Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-02-15

SNahN 1HgnN NA9GAAyh VI h9te NoNt"
foderute nag. They become lndig.
nant about II, but they seem un-
concerned about more deadly ex-
Amplns OF southern powers such ~
the filibustsr In tho u. y. Senate
and the hard fact that northern
states, Including Michigan. help 10
pay for segregation IN the South
out of Federal Tax funds.
tho NAACP IL - non. partisan
Equalization and what ! Asn about
10 say must not be- Interpreted ~
advocating the defeat or election
Of any PFesldential candidate.
However, this In an election year
and tho peopIo should know the
Mad 0G candidates who are Aseis-
lnG nomination In thelr respective
parties.
President Truman. who has not
yet announced his candidacy. has
estAbllShed q high standard on
civil rights matters, What he has
done and what he can do 10 impls-
msnt HIS own program, will
mention later.
First. however. I wish 20 speak
Of The record Of Senator Estes Ne
fauver OF Tennessee. Hs IL seek
ing the Democratic nomination In
the primaries In the state of H.
hnoia.
senator KsfauVeF has boldly an.
nounced that he opposes FEPC.
IIe says that he h against tho
fillbuster. A review % the record
shows that on March ~. 1889. he
supported the ruling of Vice Prc~I-
dat BaFiIey. which would have
limited debate. but On May 10.
1850. and July ~ of the same
year, be- had opportunities 10 vote
In support Of Cloturc which wOuId
have limited debate and helped 20
break . fiIlbuater against FEPC.
On both % these occasions. M
voted with Tire old South.
Senator Richard Russell Of
Georgia introduced an amend
mcnt which would have required
segregation IN tho Armed Ser.
vices. The NAACP was success.
ful In defeating this amendment
on June n. 1850 hut on that date
Senator Kcfauvcr again voted
with the southerncrs 20 require
segregation In the Armed Ser
vices.
In the period between March II
and May 10 OF 1850, there had
been a great deal of rabble.rouS-
ing in the South aimed, particu.
larry. At senator Claude Pepper Of
Florida, and senator Frank
Graham ~ North Carolina, who
werp defeated Tn their bids for re-.
election to tho Senate. In other
words, when the hounds 81 the
South began nlpplnE at the heels
of Senator Pepper and Senator
Graham. Presidential candidate
KefauveT threw away his coon.
akin cap and fllntlock rifle and
ran like n rabbit back 10 tho
woods Of reaction.
In the Republican ranks, ScnA-
toF Robert A. Taft, has always
voted for clotuFe and has gone on
record against tho flllbustrF. hut,
IN his spc-chea through tho south,
ha sounded more hke . candidate
running for the Governor % Mis-.
aAaalppl than an Ohioan seeking
the Presidential EVICTION.
He has openly opposed FEPC
with enforcement powers and
broadly hints that the Federal
Government should not USE liz
proper Constitutional powers 90
end segregation In the southern
states.
0cneral EiaenhowNF'a record on
ClVil rights b WcaGrc, but he has
yrt 10 NV down the statrmrntn
made before the senate ATuscd
Services Committee IN Hearings
on Universal Military Training In
ne Second session Of thr H0th
Congress. IIIs Statements appear
o. PAEr Sea % the rrcord. Geo.
erAl Eisenhower said at that tinnci
In general. tho Negro Ia less
well educated than his brother
citizen that II white. and n you
make = complete amAlgamation,
what you arr going TO have In
every company the Negro II go
ing 20 BE- rcleGRtcd TO the minor
Jobs, and he IL never going 20 get
his promotion Ia such grades a.
technical sergeant, master ser
gcAnt and 20 on because the
competition IL too tough"
Alrcady the Air ForCe has
shown how FsdicuIously False this
stAtrmcnt was ny the latest
count the lhteGrAted Air FOrce.
where promotions are based on
meFit rather than FAce. has over
ESQ colOrrd commissioned officerA
Each one of them won his place IN
fair competition with white mem
bers % tire Air COSpA
General Eisenhower also said.
Il do believe that II we attempt
merely by passing q lot Of laws 10
force someone TO like someone
else. We are just going 10 get into
trOubAa."
This was sheer demogoguery,
since no laws were under connid-