St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-04-06
Civil RIGHTS and Senator Thye

civilians South Al the
Of enlisted and officers returning from
uniforms back to smaller
mntes the south MOlestaon Of Negro men in uniform was
at by civilian police.
The situation IL, but Negro servcemen
civilians and police We recall that heavy
weight champ Joe Louis Sergeant Joe Louis that mated
by civilian police used the white phone
a passenger station.
With thousands of young Negroes being
alongside the problem Of relations
services personnel again arises In
protect uniform liberal Senators from both
amendment to ST. the DraftUMT
Herbert Lehman Paul Douglas William Ben
and Harley goe from the Democratic side and Irving Ives and
Robert introduction of the
which sponsored by Mnnesoas Senator Hubert
Humphrey
brutality civilians making
federal Offense to KILL assault resist impede nimi
officials members armed fOrce
the performance Of their duties
the soldiers and sailors who
fact federal employees protection from mstreamen protec
ton a long needed
AS pointed before especially Negro
civilians and the civilian
police Often such have been set by civilians bruta
plain sight of the civilian police
This amendment protect armed forces people defeated
by table which carried 81 to 30 Among
table the legislation Senator Edward The
this Maybe Senator Thye has for not supporting
conceive that it could be
logical This brings to the record Of Senator Thy who will
for election
Senator Thye during governor
upon white leaders the
nterraca Commission This forward step After Thye
Senate Youngdah continued
vtalzed commission For strange Senator
rights which certainly important DOM
unity Senator Thye who demanded that
investigate charges of the Minnesota draftee
Melvin Stone that he and other Negro youths from Minnesota
Disseminated against Camp Rucler
Nevertheless after the Army eeby answered his requests
investigation did pursue
efforts Governor Youngdah Senator Hum
phrey and the NAACP against Army segregation.
might mention this point that the NAACP
expected his setting the Minnesota
Governors teraca Commission would be friend of civil rights
when he got Washington The national office of the NACP has
this that the has been true 1t has
poant to the experimentation of full democracy for all Of Americas
citizens.
This newspaper has refrained critically examining
Senator Tye position such matters because he did set the
nacial commission which has done good Job of education
relations
Senator Thye will have TO be judged his
the Senate So with the of the Stone
nothing shout about The Stone alone should have aligned
him with those senators who sought to protect men in uniform and
service of their country.
There are two forth by Thyo as to why
civil rights Both
thae he has hafed under the
rights say
ced much credit for setting the nerraca commission
his feeling that Governor Younah received the lions share
Of credit
certainly Youngdah gone beyond
almost the u S. decent human rights
governor Negroes
National basis No other
fought FEPc the counsel of supporters old
line party leaders His record VIII no doubt make him one OF the
standing this state had Tye feels self
Youngdahs there nothing anybody
colleague Minnesota, trained,
Humphrey national leader civil
public benefit If he outdwarfs Thye
prestige the state There nothing
Thye about the comparison in the public mind between
Humphrey and Thye.
Senator Thye certainly cannot attract the attention his
think by voting with the Dxecrats against
measures rights Draft-UNIT.
join with like Youngdahl the home front
the Senate floor fight for which
large theory behind his creation of
The civil rights Minnesota in the u
need his support His great influence
and agriculture could make him real force for
good relations and just important cooperation between
and urban people.
something he would reject the negative
He will be handicapped long he refuses
cooperation Yogdah and Humphrey These
individuals whom the roots
going keep the progressive
ward type Of leadership in the two major parties