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Of Passenger Trains
And Train Passengers

The withdrawal from service Of another crack
passenger train brings pang Of regret to all who
prefer rail to air travel-and there many. We
cannot expect the railroads to trains that do not
draw enough traffic to pay their cost. But on the
other hand those who like to travel by train often
express the wish that the railroads would give more
attention to the reasons for declining rail travel.
Here some possible reasons:
You can buy transportation on credit cards on
the anyways, but not on the railways.
o You can cash your personal check at the air
terminal but not at the railroad station.
You can park your car for the duration Of
your trip at the air terminal At most railroad sta
tons, you can't.
You can get accurate arrival and departure
time at the air terminal but did you ever have the
experience Of trying to get that information on a
transcontinental train which, 1t eventually turns out
is running five hours late? Four times every hour 1t
will be posted as running IS minutes behind.
Q The air in plane is almost invariably fresh.
But a rail coach 1t often continues to recrculate
long after it has been exhausted.
In spite Of all this, many people ride the train
when they can because Of its advantages-its term
superior safety its comfort (when the air condition
ing is properly worng) the opportunity to get ac-
quainted with other passengers, the opportunity for
several hours of quiet relaxation, study, and medita
ton the scenery.
Let there be no misunderstanding Of our rea-
sons for writing this We genuinely hope for an in
crease not decrease of passenger trains and train
passenpers
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01
Relax, But Let Others Do The'same.
Letters To The Editor

South Minneapolis area where the
population is mixed, and compare
1t with other Minneapolis neigh
borhoods of similar age.
Better yet, look at some Of the
spots in st. Paul where Negro
families displaced by the redevel-
opment clearances have built bea-
utifully designed MODERN homes
that have greatly enhanced neigh
borhoods which had been threat
ened with deterioration. There is
one particular neighborhood where
the white owners tried to block a
Negro by having his land approp-
rated for park purposes. They did
not succeed, and the homes that
have been built at this location
are so well designed, 50 well main
tanned, and so altogether beautiful
as to make the property Of those
who tried to block the develop
ment look just bit shoddy.
I would be the last to argue
that there are not Negroes who
are neglectful in maintaining their
property, and I would also be the
last to argue that there are not
whites who are neglectful in the
same manner and degree.
The point is that this is beside
the point. - Another ''White"
Property Owner, st. Paul, MINI.
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Highway Commissioner
Shows His Contempt

