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St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31

the city to expect private individuals and businesses
10 control problem which is obviously a police
problem.
Is this what Mr.. Greenstein and his aldermanic
colleagues want? Do they expect hoohgan- -harried
businessmen to set up a private police authority
The question is not academic one. 1t goes to
policy which is certainly implied by recent Mime
apoEs city council actions, and 1t involves the life
and death Of business enterprises which, not large
in the total city business picture, definitely repre-
sent substantial savings and investments by Mime
apohs citizens.
What does the council really want? How much
private policing is Alderman Greenstein demanding
Of North side businessmen as the price Of allowing
them to stay in business? How much real police
power Is the council willing to delegate 10 them? L?
How wide an area around their establishments are
the businessmen expected 10 patrol and control?
How much cooperation from the official police de-
partment will be available?
Before the council goes much farther with this
policy and before another alderman makes another
threat against another business establishment we
would Ike to see the policy formaNzed and answers
made to the questions we have ralsed.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31

representatives the national Legislature the Congress-
important play rights which is going
tEat body
In the Senate the majority whip Senator Humphrey
DFI) perhaps the outstanding leader ready do
strong cVa rights measure.
Humphreys longtime advocacy rights everywhere
In the nation and has been politically COSTLY
Level At home in Minnesota he safe
The South has forgot forgiven Humphreys leadership
Freeman present Secretary Agriculture overturned week
platform report q rights which
placed the Democratic party the OF freedom equality
justice and the 1913 elections for Harry
who have followed the civil rights problem for
the national recognize that
been the strongest heard the United during past
Ever since he introducing
working for bills aimed providing federal which would
the Constitutional restrictions under which Negroes
live and de-
Humphrey almost "a lone voice in the wilderness has lived bo
leadership labor business industry politics
oupoen segregation
blight
treated by federal legislation.
civil rights nmengtt today another in
did6a Clark Mcregor, Republican from the Third District
GegOr member Of the Judiciary body
has had the task Of passing the Kennedy rights proposals has played
important shaping legislation preparing
mission to the House.
rights gHHIgted by Birmingham
Mcregos opinion passage rights
aion imperative Ncregors position and his day to day work
him the
struggle legislation the nations
dangerous domestic crisis.
rights legislation them positions
Congress Humphrey DFer McGregor
Our proud representa-
notably Humphrey cregor playing
the civil rights struggle
speech the floor Of the Senate the day before
Washington" in which backed demonstration
historical dramatic
the possible adverse
March," intelligent
Humphrey tradition.
Mcregos constant preoccupaon with the need for rights gfs
willingness consult with the civil rights leaders
realistic solution
facing this country Minnesota pulling than her share
struggle decency in human relations in AmecCecl
Newman.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
Civil RIGHTS Census
(THE EVENING BULLETIN, PhiladeIp

CTHE EVENING BULLETIN, PhiadeIphia)
The U.S. Civil Rights Commission has issued report
be reminder to Congress that has
The recommendations weigh in heavier this
first time in the commissions history
The members include white Southerners
In their report beyond President Kennedys
proposals 10 Congress Tin voting rights for nstance
areapbHc accommodations make
This no doubt price Of unanmdty
Perhaps the most telling report voting
and in concrig statement
bers they obviously have they
We concluded sadly they wrote, conviction
that without drastic change the
of citizens sfrancsement will continue
o
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
rhe.EederuI Civil Riqhts Bill

Statute civil rights first passed In 1885
accommodations and facilities to the
toyment persons entitled" Violation punishable
payment
81 Imprisonment UP six months.
that IN which violation Of
rights a against which action
ground provisions considerably
public accommodations section Of the civil rights bin
approved 14-s by the Senate Commerce Committee
objection Kennedy administration that bill has
exempt boarding house" and small
primarily serving Interstate tavees and selling
portion" has not moved in Interstate
placed mediation by state
agencies; jury trials provided prosecution results
The uUo law has not eliminated discrimination exerts
against does provide remedy TOR victims
may except segregahonst could
pose the federal laW Nordsd-ChIcagc Daily News
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
Unjust Justice
(DenVer POST)

justice appaHngly apparent
Tuesday.
In Birmingham, Ala, Robert E. Chambhss a
reputation extreme segregaon
charge OF Illegal possession of dynamite So another Aaaan
rested the nvesg
alton Of murderous bornbings in the Birmingham
At about the time couple Of hundred
lea Ca hve civil rights demonstrators including young Perde
2 of Denver denied bail breach
been held in Jail there since early August Birmingham
suspects In Jail less than
The five Amercus also ridiculous attempting
ncte Instruction August
Though these Tuesday Georgia
prosecution
charges
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
Robbie cOnsrafUI0feS Pepper
On Press CoVeroge
Of Roee RaIufions

