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have denounced the choice OF
Gov, ByrneS, admittedly an advo.
cate Of white supremacy and ra-
cial segregation, TO the important
UN post.
kilograms have flooded the
White House asking President
Eisenhower TO drop the name OF
Gov nyrneS from his list OF uN
appointsSH, Among his numerous
critics have been;
Tho NAACP. the National ur-
ban League, the Chicago sun
Times. tho United PaobinEhouHe
Workers Of America, clio, the
Jewish Labor Committee. the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
union AFL. the Americans for
Democratic Action and numerous
others.
Coming Ia the defense Of Gov,
Byrncu. however. were the News
and Courier Of Charleston. q, C.,
n pro.ByrneS Journal. and The Ar
kansas Gazette Of LittIe Rock, n
more liberal southern news
paper,
Mr.. Eisenhower has named Aid.
Carey first alternate 20 the UN,
the highest international United
Nations post ever given u Negro
by the American government, A.
first alternate. Carey will vote
and act on the absence % any
American delegate 10 the oensr-
Al Assembly.
Hla appointment ~ we'll NJ
those Of the others have been con
firmsd by the senate. Appointed
delegates wsrsi
oov Bynsa; Henry Cabot
Lodge Jr.. head of the UBA mis-
sion to the uN; Rep. James p.
Richards, also . South Carolina
Democrat like ByrBss; and Rep.
Frances =, Bolton, Ohio Rspubl.
lean and . liberal.
AItsrnAtss are Aid. Carry, J. ID.
Zolisrbach OF San Francisco.
Henry Ford II. DT. Charles W.
Mayo Of the Mayo Clinic. ROohss.
ter. MINI, and Mrs. Oswald u,
Lord. who replaces Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt on the human rights
cOmmiaBIOn.
Here IL some Of the oriticiAm on
the choice Of Gov. Byrnssi
Waiter Whlts
Walter White. In his EyndlSAted
column III President Eisenhower
does not withdraw the nomination
VI Mr.. Byrnes ~ he has been
urged 20 do. and n the senate con.
firms the nomination. a flsld day
FOR Communist attack on the ".
=. delegation IL inevitable"
In telegram % Mr.. Eisenhower
AS a member OF conKrsAa. ~ q
cabinet officer AAd a. governor Of +,
south Carolina, Mr.. Byrnsa has
been an open advocate ~ and
Ipoksaman for racism. The Com
can brand him by his own
words and deeds ~ . prepayment 81
-aciHm and foe Of democracy. Ills
Appointment viii be widely inter.
Drsted A. an abandonment by the
United states Of liz ehAmpIoninE
Il human rights"
National Urban League
National Urban League In a lat.
sr signed by R0bsrt W. Downing,
president and Lester u. Granger.
'EscutIve director we speak for
he Urban League membership In E
against the nomination
4 Gov James Byrnas - u. =
IsisKats TO the UN.
''Byrnss' long record has been
o nRErantIy and constantly OPP
'ossd 20 the American IDEAL Of
quail opportunity that his mem.
'srShlp In ths U.B. delegation
r0uId make him an easy and In
iting target for Communist At.
ack against the sincerity Of this
ountry's democratic professions"
PaekinKh0sas Workers
PaekinEhOuss Workers In tsls-
ram signed by national president
.alph Hslstsin TT IL incredible
hat the administration should
i've approval 10 his advocacy 81
mite supremacy by appointing
i'm A. our cOuntry's representa-
I've 10 . council Of nations In
rhich We are advocates Of free
ON. We urge you In the name Of
scsncy 10 withdraw thu nOmin-
tIOn."
Chicago SUN Times
Other supporting statements
we're In the same vein A. the
lbOve. Ths Chicago BunyTSmss
aid In an editorial:
The shock and dismay sx-
1reased BY Walter white over {
President Eisenhower nominA-