St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-01-20
Jim Crow Refreafinq In Army

indicates Army finally getting equality" program
on 1t apparently beginning to do what could have done
months The first boeneck
meth Royal the North Caronan who boosted he would resign
rather than order nteated Later when he found Truman
meant what he said about ending mrow the Nations armed
forces, Royal bowed out 1t was a good radiance
There fear expressed when the
Gray Gray young
newspaper publisher who went into World War as buck private
emerged secretary
suited the Presidents Equality
Armed Forces and things have been slowly occurring was hearen
when Secretary of Defense johnson
proposals made by the Army not satisfactory July of 1s4
The first proposals only feeble nslncero attempts
meet the Issue and johnson immediately rejected them
October Secretary Gray army general
submitted proposals. which effect opened branches the
service
armyde basis The policy hailed step
and approved by Defense Secretary Johnson
The amys Jim give up. a
by officer Secretary
orders completely young secretary
order He going
any foolshness from the brass hats.
The policy ennuncated goes
the October directive that orders Negro
specialists to present ahte units wherever vacancies
added strength is needed
history aboshng segregation
of whites and Negroes the u military interesting reading
The Navy had begun before the end World
Negroes In training at such stations Great Lakes and the
Negroes together
the Navy high had found previous segregation
practical in its operations
long Negroes confined the
steward branches segregation worked However Navy
Wendell Wilkes poddng opened all branches
Negro, segregation found to be costly impractical
Under Secretary symington. the Air Forces started
Immediately after the Presidents
to end discrimination and segregation Only the Army stalled
around with problem
Several including abandoned
rgaton in the state National Guard As agta
ton against armed force Jim Crow its impetus
the controversy
then
mttee The latter sought to have Negroes enrolled
Force an ntegated basis Mr. sta
blaming it the Federal government
Nine Youngdah
did do it. thereby practically forcing FEDERAL acuuscence
A ARainat Him. in Nil
Service has working steadily nationally faacy
military segregation in democratic country The COMMITTED
received but changes
ing wrought
President July ls4s the basis of
sion Equality of Treatment Opportunity
two independent Negro leaders
League and John sengstack the DEFENDER Quietly
conspeuous they kept at their job of pressing the
do the right thing
Truman's appointment outstanding Negroes,
who were not interested political gravy" tho keystone
Of made No They
wanted nothing but the job
Another factor timely political factor
Irving Repub) wrote President
Jim Crow institution and that up until that time had carried
intervention may have
been the straw which broke the Army Jim Crows back
the who wrote the New FEPC helped
through the state Assembly of the Empire state.
Aside from the political Implications
this newspaper believes sincere desire his help
Jim Crow in the national military will good
to convince Governor Thomas Dewey
practices in the ~ Guard he will be public benefactor
The end of Jim Crow in the great
ssance to those who
democracy in practice well theory.
Segregation and widespread racial discrimination army
poisoned the minds of of best young
Negro in each Of the previous heightened
system and sowd in the minds northern white youth
vicious racial superiority theory which
OF the dsintegaton of nation aided
program in of the southern
the Separation which practised
country in clear negaon the
country the butt of criticism from foreign
foreign countries American
In changing the Army policy Of
which aided him. have given the government especially the military
establishment, civil rights program"
All aided Of Of
who this country up destiny
FuIIueious REASONING
the