St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-03-21
Let's Welcome New Residents

At the risk of becoming tresome this newspaper must
again call attention community Lack in both OF the Twh
Cities This lack take into account the problems arising
from migration these cities from other OF consider
able number of people
The migration came about by the constellation
and moving the Veterans Administration insurance Offices
to Smelling with large number OF government employees
being transferred the Twin Cities from such ar apart Po"
rs Seattle and Chicago This is select migration for most
of these T. employees people of good income Standards
training responsibility and acceptabilty.
The moving of such personnel yarouSly estimated as De
tween IS to persons and their families taxing present
available housing facilities Community wide neither OF the
cities prepared advance accommodate the introduce
ton of this very desirable group into the community
The only exception where in St Paul. James T. Logan
postal employee voluntarily and his own initiative
rounded up list of available housing most of temporary III
an effort to help the situation In Minneapolis the Urban
League without very much community support has been try
ing to negotiate with several apartment house owners to OBJ
tain housing for the Veterans Administration people WHO nave
moved to Minnesota
So far as ascertain not single other COM
muny resource church. civic group club or lodge has
concerned with the problem facing these newcomers
story be repeated the matter OF the steady
arrival of other newcomers who north to Minnesota
seeking home in favorable surroundings for themselves and
their children There organized group which is concerning
itself with welcoming and orentng these newcomers many
who Mississippi Alabama, Arkansas ana Missouri
10 the WAYS of life of this Most of them obtain jobs but
in addition finding employment there are other ADJUST
mens Just important No local organization appears to be
greatly concerned about the situation
fact the only organized attitude prevalent among too
many ongerme residents towards the seems
to be one Indifference and frequently yelled hostility at
the speech and customs which of the newcomers
bring with them from other sections of America.
Since Minnesota, well other states the people,
black and white immigrants to this section and
daughters immigrants either from other sections
of the nation would that ought to receive
both welcome and understanding Most of us came here from
some other section If didn't, parents did.
who settle here to become good lei
owczens who precede them here ought to make
effort to that the arrivals receive welcome
and friendly hand they adjust their lives to the prevailing
customs of this section
If do welcome them, try TO make them under
stand that glad that they have to towns we
are apt regret that did gain their confidence and
friendship.
There has been tremendous migration of Negroes to
the Twin Cities falsely charged in the current controversial
seller ~ S. Confidential but the growth in population
has steady will continue Our duty that do
our part assist the newcomers whenever they need it,
that they may become creditabe addition TO two Twin
Cities
This will require planning sacrifices in time and
the result will be of great benefit to the Negro
communities well the total communities.