Tabor City tribune., 1963-07-10

VI Duth NtsTotS anu ~hitcS
in an effort to stop mass
demonstrations i'm the state
and seek pracabie solution
To the racial contrOversary.
You are here at our invita-
tion To find better way to
express your. hopes, desires
ana aspirations. You must find
way not only which en-
presses the depth and breadth
Of your. diss3 tisfactiOn, hut
which also encourages people
,1 assist in opening up jobs
ana other opportunities. E.
The device Of the mass
demonstration has largely sell
we'd its purpose in North Caro-
ina. Ii got across your mes
sage and the urgency that had
not been fully understood
prior to then.
a penetrating insight came
from a soldier, who happens
10 be u North Carolina Negro.
who wrote: Il am as much 10
blame for the riots on the
streets of Lexington as those
who were there. For il was ]
VINO stood aside, saying and
doing nothing for many years,
and all the while some white
people thought | was happy
and content when | knew it
wasn't So"
The demonstrations have
shown just how unhappy and
discomfort you are, how anxi-
Gus you are to remove, and
remove right now. the indigni-
ties and injustices which have
been visited upon your parents
and their parents.
These demonstrations have
been followed by progress for
you, but you would be making
mistake to assume that the
demonstrations alone, as such,
brought your progress. The
demonstrations brought the
message, and the message,
in its truth and fullneSS, stir
red the action which brought
your progress. This may be a
subtle distinction, but it is
an important distinction, and
it has great meaning for your
future.
The IN s demonstration
awoke and jolted many people,
but this method had reached
the point of diminishing re-
turns in it's latter days, de-
stroying good will, creating re-
sentiment, losing friends, and
not influencing people. g. - q.
There are thousands of North
CarolinianS with both the de-
sire and the ability to start re-
moving indignitieS and Unjust
ices, so the long-range response
of good will. fairness, and full
job opportunity depends on
mutual respect, not intimida-
ton.
These mass demonstrations
also had reached the point
where |. as head of the Exc
! cutiVc Branch of Government,
responsible for law enforce
ment. peace and order. was re-
quired to establish a firm pol
icy for North Carolina. My re-
Sponsibility for public safety
required that | take action be-
fore danger cruptcd into vio-
lcnCp.
do not intend to let mass
demonstrations destroy us. 1t
would be unfortunate if | were
called on to prove this. As
head of the Executive Branch,
! am entitled To the support of
all good citizens, and | call on
you To JOIN with others in
holding down strife.
| hope YOU viii! not declare
war on those who urge courses
of reason at this time.
There indeed are people in
the land today who say that
the white man is your enemy
and war is necessary.
Not SO!
Emphatically not so in North
Carolina
Your enemy and mine is
system bequeathed by by a
cotton economy, kindled by
StubborncSS, intolerance, hot
hcadcdnCSS. north and south,
exploding into war and leaving
TO our generations the asnes
of vengeance, retribution and
proverty.
The way to fight this COM
mon enemy is education up
and down the line and across
the board.
The way to fight this enc
my is to open up job oppor-
tunities for everybody. every
where. on the basis of ability
and training. without regard 10
race. rs a State we cannot af-
ford TO use only part of our
human resources.
The way for you to fight
this cn.nny is through dignity,
clearly and forcefully stating