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MusIims and Los AnqeIes Police

killing woundng Friday
that the aftermath routine
police saedown of automobile and pair burglary suspects
the almost inevitable outcome of mounting hostility between
happen.
happen Negroes police
breaking point only flng
cden needed set off conflict Negroes James Baldwin
pointed police
people occupation their
police officers fed steady diet statistics Negro
crmna all opponents and potential
lawbreal1ers.
Fridays readily the police
confronted with Muslin Muslin dsst of the police
whites natural
repeated police denuncahon of the cult The police
attitude the Musms Of hate and fearhatred
the Muslin anhe doctrine of the Musms their
les. The stage set for violence.
Muslims
police wild shooting that enued
evidence irresistible that the Msms armed and that
meeting melancholy truth that
the their heads and fired their out
fright 1t takes lot of shooting to kill and wound
six others.
police queI group fifty
boodhed either the training
looked photos of the
wounded lying the sidewalk after Fridays afay must
himself that there but for the God
his son lay
Muslin teaching that whips promiscuous
times We reiterate
the Muslin like that white groups such
White Citizens Councils than mistaken its
Negroes blind Illustration
despair.
that guns will not defeat
arguments Fridays boodshed them with
arguments Devils" defend racial discrimination
bullets and blacljacks.
there thorough Investigation Fridays incident will
whole conflicts between Negro ciu
police that will finally build that will make last
weeks incident seem like chids pay-CalfOrnia EAGLE
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11
The Ben Davis Classic

Benjamin Davis the urbane, sophisticated, Har-
vard-educated Negro Communist leader has been
here, had his say and departed. He had courteous
hearing before overflow crowd and got radio
and TV coverage that a serious political
paigner would never dream of. Yet his impact, so
far there was an impact, was negative. He con-
vinced nobody but the contrary strengthened the
convictions of those who hold the Communists in
something short of admiration.
Yet it was an event of great Importance. Mr..
Davis appearance at the University classical
situation in the Jeffersonian tradition and all who
value this tradition be proud of the Universitys
part in it. Mr.. Davis had asked for, and been den-
led hearing before the st. Paul school audience
who had heard another extremist Of opposite politi
cal beliefs under official school auspices Universe
ty organization offered him hearing, and the
University officials backed this up saying in effect
what VoItaire had said back in the eighteenth CEN
tury: I'VE disagree with everything you say, and
will defend to the death your right to say it."
The overflow audience and the unprecedented
radio coverage reflected not Mr.. Davis's magnetism
as a speaker but the interest generated by persons
and organizations who tried to prevent his speak
ing: in other words, the ant-free-speech people pro-
duced results just the opposite of what they sought
AS for Mr.. Davis he proved an interesting OBJ
ject lesson in Communist tactics and strategy, and
we hope that his listeners making the most of
it. because this is a lesson many people will have
but one opportunity in a lifetime to experience.
Davis followed the longtime Communist line Of
identifying his group with worthy causes and high
principles He did it very cleverly almost convinc-
ingly. He witty, charming, wel-spoken. 1t was
not until he had to submit to questioning that the
mask dropped and he stood revealed a monumen-
tai cynic possessed either of a monumental degree
of insincerity of monumental blind spots. All the
things that are wrong in America right in
Russia. The extremists of the Right (the George
Rockwels for example) not entitled to the free
dom of speech which he was exercising because
they "gangsters". Etc, ETC. Thus, much of what
he expounded in support of American ideals and
traditions became pretty thin when examined by his
questioners.
In times past the Communists have found it
very useful to get the bandwagon of good causes.
Cts not so easy anymore) They were able to in
sinuate themselves into positions of influence and
power-and destroy the effectiveness of many wor-
thy organizations. This happened in labor unions,
political organizations civil rights groups and many
others Those who have gone through the experience
know that when and if Communists have the power,
they will destroy paralyze democratic action.
They know the Communists a dangerous
spiratorial group.
So why allow them to speak? Here again is the
classical situation Mr. Davis performed a service
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11

