Arizona sun., 1962-06-07
The Usual Blast Without Facts.

Gazette is going to take whack at the NAAcP the
editor should least be his any
the NACP which this President George Brooks and
w. A. Robinson only member Of the Labor and Industry Com
chairman ever charged any county
has been guilty of anything 1t not until was given clipping
the Gazette read the UNFAIR Unnecessary and Unwse
editorial of Friday May & that we realized how this story could
nothing special agent coming investigate
until read the story the Journal That evidently got the
story from news service.
The NAACP after months of trying effect change in the
employment practices of these plants holding
and which consistently refused employ Negroes did
the good fortune have by
County Welfare Department drop into hands The Gazette calls
this the lone unfortunate and confused clerk in the ate)
plOyment office. Mr. editor get your facts right.
When this lady was faced with the memo she certainly was
confused but the Gazette also sadly confused when that
she in the employment office The editor saying what
he the special investigator knows
this smsakeny made note that the reerrals must
white This what the Investigator is coming to find out If
the evidence that this incident Isolated
error he will make excellent witness behalf those whom
special agent coming investigates He need not settle
this editorial We that Mr.. Chaplin experienced
this kind of Investigation he would not be sent to Phoenix of
all places At this time there no way Tor anyone to know where
with its statement of illegal and unjust discrimination
against Negro women the welfare rolls originated who
made the phone calls or why this woman thought she was writing
what she heard that these referr should be high school grad
aes needed special m to have taken the General Ap
tude Test Battery and must be white
The editor quite right there much evidence that not all
of the white people of Arizona Macopa County bgo
religion That is that must make reply
These farminded people at all
responsible the Electric many school
boards banks stores and other businesses have discriminatory
ing pracces Wncn prevent hunoreos OF quaed Negroes from
making decent and honest living 1t possible that
decent white tired much injustice people because
that this got to Frankly neither Brooks
know how it started in our direction. (
NAACP because of the facts that we
have of job refa has suspect that this memo
WAS isolated and bad and that not first
time that by careful of communication this kind of
directive has been circulated to the right people To us the
speaks itself and all that the to place the
the proper legal agents whose Jobs are to see
that this of unfair unnecessary unwse discrimination
dealt with if be uncovered The kind of thing implied by
memo is breach of Arizona law and of Federal nocv is onv
by exposing this kind of thing that be
the editor that whatever this investigator may may
not WITH there will be changes of practice in hiring
How does the editor Arizona and Maricopa County
have ALREADY solved the worst of their probems He doesn't
have contact with racial problems evidence faces
us at every turn Those who that there major problems
facing Arizona Negroes know refuse to know
and DO not care whether not the Negroes treated deceny
and fairly AS matter fact The NAACP individually coec
lively does not either whether the Gazette any readers
writer's consider grandstand gesture evidence
OF agrant law breaking that affects Negroes va
agencies for investigation We have this battle fight
chance share the jobs created business help sup
port Wooworh that may need more pcketing or
and fairinded whites continue
fight for this just many are now dead
fought for what in the
men We fighting for young people, the Gazette
to help in this fight, we shall welcome its help
1t the this time that you making the -nose
not the NAcP We have only put where make and
effective program" Editor you probably know lust
do that there Negroes very very few who agree
with all said in editorial We find very ignore
them and let them make friends with people like They really
do us less harm than you do
Finally letme say regard to your statement about
Azonas envabe position relations believe me- there
nothing enviae about being kept out of jobs by unfair
sary and unwise racial discrimination
W. A. ROBINSON