St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-07-29

here and say here To-Day.
Now on May IS and 10. just Q
weeks ago. great and mighty
blows were struck for freedom.
the voice Of conscience rose up
and spoke here. and oyu men and
women gave q mighty witness for
right and for truth.
Has the voice Of conscience
changed7
Has Gods way been aItered7
Has the Bill Of Rights been re-
written7
Has the democratic concept
been redefined7
No and a thousand times no.
Today we are faced with ex-
aetiy the same situation as we
were faced with on May IS. The
fact that the National Guard is
not mentioned In this particular
amendment, for that Is all H.R.
1000 is, does not change the fact
that II. II. 1000 amends the 1862
Reserve Act In which very specifi-
cally the National Guard Ia stated
as the No. ! branch OF our Arm
ed Forces.
Therefore. now let mn make this
Enthusiastically clear. II H.R. 1000
Ia passed In its present form with
out my amendment. the National
Guard viii still be an escape hatch
for those boys who refuse TO serve
In a United States Of America
democratic. integrated Army.
There will still be upon our sta
tute books an Army based upon
class. 80 that not only just white
boys win be able to serve In lily
white branch Of the Armed For
ces, but even among white boys
only privileged few. Out OF this
act will come 1900 900 men in the
Reserves and our National Guard
Ii limited on only a few hundred
thousand. Stripping II Of all of
the overtones and undertones OF
segregation. II you fail TO vote for
my amendment, you viii then be
voting for class legislation. On
June 20. 1855, before the Rules
Committee. Congressman Brown
of Ohio asked Congressman
Brooks OF Louisiana:
Can a boy BE- assigned 20 the
National Guard after he has
served six months In tho Re.
servesy
The answer was yes,
Mr.. Brown again asked;
II he volunteers could he be
compelled TO stay in the Re-
scrvcs7 Could he be permitted TO
take training In the Guard in his
home town?
Congressman Brooks said
YES"
This In the most shocking re-
violation.
Congressman Brown: Can a
man join the National Guard and
escape his obiigationY
Congressman vinson;
A man can Join the National
Guard under age and meet his
obligation there up to age 20
and IN not subject 10 the draft
and II subject only 90 the obi.
cations Of the Guard and the
Guard courtmartial and training
by the Guard.
Now under II. X. 1000 a colored
youth who insisted on his consti-
tutionai right to serve In the Ma
tlonal Guard units let VS. say in
Georgia or In any other Southern
State where this training II for
whites only, he win be forced TO
give up this right or go TO jail. Do
you call that the democratic way
OF lifey
You talk about the National
Guard being the first arm of de-
fensc, let us cross the District
line into Maryland. Do you know
that the only unit OF the Maryland
National Guard which served in
the Korean conflict were the
members OF the Jim-Crow. segre-
gated. an-Negro battalion They
served with distinction in the
Korean conflict while their white
comrades OF the Maryland Ma
tiona Guard never went over
Some OF them were killed ask
you today, are they and their
brothers throughout the United
States unfit 10 associate with
their white comrades in arms Is
this America or is u Hitler's Ger