St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-04-21

ly meeting or the st. Paul
Clarence T. R. Nelson, in the ]
night.
A portion of the letter written to
the candidates reads as follows:
GAS one of the prospective office
holders of the city of st. Paul, we
wish to ascertain your attitude con-
corning various questions enumer-
ated below. The st. Paul Branch Of
the NAACP, and inter-racial Or
ganization numbering over 1000
members, is asking all candidates
in this coming city election to state
their position upon these questions
which affect the Negro as a group
and the community as a whole. We
would appreciate an immediate and
specific reply since a report of the
replies received will be made to
the members for their use in select
ing their candidates in the coming
elections"
At press time eight replies had
been received from the letters sent
to seventeen candidates. A sum-
mary of the replies to the four ques-
lions is as follows:
Question No. 1
1. What is your attitude toward
a nOn-discriminatOry housing prof.
ect for the city of st. Paul to elm
mate the poor housing conditions in
the several depressed areas?
81 believe we are all equal and
should have a housing project" p
John B. Maurer, candidate for coun-
Gilman.
Assuming that your reference is
to a public or governmentally
financed housing project, I feel that
the interests of democracy make
mandatory a Notwithstanding
policy."-Fred Strong, candidate
for councilman.
81 do favor a Notwithstanding
housing project for the city of st.
Paul. Irving C. Pearce, candidate
for councilman.
81 favor a non-discriminatory
housing project for any city, not
only st. Paul alone, to eliminate
the poor housing conditions in the
blighted areas" Milton Rosen,
Commissioner of Public Works.
From the Federal Housing prof.
ects that I have seen I am not sure
that these are entirely desirable.
In any event, if such projects are
completed in st. Paul they should
of course be non-discriminatory."-
Gus Fl. Barfuss, Commissioner of
Public Safety.
~ am not only in favor of, but
have been actively working for, a
non-discriminatory housing project
for the city of St. Paul to eliminate
poor housing conditions. John ].
Mayor.
"In these housing conditions for
anyone or anybody in the city of St.
Paul, I think it sure is a rotten deal
to everybody in the city of st. Paul
creed or color."-Edward C. Will
lard, candidate for Mayor.
2. What is your attitude towards
the present state administration
policy as to segregation in the State
Home Guard?
Comment on Home Guard
eve should be placed in State
Home Guard equal."-Maurer.
81 am not acquainted with the
States policy in respect to segre-
CATION in the State Guard. My at
titude in respect to segregation,
however, is that it is contrary to the
principles upon which democracy is
founded. Mr.. Strong.
81 am positively opposed to seq
in any branch Of service"
Mr.. Pearee.
"Since this is beyond my juris-
dictiOn as an official of the City of
st. Paul, I feel that I am in no posi-
ton to express an official opinion.
Mr.. ROsen.
I'm so far as the State Home
Guard is concerned, this is entirely
q matter for the State Administra-
ton and should be solved by it,
Mr.. Barfuss.
81 am not familiar with the pres
ent State Administrations policy
as to segregation in the State Home
Guard" Mr.. McDOnOugh.
"Well to tell you the truth about
this Home Guard, never did be-
lieve in them since I was fourteen
years old and back in 1895 when
they killed my uncle and grand
father in that railroad strike then"
MIR. Willard.
Third Question
8. What is your attitude on the
Of the Equal Rights
law, especially as it applies to the
restaurants, taverns, hotels, and