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Evening star., 1947-10-03
McGruth Feels His Job
PrecIudes Candidacy
By the Assoeioted Press

Senator McGrath, Democrat, OF
Rhode Island said yesterday it Is "a
very sound assumption" that he has
has been eliminated as a vice presi-
Dental possibility.
He made the statement to a re-
porter with whom he was discussing
his new assignment to be chairman
of the Democratic National Commit
tee.
The reporter remarked that he
supposed the new job would elimi-
nate the possibility of Senator NC
Grath running. The Senator replied
! That's a very sound assumption y
Evening star., 1947-10-03

Will represent
the Methodist
laymen of the
u n ! t ed States
at the centen-
NAL celebration
of M e t hodist
M i S S ions in
C h j n a. T n e
celebration will
be held Novem-
ber 16.
Mr.. Patterson
also will visit
Methodist chap
lains in the
service at Pearl
rhor the
Evening star., 1947-10-03

Philippines, China, Japan and
Korea as an official representative
of the Methodist Commission on
Chaplains. He is executive secre-
tary of the Commission.
The Methodist lay leader, who is
now on leave from his duties as
assistant to the president at Ameri-
can University, will return to Wash
ington December 26. He lives at
1909 Blair road NV.
Evening star., 1947-10-03

stage which prevented hearing 1t to
the best advantage. could not de-
tract from Mrs. Weiss -Mann's abil-
ity. OF the many sections of the
same work, those which found i'm
mediate response in, the audience
were the Trio Sonata" and the
closing "Six-Part Fugue," which
Bach eventually added to the set,
responding to the kings particular
wish.
Evening star., 1947-10-03
Methodist Leader 10 Sail
Today for China Centennial

D. Stewart Patterson, lay leader
of the Baltimore Methodist Confer
ence, will sail today from San Fran.
cisco for Foochow, China, where he
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
Buckley Puts Council on Spot

The strange behavior Of Edgar Buckley alderman
the Sixth ward In the liquor license indicates
that Mr. Buckley not 1T 10 sit In body which Minneapolis
city Of half million people.
BY his admission Buckley disquaReS
impartial
any future he the discharge 0f his duties.
Mr. Buckley practcng attorney had right
whose license revoked but ethical considerations should have
dictated that he could both alderman representing the
interests Of the city licensing and his client His
entire position this unenabe This fact that he turned
the Phillip Topper his law office did
the shcal considerations BY that action Mr. Buckley only placed
himself and the people who supported him uncomfortable position
II also placed this position
supported Buckley for Congress against Walter Judd in o4 and also
supported him for alderman for the Sixth the
Right here and admit Judgment very bad
Others who be embarrassed the Central Labor Union
which supported Buckley financially
for alderman The entire city council has also been placed
unSnVb position by Buckley the councilman and Of the
aldermen realize their position.
Mr. Buckley has tried by his the connect
with Fabes license Mr. Buckley
that Caua had absolutely nothing do with the revocation
Of the license lie knows that CaSus already has investment In
h which would preclude him paying 10000 premium
license suggested ysa demanded Alderman Buckley
Whatever has been the In the council In the the
CASnua incident certainly reveals that the whole policy
Alderman Edwin Hendricks exhibited considerable signing
the caSaua application Later when him he
probably regretted but his original stand His alder
partner Buckley has dRraed the city council and revealed
Questionable practices which should be stopped the interest OF public
confidence and clean government
The responsibility for cleaning the the shoulders
Of all Of the Minneapolis City Fathers They will the hrst
July a. the council health and hospag
That committee Is composed Of Harold kauh
leader liberal" Romeo Riley conservative
ErssV Jerry EgAn who eAucuSe' with the liberal" bloc Stanley
Anderson bea and MI Buckley himself who aligned with the
This committee the air by recommending that
CaasuS the ArSta applicant file, be given license.
II the committee does the application by majority
the minority ought bring report II this done tho entire
council should the matter We confident the council Is
permitted the license and equity will prevail because
newspaper believes tho bulk Of the membership Of the
city any monkey
business In the issuance Of liquor licenses
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
DIR. Crump Questions
Whether University Medical
School Has Quota System

