Arizona sun., 1962-02-15
Father Hesbura Said It: | Shall Write It

4 a. . a aeT75
Last Sunday hearing by Civil
Rights went out with friend here from New York.
to try Mexican food We little
the 900 block South sat down
in booth Only three people time The
waitress came our table and said in thick Mexican accent I'VE
MY friend brown replied I'VE don't want to cayou We shall
eat here The waitress said Il you why
Can YOU believe it? She replied because Americans don't like to
eat with other people 81 American said my
friend know you are she said but have brought this
other party and we serve only Americans has always been that
this cafe In the next block going south there another
place and they will you.
furious that cheap cafe we would be rebuffed
and msted this We got and left and did find
rant in the next block where there many people eating
and the waitress and took order pleasant
and served good Mexican dinner burning
had unknowingy my friend this progressive
All American City with problems Negroes insult and en-
barrassment just wasn't hungry angry that
migrant Negroes fathers and grand
fathers born the u S. They had
learned this thing right here 1t certainly didn't with them
difficult me to remember pleasantly some
of fine Mexican friends finally comforted myself by
ben the straightforward clear testimony Manuel Pena and
the the before
Mexican boys who transferred Carver spent
few happy days and who finally came soowfy to to ask
my advice and tell that mother father relative had
said that they didn't leave that school, they were coming and
drag them out of there In advised that they do what
their folks wanted them to do and let their desire to attend
Carter make trouble in the family knew that the Mexican siua
on that they could secury identify
with Negroes In other words bad enough be Mexican
in Phoenix have the kind of hetance with of
my acquaintance Many the members of other mino
ties take the attitude that they accepted they dom
about any other group that isn't.
hardly surprised when Councilman Tank took the same line
Mayor Mardan the hearing Mayor Maran told how he had
made his from immigrant family whose father could
not speak English to becoming Mayor of city of nearly five
population Hasn't forgotten something?
speaks often having been school for with Jackie
Robinson as boy.
Let take look these boys Armenian boy had
father who determined and Independent enough Armenia
and family America the land of promise for almost
anybody but the descenden of the exsaves The Negro boy
faeress but he had mother who her poverty way
bring the hopeless south to California
o bette
than that harecropper farm the deep
that her children should get education
The Armenian boy fairly big and strong but no poentia1
athlete He didn't take beating college snorts t earn
education and he had no sks that would eet him into bo
baseba He did have this built up ry
ing business road construction was able to help make
place IN the business world for two his
out to be the kind of Individual the charter government
going to need to become mayor of city of half million
population Never there nicer person Anybody will tell
you but the Negroes who must take their trouble making prob
lens to him.
The Negro boy stature but had something rare
physically that God gave him ndotabe will given him by
R mother that made him able to take the beating and the discipline
become college athlete that made the image of Jackie
Robinson the idol of Negro high school athlete USA
and these boys hope that they to the TOP in
athletics not in other forbidden fields finally got
acke into bgme baseball and helped survive and become
the first known Negro to do He had family ties in big
ness but ne finally made there aso and forgotten the
AACP and the Urban League that Indirectly helped this
possible for him.
Like the Mr. Tang rise to his
present status the Chinese family tradition seeking proe
Son education for their that he is now accepted be
of his personal accomplishments not rejected he IS Chi
Mr. Tang should not forget that family couldn't
operate until the profitable trade which enioved with te
Negroes Mexcans souhde gave them to-
ward the opuence they now enjoy K. S @gM ese spI
think heard that he would never appoint
Negro because he Negro Was speaking Charter
Government don't know don't believe tie Charter Govern
nen would deny that they Tom Tang because he Chinese
and that he votes for the or that MIR az and
Mr. Paisano made candidates becade they Mexcahs
that Mr. Bush named because HE Jew These
cocinen because they members Of these and
Negroes there because they Negroes With all these
members of minority the city council wonders how
council composed completely forget another minority
still struggling greater of difficulties than any from
which they have fortunately escaped Do they feel insecure
help Negroes get opportunities enjoyed by other citizens?
SttDO YOU MEN REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD
NEVER HAVE BEEN WHERE YOU ARE IF YOU HAD BY
Father Hesburg)
Answer: SILENCE.