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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05
Dear Joe
BY JAMES l.. HICKS

II
Dear Joe:
bear Joe:
Have you joined u veterans OF
ganiZatlon yet?
Well It about time yuu made uT
your mind, aud Chicago on Apr
4 VIII he "A good place to do It.
Don't ash me what outfit you
should join, JOc--tAkc a good luok
around and make up your own mind
While you are looking here are a
few suggestions:
Provisional Committee For A Ma.
uonal Veterans Organization,
Veterans from all over the ma.
ton have been invited to Chicago
10y this committee t. form A ma
tIonal organization which will fight
for the rights Of colorcd veterans
Of World War II.
They haven't organized the whole
sctup yet, joe, and here II "A chance
for you 10 get in ON the ~ uund floor
II the OUTFIT meets your approval.
It's not an all colorrd organiga
ton. II II were, you can bet your
life II would not he mentioned IN
this column for am for nuth,ng
that's all Cullud. Joe,
Bert Alvcs, who is acting char
man Of the committee until you aud
you eject somebody IN Chicago. IL
an all right guy and when say
that, II Is based ON sweating cut
% months with him IN the South
west Pacific.
We're not telling You Ia join.
J"" hut from where we sit It look :
like "a good deal and the women IN
Chicago sure are fine.
Tn" American Veterans Commit
tee tANCD:
This outfit looks the best for my
money among all the new uTynnIza
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05

Elmer Anderson /" the sA9 cor for lieutenant
The Shpsead Thyc
the 1916 On ThysS will be riding
StasSen and his presidential possibilities the
alout effort make Of Thyss
stead the other hand will have
followers but also the COP elements who while necessarily
Shpsead out to defeat Stascn RumorS
that Eastern anti Sasscn will help
his fight
One factor which help Thyc Is
political action DBL reg
Shipsteads defeat their No objective the
the Of defeating Shipsead.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05
Minnesota Political Roundup
RY Arthur Naffalin

Was Harold Stasse Shipstsnd
mistake! Washington appear think Walter kidde
the St. Paul Pioneer described Informal poll
capitol correspondence and found them unanimously agreed
decision bad mistake Rdder said feeling
that stsn will suffer from lack Of title and that speech
main source for continued attention has its limitations
Riddsr adds interesting
WhO With Republican
Eson has further nsnatsd them by mpsnE the Republican
Wiki believed Thys will defeat
the chances Of sctnE supreme Court Justice YOunEdh
considerably less than had they remained
~ith taking the Election
would h. serious blot Sassen political e-cuehsOn
divided tn
shPStsad tight An Informal poll delegates revealed that
number Of them feel that Shpstead will others said
that Thy personal popularity combined with his staen support
would probably win him the primary election.
Many delegates posd charge
the candidates hBTnK
presenting ys and Luh YOunGdsh for the Eovern0hp had
aroused widespread resentment Republic
Others said that the would unqBeAby sukSids
did after the SslctiOn Of Thys the candidate sEsa
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05

