Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-09-28
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the entire world looks on in Won
derment at the latest American
manifestation Of color and race
discrimination-a 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.
Baiie believes Powell's 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 SUBJ
committee to investigate COM
plants the famed union practices
race discrimination.
David DubinsIky, 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.
Powell'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
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
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
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 junket Bailie will
bet you for 1 Powells expenses
will be paid.
Powell's chief vuInerabiIity In
this instance was bringing Dub
inslzy before the committee and
his taking along a part of his
female staff including at least
one blonde. This is unfOrgivabIe
in some American circles.
Don't get us wrong as Percy
Villa is wont to write. We think
Powell's 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
reelect 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
This is us. democracy.
Saturday at Memorial Stadium
the University of Missouri viii
field a football team against our
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
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