Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-05-21

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ssw h0mc 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 In necessary II we are
to remain free and united, % re-
aist the forces Of reaction and sub
version.
1T should be an impetus TO the
people who firmly believe In prac-
ticing democracy a. well AZ
preaching g."
DR.. brown Wonders What
Hospitals WIN do
DR. w. d. Brown. Minneapolis
physician and surgeon and civic
leader had this TO say: 1T has
now come to everyones attention
that this country In q democracy.
II In time now without anymore
10 do 10 throw out all customs and
practices that do not follow q
complete democratic principle. ]
am especially interested In what
the hospitals Of America are GO
Ing 10 do, They have generally
been maintaining quasi -discrimin'
alton and segregation for years
even In the enlightened city Of
Minneapolis"
Mrs stecfeI Cautions Against
Over Optimism
Mira. 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 q lot Of ad-
vsrtisement abroad, just for use
In the international relations and
some way In not found TO work II
out here at home, II win cause a
lot Of bitterness.
AS a practical problem every
Jim Crow village or town or city
has to come to grips with the
problem Of getting nd Of ssErs-
gated housing before they can
get rid Of a segregated neighbor-
hood school,
81 think II would be kind of
an aneathetic II people consider q
Supreme court decision has solved
the problem.
IT has merely put the respon-
aibilty for q real decision up to
every American and I mean Min.
neapolis too.
because until q Negro family
or japanese American family can
buy land or q home wherever they
can afford 10 pay here In Mime
Apolis some segregation will still
discriminate against our children
here"
Judge Anderson Set Prccedent
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 Hennepin
county district court several years
ago.
In case involving dtscrimina-
ton against . Negro youth at .
public swimming beach Judge An
derson told the counsel for the de-
PENDANT In the case that the court
decisions % cases 30 TO so years
ago would not be considered by
him because he said. times have
changed. This Is America Of the
10th century"
National Preaa ComEnent
In the Cleveland (ohiol Plain
Dealer. an editorial captioned n
Great Decision" stressed that this
was indeed q "momentous deci.
Sion and reactions and riPples Il
reactions from u viii not cease
for many years"
The editorial said But the de-
cision means that we may 49, the
beginning % the end Of the task
undertaken during the War b.
tween the States nine decades
after the active lighting The
comment called Gov, TalmSdEes
and Gov, Byrnss' threat 10 set up
quasi private schools with suhSi-
dies. on . segregated basis. de-
nSnce Of the Supreme Courts pur-
pose
81 Louis Pager CAIas An Of 4. ~
II. CAlsf VlctSrS
The ST Louis Post Dispatch. in
an editorial. called the decision
'mo~ powerful than all the
6oEnha"
said the editor, The Chief
Justices words win have their
impact In one way or other %
every community IN every state
rnsir import viii nov IN les time
than ~ Arp apt to think around
the Wortd-
TIE editorial ersditsi the Nc
tory 10 the wen prsparsd and prr-
ssnted hraefs % attorneys Georrs
Y HAysA ThurEccd Marshall ara
Jamss n. NAbrtt: and % ths Ly~..