July ID, l947
Editor: To-day l heard the Chi
eago Round Table on Equal Edu-
catioaAl Opportunity. was inn
pressed with the fact which Was
brought out that our higher edu-
cational establishments use a quota
system in admitting members Of
groups which are not Of the dom
inAnt majority.
This brings to mind that our own
State University has not admitted
a Negro Student TO It's Medical
School for some twelve (l2I
years. think Ne should know Why
Last week = very bright Amhi.
tious young Gl. came 20 me and
said that he had bSsn denied en-
trance 90 Howard and MehATry BE-
cause u lack u accommodation, This
boy vas born and raised and sdu,
Gated In Minnesota and 80 were
his parents New | don't sse Why
this boy Who Is . native q Min.
nssotA ard has all the iRtsllsstuGl
ard educational qualifications car Z
gvt An education 81 home TIE fast
that No even applied 10 Howard ard
Msharry ahsws that. There u
somsthirs ruttsu ~ fSHu,AFs
What shal 80 Do AFp ~ q
I've here ard help saPP0Ft an Ia
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18

The gentlemen who brought action before the Minnesota Supreme
dsquay Alderman George Todd 18th ward
alderman from holding his which hs elected
In June certainly after their pound Of heah
Todd for prohibition law
violation II This revealed widely during tho recent
election the airing Of the and the fact that no had
pArdonsd the Of his ward reelected Todd
fair dictates that should have to
for mistake most Of the people Mime
apon Todd had paid his debt society he should 10
contribution field Of SndeaVo which he
AaprsS
Truman padoned Todd June a. But the boys who o
political suppose his hide through and
family face action which would drive him
Of public life.
We wouldn't will do but think it's not
keep dig grave for because OF ON"
especially when the trying TO be Of service to his COM
mum and his family.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
Anti-POll Tax Hearings
Reveal How Low Vote Is
In Southern Tier of States

Texas which has . population OF
29v.T2l In ita twelve counties,
according to the 1870 census. In
the ist2 election ll.oIS votes
were cast for him aud ninety
ain for hia Republican opponent;
In the lsii election, In which
President Roosevelt Vas running
for rs-riection. S2,SSo votes were
cast for Mr.. Pickett and i.S2S for
his Republican opponent, and In
the lgAS election ll.SiO votes
we're cast for him and 0Rr for
an opponent
Representative Gerald W. lands,
Republican. also u member ~ th'
House Administration anti. poll tax
subcommittee. comes from the Tth
Congressional district ~ Indiana, q
non poll tax State. His district had
a population Of 1857 in its clever
counties, according 10 the 1910 cen
sus. In the l9l2 election 69,OII
votes were cast for him and 81,
$40 for his Democrats opponent
In the ig4l election 7S,Iii votes
were cast for him and 62,i36 for
his Democrats opponent, and W
the Igl6 election 6S,667 votes were
cast for him and 6a.9OS were cast
for his DemocTatlc opponent,
Actually. 1851 Votes ~srs
east foF ell candidates In the
Congressional election at lsts
In the s$ssRth Indiana district
In SsatFast Nth ttsli IN the
ssysath Texas disiTist, although
the latter district has q Papala'
tiaA II 1850 IN sAss.s "i that
IN the ss,sRih lRdiaRa dlsiFist.
Mt HATTis.H CDmss from th'
seventh CorFfvssloRal district u
Virginia wkieh had . p,pulaIior
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
Dear Joe
HAND ON A DOLLAR
By JAMES L. HICKS

