St. Paul recorder., 1950-09-08
Is l4iuImur's Conscience Botherinq Him?


boycott against Lake
GAZETTE which the position that the
against editor Jim Eten assault against the free press
rened from discussing the part played in the controversy by
pubhsr friend Of Hamer Petersen Of the Askov AMERICAN
chiefly
OF this state excellent qualities His editor
August which task defending Jim Et
Ees right the he it. without succmbing to
pressure selfish shoghtsd business people makes it
for restate position with special attention to HAL
mar
ntzs us as some readers know of course finally forced to sell
his advertising boycott and the competition
shopper published enemies printed HJalmar
printing plant has been denied
that Mr. Petersen veteran editor the merchants advice
and counsel the founding and publication their spite sheet
that Ezen sold Hjamar his August
81 edition with three column editorial Of 5000 words reviewing the
sorry
feel that friend Petersen has guilty conscience in connection
with the Moose Lake controversy He must realize that the
Moose Lake opponents of Eze had not had his counsel
cooperation, Etzen might fight
print the and the right to declare his honest In the columns
of his Newspaper.
HJalmar paper sympahzng
and the defense Etz He action
particular credit Well we1l match with
and justify We
the boycoed
paper AMERICAN apologies
course might paper rapidly becon
ing force and competitive threat
territory might be this clouded the Akov publish
usual good sound
part editorial to
suggestion that:
Moose editors method of gaining notoriety for
himself sometimes compliment minority groups
such articles there republication
lions Occasionally representative of minority group eaed
straw that his joined in commencing Etze
though in the main his writing did harm than After
all 1t 10 not words but actions that count"
James Etzor young the
religions clearly up
nasty policies IN respect TO it's treatment of religious
Of growing dislike darker races
Of the world for brand of color and religious hypocrisy Ezel
and the Jim Anusems every opportn
W he attacked prejudice religious bgotry and all
tsnal poison which could easily rob Moose Lake
OF te necessary vitality and unity needed to withstand the
sauls Of foreign aggressors.
behind Editor Petersens theory that 1t is not wei
TO discuss the problem northern community
Petersen opnes I'VE have few Negro families"
ignores the important
creating strong country that they have political strength and
they have just much at stake aevang the situation
religious bgory those
country and its benefits responsibilities comng
affect all whether live in Moose Lake Minneapolis
Paul
editors of Peterssns age both in the country and in thu
city had best bestrred themselves the interest
Justice Negro country
Etzes would had today prob
ably would not the
the world.
Though believe Hjalmar race pre-
JUDGE also know that he has
the njustces
i'm spite of the that political
state Jim Etzn has human faults Petersen
man. but nncey on the question of equality for all Americans
mot of them
finer fortnight important negec
tied part Of domestic life have been written than
James Etzen In the Moose Lake STAR GAZETTE.
At the outset OF the battle between Etzel
towns merchants felt that certain principles
stn believe freedom Of the press lost battle Moose
wrote Mr. Etzen that thought his reply boycott
temperate We did not want him print letter but
always printed implied criticism Of him.
After wrote the letter and II print q
Iashaed because editor pleading special
especially
younger, Wen Hjalmar guilty
offense.
entire "the affaire "th
press Etzen fight"
fight suspicious
newspapers originate metropolitan
Etzen his good nothing anybody could
to make them support the under his ownership
think however the rank and file at Moose Lake appre
Btzes with the under his ownership We though
the incident credit
until this time because frankly ttl
presented by his part in the boycott
Etxen good editor and published good
the brief time he published the
We whether Hmars excellent naona
award haven't Etzells ability not all In
imagination the editorial
Etzen today whether in the Moose Lake
right print the best traditions of the
press stake
hope that Eses experience Lake
bitter hope his sleep
science Lake debace
have 70 write words TO justify his position
aiding ana abetng destroy
nncsrs attempt print free mtramslled