St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-02-13

reaction of southerners to his
Among those who scott (thers
will always be some Of those) will
be found those who have political
axes TO grind, those who, Ike
doubling Thomas, must needs
thrust their fingers into the wound
ed side before they believe; those,
who, because Of needless fears bred
by years Of traditional wrong
thinking, have permitted prejudice
and bias to cloud their judgment.
Someone spoke It'll President
Truman had the courage to act It:
I'D rather be right than be Presi-
dent Future events will demon
strate that his forthrightness Of
speech and action, his allegiance to
the Constitution and the ideals Of
his country, and his faith in his
God and mankind, will awaken the
conscience Of the American people
to a sense Of the real purpose and
principles Of our form Of govern
ment as nothing else has done in
your lifetime and mine"
Representative Adam C. Powell,
Democrat, Of New York, praised
the Presidents message but added:
Negroes will not be satisfied
with words. Negroes have been
studied, commissioned and con-
feFenced almost TO death. The
time has long passed for action"
Wherry Doubts Wisdom
Senator Kenneth 8. Wherry, Of
Nebraska, the Republican Whip,
commented:
eve should go as far as we can
to establish equal justice under the
law for all. But I think Mr.. Tru-
man has dumped into the laps Of
the Democratic party legislation
that will split the party wide open
and make 1t most difficult to pass"
Senator Wherry expressed belief
that an anti-lynching bill had the
best chance Of passage this year "if
we can break a Democratic flibus-
ter"
SOutherners Attack President
Southerners are continuing their
TRADE against President Truman,
using the House as a forum from
which to issue their call for a revolt
against the Democratic administra-
ton.
0'Daniel, Democrat, Of Texas,
broke out on the Senate floor last
Thursday, charging that six MEM
bers Of President Humans Civil
Rights Committee had records Of
Service with Communications or
ganiEations."
Here we see Mr.. Truman max
ing a bold bid for the radical vote.
He Is out-Wallacing Wallace" Sem
Ator 0'Daniel said, adding:
THE program is an insult to the
American people, regardless Of
race, creed, or color. 1t promotes
class consciousness and inspires
hate and racial prejudice. 1t is I'M
American, unconstitutional, and
undemocratic."
Senator Wayne Morse, Republi-
can, Of Oregon, came TO the defense
Of DR.. Frank P. Graham, president
Of the University Of North Caro-
lima, one Of the six members Of the
Presidents Civil Rights Committee
whom Senator O'Daniel accused Of
serving with Communications or
CARNATIONS.
Senator Morse called DR.. Ora
ham, with whom he served for two
years on the National War Labor
Board during the war, "a liberal
fighter for American principles. "
He added that "a more patriotic
American does not live In our eoun.
try" than DR.. Graham.
Representative Thomas G. Aber,
nethy, Democrat, Of Mississippi
charged on the floor Of the House
that the message, in effect, "offerl
to trade the South, which consti.
tutes the front line Of the Demo
cratic party, for minority support,
particularly the Negro vote"