Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-10-27

Republican writers like j,
Courier have lambNstcd Mr., W
solon.
The NAAcP at It's 1919 con.
vention approved non-partiSan
political action, Tart has rcnIE-
ged ON FEPC and In several In.
stances coopcTated with the Dix.
lccrats. For this White has been
travelling through Ohio attack.
ing Taft'B record.
The latest rstRiiAtory blast
against White came from Perry
Howard Of Washington. d. c, and
mississippi who broadcast 20 the
daily and weekly press an attack
on Whites activity,
On Oct. 10, Walter White sent
the following scathinR letter to
Mr.. Howard, the text Of which In
reprinted here:
Dear Mr.. Howard,
Il returned TO my office this
week to find your thrco-page
publiCity-angled TRADE against
the National Association for the
Advancement Of colored People
and It's executive officers.
In view Of the highly question
able methods by which you retain
control II the phantom Repubn.
can Party In mississippi. I find II
ironlc that you question the
democratic processes by which
MACE develops its Legislative
and political action program. A.
I explained In my memorandum
Of October ,, this program IL de-
vel0ped and passed by the dele
gates to our annual conventions.
Your insinuation that the Nation
nj Office handpieks these dele
gates IL a. false a. II In vicious.
Has Attached Densos
Your reminder that no whore
have tyouD seen any criticism
from (msl Of the failure Of Demo-
Gratis IN carry out thsir cam.
pAign promises merely reveals
your limited reading or short
memory, have repeatedly con-
demned the failure Of both par.
ties 10 fuIfill their campaign
pledges, My attack upon the
Democrats during the fight for
revision OF the eloturs rule last
year was 10 sharp that II procipi.
tated q near physical clash with
j. Howard MCOrath, then Demo-
cratic senator from Rhode Island,
This incident was widely publ.
cized. Apparently you are also
unaware Of the fact that the
Taft supporters In Ohio have re-
produced and are using ~ cam.
paign literature an editorial from
The Crisis o0ndsmning the Demo-
cratic Party for It's failure 10 de-
liver sufficient votes for clotUre
on FEPC.
SeR. Wagner Not Dead
Your pathetic failure 10 know
what Ia going on In the world In
further revealed by your use Of
the word late In referring 10
senator Robert v. Wagner. To
correct your misinformation. may
! inform you that senator Wag.
nsr iS HtllI alive. lie In now re-
cuperatinE from illness ana
fatigue, caused In part by many
years Of unceasing battles against
lynching, Acknowledgement and
economic discrimination against
Negroes. II IL as incredible m II
IN disturbing 10 learn that n Me-
gro Republican politician has not
the common dscsBcy 10 ascertain
whether or not q great cham.
plon OF justice like Senator Wag-
nsr IL alive or dead.
NAACP Program
The NAAcP II not Q hon.pol-
itleal organization. We have q
legislative program which can be-
achieved only through political
action. We are. however. non
partisan, in that we are equally
opposed 10 politicians Of what.
ever political faith. who oppose,
sabotage or fail TO support the
legislative program formulated
by our national conventions. We
shall continue this line regard
Less Of what fay0Titss Of yours
we may need 70 expose.
Your present concern for Sen
Rtor Taft prompts me 70 suggest
that the public has . right TO
know the terms on which you
have attempted 10 line up South
ern delegates for him 20 various
National Conventions.
Il would BE- highly pleased IL
you would furniah . single In.
stance In which the Taft-Hartlsy
Act has been invoked 10 gain or
save . job for . Negro worker.
Our researchers have been unable
10 uncover any such instance.
Follows CP LineF
In conclusion II II interesting
70 note how faithfully you are
following the Communist Party
Linz In charging that I am max
ing the NAACP an auxiliary Of
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