by Negro
different
audiences which heard them.
Berry two-isted executive director
the Chicago Urban League Saturday luncheon speaker for
the ST. Paul Trades Assembs annual Human Relations
Institute at Highland Park Junior High School
Roy Wilkins
the National Association for the Advancement of Coored People
Wilkins spoke the annual banquet of the NCP Region Leadership
Training at the Curtis Hotel.
Berry, a dynamic speaker packs a punch
quoting gave meeting picture Of
racial prejudice city Chicago particularly
largely segregated public system
ial segregation in the Windy City.
Wilkins telling his activity
NACP indicated he still the militant arcate the
most powerful civil rights the U.s. but he seemed
grim doing
to than other
report activity meeting which
have always been the technique
and made for greater audience appreciation.
pleased ends
his remark that of all the cities in which he lived that
his birthplace quite
talk before predomnantly Berry
poed fun the fobs
Negro, blaming Negroes
America, grave
Berry business industry
the labor unions who the Negro
director
of the Peace Corps who understand thrilled young
delegates
up the spot
presence nationally Negro the
Twin Cities within the
who benefited from the TV
presence coveage they
the NAACP Regional Leadership Training program.
Beauteous Educational aide
siderable She with Robert chief
have been studying race segregation in northern public schools
growing problem.-Ceci E. Newman.
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11
ID g

curious postscript was written to or editorial
of May entitled Free Speech and Two Versions of
Responsibility, by DR.. Forrest Conner superintend-
ent of schools of ST. Paul
We had written that the University upholds
the traditional American ideal of freedom of speech
and by the same token takes responsibility for
the utterances and views of the speaker The st.
Paul school authorities reject the American ideal of
freedom of speech and by the same token must ac-
cept full responsibility for the views and utterances
of the extremist whom they sponsored"
Last week Dr. Conner was quoted in the st.
Paul Dispatch to the effect that there was nothing
wrong with the address before high school students
of the fellow who has been exceedingly reckless
about passing around charges against good Amer
can citizenship to the last three four pages of
his speech.
So DR.. Conner is now stuck with Mr.. Ronald
Reagan, the General Electric TV actor. Our most
sincere sympathes DR.. Conner. We did try very
sincerely to take you off that particular hook.
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11
Civil RIGHTS EiIibuster

Southern senators to their old trick of busterin this
time against the administrations civil rights bill which would permit
federal officers
AS usual the ibuser engaged the of all southern
reading left Reactonary
Mississippi finds himself comfortably bed with the liberal William
Fulbrght of Arkansas
The administration going to throw all of its weight
in the bill
prepared to have showdown the issue vote taken
the bill will be passed
AS Of the time the has the of both Mike
Mansfield Democratic leader Diksen
opposite number The pair they really desire break
fbs Their desire will depend the they hear from back
home
Both California senator's Democrat Clair Engle and Republican
Kuch pledged vote to choke off debate vote
you encourage them taking
approval of their stand Why not do that
EAGLE.
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11
MORE WHITES LEAVING SOUTH

Migration Negroes reducing
ratio of nonwhte population that
data indicate that the greatly years
Negroes
ing n part morew leaving
The nonwhite ratio
umbia 24%
percent in 1860 But the April 1860 count showed the south to have
suffered of population
ceng months and 10000 of these white only $4,000
white
bigger dent proportonaly in the
nonw segment than in the white But if its connuances
that may stabnzing
the country a 114%
Negroes year
equal
regions The white migration the
north central states practically all went JOURNAL
Northern newspaper shed crocodile day
statistics which indicate that the migration
South has been oVeren by another trend migration OF whites
preceding 1850 paper
population
whites $4,000 Negroes
something about
newspaper
migration from Northern cities.
years only every
Negro Today
Negro population steadily increasing the white population is moving
to the suburbia and exurbia-MOntgOmery ADVERTISER
NEGRO SURGEON ATLANTA HOSPITAL
Negro surgeon, Yancey visiting
membership at Grady Hospital old policy that deserved
This decision by Hospital Authority follows
change policy which will admit Negro nes practice
Negro patients in Grady wards.
seps-hough beadrepresent progress
settlement of fcons the unsupported hospital
congratulate Authority with its outgoing chairman
Turner newly Deva-Atanta
CONSTITUTION
U.S. TRADE AND THE SOUTH
struggle the Southern states is still taking
before they reach the economic
which the country lives kind obstacle
changes relations aggressive organiza
campaigns-have the region
sought advancement
changes Misunderstanding example,
Gripping recently ndustrthe
fol another generation
possible that benefit the South
should constantly sought this region
South ought cold each and trade with
nterests-NEWS COURIER
Charleston, S.C0
August Achigans
apportonment Supreme pending
relief in the Michigan Supreme largely
Constitution
malapportionment of the Senate
US has said In effect
unfair apporonmen by the Legislatures of the states subject
judicial expanded
decision day the Michigan case.-Detroit NEWS.
derstatement after the
1854 ruling banning racial segregation in the public
historic problems Of consider
able completely
courts farreaching
holding citizens deprived representation In
federal courts
Daily OkIahOman.
this weeks historic decision the Supreme Court said in
effect that the Federal judiciary longer stand asdehe in
equities gng nation that percent urban and
becoming with passing the refusal Of state legs
reapporon the representation to
which they entitled making mOcery of representative govern
journal, Louisville.
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Focus On
Africa
BY EDDIE L. MADISON, JR.

