St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-02-26
, WE'LL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
The lin Crow Bloc

The Jim Crow Bloc
Southern politicians they
termed Northern This
the Civil War In late nterfer
has been song Ranns their ruth
kill off the various antnching bills and
Northern maior have always included large
cynical about the question There
usually whose constituencies included only negligible
NORTON If and who could weld to- or aid the Southern
having Since booded
and trades has long tradition and firm place
unctonng this of Interference kept
relatively though morally bankrupt And give
its has been throughout history that
pey question has foushed best in Northern where
proponents had few social to make in behalf Negroes
with small numbers of them There
FORE interference defense gamb has been effective
one long game played by Southern members
incredibly enough, Southern actually
using technique questions involving racial
Northern states, and they getting away with it. inns
done covey in instances like the cancellation OF the FEPC
Negro fremen
being done openly Congress by
Rep Southern members, the
appropriations subcommittee who attempting abolish the racial
the United States Housing Au
independent offices appropriation bill for 1913 Starn
special propagand who placed federal
Authority and the Federal Works Agency
racial discrimination being pracsed He
this by Rep Wgglesworh of Massachusetts, the
fountanhed of the anslavy movement
wggesworh the efforts of the
for and defend the rights of the Negro
minority James Fitzpatrick Of New York. challenged this posi-
finally questioning the need
and specifically prohibited the expansion of racaea
tons services.
hearings similar appropriations bill for 1884, Starne
raareaion and aborreatons
Agency. During the hearings hous
his understanding that the Racial Relations Office
Housing Authority active promoting the policy
whites should live together in the federal
the goodngbor policy at home What
that he attacked such procedure regard
the counyNorth we'll Southland
CARELESS customary relationship of the in communities
restricted Jim Crow residential sections
further: requiring that the Hous
special justification for the existence of its racial
personnel that their and biographies be submitted
| for appraisal
The Southern bloc riding high the Congress- again
seniority welding norna influence the balance of
support the against fascism abroad
continuing their racial tendencies at home
which the New Deal still
Lacking leadership who believe democracy will have to
this Southern encroacment themselves
the provision for minority federal
builds and makes available badly needed human
the EFFORT of the agencies trying to buck long
prejudc constituencies like the Representative Starns
they resist having his preudices imposed
Northern where they previously in operaon
ynchng of fragrant dis
credits faith the millions of allies Asia and Africa
resisting bloc therefore matter of vital importance
this encroachmnt should write to
of the Committee Appropriations and 1t will
good writing like Stane Hendricks of Florida
still responsible large numbers
they should be made to feel the of the
popular they supposed represent the membership
| of the committee:
| House Committee Appropriations
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