Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-03-18

The fOlIswtaE IL the eonaptsts
text ~ the testimony ~ Judson
E~nsls. Wire president ~ the
H~mis Bro, Rag "a, before the
Minnesota stat senate Judiciary
committee Tuesday, March =,
1885.
Ny name "a Jgdss0n Bsmis. I
i've At 8sgI SchmsmAn kd. IN
White Bear T10nanlp. EAmssY
county am a yicrsGrssidsnt 81
Bemis Bro Eaz Co, Indianapolis,
am nsre representing myself. 70
speak IN favor u me 5iil for an
FEf'C ~ anyone mad Told me ten
years ago that would ever ba
t9stifyinz before lszislatIys
COMMITTEES in b@naR ~ an FEf'C
bill, I would hays said they vers
crazy Ny point ~ view haa 90
yioualy changed WHAT haa chana.
~ Thres things
FIRST an evening ap@nt ar az
seven years ago Ettinz In on an
Informal nnssting of me MInns~
apoiia fair EnpIoymsnt Praeticsa
Coania@i0n there Witnessed In
teihgsnt, quiet. impartial. inyssti-
cation and processing ~ q coupis
81 probleTaa In human relations
through the exercise ~ h,zic. per-
mIasloF. eoslnasilinz and cSnrilia-
ti0n in essence | saW intelligent
dsnorrary at pSrk in an entirely
constructive way.
Second I have bsc6nns con
WINGED that In this area ~ Tho so
called minority probism the ma
hIraI evolutionary pace ~ edaea-
tlOn and social change VIII not
bring results fast enough 70 main
tain optgmum politieal ana social
stability While u la true that you
cannot ieaislsts toi@rancs and ur-
derutandinK. u IL alao tr1s that q
little wis~, yet insiatsnt, gentle
yet firm. nudging. never did any
Ons any harm ~ an example ! re-
raH nov my young aon WHEN con
fTontsd with a new f0od, catsgori'
cally says Il d0n't Ike ~" Hut
when the gentle, yet firm hand 81
parental authority gets the spoon
into his mouth 20 times out ~ q
hundred, hs fiRds 10 o X after
all
Third ami this may only b.
q Confirmation az the second ---
time " running out During the
past year I apans ono month In
India, on an assignment. for ouT
government india Ia an under
developed country and her p~opis
are black There ara many under.
developed countries where people
are black or yellow, OF red Can
ws afford a. atsstantiats the
Communist propaganda 10 these
people The democracy and discrim.
eriminatl0n q hand In hand OF
course not ws know u n b. I'm
true hat We would DO yell 70 10
everything W.. can n remove nor
sven ,hs suspicion ~ discviminas
ton
For these three reasons. then.
Z have changed my opinions on
FEf'C For these any many Mirni.
tar rsaRona ! believe that q large
number 81 business men through
out the state have changed their
minds on FTTr ~ much ~ that
I understand. and this I have On
the highest authDrt,y that the
Minnesota Employers As#ncia-
ton TOT whieh my employer u =
nsmbsrl this war has directed
their representative not N oppose
Tits legislation in their behalf
While II IL true that W. Chris
tsnson did testify bsfGr. the
hfTIaN committee against this hill
apparently he appeared as an In.
diVidual and The Arguments he
presented IN opposition reflect
the view ~ Gnly 0ns portion ~ .
divided membership ~ the NEA
One final paint. Those opposed
a. this hill make much ~ the
point that such . commit SAi0n 10
unscs@sarv particularly WHEN
you ~, beyond The mR cities
We'll flrr department IL un-
necessary until yos have a firs
Haa~d IN The Law ~ averages. I
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ffy@ bat I'm giad we havs q fire
department. rh~ Insurance I'M.
d~rs~ritsrs wtIl say ina, IN avits
~ tho infreqt~neY ~ fires fire
dopsTfnnnf pays fof Itself 90 I
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