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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

who are supposed TO be President
Eisenhowcr's friends are now try
ing 10 hamstring him.
Ito had reference 20 the coming
fight In congress this week over
retention NJ the Presidents fun
n dmlniatr Rtlvp reorganization
powers
Last week tho senate commit.
tee On government operations re-
commended that tho senate have
tho power 10 veto presidential re-
organization by n simple major
ity Of those present and voting,
Under the present law II takes
20 votes, u majority OF all NOM
bers OF the senate,
Sen Kennedy IN. .MaAuD and
Humphrey viii lead the fight on
the floor Of the senate Thursday
To retain President Eisenhower
reorganization powers,
There were approximately TOO
persons attending tho two day
DFI, sonainn. Odcll Benford, TAO
Fremont Ave, No, Minneapolis,
was n delegate from the UnIvOr.
Hlty ~ Minnesota Young Demo-
Gratis and Mira, ella Mae Hamp-
ton, 8sb Marshall, ~, Paul was a
delegate from tho fourth congress.
nionai district In ~, Paul,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

Angeles to conduct negotiations
which are expected and the sep
crate musicians local In that city.
A total Of $50 Negro members
voted against abandoning the Jim
Crow local and 1900 members Of
the white local voted against anal
gamAtion.
The executive board committee
viii have TO decide whether the
proposed merger II actually dis
solution OF the Negro union whose
constitution and bylaws forbid
dissolution. Proponents off the
merger say that actually there II
no dissolution Of the Negro union
but that II IL only q merger Of
common interests.
Ballard In q member Of the eH-
ecutive board Of the Mayors
Council Of Human Relations Of
Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
Henderson Reddiek
Presented Wafeh
Upon Retirement

Last Friday evening Rev. Hen
dsrson Reddick, pastor OF 81.
James A-M.E. church In Mime
apOlis. retired from the National
Biscuit Co. He and Mrs. Rsddick
were the guests Of honor At . din
ner given by the company at the
Normandy hotel At which time
he was presented . paid up life
Insurance. policy.
Saturday he was given . watch
BY the management for -disting-
flushed service 20 the company.
Earlier In the week on wednss-
day, ths choir Of his church gave
him . birthday party At the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs Governor Cook.
ZT39 10th Ave. 30.
Members Of the Congregation
were invited 70 The parsonage 20
help The minister eslsbrAts his
birthday.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
MISS A. RooD TO REnRE

Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, there
will De- Open House at tho Sum
ner library. honorng Miss AIDE
lalde Rood VINO will retire after
serving 80 years ~ librarian at
the branch library
Sumner library, under AlAa
Roods direction, has achieved
reputation ~ being one ~ tho
best In the nation In serving the
needs of the community Il
serves
UntlI Phyllis WheRtlsy and
Emanuel Cohen were butt, tho
library served as more or lsas
community center for the area
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
churches and the YwcA.

churches and the YWCA.
Tho Twin Cities Symphonic
chorus making itA tenth appear.
Ance at the interraCial services
viii sing four selections, The Choir.
uS IL under the direction Of Clar-
ence H. Russell
Dir Lowe has been pastor Of
Westminster church since 1871
and IL also q member ~ tho board
81 TRUSTEES ~ Manchester callege.
IIe IL the recipient Of several
honorary degrees and graduate
~ Wooster college and Western
seminary. DR. Lowe mas studied
extensively, philosophy and his
tory al New York university and
In Germany and Switzerland.
The public IL invited 10 attend
this service.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

