The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1943-01-13
JAMES McLEMORE DISGRACE TO
SEATTLE NEGRO CITIZENS
By E. /. R.

The criminal attack of James McLemore on a woman
9TH and Jackson ST. last Friday morning. shocks the
sensbiles of every Negro in Seattle both saint
Coming at a time when the city swoke find itself
the victim of nearly hod-ups night only served
to intensity the determination of officers and citizens this
reign of thieves and potential murders end.
FAR TOO MANY PISTOL TOTERS AND KNIFE
WIELDERS ROAM THE STREETS IN PERFECT SAFE
TY. NON SUCH IS GOOD CITIZEN
We know the police department is undermanned So
is every other city department, every business
1t is impossible properly police the city under
favorable conditions With the influx of workers for
industrial shortage, 81 varieties of criminals many
with records that mark them professionally others
criminals of the deepest dye These only rob-
but leave their victims MANNED and perhaps to die.
The criminal attack on Mrs. Cenon Gladys Litky was
the deed of No Negro in Seattle condones. No
is expressed for him. All feel the laws extreme
penalty will lily compensate socetys demands that he be
forever removed from it's midst
Seattle been kind. No city in the United States
has been more cosmopolitan Crimes like this in
day all that preachers leading citizens and newspa-
pers have accomplished in years.
No race may claim a monopoly of vice virtue. The
record of Seattles white vultures and by far
ecpses that of Negroes.
We are proud of Chief of Police Herbert D. Kim
sey. Although stricken angered by this damnable
crime he stands aoft from the mob and places blame
upon the Negro race for the deed of a moron
The Northwest Enterprise and Race citizens in every
life who have long been residents of Seattle will
gladly join the police public officials in effort to
suppress the criminal element terrorizng city
any effort to suppress crime regardless of race.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
The DIM OUT LAW of the army invoked for the
duration perfect fit for voaters who respect neither
the laws 1t is military law and carries
priority The undermined police department is at its
wits end The most available substitute the invocation
of the search and seizure in Somebody is going
to squawk!
No law abiding citizen should complain.
The editor and publisher the Northwest Enterprise
was seized searched. We only offered obec-
but gave approval IF that method will abate
this crime epidemic, not only but welcome it. .
Any measure however drastic has approval to curb
these night and midday morons.
Our advice all law abiding citizens is to transact
your business in the day tme home and stay there
for the night.
One coIored man was halted and Immediately whip
I'd out knife to attack the officer. When he woke up
he was the hospital Do not resist officers of the
law Whenever they halt you they usually have the
difference.
We regret the recent death of young man at
18th and Yeser failed halt at the command OF the
police The Northwest Enterprise mPortuned to take
a strong stand against the Unnecessary killing"
Innocent men need fear the law. While we wish
he had not forced pay the penalty with his le
later developments and facts indicate society freed OF
criminal.
1t the province OF newspaper TO iaSes' ~
protect society certainly not to shield criminals.
In retrospect Seattle has been the most cosmopolI-
tan city in the United States. We have prided our poPu
lace on winning way to the same high standards
maintained by whites 1t is because ofhat standard Chief
of Police Herbert D. Kmsey well said: The Negro race
cannot be blamed for the act of one man."
''Let use. do little missionary work among our new
corners: Pipe down these loud mouth bus rdersj our
public misconduct mpoliteness and maintain wholesome
respect for the rights of others"
If whites feel terrible about the dam moran OF our
race assautng and raping 4s-year-od woman OF the
white race Let's find the dam white moron who raped
and took the life of innocent baby Patsy IN west De-
attic Let's vent our spleen the lousy moron
that raped "em all from SO" until finally aPPrehended
by the law.
WE ARE GLAD TO PUT OUR MORONs AWAY
FOR LIFE and ask only that white be put away
for the duration.
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