St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-03-01


of the Minnesota chapter of
out destroying the very foundation
OF our bill Of rights"
Personal Tour For Rosen
Rev A, Lewis Williams pastor
OF ST. James AME church In COM
menting on Milton Rosen's state
ment said:
Il would like 10 take MIR, Rosen
on personally conducted tour OF
the south, preferably in black
skin, Then the good councilman
would probably change his tune"
hid Not Quote Eacts.--Huntcr
Rev, H. n. Hunter. pastor OF
Mount ohvet Baptist church and
community leader in comment
ing on Rosen's position said; II
am unalterably opposed TO the
statement which Mr. Rosen made
In Alabama In reference 10 the
treatment melted the oolored peo-
pie In the South.
Truly" he said, Il am surpris-
ed and amazed at his statement
which was most certainly in flag
rant disregard OF the facts which
are known by every sensible citi-
zen in the nation"
Dixie Papers Quote ~. Paul Man
Southern daily papers all over
the South played up the A. +.
stories on Rosen's statement In
their Wednesday morning editions
and the radio news commentators
on most southern stations jubil-
iantly reported his statements as
approval OF the South's system OF
race segregation.
willing Victim
Frank NJ. Smith, president of
-hs ~ Paul branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement OF Colored People, said
1T seems that Councilman Rosen,
baslSing in the hospitality of Bir-
mingham or at least the white
part OF Il, has become a willing
victim of the propaganda line OF
the Alabama White Citizens Coun-
eli and the Ku Klux Khan
His statements are 40 totally
misinformed as 10 the social and
economic aspects OF the southern
separate but equal policies in
vogue In the south. that we ST,
Paul people are a little ashamed
at HIS naivette.
II hope Mr.. Rosen has not join
ed the White citizens Council I'm
reasonably sure that he didn't In
quire Of any responsible Negroes
in Alabama ms TO whether they
thought they are being treated
fairly"
Labor Committee official Says;
Louis Lerman. Of the United La
Dor Committee stated Knowing
Milton Rosen / would be loathe 20
believe that he would make the
attributed 10 him in the
press.
The well informed member OF
the Jewish faith knows that the
National Community Relations
Council. comprising all
the major Jewish organizations in
the UsA have recently made an
extended survey Of the race ques-
ton especially in the South. This
group after studying the results
Of the investigation arrived al
absolutely al variance
with Mr. Rosens findings.
The survey found conditions |
In the South today under which |
our Negro fellow citizens are lIv-
ing as intolerable."
Mr.. Lerman continued: THE
Jewish Labor Committee made a
special survey In behalf Of the
labor unions who are disturbed by
the situation and this group found
the plight Of the southern Negro
In housing, employment and In
The school situation. so revolving,
hat the organization got out
special brochure on the subject
warning that II the Constitution
vas not upheld in the South the
as a whole faces serious
both domestically
md internationally.
IF Mr.. Rosen really made the
ascribed 20 him on
George Grim's KSTP telecast
night. and which appear
d in this mornings "wednesday
PIONEER Press, he must have been
ookirg through very dim spec
acles.
IF Mr. Rosen Is correct, then
he Republican and Democatic
Members Of Congress and the
White House which seeks federal {
sgislation 10 protect the right OF
;egroes to the ballot are all
,rong"
Mt Roscn's suggestion that the I
send representatives
A. / I