St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22

seen that before September, the he
Just prior to the opening of the
historic convention, held in Metro
politan Community church, the
Chicago Tribune, running true to
form, denounced the NAACP as be-
ing dominated by Communists and
radical labor leaders. It also pre-
dicted that Walter White would
attempt to sell the 100000 Ne
groes in the nation to the Demo-
cratic party. Edgar Brown, the
American Negroes enemy No. 1, was
assigned the task of fomenting
trouble and attempting to spread
disunity on the convention floor. 1t
was this individual who alleged in
open conversations outside the
building that the NAACP was
headed by a questionable Jew, and
cast vile aspersions upon the in
tent and purpose of those guiding
the destinies of the Wartime con-
ference.
Despite the almost half century
of struggle made by the NAACP,
Edgar Brown was a willing tool of
those who would spread anti-Semit-
ism and racial intolerance across
the face of the earth, and this
political charlatan sought to be-
smirch NAACP leaders with the
foulness Of his own evil and ques-
tionable garments. Oscar DePriest
said many years ago, "Never select
a hungry dog to watch your smoke
house," and all who observed the
obvious efforts of Edgar Brown
during the sessions of the NAACP
in Chicago last week to wreck the
usefulness of the NAACP, are
deeply impressed with the homely
political philosophy of the former
congressman of Chicago's first dis
trict.
Every day of the convention, Ed
gar Brown sought to pour into the
ears of his listeners the lie that
Walter Whites hand-picked reso-
lutions committee was locked in
great difficulty respecting Whites
alleged dictated resolutions turn
ing the NAACP over to President
Roosevelt and the New Deal, and
when the detectives and aims were
later read to the convention, and
in which the Wartime conference
reaffirmed its traditional non
partisan ship, this same stool
pigeon quickly sought to cloud his
perfdy with the charge that terri
BILE fight did take place behind
closed doors but that the alleged
aims and detectives of Walter
White were defeated.
Now the truth is, the national
office of the NAACP never at
tempts to dominate and control
the resolutions committee of the
NAACP in any way. This year
more than fifty members consti-
tuted that committee with the ma
tional office naming only ten of its
personnel. The other forty-odd
members were nominated from the
floor of the convention. Nothing
was placed in the hands of that
committee but suggestions pre-
viously requested f m the
branches by the national office. The
Snyder and Caddo county branches
of Oklahoma were outstanding in
the proposals and suggestions
made, and indicate the only type
and sort of guide that charted the
course OF the resolutions commit
tee. Surely we should not allow
Edgar Brown to lessen the useful
ness of the NAACP by causing
thousands of Republicans and in
dependent voters to assume the Of
ficers of the NAACP were indulg-
ing in political skulduggery.
The truth is, the subcommittee
named by the chairman of the reso-
lutions committee to draft para
graphs on political action, was
headed by this writer. We feel this
writer is fully competent to nail
this lie which if not attacked may
be effectively used during the on
coming political campaign to de-
stroy the usefulness of the NAACP.