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cat his food because he had al
ready gone through the line and
purchased it, but the Forum Cafe
terra manager told him not to
return.
ave feel quite bitter about
this, said. Ranajeet Majumber,
vice-president of the West Bengal
Committee Of the Indian National
Trade Union Congress. We all
deeply resent the treatment Of Mr..
Kalejaiye and feel that this Incl
dent has spoiled our visit here
"In Washington, George c.
Lodge, Assistant Secretary Of La
Dor for international Affairs,
apologized to Kalejaiye by phone.
He later issued a statement in
which he said he hoped the Niger
ian would realize that the Incl
dent was lin no sense typical of
the United States.
The overwhelming majority Of
the American people condemn such
inhospitality,' Lodge said. The a
Dor Department is sponsoring
agency for the visit of the group.
"Kalejaiye said he considers the
incident AN affront to my coln-
try
"The 10 union leaders are in
Kansas City this week on part of a
Nationwide tour of factories and
industries"
1 have through various sources
confirmed the details of this re-
port. 1t is understanding that this
incident occurred after this group
had received the keys Of the city
from the Mayor and after they
had had a meeting with Former
President Harry Truman. 1t is I'M
fortunate that the favorable i'm
pressions received up to that point
were cancelled out by the prejudic-
ed attitude Of the manager of one
of the Forum Cafeterias, chain
in that community. 1t is my under
standing that the Forum Cafeteria
is one of the chief offenders of
civil rights in Kansas City. Is is
my further understanding that up
to this point the City Attorney
for that community has ruled that
proposed ordinances prohibiting
discrimination in public accommo-
dations are not permissible under
the city charter. There is hope,
ever, that this Interpretation may
be reversed by more enlightened
legal advice. I certainly join the
Kansas City Commission on Hu-
man Relations in hoping that this
remedy will be forthcoming as
soon as possible. 1t is sickening
experience to see our effort to
win and maintain the friendship of
non-white peoples in Africa, Asia,
and South America damaged by
the unenlightened attitudes of A
merica's bigots.
Why is it so difficult to make
people understand the effect of
these incidents upon our relations
with the darker peoples of the
earth and the question mark it
puts behind our sincerity with re-
spect to democratic ideals? When
will people realize that We no
longer live in a vacuum but are
exposed for the whole world to
see?
It was interesting to note a Few
days ago, on the front page of
the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion
Ledger, a picture of three Cuban
soldiers, former members of Cas-
tro's revolutionary forces, eating
in hotel cafe in downtown Jack
son with apparently no restrictions
whatsoever. Yet, foreign visitor
who happens to be black and is
from Nigeria which is pro-Amer-
lean and the largest country in
Africa would not be welcomed in
that restaurant or in one in Kansas
City, which is supposed to be in
finitely more enlightened than
Jackson, Mississippi. And when