St. John Waddell. which appeared in the Memphis Commercial Appeal on the 9th of July. At the invitation of the International Refugee Organization. St. John Waddell. assistant managing editor of the Commercial Appeal. was one of a group of American newspapermen to inspect the displacedpersons situation in Europe. This article is one in a series of his reports Mr. Waddell is writing: "Five of the displaced persons aboard the United Statesbound Army transport General Howze last week refused to work at the ships Lousekeeping routine. a stint which they agreed in writing to do bn their voyage toward freedom. "Threats of no work. no eats. and of imprisonment in the brig. had to be used to bring the recalcitrants into line." I am skipping some of the article now. and to continue: "Chief Boatswains Mate Louis Ware. a stout young southerner from Ringgold. Ga.. near Chattanooga. has acquired a harassed attitude from his experiences in transporting displaced persons for the International Refugee Organization. He is supposed to keep a certain number of them busy at such jobs as sweeping the decks. the simpler kind of paintifig. and other nonskilled housekeeping work. "Thirty of them will do about as much as six American deckhands. he said. The big majority Just plain dont want to work.
Identified stereotypes
Displaced persons are lazy and unwilling to work.