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Cane Tt of: at STANOAHE | Tne HT Bd mo } Off Ce Memo. undum * UNITED S1..1eS GOVERNMENT Jiegid re een TO: nERBCTO, FBI DATE* March lo, 1945 YPEROM =; SAC, NEWYORK. SUBJECT: .iACON INTERNAL SECURITY ft During the past two weeks several instances of racial unrest in this area have come to the attention of the New york Field Division. The instances in question are being set ferth below: On tiarch 10, 1945, the}tNen York Age", negro newspaper, carried an article captioned, "Negro Soldiers Stationed in Staten Island Under Stricter Discipline After Stabbing." The article in question is given below: “Army officials curtailed many of the liberties of soldiers etationed on Staten Island, Saturday, as a result of a series of violent incidents involving soldiers and civilians. The most recent was the stabbing of a civilian and a policenan. "a high official at the Port of Bmbarkation said that 'tiiis headquarters has been informed of several instances of disorders in Staten Leland involving Army personel, und active measures are beinz taken to prevent a recurrence of such disorders.! "Tt was understood that this would include a drastic cut of pass privileges and assignnent of more mobile and dismounted military police to riaintain a stricter guard over military personnel in key spots. "Tie Army action followed ‘the arraignment in Staten Island !apistratets Court of two soldiers accused of stabbing a Negro civilian and disarming and beating a white policeman im an early morning rew in Spaple- ton. The soldiers, identified as cunrassprniat at, 25, and HEYWOOD*AR2INGTON, 18, both assigned to the Fox Hills Cantoriment, were held in $10,000 bail ‘pn assault ard Sullivan Law violation charges’ pending hearing at a date to ve set by Magistrate Alfred M. Lindau. ¥ "According to police, the two soldiers assaulted SHERMAN; IVORY, 20, of 2091 Kichmond Terrace, Test Brighton, in Stapleton, without provoca- tion and stabbed him when he resisted. Motorcycle Patrolman STEPHEY CRONE, vio attanpted to aid the civilian, was disurmed and beaten. Both injured versons were given emergency treatment at Staten Island Hospital and then allowed to go hone." On llarch 10, 1945, the Aritesourch Courier," New York Seaboard f y .voue, coulained an article entitled$LILLIAN GITTH- S2ES SP22ADING RACE aN TotSLONS." The article datelined New york and obtained Shrew the services ' of th@fASSOCI ATED NEGRO PRESS is as follows: 7 INDE? At if Soo Te oo oy - et a EES eB Fee Der ee ee - one oe <a em eS hata’ oll Na Lt ota Se a Seals a. ~ es eg a me at ** * ay - a, Po < aR ning * es ean as x. . wm 8, e: sO “7 = . _*