Arkansas State press., 1951-04-27
this
day and age
No Sad Sonus
BY Clyde o. Jackson, City Editor

President Trmans firing of General of the Army Douglas
Macarthur is the most sensible thing he has done in ages
Peace is the most sought after goal the world today and
MacArhurs policy would have brought about and every
thing except peace.
Negroes who support Macarthur point of need
to remember that during generals that
Negro soldier 1t Leon A. Gilbert sentenced to death in
Korea and number of other Negroes received stiff
fences for aegedy refusing obey orders while only couple
of whites convicted and they received only three and five
years Also the general did not carry out Mr. Trmans order
that segregation be abolished in the army for it because of
discrimination and segregation in the army that these Negroes
tried and convicted.
The American Negro soldier has little nothing to do
with the policies which bring this country into but he
always fights and dies like the American white who
after all is responsible for the policy which brings We it
seems are only first class citizens when it to dying
for America not when it to living in it. 1t the
least that could be done would be give the Negro soldier
fair and equal chance prove himself innocent when
charged with negligence the field of battle Therefore
ievng of the general brought cheers from this
When you really think of it, the Negro soldier deports
himself well the battle field when you remember all the
strain he is under First of all he faces discrimination and
segregation right the battle 'front.' then he has all of the
bitter memories OF discrimination and segregation and unequal
justice back home all of which greatly by
daily reading and hearing of such unjust Willie
MCGEE incident the Martnsve Seven massacre the Groveand
Trio story the releasing of white who rape and murder
Negroes.
He also has to bear up under the fact that while he is
dying for his country and holding the reputation of his
by giving his all for his country only the white
nung and stepping up his evil against Negro but
cas- ascists in these deeds compaen scared
sit and do nothing.
Since the general born in the deep south where sege
cation and white supremacy doth reign by force Little Rock,
Arkansas to be eXa he have been when he
told NAACP counsel ThuTgood Marshall that there dis
elimination against the convicted Negroes Korea
other Negro soldier in Asia say that he may have been
sincere when he stated because having been born the SOUTH
he be like many white souheers who take the attitude
that there is nothing wrong with Keeping the Negro in his
place and that the Negro has rights when these rights
interfere with whatever intentions the white have
Now that the general home again. he has been accorded
with what may may not be deserving welcome from mil
lions of Americans question the opinion that the welcome
deserving for do necessarily believe that who
win necessarily to be praised would rather such
for individual who has the peace.
AT any the general back and according to reports
is the popular figure in America today The Republicans
forever willing and ready soop anything back in
the white house after wenyodd year absence) backing
him for president Well maybe the majority of the people of
this country would fit elect him head of this nation but
in the writer's opinion signing in the generals for pres
dent would be like signing in die the gal
lows For while is true (as the general himself
"od soldiers die is also quite that old soldiers
love to fight wars are their most seglorifyng tasks.