St. Paul recorder., 1963-09-12

was not reported as A Race Riot.
While we thoroughly and empha-
tically deplore such incidents we
feel that Negro and white leaders
cannot afford the tanning of flames
of racial discord by exaggerating
such incidents. But neither can
these leaders minimize the deep
seated unrest which hes behind
these racial incidents.
DisiIIuslOning Situation
Leaders, Negro and white, must
not bury their heads in the sand
to the disillusioning situation in
the Negro Community. The city
Of st. Paul must act now to elm
mate its job discrimination against
Negroes, discrimination in housing,
defacto eyre tion in public
schools. st. Paul must adt now to
rehabilitate the Negro ghetto and
protect the home owner against
deterioration and slums. Moreover,
proper Fairgrounds and recreation
facilities, and libraries must be
provided for these children whose
neighborhOod has only one part
time playground and no Library.
While we urge that the ghetto be
rehabiitated we also urge open
occupancy. We support strongly
that there must be freedom of
choice in the purchase Of homes
for all citizens of our great city.
Meet Problems Now
INT is our feeling that the people
of st. Paul, Negro and white,
strongly favor meeting the above
problems now. We therefore call
upon the City Council, and all Ne
gro and white leaders who love the
City Of st. Paul to unite to ac-
oompltsh the above detectives now.
We call upon the PRESS to give
these problems constructive pub
Lefty. The Press can play a great
role in eliminating discrimination
and building up good race relations
in our great city which 50 desper-
ately needs it.
This statement is not issued to
necessarily lay blame ait the door
of any public or civic leaders. It is
a waste of time to engage in back
and-forth arguments. Our objec-
tive is to remedy the social injus-
tees with dispatch. It Is our feel
ing and hope that the leaders of
both racial groups are ready to
adt now"
All Responsible Howard Says
Timothy Howard, civic leader
and first vice-president of the st.
Paul NAACP made the following
statement: In making a state
ment on the Saturday night in
cident in the Central High area
have sense of self-condemnation
for having failed along with others
in the community, to do all I could
TO help prevent the disgusting con.
duct Of a few youths that brought
discredit to the decent youths ir
the area who attend the football
games at Central Stadium.
I'VE must all plead guilty to
apathy and some Indifference in
regard TO misguided youth in our
community. These deplorable con-
dftions not only exist at football
games but all over the city re-
gardless Of race or neighborhood.
There must be a regeneration
Of community forces TO deal with
the problems that caused last Sat
urday nights disgraceful outbreak
Of lawleSsIess. Participating In
this regeneration must be the civic
leaders, civic organizations, the
social agencies, school authorities,
civil rights organizations, the press,
the churches, the homes, the par
ents, the police department and
the Juvenile court.
I'VE have an got to wake up to
our respective responsibilities. ]
am very sorry that conditions force
me to make a statement Of this
kind"
Walton Wants The True Facts
Calvin Walton, executive direc.
tor Of the Governors Human
Rights Commission who acted as
chairman Of Sundays meeting
stated Tuesday: The alleged rae
ial incidents of Saturday night
Sept. 7, are sttll under inveSttga-
A1on. On the basis of the meeting
which was held Sunday afternoon
at Pilgrim Baptist church I dc
not believe that any person wheth-
er 1t be a public official or a lead
er Of the Negro community is in a
position to state emphatically whaI
happened Saturday night.
"As far as am concerned up tc
this point we are dealing with al
Legations and until the allegations
become established facts, I think
ltEIat it is quite premature for per.
sons in attendance at Sunday
meeting to say that we know what
the problem really is.
II am somewhat disturbed by
the releases this week in the daily
press pointing the finger Of blame
solely towards Negro youngsters
I am not in favor of defending any
guilty individuals but until we