with practice in the specific area
Of racial justice.
II is often commonly assumed
by Americans that Asians know
the worst side OF our race problem
only because OF Communist at
tempts to discredit US before the
world. There can be no doubt about
the fact that Communists do take
great pains to spread news OF our
unchristian racial acts because II
Is one OF their most effective prop
uganda weapons. The fact that the
Communists exploit this weapon
so well and so fully ought TO make
US realize what a dangerous weap-
on II really is.
Every American act Of preju-
dice, discrimination, or physical
intimidation carried In a foreign
newspaper loses hundreds OF
friends for us. But the most i'm
portAnt fact Americans should I'M
derstand Is this: Communists
merely exploit what many OF the
people we respect are most great
ly disturbed about when they see
the great difference between our
ideals and actions.
Glass House OF Leadership
We need not remind ourselves
that Asians are colored people.
News about American Negroes,
good or bad, Is news all over the
world. This Is primarily because
our nation Ii living in the glass
house OF international leadership.
and Is giving so much advice to
the nations Of the world about
human relations. release from OPP
precision, individual freedom, dig
nifty. and the rights Of all men TO
self-determInation and abundant
living People expect and hope that
we win become the embodiment OF
what we proclaim.
Honest admission OF guilt IL
absolutely the best WY 20 begin
ones answer 10 these facts and
conditions: otherwise Asians will
simply not listen. The most com
mon mistake Americans make II
20 say that embarrassing questions
about race relations are inspired
by people who are either hostile
10 us or who are Communists. This
IL simply not 30. These questions
are put 10 US by people who are
our friends and want desperately
20 believe in us.
II IL amazing how much detail
even Asians who cannot read and
write or who never hear q radio
broadcast know about the I'M
brotherly pattern Of our American
race relations. One Monday after
noon, an Indian student asked me
about the Johnny Bright incident
Continued on page FOUR
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

many ~ his listeners, said there
IL need for all elements Of the
party Ia work together for tho
common good n itH success II 10
continue. The Governor cannot
20 off on ono course while the
members ~ his party In the Log
lHlaturc pursue another" said the
Governor. IIc added AS n can
dIdata for Governor. ! supported
the Republican platform and took
a stand on other iasura. feel ]
am obliged to carry out the prom
lsrs I made . n In only fair
that others elected on the Repub.
llcan platform or ON campaign
promises should feel the same
obligation"
=. Kenneth Peterson, Mime
apolia. Republican state chair
man, analysing 1862 election re-
suits. said energetic efforts will
he needed for Republicans 10 i'm.
prove their pOaltlon In 1904 and
discussed plans being formulated
for the contest. George v. EtEsli,
Republican National Committee
man. said Republicans must do n
sound JOB In placing Republicans
In federal positions. or trouble will
result. Mrs &. ". Howard, ES-
cslslor. retiring Republican state
chaIrwomRn. said that DBL party
msmbcrH had come 10 grief by too
great dependence on patronage.
Election Of party officers saw
y. Kenneth Peterson, present Re-
publican stats chairman, re-elsct.
Cd and Mrs. Russell r. Lund.
Edna. elected state ohairNoman.
10 succeed Mrs. G. ". Howard,
who IL retiring after four years 81
service In this post. Other officers
elected:
H. ". weatmOrslahd, Duluth.
first Vics-chairman. Mrs. Arthur
Olsen, Owat0nna, first Vice
chairwomAn. DR.. Earl West. Mora,
sec0nd vice chairman: Mrs. Con-
ME slsmassn. Alexandria, second
vice.chairwomAn: Theodore Ho-
we'll. BaDdstts. third vics-chair-
man: Mrs H. a. johnson, 81.
Paul. third ics-chairNomAn Mrs
y c. Andrews. Lndstrom, sec
rotary. and Walter Franz. Noun
tain Lake. treasurer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

rights bills that have been before
congress since iptp.
Il tossed In this most non.con.
troverHial Of the nine to test the
goodwill. honesty and campaign
promises Of both parties" he said
what I want IL action want
10 get congrrSA on record ~ n be-
ginning, There 10 nothing cOntro-
vcrnlal about this bin" Hum.
phrcy stated. 1T would merely not
up q civil rights commission. with
no enforcement powers, and would
be for exploratory purposes"
The senator also said that last
Thursday he introduced again the
Humphruy-IvcA bill. a strong
FEPC bill. The hill was reported
out ~ committee last June but
was not passed by the senate,
A further proof ~ HIS SINGER.
ity, Humphrey stated
II Joined IN tho co-EponsorHhlp
Of tho IIumphrey-Ivea bill with
the sincere desire uf seeing II
pass"
i've been fighting my head off
for civil rights for years and I'm
not giving up now"
Humphrey took u swing at the
Republicans who voted Ia uphold
present rules on tho filibuHter,
He said also the same senators
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

