St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-26
WASHINGTON SPOTLIGHT

The Booker T. Washington in
fiuence in federal affairs-the first
welded by Booker T Washington
and then Robert r. Moton-con-
tinues. This was evident by the
selection by President Truman Of
Fred ID. Patterson, president of
Tuskegee, as one Of 30 civic and
educational leaders to serve on the
Presidential Commission on Higher
Education.
Specific questions which this
commission will consider include:
l. Ways and means Of expand
ing educational opportunities for all
able young people.
2. The adequacy of curricula.
particularly in the fields of inter
national affairs and social under
standing.
3. The desirability of establish
ing a series Of intermediate techni-
cal institutes with particular refer
ence to the requirements for the
rapid expansion Of physical facili-
ties.
The objection to DR.. Patterson
Is his apparent subservience to Ala
bama school officials. Not even in
the matter of division Of Depart-
ment Of Agriculture extension
funds for the agricultural and tech
meal education Of farm and rural
peoples has he been able to get an
equitable distribution, although he
serves as a consultant to the Secre
tary of War.
In the selection of persons to
represent colored people on various
commissions and other bodies under
Presidential appointment, the
White House perhaps needs a larger
list OF eligibles. The names of DR..
Mordecai W. Johnson, president of
Howard University; Charles s.
johnson, director of the department
Of social science at Fisk. and
Charles H. Thompson, dean of the
graduate school at Howard. are
probably listed. The names of
James W. Davis, president of West
Virginia State College: Charles
Wesley, president of Wilberforce
University, and Dwight Holmes,
president of Morgan State College,
might be proftably added.
Representative William l.. Daw-
son, Democrat, Of Illinois, voted for
and Representative Adam c.
Powell, Democrat, Of New York,
voted against, the Anglo-American
Trade and Financial Agreement, in
volvlng an American loan of So
I5O,OOO,O00 to help England pay
for badly needed imports, in re-
turn for which England would
abandon Empire and sterling bloc
tariff preferences that had dis
eliminated against American
goods.
Both were absent on the roll-call
vote on the motion Of Representa-
tive jamie l.. Written, Democrat
Of Mississippi, that the House re.
cede from its disagreement with
the Senate and concur in the Sen.
ate amendment TO the Government
Corporations appropriation bill
with an amendment appropriatinp
SS,OOO,OOO to build a $1,000, OO(
fertilizer plant at Mobile, Alabama
The price control bill passed by
the Senate contains specific eXemp.
lions for a number Of products
including livestock, poultry. eggs
cottonseed, soy beans, dairy prod.
ucts, meats, most fats and oil
grain, livestock or poultry feed
tobacco and petroleum and its prod.
ucts. These products were con.
trolled by the bill vetoed by tho
President on June 80.
Rents are controlled, but OPA
regulations will not apply in state.
that have their own rent contro
laws.
Before the Senate finally passed
the price control bill, Senator w
Lee (Pappy) 0'Daniel, Democrat, o,
Texas, announced he would not of
fer the FEPC bill as an amend
ment. His purpose was to make tn,
OPA bill Objectionable to thos,
senators who were opposed I,
FEPC, thereby gaining vote,
against OPA.
In announcing his decision no
to offer the FEPC bill because h,
thought the 0PA bill had beei
scuttled the way it was, ODanie
said:
81 thought II some Senators like
the oPA bill in January, the,