DIV WI tN'bliN VI, Ala. AIMED LII
Ilhn smith came To. saw and con.
qucred birmingham last week. The
Association 81 University Women
(whltcl sponsored her coming to
what Is called the Magic city Of
the South" After her address. she
visited the HWCA 10 talk To "A
group Of Negroes and whites.
Miss Smith makes better pre-.
Scntati0n Of the Negro cause than
the average professional Negro
leader. She not only knows the
baneiul effects 81 race aggregation
insofar rs the Negro II concerned,
hut knows that II wrecks the per.
sonality Of the white person who
haTbors il.
When ! hear Negroes say. give
" equal joh opportunities. cduca
u"nal facilities. decent housing and
health facilities, and va will he
satisfied know, and you know,
they are lying" She told Of "a man In
st Louis who asked, What does
the Negro want" ~ u sort Of
sincere puzzled way, Miss smith
reports that her reply was, He
wants everything you want for
you md yours" That IL the simple
categorical answer Ia that question
North. South, East or West.
Miss Smith IN greatly concerned
with the seriousness Of the prob.
lem Of evolving people fast enough
so that when race segregation ~
done away with. white and blacks
will be able 10 live together without
tearing at each others thrOais. This
brings Us face Ia face with this
business Of making finer people
while battling for abolition NJ race
segregation and discrimination.
Il Is "A healthy sign when the
enlightened white women In the
South become bold enough to spOn-
sUr the appearance ~ Miss Smith
m the heart Of the deep South. II
~ the new South reaching out for
the truth which will set the South
free This new South IL rising from
the pig Ety" Of ignorance, super
stition and bigotry. II will, ~
course, have 10 struggle against
rehctiOUIsm, and the drive within
the Negro group 10 ready the Ne
gro people 90 meet other culiRhten-
ed and forward marching folk on
basis 81 equality ~ one Of the
Rfehte't challenges ever 10 face
the Negro people. II they rise TO
the occasion, they may take the
steam uut ~ the possible growth
~ iafcl'W IN ~" nit"h States.
Malcolm DobbS. executive sscrr.
taTy 81 the COmmiitee for Alabama.
an arm 81 the Southern Conference
for Human Welfare. tolls ~ that
Ne are al the cross roads in the
deep South to-day: that there IL no
standing still. Ne go forward or
W go backward Ia fascism a. a
way Of Iifr. lie has IN" feeling
that there must be unity 0f proRTrs.
Siye and enlightened forces on all
fronts. and that We must GEhi In
such way ~ not 20 sacrifice our
informed and constructive leaders
10 the wolves
N,.s Smith IN her H,y,nirybsn
tall chilled ,,trrtiop tn the cTcct
a. U,,le,'r IL venrs 81 t.achjrg
razjsm Ia the German uenple'
i,r leading IN dcrtrurtigp ,lmos,
a. c,yiIi,s,ipr Che no,n,cd ant
thu, In The gnu,b paz,'m 81 a sort
hss leen drilled into the peopIe for
ny.r roo yra,s and that the ts,k
n "yrcduca,,ry" and re- educating
Oh. ycsou,L ,yaJ,,innaIists h ire,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05

Ian d 5. IN a d g
known the part
he intended 70
play, AS the
devils advocate
or a mean Repub-
lican," il was his
purpose to bring
out the W hol Q
truth as TO Bills
qualifications.
For example:
Senator James ..
Eastland, Demo
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05
Dan Gardner Clums
You Can't LegisIate Prejudices Away;
Viewpoints on Situation Show Reasons
by DAN GARDNER

Can prejudlces be leGislated away? Can mans inner
thoughts be puged of bias hatred contempt and inbred
racial superiority? These profound questions, and to
date they have been satisfactorily answered. ThoS" who
labeled fasCists followers Of BlbO cr-sar
lites and many other uncOmplimcntary Mranwhc a
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05
Washington
Spotlight
BY Louis Lautier

Senator Owen Brewster Of Maine,
early in the hearings on the nonn-
nation Of Bill HASTE TO be governor
Of the Virgin Is
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05
} ma |

Ave, enter
d. c. Allen,
y lovely and
B. James, E.
). Turner, N.
:. Wilson, J.
The couples
Mr.. Herbert
Wilma Scott
srt Chatham,
, the parents
March %, at
AS yet, no
/ the infant.
son returned
Il.
dye Club met
.pril 3, at the
Mason, 1850
Mrs. James
met Satur-
home Of Mrs.
+. 3Sth St
.tainment for
'lZe was won
.sOn, second
ris, third by
fourth, Mrs.
Mrs. Bryant
on.
m, ll43 Lyn-
rating at her
two toes on
=, March rs.
ige Club met
.ch 20, at the
Jones, 1924
,dward Boyd
z was won by
.Ond by Mrs.
by Mrs. John
Lucas, Way
1stess at the
and Mrs. w.
! Ave. NJ, are
son, Howard
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-05

Advertisers In this paper solicit
your patronage.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
ZBOROVANJE INTERIM
RANCEV v MOKRONOGU

v nedeljo Is. augusta Sc je v
Mokronogu vrsil shod interni-
rancev il Raba, Gonarsa, Pado-
We, Trevisa, Dachaua in il osta-
lih taborisc fasisticnega nasilja.
Ma shodu so obudili xiv spo-
min preteklosti in uresnicili v
svobodi sklepe il usodnih dni
njih zivljenja. Sodelovala je
hrastniska rudniska godba in
bivsa vojaska staba VII. korpu-
sa NOV in POI. Vozil je pose
ben vlak ljudstvo ma ia shod.
Cisti dobicek cd veselice, sc je
zaeno tam vrsila, je namenjen
udovam in sirotam mrtvih in
ternirancev.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17