They are international problems
by virtue Of conditions which have
thrust our country into the unique
role Of world leadership. And
whether we like Il or not, we are
being called to account by our
friends because Of our racial pre-
JUDGES, and the fact Of our racial
discrimination Is being exploited
by our enemies
Student Mission
On q recent mission TO students
around the world under the aus
pieces OF the Board OF Foreign
Missions OF the Presbyterian
Church. U.S.A.. I spent the largest
part Of my time in Asia.
For once in my life, the color
of my skin and the accident of
my birth as an American Negro
were assets rather than handicaps.
Every door was opened TO me. In
fact, I went many places where
white people are no longer well
come. Mont Christians of all the
other religions seemed as anxious
to open their hearts to me as did
the Christian nationals. In South
west India, some Moslcms left
their service in a mosque on a
Friday night and came instead into
a Christian church where was
speaking. When asked one Of
them why. he said:
"You are the first American
we've ever seen who looks like us
and you were saying things in
which we are interested. You have
suffered as we have and you can
understand us. We can talk TO you
as we can never talk 10 white
Americans"
Everywhere I went there were
persistent questions about the
American race problem from the
young as we'll as the old. Even in
Germany young Christians are
concerned about our American
race problem. They sent an appeal
from the Student Christian Move
ment OF Germany to the churches
of America asking that we send
them a young Negro minister 10
be a travelling secretary among
their Christian college groups. In
fact. the problem Of American race
relations IL without doubt the
problem Of utmost concern In the
minds Of all our friends abroad,
II is also the problem which I'M
dercuts American influence more
than any other. Even when !
preached a sermon. invariably the
first question I was asked after
ward was:
But what about the American
race problem"
We are definitely on the spot
before the whole world because Of
our inability TO equate the ideals
Of democracy and Christianity
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

Recently the Negro union voted
BOO 70 $50 10 disband their local
and merge with the present white
local Ths white local membership
voted 100 10 1900 for Admittanos
Of the Negro locals Membership
10 effect the merger.
Two ago At the national sxscu-
tive board meeting Of the organ
Ization IN New York rspressnta-
tives Of the two Los Angeles
locals asked ths help Of the M
tIonaI body 70 get ths matter
straightsnsd out
-Four sxscutivs board members
Ballard Of Nmneapous George
Clancy Of Detroit. Herman Ksnim,
Portland Oregon and BIN Harris
Of Dallas, Texas wTn 60 10 Loo
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
MVsieioBs T0RgIS
B0Ilord To Help
Decide Fdfe Of
SaoePuRe loedl

Stanley Ballard, secretary Of
the Minneapolis Musicians Assn
local No. 70, American Federation
OF Musicians and member Of the
national board Of the intsrna-
tional IL one Of the four top Of
ficials who win 60 10 Los Angeles
to resolve the question Of whether
the Negro and white locals IN that
city win be merged into one union.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
simmons And BSOwR
Named 70 Planned
pog0athood oVOvD

Two Minneapolis msn were
named 20 advisory groups Of thu
Hsnhspin County PuAnnsd Par
snthood League last week.
Rev NJ L. Simmons. pastor Of
~. Peters ANE church was nam
Cd 70 The m IhistsTIAI advisory
board ana Dr.. w. d. Brown was
appointed 70 the medical advisory
board conalSting Of leading MIN
nsap0lls doctors.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
A Few Tips On How
Not To Win Friends
By DIR. JAMES II. ROBINSON

The problem of American relations has assumed larger
proportions citizens Of the United States realize
Like the family quarrel which dstrb the neghbors and there
becomes community problem relations are no longer
bounded either by the line by the geographical
boundaries of the limited States
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
Republicans Organize For
1854 Campaign; Anderson
Asks Legislative Aid
Kenneth Peterson Reelected
OOP S1oso choITman

