Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-09-10

Tvs, Indians, Mexican, Americans
have been banned from employ.
Jobs In st. Paul for just one
reason They were what they
were and their immediate qualifi-
cations had nothing TO do with II.
Groups tavoring u St. Paul Fair
Employment Practices ordinance,
or rErC, as " Is commonly called.
are prepared 10 end all that. For
u considerable period Of time, sup
porters OF an FEpc ordinance In
st. Paul spcarheadcd by tho st
Paul branch Of the NAACP INA
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement % Colorcd people)
have been working hard 10 organ
ise some support for such an or
dinsnce In st. Paul
Other groups have already
thrown their weight behind the
passage Of such an ordinance. The
~ Paul Council OF Human rela-
tons, has endorsed the passage of
a 81. Paul FEpC ordinance. mn
has the ~. Paul Trades and Labor
Assembly, which makes up all the
A, y Of L. unions In st. Paul The
st Paul C1o Council II also on
record IN favor Of such an ordin-
ance
Other groups including veter.
ans groupn. women'a clubs and
various civic and inter-group or.
ganiEations are expected 10 throw
their support behind the passage
OF this law,
The ~ Paul city administration
In by and large committed 10 tho
enactment Of such a law
Joseph u, Dillon. Mayor, during
the recent campaign, stated that
he IL heartily In favor Of q city
FErc lie said that the issue of
equality OF employment oppor-
tuuities In a moral issue. ] favor
an FEpC ordinance with enforce
ment powers, and similar 10 the
Minneapolis ordinance"
Five 81 the present His-man City
Council have both In speeches and
in letters committed themselves 10
passage ~ this bill They include
Commissioner Marsiteiii, Peter.
son. Gibbons. Halyorson and Hol.
lard Commissioner Mortinson has
not Indicated HIS feeling one way
ar the other.
Both political parties too, have
taken deflnit. stands In regards Ia
n city FEpC law, at their respec-
tive county and Congregational
District conventions
The Democratic. Farmer Labor
party endorsed In the strongest
terms. a resolution calling for
city FEPC ordinance with enforce
ment powers The passage of this
resolution was greeted with loud
applause nj the convention.
The Republican party, despite
the fact that many Of It's leaders
are in the forefront Of the battle
for an FEPC. refused 10 bring
any resolution out ~ the resoiu-
tlonp committee AT their conven.
sion,
Following the presentation for
an FEpC. II Ia expected that the
entire proposal will be submitted
10 N. city Attorneys office. M
In the custom In 81. Paul Council
procedure. Following that. various
readings viii be held, and finally
a public hearing. before the City
Council IL expected 10 take any
action on this measure
Proponents Of the FEPC ordiin-
ancc have indicated the hope that
the passage ~ city Inv viii help
20 secure the passage Of n state
law In the 1865 Minnesota State
Legislature Similar attempts at
passage In the Legislature in the
past several sessions have been
blocked by opponents Of the bill
However. passage ~ some sort OF
bill IL expected nj the next SEES
sion.
The Minnesota Poll. indicates
that $40 Of Minnesotans ques-
toned favor an FEPc law on the
books support Of the Minnesota
Committee on Employment on
Merit, the state group working for
a state FEPC. has been thrown
behind this movement In 81. Paul
Minneapolis has had such a law
since igt7. while Duluth enacted
n weak FEPc bin last year. Some
II states and ~ cities throughout
the United States have enacted
FEpC bin Of one sort or another,
since 1874
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