St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-31
A Courageous Coll for Democrocv

Evidence that the thinking
ing aware OF the inherent danger continued violation
rights Of millions of its citizens We'd
neday by the of the Civil Rights
The report made by committee distinguished Americans
representing clear section people, may easily
become as President Truman aPty it. American
human freedom time group of
leaders whose patriotic motives had the
courage to point out the abuses meted mOs
them Negroes violations of their civil rights
The remarkable piece Of public service
The committee headed by Charles Wilson, president
Electric public gaze all Of the dirty linen Of
CATION nchng dsfranchiSemen restrictive covenants
transportation schools facilities
military establishments poll tax laws and religious sernnaon
existing in the u which embarases
everywhere.
Mneng words the committee made specific Fortnight and
satesmanke recommendations for the setting
the protection of individual civil rights legislation plug
existing holes in present federal civil rights
tect the franchise in both federal elections.
Apparently the Negro
leadership has been pointing for
not afford much longer allow the bad civil rights
country unchaenged moral economic
and international implications.
Until Roosevelt along Wie outstanding
American leadership had cOward fOOhy sdessppsd
Of civil rights especially when they Negroes
Most aured there have always been
responsible leaders who decred Americas failure actually practice
democracy but they were in the vast minority.
White America Gunnar Myrdal scientist well
looked upon the Negro and his civil rights troublesome
thing to be avoided possible challenge offered
by our positoto make by action this envy
the ointment"
Myrdal said:
The Negro America his fate in this
country through slavery Civil War Reconstruction; his
and his his protest
his aspiration; in fact his entire biological social
existence as participant American ordinary
man In the North well the South anomaly
structure OF American society To this takes proportion
Of menace-bioogeal economic cultural times
political This anxiety be mingled feeling
and collective guilt few the problem a challenge
manship To all il is trouble"
In view Of the truth Mr. Myra
Presidents committee will to white citizens
and revolutionary document But the truth
kind OF basic doctrine for which this country
words expressed and the ideas expoundd
national policy especially
aware that the democaces Of the world
This doesn't night from
the committees report There this
last ditch stand against guaranteeing
son regardless of who he u.s. where he lives religious
or national origins In order to maintain their oumOded
and customs of these present
position to present united front the
because this realistic public suggest
racial segregation, as public policy go.
Congress its responsibility the committee
has made its report The Congress
able terms The will be Rs sounding
leadership insists that Congress
auon which will the Congress
not claim that the
The committee not political tool for membership
nonPartsan in the political The
sincere Americans who deeply disturbed they happen
ing country unity They collected
and made courageous report
The Committee Civil Rights spoken. up to the
American people to be and doing Only
the blind will