Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-30

telling, at home and abroad.
Communist propaganda has won
more victories in the battle for
mems minds by capitahxing on
the color Of their skins than by
any other issues. Today, hostility
to the white man threatens the
Far East, India, The Moslem
World, and Africa. The ""color''
question helped the communists
win China and spurred their
troops TO fight In Korea. Racial
assures in America, distorted and
exaggerated by the Red party
line" have long been an ace wea-
pom in these cold war mAneuverS.
The Soviet propaganda mill will
never drop its favorite theme
song. but the people Of Europe
and Asia win reject communist
lies they see disproved before
their own eyes by our fighting
men. The evidence Ii there. We
need only to ask them to look at
il! Elimination Of racial segregA-
ton in our armed forces Ii the
best possible proof Of American
democracy in action. In German
casernes, French and English bill
let's, white and colored sold'e-~ II
the statas army share
quarters without regard to race:
stand formations with mixed
races, but identical uniforms. In
the same squad. United Nations.
troops and observers returning
from Korea can attest there was
no color line in foxholes. nor I'm
the rest camps, either. OF the sth
U. 8. Army.
Aggressive communist argu-
ment has long stressed the bond
age" OF American Negroes. COM
prising roughly ten per cent of our
population. Admitting that the
United States has q long way 20
go before attaining IDEAL social
status for our Negro citizens, we
need not be Apologize before the
world. Compared TO the Negroes
lot In other lands, Americans Of
color have invariably been better
off than members OF their race
elsewhere. Even the more EN-
lightened' treatment Of Negroes
In the British Empire. where
slavery was abolished years be-
fore our Emancipation Proclama-
ton. cannot measure up TO the
actual living conditions In this
country At any equivalent stage
Of history. When the slaves were
freed there were ten colored
Americans for every slave brought
TO our shores; when freedom came
to the Negroes in the British
colonies there were only one-third
a. many persons 10 free a. there
had been slaves imported.
GREAT PROGRESS
The swift progress made by
the Negro In the United States
Is without parallel In history. A
shift from extremely primitive
society 10 almost complete mem
bership IN the most complex seq
ment Of the modern world within
an average span Of 200 years b
a remarkahle achievement
The measure OF the progress n
evident In the record Less than
20 years ago. in 1914. a bin was
presented IN Congress 70 intro
duce segregation In the civil Ser
vice. Supporting the measure,
Congressman Asweli asserted.
Segregation Of the races h Inn
perative and must come. II has
been proved succeasful IN the
Army AsweII rested his case on
the Almighty. VINO. by the stamp
of color deereed that the cau-
caxian race should occupy posi-
tons Of authority and control the
destinSes Of this country Ths
United States 10 peculiarly com
naEnmsoned 20 lead an other na-
tons not only In purity Of race
quality. but In world problems Of
lust and wise government Shall
We fuifu this high mAnslon7-
Unlike NAxi Germany we have
fulfilled AswsIi's prophetic com
mission BY rejecting his advics-
We've gained strength az home
nrsd won infInsnce abroad ~ ap-
plying democracy. Fegardlsas Of
race Our dsmonstrAtion q racial
equality AEBoag ths ranks q oIr
soldisr-ambaasadors overseas h
dotng mors 70 sxpsoss communist
color propaganda than booaEs o.
broaAcasts fun of words.
Tns end q segregation for Ne
mo nsrSacmnen OGIfpAced the en-