The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-07-31
Vows He Will
Not Tolerate
Mixing OF Races
Dailies Blast
Executive AS
Race Agitator

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COLUMBIA. sc. --(ANPl- The
Negro Citizens committee. such In
huential white newspapers as the
Columbia Record and the Charles.
ton News and Courier. plus lib
eral number OF indignant Negro
organizations, ponuced upon Gov
Olin D. Johnston's Friday address
before members OF the South Caro-.
lima home guards al Fort Jack
son and individually and coilec.
lively condemned the assertions
made by the states chief executive
Governor Johnston had told the
state guardsmen that III any out.
siders come into our state and agI-
tate social equality among races. I
shall deem 1t my duty to call upon
you men TO expel them" lie said.
segregation is the only way TO
handle the race question" and "fo~
generations We have lived In South
Carolina without trouble We have
treated the Negro race fairly. We
have given him educational ad-
yantages far beyond his ability 10
pay. We have given him every OPP
portunlty OF work that leads 10 a
decent and adequate livelihood
But we cannot and will not toll
crate the mixing Of the races in our
schools, churches and dwelling
places
The governor said he had told
newspapermen at a recent COVER
nors' meeting that "South Carolina
was fully able to take care OF the
race question without outside in.
reference: that the white people Of
this state had successfully run this
government for generations and
that we intend to run Il as We had
done in the past You cannot mix
the races and have no trouble. God
didn't see NJ TO mix them. am
tired OF people agiiating social
equality OF races IN our state"
Don't Want Social Equality
The Citizens committee. in re-
plying letter to Governor john
ston. said Negroes were not seer-
ing social equality but did seek
equal educational facilities" and
"the right to participate In orr
state government" The letter sign
ed by +. A. Adams. state president.
and James NJ. Hinton. state secre-
tary. said The Negroes OF Son;h
Carolina are not impugning the
motives OF his excellency in his ad-
dress. hut the differences made can
serve no good purpose to either
race"
The Charleston News and Courier.
agreeing with the governors seq
regation platform. Monday de-
nounced his threats 10 use the state
guard 10 suppress free speech"
and held that there is no advocacy
OF social equality" and mixing OF
the races by South Carolina Ne
groes.
The Columbia Record, most In
fuential OF the states evening
papers. went further In its criti-
cisms and charged Governor John
slon with using the race question
FOR political purposes. The Record
observed that Negroes had used
fair and sensible methods 10 solve I
their problems and were driven 10 I
The courts in the equal pay case |
by an unsympaihetic legislature.
II said there was no evidence 10
which they are entitled. and to talk
about calling out the state guard
% resist agitation which threatens
10 resort TO violence is nonsense
Il concluded that the state might
we'll select two others in the place
" Senator Cotton Ed Smith and
Governor Johnston as 1943 sena-
orial candidates.
Baptist ministers In Columbia
ind several other groups also sent
-ebuking letters TO the governor.
who thus far has made no further
comment.