The Omaha guide., 1948-08-07
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BREAK THE FILIBUSTER
ORGANIZATIONS URGE
Washington. July 3O-The
81 Republican and lo northern
Democratic senators were cal
led upon ito proceed forth
with to break the filibuster"
against the anti-poll tax bill in
statement released today by
the Conference on Civil Rights
Legislation composed Of 1o
national civil rights, labor, and
church, Negro, Jewish, profes-
sional, and trade organizations.
The conference also outlined
a progam of action for the loc-
al units of the constituent or
ganizations. This program dir
ected the local units to form
joint committees to mobilize
grassroots support of civil
rights legislation through mass
meetings, calls upon local and
state political leaders of both
parties, enlistment Of support
Of local newspapers and radio
stations, and sending of letters
and kilograms to their respect
i've senators urging vote for
cloture.
Denouncing the fili'Duster as
a transparent sham,' the con
ference statement charged tha
the Republican leadership pro.
poses to use southern poll tax
Democratic opposition for the
purpose of blocking all legis-
lation." 1t warned that "the
the American people who des-
control sky-rocketing prices, to
provide an adequate supply of
housing within the reach of the
average purchaser or renter,
and to insure basic human rig
hts, will not stand for polit-
lCal deal that prevents enact
ment Of such legislation
The conference, organized
here, July p, on. call of the
NAACP, is composed of del
egated representatives of the
following organizations:
National Council Of Negro
Women; Congress of Indust-
rial Organizations; Odd Eel
lows, Beauty Culture League,
United Automobile Workers,
CIO; Alba Kappa Alpha Sor-
ority, American Jewish Com
mittee, National Association
of Colored Graduate Nurses,
Friends Committee on Nation
al Legislation, American Vet
Grams Committee, American
Civil Liberties Union, Nation
al Council for Permanent FE
PC, Anti-Defamation League,
B'nai Birth, National Assoc
iation Negro Milliners, Hair
Stylists and Dress Designers,
National Alliance Postal En-
ployees, National Medical AS
sociation, International Ladies
Garment Workers Union, AFL
American Jewish Congress-,
and the National Association
for the Advancement of Color
ed People.
The full text Of the Confer
ence statement follows:
1t is appalling that respon-
sible members of the Congress
of both parties are contenpla-
ting at this critical hour of
human history such synica1,
political trickery as is reported
in connection with the civil
rights legislation.
Southern Democratic SEN
ators privately admit that they
cannot defeat cloture if Repub-
hclan and northern Democrat
lc Senators insist on a cloture
vote to stop a filibuster. But
IN the foce of this admission BY
a southern minority of the
Senate, it has been reported
that the Republicans do not
intend even to file a cloture
petition, much less support a
motion to invoke cloture.
They apparently have ayr
eed to make no attempt to
throttl endless and meaning
less talk amending the Journal
or opposing the motion to con-
slider the bill, although no SEN
ate rule forbids limitation Of
debate of these points. Senate
precedent alone has permitted
unlimited debate on such mot.
ions. The alleged impotence of
the Republican and northern