The Miami times., 1952-07-12
CIVIL RIGHTS

CIVIL KlGHIS
Six clergymen and laymen of the major religious
faiths this week made appeal to the Republican and
Democratic parties to stamp out appeals to racial and
religious preudices and to establish far elections
praceS CODE The appeal calls for the establishment of
committees in every community to keep watchful eye
campaign activities call to the attention of po-
cal leaders instances of appeals based religious
or racial prejudices."
kilograms sent to officials of the two parties said
Nothing is more harmful to self-governing people
than confusion of issues by base appeals to racial and
ligious biotry."
Names of those sending the appeal The Rt Rev.
Henry Knox Sheriff. Greenwich, Conn.,, president of the
National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
The Most Rev. Edwin " OHara Kansas City, bishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City.
Rabbi Simon G.. Kramer, New York City, president
of the Synagogue Council of America.
DIR. George N Shuster, Stamford, Conn., president of
Hunter College of New York City and Catholic ayman.
DIR. Arthur S. F1emming, Delaware Ohio, vice presi-
dent Of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in
the U.S-A.
Jacob Baustein, Baltimore, president of the Amer
Jewish Committee.
1t is good thing that these religious leaders have
spoken out the civil rights question The church
peced to take the lead and when she faers much harm
is done to the cause of christianity.
Another very interesting the where
the faculty Of the school of Theology of the University of
the South headed by the Very Rev F. Craghl Brown,
threatens resign and his eight faculty members with
him. if Negroes not admitted to the school.
The letter to the chancellor, the Bishop Mitchell of
Arkansas said:
eff our request is ignored if the sought
is refused without exception prepared to resign
versity in June, 1851
God bless these men for the noble stand they have
taken
The Republicans platform plank on civil rights rec
commended by the resolution committee is as follows:
"We condemn bigotS who inject class, racial and
lgious prejudice into public and political matters Blgotry
ia un-American and danger to the republic.
We depore the duplcity and insncerity of the party
in power in racial and religious matters Although they
have been in office majority party for many years
they have not kept do they intend to keep their
promises
The Republican party will not mislead, exploit at
tempt to confuse minority groups for political purposes
All American citizens entitled to full impartial
forcement of federal laws relating to their civil rights
We believe it is the primary responsibility of each
state order and control its domestic Institutions and
this power reserved to the states essential to the main
tenance of federal republic.
However, we believe the federal government should
take supplemental action with in it's constitutional uris
dcton to oppose discrimination against race religion
national origin.
We will prove good faith by:
Appointing qualified persons without distinction of
race religion national origin to responsible positions in
the government.
Federal action toward the elimination of lynching.
Federal action toward the elimination of poll taxes
a prerequisite to voting.
Appropriate action to end segregation in the District
of Columbia. '"t'
Enactng federal legislation to further just and equ
table treatment in the of discriminatory employment
practices Federal action should not duplicate state efforts
to end such practices; should not set up another huge
bureaucracy.
OUR MIAMI FRIEND
We lust read the editorial of Rev III F.. 6 Reeves ed