St. Paul recorder., 1963-08-15
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Arizona's vacillating Republican
Presidential aspirant Sen. Barry
Goldwater was linking political
arms with Southern proponents Of
segregation and indicating that
the scheduled March on Washing
ton," Aug. %, might have no ef-
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, a
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 to 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. Gold
water attacked the Defense De-
partment for taEing 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
Guiding the NAACP, the Congress
Of Racial Equality and the South
ern Christian Leadership Confer
ence headed by DIR. Martin Luther
King, Jr., as well as the major
religious denominations, Sen. Cold
water had this to say:
If 1t Is conducted in an orderly
way 1t will have no effect on civil
rights legislation. But IF 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.
gressman. I'll be in my office tc
receive people from my state"
AS 1t turned out, the senator die
not have to wait around in Wash,
ington to be approached about civi
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 mucl
time to business, talked for him
ut does happen that we dom
have any Negro sales personne
now" Bob Goldwater said. 'Bu
we certainly are happy to hirt
them when they come up to oul
standards. I don't believe we have
had an application from a Negrc
In the past four years (for a sale:
posttion)."
Bob said Sen. Goldwater, who Il
sttn listed as chairman Of th,
board, serves in an advisory cap
acity 10 the Goldwater stores
which were sold a year ago to As
sociated Dry Goods Corporation oi
New York. Bob remains president
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A Negro woman was hreC
shortly after the demonstration:
ended the first day according 30 q
Associated Press report.