Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-06
other Daily Press Comment on humans Civil Rights
Fair Employment
Editorial In Warrington Post

President Tman twin executive providing equality
Of treatment and opportunity Federal employment are
edly public policy They lay down line
give clue TO- his subordnates In the executive
agencies Of the Government military and civilian alike AZ such
they altogether praeworthy usefulness however must be
weighed Of their application They to be at once
vague outline and weak In administrative augmentation
The respecting example declares
TO the policy shall be equality Of
opportunity O in the armed services with
word about aboshng the racial segregation now In force A Walter
National Association for the Advancement
gated pattern" easy do with system Of
segregation and perhaps cannot be abandoned at
single stroke But beginning must be made at once and
speedy indignation Of white and colorcd ele
Of the armed forces all levels the Presidents declaration
policy real meaning The test will lie in the pomptness
and efficacy with which the Secretary Of Defense and the
Army Navy and the Air Force the policy into prsctce
So agencies Government concerned
the Presidents timely rsamatIon policy al
ready operation Fair Employment Board
established In the Civil Service Commission accorded like
hs .rtm. FEP more power 70 initiate Investigation Of unfair
employment practices Presidents order rather much
burden victims Of discrimination leaving the board little
beyond appeals Nevertheless the order should
Jog the conscienees Of all Federal administrator
Justice in Century or TWo7
Editorial in tn. Minneapolis
There no doubt iSome highest preu-
dice recently crmbled little in the south The forces Of
the sOuth conscience Witness the outs vastly improved lynch
ing In 1877 there only nchnR despite vast
Of racial fent Here again the sven Of progressive
leadership has been work.
But this the brighter story o prog.
that hardly the Negro
hardShips humaions he must still
dme.
BY large has escaped the bitter status Of
door Of equal economic opportunity still Is
tightly closed against him Segregation and Jmcrowism still gall
and condemn him place Of nferoy where Squalor
breeds and disease multiplies his wretchedness
little wonder that The Negro the south does not 70
Of education and public opinion 20
win greater little wonder tst he looks
civil rights Legislation the lber1r and not 70 The awakening
southern conscience
need asr al o present The problem Of job ths
requirements family simple bread butter necessities
press sently him He does not want 10 Be
ced from his predeamsnt In 100 yess even So but now Thus
aWS-lswS which he hopes seuo0sly Do
what educstjon might not do for many years
hOpss Negroes pin evil hGh Legislation do
not seem wholly Justified Tunan whole cv rights
um enacted into Law tomorrow tSnend0s amount Of
work would remain before TIE prosms fun Intentions
could Be realised
Yet Isws are b. no means hey
times help public and build Are under pub
saEy Between st do not too far ahead Of s people
edDcsiona ts tnsstenty behind them ~
dan 20 Ire Negro equal Justice
Meanwhile let TIE sceen Be speed wherever speed re-
ponsby effectively possa Ths Negro alss suffering IN
tustoe thls moment
His needs desperate 20 Be me would
meet them promises Justice In another century two