The idea Of letting you cash your
terminal leave bond on September
/ is gaining popularity on Capital
Hill like rolling SNOWFALL, Joe.
Last Monday the House unani-
mously passed a bill to allow you
70 cash your bond. The vote was
1856 10 0.
The bill has been sent to the
Senate and If that body acts as
swiftly as the House the bill may
be lying on the Presidents desk
before Congress goes home for the
summer.
Included in the bill is a provision
that would extend the deadline for
filing your terminal leave applica-
ton until September /, 1913.
That's all we'll and good, Joe, be-
cause many Of the boys still don't
know they are entitled to terminal
leave pay, but don't you go sitting
around and waiting until next year
to file for your leave because, as
1t stands now, the deadline is still
September / Of this year and If
you wait beyond that deadline and
the Senate fails to pass the bill
or the President vetOes it you will
be a sad sack with no chance to
collect your dough.
File that application now-and
while you're doing it renew that
$4,000 insurance policy.
SAME OLD STORY
About a year ago this column
was pointing out to you how you
could study abroad under the pro-
visions Of the Gil bill and you were
writing us letters telling us it
couldn't be done.
We finally got list Of the APP
proved schools which you could
attend abroad and mailed the list
10 all OF you who wrote in and
asked for them.
Now the results are beginning to
come in and the VA tells us that
there are more than 5000 CTS
now studying in 1872 foreign coun-
tries from Norway to the Union
OF South Africa. but not a single
one Of your kind has seen fit to
get passport and go out and get
yourself free foreign education.
What's a matter, man. don't you
believe in free educationf
It's still not too late to start and
II you want to 20 through that
lettcr-writinE act again this column
still has a list of the approved
schools and the list and other in
structions are yours for the asking.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
Many Slaves Refused To Bend
Under Bondage System, Writer
Urges Research To Reveal Stories

lie told me Of how he used TO
walk oil the DUR plantation over
onto the Smith plantation and hide
In the cabin Of another slave on
the adjoining plantation for a. long
as q week or until he was found
and carried back TO the plantation
Of his master. There, he said, all
the slaves would be summoned 20
a natural hillside theatre TO watch
appointed fellow slave eat-O-nine-
tail.wisldeTs cut his back into sau-
sage-like meat.
He told me he took IL without
crying out loud or promising that
he would not go again II they let
up on him. He made me see women
and children covering their faces
10 shut of the sight Of his torn and
bleeding body, Of how they begged
him TO promise that he would not
run away again so that they would
stop whipping him. He never did.
They finally segregated him from
the other slaves. gave him tasks TO
do around the house, and allowed
him 10 visit on other plantations
after his chores were done.
They never broke his spirit. He
did all he could do to attain his
freedom while q slave. And the
gods gave him his freedom be-
cause there were thousands Of
others like him who wanted free.
dom enough 10 let their master and
fellow slaves know they would die
RRhting and working for II " need
be.
At the time he told me about this
unforgettabIe defiance Of the slave
system he was 100 years old.
count 1t n great privilege to have
known my grandfather. He was
tho first really free man | ever
saw. There must have been mil.
lions like him and the black WON
an slave, my wife tells me, who
elected TO die rather than lick a
masters boot-.-R few Of whom are
alive today and could recount SINH
lar individual struggles against
slavery.
No greater service TO mankind
could be rendered by anyone. any,
where, than by some foundation OF
individual Of great means. or pow.
erful philanthropie institution 4.
nancing the gathering Of this sort
Of history and the weaving Of II
into novels, newspaper and maya
zine features, and into motion pie
lures for use In schools. churches
and what have you. all over tbs
world. With this material u breatl
Of new life could be breathed int,
the nostrils Of colored people anC
they could become possessed Of I
new living soul.
Qualification Of the white man.
building an empire on the bonei
and ashes Of the Indians he muir
dered. his conquering Of the Wild
Of tho Western hemisphere an,
elsewhere for exploitation. and hi
so-called superiority. through III,
moving picture and the writer
word, accounts In n large measur,
for his attainment Of n place II
the sun. In some battles fire car
only be successfully fought viii
! fire
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18

Representative Everett NJ, Dirk
Gen.. Republican, of Illinois, gave
the House Administration subcom-
. mittsS holding hearings on anti
poll tan legislation n Simplified
Lesson In constitutional law.
Before Mr.. Dirkssn's appearance
bafors the subcommittee. Repre-
sentative Tom Pickett. Democrat,
Of Texas. o poll-tAx State, grillsd
witnesses on the cOnStitutionality
Of the proposed legislation, even
though the witnesses may not have
been lawyers, and Representative
Burr p. Harrison. Democrat, Of
Virginia. another pOll-tAXsT. at
tempted, 10 cross examine witnesses
on the extent TO which they thought
Congress had authority TO go In
AboliAhing qualifications for Vot-
Ing In federal elections.
But when Mr.. Dirkssn appeared
bsfore the subcommittee, Mr.. Pick
EFT, Q former Texas district at
tOrnsy, was most respectful OF his
colleague, and Mr.. Harrison was
no match for Mr.. Dirkssn.
In effect. Mr.. Dlrkssn defined
qualifications" As competency or
capacity and listed a. proper quail.
hIeAtiohs for voting citizenship,
AGS, rsaldsnes. and litsraey. tic
d@nnod The poll tan ~ . restriction
inasmash - II Involves no question
u comprehension or capacity,
ApplyinW M DtTkssn's dsNnl.
tioa. u 10 interesting 10 note the
sMaams 10 which tho poll ,aI has
Ess1istsd voting,
Aas. I'isksat s.mss issm a.
nsssmah caa9Es~slSnal dls,sIs, a
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

