Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
The 'eNear Riot" I'm St Paul

Since this newspapers investigation Of the riot last
Friday night Kent and ROndO has not been completed and
this editorial had be written before full investigation has
been finished of what here must necessarily be
based what reports we have at hand.
Certainly there must be something in the community
when openly resist police authority happened Friday
at Kent Rondo and in still another July 49, when
crowd of 100 gathered Grove and Mississippi and some of
the people reved police officers who doing their duty
This newspaper respect for police officers who
tce brutality citizens neither does have
pec for citizens who wy break the law There proper
legal methods by which any police officer who oversteps
his authority and mreas any citizen in Minnesota may be
death with By the token there usually by which
law voatos may be apprehended without public outbreaks
which threaten community peace.
There for Negro mob in st. Paul than
there for white mob in Little Rock Ark defyng cOnst
authority whether that mob composed of II
or 800.
This newspaper suspicion that the police great
extent blame for Friday nights ouburst because few
members of the St. Paul police department rumored have
gained the reputation being overaous checking the cred
entails any Negro male who is with white female
This charge has been prevalent in St. Paul for the
past years is still have yet to talk
who have actually been stopped under such
circumstances Nevertheless doubt that the is basess
although believe the alleged ndscrimnate practice
of stopping mixed couples has department sanction
ticed as has been alleged, by the entire force.
such conduct is being practiced by paromen deec
tves community leaders should Immediately submit such evd
they have Chief William Proez On the other hand
circulation of such they unfounded unfair
the St. Paul city law enforcement agency and its members
On the other hand responsible citizens abuse Of
citizens by police do they the police abused by
Just because they doing their duty.
Police should be instructed leave their racial feelings
any they haveat home and off duty When duty they should
disregard the color of individuals and also the color
with whom individuals may be in company Unless
this followed there is always grounds for assumptions
of t-racial conduct
Law abiding citizens should recognize that the police
hired protect the community and its residents from law
vOator and that with few exceptions persons who orderly
lawabidng and peaceful have nothing fear from police in
st. Paul Minneapolis Neither of the departments will
done brutality by officers it is reported and proved
In the meantime pointed out in the Minneapolis TRIBUNE
editorial reprinted elsewhere in this paper the underlying
dOns especially the housing problem which make possible the
spectacle last Friday in far advanced st. Paul
with and be During the period in which adjust
of the housing problem being made st. Paul
holders and responsible citizens should support the police in
any effort keep down the conditions which crime
disorder.
The blind pigs the Illicit places which mush-roomng
in neghborhoods where awabdng families forced live
of housing Discrimination be kept minimum
and only the police backed by aroused negborhoods
this
However, public support and backing will not be forhcom
ing the police the Negro community feels its rights
being violated and those rights include lawful association
anybody whom they choose without regard race creed
color without moestation by police