poljske pridelke, XII SO Be zu-
maj. skoda ma drevju Sc bo po-
znala Be drugo leto. Toca je
razbila tudi mnogo Sip in ope-
ke ma strehah. Hudo SO priza-
dete vasi Lopaca, Krivica, Sell
ska gorica in Dobje.
Tako je ia kraj, XII 81 BE cd
okupacije nj opomogel, kjer je
tri cetrtine kmetij pozganih, po-
novno tako prizadet. lima DO te
prebivalce nasla v pomanjkanju
in Sc marsikatero druzino pc
hlevih in kleteh, ker je po tei
nesreci gradnja domov obcutnc
otezkocena.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
IZID LITERARNEGA NATE
GAIA MLADINSKE KNJIGE

Mladinska knjiga, zalozba 81.
odbora Inns je razpisala 5 lite
rarnih nagrad v skupni VS. tt
$4,000 din in sicer 10000 din
"a slikanico, povest ali zbirko
povesti "a otroke cd 6 do 10
let; 10000 din "a povest, XII maj
DO primerna "a otroke cd 10
do IA leta; 10000 din "a povest
primerno "a mladino nizjih raz-
redov srednjih Sol; 10000 din
"a povest "a odraslo mladino do
20. leta; 10000 din "a knjigo
realne vsebine "a poljubno sta
rostno dobo mladine. Ma raz-
pis je prejela "Mladinska knji-
ga 81 rokopisov, med temi 7
slikanic; % beletristicnih del "a
razne starostne stopnje otrok
in 2 rokopisa realne vsebine.
Literarno razsodisce je pri-
sodilo nagrade sledecim rokopi-
som: prvi skupini slikanici
"Pregnanci" pod geslom "Trst
1946' 10000 din; v tretji sku-
pini dvema zgodbama il knee
kin puntov pod naslovom "Pe-
telinje pero' in "Koca oh cesti' ,
anonimno, 10000 din; v 5 sku-
PM REALM snovi "Od strele do
atomske bombe", pod znacko
"Zadnji' 10000 din.
Ker sta bila po diva rokopisa
v 2. in 4. skupini ocenjeno kot
enakovredna, sc ODE nagradi
teh skupin razdelita tako, da
dobijo avtorji: "a rokopis "Utri-
pi' pod geslom "Iz teme v sve-
tlo bo" 5000 din; "a rokopis
"Miha in Sivi'' v borbi pod ge-
slom "Kralj Matjaz' 5000 din;
"a rokopis "Plansarji' pod ge-
slom "Branimir' 5000 din; in
"a rokopis "zena ma Poljanah"
pod geslom "a "Staro pravdo'
5000 din. Pod pogojem, da Sc
nekatera mesta predelajo, Sc od-
kupijo Sc sledeca della: "Marko-
va daritev'', geslo "Sneznik" !;
"Iz Simetove mladosti", geslo
"Zvone'; in Rodilo Sc je novo
zivljenje'', geslo 'Ivanov'.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
OBNOVA OKOLICE
KRANJA

Vojna sicer nj sla preko
kranjskega okraja, toda oku-
pator je vendar unieil prejsnje
stevilo kmeskih his in gospo-
darskih poslopij. Unicena so ma
selja Gozd, Jamnik, del Kokre
in Bistrice. Ia obnovo teh va
ci ie bill il drzavnih sredstev do
deljen osnovni kredit. Samoini-
ciativno in z lastno pomocjo
vsega ljudstva Sc gradi in po-
stavlja domove ljudem, katerim
je okupator unieil vse.
Dne 5. maja letos Sc je usta.
novil Okrajni obnovitveni od'
Dor, XII vrsi nadzorstvo mad de-
lovanjem novo ustanovljenif
obnovitvenih zadrug. Gozd
Jamnik, Kokra in Kranj oko'
lica. Poleg tega pomaga obno
vitveni odbor prizadetim z zbi
ranjem denarnih sredstev, s
prevozom materijala it'd. Vst
stavbe, XII Sc gradijo v poruse
nih vaseh, so bile projektirant
20 modernih nacelih, tako da '
vsakem oziru odgovarjajo vsen
potrebam prebivalstva in regu
lacijskemu nacrtu naselja.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
GLAS PRAVIH
KATOLISKIH DUHOVNIKOV

