St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-06-30

that by no manner of means were
we imputing to the many fine citi-
zens of both parties who now sup
port FEPC any association or
sympathy or community of inter-
est with communism. We suspect
that they would be happier than
anyone else If the fact could be
forgotten that the real origin of
FEPC was as truthfully stated by
US yesterday-and no one can sue
cessfully controvert that state
ment.
Mr.. LEHMAN. Mr.. President,
win the Senator yield for a state
ment?
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
(Mr. Ives in the chair. Does the
Senator from Minnesota yield to
the Senator from New York?
Mr.. HUMPHREY. yield.
Mr.. LEHMAN. 1 thank the
Senator, indeed, for his expression
of regard for me, and can assure
the Senator from Florida that that
regard is sincerely and whole
heartedly reciprocated. made my
statement merely because 1 felt
that the speeches which heard on
the floor yesterday were not made
for the purpose of historical refer
ence but in order to influence the
votes and the thinking of Senators
on this floor, and, in order to do
that, what l considered clear
implication that those who
favored the FEPC bill were in
some way Communists or Com
munist sympathizers was made
pretty clear. I am very glad in
deed, though, to have this assur-
ance of the distinguished Senator
from Florida.
Mr.. HUMPHREY. Mr.. Presi-
dent. 1 should like merely to make
a note of the fact that on page
1908 of the Record Of yesterday,
the Senator from Florida had this
to say:
However, in the case of other
States which have voted against
FEPC legislative proposals, GER
tainly there would be court trials
and court appeals; and we would
hope there would be, because only
in that way, if such legislative
proposals were enacted, could we
knock down this un-American pro-
posal which threatens the lives
and liberties of all the people of
the United States.
1 merely place that in the RE-
CORD.
In reference to this proposal,
since the Junior Senator from
New York has made reference to
the issue of Communist support,
yesterday I placed in the Record
list of the religious organizations
in this country that had endorsed
this bill and had testified in its
behalf. 1 think it is important that
that list be made part of the re-
cord:
The General Conference of the
Methodist Church.
The Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America.
The Northern Baptist Conven-
ton.
The General Council of the Con-
gregational Christian Churches.
The General Synod of the Evan
gelical and Reformed Church.
The Negro Protestant churches
on record for FEPC include the
four leading denominations the
National Baptist Convention, the
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church, and the
Colored Methodist Church. DR..
Cavert of the Federal Council of
Churches Indicated only two ex-
ceptions to this statement of the
views of American Professionalism,
namely, the Southern Baptists and
the Presbyterian Church in the
United States, Southern.
l went on to point out that
leaders of American Judaism have
joined the Christian clergy in
pointing to the spiritual and moral
need and foundation for this bill.
Rabbi William F. Rosenblum,
president of the Synagogue Coun-
Gil of America, told a subcommit-
tee of the Senate committee:
It is natural that religious
groups should come strongly to
the support of any measure which
puts into practice the fundamental
principle that we have lone
Father and that one God made us
all :.
However, il is not merely from
the theological point of view that
we feel strong effort must be
made against discrimination, but
from the more practical aspects of
preserving the rights of our citi-
zens and especially of furthering
the aims Of our form of govern
ment.
Mr.. President, 1t appears to me
that this is not un-American. 1t
appears to me that people who
have devoted their lives to a
spiritual understanding recognize
the logical base of this legislation,
and it appears to me, by the fact
that we accept the doctrine of
human equality-"We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that all
men are created equar'-that this
proposed legislation is anything
but un-American, but, on the con-