The brllsh-off which Minnesota Highway Com
missioner James Marshall gave a committee Of
White Bear mothers seeking pedestrian safety
measures Highway 81 is typical Of what Mime
sotans have come to expect from the commissioner.
It was that is to say, churish insulting often
sive, and badly informed.
General Marshall is deep embarrassment to
Minnesota He does not understand the state, he
does not understand the people He does not under
stand our political institutions He does not under
stand our social morality and ethics. He does not
understand the rules of courtesy that usually guide
us in our political relationships.
When the White Bear mothers stood their
ground and insisted upon their demands for safety
measures, Marshall is reported to have blown his
top" When they promised to make their petition a
public issue, Marshall blew up again According to
the White Bear Press:
Flag waving and pcketing will get you no
place, Marshall was reported to have told the
women He said that the colored people have been
trying it recently and it has awaited them nothing"
How little does the General know! This sort of
contempt for a great effort in the field of human
rights is what might expect from General Mar
shall 1t is not what has right to expect from
a public official of the state Of Minnesota.
The White Bear woman were asking for safety
measures-preferably a semaphor and at least a
where one child was recently killed and where ~
accidents including four fatalities have occurred In
two years The reaction to this by the Highway Com
missioner: The women wasting their hme!"
This is not what we expect of public official Of
the state of Minnesota.
The commissioner may have been wrong on one
other point. At least we hope he was. He said ac-
cording to the White Bear Press, that 'he his
department and the Governor doesn't tell him what
to do"
There Is one thing about which the Governor
would be fully justified in telling him what to do.
Indeed the governor ought to, following this latest
performance.
The Governor ought to tell him to resign and
make way for Commissioner who is not afflicted
with so profound contempt for Minnesota and its
people
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expected to negDOr to an his subscribers This
fact presents problem especially to weekly editors who operate in
metropolitan
becoming praise" organ tgnor
present community printing nothing which will
offend fulfilling the role and basic of good
of printing the finds it, honestly and fairly
without favor
Hardly any Negro newspaper really
portion community neghbor
image existence
rights which
Negro Immediately
him negboly than interests want him to
Neither while attacking the ills of discrimination ignore
byproducts crime
latter reported honestly and fairly presents real problem be-
cause Negro criminals no more than others DO not want their
brushes with the law printed much less cO
munty These gentry of their friends therefore
weekly the but nature
being what it is to feel he "a good neighbour
editor therefore must make choice He must
decide whether to ignore the presence of crime in the community which
would prostitute youth print the and
alarm the community to the danger of toerang crime in where
children the exposed to it.
the dproporonate involved violations
the result of the Discrimination segregation lack Of opportunity
which child this nation
has studied the situation that successful Negro lawreaer
would had white successful professional DOCTOR
lawyer, indust1aist
conditions other
qr Of modern society," there will always be people who trouble
with the law Newspapers don't make crime stories they print them
thing community paper prints
printing of
the crime rate Actually the
City CALL alarmed at the
the campaigned stiff penalties
found guilty Of hOmicides.
paper its Negroes killed
Negroes caey prosecuted got light
campaign
the late Editor C. A. Franklin resulted in sharp the fatal
shoongs cuttings
fortunate Kansas Cfhans.
successful Negro the nation found it
print crime often reluctantly that the
of journalism dictates that the printed whether
seeking better life their readers these
godearng citizens Negro
Indifferent
strengths people
subdivisions of the total populace.
position the editor
editor the
position that they should things
their communities willing
We do not quarrel with their position this matter
validity
continued battle
minds the majority group
pleasure by insisting that its
report good not
impress that people gamut
bad that they Americans with special problems
generally seek to attain the standards Of efficiency performance
fruits Of American Hfe which others enjoy-cecl Newman
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by oath and his duty as a citizen
to enforce, he Is being patriotic
and a defender Of the American
system.
The Virginian Pilot, Norfolk
Portsmouth, Va.
The Governor Of Mississippi and
the people who think like him are
never so far from understanding
as when they talk about the civil
rights movement as though it were
a Communist plot. That is the way
Governor Barnett talked to the
Senate Commerce Committee and
for long moments his words SEEM
ed to issue from some intellectual
exile where the mind loses all grip
on the reality Of events.
But it has one advantage. Those
who can believe that what Is hap
pening in America today Is all a
Communist plot can relieve their
own consciences. They have found
instant balm. They need not con-
Germ themselves with the problem,
beyond calling for the arrest Of the
disloyal. Best Of all, by insisting
that the danger Is coming from
outsiders" they can avoid looking
at the faces Of the marchers on
Americas troubled streets.
The POst-Dispatch, st. Louis
The duet sung by the Governors
of Alabama and Mississippi against
Administration civil rights legisla-
ton was discordant, even in its
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01

