St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-11-02

urged the group ito turn the spot
light of public opinion on the
Stork Club and any place in New
York where discrimination is
practiced."
Latham Pickets Club
Joseph T. Sharkey, acting as
mayor and Halley's Democratic
opponent, already had ordered all
city agencies to investigate the
incident. The opposition Of all
major parties to the Stork Clubs
anti-Negro policies became unani-
nous last night when Rep. Lath-
am, COP candidate, Joined the
picket line on its third night in
front of the place.
I'm with you all the way in
this fight against discrimination"
Latham told the so pickets of the
National Assn. for the Advance
ment of Colored People.
Walter White, NAACP execu-
tive secretary, in a radio talk ac-
cused Walter Winchell of trying
to smear the pickets at the Stork
Club as Communists or Commu-
mist sympathizers."
Disputes Charges
Winchell, who was present In
the Stork Club on Oct. 10. while
walters allegedly refused Miss
Baker food, wrote that reporters
for the Journal-American had rec
ognized several participants in
the PeekskiIl Paul Robson riots
In 1919. on the Stork Club picket
line.
White, saying that NAACP
pickets had been carefully screen
cd to prevent Communist partici-
patton, also quoted Miss Baker as
denying that she had made a pro-
Mussolini statement In 1885 while
married to an italian subject-an-
other charge printed by Winchen.
He asked Winchell, 'Ts your
night against bigotry to stop at
the door Of the Stork Club"
ACLU Cites Law
In demanding a public hearing
by the Mayors Committee on the
Baker case, the New York Civil
Liberties committee of the ACLU
pointed out that the State Civil
Rights Law states that "all per-
sons within the Jurisdiction Of this
state shall be entitled to full and
aqual accommodations, advan-
tages, facilities and privileges of
any place of public accommoda-
ton No person being the
owner shall directly or indirectly
refuse, withhold from, or deny to
any person any of the accommo-
dations, advantages on account Of
race, creed, color or national ORR
gin"
The ACLU said, New York
City has achieved a great deal in
the campaign to eliminate I'M
democratic practices of racial dis
elimination from our community.
It must once again make clear its
opposition to such practices"
Arthur wallander, chairman Of
the Mayors Committee said that
the 30-member body Of civic and
public leaders will meet at City
Hall next Tuesday to prepare
report for Mayor Impellitteri who
has announced that he will not go
TO the Stork Club "or any other
place that practices discrimina-
ton"
Members Of the committee in
clude Fannie Hurst, novelist; Spe-
cial Sessions Justice Perlman, for
mer Supreme Court Appellate Di-
vision Presiding Justice Lazan-
sky, Maj. Benjamin H. Namm,
DR.. c. Asapansa johnson, Edmund
Borgia Butler, DR.. William r. r.
Granger, Oliver d. Williams and
others. Mrs. Edith Alexander is
executive director.
As on the previous nights the
picket line turned only a handful
of prospective patrons away from
the establishment, since the pick
cts made no effort to block the
door. Two cab-loads Of customers
were seen to refuse to 60 in after
talking to pickets or police.
BIlingsley Plays DOorman
There was one new develop
ment, however. Sherman Billings
ley. who has ignored the incident
since The Post made 1t public a
week ago. spent most Of the hours
picket time at the door Of his
establishment, and on at least two
occasions came TO the curb to es-