The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1951-03-10
TO IN CREASE
NAIONAL UNITY

WASHINGTON - CAMP - A
six-point program aimed to in
crease national unity, to weaken
communist propaganda and to
strengthen Americas cause among
the colored peoples of the world
was presented to President Tru-
man last Wednesday by IL out
standing Negro leaders represent
ing various sections of the coun-
try.
At the beginning of their pre-
pared statement to the President
members of the group let it be
known they were fully aware of
the increasing responsibility that
rests upon the President as a re-
suit of the perilous world situa-
ton and assured him that it did
not come to add to his cares but
rather to offer something worth
while to the moral health and
well being of the nation.
The President was reminded
that in the hour of global crisis
this country should demonstrate
to the world that its people are
united and that it is not only
talking democracy and fighting
for it across the earth but that it
is actually being demonstrated at
home.
In order that the fullest use of
the services of Negro citizens be
utilized at this time, the delega-
ton urged President Truman to
exercise the powers inherent in
his office to:
/. Abolish racial segregation in
the nations capital.
2. To appoint qualified Negroes
on the administrative and policy
making level of the government.
3. To integrate Negroes in all
new agencies that are being es-
tablished and will be established
as a result of this emergency.
4. To appoint Negroes more
widely in the foreign and diplo-
matte service of the United States.
S. To issue an Executive Order
guaranteeing the maximum use
of all man-power in all produc-
ton efforts irrespective of color,
race or national origin in the
emergency and provide an ade-
quate machinery for its enforce
ment.
6. To abolish once and for all
racial segregation of Negro SOL
diers in the United States army.
The croSs-sectlon of Negro
leadership who pleaded with the
President to include Negroes in
this mobilization program for the
cause of democracy included Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, founder
and president emeritus of the
National Council of Negro Wo-
men, Washington; j. Robert
Booker, president of the National
Bar association, Little Rock, Ark
Benjamin Mays, president OF
Morehouse college, Atlanta; Elmer
w. Henderson, director of the
American Council on Human
Rights, Washington; Lester
Granger, executive secretary OF
the National Urban league, New
York; Charles S. johnson, presi-
dent of Fisk university, Nashville,
Tenn; A. Philip Randolph, pres
ident of the Brotherhood OF
Sleeping Car Porters, New York
Claiming H. Tobias, director OF
the Phelps Stokes fund, New
York; Willard S. Townsend, pres
ident of the Transport Service
Employees of America, Chicago
Dowdal Davis, president of the
Newspaper Publishers associa-
ton, Kansas City, Mo; William
Y. Bell, bishop of the Colored
Methodist Episcopal church, South
Boston, Va, and Walter White,
executive secretary of the NAA
CP, New York.
The president was very
friendly with the group and ac-
copied its program with SINE en-
thusiasm. He assured it he was
already doing all he could to see
that the things they suggested are
being carried out.
On the question of an emer-
gency FEPC established by Exec
utive Order, the President as