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Show Wallace Defends Segregation, State Rights By JEANIE KEMPE Chronicle Staff Writer "There is no such thing as ghettos in this country," George Wallace declared Tuesday through tele-lecture, "because all people are citizens, and they are free." He said the government has got to stop making false promises and has got to stop relocating Negroes from urban areas to the suburbs. He accused the Negroes of quitting school in the third grade and expecting to earn $10,000 10 years later. Free Enterprise Mr. Wallace's plan calls for enhancing education opportunities and letting the free enterprise system do the job. "Free enterprise has alleviated more problems than all of the government handouts hand-outs put together," according to Mr. Wallace. Wal-lace. "Contrary to what you hear," he continued, con-tinued, "I'd like to see more Negroes vote." He explained his wife got the Negro vote in Alabama, but he said, "they can't determine de-termine policy unless they go to school." South Lackc Problems Mr. Wallace pointed out the deep south did not have the "vicious destruction of property" that occured in other cities fol lowing the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King. "They talk of the Negro problem in the South, yet we find that the Indians are the most mistreated minority group in the United Uni-ted States. "My prescription for containing civil strife is to enforce the law. We seem to be more concerned with the criminals than with the victims. They want to destroy, because they have a grievance. Well, that's no way to solve a grievance. A law violator ought to be put in his place." Alabama Strict He said the reason Alabama hasn't experienced ex-perienced such riots is because of strict enforcement. The former governor also said there are more Negro property owners in the South than in the North. He said half the Negroes would be defending their property in such a riot. "We must protect the minorities," said Mr. Wallace, but we must have some majority major-ity rule someplace. Majority rule is basically bas-ically right." Segregation the Law Segregated schools in the South was law, Mr. Wallace explained. He pointed out that Western and northern states also had segregated seg-regated schools. "We are in favor of people of a state ruling what is law." "We have freedom of choice," declared Mr. Wallace. "You can choose to go to any school you want. He related that the federal fed-eral government said Alabama could have freedom of choice if it worked. When he asked what that meant, Mr. Wallace said the government's answer was it worked, if enough people chose the way the government govern-ment thought they ought to choose. "Let the people speak," he said. States Rights Concerning states rights, Mr. Wallace said the federal government should let the states decide what to do with money such as funds for schools. "The closer you get to a local problem, the more you know how it ought to be solved," sol-ved," he said. He stated the unions and industry are mad at the checks on industry from the government. gov-ernment. He said the government checked on company showers and didn't like the fact that there were baths on one side of the building and other baths on the other side of the building. "We don't understand why this has a thing to do with constitutional rights," Mr. Wallace stated. "Let the people decide that question for themselves." He also felt the park system and problems prob-lems such as apportionment should be turned over to the states. Draft Unsatisfactory On the question of the draft he said, "There will never be a draft system that will be satisfactory to everyone. Basically everyone who is physically able should take his turn in the draft. We need to train college col-lege students." He agreed the country also needs scientists, but that students shouldn't use college as a deferment. Mr. Wallace said he didn't necessarily agree with President Johnson on Vietnam, but didn't think the Republicans or the Democrats had the answer either. "I hope the negotiations started now are going to bear fruit. But there could be a military solution if this doesn't work." He then attacked the intellectual society. "America is sick and tired of pseudo-intel-lecetuals," he said. "They have a right to say they don't think we should be in Vietnam," Viet-nam," but he felt that they didn't have a right to say they think the iVet Cong should win. If the intellectuals don't understand the distinction, he said, the workers dr.. |
