Arizona sun., 1961-09-21
MY ANSWER TO WHO'S IRRESPONSIBLE"

Recently taken task in an editorial in the Arizona
Republic stating recent months columns had
appeared the Republics editorial which in dealing with
matters concerning the Negro contained untrue and mead
In editorials in the ARIZONA SUN had called these twt
columns irresponsible ou naism considered replying to the
Republics Editorial by leterohe e0or After consider
aon decided that proper reply eXoanng application OF the
term these two columns by David Lawrence on March y
Race Clause and the other by
Westbrooke Pege July r. headned NAACP SCORNS FREE
DOM RIDERS would require space than the Republic could
give Evidently from the attention given the Sun editor
a the SUN has readers decided to make my expanaon
another SUN editorial
In the first place make quite clear that am def
natey odds just about all the Republics columns and
that the sake of of its readers the Republic does
feature least liberal column However, my charge OF
irresponsible journalism nothing with the opinions of these
affecting the Negro but based entirely
the fact they attempt to support their views by statements that
facual. 1ss 4 -
Specifically the Lawrence struck the efforts Of
Administration at least part
serious employment faced by Negroes all
the nation told that the comn are not responsible
for the wording the headlines their columns IN this case
the headline sU IS SCONTRACTS GET RACE CLAUSE, implies
that requiring that firms holding contracts
sos eoo 9 % origin sa1s Before been Ds IN
This true This Administration like the former Republican
Administration took advantage the authority given President
Orders In this the order under
which forbd contractor
the right to discriminate in his employee and employment prac
against persons the mentioned above Perhaps
this like something because Mr. Lawrence states that
"a new form Of dictatorship is arising in America It govern
given backing the of his order This is
evidently beginning to bother some persons who believe that private
companies government contracts should employ whom they
pleasethat should discriminate basis they please
How back into history the executive order do not know
but there in the Eisenhower Administration even we
didn't hear much about it.
Mr. Lawrence stated further that Every department of the
government that buys anything business whether it
CHS clips ypewrters window shades
issued by the President letter from the Vice President to whom
lsent the column stated that items in this statement are
Specifically mentioned The order not included The column
states further eyerye the authorizes purchase
@ s @ ~ H. - & paty a = d % m t u tn non on
Of
his letter The v Presidents letter published
ne SUN and the Executive Order No lO925 carried seay
that Negro readers could know their employment rights and the
Republic would understand that in spite Of Mr. Lawrence dire
prediction the NAACP going to report them to the Pres
dents Committee for not having Negro reporters on its staff
So much for the Lawrence Column 9:sz 49,
With regard to Mr. Peger column which appeared in the
Republic July headlined NAACP SCONS FREEDOM RID
ERS quoted reply Mr. Pegler from request c
Mr. Schuyler Negro con his opinion Of the Freedom
Riders Mr. Schuyler his opinion Of the Freedom Riders
Schuyler his opinion though is
the opinion Of the NAACP Of Americans Negro and white
north and SOUTH who connected with the NAACP
Mr. Schuyler categorical statement however which
partly true and partly wholly conjecture wishfu thinking
ming the 52yeard recognized the danger such tactics
and cautioned strongly against them This much is true but only
partly The NAACP cautioned its youth members who hadf
ready begun the sns and were aroused enough to try more
dangerous things NAACP made clear that this not
the method used by the NAACP At this time there was some con
fusion about the connection between OF Racial
Eqay NAACP branches using the nOnvlOlen
methods and materials published by CORE We used them 70 aee
nix training Stns But the NAACP made It clear mat
the potentially dangerous Freedom Rides
and would responsibility for the consequences Al no
caution CORE its members did It make
any criticism of CORE its methods question CORES Jsifl
cation using them Never time did scorn the Free
Riders and it made this clear in statement OF Its position
branches in As states SO that its
members all who wanted to know the truth would know now
the NAACP regarded Riders There nothing in this
made by the Executive Secretary
the justify Mr. Schuyler in writing the second part o.
this paragraph which quote Lately however it NAACP yield
position slightly perhaps for fear of losing popular sppor
power struggle Negro leaders, OF whom arr
eoecvsts This paragraph by Mr. Schuyler would make tn
appear awhywashy soft organization fearful where
with American Negroes and quaing lest lose its leader
ship financial support Mr. Schuyler may believe tins an
there may who hate and fear the NACP who would M
believe this that who read this will know
that one of this nation the other the Negro adults
young college students youths in the 52yearod organization AM
unshakabe confidence in the NAACP as their hope
for This neither Mr. Pegar Mr. Schuyler
could they both gave their full time to the effort OF writing
false and enuendos.