St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-18
Disturbing Spectacle

Disturbing Spectacle
The spectacle Minneapolis alderman circulating petit
and encouraging mob action against business place its
American Negro ancestry disturbing
who lovers of fair play and justice
Minneapolis city by of IA to II courageou
food license James Parker opposition the cense be-
aroused by Jns Christensen alderman of
Fifth Ward that threats of violence and window breaking resulted
All this willing crowds of rowdes forced Parker close
which he had invested the of himself
and his wife
located business district where there
all kinds small establishments The reaurateur himself
good character The only thing held wrong with Parker IN
encouraged him. the color
deliberately aroused neghbors in that district
adjoining base appeal prejudice His
easily Christensen lost his fight against
defeated Friday the council where aldermen
and deceny against his
legitimate business from opening simply because its Negro
Undauned by this for fair decency Christensen
paired to the neghorhood again Saturday night and told
oterers that he had done all he oudhat the
clear invitation for all irresponsible elements the ngbhood
give the Parkers "the works.
Jeerng gathered police department squad
cruising around the nghbohood did the
law dispense the crowds who hurting threats
have probably
broken the spirit of the moesers police evidently
orders the congregang people front Pae
If Pker friends had resoed the tactics by Chrstenen
cohorts, trouble would certainly have developed
The people aroused by Christensn campaign
ened the white lessee the building who had
rant to the Parkers She ound reved and of called
lover Inc poor woman was scared to death and asked
the Parkers who had sunk their making
place, to move.
The two Parke and wife, who put their savings together
do business in their fighting against
the heavy odds of prejudice They
to give up It's sad sordd picture and ought Alderman ens
Christensen lot of pleasure but he has (Which
doub he ought spend few seepe nights thinking
nhumanity to man."
In the Parker The Minneapolis NAACP evidently
completely unaware of the fact that and being
prved of certain rights which that e NAACP supposed
help maintain Everybody else Minneapolis
NAACP!
So far the part trying
protect Parker by protests to authorities other
Individual members of the NAACP part helping
Parker get his license but the officially
be found Page Sherlock Holiness
We definitely ashamed
Jensen k drawing from the funds of Minneapolis
American prejudice brutal naked
ness by the Philadelphia transit strike.
In Philadelphia pulled off maney unfair prac-
oce which were so fragrant that people everywhere could
what has been bred widespread against
Americans on account of color.
Philadelphia castigaed being great exception
for right here cities there employment practices by
public supported firms that just bad anything
Philadelphia.
The Negro: A Contrast
General Eisenhower has cited two Negro units for the
work they did D-day.
No acquainted with the Negro soldier in the
last World will be surprised at that.
Under heavy fire. these Normandy
and carried out their difficult assignments with efficiency
They shared the dangers of invasion Many them gave
lives IN the attack They reoue and sturdy soldiers
questioned their right fight
to help keep the torch of human liberty alive.
Yet In Philadelphia, recently disastrous strike
cPaed over the right of Negroes
operators in Negro sections of the city.
The Negro has long before he
political justice in this country
While generals honor him for his at the
hghtng fronts the ugly of
home.
1t is a sad situation, by hopeless one
Sooner later the opinion in
THIS country must inevitably to the Negro
measure of justice than he enjoys.
Meanwhile should not forget how well Negro
serves us in the and how ravey his blood
heads that he helped establish
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Strange HumOr
Humor often makes strange choices,
I've been in Cadilacs and Royces
And had guy n a Model T,
Come along and laugh at me.
Few on this earth appear NOR dumb
Than he who simply can't pour
boot but takes
In jokes dark Phi D.
1t matters not how we'll Pm dressed
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