Whites Taught Blacks Violence: Evers by Mary Edge and Ity Men Have Died For." Medical Facilities

Whites taught blacks violence: Evers by Mary Edge and ity men have died for." medical facilities. According Evers expressed admiration with him. His job corps gave Jerry Schramm Evers said that blacks sh to Evers, the Fayette area has for former President Johnson jobs to thousands. And thanks of the Post staff ould not use tactics of force only one doctor and one nurse whom he credited with the im to him, a black man can eat and violence as the whites have for ten thousand people. provements in the lives of black in any restaurant in Missis "We just found out this is done. Fayette applied to the nati Mississippians. "Any black sippi. Thanks to him, Miss our country too, and we de "Young blacks are seeing onal government for relief but, man, or any poor man, who do issippi now has ninety-four el cided we're going to have our that white America got where Evers said, "brother Nixon esn't love Lyndon Johnson -- ected black officials." share," Charles Evers, the it is by violence, so they think hasn't answered yet." well there's something wrong Several times duringhis spe first black mayor of Fayette, they should use it too. We tell ech Evers placed the burden Mississippi, and the brother of them no; if they resort to vio of action on whites. Since wh the late Medgar Evers said in lence, the whites will bury us," ites caused the problems be a speech Tuesday. Evers said. hind civil turmoil, it is the Evers criticized white Am "We're all God's children... whites who must take the ac erica for its cruelty to black We should not do to others tive role in solving the prob citizens, but he did not dis what we don't want done to lem, he said. Evers told the cuss black nationalism or se ourselves," he said. ' white students in the audience paratism. Addressing an audi After he was elected mayor, that they must persuade their ence which included middle- Evers said, he fired Fayette's parents to change their atti aged black and whites as well racist policemen. He said that tudes. as students, Evers said that Fayette's black policemen wo Evers urged the audience to peaceful co-existence and co uld not beat Fayette's whites support Father Groppi in his operation among blacks and wh as, he said, some of the for conflict with the state govern ites is the only answer to Am mer policemen had beaten the ment over welfare. When asked erica's "hate problem." black citizens. whether he approved of the use "Let's let bygones be by Evers said that although the of violence in the Madison de gones." Evers said of white situation in Fayette is improv monstrations, Evers replied, America's past. "Let's look ing, the community is under "blacks won't be violent if wh forward to tomorrow... Let's developed. The area needs in ites aren't violent. Whites tau work for the kind of commun- dustry, better schools,and more ght us everything we know." Story found * erroneous The UWM Post in its issue of May 23, 1969 erroneously reported that Thomas Forster, 2823 N. Stowell av. was "ar rested and convicted for nar THE UWM POST Vol. XIV No University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Friday, October 10, 1969 cotics charges months ago at hiMMWtt wa.iwilMWUB T !B'lWW the Flower Pot Nightclub in Waukesha." Forster was arrested in June, 1968 for allegedly selling mari Prof discounts violence rumors juana to a youth outside the nightclub. The case is still De violence next week. "I ha made available to the mora nationwide Vietnam Mobilizat pending in Waukesha county co by Richard Mial ven't come across any rumors torium, but class schedules wo ion program insofar as it calls urt. of the Post staff to that effect in all the time uld be maintained. for an early end to hostilities Post editors received a let I've been working on the mora Romani released the state the University Board of laws ter from Sydney M. Eisenberg Psychology professor Eugene torium," Eisman said. ment as a part of a general and regulations, formulated by of the law firm of Eisenberg, Eisman, a representative of the "If there are cops present, statement issued by UW presi the faculty and approved by Kletzke and Eisenberg, 1131 W. University moratorium commi and no riot helmets, we'll have dent Fred Harvey Harrington. the Board of Regents, provide State st. which reported that ttee denied the rumors that next peaceful program," Eisman Romani's statement read: that classes may only be dis the Post story was inaccurate. week's moratorium against the said. "The nature of the pro "As most members of the missed for an appearance by Eisenberg