L. Ljubljane porocajo, da so
ljudstvu zvesti in zavedni slo-
venski katoliski duhovniki La
vantinske skofije poslali Ed
vardu Kardelju, sefu jugoslo-
vanske delegacije ma mirovni
konferenci, naslednjo pozdravno
resolucijo: "Slovenski katoliskl
duhovniki Lavantinske skofije,
zbrani ma sestanku v Celju, Sc
Vam tovaris Kardelj, "a vse
dosedanje delo "a prikljucitev
Slovenskega Primorja S Trstom
k FLRJ iskreno zahvaljujemo.
Verujemo v koncni uspeh Va
Sega prizadevanja, ker je pri-
morsko ljudstvo "a Jugoslavijo
/ vedno neomajno v borbi in vi
sami z vso delegacijo stanovit-
no branite edino pravi|no resi-
tev nasih meja.
"Zagotavljamo Van, da bo-
mo Sc naprej vztrajno m e d
ljudstvom pojasnjevaG pravic-
ne zahteve jugoslovanskih ma
rodov, da DO s1eherni clan nase
skupnosti 1.-Two zavest "a nase
neosvobojene brate, da bi ta-
ko vsi skupaj izpolnili Sc zad.
MO nereseno tocko programa
OF.
"Trajni mir je mogoc lie, &C
bodo jugoslovanski narodi pre-
jeli, kar jim pripada po nacelu
"Tujega nocemo, svojega n
damo!" Zato pozdravljamo vst
prizadevanje nase delegacije, k
sc v istem smislu zavzema zs
utrditev svetovnega miru."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
IL JAVORJA MAD LITIJO

Javorcani so znani kot miro
ljubni in veseli ljudje. zivljenje
" tel vasi Sc je ze precej uredi-
To-. Dvesto metrov cd Javorja
je potekala med okupacijo me-
ia in nacisti so pozgali VISA OBJ
mejna poslopja. Tudi Solo so
hudo poskodovali. Takoj po
osvoboditvi so prieeli poprav-
ljanjem. Cd 13 porusenih his
so jih doslej ze II obnovili. Pri
vsaki hisi so obnovljena ze tu-
di gospodarska poslopja. solsko
poslopje, XII je bio nekoc utrje-
ma okupatorska postojanka, so
tudi ze obnovili.
Pri obnovitvi so naleteli ma
tezke ovire, pa so priskocile ma
pomoc vse domace organizacij je
in skupno so premagai tezave.
Danes ina vas ze prav cedno
lice in Javorcani so v znak pri-
znanja svojih uspehov v obno-
vi dobili motorno brizgalno, ma
katero so zelo ponosni.' Tud j
prosvetno delo je pri njih moe
no razgibano, sal je imela ia
mala gorska vas doslej ze Is
prireditev. Oder so postavili kar
v solsko ucilnico. Inventar 81
pocasi nabavljajo. Igralska dru'
Tina je sredi augusta nastopila
z igro "Svet brez sovrastva"
Cisti dohodek cd igre so ma
menili povecanju odra in zgra'
ditvi prosvetnega donna. v ma
crtu imajo napeljavo vodovods
do solskega poslopja.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
OBLETNICA SMRTI
JURIJA DALMATINA

Dne 81. augusta je minilo
357 let, odkar je umrl v Ljub-
ljani Jurij Dalmatin, prvi pre-
vajalec celotne biblije v sloven-
ski jerk, XII je izsla 1888 leta.
Bibliji je dodan slovensko hr-
vatski slovarcek mani znanih
besed, da bi sc olajsala siritev
biblije in MO protestantizem
med Hrvate in Srbe. Dalmatin
lie umrl leta 1889.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
SARAJEVSKO NARODNO
GLEDALISCE MA
POTOVAN,UU

Narodno gledalisce v Saraje-
WI je bilo edino gledalisce ma
podrocju Ljudske republike
Bosne in Herzegovina do juli-
ia tega leta, ko je bilo ustanov-
ljeno gledalisce v Banja Luki.
Pc uspeli turneji po Hercego.
vini so sarajevski igralci obi
skali mladinsko progo. Priredili
so 33 predstav in to 18 "a MIA
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17

