Sailors from Africa, the West Indies and India have contributed to the life on board British ships during times of both peace and war.

The Caribbean Sent a great many soldiers to aid the war effort too. The British West India regiment fought in Africa and in Europe.

Examples are beginning to reach me of the complications that are almost certain to arise if considerable numbers of "coloured troops" arrived with the American army. For instance, a British soldier writes to complain that in an English port part of a well-known restaurant is barred to "coloured troops". He says that the employees of the restaurant disliked discriminating against "coloured soldiers", and that a group of British soldiers near said what they thought about colour prejudice.

Coloured American soldiers stationed in the district were refused admission to an Army dance at Eye, Suffolk, on Saturday. A coloured military policeman was posted at the door to turn his comrades away. Now they are under orders not to attend any dances there in future.

The women of Worle, Weston-super-Mare, are amazed by Mrs. May, wife of their vicar. She called them together and attempted to lay down a six-point code which would result in the ostracism of American coloured troops if they ever go to the village.