The guardian., 1953-01-03
BOSTON
BAKED
1--WE are Americans and as
Americans we speak to Am
erica"
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
By MABE KOUNTZE

erica"
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
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FOURTEEN FEDERAL en-
ployes of color, whose views or
alleged activity" caused them
to be fred from their jobs on
recommendation of a Loyalty
Board" have now been reinstated
and given their suspended sal
aries, following the decision of
Loyalty Review Board. Yet, ex-
cept for rare courage and wise
counsel, IA loyal Americans
would have been ruined due to
unfair testimony and prejudiced
opinions.
AMERICAN CITIZENS of to-
day, both white and colored,
stand in the same danger of
witch hunt slander. The Rus
slams train their youth to testify
even against parents. We are
encouraging amateur detectives"
to "turn in" every outspoken
citizen as "bad risk" Mr.. Trot-
ter today would be suspect. Fred
Douglass was deemed a radical.
Josephine Baker was treated with
courtesy until she began oppos-
ing Jim crow.
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THE JUDGES of a colored
mans loyalty have been notice.
ably prejudiced both in military
and civilian life. with numerous
cases of proof which could fill
many volumes. Some Dixiecrats
branded a man "disioyal' for
supporting the NAACP, the
FEPC or any equal rights factor.
In the deep south, and even in
Africa, colored men are being
called ''reds" only because they
are fighting for their freedoms.
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A BOSTON POLICE rookie
emphasized the wrong Of "snap-
judgments" not long ago. Motto
ing a colored man lettering on
a prominent street, he told the
colored man to "move on" The
latter refused and a squad car
came up to assist the rookie.
Thereupon the colored man
FLASHED a badge" of consider
able authority and the officers
had to apologize. The colored
man was working for the nations
law forces, too!
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A SURPRISE is in store for
many other people who hastily
assume that all colored people
are some variety of criminal,
and that all outspoken champi-
ons for equal rights are "com-
munists". The fact is the col
ored American minority has the
best record of loyalty in U. S.
history. And many men prevl-
ously suspected" have been ac-
tualiy working for law agencies,
including the FBI, the same as
Boston's Herb Philbrick.
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HERB PHILBRICK, in his reg
ular communist meeting at
tendance" was doing no more
than certain colored men present
for the same purpose of aiding
the FBL as some (but not alb
testimony has revealed. Even
TODAY some colored men are pub
liclv branded as communists
without any proof whatever. No
body has actually proven Paul
Robeson a communist, whether
we agree with him or not. And
no man is guilty until proven.
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THE FBI has proven 1t can
track down any and all enemies
TO this nation. This is a precari-
ous and delicate job not designed
for amateur "Space-Caoets
neople with racial rancor, "busy-
bodies" and headline seekers who
thrive on "stool pigeon" phone
calls TO excited authorities. NO
self initiated Gestapo and Ogpu
should "judge" our American
neople When that ever hap
mems we shall cease to be
Democracy. That's for sure.
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THE u S. POST OFFICE Board
of Review is to be publicly COM
mended for undoing wrong ana
bringing forth justice for -
lovai employees. This was not
lust a case of IA colored men.
II actually was the case OF the
American people as a whole oes-
tined TO prove that mans 10y
aItv can not be judged by nasty /
and oftimes preiudieed decisions :
This is = lesson for other Judges