St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-09-28


job must be done all over again as
the entire world looks on in Won
derment at the latest American
manifestation Of color and race
discrimination situation makes
many Americans hang their heads
in wonderment mixed with shame.
Jail Barnett! That's where he
belongs. If he wants to be a
martyr to a Lost Cause in these
days when sensible people and
nations are trying to remove con-
ditions which cause national and
racial tensions, let him be a
martyr.
Although Congressman Adam
Clayton Powell is not this column
lists favorite public official, all Of
this commotion about Powell's
junket to the high and hot spots
of Europe leaves us cold.
Baihe believes PowelPs trip
would have been ignored as those
he took before, if he had not
chose to bring David Dubinsky
labor boss of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union
before the labor committee sub
committee to investigate COM
plants the famed union practices
race discrimination.
David Dubinslxy, a power
full national figure, has many
Negro members in his union,
and from time to time has made
financial contributions to Negro
causes. However there is little
doubt that his union like plenty
other unions have been surrep-
ticiOusly practicing much less
than full equality and integra-
ton in union offices, and in at
least one important New York
union.
Powel's committee with NAA-
CPer Herbert Hill, a special con-
sultant for the group uncovered
the bias in the Dubinsky union
and this made David real angry.
He knew Powell was on one of
his pleasure trips when he should
have been in Washington, and he
let the word be known - the
resultant full scale expose in the
press was developed.
The reason your correspondent
is not too much concerned is be
cause both Congressman and Sen
ators have been doing this type of
junket for years and especially
since our favorable balance Of
payments in many foreign nations
makes for a pocket full of ex-
pense money for the touring Con-
gressmen. We can't get the money
back anyway, so why not let our
legislators spend some of it?
Some Senators and Congress-
man actually go to foreign
countries to make surveys to
aid them in judging and pre-
pairing legislation, especially the
foreign aid but plenty of them
go on pleasure junkets, perhaps
not as flambOyant as Powell,
but nevertheless Of the same
type.
This is the reason that despite
all of the announcements that
Congress won't pay the expenses
Of the Powell junEet Bailie will
bet you 2 for l Powelps expenses
will be paid.
POwelPs chief vuInerability in
this instance was bringing Dub
insl1y before the committee and
his taking along a part Of his
female staff including at least
one blonde. This is unfOrgivable
in some American circles.
Don't get us wrong as Percy
Villa is wont to write. We think
Powells absenteeism, careless way
he changes choices for President
and other antics are a disgrace,
and the fact that he has vast
ed a great mind, great talent
during his years in Congress are a
shame. However the people in Har-
lem swear by him and continue to
reflect him. We can't do any more
about kicking him out Of the Con-
gress than we could about kick
ing Senator Eatland' out Of the
Senate. This is us. democracy.
Saturday at Memorial Stadium
the University of Missouri will
field a football team against our
Minnesota Gophers with a Negro
lad Joe Roland, as its star half
back. Why do we mention it? Only
a few years ago a Negro couldn't
attend the University of Missouri
much less play on its varsity foot
ball team.
Only by the continued pressure