St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09
Quit Kidding Us, Boys

editors especially IN the
fretng Senators Ives (R and Humphrey and Leh
man ID are testing today TUESDAY JAN 81 whether
majority Of the u s. Senators who give lip service to civil
rights what they These three senators
alter the rules which make possible the hibusers
which have been used chiefly halt civil rights
Both Of esteemed contemporaries in Minneapolis the
TRIBUNE and STAR have used up lot of editorial words
trying to justify the expected defeat Of the Ives Humphrey and
Lehman proposals
STAR and TRIBUNE editoriaists know that the buste
is the chief weapon of the white senator's and their
northern counterpar who ncdenty secretly happy to
bnster handy that they blame the failure Of
civil rights the southerners.
We read both the TRIBUNE and STAR editorials and
neither offered the readers instance in the past 30
where the buster used the U.s. Senate to keep
from passage vote bills which would have given the Amer
can Negro fuller chance for first class citizenship
According the TRIBUNE it has suddenly discovered
that the buster really blessing in disguise designed to
keep the naughty majority from taking advantage of the min
ory theory this sounds fine and dandy but picture
the howl which would have gone up from the STAR and
TRIBUNE if minority had busered the Taft Hartley bill
to death this shedding of crocodile for the poor down.
trodden white of the Senate by enlightened north
daily newspapers leaves this paper cold wet mack
erel Quit kidding the readers boysl
And really we know that all of the white supremacy
from below the Mason Dixon line In fact
have great deal respect for the misguided southern
who fbusers than the meay mouthed northenes
who allow the fibusters be used ONLY civil rights
matters in each session Of Congress.
Dads cup ran over with Christmas joy only few days
ago. Now his mail box runneth with Christmas bills
H'..
Whatever became of that city.wde committee of Mime
apos citizens who going do something about the prob
lem of the Minneapolis Juvenile 1t will probably lay dormant
until rash Of crimes by kids shows up and then it will
be reactivated- too late to do any real good. aaa
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St Paul parents in the Maxfeld and Mckinley school
should not let up their determination to obtain decent
school for that district Public officials often depend citizens
getting tired fed up making demands pleas and petitions
The groups that keep in there keeping the elected officials
eject TO the fire. the results and the respect if the
love of the people elect city councils school boards
In this world you have to pay for what you get The
measy salaries which public employees get may
for of the measly service they give at times
There classes Of public employees who should get
good pay They remen and policemen In cities they
do not
AND in favor of paying soldiers, combat soldiers,
sailors Arorce and Marines good pay We pay the people
back home who make materials pretty we'll and all
for hiking the pay every Joe who risks his life for country
UN on The front lines.
Seems that the soldiers and Armed Force would
ganize lobby in Washington Everybodys got lobby down
there but the boys in Korea!