BKnueSota RepnbieHn Ioadcrs NJ mocnR OF The Kepib
can State Central Committee Saturday pledged themselves
anew carry principles enuncatcd In the Republican party
platform aud outlined plans 10 strengthen the party organEA
ton In preparation for the 1854 elections
@ Elmnr Anleranm. cNnrna-lng tho NlnMa OF
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

Albert Burgess, former St Paul
man, shown In his wartime uni
form, has recently been made
manager Of the tabulating depart
mcnt u this North Carolina Mu.
tuaI Hfe Insurance Company at
lts home offices at Durham. N.
G.
Burgess. a lieutenant In the
Army during World War II, was
employed by the ~ c. insurance
firm In May 1862 a. . tabulating
supervisor. Hs assumed his new
post . manager Feb. 1. lie IL the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Bur-
CESS, e7O R0ndo Ave. g. Paul
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
Annual InterraCiaI Service
Sunday Afternoon At St.
Marks; Lowe To Speak

This years annual Minneapolis lnicrrHcal Sunday pro.
gram will be held St Marks Cathedral Sunday, Feb at
D. Dr. Arnold II. Love- WcHmnster Presbyterian church.
will give the principal address.
The title of DR. Loves address will be "To the End Of the
IL
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

OrdsR Jour eSVtss - Negro
snnsssSta 1aS2 b ISS1. IN Ysb.
~, 1855 sdltAoa q a.As paper. a
ssosy % preErsss q nalmnssSaA's
NeGEO AmsaeHsa. ever . pssso1 -
leo yeasA
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
Humphrey Denies Backing
Down On Civil Rights;
Wants Power For Ike
nv ED BLACKWELL

ST, CLOUD, MINN-Son. Hubert II, Humphrey (DFLr
MIMI said very cmphatcHlly Sunday morning at press
conference that his Compromise civil rights bills" that he in
PRODUCED last week not a compromise ut all.
The senator who spoke twice nj the DFL two day state
conference went that the bill Of nine civil
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

RA Skinner. the attorney who
dIed IN Minneapolis last week.
spoke French fluentiy. Years ago
when he first began praeticing
Iuw IN Minneapolis the Judges and
curt attaches would seek him %
interpret Whenever . person Of
Frpch descent VINO could not
p.ak English was In thu court
Sur any cause. Skinner also was an
sxu.uent Erammartan, speaking
civ the best Kings Engiish- A.
a hobby he used 70 come IN the
sDokeanan and Recorder offices
Ccmtinnsd On page fOur)
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

A writer in CHRISTIANITY
and CRISIS, bi-weekly for Janu-
airy 10, makes the astonishing re-
port that Negro teachers in North
Carolina last year drew pay
checks $50 above the average of
white teachers, because the Negro
teachers had accumulated higher
certification on the whole" Such
certification is secured by teachers
doing advanced study in the vaca-
ton months.
The same article by Liston Pope
who is a white southerner by
birth, made these interesting OBJ
servations:
with regard to its most dis
tinctive problem. race relations,
the South Is now In q state Of
uneasy progress" Perhaps
most Southerners now recog-
niZe that the Negro is destined
TO reach virtual equality with
whites in most spheres, but
there are still very few who
will follow the logic Of this
development and advocate the
ultimate abolition Of segrega-
ton. On the other hand, Cover
nor Byrnes appears TO have
lost support even in South Car
olina by his declared determin-
alton to abolish the public
school system as such II the
Supreme Court outlaws segre-
cation in public education.
There Is wide confusion else
where as to the course 10 be
pursued in case the Court takes
this action"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

superman? An estranged Los
Angeles wife shot her husband
three times. All he did was chase
her out Of the house, wrest the
pis,ol from her after she had shot
him and beat her over the head
With IL Arthur Miller and wife,
Laredo. are In the hospital. He
u.ffers from three wounds In his
body and she II bandaged UP from
multiple bruiseS one which neoes-
STATED 20 stitches.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

