Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-03-01

out destroying the very foundation
Of our bill u rights"
Personal Tour Eor Rascn
Rev, A, Lewis Williams, pastor
of ~. James AME church In com.
menting ON Milton Roaens state
ment aaid.
Il would like Ia take Mr. Roacn
ON y personally conducted tour OF
the south. preferably In n black
skin, Then the good councilman
would probably change his tune 4"
Dld Not Quote Fast.,--iiuntrr
Rev o. u. Hunter. pastor OF
Mount oliyct Baptist church and
a community leader In comment /.
ing ON Rosen's position said: II
am unai,crably opposed 10 the
statement which Mr., Rasen made
In Alabama In reference 10 tho
treatment melted the colorrd PEG.
pie In the South,
Truly" he aaii. Il am surprts-
cd and amased AT his statement
which WAS most certainly IN flag.
rant disregard Of the facts which
are known by every aennihie ETH.
rem In the nation"
Disi. Papers Quote ~ Paul Man
Southern daily papers all over
the South played up the A. y,
stories on Rnaen's statement In
their "Wednesday morning editions
and tho radio news commentators
on most southern stations hibii-
lantly reported his statements ns
approval OF the south'a system OF
race segregation
willing Victim
Frank M. smith. president Of
the NJ. paui branch ~ the Ma
tionai Association for tho Al.
vancrment ~ Culorcd People. said
III seems that Councilman ftosen,
baslinR In the hospitality ~ MIR
mlngham or al least the white
part Of u, has become q willing
victim of the propaganda line OF
the Alabama white Citizens Coun'
I'll and the Ku Klux Khan.
Ills statements mr.. 10 totally
mislnfotmed aa 10 the social and
economic aspects nf the southern
separate but equal policies In
vogue In the south, that wa ~
Paul people are . little ashamed
at HIS naivetts,
II hope Mr. Rosen has not Join
ed the white Citizens Council I'm
reasonably sure that he didn't In
quire ~ any responsible Negroes
IN Alabama ms 10 whether they
thought they are being treated
fairly"
Labor Committee official Haysi
Louis Ier,nab. Of tho Uniiea La.
bor Committee stated. Knowing
Milton ROaen I would be ioathc IN
believe that he would make tho
statement attributed 10 him In this
press
The we'll Informed member ~
The Jewish faith knows tina, the
National Community Relations
Council. comprising all
Tho major Jewish organizations In
Ihs UaA have recently made nm
extended survey ~ the race que1.
lion especially IN the South This
group after studying the results
n the investigation arrived M
conclusions absolutely ~ variance
Nth Mr. Rossn's findings
THE survey found conditions
n the South today under which
jur Negro fellow citizens are Nv
nR ~ infolsrhble
Mr. l,erman continued. "Thc
Jewish Labor Committee made
ips'ial survey IN behalf 81 the
abr unions VIM are disturbed by
hc situation and this group found
he plight 81 tho southern Negro
- housing, employment and IN
he zrhooi situation, M revolving.
hat the organization got out
pscial brochure on the subject
Warning that " the Constitution
vas not upheld In the South tho
.o'intry as n whole faces serious
both dOmeaticaliy
md internationally.
IT Mr.. Hosen really made the
sscribed io him on
Jsorge Gnm's KBTP telscast
Tuesday night. and which appear.
n In this mornings "wednesday |
'ITrser Press, he must have been |
ooh'Eg through very dim spec
aci~a
~ Nr foaru In correct, then
he H"pgbucan and Democatic
members 81 Congress and the
White House which seeks federal
10 protect the right ~
i~"r0cs 10 the ballot are all
wrong
'Nr Ronsns suggestion that the
send representatives