Arizona sun., 1962-12-06
An Editor Doesn't Know

Human Relations Commissions are created cities and in
many states the spposon that the persons at the
level in the believe that merroup peJuoce
and haeds are bad for all and that the
which grow out prejudice and hate can be dspateo py
understanding communication between groups wtnou uo
hasic attitude on the part government human relations coS
will accomplish little or nothng
These inter-group hoslies grow of the norsa differ
between in such matters as color rengon anu h Ha
world became as small is today and when was norman lol
nations tribes and enslave each one oy ~ G
more or less democratic societies there is growing pene ulo
sces and misteaten imposed by larger and stronger groups
upon other groups present purallsuc soceues ae m
mental to the community For instance the th
- d. n;cyle XIV commission contains this statement that
the cy has found that prejudice and the pracuce o l m
against individual group because & o and to
national origin to good public poney anu ,ents
n,hic nrogress and welfare OF this CITY oal a. pati
appear the ordinances creating sia p;dS and other
more Seattle Denver, Chicago Pittsburgh Grahu napio' '
cities.
cannot understand the thinking of the Editor OF the Hepuon
o in his editorial of Nov calls the creation OF repree!a
~ bat will work together give the city Deuer Socia, o
Sup nc .oativo annroach and their being his MAN ooec
ton to these commissions created by state legislatures hs
councils would think that he certainly snoG ~ i pr needs and lob
unless we first know something of the extent OF Jop hee w
discrimination housing needs and housing dscrmnato anu VI
the conveniece humiliation of discrimination IN puonc
modatons effectively make an eliort 70 du
nots bv what the editor calls the positive approach OF eau
eating minorties orjobs they cannot get or conVcs
owners" do not know are dlscrlnnna'ors'
In his objection to every that involves the backing OF
government intergoup efforts whether or not coefce
and ordances creating Human Relation Commission are not
written way they intended to BE- ne renhoS e VI IN
religious cults that afraid and opposed to disease IKE small
pox but because beliefs of the cult are just as AFRAID a
as opposed vaccination As for his statement nat mere are G
ready civic organizations striving to improve race e
tions Phoenix he seven not knowing ua one
now deceased from Illustration.
He wrong saying that Human Relations Commission
is Just such orgzaton The organizations that ne
trying by and some by anoher TO
ills The NAACP for instance is militant and bat
ties in of law and nonvoent boycots
these the editor has always opposed The Urban
League constantly seeks out the worst human relaos mega
tive in should give its attention as an
organization whose technqueS to approach the So
tons problems the conference table and dlspeg the
belief the editor that Phoenix mas al
ready few racial problems than most places
Yesi Albany than most places na 40 ot
Phoenix will not improve the Soca
climate by false assumptions this me eotol o
others who would like stop all this agitation by mnornes 1ol
as citizens is busy writing too determined not
to see what S going this city.
suggest that the editor take one OF his Negro 1lenos
North Central and learn some the tacts Oh lie a
visitors to Phoenix find out mpleasantly.
Guest Editorial = w. A. ROBINSON