Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-09-19
Blood On Hands Of The
Governor OF Alabama

The governor of of the United States today
has the dripping blood of four innocent children on
hds hands Governor George Wallace Is as guilty Of
the bombing of Negro place of worship in Birm-
ingtAm, Alabama, Sunday and the death of four
cl6ldren in the resulting holocaust If he had per-
sunally set the bomb off
Governor Wallaces actions and words and de-
fance Of the past few weeks school boards at
tempted 10 peaceably carry out the orders Of the
us. courts have encouraged the lawiessness which
was chmaxed by Sundays dastardly bombing Of a
house of God in the midst Of Sunday school worship
people gathered 10 pray 10 the Almighty.
Waalaces offer of reward Of $1,000 for the
apprehension Of the perpetrators Of Sundays deed
and his hypocri6cal pios condemnation Of those
known persons guilty of the crime, came with poor
grace from public official whose acts are directly
responsible for the dreadful crime against innocent
cfildren.
Due 10 the kind of misguided demogogic header
ship which Gov. George Wallace has given the state
Of Alabama, conditions such that:
For some time Negro American citizen has
not been safe the streets Of Birmingham,
Alabama.
A Negro child is not safe In an Alabama
school where the US. Supreme court says 1t has
the right to be.
Negro family, no matter Of what standing
In the community Is not safe In its homo.
Now, the Negro who wOrships his God Is not
safe in his place of worship.
These conditions 30 this newspaper would seem
30 warrant soul searching by the Federal
government which is sworn 10 protect the hfe and
liberty Of all its citizens including those in Alabama
If there Is a continued attempt to frighten the
$4,000 Alabama Negroes by unlawful actions such
Sundays bombings the Federal government
should move US. troops into the city 10 protect the
lives and property Of American citizens.
Gov. Wallace has in his dRsloyal treasonous ac-
lions followed In the footsteps of Gov Ross Barnett
Of Mississippi whose defiance Of constitutional gov
ernnent caused the riots at Oxford Miss, which
snrffed out the lives Of newspaper reporter and
bystander at the time of the James Meredith case
Most of the murders including THAT Of Medgar
Bvers, Mississippi NAACP martyr, the white mail
carrier from Baltimore william Moore, who be-
heved in freedom and others have stemmed from
officials Lice Gov. Wallace.
There has never been any excuse for state
chief executive of any of the United States, who
sworn 10 uphold the us. Constitution when he takes
the oath of office openly violates his oath and urges
the people Of his state 10 defy the orders of the
federal courts Of the country.
In each of the actions by Cows Faubus Barnett
and now Wallace have the strange spectacle of
governors bound by their sworn and solemn oaths to
uphold the nations laws, urging by words and &C
hors unlawful defiance of court orders and thereby
defying the national laws and encouraging citizens
TO do 50.
The disorders which have taken place, deaths
which have occurred, all be traced to governors
who have instead of upholdng law and order have
been the first to defy it. and by their actions have
encouraged the racst mobs who have gone so far
In this latest dsgacefu incident as TO bomb sacred
religious buildings.