Editor: I want to congratulate
you upon your editorials and press
coverage Of a difficult crisis relat-
ing to racial relations.
I know that you have always
been aware Of my deep sympathy
for all minority and prosecuted
groups. Until everyone is treated
alike, and afforded the same op-
portunities, we neither live accord
ing to the law Of God or achieve
the American dream.
Nevertheless, in the current crit
.Ioal situation, It Is refreshing to
see the outstanding Negro spokes-
man in Minnesota demand respon-
sibihty by the minority to avoid
endangering this just cause.
I refer not only to your recent
editorial, irresponsible Picketing
Not the Answer" but to the whole
general tenor of your coverage of
the racial Crisis in the past several
months. It was both sensible and
courageous of you to suggest that
because the Minneapolis Athletic
Club has a long record Of employ
ment Of Negroes, it should not be
pickebed in an individual case be-
fore the merits Of the case have
been decided. I think private clubs
have some obligation to be non
discriminatory in membership as
wen as employment but this Is ir-
relevant to the picketing in the sit
uahon which gave rise to your
editorial.
It was much more important
that the editorial appear in your
paper than in the general press be-
cause 1t shows a highly stable and
responsible attitude which is need
ed in all quarters at the present
moment in American history.
I suggest that your attitude will
do more to obtain equal rights for
Negroes than Incorporate leader
ship or action which fans the
flames without achieving gains
Very truly yours, Joseph Robbie,
9O4 Cargin Bldg, Minneapolis,
Mimi, Oct. %, 1858.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
Our Past This Week

Nov. 1, 1917 - julius Rosenwald
Fund for educational, scientific and
cultural purposes was organized.
Nov. 8, 1917 - First American
casualties in France during World
War I.
Nov. 4, 1929 - The American
Convention Of Abolition Societies
met and organized in Washington,
DC.
Nov. 4, 1885 - Wendell Philips
Dabney, now deceased (June 3,
1882, was born in Richmond, Va.
known as the Grand Old Man of
Journalism" he was editor and
publisher Of the Union, a weekly
newspaper in Cincinnati, His one
man newspaper was characterized
by It's witty and poignant editorial
style. Dabney was also a lover of
boolos. HIS library was considered
one Of the most extensive owned
by a Negro. He was also a music
Ian, composer, politician and art
collector.
Nov. 8, 1873 - Major John B.
Lynch, congressman from Mississ-
ippd, was elected 10 office. He was
again elected to Congress in 1877.
He lived In Chicago as a lawyer
and died In 1899.
Nov. 9, 1851 - Jefferson Davis
was elected president Of the Con-
federacy.
Nov. 7, 1887 - Elijah P. Love-
JOY, abolitionist, was murdered by
a mob at Alton, III.
Nov. 8, 1880 - Gen. o. o. How
ard, for whom Howard university
in Washington was named, was
born.
Nov. 9, 1881 - Date Of the
MasOn-slldell affair, during the
Civil War.
Nov. 8, 1791 - Benjamin Ban
neker began assisting L'Enfant
survey and layout Of Washington,
DC.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
Letters To The Editor
Thinks Victims OF Race
Bios Belong In Socialist
Labor PnrfN Ranks

luHNNS WlCIlHlS VI NoS3
Bios Belong In Socialist
Labor PGrfY Ranks
Editor: The Black MIHsNms pro-
claim that the white man, as such,
is responsible for the plight Of the
Negro. Their solution" Is their
own racasm and complete separa-
ton Of Negroes and whites, geog-
raphicany, economically and re-
Hgiously.
Malcolm x and other Black
MIsHms have won a great deal OF
acceptabilty among Negroes (who
may otherwise disagree with hem)
for the claim that the white man
is guilty Of enslavng, brutalizing
and degrading the Negro, and,
when chattel slavery was ended, of
denying him civil rights, the digni-
ty Of a human being, and the sup
posed right to good job"
But it was not the white man,
as such, who snatched up the Ne
gro from Africa, who transported
him to America, who sold him as
slave, and who exploited him.
Those things were done by profit
seekers who happened to be white.
They were blood-brothers Of the
capitalists Of today.
The ultimate owners of the Ne
gro slaves fought a war In an at
tempt 10 keep the Negroes en-
shaved. When they lost, they turn
ed the freed" Negroes into serfs
and poems by a system of share
cropping, direct exploitation, and
debt. The propertied class, which
had formerly made it a crime to
teach Negroes to read and write,
continued to use ignorance as a
means Of forcing the freed" Ne
gro to accept exploitation. That
propertied class, in a post-Gvil
War alliance with Northern poll
tdcians and capitalists, deprived
Negroes Of the rights that were
supposed to be guaranteed by con-
stftudonal amendments. Poll taxes
and similar devices deprived most
whites Of the same rights. In gen.
eral, the power to elect Governors,
Mayors, Senators, Congressman,
ETC., in the South Is restricted to a
small number Of whites. For ex-
ample, Virginia is largely con-
trolled by the courthouse group
headed by Senator Harry F. Byrd,
one of the biggest capitalists in
the state.
Southern whites tend to accept
the customs the Southern capital
lists have found most suitable for
maintaining their rule. They hate,
when they do, because they have
been conditioned 10 do 50 by the
propertied class.
The victims Of race prejudice
belong in the ranks Of the Social
ist Labor Party, where they are
urgently needed 10 promote work.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
VavOulis' Attitude Not
Necessarily Anti-NegrO