to this theory so Everett Luoma
that the reader can understand
what the dispute is all about. -.
MarSdst theory states that the
cause Of wars is the struggle for
markets of capitalist countries.
Similarly, poverty and unemploy-
ment are a result of the struggle
for profits of the capitalist class
which within the capitalist count
ries controls the basic industries.
Therefore economic security for
all people can only be achieved by
means Of a social revolution.
Natural resources and the basic
industries such as railroads and
steel mills must be taken out of
the hands Of the capitalists and
placed in the hands Of the workers
so that they can be fully developed
for the benefit Of all society. When
social revolutions have occurred in
all nations, international wars win
have become thing of the past.
When a social revolution occurs
in any one country, a government
of the proletariat arises which
manages society in its transition
to socialism. Mar7dsts believe this
government to be truly democratic
because 1t Is a dictatorship Of the
overwhelming majority - the pro-
letariat. This governments duties
are to form democratic workers
council within the home country
to manage the basic industries and
to explain to the workers Of other
countries why their condition Is so
dear so those countries will also
have a social revolution.
Full freedom should exist within
these proletarian governments so
that the will Of the majority can
have free rein in developing
socialist state. It is absurd to
argue that a proletarian govern
ment can exist that does not per-
NIT complete freedom because OBJ
viously any censorship presupposes
the existence of separate classes
within society. This separation of
society into classes is contradic-
tory to the type Of society that
should exist after a social revolu-
ton from capitalism to socialism.
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more celestial ranges.
Gov. Wallace of Alabama did
not commit himself on whether
heaven is segregated, but he did
contend that God segregated the
human race. The same argument
was used in behalf Of slavery, and
1t might also be used in behalf of
segregating bloods and brunettes.
It is always remarkable how much
pious hypocrisy can be mustered
in behalf Of a human condition that
almost all people now concede is
wrong.
Both Gov. Wallace and Gov. Bar
nett Of Mississippi raised patri-
otto note, too. They implied that
the demand for equal rights might
be equated with Communism and
that the Administration was pres
sured" into accepting the demand.
What kind OF glasses do such men
use, to see Communism in an
American demand for American
rights If the Administration was
pressured by anything, it was by
the tardy realization that Negro
impotence, a century after the
Civil War, is nearly as irrefutable
as 1t is just.
WinstOn-Salem journal, NO.
When there was a need for light,
the proceedings at a Senate hear
ing on the Administration civil
rights bills gave off only heat.
There are legitimate arguments
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01
DRY POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

The monumental efforts Of Gold
water admirers to rebuild their
hero as a moderate and enhght-
ened statesman keep stumbling
over Goldwater speeches and
statements to the press. The Sem
ator's image thus comes into focus
as that Of a man with two feet
planted firmly on the ground and
one in his mouth.
The flow Of gold out Of Fort
Knox continues to alarm the gov
eminent and puzzle the rest Of us
who are aware Of the only known
use for the stuff. There just can't
be that many hollow teeth In the
world.
The Republican policy debate
appears to have arrived at a de-
cision. The Republican liberals are
determined to favor the modern
viewpoint and come out four
square for the principles Of Abra-
ham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.
Cooling Soviet tempers toward
the west are balanced by hotter
tempers toward China. What the
Communist bloc countries seem TO
crave Is q moral equivalent Of foot
ball.
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Barneff. WoIIdce
Drag Red Herring
Into Testimony
The Journal, Milwaukee

In the distorted views Of Gov.
Wallace of Alabama and Gov. Bar
nett Of Mississippi man who de-
mands his civil rights Is aiding
communism. That in effect was
what they told the senate COM
merce mmittee in arguing
against the presidents civil rights
program.
Equality Is an American goal If
one believes in our heritage Of
freedom. But for Negroes to ask
for it creates a threat to the very
soul Of the nation, in the Barnett
Wallace philosophy. For Negroes
! to demand equal rights Is to
threaten a new civil war, they
said.
The testimony Of Wallace and
Barnett and their Interpretation
of our laws and Constitution have
no connection with reality. That
some Of the southern senators
should support them is heart sick
ening.
The News, Miami
On July IL, the governor of
Mississippi accused the President
of the United States and the At
torney General Of sowing seeds of
hate and violence" in their attempt
to seek equal rights for all men.
The Governor accused Commun-
ist influences of inspiring Negro
demonstrations throughout the ma
tion.
Four days later the governor Of
Alabama said a President who
sponsored legislation such as the
Civil Rights Act, being studied
now by the Senate Commerce
Committee, should be retired from
public office for putting mobs into
the streets.
The governor, sounding Hike a
Charlie Mccarthy, repreated the
accusation Of Communist inspira-
ton.
Tho Courier-Journal, Louisville
Something must happen to
mans reasoning processes when
he commits himself to the cause
Of the rabid segregationist. A case
In point was the appearance Of
Alabama's Governor George Wal
lace before the Senate committee
hearings on President Kennedy's
civil rights legislation.
Under the Wallace theory, Pres
Ident Kennedy Is guilty Of jeopar-
dizing the nation, encouraging
Communists and asking for civil
war when he asks that Negrose be
given the rights they are already
guaranteed; but when Governor
Wallace calls federal Judges
lousy and irresponsible" and de-
clares that he win refuse TO en-
force federal laws that he 10 bound
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01
Replies TO White
Property Owners Letter
In JuIy IS Issue

