Arkansas State press., 1951-06-22

menary auded and we trust that the subsequent demands and
which will be made of the administrators of the city
hospital will be needed The appointments give hope and afford
dignity to Negro physicians well the patients but must
pause and go into the facts
DAVIS HOSPITAL is A CITY OWNED ESTABLISHMENT
which less self sustaining during
the years through the emergency arrange
mens made with the federal government in this of
munitions The private ownership converted because of the
aid given by the The federal government then
transferred the interest had back to the city Pine Bluff
for nominal consideration 1t institution affected with
direct public interest and SUCH its facilities ought be
available in every respect all citizens regardless
color religion There ought be Indignation based upon
common and ordinary preachments of democratic government
There ought be Negro members the directors
ought not be discrimination whatever the pa
ents or IN the Accommodations afforded them be it
ment owned private institution for the principles govern
and religion forbid the practices vogue
in the new set-up at the Davis hospital
NEGRO PATIENTS WILL BE SEGREGATED IN THE
OLD BUILDING AND 1T is RUMOREsO that the dscrmna-
ton will be further praciced in that white physicians will
nave their Negro patients housed floor from the
patients sent to the hospital by Negro physicians While
been unable to get information directly from the Negro
poinees to the staff is said that they will have full
OF the facilities of the hospital but their practice will be limit
ed to medical among their patents and ordinary
rcal work. The operating place for them
is feeling that this by which full opportunities
will be available to all physicians and surgeons While must
confess ignorance to the rules and the absence of any in
rucons given in writing the Negro apponees there
grant of full of the facilities Of the Davis hospital available
to the Negro physicians to their patients through them So
may be wrong and that but why
there should be any of for Negro physicians
other set OF rules for white physicians No condemnation could
be made here of the acceptance of the appointments when the
physicians applied for them but trust that they and
will remember the role played by the late Sas Hunt when he
entered the University of Arkansas Law School Fayete
vile. FROM WITHIN WE WILL MAKE DEMOCRACY
WORK..
THE OPENING AT DAVIS HOSPITAL WILL CREATE
THE QUESTION OF EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK
WHERE THERE is EQUAL TRAINING . and this is the crux
Of
be very little racial prejudice except for the aspect
White people don't feel that Negroes should receive the
they receive where they do the work have
qualifications That's why have much of howl
bout equal pay for teachers At the hospital Negro will
obtain jobs and they will expect receive the that the
white receive 1t is city owned institution and the
of action which the Negro teacher has for equal will
lie in the of the Negro This whole thing
quite few headaches the white folks and especially dur
ing these critical times but I'm hoping that somebody will tes
tify for right and justice.
IF THE BOARDS ACTION IS SINCERE it will mean that
Negro physicians will have opportunity to become trained
surgeons and will be enabled carry their training with
adequate facilities which through experience will them to
advance and make contribution to medicine We hope that
these things shall pass but Mama the folks
afraid to open the doors and they refuse let God take of
their lives God got into their hearts there wouldn't be any
segregation based upon the foolish myth superiority
they would act Jesus did when this earth all
were equal there was class distinction that is Bit
ter pill for the white folks to swallow but somehow God will
somewhere and these THINGS WILL COME TO
PASS
AT DAVIS HOSPITAL the Negro patients will be housed
in the old building and the white folks in the There will
be segregation of the patients But it will be remembered that
all of this will happen but without protest We hope that the
doctors will become skilled in the conduct of their practice
and in their ability provoke the recognition of human beings
that DEMOCRACY WILL MAKE WAY IN THIS PLACE OF
CHARITY!