Rev. Reuben X. Youngdahl. pas
tor Of Mount Olivet Lutheran
church. Minneapolis, returned
from a trip TO Asia and Africa
last week. He talked with Nehru
and other Indian leaders. He went
10 Renya where the dreaded Mau
Mau is terrorizing whites and ma
tlves alike.
singularly Rev. Youngdahl did
not blame the rising native dis
content on Communist influence
as many westsrners are wont TO
do. Rev. Youngdahl said II wasn't
Communist influence but that the
Africans are getting tired Of the
inequalities which they are made
70 suffer on their own native soil.
IT'S refreshing to hear a close OBJ
server tell Americans the unpal-
atable truth about Africa. lis
said the truth will set you freei
The Ford Foundation has APP
propriated 50 million TO study
human behaviour. Meddlesome.
Trying TO find out what makes
20 many Of Us Guido the Jackass
An making fools Of ourselves! Just
a. he was put on the pro football
draft. Billy Anderson. stsp-son Of
Rochester Of the Jack Benny
troupe Is being sued for divorce
nv his waitress wife, Geraldine.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
BRIEF
N EWS
SCENE
High and LOwdOwn"
BY BAu.EE THOMAS

National: A SO year old Negro
physician was named "Outstand-
ing Citizen for 1852" OF Taylor,
Texas. a city where the Negro
population is permitted TO attend
only one Of the city's four
theatres. Two Negroes have
been accepted for enrolment at
the University OF Virginia Medi-
cal school. the first In that
schools history. Reason: u. s.
Supreme Court decision.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06

TheO. Nix Thomas, woman
managing editor Of the Los An
geIes SENTINEL, In being pushed
for the Los Angeles board Of
education MIchigRn's liberal
governor. Mennen williams has
declared Feb. 10, Equal OppOr-
tunity Day. Under senator
General Herbert Brownen prom
Ised 20 prosecute all ViOlators Of
present civil rights laws on fed.
eral law books.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-02-06
RsHOmInatiOn. AIrsodyP

There are stronger drives toward PreSi-
dent Eisenhower's denomination. One OF
these Is that a man who once gets into the
White House normally discovers the vast
scope OF his office and wants To see carried
through legislative programs ana world
policies that can only be started In tho
first term, Again and again In American
history this natural human attitude, sup
lpSrtcd by strong logic, has had its effect.
The rule In two terms, and General Einen:
huwor's own feelings may-ln the tlnai
analysts DO the decisive factor.
Evening star., 1953-12-12
Refuse to Follow Mccarthy

I believe that I would voice the
sentiments of many people in Sug-
gesting that oppose the method and
tactics of Senator Mccarthy, but would
refrain from registering such an
opinion with the White House.
To give ones opinion in the manner
suggested by Mccarthy is to put his
name forward yet once more. This
would be true whether an opinion
favors the theology of either Senator
Mccarthy or President Eisenhower and
the State Department. do not choose
to honor the Senator in that way. He
is using a device well known in all of
political history, to have his name upon
the lips of all people. am a clergyman
and am in a position which could well
influence the thinking of several
thousand people. feel that for me to
lead the way in having my people write
to the White House would be to do
honor to most unworthy pattern.
thinking and courageous Ameri-
cans will recognize what good Nc
Carthy has done and detect the odor
of that which smells of a desire for
personal power Americans have an
uncanny ability to distinguish between
the two without cluttering up the mails
and playing into the hands of man
Evening star., 1953-12-12
Segregation and Disunity

In his letter to The Star, December 5,
entitled, mot Up to the Supreme
Court" Citizen condemns the Supreme
Court because he feels the court may
rule that laws segregating one group of
citizens from all others are incompati-
BILE with the fundamental laws of the
land.
Citizen would sanction the restriction
OF the rights of individuals belonging
to minorities by any elected majority
OF legislature in any State or group
of States without regard to the re-
straintS set forth in the Constitution
or its amendments, and would deprive
the court of power of enforcement.
1t is plain that Citizen is riled be-
cause of fear that 2Oth-century court
may make amends for the errors of
men actuated by 18th-century tradi-
tionS in enacting laws and codes to
perpetuate or continue lower brand
of citizenship for American peoples of
color. He suggests that legislatures
should be free to make laws to sep
arate on public carriers in public
schools and public assembly: Jew from
gentle, Englishman from Frenchman,
Asian from American. What kind of
unified America would we then have?
E. B. Henderson.