St. Paul recorder., 1947-06-20
RANDOLPH CLASHES
WITH ELLENDER
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"and you people do not seem to un-
derstand il"
Mr.. KOvner told Senator Ellender
that he respected his position and
was not trying to change it.
''The law you are advocating will
do that" Senator Ellender re-
marked. "There is no stoppage. |
know colored people are going TO
keep on advocating social equality
until probably they will attain it
politically. Today you have in this
country colored people politically
powerful in seven OF eight pivotal
states and | think they will make
demands upon Congress, make a
lot Of Senators and Representatives
dance 10 their music"
Calls Brazil Backward
Continuing to expOund his So
Geological views, he said Brazil is
larger than the United States, is
as rich in natural resources, was
discovered before the United States
but is backward.
The reason for its backwardness,
the Caucasian discoverers Of the
country with descendants Of Afri-
can slaves, Indians and Chinese,
and as a result Brazil has "a mon
Rrel race and no progress, and |
don't want that to occur In this
country"
Rabbi Wise Challenges Ellender
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, president
Of the American Jewish Congress,
said people were rendering a serv-
ice TO the republic by insisting that
there shall be no violation Of the
right to work.
He interpreted the Ives-ChaveZ
bill as not compelling any employ
er to employ certain people but as
denying him "the right TO deny en-
ployment to men and women be-
cause Of race, faith, color or ma
tiOnal origin"
american citizens are entitled
to the right TO work without abate-
ment or limitation, without regard
to race, color or faith" he said.
Rabbi Wise stated that he be-
lieved in changing the hearts Of
men" but "at the same time there
are segments Of life In which the
law and law enforcement must re-
inforce anything that may be done
to educate men,"
an the pre-war days" he said,
I'VE had a great measure Of dis
elimination in the field Of employ
ment. Because Of the pressure Of
the manpower shortage that was
dropped during the war. Now there
Is a great danger that there will
be a reversion to the pTe-war dis
elimination. We feel ii Is necessary
to adopt such legislation 1.-THE Ives
Chavez bill) TO avert a recurrence
TO pre-war standards or sins Of
discrimination"
"Are you against the segregation
laws that the South has had on the
statute books for quite some time? ?"
Senator Ellender asked.
IL am against any and every
segregation law that violates the
basic rights Of American citizens"
Rabbi Wise replied, adding that ~
do not think am under obligation
to discuss race relations or enter
into an anthTopological discussion.
/ am here to discuss the Ives bill,
which | favor. believe a Negro
has just the same right to employ
ment as n white man does In every
state In the union"
$50 do l." said Senator Ellender,
"Rnd l think the South with its
meager means has taken care Of
the eolored people better than the
North"
People do not want TO be TAX
en- care Of in a democracy" re-
marked Rabbi Wise. They de-
mand the right to shape their
lives and have the right TO work."
ave have made marvellous
progress" continued Senator FL
lender. ''The South doesn't have
enough money. Give us more
money, and that Is what we are
trying TO get out Of this Congress
for education"
Senator Ellender pointed out that
the amount Of money now spent in
Louisiana upon the education Of