) 81 and the Rightist
groups IS.
International Trusts Hit.
The Communist publication L HUI
mantle attacked what 1t called
American British international
trusts" and asserted the party would
insist on an independent French
foreign policy.
The Communist Party victory Is
q victory Of the French line In for
eing policy and particularly the
position constantly defended by our