St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-08-23
The Dope Arrests


The arrest OF 20 persons and the charging OF ~ Of those arrested
Negroes trafncng Minneapolis Thursday
August 10 dsqueng to the entire Negro the
Cities
danger ignored presented by the
dproportonae Negroes
past years latest raids for narcotics peddng
The danger that large persons living
munty obviously the dope
the safety and reputation Of the Thousands Of aabdng reasonable
Negro citizens their children
Narcotics addiction Is living death acquire
the drug habit Those who aid in Its spread by pushing sell
Ing marihuana and heron realize they
aid purchasers and users In continuing character and mind des
troying habits
called closely akin TO murder there
agitation for penalties for those selling
ootos Knowing the harm which especially
young people many citizens feel penalty too those
convicted OF selling narcotics
This newspaper presume PREJUDICE have
been charged in this latest but this
responsibility warning community something most
certainly city comparatively population
OF Negro citizens produces SO many persons charged with narcotic
pedding
The situation by merely pointing that
white people engaged in
any Negro community has whether It likes
fair the continuing job of convincing others
up Of undesahes and erimnalshat It's people
jory awabdng upright citizens desirable fellow workers
neighbors.
This may put extra handicap on all of
who consider responsible saying
That's the way
large numbers Of Negroes for alleged crimes IN
any u community always to the
responsible majority say assumption Of
responsibility ON the part OF the labdns oomrt Nina %
guilt complex st the minds Of
those interested the Negro people
an uneasness and type feeling
here In Minneapolis present Minneapolis
Negro real relatively
young men and women face charges participating
narcotics racket
Whether the Negro community any responsibility for
the alarming number Of its being than
the total community be the subject Whether
likes or not however In the minds community the
Negro subdivision black occur
One OF the biggest employment Negroes local
industry for years that small Negroes engaged
white slavery and other criminal activity who allowed
IN The city Employers and white workers
either hiring working community the ma
Jory OF which certainly responsible APP
prove OF the criminal members of the gro
In the past rs years a great deal of selling"
on the part Of the Urban Leagues the MACE
to the entire Negro community activities Of a few
criminal did In the minds of the majority group
Responsible leaders the Negro community under
severe handcaps when attempting awabdng God
fearing Negro ezeny to the community received
an assist when the FBI slavery highly
Improbable In this were either
chased out OF the Twin cities employment
dtons improved wonderfully World War II
This newspaper has complained before eioray and 10
law Enforcement agencies that narcotic peddng
crease in this city and eudangcrng young people
There law enforcement papers
suggestion but the arrests and mount until
the situation now offers threat to the community
II hoped that only the beginning ~
determined drive rid every uarrtoc peidIer
because each peddcr dangerous community as
whole allowed TO operate without apprehension harrsent
each peddcr menace to himself people might be
exposed 20 his despicable trade
Citizens especially those ought to give every en-
enlargement TO attempt OF the narcotics ned
des and pushe they present danger to society in general