stitution which won't admit US TO
higher branches Of training!
Has this, so-cAlled liberal State
established a Quota System" in
admitting students to its Medical
SCHOOL, Has this young man. whose
grandparents and parents were
MinnesotAns, been forced by a
peculiar un-Amsriean quota sys-
TEN 20 seek his education thousands
Of miles from his Native State.
wv. CRUMP, ND.
42I Metropolitan Bank Bldg.
81. Paul. MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18

The mark Of the illiterate In place
OF a signature, the X. 10 an out.
growth Of the sign of the Holy Cross
which early Christians put beside
their signatures As an Sttestation Of
good faith
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
Nell Russell and
Writer Robert DUR

EDITOR Just a note enclosing
check foT . years subscription 70
your paper | thoroughly enjoy
reading this paper, particularly the
columns q Nell pOdson Russell and
Robert DUR
Sincerely,
Robert l. Smith. Jr
Forpst Lake, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18

ne number a. p0.nts 90 . assr's
An;!srt o. not necessarily suFrs-
sp'0d sih no HlEnher a pears ths
arrival has hvsd A survey rsveaa
nat - psr cent q az ytaFnng
bsekI have too golnts % aash stas
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
BY Geo. L. Lee

reasonable about the historic in
situations Of prejudice and segre-
CATION and TO chant the theme that
education and time will take care
Of the problem Is very great indeed.
But the Negro leader is up
against still another proposition.
Suppose that he takes an aggressive
stand. Will the other Negroes in
the community back him up? OF
course they think they will and they
do a lot Of talking about 1t, but
once he has taken this stand, he
ofttimes finds that the community
is not solidly behind him. He may
be patted on the back for the first
few days after the thing has hap
pened, but then he begins to realize
that the very people who would be
so willing to accuse him of selling
out have become frightened by his
aggressive act and start TO con-
denim IL.
They are afraid that his aggres-
siveness might bring down the
wrath Of the white people on the
entire Negro community.
So there the Negro leader stands.
On one hand he wants to be ac-
cepted by whites as an equal and
feel proud Of the recognition that
he has been given, but on the other,
he il afraid Of offending whites II
he challenges the fundamental
structure Of our race relations
/ system.
As long as he is In a position
Of dominance, other Negroes, en-
vious Of his position and acceptance
by white leaders, will accuse him
Of being an Uncle Tom, Of selling
out. But at the same time he knows
that there Is n great likelihood that
they won't back him up II he gets
out on a limb" II takes great
strength and fortitude to be a
strong leader Of u minority group,
We have produced few such leaders
and for good reasons.
But In this role. many Negroes
become hysterical and attempt t.
fight the cause Of the Negro with
no consideration as TO tactics; rush
in with both fists flying. when a
calm. deliberate, but firm, state.
ment should have been made
Others become ahject tools Of the
whites who call them Mister" eat
with them, drink cocktails with
them, but use them TO control tbs
Negro masses and to make the pre-,
text that the democratic ideal i,
being served.
We will have mature Negro
leadership when We have person,
who can take a firm position with
out hysteria, but with a deep mora
conviction that they will never com
promise on issues which affect thei
group.
Personally, I'm just so glad In
not a Negro leader | don't know
what TO do. It's much more fur
TO be q writer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18
THE DEEP SOUTH SPEAKS
By ROBERT DURR


