Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-09-28

HebKiouB Discrimination, and the
CIO Chicago Industrial Union
council. wired protests TO Presl-
dent Truman and demanded fed
eral grand jury action on the not
case.
The Chicago Council called On
its 100 affiliated organizations 10
write 10 the Preaident Of the Uni
ted States asking for a federal
grand jury Investigation Of the
riot. This action was taken at q
special call meeting.
Michael Mann. regional direc.
tor Of the Clio for Illinois and eN-
ecutive secretary Of the Chicago
Industrial Union council, sent
President Truman the following
telegram.
Grand jury report ON recent
Cicero riots In a shame and dis
grace % cltiznns Of this country.
'"rhs findings are legally fan
taStic ana morally outrageous.
The fact Of law and on-ths-spot
evidence were completely diSrs-
gRrdsd,
we respectfully request you
instruct the department Of Justice
Immediately 10 convene u grand
jury 10 ascertain the basic mo-
tives Of tho Cicero riots. 10 insure
that Jtiaties Ia done. 10 prevent q
repetition Of this degrading OK.
perisnce
Newspapers DcnOunos Jurors
Two Of chlcagois four daily
newspapers alao denounced the re-
suits 81 the grand jury probe
They were the morning Chicago
Bun-TimSs and the afternoon Chit
cago Daily News. Both journals
upbraidsd the Jury for failure 10
lndict any Of the actual rioters.
The sun-TimsH In an editorial,
The Cicero Indictments" de-
clarsd in part:
The grand jury action In the
Cicero riot case In, for the most
part. shocking and fantastic. The
one redeemlnE feature In the In
dictmsnt Of Police Chief Konov.
sky 80.
ION the side Of action. the
grand jury produced two cOnrta-
dictory findings In indicting
konovsisy II made II oryatRi-clear
that Clark had every legal right
10 poaseas and live In the apart
ment -.
but In itA other indictments
the jury produced an opposite
finding. II maintained that the
persons involved In renting the
fiat Ia Clark had no business do
ing M and that their action made
them guilty Of conspirtnE 20 inoite
the riots
THE ordering Of the indiCt.
mcntA against those concerned In
some way with the Clark rental
indicated that the grand jury sur
fered from the same frame Of
mind that poaacsaed the rioters "
In an editorial entitled Legal
Farce" the Daily News called the
action Incredibly fantastic" This
newspaper said;
The entire conception Of the
grand jury's action IL such a
travrsty on justice ~ 10 leave
most lawyers suffering with In
crcdulous RmaEement. Not ono
charge was placed against those
actually guilty Of arson, breaking
the peace, destroying property. at.
lacking the police and National
Guard, threatening lives and
otherwise participating In the dis,
graceful riots.
In the grand JuryS eyes. these
would seem % be the innocent
victims Of the conapirators
Adams, UuA speak Out
Among the indicted persons,
Adams was tho most outspoken
lie bitterly stated:
1T was the worst thing I have
ever heard Ut by a grand jury.
That We conaplrrd 20 lower
property values and stir up q riot.
IN the indictment charged. Is ridi.
culoua, I have an absolute right 10
rent that property To anybody,
The Supreme court has thrown
out restrictive covenants.
"A Negro can rent property
anywhere We might a. well tear
up the constitution " such rights
are denied
Also demanding better justice
Il the American civil Liberties
Union, Edward MeyordinE. ex-
ccutlvc director Of the Chicago
ACLU. said:
IT'S the most fantastic con-
struction of law I've ever heard,
IT'S amazing go,
The best that can be said Of
tho grand jury Is that they haVr
not tackled tho real problem, Who
did the damage Was there tssti-
mony before the jury a. 10 who
instigated the rioting' None Of
these werr named
IT'S = farce"
In the meantime. Chief Justice
Thomas E kmcEynski Of the
Criminal court. who viii hear the
case appealed 10 the principals
TO have faith in the courts" He
viii hear the cases.
The grand jury rrportediy win
have another r.port Ia make sent