WtdnMday, April 10, 1968

Beyond The Call Of Normal Duties

Greenville citizens should be aware that, despite a hectic night of fire bombs, rock throwing and other maliciousness Saturday night, real full blown riots never erupted.

And full credit should go to the citys entire police force and its corps of reserve policemen whose quick response to trouble spots throughout the night kept the situation under control.

These men worked for hours on end during the weekend without sleep or relief. It was due to their tremendous efforts and prudent restraint that property damage and strife were held to a minimum.

It also fell on their shoulders Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights to enforce the 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and this they did with good judgement.

Nor can too much credit be given to the men of the Fire Department, who along with the volunteer firemen pulled 24-hour duty to protect the city. The firemen braved rocks and stones Saturday night and on into early Sunday morning to answer calls. The citys newest fire engine was dented and at least one fireman was struck by a stone.

Most of the citys citizens were able to sleep through Saturday night, because these brave men

the policemen and firemen were serving beyond the call of their normal duties.

This city owes these public servants a debt of gratitude and we would be the first to say that they fulfilled their responsibilities extremely well.

3itter Sight ?or Governor

By WILLIAM A. SHIRES Reflector Raleigh Bareaa

RALEIGH From the windows of his office in the State Capitol, a man with iron gray hair watched helmet e d National Guardmen walk i n g slowly back and forth carrying rifles and fixed bayonets.

WrXIAM

SHUIES

In a sense, it was a bitter and disappointing sight for Gov. Dan K. Moore. But he is a man of firmness and de-terminati(HL

Throughout his more than three years in offices, the governs had urged respect for law and order and called for moderation, racial harm o ny and cooperation in North Carolina. He made upholding of law and wdcr a watchword of his administration and pledged repeatly that violence and lawlessness would not be ti.le-rated.

Now, sadly, it had been necessary Mice again for him to call out Guardsmen to assist local authorities and police in restoring order and prevent rioting, burning and looting.

Earlier Troobks

There had been earlier racial troubles and flare - ups of violence during Moo res teiTO

And it was not the first time he had ordered National Guardsmen to the scene of disturbances. But this time, the trouble was mcwe critical, more explosive, more widespread and prolonged.

Triggered by the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King last Thursday, violence erupt e d and the governor ordered National Guard units to such cities as Wilmington, Wilson, Goldsboro, Weldon and Green-

sbOTo cities which bad not been hit previously by major racial clashes.

Scene In Raleigh

Raleigh itself had been relatively quiet since August 2, 1966, when Ku Klux Klansmen and KKK security guards paraded on the same afternoon that Martin Luther King spoke to a large gathering of Negroes. The Klan march began at Raleighs Memorial Auditorium.

Ironically, it was across the street from the auditorium that racial violence first flared within moments after news of Dr. Kings death in Memphis, Tenn., last Thursday.

What followed that night was the worst outbreak of racial disturbance b the citys history. By morning. National Guard tro<^s were patrolling. A state of emergency was declared.

During Friday, it began to rain and officials credited the late Friday downpour with coolmg off some racial tension.

By Monday, a soft Spring day guardsmen remained on duty. They patrolled at the govem(H's mansion where the drives and walks were barricaded. And they walked on sunshine and flower - fill e d Capitirf Square just outside the four entrances to the building.

Officials working

The governor, his aides and other t(^ state officials worked long and tirelessly through the weekend and beywid.

Moore personally kept in touch with the situation at trouble spots around the state, receiving reports from local officials and others.

A steady stream of callers went in and out of the governors office and Moore also spent much time conferring by telephone.

Curfews were m effect by Monday in nearly a dozen cities and towns across the state. Approximately 1,200 National Guard troops were on duty in Raleigh, 700 in Wilmington and smaller numbers elsewhere. In addition, other National Guard units were put wi an alert.

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Swift, Full Justice For The Criminal Few

Its a common error, but we should not confuse firebombing, sniping, vandalism, looting and riotous mobs with the cause of Civil Rights.

The criminal activity of recent days and Civil Rights are poles apart.

Stealing, property damage, endangering of lives and threats to life and limb . . . none of these are condoned by the laws of God or maru

Yet, there are children and young people, middle-aged and elderly folk, who shared in an emotional convulsion of destruction and looting, vandalism and arson, virtually open warfare against everything representing written and unwritten laws that only serve for the protection of individuals . . . rich or poor ... of any and all heritages that make up our land.

In OUR land . . .

