Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-04-06


Negro soldiers uniform ynched and
numerous by At the close
/ enlisted and officers returning from
their uniforms back TO smaller
munItea Negro uniform
often winkod at by civilian police
The situation was Negro sercemen
were stun mlstroaed by police
weight champ Sergeant Louis that msated
by civilian police because between trains he used the "h phone
booth In . passenger station.
With young Negroes drafted the armed
forces TO serve alongside other Americans problem
between civilians and armed personnel again
protect uniform liberal Senators from both
parties introduced civil rights amendment
Lehman Paul Douglas William Ben
KGoro the Democratic side and Irving Ives and
Robert Isndcson from joined
sponsored by MnneSoas Senator Hubert
Humphrey
personnel brutality civilians making
. assault. resist impede Inml
data ar lnenre with federal officials msmbsrs Of forCes)
performance Of their duties.
This amendment given
protection from mstreament protec
which has long been needed
AZ pointed before especially Negro
by civilians brutay
beaten In plain sight OF the civilian police
by a table which carried OF to 80 Among
table the legislation Senator Edward Thye OF
this state Maybe Senator Thye has reason for not supporting
bill but this cannot conceive that could be
logical Tha brings TO the record Of Senator Thye who will
up for election.
Thye during Minnesota
the advice Negro and white leaders set the Governors
ntsracal Commission This forward step After Thyo
NS""N"
and wtazed the commission For strange Senator
Washington not numbered those who have been
rights which certainly
unity that Senator Thye who demanded that
Secretary Minnesota draftee
Melvin Stone that he and other Negro youths from Minnesota
Disseminated against at Camp Rucker.
Neverthsoss Army icrbIy requests
by WhtewaAh Mr. Thye did pursue the
despite YOunEdah Hum
phry the NAACP against Army segregation.
might not DO Rmas mention at this point that the NAACP
expected Thye. setting
would be friend civil rights
Washington The national office of the NAAcP has
that the II has
been able help from him the that
the experimentation of full democracy for all OF Americas
ctiRsnS
Th. newspaper hA. rpfrAlncd from critically examining
Thyes position
nterrSCA cOHnIHsloH which has done good Job of education
n relations the state.
However senator hye from will have to be Judged his
record IN the Senate 30 far with the exception OF the son" case
nothing The alone should
him with those senators who sought to protect uniform and
service OF their country.
There by Thycs why
proper stand civil rights Both
based type OF Illustration One Ae he has ehaed under the
publicity which Youngdam has received his
human rights Thye feels his friends that he should
csved much credit for setting up the mt"raca commission
feeling that Governor YounS has received the hons share
Of credit
Ths certainly true Youngdah gone beyond
every the u to decent human
dared insist that Negroes be admitted
National Guard nonegeGa'ed basis No other governor has
fought FEPc the counsel OF
party leaders His record viii doubt mako him of the
standing this state had Thyc feels self
YoungdAhl record there nothing anybody do about
His colleague In tho Senate from Minnesota the well trained
national
public benefit oudWarfs It
prestige the state There nothing
expect The about the comparison in the public mind between
Humphrey and Thye
Thyc certainly cannot attract the attention his
voting with DiNiccras
the civil rights amendment Co the Draft-UMr
ought Join with like YOungdah the home front
Humphrey Senate floor fight for which
the theory behind his creation OF
rights army Minnesota
large support His influence
with and agriculture could make him real force
good just important cooperation
rural and urban people
Thye something he would the
get positive viii handicapped
cooperation Humphrey
type individuals whom the
going keep they the progressive
type Of leadership in the two major parties
Louis HilI and EEPc
gisators who remote from the
problems the urban honestly
see the employment practices legislation However
n absolutely Representative