Resolucijo SO podpisali ma
slednji duhovniki Lavantinske
skofije: Videcnik Vinko, IRA
nick Martin, Medvesek Malta,
Babic Anton, Prelog Ludvik,
Drobina Stanko, Simon Franc,
Peternel Henrik, Camplin Ivan,
Mere Viktor, Lampret joe
Herman Ferdo in France Lii.
picnik.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
NOVICE Il JUGOSLAvIJE
ponatis In "siovenskesa poroesvaica"

cev ustreljeni ma dvoriscu de-
lavnice. Pc podlem izdajstvu
domacina, da sc delavnici della
"a OF, so fasisti> pridrveli v
delavnico, jih spodili ma dvori-
See in takoj ustrelili. Da sc
kovinarji oddolzijo spominu pa
dlih tovarisev, so Jim ma mestu
ustrelitve vidal bronasto plo'
SEQ.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
MslAKoPRAvNosr

dino in Is "a prebivalstvo. Obs
kovalcev teh predstav ma mia
dinski progi in v krajih poleg
proge je bilo 1876. Igrah SO
Molierevega "Tartuffa", Kata-
jew f'Roditeljski DOM, Mirosla-
va Feldmana "Iz mraka", in
Nusicevega "Narodnega poslan-
ca. " .
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
lid RAZPISA
PREsERNOVE NAGRADE

v pocastitev Presernovega
spomina je razpisala' Mladinska
knjiga po 1000 din "a najbolj-
SO pesem v letosnjem letniku
"Cicibana" in "Pionirja". Lite
rarno razsodisce je prisodilo ma.
gradi Venceslavu Winklerju "a
pesem "Kurir'' v "Cicibanu" in
Lii Novyjevi "a "Majsko Pc
sem" v "Pionirju."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
Naprodaj

lie hisa "a emo druzino S 6 soba-
mi; garaza, klet pod vso hiso in
fornez. Vse v dobrem stanju in
sedaj prazno. Nahaja Sc ma 118O
E. IS St., blizu Kosciuszko Ave.
Dobra prilika "a druzino z otro-
ci. Cena samo $4,000.
Mihaljevich Bros. Co.
GAIA St. Clair Ave-. HE 6l52
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
PrOda Sc

hisa "a 2 druzini ma 1875 E. Al
St. 6 in 5 sob. Lahko takoj pre-.
vzamete. Pisite ali .poklicite. H.
NICK, Route 3, Box So, Chardon,
TO-, TEL: KE O745.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
ODPKRITJE SPOMINSKE
PLOSCE v SISKI

Sindikalna podruznica kovi-
narjev v siski, je v nedel.jo /.
septembra oh 9. uri dopoldne v
Jernejevi ulici odkrila spomin-
sko plosco 5 tovarisem il ko-
vinotiskarske delavnice Hriber-
mix Eric, XII so bill II. augusta
1912 leta cd fasisticnih zlocin-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
PrOda Sc gOstilnO

s D 1 in D 2 licenco; poslopjem
vred. V slovenski naselbini. Ia
naslov sc poizve v uradu tega
lista.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
Noprodoi

je hisa "a 3 druzine; ma E. 68
St., blizu St. Clair Ave. Cena
samo 5000. Podrobnosti sc po-
1--we ma 67O4 st. Clair Ave., KE
1868.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-17
TOCA JIM JE UNICILA
PRIDELKE

V Prevorju pri Pilstanju jih
je zadela huda vremenska ne
zgoda. Vsula Sc je debela toca
in v nekaj trenutkih unicila vse
njih upanje: vinograde, sadie in
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05

1t would still one of the most
powerful voices Of the people on
Capitol Hill.
Or take the situation in the
Third District. where Fred j.
Busbey. who made even vitriOlie
John Rankin seem progressive"
by comparison when he served
his one term in Congress, is Op-
posing the incumbent Edward A.
Kelly.
While Kelly's is probably the
weakest record of Chicago Demo
cratic Congressman, he stin repre-
sents definite improvement over
Busbey.
Elsewhere in this Issue, the
STAR illustrates just how Chicago
representative voted on major is
sues. Kelly's votes were off-side on
housing, price control, the Rankin
un-American Committee, UNRRA,
and atomic energy. However, it Is
TO his credit that he voted right on
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05

