Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-02
EQUAL RIGHTS BILL
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and other Americans are fighting in
various parts of the world for the
four freedoms and democracy, l
hope Failure to enact these
anti-discrimination bills makes US
doubtful of what we are fighting
for"
In refusing to take the bills from
the table so that it may be placed
on the calendar of the House, OBJ
servers point out, the House judici-
airy committee has successfully
killed these bills for this session
of the Legislature as was intended
by the opponents of the equal
rights" bill.
The bill was passed by the SEN
ate several weeks ago by an over
whelming majority. 1t is reported
that Representative Richard (Jack)
T. Hart, a Moose Lake resort oper-
tor, secured the assistance of Roy
E. Dunn, Republican majority lead
er of the House, and Representative
Harry C. Nonnemacher of St. Paul,
as well as the speaker of the House,
Lawrence NJ. Hall, to kill the
equal rights" bill.
1t is reported that after the bill
had been referred to the Commit
tee on General Legislation of which
Rep. Nonnemacher is the chairman,
that he tried to call a secret ses-
sion of the committee to kill the
bill. But eight of the Is members
of the committee stood out against
a secret session. The committee by
an 8 to 7 vote, with the chairman
voting against the bill, recommend
ed the bill for passage. With the
support of several interested men,
bers Of the House, Representa-
tive Andrew Finstuen, of Ken
yon, moved to re-refer the bill to
the judiciary committee and a mo-
ton by Representative L. E. Bro
ply of Minneapolis, to block its re-
referral was defeated. When the
bill was first considered by the ju-
dietary committee last week it was
placed on the table. After the ap-
pearance of an editorial in a st.
Paul daily criticizing the failure of
the House general legislation COM
mittee to report out the equal
rights bill and protests from many
citizens and organizations, the
chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, Representative F. B. Mem
mer, reluctantly called a public
hearing for the bills. Observers of
the situation say that because of
the protests that are being made
and the appearance of a second edi-
torial in st. Paul daily on '"The
Equal Rights Bill" the chairman
of the judiciary committee may
call a meeting to consider the bills
again and the committee may rec
ommend the passage Of the bills
when it is too late to have them
considered again in this session of
the Legislature, which is scheduled
to close on April 81, with some
thing like $50 bills already on the
calendar of the House to be voted
on.
Those responsible for defeating
the passage of these equal rights"
bills have furnished Hitler and
TOTO with more propaganda mate
rial against the so-called democ-
racies and are helping to spread
disunity in America.
The text Of the so-called equal
rights" bill, s. F. No. 124, that
was passed by the Senate of the
Minnesota Legislature several
weeks ago and re-referred to the
judiciary committee in the House,
where it was placed on the table,"
at the public hearing on Monday
is as follows:
A BILL: For an Act to Equal
Rights of Persons: Amending Ma
sons Minnesota Statutes of 1927,
Section 1921.
Section /, Mason's Minnesota
Statutes of 1927, Section 1921, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
No person shall be excluded, on &C
cunt Of race, (OR) color, NATION
AL ORIGIN OR RELIGION, from
full and equal enjoyment Of any
accommodation, advantage, or priv
ilege furnished by public convey
ances, theaters, or other public
places Of amusement, or by hotels,
barber shops, saloons, restaurants,
or other places Of refreshments, en-
tertainment, or accommodations;
AND NO OWNER, OPERATOR,
OR AGENT OR SERVANT OF
THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF
ANY PUBLIC CONVEYANCE,
THEATER, OR OTHER PUBLIC
PLACE OF AMUSEMENT, Ho-
TEL OR OTHER BUSINESS OR
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
KIND AND CHARACTER HERE
tNBEFORE DESCRIBED SHALL
EXCLUDE, SEEK TO EXCLUDE,
OR ADVERTISE OR PUBLISH
THE EXCLUSION OF ANY PER
SON OR CLASS OF PERSONS
BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR,
| NATIONAL ORIGIN OR RE-
LTGION, FROM FULL AND
EQUAL ENJOYMENT OF ANY
ACCOMMODATION, ADVAN-
TAGE, OR PRIVILEGE so FUR
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