Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-12-14

MOST Negroes ana lDeThl
prise move by the President was q
short step In the right direction,
but felt that the order did not go
far enough
The DixiecrAts and other re-
dictionaries claimed that such n
committee ~ unnecessary. while
the Republicans branded the ex-
ecutive order as political fodder,
In announcing the order at Key
West. Fla, where he is vacation
ing. the President stated that the
creation Of this committee Is one
more step IN the program which
he has undertaken Ia use the
powers conferred on the executive
by the constitution to eliminate
the practice OF discrimination in
connection with activities of FEEDER
al government
he pointed out that the fair en-
ploymcnt board Of the civil service
commission IL carrying out such
responsibility for federal en-
ployees. and the Presidents com
mitter ON equality Of treatment
and opportunity in the armed ser
vices pointed the way toward end
ing discrimination in our fighting
forces
The President said cOntTRC-
tOr~ fulfilling contracts with the
Federal government should fol-
low the national policy Of equal
trcRtmrRt and opportunity.
The new committee to be- set up
under this Order might be com
pared In some ways with the orr
ginal FEPC established by Presi-
dent Roosevelt during World War
n. only It will be- much narrower
In scope
The original fair employment
practices committee had the
authority To issue cease and de-
Ast" orders. while the new COM
mittec II expected only To con-
fer. advise and make recommen-
dations TO officers Of contracting
agencies regarding the prevention
and elimination OF discrimination,
Clarence Mitchell director of
the Washington bureau. NAACP.
expressed disappointment IN the
order, because of its weaknesses
and lack Of enforcement powers. ="
In past negotiations with De-
tense mobiliKer Charles F. Wilson,
the American Council on Human
Rights, through its director, FL
mer W Henderson. had contCnded
that special machinery set up to
enforce the discriminatory
clause already in the defense con.
tracts could have a tremendous
effect On the general efforts to-
ward fair employment
When the recent order was Is
sued. Henderson commented
Much will depend on the
calber N the six public members
" the committee yet to b" ap-
pointed. and whether the commit.
tee will b. given an adequate
STAFF 81 Interested an sympathetic
examiners TO enable Il Ia carry
out It's functinn The test win b.
IN the prompt investigation Of the
employment practices of eontrac-
tors and sub contractors To deter
mine II they are carrying out the
lrtter and spirit 81 the contract
CLAUSE and to require that they 80
do
Prom the DtNiccra' corner
ranae Statrusrnt from sen, ,
william FuIbriGht ID, Ark.l
that tho PrrSidrnt'S now hooked
Co him Ilkr "diVerSloRaFy
npaScm-at" 90 takr the pubic
spotlight of the taN esII~ction
Scandal~."
Sen. Walter y George 10 Cal
IL rrPortci as saying IN" only
thing nv could make Of IT was that
Mr. Truman may be preparing to
run for President again.
Frum the Republican angle, Val
Washington. assistant 20 the
chairman Of the National Repub-
hcan Committee. said he could ses
nothing new IN the order
Washington interpreted the or
der a. an implication that the
President vas only crsating Q
committee to recommend that