Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-09-06

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little sense 70 those seeking some
dominant pattern OF decency and
sanity in American racial affairs
Racial delevopmeuts on the
contrary have presented be-
wlldering Kaleidoscope and those
events given heaviest press treat.
meHt in this country ana abroad
have misrepresented our demo
cratic concept and done severe
damage 20 our national security.
Certainly this Is rank illogic
this Is manic behavior in period
when the fate Of this nation and
the free world, as well, hangs up
on our experimentation Of the
democratic ideal
Today the Bu Klux Khan which
yesterday was thought dead for
ever, Is back in business and ia
compiling a new record of in.
timidation, violence and murder.
The pseudo-respectable business,
men and civic leaders who are re.
spnnsible for the Klan's rebirth
are now deploring It's growth for.
getfui OF the fact that they them
selves made the Klaus reappear-
ance inevitable when they or
ganizcd their White Citizens
Councils and similar groups for
economic and social repression Of
their Negro neighhors
True violence was disclaimed ss
weapon by these organizations
that were precursors of the Ku
Kiux Khan, bun this disclaimer
proved lack Of common inteni.
gence rather than civic virtue
For common intelligence reasons
that when the devil IL ioosed upon
the minds Of men he ends by TAX
ing over their bodies.
From UNDERGRADUATES meet.
tngs devoted to violent" re.
precision Of a minority group. Il
Is only a short step 90 hooded
marchers, brutal foggers and ar.
sonists who bomb and burn the
homes Of American citizens And
from these II Is n much shorter
step 70 the murderous mob and
the return Of lynch rule.
Docs any sane person believe
that this Is good for democracy
or promotes the safety o. the
American people,
And obviously the mob spri,
cannot be confined 10 one region.
as witness Chicago. III. and Levitt
town Pa The Chicago mob which
recently stoned Negro families out
of q public park was first cousin
% the Khan flogEcrs Of Alabama
reported last August 10
The hoodlum group that co.
hered out ~ normally Law abiding
families Of Lewttown. Pa. and
roted fnr several days against tho
ownership 81 modestiy priced
Lsvitt0an home by an ambitious.
Intelligent and attractive young
Negro family that hoodlum
group was twin brother 10 the
Chicago mob
Let those who viii apply the
finding q group psychology to
these mob situations Describe
them II orc will. as the precipl-
tation o. mass insecurity. with in
diwdHsls herding together under
the Illusion u mutual protection.
and with The crowd mind and
moral sense descending 10 the
groups lowest common demon.
inator.
sun how does one explain the
reckless actions 81 members 81 the
Congress- who are certainly not
members ~ a mob. but who have
not scYupled AZ prpstftutinS the
congressional power ~ investis-s-
ton and the Congressmsn's ac-
cess 70 media 81 public cnmmBri
cation for the purpose q sAhutsg-
trE and r7isreprazenting tire
program az desegrsgatIor II the
public schools q our nations
capital
Hvv does one explain tho prnas-
ctIlstioa % an originally Moderate
civil rights t.H with such rrtrpGng
amendments AZ % make itv final
passage a Ntt}s more thar = gee
tUre toward protecting the AmsTi-
can citizens sacred right % vote
or The frantic esEerness with
which sslf-avgEed "4bersls have
hailed that passage a. a great
q ~ rights victrEyT
There Is no puzzle offered BY
TIRE appearance ~ the rash -
legal ard legislative actie1ter
breaking auf arcsrd racial Ezsgea
snuo Initiated IN the South. ard
others Ia ne NORTH some oy op,-
rauenta - desewregafiun Ahd
others ~ its proponents
such activities are rational and
fn 4 certain sense healthy hecsuse
they rake use % tts ronVtGfg'ia--
NJ processes available 70 citizens
in a democracy Ever wher some
% these efforts are urrisc ard
r.8tlvatef 81 hatred thsiv sxer-
else q re constitutional process
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