Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-20
RANDOLPH CLASHES
WITH ELLENDRR
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NSVHhAHNNN NtOAh AEN -
"And you people do not seem 10 I'M
deTatAnd T."
Mr.. KOvnsr told Senator EllsndsF
that he respected his position and
was not trying 10 change II.
THE law you are advocating will
do that" Senator Ellender re-
marked. There 10 no Stoppags.
know eolOred people are going 10
keep on advocating social equality
until probably they will attain Il
politically. Today you have In this
country eolorsd people politically
powerful In seven OF eight pivotal
states and I think they will make
demands upon Congress, make q
lot Of Senators and Representative
dance 10 their music"
Calls Brasil Backward
Continuing 10 sxpound his So
Biological views, he said Brazil IL
larger than the United States, IL
a. rich In natural resources, was
discovered before the United States
but IL backward.
The reason for ita backwAFdnsaa,
he said, was the intsTmaFTlage Of
the Caucasian dIncOvereTa Of the
country with descendants Of AfFi.
can slaves, Indians and Chinese,
and ~ = result Brasil has "a mon
grel race and no progress, and !
don't want that 70 occur In this
country"
Rabbi Wise Challenges ElIsndsr
Rabbi Stephen 8, Wise, president
Of the American Jewish Congress,
said people were rendering q ssFv-
leo 10 the republic by insisting that
there shall be no violation Of the
right 20 work.
He Interpreted the Ivea-ChaVsE
bill - not compelling any employ
gr 10 employ certain people but m
denying him "the right 10 deny en-
ployment 10 men and women be-
cause Of race, faith. color or ma
tlonai origin"
American citiR0nn are entitled
10 the right 10 work without nbRts-
mant or limitation, without regard
10 race, color or faith" he said.
Rabbi Wise stated that he be-
lIsvsd In changing the hearts Of
men" bat at the same time there
are seRmenta Of life In which the
law and law enforcement must ~.
lnforcs anything that may be done
10 educate men."
"In the pFe-wAI days" he said,
we had a great measure Of dis
elimination IN the field Of employ
msnt. Because Of the pressure Of
the manpower shortage that was
dropped during the war. Now there
10 a great danger that there will
he reveraion 10 the pre.waF dis.
elimination. We feel Il In necessary
20 adopt such legislation 1.-THE Ives.
ChAvuG bill 10 avert q recurrence
y nTe-wAr standards or sins Of
determination"
"Ars you against the segregation
laws that the South has had on the
statute books for quite some tins 2"
Senator Ellender asked.
II am against any and every
segregation law that violates the
basic rights Of American citizens, "
Rabbi Wise replied. adding that II
do not think | am under obligation
10 discuss race relations or enter
Into an anthropologlcal discussion,
] am here 20 discuss the Ives bill,
which favor ! believe q Negro
has Just the same right to employ
Inent ~ q white man does IN every
state IN the union.n
$50 do |, !" said Senator Ellendsr,
''And I think the South with itn
lneager means hAA taken care Of
The eolored people better than the
North"
'People do not want 10 BE- tab.
on care Of In q democracy" re-
marked Rabbi Wise. '"They de-
mand the right % shape their
lives and have the right 10 W0Tk."
I'VE have made marvellous
continued Senator vi.
endeF. THE South doesn't have
,nouRh money. Give M more
money, and that IL what We are
.Fylng 20 get out Of this Congress
'or education"
Senator Ellsndsr pointed out that
he amount Of money now spent In
louisiana upon the education %