St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-12
Civil Rights Battle On I'm Senate


AS this being written the most determined attempt to enact
legislation Congress the past 80 years is
beginning in the Senate
Representatives passed civil rights
victory Eisenhower Republicans and the
northern Democrats The vote there 2ee to 1e Victory came
White House the Republicans to stand with
the northern liberal Democrats against uya amendment de-
signed to wart the OF the right to vote section Of the
civil rights package
Following passage
together and decided tactic which would bypass the Senate
Judiciary committee which under the ahracst Sen James Eaand
had effectively bottled the bill up committee The proposed action
place bill calendar under Senate rules
This Joined by the principal Eisenhower Republicans
lead by minority leader Sen william Knoand Of California who has
Republican aspirations and who a
found friend Of civil rights in the Senate After few days Of Inn
FASHIONED the southern senatorial dehards readers
perhaps the civn rights led by Knowland
Douglas junior Humphrey with alleged assist
by VcePesden Nixon Senate presiding officer the strategy
calendar This victory possible
any the bin for action by motion
This motion made Monday by Knowand and the
southeers Immediately joined the battle by attacking the
drastic and indefensbe"
pressing danger begin
buster norhern like oNahoney Wyoming will propose amend
nsnts which win kin the effect of the bills passed The
proposals. IN the measure give the u power 10
enforce the 18th amendment which every
ballot In several Of the southern states notably Mississippi Negro
Americans have been denied the franchise late 7os and
barring murder has used to keep the
Mississippi Negro the ballot
Civil rights leaders the nation,
VcePre.dent Nixon that win he
solving internationally embarrassing domescay
wAs'efu and duning problem until the southern Negro
vote
OF cities even in the South where Negroes are
permitted to vote there degree unity cooperation
whites and Negroes the interest Atlanta
standing OF what the ballot do to neraca
operation Because Negroes vote in large numbers Atlanta the
avid egregatonst pedals type batting
for example possible In Mississippi where the states
James Coleman openly admits before Tv audience millions that
he doesn't think the half of the states people who Negroes ought
to votei
rights fight many Endorsements
which may first time
since before the TAFT administration there has been break in the
Democrats This coalition operated the that the South
could do what wanted to rights
long the southern supported
Republicans such matters labor tariffs other
matters dear to the industrial
The OF the Eisenhower Republicans really
liberal faction that party while changing parys
on basic economic issues has altered Its action program civil
rights Most Of the liberal Republicans seeing
and recognizing the One World Wendell we talked about They
real danger Republic which Processes democracy
allowing segregation Acknowledgement
largest minority In varying degrees OF the as
This same leadership pereeies that the world today nation
can preach set Of principles and follow another completely
variance with the other without losing its world prestige and the good
win such prestige and respect brings,
This group Negro
who supported Roosevelt Truman Stevenson during try
for the Presidency has at decided getting
able voting nationally for party southern
hgousy fought against the attempt
citizenship
The factors operating degree even
the Old Republicans today apparently prepared
vote for some type OF civil rights legislation,
The South hopes to cripple civil rights legislation passed
especially the offenders obtain jury trial
want the Negro to It is unlikely that II white OF that
section would find fellow white guilty federal charge OF oh
strucng Negroes right 10 register
The Eisenhower passed allows the fed
district order offender desist contempt
court This would practice OF keeping Negroes From
the poll books Federal Judge waue warng did South Carolina
This the why the souerne led by Senator Richard Rus
sell Of Georgia will do everything their to nhbuser IN
to
the represented commissions
dying decaden their nhbusters
tough maneuveng the northern
sentative Republicans support tslterng
Its stalwarts like South Dakota
expected amendments they probably
allow the souhene the Senate voting the
finally
who win battle with the emotional
forces OF stn win that the cvn official
ended bondage the
and It's right 10 keep beings slavery.
all the past the norherneS
licking from southern senators without much returnths
civil rights whit must be different
Il win be fight between which keep
subsection
many died 10 unho
the other win patiently
lowed the south find dilemma but nndr
that section OF the leadership unwilling
obey the nations sacred Constitution now take ep