The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-02
julien G. WyeIne
THE REAL ISSUE

HE REAL 1OOOG
sprcurArroN GALORE is still being made in
.,,, sessions wherever you may happen to stop for
chat concerning the Gordy case
few issues are:
Il, WAS SEARCH warrent needed to enter the
(,ordv residence and arrest the younger SON! a.
az Why was II that one policeman ARMED ~. 4s
.,.k;.ck and revolver could not make an arrest!
This is queried after police reported snst 1e . -,
fer went TO the door and called to his partner 70 put
c.1l into the station for help Why not let ms part
- vho WAS also armed help him make the arrest
which still only involved possibly repulsing TWO UNI
armed men,
a, WHY DID THE WOUNDED officer repeatedly
state that he fired at object behind the mont WINDOW
after seeing his partner fall from gunsno' w., .h
the back? Was it possible to judge rom wneie 1
bullet came at distance of about five feet SINCE ne was
reported as jumping behind the porch brick pniar 10
firing the shot,
IN Several witnesses repeatedly stated that no
warning surrender was given oy tne poee' anu ia
the b]uecoats laid down barrage OF outlets
Tear GAS shells TO get the bodies of their fellow OFFICERS
and aush-out the elderly Gordy Still voeys OF ouilets
were peppered into the house to husnout the slayer
without repeated warning to IL occupants IN the up
per-fat.
tbe examination to be held Friday Incidentally the
defense attorneys are Harold E. Bledsoe and HERBERT
Heading for the father rather than former Recorders
Judge Charles Jones Repeatedly Attorney Jones was
attending the Go convention in Chicago but the fam
ly was too panicky await his return and secured
services of Atty. Bledsoe.
Regardless of what you read and heard, the posi-
bity of race riot not the issue Cause for alarm
is the shameful record of the Detroit Police Department
in its treatment of Negroes. The spectators, mainly
Negroes were not aroused the white" race rath
er il was the police department on trial"
THE TRIBUNE only about two months ago head
lined the fact complaints by Negroes of policerule
infractions and brutality mounting The local
NAACP had met previously with the two top police Of
cas to seek enforcement of the announced fair treat
ment to all policy but they were put of politely
with promise that the situation would be investigated
Such promise still has to be kept, yet complaint
lodged few days later by several white youths of
lice brutality Immediately and thoroughly nvesti
gated 1t is this around and slap in the face that
II seems that the police top brass have be-
compacent in their positions because of their
horiy think that such unjust police practices do not
exist they would have heard of them But, some
times physically and emotonay know that they in
common practice
POLIcE-RULE INFRAcTIONS and brutality are
the ougrowth of racial ghetos If the public housing
commission of the city had endorsed -dscrimina-
tory practice then this shameful practice would have
been somewhat abated. This is only reason why
segregated housing creates racial dssention among
other things Other things will be brought to mind up
on knowing that SEVENTEEN persons live in the up
per fiat where the Gordy shooting occurred.
The education board of Phoenix Ark has its hands
full after Federal Judge ruled that
students could not be segregated in Toleson The rul
ing made after voters approved the proposal in the
general election.
TEACHERS HAD CLAIMED that children of Next
descent retard classes because of inability to speak
English fuently.