St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-07
State FEPC Makes Poor Start

State FEPC Makes Poor Start
The Minnesota state FEP Commission last Friday
many feared and predicted 1t would dopad political debt
It's executive director
cant without regard to purely political considerations
The giveaway dried for wilfed
Leland the speed by which the
The members made inspection letters application
and letters recommendation meeting sept
m second meeting accomplished the important
giving 10 minute personal interviews 10 applicants
its final selection Of executive director a single day
This revealed rather ssy gossip
po"cs AZ along hat inc JOB regarde" of the quality
OF the candidates. was slated TO particular
payment OF political debt
oie pious explanation applicants that
he would have nothing with
He for the elected all
spect by openly admitting H. rather than methods
election day.
selected fellow He and his family
have worked for
prejudice individual he can be said TO have
made considerable contribution relations community
which simply his living
off race relations The fact remains however that Mr. leland
not the best for the job which
Mr. Leland forced out executive secretary
Minneapolis Mayors Relations IN Isa7 BE-
Of his honest interest In human relations
nueuce Of the then Hubert Humphrey given
the Job executive director Of the
He has held that job ei7 sounding
reports his record Of accomplishment In ending Job
ton In Minneapolis d practically NIL
His friends the blame for the lack
in the Job he has held tho Minneapolis
this places the blame whore belongs
Tor allowing Leland to neglect his duties ms director by holding
pame job teaching school while drawing
doing practically nothing There absolutely
who was doing so little being allowed to Jobs
We cannot believe that the majority OF the
maon made thorough study OF Leiands the
previous jobs he has held The only other conclusion this
reach that the majority hurry
signed the task of selling Leland to the commission that the
mission members made scrutiny prior nept
efficient performance in other jobs
doing prepared nothing
job by the commission which viii
who want immediate towards eliminating
In the state Of Minnesota
that this newspaper hoped things
being equal qualified Negro would be appointed to the II did
not favor appointment incompetent Among
ie candidates for tho job there
head and shoulders above Leland
primary hoping Negro
the
Minnesota Negro the chief victim of lob IN this
opinion seriously
candidate the position deeply
Justice for Negroes and other mipoes ia ever epoa so % and
continuously the realities discrimination that
understanding which would permit
competent Nogroat least at this date relations
Job destined given
on political basis would have been good politics for Freeman to
the selection group
since to date he has ignored forgotten the support
gave him at the polls IN the matter Of appointments to boards and
commissions
This paper aware that Gov Freeman despite his trnpeted
and herslded liberalism had his doubts whether
agency paper
that courage
etons the acceptance
chief administrator of state As true liberal he would
have simply wanted the best job regardless
Of creed or color
Negro community OF state is disappointed with IN,
selection OF Leland place the
OF lie leaders who unwilling the candidacy
the qualified the job portion
ship urged large number OF Negroes to apply This Free
and his palace guard opportunity the tama
Negroes single
leadership danger
situation but often ambition clouds the otherwise prspve
best OF
Governor learn. however, nj