A SPOKESMAN for the gov
ernment who is close to the scene
of African affairs has indicated his
approval of an African Common
market. G. Mennen Williams, the
assistant secretary of state for
African affairs, said recently in
Philadelphia that an African COM
mon market was essential if the
continent were to attract modern
industrial investment.
Williams said the us. was glad
to see the lively interest Africans
are taking in cooperative endeav-
ors." Larger markets, he said, were
Essential to attract modern in
dustrial development. But we ex-
pect no miracles" he added, point
ing out that it had taken centur-
les for European states to begin
working together in a free associa-
ton. Williams, who made his COM
ments to the American Academy
of Political and Social Sciences be-
fore his departure for a one-month
tour of ten African states, added
that the us. docs not propose
to tell Africans which groupings
lit considers good, bad or indiffer-
ent."
Williams, who has made at least
three previous African tours, said
this was "a matter for Africans to
decide upon for themselves"
AN AFRICAN leader, speaking
also on the matter of an African
common market, took the view
that such a grouping was still pre-
mature. Raphael Saller, finance
minister for the Ivory Coast, said
1T is still too early for an African
common market.
He made the comment after re-
turning to Abidjan countries and
lie African associated states. Ar
African common market, according
to Saller, presupposed the exist
ence of a production capacity COW
ering most of the markets de-
mand. 1t also implied standards Of
living sufficiently high to absort
most of the production.
Africa has not reached that
point in economic development
which would satisfy consumption
needs, not even in the agriculture
products needed for everyday life
the minister declared. Further
more, even If production were in
creased, the level of consumption
was at present too low to Absorb
it. Another reason why an Africal
common market was still unfeasi
BILE, according to Saller, was tina
the countries which wanted to con
stitute the market lacked the ad
vantage of large populations ant
homogeneity.
MEANWHILE, from Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia, headquarter
! Of the Federation Of Rhodesia an,
Nyasaland, came the report tina
Japan is trying to seize an in
creasing amount of trade on tn
African continent.
In recent years a growing mum
: ber Of trade missions from Japal
has been visiting East, West an,
, Southern Africa in expectation o
! expanding markets. In 1850, Japal
exported goods valued at NOR
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11

