St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-05-21


!. The home In the first completed
broom dwellings which the firm
builder, will offer for sale 10 the
lew home development In the Twin
roes and whites.
rection for those who believe that
unity and harmony among all the
races creeds and colors of all OF
our citizens is necessary II we are
to remain free and united, TO re-
sist the forces of reaction and sub
version.
ut should be an impetus to the
people who firmly believe In prac-
ticing democracy as well as
preaching it."
DIR. Brown Wonders What
Hospitals Will do
DR. w. ID. Brown, Minneapolis
physician and surgeon and civic
leader had this to say: 1T has
now come to everyones attention
that this country is democracy.
II Is time now without anymore
to do to throw out all customs and
practices that do not follow a
complete democratic principle. ]
am especially interested in what
the hospitals of America are go
ing to do. They have generally
been maintaining quasi-discrimin-
alton and segregation for years
even in the enlightened city of
Minneapolis"
Mrs. Steefei Cautions Against
Over Optimism
Mrs. Lawrence Steefel. nation
ally known for her work in human
rights and former president Of the
Mayors Council on Human Rights
said;
IF this decision becomes a pol
icy OF the federal government,
which has been given a lot of ad-
vertisement abroad. just for use
in the international relations and
some way is not found to work 1t
out here at home, II will cause a
lot Of bitterness,
AS practical problem every
Jim Crow village or town or city
has to come to grips with the
problem OF getting rid OF segre-
gated housing before they can
get rid OF a segregated neighbor-
hood school
II think IL would be kind OF
an anesthetic II people consider a
Supreme court decision has solved
the problem,
1T has merely put the respon-
sibility for a real decision up 10
every American and | mean Min
neapolis too.
Because until a Negro family
or Japanese. American family can
buy land or a home wherever they
can afford to pay here in Mime
apolis some segregation will still
discriminate against our children
here"
Judge Anderson Set Precedent
A Minnesota court precedent
for the Supreme Courts refusal to
agree that former court decisions
had no bearing on the present
cases was the ruling of Judge Les
lie Anderson OF the Hcnnepin
county district court several years
ago
In a case involving discrimina-
ton against n Negro youth at q
public swimming beach Judge An
derson told the counsel for the de-
PENDANT in the case that the court
OF cases 30 TO so years
ago would not be considered by
him because he said, times have
changed. This is America % the
goth century"
National Press Comment
In the Cleveland tohiol Plain
Dealer. an editorial, captioned "A
Great Decision" stressed that this
was indeed a ''momentous deci-
sion and reactions and ripples Of
reactions from II viii not cease
for many years"
The editorial said; But the de-
eision means that we may see the
beginning OF the end of the task
during the War be-
tween the States. nine decades
after the active fighting" The
comment called Gov, Talmadge's
and Gov, Byrnes' threat TO set up
quasi-private schools with suhsi-
dies. on a segregated basis. de
fiance Of the Supreme Courts pur-
pose"
81. Louis Paper Calls All ~ u =.
The Chief Sictors
The 81. Louis Post Dispatch. In
an editorial. called the decision
more powerful than all the
bombs"
Said the editor. The Chief
Justices words viii have their
impact in one way or other on
ever community in every state
Their import will flow in less time
than we are apt to think around
the world"
The editorial credited the vic
tory 20 the well prepared and pre-
sented briefs o. attorneys George
y. Hayes. Thurgcod Marshall and
James ". Nshrit: and 20 the low