Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1933-04-22
This World
WHITE G. BLACK SLAVES.
HITLER AND AMERICA.
MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR cANDI-
DATES.
Cecil e. Newman

Knowing the poor Southland as we
do the Scottsboro verdict Of last week
was foregone conclusion. We SYM
pathize and pity section of this
country where a vicious custom pre-
vents men from doing justice to their
brothers simply because of racial diff
ferences. The twelve white men on
that Decatur, Alabama, jury are
rather to be pitied than censured, for
they are the victims Of the south's
iniquitous system which enslaves the
very minds of both whites and blacks.
With the most overwhelming proof,
coming from the mouths of whites, in
defense of the innocence of Haywood
Patterson, these twelve free born
white men did not dare defy custom
and free the poor framed black.
The extent of the southern systems
enslavement of a jurors mind is aptly
stated in TIME Magazine of April II,
which we quote:
"Southerners could not see how
the jury could have decided other
wise. How could man con-
tinue to live In a small southern
town II everyone who passed him
on the street knew that he was
one Of tho twelve who set at lib
erty bIackamoor who surely had
fought whites, possibly had mo-
Tested a white woman?"
Is not the above a pitiful admission
of the fact that Justice in that Alaba-
ma court was blindfolded and man
acled? Is it not a wonder that we
should pity both the black Scottsboro
Boys and the twelve white jurors.
Those white Alabamans are unwilling
slaves to the South's racial intoler-
ance bowling only to it tacitly violat-
ing our Constitution to perpetuate ra-
cial injustice and at the same time
holding even themselves in mental
slavery.
AdoIpF Hitler answers American
critics Of his anti-Jewish policies that
certain sections of America practice
similar but more subtle policy to-
wards Aframerieans. Imagine AIaba-
ma and Georgia protest meetings
against Germanys treatment of the
Jews. Alabama and her Scottsboro
case, Georgia with numerous iynchings
and a life sentence for AIonzo Hen
derson.
st. Louis Negroes voting the Dem
ocratic ticket in large numbers for the
first time in years played am impor-
tant part in electing Bernard F. Dick
man mayor by majority of $4,000
votes. Even the white dailies give
the group credit for the Democratic
victory. There are over 10000 ARA
mericans in the Missouri metropolis
and evidently they are learning to
measure candidates by their records
rather than by party labels.
Minneapolis voters know that there
are number of restaurants and other
public places that refuse to serve
eoIored Americans. They should also
know that this Is a direct violation OF
the state laws. The mayor of the city
has a right to revoke licenses of any
place of business that violates such
laws. All candidates for mayor
should be questioned as to their atti-
tude on this particular matter. Dur
ing the reign Of George Leach, as
mayor, he did not countenanee such
discrimination. On several occasions
when cafe owners posted signs Of Of
fensive nature, Leach Immediately
threatened to revoke their licenses and
such practices ceased. It will be in
terestIns to obtain the views OF the
IS candidates for mayor in the May 8
primaries on this small, but vitality Inn
portant subject.
Some OF our white friends do not
think such things Important, so they
claim, but we would like to see their
-
personal reaction II they had to walk
IS blocks to obtain cup of coffee
when there were restaurants alt