Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-03-02
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown-
BY BAILEE THOMAS

OF representative NckTu Icaucts
sit down and talk over the civil
rights issue with AdlaI Stevenson
when he comes TO the Twin Cities.
In California Negro leaders
were brushed off until "A storm OF
protest and Stevenson's gradual
ism" speech made IL imperative To
round up some Negroes TO talk 10
the Presidential aspirant.
Here AN abortive attempt 10
20 get some Minnesota Negro
leaders ON the line for Adlai
died abOruing two weeks ago.
Local traders ARE cagy and un-
willing Ca be- used" - far.
Head OF the women's work in
the state for Adlai has been be-
moaning the fact that leading
minority women. especially In the
Jewish and Negro group have re-
fused To serve On the women's
committee.
Almost every Negro woman In
the Twin Cities who is on any
mailing list has been invited TO
the Eleanor Roosevelt luncheon. II
Is expected that Mrs. FDR will
make the civil rights" pitch for
Candidate Stevenson, since she
has been busy recently inter
preting" his position on this ques-
ton since California speeches and
the nationwide reverberations
One St Paul woman said this
week. Mrs Roosevelt In al
right, but she isn't running for
the Democratic Presidential nom.
nation Therefore. whatever she
may believe or feel about Mr..
Stevenson's attitudes are not too
important to we Negro women.
We want TO know what Governor
Stevenson thinks, believes and
feels from his own mouth"
The University OF Minnesota
viii bring Thurgood Marshall to
the campus on April 20. To discuss
the school segregation issue. Min
nesotans will have an opportunity
TO hear the story OF the most
memorable decision OF the nations
high court In modern times from
the chief actor In the American
drama, aside from the court Itself.
Someone ought to tell that
itinerant 81 Paul preacher that
people who are true leaders don't
have 10 go around announcing the
fact 10 the world. II that were true
he would have been n leader
long ago He's been busy trying
To impress people with his non
existent prominence for many
many years, but apparently no
body will take him seriously
In current LIFE Magazine vii.
liam Faulkner, Nobel prize win
ming novelist and the SDuths
greatest writer urges the North
10 go slow" IN forcing school in.
tegratinn
Faulkner says the North doesn't
know the South Mr. Faulkner
says the Eortherner has failed 10 !
realize the lesson ~ the Civil War
Faulkner believes that South
erners like himself are like Robert |
r Lee. who 'fn 1860 chose civil |
war rather than accept alteration |
~ racial condition by mere force |
or economic threat"
Ballse believes Faulkner. like Z
many E0ul-sssrrhinE honest |
southerners systematically always I.
on the regional defensive do not /
take into consideration that the I
time has come for this nation. |
their nation. 10 measure up 10 /
is responsibilities 10 fellow hu.
mans and the world community NJ /
large
This group a. disturbed A. they /
are will not willingly admit that
a region or state which refuses 20 I
obey the Law ~ the land IL No lsss
4 law breaker than the individual /.
iaV-bresksr and that overt racial I
prescription can no longer b.
combined any more than continued 4
violation 81 The lsW u the land. /
the q q Constitution
Men like Faulkner. though hon
est. are dangerous because North .
erners are apt 90 mistake their
honesty for logic
The Minnesota DBL fOrcss sup 1
porting Stevenson have been cir
culartzsd ninsographsd onpiss ~
what Senator Ksfsuysr said A.
bout various civil nights matters
in 1913 and 1862 eight and four
years ago
SEWswEEK Magazine o. last
week reports that the Negro vote
IN Florida and TIA, - trans
planted northsrnsrs V1n 10 for
Kefsuvsr instead - Stevenson
Why, oos IL fsroed "a inquirs
are Florida Nsxro~- for ksfas
Ssy over s,sveuaOa In spit ~
fContihasd - pag. a. ]