Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-27

Our greatest criticism of the
a picture OF conditions In San
Francisco. II IL a slick piece, a
jazzed up combination Of truths
and distortions TO achieve q dra-
matte best-of-al possible worlds
impression" the statement said.
The statement charged that the
magazine had not been truthful
when IL stated that Negro doctors
enjoy the same facilities a. white
doctors In all Of San FranciseO's
hospitals, public and private.
The number Of hospitals which
admit Negro physicians 10 prac-
tice is still q minority Of the to-
tal." the statement claimed.
Hospitals StIn Jim Crow
Mannlngis statement also said
that ward segregation has not
been completely abolished and
that the Urban League along with
other civic and human relations
organizations is currently con-
Quoting q drive to get the South
ern Pacific hospital TO abandon Its
long standing policy Of segregat-
ing its Negro patients.
The statement goes on to say:
The ARTICLES cOnclusiOns re-:
the Sheng housing case are, unfOr.
tunately, inaccurate. After de-
scribang correctly the essential iS-
sues that were involved IL con-
Guides; Though ShcnE bought
elsewhere, his failure In South
wood had . good effect; no sub
urban development wants 10 risk
the scOFn and wrath heaped upon
the voters Of SOuthwOOd for rails
Ing the race Issue!
The fact IL that q week after
the sheng incident, the newly pur-
chased home Of q Negro family In
another all-white suburb was
stoned and sherifrs deputies had
to be rushed 10 the scsns to pro-
tect his person and property.
the axtacle's author (JOhn Ger.
Fity) was told Of this and other
incidents but chose not 20 naention
them.
The sheng case II typical Of
the attitude Of most suburban de-
velopmcnts toward the entry Of
non-whites.
Even In San Francisco proper.
where there In q heartening trend
toward residential distribution Of
non-white families, refusals 70 sell
or rent TO non.whites are COM
mon"
The statement said there were
other examples Of downright In
accurate or elastic reporting"
Several months before the arti-
Gle was published, Certify. q free
lance writer. appeared at the San
Francisco Urban League office
seeking information pertaining to
the article.
League Helps Author
The league gave what assistance
Il could and referred TO other or
ganizations which could give him
additional information on the sub
Jet.
In return the author promised
10 submit the manuscript 30 the
league for any necessary changes
before submitting II 90 the maya
rhine for publication
Falls 70 Keep word
Manning claims that he never
heard any more about the story
until he received q letter from
Madeline AK from the research
department Of Golfers that con-
tanned Gerrity's manuscript.
Part OF the letter said:
In the interest Of accuracy we
would appreciate your reading this
article both In terms Of factual
content and intsrpretation-"
0cFrity had sent the manuscripts
directly 10 CoIHBer'A by-passAng
Manning, % whom he had prem
Issd be would suhmAt tAe EnanB-
script first
Manning said that several other
organizations and individuals had
also been contacted BY the maya
nine and they were Of the same
opinion a. Manning - that the
proposed article was fun Of mac
euracies and distortions and had
wired the magazine a. such.
Two weeks later. Gerrity. I'd
HOwden. director Of the San Fran
cisco Council for CIVIC Unity. and
Manning went over the article md
changed the story, -substituting
fact for fiction"
They were under the impression
that the RAIieys would Be sent
back 10 them for further rSvisions
n necessary.
The next he knew of the article.
Manning claims. h when he
learned that u vas already IN