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prestige abroad. LAUTIER
President committee by executive
order for its membership would from the
interest inquiry
which may be undertaken.
The American Military Government in Germany and matters Of
policy affecting OOred under Howard Petersen the
Assistant Secretary Of War the American Military
has been badly conducted and of cOored soldiers Ger
has been such contribute their delinquency the blame
ultimately rests with the War Department
Moreover the War Department already has conducted its
General made investigation
and in which he established that venerea disease motor
accidents mSrtia higher eOOred
than white and that there reluctance
junior officers commanding eOOrd deal vigorously with
dersIciOns
The greatest invesgatory
mtee executive lies the fact that would
lack subpoena witnesses and compel them testify and
produce documentary evidence Insofar personnel
cerned Mr. Truman could order their before such
mee But there compel unwilling civilians unless they
government employees, appear and testify.
Creation Of such committee through legislation would take
months Congress pass bill providing a
mitee indications
On hand the Senate investigation committee
has given demonstration the thOrOughnes
work Committee counsel George Meader. and his assistant
Francis D. FLANAGAN had thoroughly Drepared case against
Theodore thoroughly
cOmbed Mississippi for evidence showing the dealings Of BbO
with of documentary evidence against
THE Man. BlbO is called in Mississippi gathered
Two Democrats and Republican the subcommittee
which conducted the hearings They James Mead
Delaware Democrats and Senator Homer Ferguson Republican Of
Michigan Senators Mead and Ferguson combined give fine
animation of contractors and BbO which brought into the light
Blbo's unsavory record
the American Military Government Germany. 1t will be called
millions Of dollars money the
operations Of that for the
the American occupation Germany The people entitled
know the facts 1t their money which will pay the the
American occupation.
Finally is believed that thorough investigation particularly
the conduct Of cooed War policy
to them, will lead to badly needed reforms
From performances the eating
mittee be best equipped
ton Appointment a eOOed lawyer
H. Houston counsel into the Of the conduct
Of eOlOred and problems displaced persons
and eXpees which perse
cuOn would insure fair and impartial inquiry lines
Mr. Whites yndcaed articles also a question ethics.
He the paid employee Of the NAACP As its he
into Of much valuable information which
able the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association
generally To such information the basis yndcaed
articles is decidedly unfair
CAPITOL NOTES: C. A. Franklin publisher City
Call caller the White House Truman
fellow Mssouran Despite the swearing
St Louan second deputy recorder Of deeds place Fred
Weaver who fired by Marshall Shepard
rumOrs persist that Shepard has got go.
Two candidates for vacancy the War Departments
Relations division created by the transfer Danny
Japan here the other day the They
Bert Cumby and Lieut. Willard But the likelihood
tona officer will be assigned the Negro
George Nod being allowed manpower
has made Of
what recommends Incidentally
in Japan.