St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
The Eisenhower Approach

The portion of President of the union
message which had do with civil rights issues read very well
but his nssnce that the will he cured by the power
Of the fact fully publicized of persuasion honestly pressed
and Of justly aroused" is wshfu thinking.
This discount the elements enumerated by Presi
dent Eisenhower but point that far such fine words
accomplished much halt the widespread violation
of the basic rights Of minorities in this nation.
Our American Bin of Rights is fine expression Of
equality American citizen has been written but it took
between the states to bring it into sembance of real
ty,
1t national shame that practically every advance
towards equality of opportunity for Negroes in this nation has
made by power of the fact ' persuasion honestly
pressed 80" conscience justly aroused which Mr. Eisenhower
advocates but by laws the threat of laws by appeals the
courts and decisions therefrom
that large part Of the support which
American white brethren beginning give to the of
equality for Negroes due the cod war; in which Russia
has used the Ngowhe problem of the United States to show
the Asatcs that the United States dscmnates against
of its citizens because of their and color We
believe Eisenhower and his advisors not of the posi-
ton country placed in before the world by the contnu
of racial segregation and its concomitants.
Self interest of all Americans white and black north and
SOUTH should dictate that get busy in the words of Essen
hover, fighting these wrongs.
While the President these wrongs be fought he
unwilling suggest support federal laws which would
the issue face face 1t took federal law stamp
kidnapping 1t took federal law to halt the rising power of
underworld mobs From the looks of things is going to take
federal action end the everyday violation Of the civil rights
of minorities in the United States.
Negroes and whites who believe in equality have prayed
have peoned have appealed to the American conscience
They have sought relief by the individual from the
of segregation discrimination and its evils the person and
spirit and too much has happened The best results
when appeal has been made to the federal where
jurs interpret the law they it without fear of
retaliation by the racists
Even in the Federal courts witness the of Judge
Waes Warng of South Carolina pressure terrific
when Judge decides to favor the rules up
stitution for protection of minority groups,
We hope there enough people in this country who be-
eve does President Eisenhower that the problems
by the civil rights issue be settled without federal inter
vention by laws, but we have doubts
On the other hand think it approaches the dsoya to
allow conditions to continue without challenge in this country
which allows enemies to make capital among the millions
OF nonwhtes in the world If and when rid country
the results racial segregation discrimination will
doing our nation the best service at command.
President Esenhowers suggestion that he plans all
in his power rid the District of Columbia segregation
welcomed We always thought both Roosevelt and Truman
could have done than they did do national
capital real shrine for free people where the moekery
segregation and discrimination would have place.