Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-03-04
BRIEF
SCENE
High and LowdOWn"
BY BAILEE THOMAS

Win walter "hite . Inc John
RuSswurm Negro Pubhsher'sl
awards 20 10 Pres. Truman. Srna-
tor Hubert Humphrey and the
EAAcP Dr. Ralph Bunche.
who has been suggested for the
Nobel Peace Prize Is the brother
in-law OF former Minneapolis at
torney Gale r, Hilyer Judge
Hastie's tour Of the south IL de-
signed. columnists say. 10 make
him friends down in Dixie in anti
eipation Of a Federal tudgeship--
some say Supreme court post
for which the president may NOM
mate him.
A proposal to insert a civil
rights clause In the new labor
legislation has been offered by
lobbyists Edgar q. Brown and
Elmer HenderSoa and Is causing
some alarm among supporters Of
Taft-Hartley repeal Chan
ming Tobias. Phelps Stokes fund
director. was a White House cali
er Feb. % Ma" Bethune last
week became the first Negro wom-
an to have an honorary degree
bestowed upon her by q southern
white college.
Southern white members OF Am
orleans for Democratic Action
held an "off the record confer
ence in Atlanta, Ga. 10 days ago
TO map overall policy for southern
liberals on domestic and internA-
tional policy.
MORE NATIONAL SCENE;
The Regional Conference Of mid
west chapters Of Alpha Phi Alpha
viii hold forth in Minneapolis and
81. Paul, Minnesota, April 20, 30
and 81 The number Of Ne
gro women gainfully employed In
creased from 1900, 900 In 1910 to
2.250.0O In l947 Freida Miller Of
the Department of Labor told
AKA sorority members recently,
REToRT PERFECT: 8. c. Uni.
versity students who hecLIed Khan
Dragon Green while he was ad-
dressing the state legislature. got
the usual Would you want your
sister 10 marry q Negro from the
exaggerated xxx leader. Non
plussed the students choruSed:
''She can always say no." To
that Dentist Green had no rcply!l!
The Catholic Church IL quietly
putting the AZ TO aggregation in
Washington. The new Archbishop
Is Avowed foe Of raciAm and has
passed the word on down the line
according TO Soc Albright, MIN
nesotan who Ia VA official
TWIN CITIES INSIDE DOPE:
The most recent meeting OF the
Governors Interraeial Commission
was heated over q recent editorial
In this sheet Former high praise
Of this paper for fortnight editor
iAl position in the Commlaaion'a
The Negro Worker In SGInneso-
IN" win probably BE- deIeted from
revised publication which In In the
making Claim In constantly
being made that some Twin City
undertakers use unethical tactics
to obtain business" Such claims
have been heard for years.
Seven persons out Of ten inter
viewed following a recent ST. Paul
church affair were for government
medical insurance
BRICK BATS: that labor union
lady who religiousiy follows the
Communist party line" took q
verbal poke At Q Twin City
figure at the Central Labor Union
political endorsing session. where
In John slmnous. civil nights stall
wart was endorsed for MN city
mayor. The lady's oratoFieaI
smack puzzled the Gu. for the
gentlemen she criticised had moth
ing 90 do with Gu action. or with
the Simmons campaign for the en-
dOnssment MIchael Ftnkie~tsan Of
the Garment Workers chaIlenRs.i
the remarkably untrue Statements
Of the lady. that Simmons was not
true friend of al Of the psople.
incinding The Negro. However. n
10 said that you can't enavfnes q
Party-Rnsr of anything much
The struggle within the NAACP
of 81 Paul win Fsaeh Ita eIimax
Friday when EaFi n Dsehrr.ua.
Chicago attorney. and national
figure yin oouse here 70 eondset
an @ofneiaI- elrctIon o. officers.
The election Of two maths aKo
was orsered vutded BY The nation
al office upon request o. Q faetiaa
I'D BY S"As cusS~r, city fireman
ard activs CIVIC worker.
PREDICTION: T. NathnnI.s
s1ssA vstsrAn NAACP ssnessI
ON BE- elected lrssSertsdI prsn.-
cent IT'S NJ seervt To psopSs
who are Alsrt hat the cvl
Rights cungrus 10 q fruut Of TIE
commuuaSt party, That party out-
CC1atinssd On PaEs ~