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lem has bred distrust and suspi-
cion magnifying actual and pre-
sumed grievances minimizing the
responsibility and duty to properly
constituted government and social
order" asserted the review.
Conclusions set forth in the
Bowling document are:
1. "rhe riot was not planned OF
premeditated."
2. 1.-The riot was not inspired by
enemy subversive influence"
8. 1.-The riot resulted from smold-
ering racial tension which was in
famed as the result of several
disconnected incidents on Belle
Isle, provoked by a group OF Ne
groes."
4. 1.-The looting and accompany
ing rioting followed the spreading
of a false, infiammatory rumor by
Upton, to the effect that whites had
killed colored woman and her
child on Belle isle"
5. irresponsible white and Negro
youths were responsible for most of
the casualties and the damage re-
sulting."
6. 1.-THE ordinary law enforce
ment and judicial agencies have
thus for adequately and properly
dealt with the law violators.
HIT BY McLENDON
DR.. James McLendon, president of
the local branch NAACP, in a
statement vigorously denounced
and opposed the findings of the
governors investigating committee
but declared that this was no time
for extended augmentation. He
said the law abiding Negro and
white citizens of Detroit in coopera-
ton with legal and other city Off
Gals must band together to rebuild
the community from the debris.
Gov. Kelly also received a report
from DR.. C. F.. Ramsey, director,
state department of public welfare,
on interviews and psychological STU
dies made of $40 persons arrested.
Of the persons interviewed RAM
sey said none were recent migrants
to the city and IA per cent have liv-
ed here for five years or more. Most
of them held jobs with more than
two thirds in war plants with an
average weekly wage of $54.
Almost 40 per cent of the prison.
ers had high school education and
As per cent were married, the report
stated. About Is per cent were ILL
terate and 13 per cent displayed
emotional qualities or pSycopathic
tendencies. Eighteen per cent had
been rejected for military service.
THREE ARE HELD
1.-THE interviewed men,, said DR..
Ramsey, were not the instigators,
nor did they seem to have any pre-
vious knowledge of planned action,
but became involved mainly out of
their individual reaction to the sit
uation."
Meanwhile three Negroes accused
in the Bowling report with spread
ing inflammatory rumors are either
being held by police for trial or are
under sentence. They are Aaron
Fox, II, and Charles Lyons, 20,
charged with the actual starting of
the riot, because they wanted to
even the score for being elected
from Eastwood park five days be-
fore by group of white youths"
The other person is Leo Upton (the
Upton referred to in the Bowling
repor0 a check room attendant at
the Forest club, hot spot in Par
adise Valley" who allegedly seized
a microphone and shouted to a
group of dancers.
This is Sgt. Fuller, There's riot
at Belle ISLE The whites have kill
ed a colored lady and baby. Thrown
them over the bridge. Everybody
get their hat and coat and come on.
There is free transportation out
side"
The Sgt. Fuller referred to IS a
we'll known Negro policeman in the
district. Gov. Kelly's committee how
ever declared that there is no Sug-
gestion that this police sergeant
was in any way connected With Tip
toms announcement.
Lyons is serving a term of two to
five years In State prison for break
ing and lootnig a Hastings street
store the second night of the rioting
Fox Is awaiting trial on charge Of
aggravated assault. Upton, accord
ing to attaches of the local Jail,
will be charged with melting to riot.