Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-12-01
EAGER TELLS OF
RECENT MARIO
coNEAB IN N. Y.

AhS NAhASaPoAS NA@yot ~VeA-
Gil on Human Relations sent Its
Executive Secretary, Frank Fa-
ger TO the recently held eth Ma
tional Conference Of the National
Association Of Intergroup Rela-
tons Officials CNAIRO) In New
York City. MARIO Is an organize.
ton composed of human relations
workers from all parts Of the
United States.
The purpose OF NAIRo's an
nual meeting Ia TO advance hui
man relations work by sharing
experiences on common problems,
studying and planning together.
Eager said that there were
three main benefits which were
derived from the conference this
year. First, It brought people with
n rich background In human rela.
tons work together 30 that they
could share their experience. Sec
ond, II provided an opportunity
for insight into the problems Of
other cities and the attempts be-
ing made there 10 solve them.
Third. II developed a determine
ton on the part of the delegates
TO bind their scattered agencies
more closely together.
Minneapolis Ahead
1t seemed to me-" Eager said.
that Minneapolis was well ahead
Of many other cities in the pro-
cess Of community organization.
For example. human relation
agencies In no other city have de-
veloped the type Of working re-
latiOnship we have here with our
local board OF REALTORS.
Many representatives complain
ed about the difficulty Of getting
employers to cooperate in human
relation ventures,
Minneapolis has been FORUM
ate TO have q considerable amount
of cooperation from individual
employers and q growing partici-
patton by at least the most Inn
portant employer associations.
The cooperativeness Of the Min
neapolis public school and the ac-
uvity of the Human Relations
Committees OF the PTA was not
suTpaBScd by any groups about
which information was obtained"
waS the opinion Of Eager.
Minneapolis. however. IL far be-
hind many other cities In estab-
fishing human relations training
for its police officers. Even some
southern towns have gone ahead
Of US on this count, Eager said.
Other Cities Finance Council
Most Of the cities represented
have Mayors Councils that are
supported out Of tax funds. Rep
resentAtiVes Of some OF these
agencies said that they felt they
secured support only because the
politicians wanted to avoid being
blamed for q race riot. or for
some other reason felt IL was
more trouble not 20 vote for the
appropriation than TO vote for Il,
This feeling was probably re-
sponsible for the attitude on the
part Of some representatives that
a "MAchlavellian power politics
approach" was the only way 70
get things done In their eommuni-
ties.
Eager said he felt this under
tone was never really success
fully chAIIenged at the confer.
cace and was In his OplnIOn .
serious GhOFtoOmlnR. both on
the part Of the Delegates and Of
the cOnfereAoe, Itself.
Mr.. Eager said that the hu-
man relations work in Minneapo-
has been carried out on the basis
Of q straightforward recognition
Of this community's problems by
all the groups concerned; that the
basic assumptions have always
been that the people Of Minneapo-
liz wanted . real solution 20 these
problems: that every care has
been taken TO use the most
thoroughly democratic means
available to help the community
itself change its patterns Of con-
duct These are the only trust
worthy means by which we can
reach our hoped-for ends. This
may wen explain why Mlnneapo-
lis, has progressed where others
have n0undered. Eager said.
This year there were over zoo
representatives registered at the
conference For the first time this
year there was . liberal sprink-
ling Of representatives from the
South; reports Of the work they
are carrying on were truly re-
markAble. the Minneapolis man
said
Ths MARIO faces Q new year
without any paid SecrstaFiat and
In order for ths human relation
agencies scattered across the
country 20 hold Themselves To
gsthsr. they have proposed 70 IN
Stituts . reporting service among