Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

CLIO. Paper SpaTked Campaign
Credit for pushing the drive for
FEPC law In Minneapolis at this
time 10 admittedly due Minnesota
Labor. Clio. weekly Newspaper
which has kept up q consistent Sdi.
torial campaign 70 get the matter
before the city council. During the
past year every time things would
ret quiet on the proposed legiAla-
ton the labor paper would run
another editorial on tho need 70
pass the bill.
Committee Recommend Passage
The Council Ordinances and Leg
lslatlon committee headed by Al
dermRn Edwin Hendricks approved
passage Of the ordinance on Jan.
10, by q vote Of 3 10 after sew
erAl individuals and Representatives
had appeared in behalf Of enact
ment.
Appearing In support Of the bill
was Mrs. Lawrence SteefSl Of the
Mayors Council on Human RelA.
tons which originally sponsored
the law. Others who spoke at the
Jan, 10 committee hearing a. re-
ported In tho Jan, II edition Of
this newspaper were! Robert Wis
hart, chairman Henncpin County
clio, Gerald Stoll. American Vet
Grams Committee official; Rabbi
David AronHon Of the Governors
lnterraciRl Commlttoel william
seabron, industrial secretary Of the
Minneapolis Urban Leagues Hu-
bert schon, executive secretary Of
the United Labor COMMITTEES for
Human Rights Arthur Naftaiin.
the mayors secretary, who spoke
on behalf 81 Mayor Hubert II. Hum
phrey. Jr.. Samuel schsinsr Of the
Minnesota Jewish Council, and
Wllfrsd Leland. executive secrs.
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HambeTE ana mouiaon Only
Opposition
NOT q single Individual OF or
ganisat'"h appeared NJ the nearing
70 oppose the committees approval
OF tho blll' Two aldermen Frank
houiton ana Leonard hambsrg' IN
d'eatsd by their questions and later
by their votes Opposition 70 ths
measure, Aiser tne speeehss W fA-
Nor oi the pFopoSeo IAW' ue com.
m't'"e NotRd 70 10 recommend
us passage 70 the e''y council Not
inR Tor committee approval were
committee chairman EDWIN hen'
dr'chS' u'en "aiiaoe ana D. W.
Sua,toh' VpPo"eu "eTe moui'oh
ana hambcrg'
Human Relations Division on FEPC
Predicted by ColuTnnIat
Despite the favorable committee
report, n division Of opinion In the
Mayors Human Relations Council,
chief proponents Of the legislation.
was predicted by Nell DodAon Rus
sell In her column, THE Way
Nee IT," IN the Minneapolis bpokeS-
man for Jan. ~. She wrote:
ABOUT THE PROPOSED
MINNEAPOLIS FEPC; There
IL more acknowledgements man.
suVsFinE going on than In o
Congressional COMMITTEES. ] won.
der II any members u. Mayor
Humphreys C0unell on Human
Relations will gradually Gacsumb
10 the Establishments Of outside
forces and get weaker and weak.
Or.
The CouReli was All-Out for
PEPC al ATsi. OF at least gave
that Impression. bot since the
city council committee on OFdl.
nsness and legislation voted three
20 two last Wednesday. TO recon-
mend passage of . city FEPC
10 the city council on Jan. 81,
strange things have been hap
psnInE.
Telephones have been ringing
and ears have been pulled In this
direction and that direction. Some
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