Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-08-26


W. editor of the North Mime
apolis POST, and member Of the
Minneapolis NAACP executive
board.
This was a night Of intrigue,
rabble-rousing, and aIl-around gen.
eral stupidity" Guilmant told the
SPOKESMAN. These poor dolts
were so intent upon spouting their
venomous distTibe against inter
racial marriages, they forgot NOM
entariiy at least the possibility
that a child OF mixed ancestry
could very well infiltrate their
group with little or no difficulty"
Guilmant attended the organiza-
tons first meeting as part Of an
NAACP auditing team.
Other members Of the team, all
white, included Mrs. Richard J.
Scott, NAACP secretary; Mrs.
Wesley johnson, daughter OF the
late I. G. Scott, and Michael Bal
zer, ardent member Of the NAACP
youth chapter.
The NAACP team was met
with q barrage Of anti-NegrO
literature, most Of Il printed
by the White Citizens COuncaI
Of jackson, AElss, and an antA-
Negro organization, the Christ
ian Patriots Crusade Of HAns-
dale, III
Also being distributed at tho
was literature prepared
by Paul Hurley who In currently
q candidate for the Minnesota leg
islature from the 18th District.
The meeting was held in the
home Of Mr.. and Mira Clayton
Coward, 29l4 West 22nd st., MIN
leapolis. Coward, a former machin-
list. il currently unemployed.
In the course Of the discussion
centering generally around school
Indignation and inter-racial mar
riAges, Guilmant spoke literally"
about many innocuoIis matters per-
tanning to racism. Obviously TN
pressed by the vocal ability Of the
lewgpapeTInan. whose racial identi-
ty they could not discern, some
members OF the group indicated
their desire to have Guilmant serve
as chairman of the organization,
a fact which, according to MrN
Scott, was sufficient to put both
my sister-in-lRw and ] In stitches
from laughing. We were able to
withhold our mirth, however, and
permit Jean to decline the chair
manship."
Mrs. Scott also Indicated that
some Of the members were wise
to Claimants presence. This was
especially true Of Lawrence Fevig,
a resident Of Crystal, MIMI, and
operator Of Kilroy's Cafe in North
Minneapolis.
"Fevig recognized Guilmant and
rushed into tho kitchen where I
was helping the hostess prepare
refreshments to announce: We'd
better be careful, because there Is
a newspaper reporter present who
In half Zig himself"
Generally" said Guilmant, ~the
organization Ia composed Of crack
POSTAL little would-be dictators
with no racist group of their own
70 lead"
THE basic philosophy Of the
group centers around interracial
marriage or miscegenation." said
Guilmant. Many Of the persons
present were followers Of the An
glo-Saxon Federation philosophy
which advocates that the real
JEWS are Anglo-Saxons brought
together by God into the United
States which Ia really the new
Jerusalem.
The same philosophy claims the
adherents to Judaism and the Ne
gro to be seeds Of Satan, and are
not, therefore, true human beings,"
continued Guilmant.
The statement released by the
Minneapolis daily press last week
attempting to explain its reasons
for accepting classified advertise
ing from this organisation, falls
short Of reasonable, Guilmant said.
In the first place, assuming the
organization was checked and
found to be a fact-gathering group
as the daily newspapers said. there
IL no reason to believe that the I'D
would draw anything more than
1t did Every reply even those
faxed by human relations organ
izaions, was violently opposed 10
everything the NsPwR claimed IL
did not oppose"
Another point TO consider was
Indicated by the groups organizer.
Clayton Coward.
This man Indicated that Il would
be difficult 10 get anyone to listen
II the group said Il was opposed
10 indignation, or any other form
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