Where the rich may become poor and the poor become rich; where the ignorant may become educated and the educated become wise;

Where there are freedoms and protection of the individual, guaranteed by law, for all.

We would assume that Justice be swift, stem and firm for all, regardless of age, race or economic circumstances, by the courts dealing with the crimes that have been committed against our country in the name (falsely) of Rev. Martin Luther King.

People who abide by the law, depending on it for their own protection (and they are the vast majority) would not settle for less.

An Atmosphere ?or Tax Boost

NOW THAT HE'S HAD THE EXPERIENCE... 'Cf^Vci

Wants

6/ ART BUCHWALD

and Of Gentle People

By JOSEPH R. CX)YNE

WASHINGTCWi (AP) National and world cwxfitions seem to be creating a more favorable atmosphere in Congress for a tax increase.

The economy, Ibe Vietnam war, the baimice-of-paymaits deficit and the gold crisis have already been cited by govermnent experts to back tiieir af^)eal for adoption of the 10 per cent tax surcharge.

Now, racial violence has swej^ American cities and is expected to produce a new presidential call for help to the Negro slums. This could increase pressure for higher taxes, at least indirectly.

There has been speculation that to pay fca* slum programs, President Johnson could ask for a surcharge in excess of the 10 per cent he requested last August, but government sources see little chance of this.

The administration, however, has already said that conditions before the radal violence re<piired a tax increase of at least 10 per cent.

Officials said the violence is likely to have a greater direct intact on congressional efforts to cut spaiding in programs affecting the Negro.

In submitting his budget to Congress last January, President Johnson singled out six selected areas for spending increasesmanpower training, model cities, programs to control the rising crime rate, family planning and health

care for mothers and infants, air and water pollution control, and education.

Some key members of Congress have suggested holding spending in the next fiscal year to the cmrent level, thus negating any increase in these programs.

This weekends racial violence was only the latest m a series of events dating back to last NovCTober which the administratiai regards as pointing to the need for higher taxes in the administrations thinking.

The chain began with devaluation of the British pound on Nov. 18 and the subsequent gold crises, climaxed in mid-March by a ban on sales of gold to speciriators from government supplies and the end of the London gold pool.

In between, the administration sandwiched its program to reduce the flow of dollars to other countries by $3 billion this year. The core of this balance of payments program is the 10 per cent tax surcharge.

In aimouncing a moderate increase in troop strength in Vietnam just ov' a we^ ago. President Jcrfinson made another impassioned plea for the surcharge.

Although the imme<fiate impact of the racial violence is expected to come in low-cost programs such as civil rights and open-housing legislation, the long-run measures will cost money and lots of it.

Torty Years Ago

By FOY H. DUNCAN April 10, 1928 City Provides Tobacco Sale At Exposition The pageant presented at the opening of the Eastern Carolina Exposition in Goldsboro yesterday afternoon was described as one of the most brilliant spectacles ever sei in this part of the state. . . . Thirty towns and twelve hundred people took part in the pageant prepared by Mrs.

Francis D. Winston, who has long been intensely interested in the life of this section. Greenville furnished one of the most impOTtant episodes ~a tobacco sale representing the greatest industry in Eastern Carolina. Fifty four people took part in the episode. Thirty of them were included in the cdiorus of young women, who in brilliant costume jM-ovided a colorful setting for the part. . .

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By EARL L. DOUGLASS COUNTERFEIT COINS AND CHARACTERS Some time ago a counterfeit quarter came into my possessicm. A quick look at the coin would not have revealed the fact that it was counterfeit. But it did not ring true, it was light, it was not so shiny as it should have been, and it did not have upon it the right image.

I was struck by the fact that counterfeit quarters and counterfeit characters are very much alike. Neither rings true. Throw them down on something hard and the result is not a sharp ringing sound, but a sort of dull thud.

Then again counterfeit characters, like counterfeit quarters. are too light. Tliey may seem at first to be as heavy and worth while as the real

articles, but carefully weighed they are found very decidedly to be wanting.

My counterfeit <iuarter was dull. It lacked the tw-ight shine 0 a new, well - minted com. I was reminded of the dull and leaden stupidity of anything counterfeit.

But worst of all, this coun-tCTfeit quarter did not have upon it the right image. A close inspection of the image on the coin showed it had been made by a bungling hand.

Then I remembered that the hand of the great Oeator Himself had made man after his own image, and that it was when men tried to fashion their lives after their own sinful desires that the image of God was supplanted by another image that indicated the bungling hand of a counterfeiter.

