Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-01-20
Jim Crow Refreshing In Army


indicates the Army finally getting equality program
ton II apparently beginning
meth Royal the North carolniNn would
rather than order
meant what he ending n
forces. Royal bowed out II q good radiance
There Expressed secretary
announced Gordon Gray Gray young
newspaper publisher buck private
and secretary
suited tho Prcsdons Commission Equality
things have been aoy occurring II was hearten
when Secretary
proposals made by the Army not satisfactory July Of 1913
The first proposals feeble attempts
meet the johnson immediately rejected them
In October Secretary general
submitted new proposals. which IN effect opened p branches Of the
Negro enes
armywide The policy
and approved by Defense Secretary Johnson
The army's give up In q
out by personnel officer Secretary orays
orders completely modified The young secretary
datc seochCd the attempt sabotage program strong
new order sent out lie notice he wasn't stand
any foouShneSs from the brass hats.
The policy ennuncated earlier goes
the October directive In that orders assignment Negro
specialists to present Shte units wherever
added strength y
history aboshinE aggregation
OF whites and Negroes the u military interesting reading
The Navy had begun before the end of World War
Negroes In training
ships Negroes and whites ate slept and drilled together because
the Navy high command had segregation
practical It's
long ns Negroes confined to the Nays attendant
steward branches Navy
Wehdh Wes png opened all branches OF the service to the
Negro, aggregation found to be costly and impractical
Under Secretary syminEon. the Air Forces
Immediately after the Presidents
to end discrimination and segregation Only the Army stalled
problem
Several including abandoned seq
egaon the state National Guard A. aEta-
ton against armed force jim impetus
controversy
then Minnesota
mttee The latter sought TO have Negroes enrolled the
Force on an ntegatcd basis Mr. sta
blaming the Federal government It,
Mine later another Luther YounEdAh couagouy
did do It. thereby practically forcing Federal aoqucScenee.
A. Jim Crow In
steadily
military segregation democratic country The committee has
received support but has been big
President rruman executive order of July ls4s the basis Of
the Fair Deal the armed supplemented
Equality Treatment Opportunity
were two independent Negro leaders Lester Granger Of The Urban
League and John SSngstae DEFENDER Quietly
neonspcuous they kept at their job Of pressing the
% right thing.
Trlmans appointment, these two outstanding Negroes.
who not Interested In political gravy the keystone
progress be with them They
wanted nothing but tho job 90 b.
Another factor timely political injected by
u. Irving CRepubl President
Truman December reminding him that the Army
Jim Crow institution that until that
out the Presidents executive order may
the who the New York FEPc helped
through the state Assembly OF the Empire state
Aside nom the political implications of his action
this newspaper believes help end
Jim in tho national military he viii good
practices n, Guard be a public benefactor
The of Jim Grow in the armed forces win
Sance to those who anxious that this nation shall Be
democracy In practice ~ wrI theory.
Segregation widespread army
minds best young white
Negro previous heightened
northern youth
superiority theory which could easily be the
dsntegraon of nation aided the white
program southern federal sanction of
separaism which PractiSed sections Of
country ncgaon the nations Constitution made
country criticism nom foreign and into
foreign black and white
In changing Army policy Truman and all Of the tOrcsS
the government especially the military
establishment a rights program"
All who a debt gratitude from people Of dis
country