Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-06-20

President Truman ringing the securing the rights
Of all Americans at the Howard University commencement
June 10 was like breath Of fresh air barren deser-O
those really believe in freedom and liberty for
all.
II was in sharp contrast the hedging and downright
hypocrisy Of members Of his Democratic party and the
Republicans who while approving in their l0iS platforms
strong civil rights pans unwilling except IN the case OF
faithful fcwto battle for the enactment Of decent proee
ton of the rights Of the mnores In this nation
Truman his future place in the history
of the nation and the world when he reamed his belief in
that remarkable "To Secure These Rights the Re
port Of the Presidents Committee Civil Rights This
work which Of the presidential candidates Of either party
have probably readbut who could read with profit TO
themselves and country.
Some Of our distinguished contemporaries in the daily
field like the esteemed Minneapolis Morning TRIBUNE take
occasion bcabour Tumans advocacy Of civil rights as "a
bid for Negro From the TRIBUNES looking askanee
such behaviour you would assume 1t Is crime for poti
cians politicians running for office tn bid for tho
votes segments OF the American voting population
Every day principal candidates for president are
busy putting In their bids for votes Of the labor the far
msru the MdwsSern VOTE the Southern vote, the caho
40 VOTE the Internationally vote the isoaoniSt vote and
several other kinds Of votes. Nobody complains much
However just lot candidate suggest that he thinks the
Federal ought to that all OF its citizens have
work job Of their choice ut their top skthat
he Ii in favor Of FEPCthcn that candidate Is making bid
for Negro votesI
Jus, lot candidate say that he thinks the l3h l4h and
18th amendments the Constitution should be enforced by ad
dona congressional legislation, then he's appealing to the
Negro vote.
Just let candidate say he thinks that the equality of
opportunity protection Of the individual which this nation
Is founded includes the Negro American then he's catering to
the Negro vote
when Mr. Truman suggests that the states need federal
legislation help them the problems that make entire
section Of tho nation police state with racial tensions and
Illustrations stalking almost every street-hcn he's playing
politics and bidding for the Negro vote
Wa rctnrn 10 he Dremiss in Opnion 4
absolutely nothing wrong about candidate making appeal
special group Of long such appeals not
based injury tho and Legitimate interests of other
Americans II full equality for the Negro in this nation is
paaabe unjust and s going 20 harm the Inherent rights and
basic freedom Of other citizens and the majority group
Rlterably opposed to real democracy-thCn should
write the Constitution that Americans Of Negro ancestry and
the entire world may know how the situation stands.
President Truman Ii the first president we've had
who really has had the courage to call the civil rights
problem Just H. His Friday speech reprinted almost
In Its entirety In the Minneapolis TRIBUNE Of Saturday
q masterpiece Of courageous domestic statesmanShp.
q word picture Of American Of courage who has been
willing place his political future the altar Of saori
ce for what he believes be the fundamentals for which
this nations founding fathers, were willing to die.
No man or woman Of honesty could read that Truman
speech and call il the work Of demagoguc II appeal
the bigots did have the ring Of fanatic IL good
sober American ak-frNnk talk coming from the lips of
souhcrncr whose forcfathers fought for the Lost Cause
II did from the mouth of seeking further
public office but from Americas common men, who
holding the highest office in the land darcs be
the best of American dcasthC theory that all in
America under God entitled to certain nacnabe rights
As long America has Presidents who have the
face nvcctve and caumny for what is right this nation
safe from within and from without.
Aside from rCafrmng certain basic truths President
Truman civil rights speech of June - put every candidate
for president Of both parties except perhaps Russell
and Sam Rayburn the spot And Of them squrm
ing