In his controversy with some Negro leaders
whether his office has has not been suffici-
emily Jealous in combating bias and discrimination
against St Paul Negroes Mayor vavorlis has vented
his temper in ways that have opened him up to
charges that he himself entsrtains an1-Negro pre-
JUDGES he has any such prejudices they very
slight and can be corrected.
It Is true that Mr.. VavouliS has not been a
strong Mayor so far as civil rights and human rela-
lions are concerned; but the same thing be said
of him in many other fields. It is true that he has
administered bongueLastngs 10 Negro leaders and
has spoken iraSctbly about others; but he has done
the same to non-Negro citizens on many occasions.
Ht is true that during his administration crises have
arisen and conditions have worsened in the re-hous-
ing of persons (nIainly Negro and Mesdcan) dis
placed by redevelopmeut and highways, but the
Mayor has been by means solely even chiefly
responsible.
In the complex Of problems which face Mayor
vavouls chief officer Of the city Of st. Paul in
the above context the biggest is the housing prob
lem This has been enormously complicated by the
paanless-one might also say heartleSs-removal Of
large numbers Of Iow4ncome families to make room
for business. industry, and hgh-ncome families. The
EoOndo street area has been converted to hand
come business and apartment-hOuse district. 1t has
been filled by department stores banks, insurance
offices, and apartment dwellers In the $50 to $3.50
rental brackets But the people who were moved out
s1N struggling. They were inadequately COM
pensated for their property and not compensated at
all for the cost Of moving. Inadequate municipal
planning and supervision accompanied this move
ment Of people and now new problems land the
same old ones) are cropping UP in the next-door
areas to which many Of them moved
This Is nothing that Is peculiar to St Paul.
Other cities have committed the same sins against
CTS displaced people. Nor Is the situation cited by
way Of indictment II Mayor Vavoulis Is offended
and burt by the critics who wish that he might take
more corrective actions we ask him TO understand
that large numbers of st. Paul citizens have also
been hurt-and hurt In more vital areas than Just
their feedngs-by the inadequacies Of the planning
Of highways and redevelOpment
There Is the further complication that the Ne
gro citizens have determined to assert themselves
and to demand their full citizenship rights. Having
arrived ait this determination after long years Of
compromise and settling for half loaf, they have
become incorporating and aggressive.
This has surprised many people, including eVi-
IDENTIFY Mayor Vavouhs. Unfortunately, the Mayor
has not kept in very close touch with the situation
He has not attended the meetings and rallies that
have disclosed this spirit, and he seems surprised
when he encounters it.
But we can assure the Mayor that the Negroes
of st. Paul, while determined and uncompromising
not unreasonable. We invite him to come and get
acquainted.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
Has Minneapolis Council
A Policy On Police
Protection?

The other day a north-side Minneapolis bus
mess man was threatened with the revocation of his
drdveIn restaurant license If he failed Ito control"
the hooigans who have been making things miser-
able for this particular establishment.
The threat was official 1t was made by Alder
man Joe GreeTStein, who Is definitely in a position
30 carry 1t out The business man has been employ
ing at his own expense off-duty policemen to keep
order
The policy OF requiring individuals and private
businesses 10 do the job for which the city employs
vast and vastly expensive police force Is one which
we have never been able to understand. These in
dvddllaS are not equipped by training experience or
Gin most cases) resources, to contend with the dis
orders In question. They cannot command the nee
eSSary force. They are not In position to make ar
rests. They hack the organization necessary to deal
with the hOohgans. Furthermore they are already
paying for police protection the same as the rest of
US. Their nedghbOrhOods are entitled to the same
degree Of protection - the same level Of orderness
AS other nedghbOrhoods.
The threat to close down a business on this
Is Idle One night club has lost its Hc-
enSes at the hands Of the city council because the
owner was unable to perform the police function Of
keeping prostitutes out Of his establishment. Other
businesses have found 1t impossible 30 continue when
up when the police were unable 10 control the sitlIa-
ton.
In all cases there seems to be q tendency for
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
ISSUES: GOOD
AND BAD
BY p. L. PRATTIS