tons and speak on the floor against
attacks on civil rights.
THE TWO u. S. Senators from
Illinois, Scott w. Lucas tDem) and
c. Wayiand Brooks (Rep) must
commit themselves to vote against
seating Theodore Bilbo as Senator
from Mississippi on the ground that
he was fraudulently elected through
a campaign of terror, which pre-
vented Negro citizens from voting
against him. Every Democratic
and Republican candidate can help
put pressure on these two senators
to secure their pledge TO vote for
civil liberty on this issue.
Here in Chicago we need a city
ordinance providing for the pro-
lection of colored citizens against
discrimination in public places
since the state law is so poorly
enforced by the States Attorney.
All candidates can express them
selves effectively on this issue.
Candidates for the Illinois Gen.
eral Assembly must commit them
selves on a state FEPC law, an
anti-restrictive covenants law and
legislation to make racial discrimi-
nation by colleges, professional
schools and hospitals illegal.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-10-05

prim arie and then following
through by obtaining support for
them in the general elections.
Those progressives who thought
that all was for the best in this
best of all possible worlds on
election night of November, 1914,
were due for q rude awakening
ON the very day that the 18th
Congress convened.
While such new Congressman as
Hugh DeLacy, Helen G aha gan
Douglas, Adam Clayton Powell,
Charles Savage and William Green
were taking their oaths of office,
John Rankin, the real majority
leader of the House, executed
neat coup by bringing before the
House resolution to create a per-
manent Un-American Activities
Committee to succee the dis
credited Dies Committee.
The progressives were caught
f1at-footed. Despite a vigorous and
m p r m p u fight, led by Jack
Cochran of Missouri and Vito Mar
cantonic of New York. the Rankin
poll-tax Republocrats were able to
carry their resolution by a vote of
207 to 1856.
THUS. the very first act of the
18th Congress was a violent
reputation of the basic principles
on which the 1914 elections had
: been fought-unity for victory and
peace, postwar cooperation, Jobs
and security.
This first resolution passed by
the "Republocrat" coalition of
poll-tax Democrats and northern
Republicans was to be the key
note for future actions of the 10th
Congress- legislative body re-
ferred to by CLIO President Philip
Murray "as probably the most
reaetiOnary" ever to sit in Wash
ington.
There was scarcely an important
issue affecting the economic and
social welfare of the American peo-
pie which the Republicans, led by
Rep. Martin of Massachusetts and
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, did
not oppose.
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every other piece of legislation.
AMONG OTHER critical candi-
dacies, we find those of Mrs.
uglas for Representatives.
large. William d. Rowan of the 2nd
District, william w. Link of the
7th District and Alexander ]. Resa
of the 9th District.
Mrs. Douglas is being opposed
by William G. Stratton, who al
though he Is a veteran, is noted
for his isO-natiOnalist, America
First Committee Ieanings.
Similarly, Link, Resa and Rowan,
have excellent records and are be-
ing opposed by Mccormick Green
machine candidates, who in all
likelihood will present records akin
to that of Ralph E. Church, sole
Chicago Republican, whose votes
have, with the exception Of those
on Breton Woods and Poll-Tax Re-
peal, have been against the inter
ests of the people.
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THE 18th Congress b eg n the
year 1916 with the high hopes
of the people everywhere who had
voted for President Roosevelt and
his win-the-war ticket and policies.
President Roosevelt's party had
gained SO seats in the November,
1914, elections. A number of out
standing progressives were elected
to the House and Senate. Ham
Fish, Stephen Day and Joe Starnes
were defeated. Martin Dies chose
not to run" The Democratic Party
increased its bare majority in the
House. Reaction was on the run.
How then did the favorable situ-
alton created by the reelection of
President Roosevelt with w h a
seemed to be a more progressive
Congress. change to the reaction
airy, sullen and bitter blockade of
all social legislation by the same
Congress from the end of the war
to the closing of the 18th Con-
gress
Part of the answer lies in the
fact that hard as progressive
forces worked in the 1914 election
campaign. despite a number of
genuinely progressive victories at
the polls. a thorough enough job
was not done.
ALTHOUGH A few progressive
Congressman were elected from the
South, most of the legislators from
that region who bitterly opposed
domestic reforms were returned to
Office. Few attempts were made to
contest their nominations in the
Democratic primaries. VIII C h. OF
course, are tantamount to election
because of the South's one-party
system.
Although Augustus Bennett, a
win-the-war Republican, defeated
Hamilton Fish in New York State
with the support of Democrats.
Labor and Indepen dents, not
enough efforts were made to un-
seat reactiOnary Republicans by
ent ering progressive candidates
against them in the Republican