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obtained, This difference Of opinion
grew 10 such = height between TIVE
witnesses that they all hut came 20
blows,
A. Phllip Randolph'a statement
was 30 pointed that 4, gave the
entire committee food for thought,
After pointing up all the evils 81
a. segregated army, Randolph do.
clarSd that u these practices should
10 allowed 90 exist, he would call
upon all Negro veterans frem coast
10 coAAt 10 join In . civil dlAohedi.
ence movement, refusing Co regis.
ter and he drafted. We said he
would appeal "a thousands Of
white youth In schools and colleges
who are vigorously shedding the
prvJudIrss Ot their parents and
professors. 10 demonstrate their
solidarity with Negro youth by
ignoring the entire registration and
induction machinery. lie would also
appeal 10 Negro parents 60 Stand
behind their sons ~ they march
with heads high 10 federal prisons
m a telling demonstration 10 the
world that Negroes have reached
the limit 81 human endurance.
Although the marble walls of tho
spacious, caucus room ~ the sen,
ate office building did not glare
under kleislighta ~ II did On the
previous day when Henry A, Wal.
lace appeared in opposition 10 the
UNIT hill, radio apparatus was MT
set up Oh the press tablss. movie
cameras did not line the walls and
tslsNisIun shutters did not click,
yst these Negro witnesses atagsd
Just ~ impressive n shaw ~ did the
presidential candidate,
Tho fireworks actually began In
the Wednesday hearings when Tra.
man Gibson openly attacked . dele.
CATION from the Committee against
Jim Crow In Military Service aud
Training. for recently reporting
10 President Truman that Negro
youth 81 this country were not
willing 10 shoulder arms In = Jim
crow army. should another conflict
arise,
Gibasa. who strsaEly favored
UNIT. declared that this vas not
the attitude 81 the majssity "
the Negro sllIpsRA. thai they had
participated In every Instance u
military history In tho past and
wosld certainly do 20 In the ~,
tHFe. lie charged thla Ereap u
uJiRK 10 Barter fF dsmee.
TAey,"
Considering himself an authority
on the subject. not only having
served NJ civilian aide 10 the aeere.
tary II war. but having served on
the PresldsHt's Advisory commits.
sion an UNIT. Gibson declared that
aggression Of the Soviet Union
would continue until checked,
therefore he believed UNIT 10 he
an insurance security,
When Grant Reynolds took the
stand he told the COMMITTEES that
hs was one ~ the delegation which
Waited the President last week,
therefore was que ~ those accused
0f trying 10 barter for dsmoc.
Fasy." In his resentment u Glib.
sons statement. he declared that
be- wore . uniform In tbs last war
and did Bgi eli In q swivel chair,
Reynolds. wha IL national ehatrmEn
~ the COMMITTEES Against JimnTo~
In Military Bervics and training.
dashed ou, that he did not advance
his economic welfare 81 tho expense
~ hls people In = Jim crow army.
II was this stAtsmsnt which
caused Gibson 10 rush IN Reynolds
after The hearing end threatened
10 HE him. Gibs0n told Reynolds
that had he said that IN the out
side, ne would have hit him In the
mouth and sasd him.
Commenting on the incident Sf'
Ter the hearing had recessed for
lunch. Reynolds said he would only
ignore any remark made BY aueh
. small person, Gibson, who had
no prepared statement. invited the
criticism by attacking this com.
mistss. Reynolds said. making n
necessary for Reynolds Ia depart
from his prepared statement 10
answer The shaFRs.
Ons ~ tho NEST fsFesful ~ an
the tSwtimSal@s waS 0ns given
BY AIbsTt IIlsSk. native ~ Do.
iuth. hlRRssSts, spsskina ~ .
ystSgaH ~ wsSi1 War o. ne
sitaa siaismSsts u sSms Negro
enlisted men who tsld ~ unbs-
llsVabls sEpsVIsasss vhish thsy
hs1 In The SsESsgsts1 sst-ups.
re pointed out how Negro sol.
dlsyS stationed at Fort BsnninE
we're treated BY Ioeni police al
ColamIns. Ga; and how The army
sontsndsd that Negroes are hap
pier In The south" that they thrive
thsra, that the climate II Eood for
thsm, even n thsy were born In
New England and IN the middle
west Ne rspSdiatsd ibis s0nssa-
lion BY smphstleaIiy DECLARING that
"NsKre sOldiSFs Do not liks The
south, thsy d not like Georgia;
thsy DO not LIKE 70 serve on Q post
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