- ~ = ANAA - AAO
1T grieves me to see the hound
dogs out again and barking at my
friend and contemporary, Paul
RObeSon.
Paul and his wife, Eslanda, re-
Gently went to East Germany for
what was dubbed a rest cure" It
Is we'll known that Paul has been
aihng for the last two or three
years. It Is also well known that
very few countries offer a less
salubrious climate than England
Nevertheless, the Red-baIters
immediately began to conjure up
something mysterious about the
RobeSonS' visit to Germany. This
was a way, 1t was implied, the
Communists had Of keeping the
RobeSonS In tow and preventing
them from talldng TOO much.
I hope Negroes do not buy any
Of the popular, daily Newspaper
reports on the RObesOns. Unless
they recently and very secretly
Joined the Communist party
(which I graveIy dOubt), neither
Of the RObeSOns Is, or ever has
been, n Communist.
Years ago, IN the hate 6orties,
Paul stated his case under oath
before an investigating committee
Of the California legislature. Asked
directly II he were a Communist,
he said No" I believe what Paul
RobeSon said under oath.
1 also believe what Paul Robe
son has told me about his do
cisiOn to risk everything In the
struggle for the rights Of Amer
lean Negro.
The decision was made in st.
Louis when one Of Robeson's con-
certs had been ptclOeted by Sdter-
ents Of Gerald X. Smith.
The decision was 10 fight against
everything that Smith, and others
like him, stood for. Robeson knew
that he was jeopar1izing his car
eer. The year before, his income
had been a tidy 1900.
He knew that this income would
be up for grabs If he sought TO
use his influence TO help his people.
He knew that he would be called
a Communist or fellow traveller.
He took the risk and he saw his
income vanish.
I have often said that knew
of no other Negro who would
have put such an income ON the
line for what he believed In with
the possible exception of A.
Philip Randolph. There are loud
mouth and intemperate Negroes
who win below all over the lot.
But Negroes who have pocket
books to protect are much moro
discreet"
I do not know what the Com
munists have in the form Of medi-
cal treatment. But do know thai
more than five years ago, Mrs.
Robeson's English surgeons ad-
vised her 10 go to Russia for re-
moval Of a malignant tumor. She
followed their advice. The cancer
ous growth was removed and Mrs.
Robson lives TO tell the tale.
Later, Mrs. Robeson suffered
from ulcers. She wrote me that
English physicians told her Rus
slams had an improved method of
treating ulcers. She went to Rus
sia and The Russian doctors treat
ed her ulcers out Of existence.
What Paul's nalady Is I do not
know. But I do know that he has
not been able to shake 1t off In
England. What would be more
natural than for him 10 seek help
where his wife has been miracul-
ously saved two times?
You might ask, why doesn't
he return to American"
The answer Is that he does not
want to be starved to death.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31

ing-class and social emancipation.
And 1T Is to the Socialist Labor
Party that they must come If they
are not to succunb to cynicism,
despair or desperation. Our COM
mon goal must be a society in
which those who produce all the
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31

social wealth and perform all the
necessary social services will have
complete ownership and demo-
cratic control Of the tools and
products Sincerely yours, Gene
We've GundersOn, sol e. IA ST.,
Minneapolis, MINI.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
Kind Thoughts From
Union Gospel Missions
Stunt. Harold MoPdh

Editor: I was warmed and de-
lighted when I saw you making
the presentation on TV this last
week.
I don't know how in the world
you keep in 50 many things build
ing a better Twin City Community,
but I'm glad you do and we're a
healthy community because Of it.
Warm personal regards, Harold
MOrdh, Superintendent, Union Cos
pei Mission, st. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31

Why doesn't Football adopt q
box score, like Baseball-yards
gained, passes complete, bones
crunched. skulls cracked. men
IdIISdH
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31

Among the wondroIS accomp-
lishments Of automatdon, the most
impressive by far Is push-button
unemployment.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31

World peace Is advanced by
finding and developing a point OF
mutual advantage, like the wheat
deal This Is even more promising
than spOtlighting points Of mutual
disadvantage, Hike dropping the
Bomb.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31
DRY POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

The Super-colosSal Columbia
BroadcaSting people have achieved
a super-coloSSal bit Of name-drop-
ping. They've dropped Jack Benny.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-10-31

