Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-09-03
Negro Press Knows Its Duty


antNgO Some hostility found the many
meaning
good persons unconusy fall assuming
home and the rights of
people the ensaved of Europe By insisting changed
conditions, looked harmful
agitation.
being quiet the
Negro Press Foremost them is the suggestion first made by
Wesbook Pegr that Negro papers ce the people oy carrying
editorial Another charge made that the
sensational and appeals the emotions of its readers
(shades of Hearst, N. Y. Daily News, etc.
false and generally manufactured
possible Negro editors In spite of these efforts toward restraint the
Negro Press actually the free in America fact it the
press in the world today.
What the enemies of the Negro
friends realize that Negro do
the which their columns News the
report happenings and good bad these mediums
duty print example when the Navy fails
qualified Negro enlist the WAVES Blame should
which record the shame
full incident squarey
NAVY By promptly reporting
magned the public
which practically every daily newspaper ignores.
Navy medal Negro Negro
print big stories the Navy Army Jim Crows Negroesthats
too
True the daily press print story a
Negroes whites but rarely will daily
describe beforehand or afterwards the real conditions which bring
troubles the real
fault the Negro that the
news rejects drit on our country America is being constantly
pitfalls and of the disuny inherent
oneen of the nations population If the nation
would the advice of Negro editors America could be
paradise of goodwill and democracy.
department Justice has charged single Negro editor
doya of operated by
Only cracpot Pegr could read the and views of
Negro papers any hint of disoyalty sabotage.
Negro newspapers willing be misunderstood by friendly
Negroes order hammer home the nation the
that relations house order Attacks the
press will and intensity the fight for human rights
There be casualties but the Negro editors we
believe that their service to the
country will eradicate the secondas citizenship
o the American Negro
fguratve citizenship tolerated by tenth of
population nation which position of world leadership
The Press has read the buprnts of the entire world situation
especially Negroes 1t those bueprnts
goodwill among the plans properly de-
veoed The role Of the Negro Press to keep the public informed
progress those who building well those who would
sabotage the construction of domestic and international nterraca
justice and accord
again shown party how election
His speech phrase sounded like fourth term propaganda
James A Wechsler
White Justice"
the deeply disturbing the situation
the increasing dstrst police by Negroes This phenomenon
peculiar Detroit and in the dus takes
of conspiracy against the police and society In Harlem fugitive can
thousand doorays and be assured of asylum
every bed Mobile Ala Negro sashed from
lip braw with another Negro will insist grnnng through
his blood that he fell knife In Laurel Miss Atlanta Ca
will stody knowledge of the his
street he suspects will further the cause Of white mans justice
against another Negro.
nothing Negroes
aer policemen than white His aergy has been
thrust him. He has learned through bitter experience that white
mans justice holds impartial scales and far from Blind the
holds extremely partial club which aims with remark
able accuracy his skull
Negro conspiracy words many the
that the Dutch do the Poles the Czehs and Nor
gy superior and denied that equal protection of law
which the foundation of the civilized state.
What the Conspiracy Is Against
ago. n many
conspirng" Police had they wild
Niger in the brought him the house The
crowded with policemen gathered circle and among them
welding club something could
and fell rhyhmca and his shoulders
whole body into each blow.
hall a Negro
brought of the He wasn't black red His
skull red and his face and the blood flowing down his neck
inside his shirt rgeants
desk; presumably having duly punished be
charged in accordance with due process
The Negro having trouble keeping upright he
the blood from his with his hand him
little leading grabbed
support The policeman behind the didn't like
showed the Negroes bloody fingers away with his
"Get hands off that, you black bastard" he said
An Old Situation
walked the hail. them police chiefs
him what going This chief has reputation being tough
dsng
picked happened
him if he hadn't the house. kick policeman
the groin.
odd Negro attack
policeman, particularly
heavily against him, and said The chief answered.
Sometimes them jest git mad everything they
give a damn more"
We-he Whtes-Wil Win
tell this story atroc story (e
subsequently
battle liberty world over)
important recognize clearly the which following
suppression which
conspiracy engenders brutal suppression