The guardian., 1953-07-04


by the u. S. Constitution"
DIR. JOHNSON, or more COR
rectly, DR.. Albert c. Johnson,
whose N. H. story of Lost
Boundary" fame was featured
in READERS DIGEST and was
also written by Louis DeRoch-
emont for film, has now report
edly been dismissed from his
Job amid conflicting reasons.
So, once again, DR.. Johnson
symbolizes the hardShipS of COL
ored doctors seeking to buck
the jim Crow line.
THIS OPPOSITION to loyal
colored Americans in the fields
OF medicine and surgery (and
also other Skills) by paleface
people of foreign agents, is, in
deed. one of the utmost puz-
zles of all time. Here we have
colored citizens actually bat
thing to serve and save our
democracy and yet the "favors'
are given Soviet agents and eX-
Nazi scientists all over the
land.
/ THE ROSENBERGs both had
Russian parents and one can
sense their divided loyalty. The
same divided loyalty has aflic-
ed other comparatively new
comers to our land. But the
Colored American has been
here since 1909 and knows no
other Flag or Country. Perhaps
no other American minority
group can make this claim, ex-
cept the Indians. But both
colored and Indian Americans,
even today, are given less trust,
stake and duty in our Govern
ment. Why?
THE WORLD, today, is un-
dergoing the first major stage
Of self-examination of its ills.
Doctors, rather than scientists,
should take the leading role.
For much of our troubles are
social ills" resulting from the
mental, poisonous infections
of Greed, Arrogance, Ignorance,
and Race Superiorities. From
these ills have come two world
wars and we face a third. BY
mad men.
UNCLE SAM has compiled
the official list of American
casualties in the Second World
War brought about by some
mad men, including Adolph
Hitler. But Hitler alone did not
cause the war. The doctors
would have had to examine"
many other leaders. The over
all American casualties were
l1,125, 1863 Servicemen. OF these,
291,551 died in the three serv-
ices. over half a million were
wounded in action. They need
ed all the doctors possible,
HOSPITALS today are plead
ing for more doctors and nurs-
es and workers in all categor-
les. It would seem that any
one denying help to the sick
due a doctors color is actually
being disloyal to the American
people and "endangering lives"
the same way as any enemy
spy. Many medical leaders are
recognizing this fact today and
are providing more and more
opportunities. And many brill
liant colored doctors have help
ed pave the way.
THE LOYALTY test does not
alone rest upon atomics secrets
nor communist party cards.
There are a hundred ways to
be disloyal to the United States
and another form Of disloy-
atty is denial of rights guar
anteed by the U. S. Constitu-
ton. The Supreme Court would
work for days on end if every
violator of this loyalty test
were brought to trial Also
those whose intolerant acts
provide propaganda for the
enemy" are dangerous, too.
THE SERVICEMEN of the
past wars who now rest under
white crosses are the ones most
fitted to judge us today. Ger
tainly the Rosenbergs we're not
the only people willing to sell
out the U. S. Constitution.
There are Dixiecrats who are
doing that every day. other
people seek to stir up hatred
against Catholic, Colored and
Jew. Unless we bring about
reforms among all violators, the
Rosenberg decision will lack
sincerity.