Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-10-25

lie warns that the freedom
a number Of white citizens. from
southenn governors 70 northern
real estate brokers can be count
ed upon to see TO that Yet these
millions OF American Negroes
may soon command the re-
sources, the sHills, and the oppor.
tunities 20 enable them TO enter
upon a citizenship certainly more
fun and free than they have ever
known"
How win 1t come about Not by
national conscience. nor OF preach
ment nor OF lawmaking, lal-
though these are not factors 10
discounD but OF that most earth.
bound Of miracles the American
economy.
The Negro populations total
cash income after taxes lSls bill
hon represents today a purchas-
ing power almost matching the
value OF all merchandise annually
exported from the u. s. II denotes
a market AZ great as Canada, a
market almost twice the kiEs Of
Australia.
Friends Question Our Attitude
The world Is changing 80 swiftly
that before the conservative can
say "sputnik a new set OF cir.
cumstances make imperative a
change to a new position Friends
Of ours in oil rich Asia are say
ing We are your friends but we
want YOU 10 correct some Of your
attitudes and ways because the
Communists are always there. We
want you to live up 10 your pro.
fessed democratic ideals
Why We DON'T
The difficult thing 10 under.
stand IS why we don't for If we
did, we would be richer. healthier
happier and wiser We would be
richer because all Americans
would be contributing fully 10 our
economy THIS would mean higher
Incomes 20 buy more products
And more consumer demand for
products means more production.
and more production means more
Jobs for everybody white black
and in-botwssu.
We would be healthier and hap.
pier because We could square our
practices with what we preach
The Inconsistency IN what we say
a. opposed 70 what We think and
DO can make people missrably
1ek-a sickness Of fear and hate
For moral economic and political
reasons we would be much wiser
The little men IN Minnesota
who try 10 impede the Negroes
progress Tor all Americans. arc
little indeed Their smallnesa
causes them to pout AZ FEP Laws.
20 seek 70 invalsdsts civil rights
legislation BY noncompliance and
cries o. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Their carr. too like those o. re.
csiCiirants In tire south. are deaf
20 TIE rev cismor IN the word
They think the strongest spheres
q influence in world affairs stan
snanate from England. France
ard ourselves EnFlana be trying
% regaln her sulirencs france 81
Unable 70 slsct a popular govern
rsnt Only w. are strong. but not I
strong enough We need friends Z
We need 80 many friends a. we
car get in Asia, Africa. Europe I
ana IRE Americas
Refused a Dob Tutee Thi. Year
But discriminatory fr-s ans
unions ever here In snI gh,enes 4
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