Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-08-15
Goldwofer FusniIy
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arms with Southern proponents of
segregation and indicating that
the scheduled March on Washing
ton," Aug. %, might have no eff
feet on pending civil rights legis-
lation in Congress, Negroes staged
a similar demonstration right in
the senator's own back yard.
In a massive anti-segregation
demonstration here last week, q
chain Of "Goldwater' department
stores headed by the senator's
brother, Bob, and which he him
self serves In an advisory capacity,
was charged with job discrimina-
ton against Negroes.
According to the NAACP, which
supported the demonstration, some
1000 persons participated. Negro
leaders said the Freedom March"
here in ':BarryNs backyard" was
in protest 10 Discrimination in EN-
ployment, public accommodations,
education and housing.
Sen. Goldwater is strongly op-
posed to the equal accommodations
section Of President Kennedy's
civil rights bill, which would bar
segregation in public business
places, although he sometimes pro-
fesses to be in favor Of civil rights.
When the charge was leveled
against the Goldwater stores, Bob
Goldwater declared that his broth
ex-senator has always been very
much for the Negro" adding, HE
and I grew up here in Phoenix,
played football and baseball with
them" and HAD a lot of
Negro friends, and hope we still
do"
Yet, only recently, Sen. Cold
water attacked the Defense De-
partment for taking action to end
racial discrimination against mil
itary personnel in towns near
bases in Mississippi, Alabama and
Louisiana.
Concerning the Aug. % March
on Washington" sponsored by sew
eral civil rights organizations, in
cluding the NAACP, the Congress
of Racial Equality and the South
ern Christian Leadership Confer
ence headed by DR.. Martin Luther
King, Jr., as well as the major
religious denominations, Sen. Gold
water had this to say:
If it Is conducted in an orderly
way it will have no effect on civil
rights legislation. But 'ff there is
any disturbance, it could seriously
affect" such legislation.
He then winked at the civil
rights effort by saying:
Anybody has the right to come
to Washington and visit his con-
gresham. I'll be in my office to
receive people from my state"
AS it turned out, the senator did
not have to wait around in Wash
ington to be approached about civil
rights. The issue was brought
home right here to him, when the
charge was leveled at the chain of
three downtown Goldwater stores.
But his brother, who said the SEN
ator was too busy to devote much
time to business, talked for him.
TT does happen that we don't
have any Negro sales personnel
now" Bob Goldwater said. 'But
we certainly are happy to hire
them when they come UP to our
standards. don't believe we have
had an application from a Negro
in the past four years (for a sales
position)."
Bob said Sen. Goldwater, who Is
sttn listed as chairman Of the
board, serves in an advisory cap
acity 10 the Goldwater stores,
which were sold a year ago to As
socaated Dry Goods Corporation Of
New York. Bob remains president.
A Negro woman was hired
shortly after the demonstrations
ended the first day according 10
Associated Press report