St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-10-01
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NAACP. National Conference Of
Christians and Jews. Hadassah.
United Church Committee for In
dian Work, the Joint Committee
for Equal Opportunity, Minnesota
Jewish Council. Minneapolis Ur-
ban League, the Phyllis Wheatley
Auxiliary. Jewish Labor Commit
tee, and Council of Church Wo-
men
Cyrus Rachie, Minneapolis at
torney representing the Mayors
Council urged the city council to
consider first people rather than
property In voting on the plan, He
urged that the council insist that
strong provisions be made to pro-
tect people OF all races and creeds
in the plan being submitted to
federal authorities in Washington
Bennett Makes strong Speech
l.. Howard Bennett of the legal
redress committee OF the Mime
apolis NAACP in sparkling,
logical and well reasoned address
pointed out that the present policy
statement OF the housing author
ity was fine as far ms II went. he
questioned seriously whether the
statement would stand up In
court.
He urged support of the May
or's Council resolution which II
put into effect by the authority
would protect legally the rights
OF minority groups in the Glen
wood area.
Bennett contended that the city
council had duty to protect the
rights Of all citizens since II would
be tax payers money which would
pay the cost OF the nine million
dollar project,
Joan Won Blon. chairman OF the
Joint Committee for Equal OPP
portunity pointed up the extreme
problem facing Negroes and
other minorities In securing rem
tai units in Minneapolis and urg-
ed the council 10 take action fav-
oring the human relations groups
request that the Glenwood plan
be specified in It's prohibition a.
gainst discrimination in property
sale and transfer OF deeds and
convcyances
Stoltc Defends Authority's
Position
s, A. Stolte. chairman OF the
authority who had previously in
trodueed Talbot Jones. who had In
turn given a description OF the ex-
tent and cost OF rcdcvelopment,
urged the council not TO send the
report back for revision because
he said such procedure would
cause u long delay and might In
iure chances for the u, s, sppro-
val of the program.
Stolte claimed the general res
olution OF the authority which has
q general statement prohibiting
discrimination was sufficient 20
protect minority rights. He also
said that the Authority could
safeguard minority rights by adj
ministrstivr processes
Jerry Egan moved 20 approve
the authority plan but legisls-
tive wrangle developed which re-
suited in the city attorney ril-
ing that the committee Of the
whole which heard the arguments
could not vote on the motion, but
that IL would have 10 be referred
TO two committees and voted upon
at the regular council meeting the
next day.
There was no opposition voiced
against the human relations
groups proposals Thursday at the
public hearings but by Friday
morning each alderman had re-
ccived a telegram from the Min
neapohs Building and Trades
Council urging immediate vote OF
approval on the matter.
This put some aldermen favor
able 10 sending the report back on
the spot, since at lcas, one OF them
feared he would lose labor en-
dorsement at the next election
One large labor union. Honey
well Local No. has, headed BY
Robert tBosl wishsrt. had Pre-
Niously urged that the authority