European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 Thi stars and stripes like Aaron filling shoes of Moses april 7, 1961 Abernathy Steps out of his master s Atlanta a always inthe Shadow at the Side of his loader now fallen the d avid Abernathy now stops into the place of the mane presented to countless audiences across the nation As the Moses of the 20th Moses had an Aaron so Martin Luther King or. Had Ralph Abernathy to lean on from the very beginning of his human rights crusade. Or. Abernathy went to jail with or. King 17 times the Lastin Birmingham ala., last year for an old contempt of your conviction. We always prayed together in jail or. Aber Nathy recalled. Alter or. King s assassination or. Abernathy As vice president at Large assumed the duties of president of the South Ern Christian leadership con Ference he and or. King founded in 1w7. "1 never had any desire to King expected just such a Fate by Louis Cassels up senior editor Memphis. Tenn. Up inthe clays and years ahead Martin Luther King or. Will renumbered among that Small but honoured company of men who have changed the course of history by sheer Force of this apostle of non violence should die by violence seems the supreme irony. Yet in that Dicker of Tim before death came or King could not have been surprised when the Assassin s Bullet struck him. He had lived forbears in daily even hourly expectation of just such a Fate. The two men he most admired India s m a h a t m a Gandhi and Jesus of Nazareth also taught nun violence. Both were slain by hate filled men. A reporter King whether for his own once asked did not fear safety when he walked unarmed and unprotected through the hostile streets of Selma Birmingham Mont Gomery Chicago and scores of other cities and towns where to led civil rights demonstrations. No he replied. I have Learned not to think about what the p c r s o n a 1 consequences might be. 1 believe with All my heart that god has called me to Lead my people in their struggle in this hour. And that is what must he never doubted that his cause was just and that in. The end it would prevail. It was this deep inner certainty that gave him an almost incredible serenity in the midst of danger and fear As he knew was not for himself but for his country which he loved. Many times in recent months he express concern that time was running out for completion of a peaceful revolution that would give Black people a fair share in american life. Last summer s riots caused him deep anguish he Felt the nation could not sustain Ninny More such Summers without bringing into Power a ruthlessly repressive Luther King surely was not ready to die. He Hadst much work still to do. But in he did not seek martyrdom neither did he run from it. If physical death is the Price that a Man must pay to free his children and his White Brethren from a permanent death of the spirit he once said the nothing could be More red Emp time May come when White americans will mourn his death As ardently As any of his negro followers. Lead the movement the said in an interview thre years ago. He said or. Kin was the Symbol and the Leader i always wanted to stand we Tishim and not ahead of him it was usually or. A Fin thy s Job to warm up an Aud. Ence for his master s oratory we needed a philosophy philosopher and a theory to undergird and sustain the move ment or. Abernathy once the Rev. Ralph Abernathy. Reluctant Leader of crusade Rjhlm-ig-m.3hme mrs. Castle moves up in Cabinet woman will Aid . Economy London a Barbar Castle red haired Dynamo of the labor government has made Many enemies especially among innkeepers and motorists but in the process she has shown an enviable ability to get things done. Friday night she moved a Ste closer to the Heights of political Power in this country when shews named overlord of the government s labor prices an incomes policies i Britain s struggle to regain political observers believe she could become Britain s first woman prime minister. The move jumped her from 17thplace in the Cabinet to sixth. Mrs. Castle As minister of transport since december 19u� bus had a Job so Tough that Many men would have hesitated to accept it that of modernizing and streamlining the Road rail and air trans port systems. She tackled the Job with Miry and col leagues said that within we Kisshe had picked up the normally stodgy ministry and Given in a Good shaking. But one thing in uie old minis try she took to heart the monthly death toil on the High ways. That brought her into direct conflict with the inn keepers Barmen and motorists. Last year she ruled that Auto mobiles and drink Don t mix and she made it stick. She forced through a confused parliament a Bill authorizing the police to use breathalyzer testing equipment in Roadside checks of motorists and convict and tavern business was but the Road dramatically mrs. Barbara. Room at the top Tion meant loss of one s Driver s pubs bars moaned that their halved As a result death toll dropped too. Then she went to work on faulty tires setting stricter standards and the tire makers could t keep up with the de Mand for new ones. Barbara Castle has be come one of the leaders of the leftist Clement in prime min ister Harold Wilson s observers believe Wilson promoted her As a counter bal Ance to the Many right wingers in the top echelons of the government. Mrs. Castle once said he politics Are As red As my Ever since childhood she has been an ardent supporter of leftist causes. Before becoming Cabinet minister she was a frequent ban the bomb March or at Alden Aston and else where. Now she is too Cabinet changes Fred Peart agriculture min ister becomes Blouse of com Mons Gunter labor minister takes Over As Power s h o r to postmaster general succeeds Patrick Gor Don Walker As education min ister. Cledwyn Hughes Secretary for Wales lakes Over from Peart. George Thomas common wealth office minister becomes Secretary for Marsh Power min ister moves to the transport ministry. Ray Mason minister of de sense for equipment becomes aim of Wilson s reshuffle is to reestablish Faith in the government s ability to Cope with the difficult economic problem besetting Britain. Said. We needed also a practical and Down to Earth message. Consequently in every Mas meeting both of us spoke. 1 never sought to duplicate or. Abernathy s Church was one of four in Montgomery that were hit by bombs in 1856. Hews pastor of the negro first Baptist Church there for 10years after attending Alabama state College where he also had taught sociology. He moved to Atlanta in 1961to become pastor of West Hunter Street Baptist near a group of predominantly negro colleges. He has a wife and three Chil Dren. Disciple of non Vio Abernathy 42, said King was slain lived he taught us not let violence turn lie was born in Rural . A stolid Lence or. After he we should us or. Abernathy is fearful that violence among or. King s Fol Lowers could tarnish his dream and has issued on Appeal for . Abernathy plans to continue or. King s work including the poor people s Campaign in Washington . After a period of adjustment. He said the april 22 Dale forthe beginning of the demonstration will have to he rescheduled but we Are going to carry through on or. King s last we have decided that As died for the poor so must we work for the poor said of the projected demonstration that the protest ers Hope will induce Congress to pass the necessary economic re forms to help alleviate poverty. Or. Abernathy said that hand other Sulc officials would return to Memphis where was killed to Lead a silent March monday in his memory. Or. King was scheduled to Lea the March which was to support 1.300 striking sanitation workers most of whom Are negroes. European edition Cou jam8s w. Campbell Usa Eduora in cd a it. Col p. S. Michael jr., a of Deputy editor in chief Mert Proctor managing a Dir Amer o. Frank production in or Henry s. Epstein circulation an unofficial naw paper of and for the . Armed Force. Publ Lahod by commander in chief . European command and printed Dally at Darma Uon Germany. Military Addre Aei the stars and ctr pea Apo 09176. International maw the stare and strip Poat Fach 10w. To Oarn Tatad Germany. Tell qua Helm prefix 0tm 8071 j m oar Matadi air Atrip pref z37l 74t. Telex a h0m a know i cherished Ond guarded Lrea Ltd no i meow b. A
