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WFO 100-8878 f Court will never be rendered until the minds of the men who pre- side in its chambers have ert ibe above mire and hate of racial bigotry.® Oh a It was reported in the Chicago Yefender® on Jume 9, 1945, that on that date the Suprape Court upheld the rigit of the states to make deliberate token placement of negroes on jury panels and remain within the lew, In a six to three decision the highest court refused to set aside the murder con~ viction of L. G>{/AITKENS, Dallas negro, on a plea that only one negro was per- mitted te serv@ oh the grand jury which indicted him. ATKENS contended that this would deprive hin of his constitutional rights. CKENZIE wrote an article in the Pittsburgh "Courler" on June 9, 1945, in h, in referring to the MAYES case she stated in part as follows: co, "A disgraceful chapter was added to the bad record which the Supreme Court has been plling up for itself of late by its refusal last week to review the District of Columbia Court of Appeals decision upholding a racial covenant. For almost thirty yoars negro lawyers have been fighting the injustice of the restricted covenant, and as far as the historical and social development of the problem ie concerned never was orderly democratic progress as ready for favor- able and final judicial determination as now," ' McKENZIE pointed out that the Supreme Cow't did not risk in the MAYES case awitten opinion but that the District court of Appeals had dared to dis- cugs the social aspects of housing restrictions based on race. This opinion was rendered by Chief Justice GRONER of the Appeals Court, and McKENZIE concluied as follows in commenting on GRONER'S decisions; "The highly tentative feeling the Chief Justice has concerning the ultimate ability of the races to live together in peace is a dangerous Fascist explanation for one with so great an obligation to the Constitution of the United States. I+ demonstrates how astern a battle still lies ahead for negro leadership.* Government Agencie It was reported by CHEROKEE in the Chicago "Defender on May 26, 1945, that UNRRA had its former attitude and was frankly aan Kiba looking for negro nurses for service overseas, and that European countries. ba T 2 had all stated that they would be delighted to have negro nurses or any other ae ft. kind, MABLESTAUPERS, head of the negro nurses, told UNRRA that negro nurses a } could do a more effective job taking oare of the situation here at homes ood Chi Bey t ma VENICE wrote an article in the Chicago "Defender" on CUR. ME AL + oe - 37 -