St. Paul recorder., 1951-12-07

AN OPEN LETTER 10 NELL DoDsoN RUSSELL


Dear Mrs RUSSELL In regard to Nov 80 column: Before
anything Walter winchen anyone,
would look other before would believe what he
said.
Excluding Josephine
been known Of the truth think win with
Wnche than
used underhanded and dirty trick he could think of to snde
Miss Baker
don't ever recall seeing where Miss Baker made any ani-se
Walter wnchers columns Assuming
she did make such remark certainly shows lack of matu
ity part.
However repeat certainly manifest much
maturity very thinking you your
with Jewish people has been but know that whatever
has small the conclu
that you have.
when read your column 1 couldn't help but think about all
stereoypes
cusey that stereypes about and of
a device used to propagate prejudice
Whether of 1t not, column
paed the tale that Jews sly crafty schemng and out to beat
The only difference you you your
Then you followed regular pattern
stereotype tales and made Blumsen the exception.
reading couldn't help thinking
who said "An coored people will steal but old Joe he's diff
ferent"
the exploitation Negroes Harlem But
they do not make a racial issue of it,
With exceptions people who business there to make
money regardless of race And they will try to get as much profit
they from whomever they
make believe that the federal state
the public being by INSCRIPTIONS
sed because Jews the only unfair people business
only recently banks began hire people
banks the reputation
the ghetto of Harlem 1t the fault of the banks and real estate
boards who make almost impossible for Negroes out
Harlem.
And Jews Harlem they
dictate the policy the real estate boards contrary
practices that Negro
Any time you have section OF the population set aside in
type exploitation
taking place in the ghetto Who does the exploiting isn't really
important
of FEPc existed
against employment
wasn't the fault of the Jews that civil rights law was needed
New York. Jews also refused service New York hotels
and restaurants and other public places.
with that IL is about time light brought
the subject of antsemtism Negroes and anNegom
Jews AT the time disagree with that touchy
subject.
Since live America Negroes bound pick the
American living and of the unfortunate things about the
that
someone dsagrees with they Immediately labeled
And unfortunately of have fallen into the of anti
semsm and like of white brethren don't like to be
reminded of shortcomings Hence becomes touc
among
opinion Negroes give
attention antSemitm Negroes the Negro feeling
the Jewish people because don't
blind alley It's impossible to have equality and for
the other
Even New York the ruthless cxpoters Negroes
FEFC, who fight tooth rights and who
bitterly anti-Jev,sh
beginning time Jews been prosecuted
the
become shopkeepers small
practice professions past
Plus the fact they continually forced
to another.
they never allowed to become fully intcga-
ted any country.
It's regeable but to large degree these circumstances
exist America Jews do not control industries
The overwhelming majority Jews this
that business small merchants They the
family" business very marginal
exploitation Negro
cerned that because of the discrimination that
in other fields of business they were forced into the amusement, field
which at best risky 1t business high
overhead which luxury that rainy day break
trying TO what the public
What witnessing Harlem the of
against two Of people who the victims discrimination
blame Jews who their
pnDTp
situation sincerely yours Ed Blackwell Minneapolis Mimi