Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-08-22
Thinks COP Platform Sound
BY Julius J. Adams

first time the history of the long fight for CT
vii Rights legislation the facts dramatically clear The bet
ter and determined fight of southern Democrats the
Democratic national convention makes it obvious that
the southern eactonares hold the in the parys
legislative councils Because of that it sheer daydeamng
for believe that the Democratic party any
ton of fulfilling its promises Civil Rights has the unity
to do
Besides John sparsman Democratic nom
mee for Vice President is record being unateraby op
posed to Civil Rights In the radio from
bile, Alabama, April II 1850 Senator Sparkman said
I'VE do not have to sacrifice any of convictions
against the Civil Rights proposals-always and
ways will be-"
The Republican party, the other hand offers sound
workable program in this direction The Republican platform
represents the united thinking of the party whole
Civil Rights proposals basic the minimum which is prom
ised not the unattanable goal
Senator Irving NJ Ives, member the committee that
drafted the platform, has expressed ably the
goals which will be sought by the Republican Civil Rights
plank Those goals attanabe because
publican party in its State administrations and the
vote of the Republican members Congress show practice
hot mere preachng--o the principles of Civil Rights
Senator Ives, co-auhor of the York State antids
elimination law which is the model for all FEPC legislation
fought for strong fortnight Civil Rights plank AT the in
Ssence of Senator Ives and other Civil Rights leaders, efforts
to prohibit compulsory FEPC defeated Senator Ives
has stated that in eliminating the ban against compulsory
FEPC the platform committee interpreted the sem
tment of its members only permitting but
actually faVorng compulsory FEPC The Senator said that
when the platform presented the convention it was pre-
scented with this Interpretation its Civil Rights plank
Harold Burton and several others, wished further
and to endeavo place definite Federal compulsory FEPC
commitment in the plank by Convention floor action.
Ives said he suggested to them that effort might stir
up couneracton which, in the succeeding
sy and debate might win He said it had seemed to him
that the plank written gave assurance of SUPPORT
for Federal compulsory FEPC.
The Senator confirmed the report that latter considerable
consultation it decided from any attempt to
amend the Civil Rights plank the convention floor Instead
Mr. Burton in secondng the motion calling for the adoption
OF the platform pointed out that his Interpretation
that the Civil Rights plank written establish
ment OF federal compulsory FEPC and that this
interpretation he supporting the platform No one rose
to challenge or question Mr. Burons nterperta-
uon and the platform was adopted unanimously. 1t
clear therefore, that the conventions intention was appva
Of and support for Federal compulsory FEPC.
DO not agree with those people who that platform
IS not important think it is. But what is mpor-
tant is the record of the party offering it,
who will be responsible for in the congress well as those
who will surround the President 1t my belief with men
whose records favorable Civil Rights those of
Senators Lodge Morse Ives Duff Governors Dewey
and Drscou supporting the platform, of Civil
Rights legislation at least has chance of being realized.