Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-03-13
Senator Humphrey Ask Aid In Support
OF His Bill On Civil Rights

Senator Hubert H. Humphrey ID Mimi released this
week the text of letter which he sent to Attorney General
Herbert Bowne dated February "a 1853 urging him to
port proposals reogane the Department of Justice for the
protection of civil rights He brought the Attorney Generals
attention bill he Introduced S464 in the De-
partment of Justice Assistant Attorney General TO be in
charge OF civil Rights Division the Department Senator
Humphreys bill would increase personnel in the FBI as to
include agents trained investigate civil rights violations
Senator Humphrey wrote: Il particularly interest
ed in whether the Humphrey bill S46i becomes law. whe
ther the objective attained through Executive reogan
cation or the enactment of bill introduced by other
member of Congress My aim rather that the obec
1--WE of my bill becomes law am weary of having civil
rights remain political football think important that
we begin making progress in the field"
The full of the letter follows:
You are undoubtedly of the fact that have in
PRODUCED series of bills designed to carry forward
looking and progressive civil rights program for the United
States know the own past record and
association with Governor Dewey's administration in New
York that you personally sympathetic toward the
men of an effective civil rights program your country
is in this spirit of nonparsanshp that write you The ques
ton OF civil rights should be above party politics. with
ha IN mind that have been associated with Senator Ives
OF New York in attempting carry legislative program
mere IN the Senate Thus the Humphrey Ives bill of last year
designed TO bring about equality of opportunity employment
mas TINS year become the Humphrey bill view of
Republican majority in the Senate.
one OF the bills introduced this year is S464 bill to
ieoigaHe the Department of Justice protection
rights This bill would Department of Justice an
daonai assistant attorney general to be in charge civil
rights division in the Department of Justice would also
increase the personnel of the Federal Bureau Investigation
SO as to include agents trained in investigating civil rights Vi
71o ana mus better able to carry the functions
bureau under Federal law you to study the provisions
of that bill
particularly whether the Humphrey
BILL S464 becomes law, whether objective can be at
tanned through Executive reorganization the enactment
bill introduced by other member Congress-
rather to that the objective of my bill becomes law For
that reason would like suggest that you the members
OF your Department investigate the possibility of carrying
the detectives of my bill through reorganization
plans under the Reorganization Act 1853 through your
reorganization powers under existing statute If this can
can administration credit for that
perfectly satisfactory to long our objective is re-
allied am weary of having civil rights remain political
FOOTBALL think it is important that begin making progress
in the field is in that spirit that write YOU and request
your reply.
Sincerely yours, Hubert H. Humphrey