St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-08-08
Russia Says Negroes
Are Treated AS Pariahs

America should be justifiably proud of the triumph of
its athletes the 1852 Oympes Particularly sweet was our
victory over the subsidized athletes of Russia who made
remarkable showing and kept u boys and girls push
ing every minute of the way.
Russian newspapers of course did not take her teams
defeat good grace because it's present regime wants to
use Russia emergence Olympic athletic contendrs for
paganda purposes its theological warfare with the western
powers especially the U. S.
its propaganda reports of the Oympcs broadcast to
the press the world Russia emphasized that the u Negro
athletes who many first places for America are par
iahs' in their homeland.
However we Americans may rationalze such charges,
must admit than element of truth in what
the Reds charge
In the Olympics all other world contacts the U. is
put distinct disadvantage by its refusal to meet at home
politically and otherwise the fact that American Negroes are
still treated parahs" in all parts of this andust the
Russian Reds reported with such glee
Take for example, the Negro youths who champion
ships for their native land Hesn Charley Adkins Gary
Indiana boy who defeated lad Vktor Modnov for
the light werwegt championship cannot eat in most of the
downtown restaurants in Gary Ind u A. his home town
If Harrison billiard, American Negro who won the 40
meter hurdles for his country by train coach in
south Of his native land he must travel in dirty next
the engine Jim Crow coaches dictated by the sectional
caste system of his native land
If Nal Whitfield or Andy Stanfield two Olympic track
stars came to Minneapolis Paul. there certain public
cafes where they would be refused service hunted off into
private dining parahs" unfit to be served in the
presence of their paer fellow citizens Any Russian Red visit
ing these cities of course would be served properly.
If John Henry Davis worlds Olympic champion
weight litter American Negro who halls from Brooklyn
out to Minnesota to fish at of famed 10000
lakes in nine Of ten he would be refused
daons of Mnnesotas fishing resorts and might
be refused rental of a boat
Most of these Negro American athletes will not have
portuny to find jobs in their country with
their particular training and ability because Of the American
color bar in employment is true that they fare better
in this regard than their nonathec fellow Negroes but il
must be remembered that Jesse Owens of the greatest
Olympic track Of all time is still bouncing around from
job to job, chiefly because of his
Their country which is happy to have them win ath,
ecs victories for the Stars and Stripes allows its Con-
gresS TO be blocked from passing legislation that would
guarantee them modcum of job opportunity.
At Hesnh the American Negro athletes Loyalty
angry about the Russian reports and defended their country
best they could against the charge that they paahs
home. However who adequately defend against the
truth that America actually does every day. treat its Negro
citizens SO years after Emancipation, pariahsi
Like ostrich with head in the sand too many Ameri
ignore that in the world propaganda that not the
lies that Russia spreads about the t. which hurt but the
truths We leave readers whether when Russian
controlled newspapers describe American Negroes parahs
in their native land-how close they to the truth