requested that the Vietnam war would be a scene gram is such that there is no University community are a- the president of the United Sta Post editors follow Section895. for violence. room for violence," he said. ware, plans are being develop tes or a major party candi 05 of the Wisconsin statutes At a press conference Th David Oliensis, associate ed for a series of events to date for the presidency." which provides the method of ursday, Eisman referred to Yo professor of educational psych be held on the UWM campus Eisman said that, although correction. ung Americans for Freedon (Y ology and co-chairman of the in conjunction with the nation classes will be held on Oct. Due to no summer publica AF) statement last Friday that moratorium committee, said wide observence of Vietnam Mo 15, many professors will dis tion of the Post, the editors the forces o f the new left that the movement is a "broad ratorium day on Oct. 15. Pre cuss the war or "reschedule" were forced to wait until re would "storm the campus" dur- ly based coalition," the suc sident Harrington, the chancel their classes on the day. suming regular publication. Be in the moratorium day. Eisman cess of which will be meas lors, and the University Fa Oliensis stressed the fact that cause of new staff the matter calledthe statement "unresear - ured by attendence of the e- culty council have responded for the moratorium day here will was delayed further. ched rumors," and criticized vents and student and faculty the University as a whole as be a campus activity, not a The error was unintentional the press for "irresponsible participation. follows: community program. No off- , and in no way was a mali handling" of it. A statement issued Tuesday "While many of us in the campus people have been in cious attack upon Forster's ch Eisman said that it was very by vice chancelor John Romani University of Wisconsin are in vited, with the exception of aracter, Post editors said. easy to say that there will ' sai d that facilities would be support of the purpose of the speakers, he said. SLIC ends review of USS allocations A resolution passed Wednes - to SLIC, who would in turn day by the Student Life and review them. Wednesday's re Interest Committee (SLIC) will solution completely eliminates allow the University Student this check on USS. Senate (USS) to allocate funds Edorardo Lebano, another to student organizations without member of SLIC, said he vo SLIC's supervision. ted for the proposal because he The resolution, which pas felt, "SLIC can not go on every sed unanimously except for one meeting argueing every point." abstention, states, "SLIC will H e also said that he "was not review allocations to student all for student self determin organizations approved by USS, ation" and that the elected mem except by appeal from a re bers of student government sh questing organization or after ould have a right to some of receiving knowledge of a vio their decisions. lation of allocation criteria by The acting president of the USS." University Student Government Mrs. Carmen Witt, the Dir James Best said, "It is a pos ector of Student Activities, said itive step forward because it she propsed the resolution be gives USS a more responsible cause she felt, "We (SLIC) sh position." Best, also a mem ouldn't jump into each allocation ber of SLIC, said he thought without some request to do i t would "give SLIC a new so." more constructive image." Robert Costello, the chair Allocations totaling $982 we man of SLIC, said, "I always re also approved, of which $655 believed in student self-deter went to the Inter-fraternity co mination. Student Government uncil and $327 to the Aldo should take a bigger role in Leopold Conservation club. student life." , Another allocation of $600 to the Tempest, the campus This week Pi Sigma Epsilon fraternity passed the Union lobby Tuesday as a member of PSE Two years ago SLIC passed a resolution allowing the Sen literary magazine, was also around a petition to have SDS banned from waited. (Post photo by Alan Roshak) approved. the campus. This girl read the fine print in ate to recommend allocations Page 2 THE UWM POST Friday, October 19,1969 Cohen talks USS kills resolution on political The University Student Sen Al Frydman, senate repre oup, wanted to get SDS off of tion, USS, SLIC, FOCUS and ate (USS) Monday night over sentative for the interfrater- the campus, they had many le twelve other student groups that adjustment whelmingly rejected a resolu nity council (IFC) said, "It's gal means with which to do he belonged to could lose their Wilbur j.

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