Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-03-26

moned seem hardly likely TO b
First. Senator James o. East
land Of Mississippi, who II sched-
uled to be one Of the presiding
members, has prejudged the case.
In announcing the investigation,
he called the SCEF u communist
organization ''masquerading be-
hind the facade Of a humanitarian
educational institution"
Secondly an aide TO the Senate
Committee on Internal Security
announced to the press that the
SCEF had been under investiga-
ton for ''three months" The quail
ity Of this Investigation cen be
gagged by the following errors Of
fact this same aide made In his an
nouncement:
~ :. said that the Southern
Conference for Human Welfare
was on the Attorney Generals
list. The following day the Jus
tice Department corrected this
misstatement. pointing out that
the SCHw had never been 20
listed.
C2) -. Press releases includ-
ed the name Of DR.. Benjamin
T. Mays. president Of Morehouse
College, N being q Vice-presi-
dent Of the sCEF. He has not
served in that capacity for some
sixteen months now, a fact that
could be learned by the most
casual observer from the list
Of officials published each
month In the Southern Patriot,
the SCEF bulletin.
But most important Of all, am
convinced that the real issue In
this hearing win never be allowed
TO come out IN testimony. The
SCEF. since its estahllshmsnt In
I040, has devoted Its energies ex-
clusively To the aboltshment Of
racial segregation and diScrimina-
ton In the South. Senator East
land II the man who declared on
the floor Of the Senate IN 1915:
The Negro soldier was q dismal
and utter failure. He was q dis
grace 70 the flag Of his country.
He win not fight He win not
work" WW
This issue II what has brought
the senatorial investigators here,
but the shame In that they win not
have the nerve 10 debate II. Sig
ntficantly, no Negro members Of
our board have been subpoenasd
by the committee, 20 far a. we
know. although two Of the SCEFs
officials and IS members Of the
board are Negroes. The committee
does not wish II to be known what
prominent support the sCEF has
in the Negro communities Of the
South.
In the effort to make public
what I am afraid the committee
win never allow 70 be placed on
the record. am enclosing q
chronological listing Of all the ma
jOr activities Of the SCEF from
the time Of It's establishment 70
the present. These projects were
conducted IN the same spirit a.
that expressed by vIce-President
Nixon when he declared. upon his
recent return from the far east:
Every act or racial discrimina-
ton or prejudice IN the United
States hurts America a. much a.
an espionage agent who turns over
. weapon to . foreign country"
1877
Circulated more than IL, 900
copies Of q special edition Of the
southeRn Patriot devoted TO .
graphic presentation Of -Segrega-
ton IN Education"
INSs
Coordinated O Conference Of
Virginia and the adoption at
Monticello. home Of Thomas Jef-
fsrSon. Of O Declaration Of civil
Rights." signed BY 100 OutstAnd-
ing southeFneFs. Negro and white.
Twenty-Five thousand copies Of
the 'DeciaFation" were circulated.
IOaO
Conducted q pom Of 1900 col
Isgs and university teachers IN
Southern states On their attitudes
toward segregation IN higher Cd
ucation.
Began q campaign 20 open pub
Nc libraries 70 NegrOea
Submitted an amicus cnriss
brtsf % ths q. q suprsms Court
IN TIE Herman Marion Sweat
cass testing ths eonst1tutionAlity
o. Segregation IN ths University
a. Tsxal Law sehool Ths bs1sf
900 ssEnsd ~ 10 lawyers frOm an
oe ths n Boufhsrn sentaa
In1e
n-fefsRn4 q $4,000 - n.