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

CLIO. Paper SpArksd 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 . consistent sdi-
torial campaign 10 gst the matter
before the city council. During the
past year every time things would
act quiet on the proposed lSgislA-
ton the labor paper would run
another editorial on the need 70
pass the bill.
COmmlttee Recommend Passage
The Council Ordinances and Leg
iSlAtlon committee headed by Al.
dsrmAh Edwin Hendricks approved
passage Of the ordinance on Jan.
Is, by q vote Of 8 10 2 after sew
srAl individuals and Representatives
had appeared In behalf Of enact
ment.
Appearing IN support Of the bill
was Mrs. Lawrence Stsefol Of the
Mayors Council on Human RslA.
tons which originally sponsored
the law, Others who spoke at the
Jan. 10 committee hearing AZ re-
ported In the Jan. n edition Of
this newspaper werel Robert via
hart. chairman Hennepin County
clio; Gerald Stoli, American Vet
Grams Committee official, RABBIT
David AronHon Of the Governors
IntsrraciAl Committee, william
seabron. industrial secretary Of the
Minneapolis Urban League, Hu.
bert schon. executive secretary Of
the United Labor Committee for
Human Rights Arthur Naftalin,
tho mayors secretary, who spoke
on behalf Of Mayor Hubert n. Hum.
phrsy, IT., Samuel Scheiner Of the
Minnesota Jewish Council, and
wIlfrsd Leland. executive secrs.
tary Of the Mayors Council on Hu-
man Relations.
RAmbeTE and Moultoa Only
Opposition
Not n single individual or or.
RAniEatIon appeared At the hearing
70 oppose the COMMITTEES approval
Of the bill. Two aldermen. Frank
Moulton and Leonard Rambsrg, In
diCAtsd by their questions and later
by thslr votes, opposition 10 tho
measure. After the sp6eehas N IA
Vor Of the proposed law, The CON-
mittss voted Q 10 2 10 recommend
ia passage 10 the city council. Vot-
ing for committee approval were
COMMITTEES chairman, Edwin Hen
dricksi Glen Wallace and J. w.
StraIton. Opposed were Moulton
and RamberK,
HUMAN NeinttOuh DtNlhtou ~ bES
Predicted by COlumnlat
Despite the favorable committee
report, n division Of opinion In the
Mayors Human Relations Council.
chief proponents Of the legislation,
was predicted by Nell Dodson Rus
sell In her column, THE Way ]
See H." In the Minneapolis spoksS-
man for Jan. ~. She wrote!
ABOUT THE PROPOSED
MINNEAPOLIS FEPCi There
IL more bshlnd.ths-AesRsa man.
suVsrinE going on than In .
Congressional COMMITTEES. I won.
der u any members o. Mayor
Humphreys Council on Human
Relations will gradually sueeumb
10 the Establishments u outside
forces and get weaker and weak
%.
The CSuReil was all-Ont for
PEPC al Arst, or Ht least gave
that Impression. bot since the
city council committee on Ordl-
naness and IsEIslstIoa voted three
10 two last Wednesday, 10 recon.
mend passage u . city FEPC
10 the city council On Jan. 81.
strange things have been hap
psRiRG.
Telephones have been ringing
and ears have beer pulled In this
direction and that direction. Some
of the brothers who do the mr.
Ing and airing are trying 10 get
the weak WillIss In hey spots In
race relations organizations 10
do . little Job for them. Either
no Minnsap polls FEPC al al. 90
one 90 Ineffective 90 10 b. worth.
less"
Division Appears A. Predicted
A. the day approached for eoun-
ell action on the ordinance II was
learned that . minority Of Eve
members Of the Mayors council led
by Durward Baleh, attorney for
General Mills. had decided TO write
q joint letter 10 members Of the
city council urging delay In action
on the FEPC measure, on the
grounds that passage Of the law
would hamper the Minneapolis
sslf-surysy which IL just getting
under way.
The Mayors council was polled
when the Ave council members an
nOuneed their plan. and the major
ity ordered = letter ssnt 70 the city
council reitsrating the councils
position that the FEPC ordinance
should be passed Immediately. The
minority report was signed BY
BAleh, Stewart Lsek, George Jon-
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