than $352, 900, 900 to Africa, and
imported $165, 100000. Informed
sources point out that the latest
figures are expected to show a
startling increase.
An example of the increasing
amount Of Japanese trade can be
seen in the Rhodesian Federation.
In 1861, the Japanese exported
$18, ,O88, 900, compared with $429,-
400 in 1854. Goods imported in
1861 totalled $6,232, 900, compared
with $4,000 in 1854. 1t is said
that the Japanese have been aided
in their efforts by the fact that
they are not associated with the
various political alignments in AZ
rica.
AS evidenced by their trade with
the Rhodesian Federation which is
controlled by whites, the Japanese
do not care whether the white or
black man holds controlling power
as long as he is prepared to do
business. Observers note that most
peoples in Africa accept the Jap
anese position.
TO INDICATE the extremes of
japanese trade on the African con-
tinent, on the one hand Nigeria is
rapidly becoming a big customer
for Japan's cheaply priced goods,
and on the other South Africa is
trading to the extent of some
$14O, 100000 a year, with an out
look Of more to come.
So important has Japanese trade
become to the South African gov
ernment that it broke its strict
racial ruless, declared all Japanese
honorary whites" and afforded
them European facilities. The Jap
anese say one of their main aims
in Africa is to secure sources for
raw materials for their factories.
Large pig-iron transactions have
been concluded in South Africa
and are now being negotiated in
Rhodesia.
IN NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania,
"a Mauritanians went on trial for
their lives on charges Of treason
and murder. All are charged with
; membership in a terrorist group
repeatedly organized by Morocco
and based in Mali. Mauritania said
the aim of the terrorists was to
overthrow the Government and
partition the country. Six Of the
defendants are accused Of the
murder Of three French officers at
N e m in eastern Mauritania
March 20. The officers were killed
and IS persons wounded when a
grenade exploded in an officers
club.
! The tension caused by the Nema
/ incident was heightened when a
= French civilian was shot dead in
: Nouakchott, April ~. Mauritanian
authorities said the purpose of the
= murders is to force the French to
/ withdraw their personnel in the
! country. Mauritania has few edu-
( Gated citizens and is still heavily
D dependent on France for admins
. trative personnel.
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11
DRY-POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

They that money not everything but sometimes that
it becomes and it becomes less
Around the Cities debating licensing
Spike Spike thirsty
accompanied bottle good
accompanied by empty compliance
with the bottle
of
being channeed the still speech
office but the gUvment you always
a poem paint picture.
Dhiegoops recruiting Negroes
failed they
norheners That happen only Goops
along
Engineers discovering
the of mankind First Ask mankind
Nncrobe: what do mankind
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The
HIGH
And Low
DOWN

Workers and companies paid
$2,360,000 to Federal and state
governments in 1860 in unemploy-
ment-insurance premiums e.
Mississippi was the first state to
provide a Governors Mansion Gin
1889 . Newest population total
for the so states and outlying areas
under us. sovereignty or jurisdic-
ton is 1873, ,2S5, 900
Only Pennsylvania has declared
Flag Day (June 14) a legal holi-
day =. One out Of three American
families now owns common stocks
Willie Mays Of the San Fran
cisco Giants is basebalps highest
salaried player: 100000 There
were 11,7s5,7 licensed hunters in
the nationa last year
An Easter egg was sold recently
at a London auction - for $3O,-
800. The pale green enamel egg
three inches from end to end
was commissioned by Russian
Gar Nicholas II in 1916 The
Lincoln Memorial in Washington
has 80 columns, one for each state
of the Union in 1865 when Lincoln
died -.
The Central Minnesota Council
office Of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea received an application filled
out for a merit badge in Scholar
ship" Publishers of Websters
third new international dictionary
added $4,000 words not included in
the second edition. -.
Attention flower fans: Horticul-
turist David Burpee reminds us
that America is the only major
power without its own floral en-
blem . Wyoming's state flower
is the Indian Paintbrush Is it
true? That the word "facetious"
is the only one in our language
that includes all the vowels in
order?
Lightning doesn't zigzag. 1t
curves, twists, meanders an d
branches off like tree limbs, but
it doesn't travel downward in a
series of sharp short angles t.
For about 2 cents an item, the
Library of Congress will microfilm
for you any book or document in
its collection of 80 million items. =.
TaIlest monument in the US.
is the San Jacinto near Houston,
Tex. The limestone
shaft rises $40 feet, Is feet higher
than the Washington Monument. 1t.
The official flower of the District
of Columbia is the American Beau
ty Rose -.
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11
APPORTTONNrENT CASE

History makes clear that the rural forces control of most Of
Legislatures apporonment
perfectly candid they power going
themselves matter how appeals
democracy and morality the dsenfranchised may make
courts cannot do the job alone But neither
be without the is that
the popular Justice phrase
mixed political legal attack
n American democracY.-N.Y. TIMES.
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11

to democracy by standing up in public and revealing
the tortuous processes of Communist thought. There
is way that we get at some of these things
except in the forum of open discussion What we
need to fear is not such open discussion, but the
lack of it.
St. Paul recorder., 1962-05-11
Letters To The Editor
President Wilson Appreeiafes Papers, SUpporf

