St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-08-07

as u delegate.
with Walter White, executive
secretary OF the NAAcP. sound
ing off first. a number of organi-
cations, leaders and newspapers
have denounced the choice OF
Gov. Byrnes. admittedly an advo-
cate OF white supremacy and RAJ
cial segregation. TO the important
UN post.
kilograms have flooded the
White House asking President
TO drop the name OF
Gov, Byrncs from his list of UN
Among his numerous
critics have been:
The NAACP. the National ur-
ban League, tho Chicago sun
Times, the United Packinghouse
Workers OF America, clio, the
Jewish Labor Committee, the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
union AFL., the Americans for
Democratic Action and numerous
others.
Coming to the defense OF Gov.
Byrnes. however, were the News
and Courier of Charleston, s, c.,
"A pro-Byrnes journal, and the Ar
kansas Gazette OF Little Rock, a
more liberal southern news
paper.
Mr.. Eisenhower has named Aid.
Carey first alternate to the UN,
the highest international United
Nations post ever given Negro
by the American government. AZ
first alternate. Carey win vote
and act on the absence Of any
American delegate TO the Ccncr-
nj Assembly.
His appointment as well as
those OF the others have been con-
firmed by the senate. Appointed
delegates were:
Gov. Byrnes; Henry Cabot
Lodge Jr., head OF the uSA mis-
sion TO the UN; Rep. James p.
Richards. also South Carolina
Democrat like Byrncs; and Rep.
Frances p. Bolton, Ohio RepubL
lean and a liberal.
Alternates are Aid, Carey. J. ID.
zellcrbach OF San Francisco,
Henry Ford II. DIR. Charles w.
Mayo of the Mayo Clinic. Roches-
ter. MINI, and Mrs. Oswald u.
Lord, who replaces Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt on the human rights
commission.
Here Is some OF the criticism on
the choice OF Gov. Byrnes:
Walter white
Walter White, in his syndicated
column-'If President Eisenhower
does not withdraw the nomination
of Mr.. Byrnes as he has been
urged to do, and II the senate con-
firms the nomination. q field day
for Communist attack on the u.
s. delegation is inevitable"
In telegram 10 Mr.. Eisenhower
AS a member OF congress, as a
cabinet officer and as governor Of
South Carolina, Mr.. Byrnes has
been an open advocate Of and
spokesman for racism. The Conn
munists can brand him by his own
words and deeds as a proponent of
racism and foe OF democracy. His
Appointment viii be widely inter
preted an an abandonment by the
United States OF its championing
OF human rights
National Urban League
National Urban League In let
ter signed by Robert w. Bowling,
president and Lester b. Granger,
executive director--'fWe speak for
the Urban League membership in
against the nomination
Of Gov. James Byrnes az u, $.
delegate to the UNI.
'Byrnes' long record has been
so flagrantly and constantly OPP
posed TO the American ideal Of
equal opportunity that his MEM
bership in the us. delegation
would make him an easy and in
viting target for Communist at
tack against the sincerity OF this
democratic professions.
Paekinghouse Workers
Packinghouse Workers In tele-
gram signed by national president
Ralph Helstein--'Tt Is incredible
that the administration should
give approval TO his advocacy Of
white supremacy by appointing
him as our country's representa-
tive to a council OF nations in
which we are advocates OF free
dom. We urge you In the name Of
aecency TO withdraw the nomin-
alton"
Chicago Sun Times
Other supporting statements
were in the same vein as the
above. The Chicago sun-rmes
said in an editorial:
The shock and dismay ex-
pressed by Walter White over
President Eisenhowers nomina-
ton OF Gov. Byrnes as delegate to