St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-03-31

Speclnc appropriations TO MAINTAIN
them. The amendment was passed
by a vote of 1926.
This happened after an amend
ment submitted by Sen. Buck
(R. of DELI specifically exempting
the FEPC from the effects of the
Russell amendment was passed,
moved for reconsideration, and then
defeated.
The Buck amendment to save the
FEPC was first passed 1922, with
"a Republicans, II Democrats and
1 Progressive supporting-and 10
Democrats IA of them from South
ern States), and 2 Republicans OPP
posing it.
Republican Senators who
switched from favOring the Buck
amendment to opposing it were
Ball (Minn.), Bridges IN. H.), HOl-
man (Ore.), Robertson (WyO.), and
Thomas QdahO).
During the debate, Senator
George Cd. of Ga.) contended that
the FEPC, which his colleague from
Georgia, Sen. Russell, had termed
zone of the most arrogant of all
the bureaucracies," was wholly
without legal standing or authority.
Sen. Clark Cd. of Mo- charged
that the Republicans had yielded
to the whim" of Edgar G. Brown,
who, he said, had insisted on adop-
ton of the Buck amendment.
Despite passage of the Russell
amendment and the killing of the
Buck amendment, however, the life
of the FEPC and all other execu-
tive agencies were preserved until
June 80 in order to allow them time
to submit budget requests to the
Congress. This was accomplished
through passage of an amendment
to this effect introduced by Senator
Ball Or. Of Minnesota).
In the meantime, last week a
of the House APP
Committee was hold
ing hearings on the FEPC budget
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 sub
committee on behalf of the FEPC.
Mr.. Dawson is said to have ex-
pressed his "shock" at the pitiably
small sum the FEPC was request
ing. He said it should have been
81, OO0, 900 instead of 1886, 900. He
pointed out that as the only Negro
Congressman, he gets about con-
siderably over the country and
knows how Negroes feel about the
FEPC. He then told the subcom-
mittee that if they had the au-
dacity 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 Cd. of
Mo- to make some remarks. His
will be made a part of the
record.
On the floor of the House, two
other Congressman came to the
support of the FEPC. They were
Rep. Outland ID. of Calif.) and
Scott (R. of PENN.
Mr.. Outland declared that zone
of the basic principles of de-
mocracy, it seems to me, is ex-
pressed in that statement: That
there shall be equality of oppor-
tunity for all, regardless of differ
ences in religion or race or back
ground" He said that the FEPC
has been symbol to the world that
this nation is taking seriously its
historic pronouncements as a sub
scriber to the "four freedoms" as
a prepayment Of the doctrine of
equality of opportunity, and as a
staunch believer in fairness.
"FEPC has also been symbolic Of
the fact that even in the midst of
war our nation is deadly in earnest
about trying to make democracy
really work." he said.
Rep. Scott declared that "every
step we take to show all segments
of our population that we are not
all the people, and that every
hypOcrites, that this is a nation of
American is wanted, helps to keep
everyone enthusiastic for our war
effort"
He maintained that every time
an employer says to q Negro, q
Jew or q Spanish-American that he
cannot do . job, only because of
his race or his religion or his na-
tiOnal background, millions Of
Americans have their faith In
America shaken and other millions
wonder whether this war Is really