Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-07


cause Of the Rvidity with which
foreign propRgandists seize upon
certain evils in our national life To
try 10 prove the failure Of de-
mocrSey."
On the other hand, the BALTI.
MORE SUN was critical Of the sec.
ton Of the report respecting the
right TO equality Of opportunity,
While coneeding that some Of
the committees proposals "for
strengthening the federal law re-
speeding civil rights In areas where
the federal Jurisdiction Is clear I'M
der the Constitution are worthy Of
careful consideration" The Sun
said:
Hut the committee eFrs rather
generally In seeking 20 extend
federal authority into the juris-
dictiOn Of the states. And though
. substantial minority Of It's
members dissents on some Of the
TOUGHEST issues. the majority Of
the committee would actually
try by Law TO settle intricate
social problems which truly wise
and compassionate men under
stand will yield only 10 eduea.
ton and evolution"
Under the caption, "COsrcive
Laws Are Unwise and Dangerous"
the Richmond Times Dispatch said:
III the program Of federal legis-
lAtion now proposed by the Civil
Rights commission were 10 be
adopted by Congress In the near
future. which seems completely un-
thinkable, the results In the South
ern states would be even worse
than those In the nation under pro-
hibition.
They would be worse because
the explosive Issue Of race rslA-
tons In involved. and Il has been
demonstrated time and again
that when efforts are made TO
settle that question through
passing eOeFeiSe laws. conditions
are made worse rather than bet
ter.
Real progress In improving the
lot Of the Negro has been made
In the South, and the nation, In
the past generation. The lynehing
total has been so sharply reduced
that these manifestations Of the
mob spirit have almost been elm
mated from our national life. OPP
portunities which did not exist .
short time ago are opening up for
Negroes in business, industry and
the professions. Educational and
health facilities are steadily grow
ing better. and salaries and wages
are being equRliEed.
AN this Is being done without
arousing interraciRl Animosities;
indeed. relations between the two
groups are improving. But much
Of the genuine progress that has
been made will be wiped out II.
for political or other reasons. Con-
gress succeeds In imposing radical
solutions on the Southern stAtes.
In that event, the Negro will be
the hrst sufferer. and decades Of
progress in race relations will be
lost"
The ATLANTA CoNSTITU.
TON said:
However laadable may Be the
detectives laid down by the
PrssidsnI's committee. little EsOd
II accomplished. and much harm
result. from any attempt to force
reforms which leEitimately may
come only In the course % time.
I'VE believe the Committees In
sistsnce upon immediate action u
especially unwiss at this particular
time and that, instead Of assisting
in solving . serious problem, I;
serves only TO confuse the issue.
"For racial segregation Is merely
an outward manifestation Of an
inner state Of mind. Whether this
state Of mind 10 proper or improper
IL immAtsriAl. Il 10 there. and u
can he srAdieatsd not by laW but
only by the evolutionary process
and the requirement by the human
race Of the spiritual qualities which
effectively eliminate il"
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press
pointed out that the really sig
niheant feature OF the report Il u,
/ rejection Of the idea that the sola.
tion Of minority problems can b
left safely TO evolutionary proc
sssSa.
'TAsHEhtful stRdsats Of the
question sftea advise. for en-.
amPle; Give the South time and
t viii Work cut its oua Negro
Pr~Alem.' Ordinarily the eaa-
tioas SPPF~aeh wSald probably
have sSSa favored BY . ssmnil-
tee Of this ssSt, bat the state q
the ~Srh to-day demands spssA-
lsE action. Unfair treatment a