President Wilson Appreciates PoPerS' Support
with appreciation the editorial
an Davis and his the University
which appeared in your paper May
know the meeting conducted without
students fully
very pleased and very proud Of them.
We support which papers
the University its efforts that
justify Sincerely, Meredith Wilson, President University
Minnesota May 7,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-24
Adult Forum
Meets Sunday

DR.. Kenneth j. Foreman,
professor emeritus of doctrinal
theology at Louisville Presby-
be4aaw q Theological SeminaCN "
Kentucky, will speak to the
Adult Forum of the Wheaton
Presbyterian Church, Paul
DIR. and Church Ia, Wheaton
Md. on Sunday, February %,
from 7 to 8 pm.
He will speak on the theme
1.-THE Epistle to the Romans"
The public is invited.
DR.. Foreman, currently teach
ing at the Union Theological
Seminary in Richmond, Va,
will also preach on Sunday
morning on the theme Should
Christianity Be Respectable"
Before accepting his teaching
responsibility at Louisville
Seminary, DR.. Foreman taught
Bible and philosophy for q
number of years at Davidson
College. His syndicated col
umn on Sunday School lessons
have made DR.. Foreman a ia
miliar figure throughout the
Presbyterian Church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-24
Space Flight
Stamp Issued
By Post Office

A Accent stamp commemor.
ating the first orbital flight OF
a United States astronaut was
issued this week simultan.
eously with the completion OF
the flight, according to Rock.
ville's acting postmaster, Lee
c. Hooker.
The stamp portrays a capsule
IN space with portion of the
earth in the lower left corner
of the design. The wording
&c U. S. Man in Space is su.
perimposed over the globe and
Project Mercury" is across
the bottom of the stamp.
Collectors can obtain en-.
velopes bearing the new stamp
with the cancellation, Cape
Canaveral, Fla.," date and hour
of recovery of the capsule, and
the wording, First Day Of
ISSUE" from the Philatelic
Sales Agency, Post Office De
partment, Washington 25, D. C
Cost is one cent above the
face value of the stamps in
,volved. Orders for first-day
covers should not be sent tc
Cape Canaveral.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-24
Group to Hear
Rand Executive

Calvin d. Johnson, executive
assistant to the vice president
of Remington Rand Corpora
ton, will address the Montgom-
cry County Administrators AS
ISOLATION March 6 at Shady
Grove Country Club.
Johnson is a former Congress-
man from a western district of
Illinois. He is a member of the
Maryland State Bankers, Ma
tional Sales Executives and the
Metropolitan Washington Board
of Trade.
The county group is made up
of officials serving Montgomery
County and its incorporated
town and city governments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-24
Taxi Stand
Gets Final.
Council OK

Backed up by a Circuit
Court judge who has found
they were acting in the pub
lie interest, the Count y
Council this week formally
re-approved the establish
ment of a controversial pub
lie taxicab stand in the 900
block of Pershing dr., Silver
Spring.
Although their action was
not a absolutely necessary,
County Attorney Alfred Fl.
Carter told Council members
that a resolution approving its
own earlier authorization of a
traffic order establishing the
stand would have the effect OF
making their position iron.
clad"
A spokesman for the County
Attorneys office said later the
action was. Simply a cement
ing OF tie Judges opinion III
the recent appeal against the
stand made by Silver Spring
Taxi, Inc, which operates a
public stand adjoining the new
on-street public facility.
Judge James H.. Pugh dis.
missed the taxi firms appeal,
finding that the Council acted
in the public interest in setting
it up to serve patrons of the
Silver Spring transit terminal
on Pershing DIR.
Establishment of the on.
street taxi spaces will elimin.
ate six metered parking spaces,
which property owners and bus
inessmen in the block have
maintained are needed
Attorneys for Silver Spring
Taxi have announced no i'm.
mediate plans to appeal Judge
Pugh's decision upholding the
Council.