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A Cause -For Anger MAYOR Ivan Allen· Jr. of Atlanta is one of the new breed of Soutnern political leaders who seeks equal justice fo r all under the law. He has helped earn his community a repu ta ti on .for enligh tened handling of racial matters. The mayor is angry. No t because he was tumbled in the dust by a mob he was trying to calm. He is angry because, he says, the riot was egged on by a group which calls itself non-violent. There is substance in what the mayor says. A sound truck manned by members of t he Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was rushed to the area of tension where police and taunt ing Negroes faced each other. Over the loudspeaker SNCC denounced ~racist police" and ext olled "black power." In the ensuing violence 16 persons were injured. Between 60 and 70 were arrested. More moderate Negro leadership is critical of SNCC's tactics. One Atlanta minister said t he situation was under control before the "nonviolen t" ones arrived. "They whipped them up with hate," said t'he minister. Others, including the Squthern Chr istian Leadership Conference, condemned t he violence. In these times of tension and unres t , no community can afford t o point a fing"'r a t another or close its eyes to its own shortcomings. The sit uation in Atlanta, how- ,ii Atlanta ever, shows how easily violence can be created ·by irresponsible agent s and how seriously it can affect t he patient, dedicated search for sol utions by individuals of both races. May or Allen has cause to be angry and so have those in Atlanta and elsewhere who know that violence can only destroy. j �