Property Owners Letter
In July as Issue
Editor: The letter in your July
rs issue signed "a White Property
Owner" and cr4ticising the way
Negroes maintain their property is
typical Of much Of the criticism
aimed at Negroes by people who
don't know what they are talking
about
I have never had Negroes as
close neighbors, though I would
be honored 10, and have made
some efforts in that direction.
have lived in neighborhoods SIM
liar to those customar1ly open to
Negroes - that Is, where the
buildings are old, often rundown
and difficult to maintain. don't
think the white property owners
are any more successful than the
Negroes in maintaining neighbor-
hoods that are deteriorating. But
the Negro catches the blame be-
cause usually he cannot even move
into a neighborhood until the de-
terioration has progressed to an
advanced stage, while the whites
are able to move out of such
neighborhoods.
Anybody who wants to get an
accurate slant on this picture
would do we'll to look over the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01
to be still better off.

to be still better off.
The civil rights campaigns and demonstrations
are opening doors to young Negroes that large
y closed TO their parents. Up to now, the prospects
have been discouraging and frustrating. They did
not always provide strong motivation for getting
good education and good vocational training.
This situation is changing dramatically. The
doors opening. The Illustrations and discourage
ments are being beaten down. There is an important
message for young Negroes in the civil rights cam
paign. And there is an important message for them
in the chart outlining future job opportunities.
Let them read these messages well.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01

moment to communism win not,
however, explain it away.
Even If one or more leaders Of
the Negro demonstrations were
linked to communism, this would
not explain the actions Of thou
sands of discontented Negroes will
ing to risk physical injury or jaI
for their cause. The roots Of Negro
discomfort go far deeper. And
Governor Barnett and those Of like
mind preclude an early solution to
the current racial crisis by their
refusal to try TO understand the
motives behind Negro demonstra-
tons.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01

that can be used against President
Kennedy's proposals, particularly
the bill to outlaw discrimination
in stores, restaurants, hotels and
other public accommodations. Yet,
issippi chose to use emotionalism
instead of logic by waving the red
flag Of communism.
Raising the Communist issue Is
a worn tool of partisans on all
sorts of issues. Opponents of fluor-
idation Of water call it Commun-
ist conspiracy to soften the brains
of the American people. Attempts
to link the current Negro protest
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01
FRANKLY SPEAKING
BY Everett Luoma
THE SOVIET VS.. CHINA
First InstalIment

The complications involved in
the dispute between China and
Russia must seem confusing to
most readers Of the daily news
papers. What the theory of Marx
ism teaches and how close the ac-
lions Of each of the disputants
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-08-01

com e to this
theory Is some
thing that Is
never discussed.
I hope to present
the basic points
Of Marxist theory
and show how
close each Of the
countries comes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-06
Paris 10 Refuse
!. U. 5. Atom Aid
Tied by Strings