a great deal Of what | think 10
nsceABaTy 10 breathe the breath Of
u new life into the $4,000, 900
colOred people In these United
States can be found by researchers
who will take upon themselves ths
task Of interviewing the remain
ing few eK-slayes now LIVING in
various parts Of the South. Many
Of them will be able to tell Of many
VI their fOrebeaTs whose spirits the
masters whip could not break;
how many Of them though chained
and yoked in bondage elected 10
die rather than grinningly submit
10 everlasting degradation and
seTVitude.
My wife has just told me Of how
her grandmother used to tell her
about such marvellous women
women who dcfied their masters
advances and oppression, and were
beaten and tortured into death
rather than yield,
She tells me that there are books
written by white writer's for sale
10 and circulation among white
people only, purporting to show
that deep down in cOlored people
there IL basic courage--a will.
inRness TO die for place in the sun
rather than submit 10 eternal sIav-
eTy-phyGical, economical or po-
litienl.
Such books point out tho i'm.
pOrtance" Of white people spread
ing such propaganda divisiye
techniques as are designed to make
the colOred people destructiveIy
dissatisfied with themselves, to feel
inferior and to act III at ease In
the presence Of white people.
There IL method In this madness
which drives the enemies Of cOIored
people 10 rldiCule their works, good
or bad. and strive TO keep their
and the worlds eyes focused upon
their shortcomings.
For instance, many daily papers,
In reporting crimes by colored per
sons In the South. instead Of re-
forring 10 the offenders by their
names. refer 10 them as the
Negro" II was the Negro" who
shot MIR. SO and so. the Negro"
admits attacking the white woman,
and the Negro" burglar was shot.
As u matter Of fact all the al
legged culpritS were individuals and
committed their crimes as individ.
uals. One Of the most liberal"
dailics featured an alleged colored
murderer's picture on their front
page. Never In all Its history has
the picture of any outstanding
colored person been printed on the
front page Of that paper. This Is
in line with the policy OF keeping
the colorod peoples better side
completely hid from the world to
facilitate his crucitixioR. aided and
abetted by the dupod and misin-
formed MIR, and Mrs. John q. Pub
lie.
One day some thirty odd years
age, as | sat IN the sunshine with
my grandfather behind his house
deep in Neutrality-suspicious. behind
where tho sun goes down. | asked
him about his life rs a slave, and
what he did about II.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-07-18

Of 200. 0IS In its thirteen counties,
according to tho l9i0 census. lie
was elected to Congress In the
ipld election. IN which 1885 votes
were cast for him and 1873 for
his Republican opponent,
Representative William c. Cole,
Republican. another subcommittee
member. comes from the third Con-
gressional district " Missouri. an
other non-poll tax State. although
MIR. Cole himself voted against
the Marcantonio nti-poll tax bill
in the Seventy. ninth Congress and
apparently has taken run out
on his Republican colleagues on
tho House Administration anti-poll
tax subcommittee this year.
In the same election. In which
a total of al.SlS votes were cast
for all Congressional candidates
in the seventh Virginia district In
1915, u total Of 1850 were cast in
the third Missouri district, which
had n population Of s9l,TII In is
fourteen counties. according TO the
1910 census. In other words. al.
though the third Missouri diStric,
had only 42,Ga6 more people thar
the seventh Virginia district. more
than twice a. many votes were cast
In II as wVrV cast in the latter dis
trict.
Florida II . southern State but
u has M poll-tax Law. To de-
tsTmine whether Mr.. Mrksen Vas
right In maintaining that the poll
tAX II a restriction on voting and
not q Qualifica alton Tor voting. q
fair comparison would be one
southern nOH.pOll tan state
against one southern pOll-tAx
state. az Congressional districts
In such States.
Representative George 4. Smath
ers, Democrat, comes from IN,
fourth Congressional district q
FLORIDA He also Is a member a
the House Administration anti pol
tax subcommittee. In the l9I'
clrctiou, in which he Was elects,
to Congress $1,000 votes were cas-
for him and iLlSs Tor his No
publican opponent
Tho fourth FLORIDA CongrvssionA
district had a population ~ asd,pil
In - thrvs counties. according l.
the ialo census, hat u cast a tota
- 81 100 votes In the lsl6 CouErrs
stural VirCti1U, Whish Sas Sd,Gt
marg thar wgrg cast tn the sam
slsgtt0H ,n M nskstt.s district an,
s0,iis mote votes than wvrs cas-
tu tho Same slortfau iu NJ HAF
UsDnH district