Nine. Nhu expresses pdque at
the cold shoulder she got in Wash
ington. Having proclaimed that
President Kennedy Is soft on COM
munAsts she obviously felt that he
ought to be equally soft on all
other impossible and improbable
people.
Evening star., 1963-04-19

Lee ID. Butler says:
If you are looking for an
excellent buy on a brand new
Evening star., 1963-04-19

lcontinued on Next Pase)
Evening star., 1963-01-13

+AMna:
Monday through Friday,
JocqUeIine cochron's Spe-
ciol Representative, Miss
Ann Kroenick, comes 10
bring you beouty counsel.
You ore invited 10 consult
her in Cosmetics, lst Floor,
Washington Store.
Monday through SotUr-
day, popular Mr.. Jeff Hor-
rocks of Corbosco comes
10 our suburban stores. LET
him show you how TO make
prize winning" orange
mems with Corolin plastic
flowers, fruits and green
cry. Monday and TUesdoX
he's at 7 Corners, Wednes-
doy ond Thursday at
Chevy Chose and Fridoy
and Saturday at Wheoton
Plozo.
Monday through Satur-
day, you ore invited TO
consult Miss Morgoret
Snidero oboUt Ioyette
needs. She is corter's
registered nurse, who
comes TO our Nursery
Corners, this week,
$50 am. 10 900 pm.
Washington, Mondoy and
Saturday,. 7 Corners, Tues
doy. AIexondrio, Wednes-
doy. Wheoton PIozu,
Thursday. Chevy Chase,
Friday.
Saturday, Teen Modelling
captures the limelieht at
our Alexandria Store. In
formal modelling through
out the store, l2:45 10
2:45. Feature showing at
800 pm. in Teen Fash
ions, Lower Level.
This Week, you ore in
vited 10 q Flight 10 Holiday
Fashions, depicted for you
delightfully."- in our Wosh-
ineton Store windows on
r, llth and 10Th Streets.
This Week, enjoy Infor-
nal Modelling during
luncheon in the Tea Room,
7th Floor Washington,
dolly 1900 TO 200 except
Saturday 1890 10 2i3o.
This Week, enroll in q
Stitch II with Bridget"
sewing course, for pro-
fessionol-look results. A
lo-week dressmoking
course siaris Mondoy, the
2lst $50 TO $50 OF the
Washington Store; q 10
week basie sewing course
starts Thvrsdoy, the 24ih,.
some hours. Al Wheaton
Plozo, q bosie course
storis Monday, The 2lst.
1000 am. 10 1900. For
prices and other deioils,
come 10 any OF our pot
tern departments or coll
7s3.76oo.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
ker-Spoerer

Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Parker of Colmar Manor, Md.
announce the engagement Of
their daughter Janet Lee to
Mr. John Duncan Spoerer,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
D. Spoerer of Wheaton, Md.
A summer weddin is
planned.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
MueIIer-Roberts

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w.
Mueller Of Falls Church an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Martha Louise
TO 1t. Thomas DuVal Roberts
II, USA, son Of Col. Haywood
B. Roberts, USA (ret.J and
Mrs. Roberts OF Blacksburg.
Va. and Sewanee. Tenn. A
February wedding is plan
ned.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
MurPhy-Hughes

Mrs. Daniel Joseph Murphy
annouces the engagement
Of her daughter Ruth Susan
to Mr.. John Francis Hughes,
son of Mrs. John Hughes of
Brookline, Mass. and the late
Mr.. Hughes. Miss Murphy
is also the daughter of the
late Mr.. Daniel Murphy of
this city. A September we'd
ding is planned.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
Umsteud-Witt

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon j.
Umstead Of Olney, Md. an
nounce the. engagement of
their daughter Bette Ann to
Mr.. L. Edward Witt, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis E. Witt
of Cumberland, Md. A June
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
YorsIey-Lowery

Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Yarsley, jr. Of Longmeadow,
Mass. announce the engage
ment of their daughter Gail
to Mr.. Richard G. Lowery,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Lowery of Arlington. A June
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1963-01-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Selby
Collins of Germantown. Md.
announce the engagement of
their daughter Mary Sue to
1t. oscar Num- III, USN,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Oscar Num- II of Warrenton,
N. c. A fall wedding is plan
ned.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
Offer-BeosIey

Capt. and Mrs. Paul ]. Of
fer of San Antonio, Tex. an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Linda Louise
to Mr.. Jere Edward BeaSley,
son Of Col. and Mrs. o. Ben
jalnin Beasley of Lake Bar
croft, Va. A summer wedding
is planned.