PARIS, Aug. 6 (AP)-Presi-
dent Kennedy has opened the
way for France to get American
nuclear help. but unless it is
given without conditions it will
not be accepted, informed
sources said today.
They said that Mr.. Kennedy's
July Is letter to President de
Gaulle contained at least a
hint that French adherence to
the partial nuclear test ban
would make American nuclear
assistance possible. d.
French officials said Gen.
de Gaulle had replied to Mr..
Kennedy's letter, but they
would not comment on its
contents.
They pointed out, however,
that Gen. de Gaulle has made
it clear he would not accept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-06

nuclear aid If any strings were
attached. 1t would be, logica,
to assume that Gen. de Gaulle
had not responded affirma.
tively-if at ALTO the Ameri.
can Presidents oblique ap.
proach, they said.
Would Strike No Bargain
IF any such assistance were
provided by America 1t would
have to come freely. without
any bargain being struck" one
French source said.
France would welcome nu.
clear assistance to speed UP its
program and save money.
One French source put II
this way:
1T is not a question OF OBJ
tanning secret information on
how to make an H-bomb. What
is needed is information on
experiments already conducted,
a sort Of sharing of experience
"The problem Is to perfect q
recipe since the ingredients are
already known. Help in this
field would provide short cuts
in time and saving of expense.
Already Know Theory
I'VE have all the necessary
theoretical knowledge to ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-06

Iplode an H-bomb. But since
we have not exploded one, we
do not know the answers. 1t
would save some experimenting
If I'VE know beforehand just
what results to expect"
Some highly informed French
sources feel that an unneces-
sary immediacy has been given
the problem of Frances refusal
to adhere to the test ban.
These sources say it will be
at least two years before France
is ready for another nuclear
test.
installations are being built
on a South Pacific atoll 5000
miles northeast Of New Zealand
and it will take at least that
much time for them to be
completed, the sources said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-06
Pilot Landing
Near Come Gets
BusebuIIin Face

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 6 (AP)
Capt. Ronald T. Reuther,
Indiana National Guard flyer,
had a stray baseball yesterday
but nobody claimed it.
I'm on my final approach
to Stout Field" the OLA Bird
dog pilot said, when this
baseball comes flying through
my windshield"
It broke the sun visor on his
helmet and put a few small
scratches on his face.
Capt. Reuther's Saturday ap-
proach was over the Southwest
Indianapolis Pony League dia-
mond where two games were
played.
Mrs. Charles c. Martell, sec
retary-treasurer Of the league,
said she didn't see the incident
but was told that a hoy threw
a baseball at the plane.
Nobody Is saying who threw
it." she added. THE planes
sometimes come In about 10
feet over the backstop- right
at the pitcher"
The pilot is director Of the
new Indianapolis Zoo and for
mer assistant director of the
Cleveland Zoo. He was return
ing from National Guard ma
neuvers at Camp Grayling,
Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-06
Eat Little Rice

PARIS.-France began to
grow rice in the 1o4O's. using
Improbable vineyard land.
Still Frenchmen eat only an
average Of 81 pounds Of rice
a year-about IS cents worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-06

tomorrow in an attempt to get
a vote on the resolution then.
The council, meanwhile, got
a request to take up the situa-
ton in British -supervised
Southern Rhodesia. A letter
from Ghana, Guinea. Morocco
and the United Arab Republic
asked Mr.. Nielsen to call an
early meeting on that subject.
1t was uncertain whether the
council would vote to debate
the matter. If 1t does, the
Africans are expected to pro-
pose that it call on Britain to
withhold independence from
Southern Rhodesia's white
minority government and give
the territory a new constitution
granting a full voice to the
African majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-06
Francis Scott Key
Stomp Proposed

Representative Clarence D.
Long. Democrat Of Maryland,
introduced yesterday a bill to
honor Francis Scott Key with
a special commemorative stamp
on the 150th anniversary of hls
composition Of the National
Anthem.
First sales of the stamp would
be on September II, 1864, in
Carroll County, Md, where
Key was born.