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i 2 :. kAleidoscopE milwaukee, Wisconsin member: underground press syndicate (u.p.s.) liberation news service (l.n.s.) VOL. 2 NO. 2 (#28) December 6 - 19, 1968 25$ OSHKOSH ERUPTS f>.2 DIVORCE-WISCONSIN STYLE P.6 WHITE PANTHER STATEMENT P. 13 PAGE 2 December 6 - 19, 1968 KALEIDOSCOPEI New 1 I N.A.A.C.P. Advisor On Saturday, November 30th, "I hate you to mention that man's the Milwaukee NAACP youth name in my house. He's made a council nullified its week old complete mockery out of the election of a new advisor and bench." Joe summed up Sera officers. The elections were phim well, "The type of justice voided because some members i n his court is like some come were not notified of the elec dian on stage." tions. Following is an interview McClain is well aware of where Kaleidoscope held with Joseph the white radical movement is, McClain who returned to his,post and has some very definite ideas of direct action chairman from about where it fits in with the his position of advisor. New black movement. "This is a elections wiH be held in a few black and white movement. I'd weeks. like to form a coalition with these people. The system is rot- By Dennis Gall ton. A lot of black people just Joe McClain is a big man, a want to get into the system. man big enough to fill the shoes* What we need is to change the of Father James Groppi who re system." McClain emphasized signed as Advisor to the NAACP that oppressed white and black Youth Council. We rapped with people have the-same problems., McClain shortly after he was el "The white poor is just as bad ected as the Commando's new ad off as the black." Whites are visor. welcome in the movement, but McClain is 41, but he feels it is the black people who will that only since 1967, when he and must lead,. first became involved with the During the evening, many Commando's, has he really liv young blacks came in and out of ed as a black man. "I don't McClain's home. They rapped, see how any person can be un- sat around or borrowed a book, involved. I don't know how I Joe was ready with advice, but lived so long without getting in it was clear that he was there volved as black people." Grop only to advise. Curley Walston, pi; in a sense, was the man who the new president of the Youth woke McClain up, and Joe has Council, couldn't stay to rap, great respect for Groppi. "Be but he told us, "Joe can speak fore Groppi came along, I was for me." sitting around with my friends McClain's views about the WELFARE PROTEST IN 'TOSA and talking." Action is the im- 'white liberals' are similar to portant thing. As for Groppi, those of Kaleidoscope. He re McClain feels that the change is // // lated to us how he had a "very. good. "A black man is capable liberal friend." His friend could THANKS FOR NOTHING! of leading himself— he's got the easily understand the problems of monkey on his back and he's got the blacks, but wanted to "Kill "Thanks for nothing!" to get rid of it. The whites can the hippies because they have About sixty-five Black- and help, but it's the black man's longhair." As for hippies Mc Spanish speaking welfare recip job." That's the job McClain is Clain puzzled me when he asked, ients demonstrated Thanksgiving ready. "you know who Dick Gregory day in front of County Supervi There, are two revolutions for is?" I looked puzzled and hes sor Rudolph P. Pohl's home in the black man. One is social itated. Joe laughed and said Wauwatosa. They were saying and the other is 'self.' McClain "We have a joke around here — "thank you" to Pohl, who has put it this way, "The black man Dick Gregory? Is that the hip been one of the major oppon is trying to find himself — what pies president?" That sums up ents to welfare since his election he is. He's going to have to do quite a bit about hippies and to the County Board in 1956. it for himself. There has been Dick Gregory. Pohl is currently chairman of damage done to us as a people. Black people are opposed to the County Board's finance com The black man was taught to hate the war in Viernam, but their mittee. Pohl has personally seen himself. He's been taking out emphasis is different. McClain to it that welfare funds have been h i s frustrations on other blacks, said, "I don't believe any black slashed in what could be called nle's got to prove to himself and man should go to this war." Mc 'economy moves.' Pohl's comments the world that he can do it." Clain believed that the problems seem unrelated to the present. His eyes lit up at the mention at home were more important Welfare State. When asked of Sgt. Frank Miller of the Tac than fighting communism four whether one could ask a mother tical Squad. He said, "Miller thousand miles away. "Ou r with six hungry children to go is a sick man put in charge of people should go to camp and get home and wait for 2-1/2 months the Tactical Squad. He thinks the training and then come back before receiving aid, Pohl's com giving baskets are empty: we fare recipients a re. concerned. beating people will work. He and use it." It adds up to this ment was "What'swrongwith that? offer to his dead spirit empty More is at issue than merely may set off a blood bath here simple statement, "I don't see They might have left town by baskets." Pohl. The recipients are out to that people thought wouldn't how anyone can ask the black then." It is profound insights as In keeping with Pohl's dead pressure and publicly expose the happen." Breier, said McClain, man to fight for this country when this into the problems of the poor spirit, the demonstration was a whole rotten and often degrading "thinks community relations are he's not recognized as a citi- that have made Pohl the target mock funeral. A coffin made system of public welfare in Mil a night stick and a gun." Mc zen. of i the Welfare recipients. from cardboard boxes painted waukee County. Mary Lou Mas- Clain is concerned because the Then of course we come to the black was carried in front of signani, who works with Spanish The demonstrators put it this brutal attacks and constant har- inevitable issue of non-violence Pohl's suburban home . Needless speaking recipients, explained way: "Since 1956 Mr. Pohl has rassment of black people by the versus violence, as if it were to say, Pohl was not home. The that there are two goals in the fought against the poor and cur police may set off a chain re that simple. To McClain it's not. demonstration lasted for an hour, welfare protest — to see that all tailed county expenditures for action of reprisals. that simple. To McClain it's public welfare. By being here ending just before a large squad recipients geteverything they are The police have been using the not. He believes in non-violence today we want to tell me and of police began to move in. entitled to, and to change th charge of disorderly conduct as a "as long as we are not attacked. the city of Milwaukee: there The Northside Welfare Recip system itself. More protests are license to drag in black people Nazi forces, especially Sgt. are children and parents who are ients, 1936 N. 4th St., phone planned. The poor want a voice every rime they have the chance. Miller, are the best community starved, naked and homeless in 264-4800,have prepared a Wanted in the system that the establish Joe related a recent incident organizers we've got." our city and they cannot say poster featuring Pohl. He is ment has forced them to live with the Tactical Squad. "The McClain had some comments thank you because there is nothing wanted for "conspiracy to starve under. igf|||; other day the Tac Squad drove about other black leaders. As to be thankful for! Mr. Pohl's children, destroy families, force upas a man was jaywalking.' for Cleaver (Who is on the run) spirit and insight in poverty have women into slavery and exploit EVENING They asked for his I. D. You he said, I have a lot of admir long since been dead: we cele poor people." Pohl is Public COMEDY know, they took a long time ation for him. It would be a brate his funeral! Our Thanks Enemy No. 1 as far as the Wei- December 7 is the date for the writing out the ticket. When great loss if he's on the run or third program in the Milwaukee the man asked what all the de in jail." About Malcolm X, Film Circle's 18th season. An lay was about, the cop told him McClain said, "The black man's Evening of Comedy will feature 'you're going to jail.' When the . gotta forget the Bible. We need the 193 2 film "Horsefeathers." man asked him why the cop re a little heaven here —not all The four Marx Brothers at college, plied 'I'll think of something.'" this hell!" On black culture clown with the coeds, pester the , these types of incidents are com— _ people like Will Critterton, Mc profs and caper over the cam mon in the core.