Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
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the most battling 10 the dsOoSa differences between the
goups the American political Many groups
Hrsfsa 40 interest In and are interested h the hsEro eu. their
When the National Council for Permanent REPc hr struggled
10 the enactment Of FEpC legislation they adopted Strategy
Of barring "eommuasts'Or paSynsrs from taking SsVs
In the movement This strategy, hoped would make them
immune from Relocating and gain support from conservative
groups This strategy carried 70 such extreme In
munl that donations By Communists supposed Communism
rejected Th particular for Federal REPc failed
probably would have failed regardless Of strategy but the weakness
os thu strategy shown that despite and sueSsssu
keep Communists out Of the the charge Of "O
mun s hurled the and sssOndy the
conservative supporters desired did matsEAlss.
The question naturally ITSELF what should Negroes do In
they being caught up struggles
EroGps papsrs opinion
Mol the premise that the Of deoogea sOnhs
cannot DO avoided what strategy should then b used BY groups
regard the that specifically The
NsgromeaAurSs like FEPC Anynhng, anti poll taxf He should
.. senssrs.ys rsassou.y IN ,Ss S. n. rans. q active
fighters the Of tho Negro already Too thin for the Negro
TO apply theological tests Of purity for admission TO those ranks
The FEPC debate which occurred the Mutual Network
the I7th VI this month resulted oubuTst which reelected this
theological conflict This dshAts had lie origin the House Of Repre-
hardly John Rankin Cd,
the noOr launch attack upon the Negro These
lacks follow particular patsrnas matter Of fact they
somstss contradictory They the occasion Of great h and
the Of the House. Joe Martin makes little control
his Sms In this audience there about zoo cOngTsmsn who
could they Wished challenge Rankin Among these two NSgrosa
one hsH Powell occasionally challenges RAnkn the other Daw
does Hut tho who DOES constantly challenge Rankin
Vito MGreAnono (ALp NYl This eenaant challenge Of Rankin
resulted personal these
Maantouo challenged Rankin debate him thu question
accepted scheduled
Now MAreanono good enough Rankin and other
Negro hatsra u the H0aae he coed enough
the Rankin the Mutual Network NO Mayor
Hubert Humphrey NO Chef Patterson Chairman Of the Amo
Veterans Committee,
Mayer Hubert Humphrey that the position Of FEPc should
be statsd By AN honest American progressive not party liner
for supposed party liner debates Rankin the Of Communism
b injected Surely the Mayer knows that Rankin has called M
Roosevelt and Charles Wilson Of General Electric "Communnt
Indeed would those people who have high regard for Mr.
RaRsRS vsrasiy support FEPC anyway
Che. Patterson that the position Of FEPC should b stated
by Republican Even Pasrson high regard for Republicans
eSPanah this regard would dquAy the Minneapolis Mayor
and mOat Of his political aasoclatsA
This example Of how faStOna differences carried
tend defeat the very which these
No has patent tho right tight Cor FEPcahd
should have for FEPc needs all the support muster regard
less Of ,".
Al the time would like Of the northern Demo-
Gratis and Republicans Congress- including both Negro congssamsn
constant RAhkha attacks the Nego FEPC sts Mare
antonio h tho only Congressman who has the reply
RAn Negroes certainly refuse his advOeAsy BsgEaFs
position 70 bs very shoOsy.