St. Paul recorder., 1952-09-19


novelty m trip, though, hat
~~I1 prsSr1 realized a city
capitol is The clean, tree-Dned streets, the
paays and winding drives lovely The weather during
stay and pleasant Maybe that
this visit much Up until experience with Washington
weather has been anything but enjoyable
nephew my job
adjoining Virginia around sightseeing
We section the another Washington
friend who along amazed that there
to see He has lived in the Capitol all of his life!
spots Of we were
already familiar WITH the imposing of buildings
housing spot
Brnks holdup the painter
murdered the worker not long
whizzng along a parkway when got a glimpse
Washngtons three parkway motorcycle policemen
the famous Gainger mental hospital where
before n suffering a had he
waiting him medical Washing
ton radio carried this
wards, sponsored
Labor. We spent hours roaming Washington
had pictures taken inside Lincoln Memorial
One thing felt definitely this visit Although
cation discrimination dominate
Washington D. C, there Is barely percepbe stirring
meath the surface that indicates relations
slowly slowly merging into shape.
The Negro population famed
Jumping Negroes single segregated
ton That
relatives located all town and believe Mr. r. has
pascal of relatives
political power Negroes %
granted
would upset the applicant In more ways than one
The percentage of the Negro
sections anything by
the perhaps surpass by
my
mother fathrnaw live, homes that favor
ably upper-midde
my recently bought
block where Negro families are just moving OF the whites
probably moving possible
the living side by side neighbors.
building here New York City that
presents expensive
apartments ultramodn owned
by man who also has large stores Washington
a paonzed by Negro employees
the Plaza prohibtve that there
at long waiting list of eager Anybody who
invest the homepovded he together the
While we were there the American Psychological Assoca
announced that would not meet again Washington until
the District makes toward democratic treatment Of
minority groups"
At the time, the APA repeatedly
official protest city authorities"
satisfied" with the hotels where the
convention sessions were being held the sae and the Mavoyer
APA poicy-maung the Ambassador
Burlington the House the Raleigh the Willard and the
Roger being minority delegates Negroes
registered all of them.
repeatedly washngtontans
have not Disseminated"
APA spokesman resolution containing the
following statement:
members
hotel facilities The incidents make clear to that cannot
IA meeting accomplish business a city
public places practice discriminatory policies
This should be taken to beitte the real
Washington making solving problems
be solved overnight for feel that
hold meetings here again until additional has
minority groups
Dr. J. McV Hunt of the University of Illinois described
spokesman APA listed the following examples discrimination
working committee delayed could
The other members did feel they could
students said they could "conscentously
the YMCA because of the segregation policy.
of the APA the Potomac River
cancelled because of the lines segregation policy
estimated that psychologists
countries attended wekong
in the Capitol
Naturally newspapers published
visit find the Washington the
the anywhere else The proximity the
to the of the Nations doesn't
y unbiased editoraIy
called "IibeTar muddIe-
political
unydng ostrich minded its the
Washington, D themselves the
talked apparently undecided
political
had with Washington
n
election They the before could asking
their ideas the thing.
Washington certainly relations i
1t when I working Baltimore
the relations pattern
recently able a
remember time when white taxi drivers wouldn't pick
Negro Union Station, husband
cued after he safely district that
he admitted being Of the culud brethern
the things don't like Washington the
pattern of homosexualsm appalling
eligible As result little workers coming
from the hnands easily themselves involved abnormal
through loneliness
sWishy, don't
people on a Washington
a Yoke emporium a weeke
to known drinking all the cocktail