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that the Senator from Minnesota
Mr.. Humphrey be permitted to
proceed in order. Putting the
question: The motion Is agreed TO,
and the Senator from Minnesota
may proceed in order.
Mr.. HUMPHREY. Mr.. PreSi-
dent, with reference TO the most
recent situation which has been
before the Senate I make the fol-
lowing comments, and / shall
make every effort to be In order.
should like to quote from the
Congressional Record Of yesterday,
on Page 7205, the remarks Of the
Senator from Florida (Mr. Hol-
land). Speaking Of the fair en-
ployment practices measure he
said:
That does not mean necessarily
that the particular program would
have to be bad, simply because the
Communists suggested 1t. but 1t
means that II comes from their
philosophy. that they claim pater-
nifty, as they have repeatedly, in
the Daily Worker, that that pater-
nifty Is recognized by such writers
as Mr.. Arthur Krock, that pater-
nifty was recognized by the Cali
fOrnia Committee on Un-American
Activities OF the California Legis-
lature, and that, following that de-
Claration, Communists generally
have been active in the promotion
Of FEPC. just as was shown in
the case OF the California activity.
He proceeded to say:
that over 30 of the active men,
bcrs Of 50 on the committee there
which was sponsoring FEPC as a
constitutional measure were them
selves Communists and In the
cOmmunistic effort.
That does not at all mean that
everyone who has sponsored
FEPC or who Is now sponsoring
FEPC has the remotest idea Of
supporting anything which Ii
Communistic. II does not mean at
all that the Senator from Florida
is charging that everyone who Is
supporting FEPC is communistic;
quite the contrary.
Let me make this very clear.
This whole program that In re-
lated in that part of the Commu-
mist platform which has already
been placed in the Record. radical
ism OF the worst sort has the ear
marks of destructive effort, which
will make itself felt in every part
Of the Nation and upon every part
OF our United States Government,
both at the Federal level and at
the State and local levels. and we
might al well know. when we are
seriously considering bringing up
such legislation as this, this Is the
source from which II comes. Not
only does II come from that
source
Referring to the Communist
Fairly
but II has active lip service and
active foot service from that
source ever since II sprung full
formed from Communist brains
back In 1923.
Mr.. President, the junior Sen
ator from Minnesota. in reply to
that. as Of yesterday. quoted as
follows from page 5 of the report
on Senate bill 1928. which was
presented to the Senate by the
Senator from Utah (Mr. Thomas).
the Senator from Montana (Mr.
Murray, the Senator from West
Virginia (Mr Neelyl, the Senator
from Illinois (Mr. Douglass. the
Senator from New York (Mr. Leh-
mani. the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
Tafp. the Senator from Vermont
INT. Aiken. the Senator from
Oregon tMr. Morse). the Senator
from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH,
and the Senator from Minnesota
CMr, Humphrey, with some dis
senting views. From page 5 of that
report I read as follows:
Great leaders Of the Roman
Catholic Church added their voices
in behalf of a Federal Fair EN-
ployment Practice Act. As long
ago a. i9a4. the late Msgr. John
A Ryan told a subcommittee of
this committee that he favored
this legislation because
And now I quote from the mon
signor--
the Christian precept Of brotherly
love Is not satisfied by mere we'll
wishing, nor benevolent emotion,
nor sentimental yearning. II re-
quires action.
Therefore. on the basis Of that
statement. Mr.. President. II has
seemed to me that Monsignor
Ryan said that its source was TO
be found in the Christian precepts
and concepts and philosophy, and
not In the source that has been al
hIded to by the Senator from Flor
ida. Then stated that In l9A7 the
Most Reverend Francis J. Haas,
bishop of Grand Rapids. said In q
letter to the chairman Of the COM
mittee. namely, the Senate Com
mittee on Labor and Public Wei.
fare. as follows. a. appears on
page 5 Of the report:
I earnestly hope that this bill
viii become law.
offer no lengthy comment on
the underlying principle OF the bill:
that Is. that all American citizens
are equal and that all are entitled
20 have their right TO equal OPP
portunity protected by law, To me.
both as an American citizen and
as q catholic bishop, this principle
needs no supporting argument.
Equality is among our most treas
ured American possessions. as Il
Is a central doctrine Of Christian
faith, which proclaims that all
men are equal before God. made
equal before Him through His
Divine son. Jesus Christ.
Yet another distinguished
C.tholI, hishop the Nost Rrver-