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vote of 1926.
This happened after an amend
ment submitted by Sen. Buck Or.
of Dell specifically exempting the
FEPC from the effects Of the Rus
sell amendment was passed, NOV
ed for reconsideration, and then
defeated.
FIRST PASSED 1922
The Buck amendment to save
the FEPC was first passed 1922
with "a Republicans, II Demo-
Gratis and one Progressive support
ing - and 10 Democrats IA Of
them from Southern States, and 2
Republicans opposing IL.
Republican Senators who switch
ed from favoring the Buck amend
ment to oposing it were Ball
(Minn), Bridges IN. H., Holman
(Oregon), Robertson (Wyo0, and
Thomas Idaho.
During h debate, Senator
George, Sen. Russell, mad termed
zone of the most arrogant of all
the bureaucrac1es' was wholly
without legal standing or authori-
ty.
Sen. Clark ID. of Mo- charged
that the Republicans had yielded
to whifn" of Edgar G. Brown, who,
he said, had insisted on adoption
of the Buck amendment.
RESERVED UNTIL JUNE 80
Despite passage of the Russell
amendment and the killing of the
Buck amendment, however, the
life of the FEPC and all other eX-
ecutive agencies were preserved
until June 80 in order to allow
them time to submit budget re-
quests to the congress. This was
accomplished through passage of
an amendment to this effect intro
duced by Senator Bell (R. of Min
nesota).
In the meantime, last week a
subcommittee of the House ApprO-
priations Committee was holding
hearings On the FEPC budget re-
quest submitted over two months
ago and referred to the Congress
by the President in the last two
weeks.
Though the budget hearings were
/ in executive session, it is under
stood that Congressman Dawson
made a stirring plea before the
subcommittee on behalf of the
FEPC. Mr.. Dawson is said to have
expressed his "shock" at the pitt
ably small sum the FEPC was re-
questing. He said it should have
been $1,000,0O0 instead of $685.
600. He pointed out that as the
only Negro Congressman, he gets
about considerably over the coun-
try and knows how Negroes feel
about the FEPC. He then told the
subcommittee that if they had the
audacity or nerve to turn down the
FEPC request, they would have to
pay through the nose.
The Congressman was attending
the hearings as an observer and
was invited by the subcommittee
chairman, Rep. Cannon ID. of Mo-
to make some remarks. His re-
marks will be made a part of the
! hearings record.
! SUPPORTED BY OTHERS
On the floor Of the House, two
other congressman came to the
support of the FEPC. They were
Rep. Outland Cd. of CalifD and
Scott (R. Of PENN
Mr.. Outland declared that 'one
of the basic principles of democra-
cy, it seems 10 me, is expressed in
that statement: That there shall
be equality of opportunity for all,
regardless of differences in reli-
gion or race or background" He
said that the FEPC has been &
! symbol to the world that this ma
ton is taking seriously its historic
announcements as a subscriber to
the -four freedoms" lis a propon-
ent of the doctrine of equality of
| opportunity, and as staunch be-
lever in fairness.
"FEPC has also been symbolic of
the fact that even in the midst of
war our nation is deadly in earn
est about trying to make democra
! cy really work. he said.
Rep. SCOTT declared that every
step we take to show all segments
of our population that we are not
hypocrits, that this is a nation of
all the people, and that every
Aemrican is wanted, helps to keep
everyone enthusiastic for our war
effort
He maintained that every time
an employer says to a Negro, a
Jew or a Spanish American that he
cannot do a job, only because of
his race, or his religion or his ma
| tional background, millions of
Americans have their faith in
America shaken and other millions
wonder whether this war is really
!