Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-16


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crate blanket ard consumes itself
IN raciai Juror 4 will destroy ita
political and economic future
From the buRnsssnana point II
view racial conflict in the gouth
presents two aaln dangers First,
turmoil and violence teagiting
fran racial bigotry often result IN
have raised he banners ~ bitter
serious interruptions and atop
pages IT vital production az IN
the rubber manufacturing plants
Ia aHd around Tuscaloosa, Alabama
during the riots which occurred
when Autherine Lucy appeared on
the campus ~ the state unlysr
aity
second, there Is this economic
boycott used by both races against
merchants and companies accused
81 having partisan interests IN the
aggregation question Increasingly
newspapers and leaders IN South
prn communities are expressing
concern about the effect ~ hoy,
colts on economic development
Nlaatsaippl state Senator VIII
Ham Alexander. addressing
group N business leaders IN hts
state recently commented we
have raised the banners OF bitter
nnss and pfontdiee above auf sense
Of common aeuaa ard dseency
against Bama people and eompau
ios We cannot afford boycotts
Wa have the problem with ua ot
sustaining aud augmentiug the
Tremendous advances we hayo
achieved IN the postwar period
After Interviewing board seier
ton II Southern indumtriallats,
tbe Wall Street Journal stated
THIS prraant Southern boygotts
afr the most rar-toathiBE sveg
faced by American bu8lneaamea
Many aoithstncrs Including some
firmly committed 10 continuing
aggregated schools deplos the use
.of economic pressure ~ either
race The bayootta and other
tmuga happening definitely are
not a solution
Ia addition 20 the problems re-
aaltinE from racial violence ard
economic boycott. Southern bus
gnaaa institutions are burdcned
Win The extra cost ~ conducting
business IA aggregated world
Added 60 The heavy taxes Of pro-
yiting separate facilities 10 public
nBtltutiona such ~ schoola, bus.
insaa institutions must pay the eK
pen#e " building and maintaining
duplicate facilities ip many private
business operations Recently
vapcs urconailt president of the
sDutheaatetp Greyhound Lines,
stated n frequently costs 80 per
cent more 90 nuild a terminal with
segregated facilities The Wall
street Journal commented "'rbe
total cost II observing the rolor
line obvi0ualY can be considerable
80 business such as Greyhound
MANY ether serious difficulties
arine 70 plague business ttms IA
their Southern operations az a re-
etlt ~ tho race issue lu ioeal com.
imluitlca A reeant example was
the experience ~ sgripto ire
whose homie offices nra in Atlanta
Georgia rhla manufacturing com.
pany purt hascd 40 additional
acres 20 build neyy tt3.mh,
Bgu plant Ia an area on tie 0,lt
( gbirts at Atlanta witch tor the
past Is years rad been snnaa fai
I industrial usr When II was dis
! covered that large numbers ~
I Negroes were 10 bo employed. eity
Eotueieia rssoocd the area as resi-.
dental thereby excluding the usw
factory Charles L1yrjoy scrip
/ ta.s executive yigc president Oh
asr,rd I'VE Iosl 81 600 hecaus,
Ne had 20 eell ths property for les,
than wg paid for Il wr dan't know
bow muyh che litigation cost uz
Another Southern cammurity
adversely affected By racial con,
Htct la birmingham Alabama. A
maiaF ecnter % heavy industry lr
Ihs South Il has attracted many
Important manufacturing opera