WASHINGTON - Dear Visitor From Aload,

This is your invitation to visit the USA in 1968, other-wise known as The Land of Bonnie and Clyde.

To make it easier for you, we will answer some of the questions that foreign tourists keep asking us.

IS IT DANGEROUS TQ VISIT THE UNITED STATES?

Of course not. Americ a n s are a gentle pecle who abhor violence. What little there is can be seen on television or hi the movies every night. We have cowboy films, cops and robbers pictures and childrens cartowis. If that isnt your ciqi of tea you can tune in one of our news shows. We not only show people being killed, but villages being bunied, GIs being wounded, enemies being tortured or anything else that suits your fancy. Of course, these shows have no effect on Americans because they know it has nothing to do with them.

WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

American fashions this year are all modeled after the Bonnie and Clyde look, and everyone wants to dress like a gangster. This trend is tongue in cheek, because every one knows we dtmt admire gangsters, even though we all consider Bonnie and Clyde a gas.

WHAT CAN I BUY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT I CANT BUY IN MY OWN COUNTRY?

Guns, fw one thing. We have no laws about buy i n g guns. You dont eve.n have to go to a store. You can order them by mail from newspapers and magazines.

You can buy shotguns, rifles, hand guns, pistols, revolvers and practically any kind of weapon you want. Of course, we only use gu.is in the United States for hunting. Thats why the American Congress in its infinite wisdom wtmt pass any gun control laws. They know anyone who would order a gun by mail or buy one in a stwe would never use it except to sh o o t game.

WHAT ABOUT VISITING .\MERICAN CITIES?

Its perfectly safe to visit any American city in the country, providing you dont go out after dark or during cer-

ART

BUCHWALD

Other Editors Saying Mere Wisp Of Hope

(HENDERSON DISPATCH)

In a roundabout way. Hanoi has shown an inkling of interest in the possibility of arranging peace talks in the Vietnam war. To describe the move in any manner otiier than a possibility would be iwesumptoous. The meagre re-^xmse by the communists can do no harm, though it constitutes only a chance opening for steps later that could lead to tangible good results.

It was a long and tedious procedure in effecting an agreement that establi^d a truce and an end to the fighting in Korea nearly a decade and a half ago. And the fighting continued and American boys sacrificed their lives while civilian authMities talked and talked and talked before coming to tCTms. At best the present situation could be somewhat similar.

What Americans need to be cautious about as of now is not to ^allow the wish to be

come father to the thought in anticipation of a permanent end to hostilities. At some future time the end will be reached, of course, and it could come reasonably socm, or might be delayed for months, even a year or more. But let no one i^ld his hopes high, only to become disillusioned and disappointed in a state of frustration.

Certainly there is the deepest sincerity in hoping for peace. But the type of people with whom there must be dealings should be kept in mind. They see only their side of the problem and are not interested in any other. Even if delegates seat themselves at the peace table, the communists will readily assent to nothing that is not altogether to their liking. They are not concerned about an honorable peace, only the advantage they can wrest from the United States. What has happened is a mere wisp of hope.

tain parts of the day. The best thing is to ask your hotel clerk at the desk. Hell indicate what streets are safe and when you can visit them. Americans pride themselves on law and order and wo u 1 d never do anything to disturb the peace.

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO COME?

Any time is a good time to visit the United States, with the possible exception of t h e long hot summer which starts in the middle of March and goes through October. At this time people are irritable and not as friendly toward tourists as they might be at Christmas time.

WHERE CAN I SEE THE PRESIDENT?

You can see the White House, but the President, for security reasons, doesn t make many public appearances any more at least none that are announced in advance. No other American officials are free to travel, either. But as a tourist, this shouldnt bother you. Af t e r all, you have a foreign passport.

I hope this answers most of your questions. So forget your cares and see Americans at work and at play. Watch a truly civilized democracy in action and meet a people who love each other and live, in harmony.

See for yourself why the United States is the leader of the Free World and an example to everyone of what you can do when you have understanding, wealth and power.

VISIT THE USA.

Gontro'.

By ROWLAND EVANS and ROBStT NOVAK

WASHINGTON - When tha numbing news came on Thursday night (^ the brutal assassination of Martin Luther King, the usually decisive Sto-kely Carmichael was in a momentary state of coition and inaction until he received a mysterious telephone call from an luilmown source.

After that conversation, Carmichael was his old self. He announced that he would hnmediateiy go into the Negro ghetto on Washingt o ns Nor^est l^de to demand that stores close (Hit of respect for Dr. King. Not sur* prisingly, Carmichaers eflbrta degenerated into looting by Negro youths later in the evening (though Stokely, for a time, tried to discourage it). Moreover, he was bock in Wa^ngtons streets Friday morning leading a march whidi jMieceded waves of new violence.

The mobilization of Carmichael by a single phone call reinforces susfrfcions of Negro leaders who believe he is guided through his otherwise inexplicable shifts of strategy by unsees and undetermined forces. After returning several months ago from a long so* joum in Communist cocmtries, he dropped his advocacy of violence for o calmer popular - front line couched In Leu* isist vocabulary. A few weeks ago, howev*, Carmkhael abruptly switcfaed back to a<K vocating violence.

What makes the source of Carmichaels tactical aberrations so frighteningly pertinent is that he may be the No* gro filling the void left by Dr. King as the charismatic leader of the Negro masses.

The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Kis successor as bead of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), will maintain his martyred chiefs principle of non vh^ lence. But neither he nor any of the other SCLC lieutenants can command netiooal attoEi-tioo among the militant youths of the natwa.

Nor do any of the middle-aged, middle - class Ne f r a leaders summoned to tha White House on FrkUty by President Johnson. It is significant that when Negro youths took to Washingtons streets Thursday night, nona of the established civil ri^ts leaders were on hand. Only two prominent Negroes were in the ghetto: Carmichael and (Thuck Stone, chief aide of Adam Clayton Powell and a ;wta-cher of political not physical black power.

Indeed, there are only twa black leaders today nationally with the chairman to replace Dr. King. One is Powell ailing, aging, embittered, self-exited much of the time in the Caribbean. The other is Carmichael.

Moreover, Carmtohael fits perfectly with the fierce new ghetto mood. Wherever militant Negro youths have gathered in recent weeks, there has been one subject: guerrilla warfare. The militants claim that the department store fires in Chicago and New York began ttdt war and griml: warn of more sophisticated anti white assaults such as dynamiting power plants and poisoning water rt-aervoirs.

Even with his unmatched prestige and spell - bind i n g oratory, Dr. King had been losing ground of late among the ghetto milHanti. Carmicfa-ael obviously was smiting for Kings Poor Paoples March

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An Expensive Peace In Vietnam

By ELMER ROESSNER After a cease - fire in Vietnam, what?

I dont know, exactly. Anyone who says he does is kidding himself, even if his first name is Lyndon.

But I can make these educated guesses:

More than $15 billion in military contracts will be phased out. That will put one or two million men out of work in the six succeed i n g months.

The number of our men in Vietnam will be cut. Some returnees will go to college under the GI Bill, some will find jobs, others will join the unemployed.

Drive To Make Work Because of disemployment, there will be a mad, mad rush to spend federal money to create more jobs and, as the proponents will say, to take up the slack.

It will still be necessary to

keep forces in Vietnam, as we do in Korea. It will be necessary to maintain a defensive posture, at least to keep the Viet Cong from massacring the republicans, imtil a final settlement is made, (^mmun-ist tactics <H for stalling on

such matters. There will have been 15 years of talks in Korea on July 27 this year.

Pending proposals for federal tax increases will be sharply reduced. Congressmen will fear that hefty tax rises could plunge the country into a re

cession.

There will be new subversions originated by Red China. After proclaimir^ to the world that the United States was beaten and perhaps to divert Mainland Chinese from failures of Maoism communists can be expected to foment little wars in Laos, Cambodia, Burma and India. The Chinese may stir up trouble in the Phillipines and there may be outbreaks along the Russian border.

The gold drain may ease consi<lerable as the U. S. spends less abroad.

There will be a lively market among small nations for our surplus material. Israe 1 and the Arab states are prime prospects. Latin Amer i c a n dictator will want a share.

France will step up pressures on the U. S., followed by other nations. Americas failure to defeat little Nor t h Vietnam will have confirmed

views that we are but a paper tiger. Americans in Moscow may have to step off the sidewalks to allow Russians to pass. However, we may not be asked to cede Alaska to North Vietnam nor Hollywood to Vanessa Redgrave. Spending Abroad

More seriously, the U. 8. may act to rdieve hunger end poverty In North as well as South Viefifem. President Johnsons dream of a huge hydroetectrte dam on the Mekong River to help industrialize South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and T%afland may materialize.

There will be drives for funds to care for bastard children of U. S. aervioemen in Vietnam and Viet orphans.

There will be niw eamp-aigns against marijuana among returnees.

Efforts to build more bridges to Soviet Russia will be made.