St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-07-11


of "white supremacy" and tn
Didecrat bloc and DR.. Martin
Luther King, who more than any
other one man, Is responsible for
bringing the issue to the doorsteps
Of Congress.
AS soon as the President an
nomced his intention Of seeking
further civil rights legislation in
Congress, Russell, who once sought
the Democratic presidential nomin-
alton, declared after caucusing
with Is deep South senators a plan
to obstruct Kenney's efforts by
launching a full scale flibuster.
A long, bitter battle was
signaled when Senator Russell
met with II other Southern SEN
ators, then issued an angry de-
nouncement Of Kennedy's speech
to the nation.
Russell said the Southern Demo-
Gratis would resist any further ex-
tension Of federal power over priv
ate property for political ends"
He dashed out at the Administra-
ton for what he called appease-
ment of Negro demonstrators for
civil rights.
Russell said there would be an
increase in racial disturbances I'M
less Kennedy stops using threats
Of mass violence" to push civil
rights bills through Congress. In
reply, a spokesman for DR.. King,
said Congress would become the
focus of massive, militant and
monumental sit-in" the likes of
which the nation has never known,
Meanwhile, the Administra-
ton is trying to circumvent some
Of the known tactics Of delay
customarily used by the Dixie
crat bloc In the Senate.
Administration strategy Is con-
centrated on the Senate which his
torically has been the graveyard
of civil rights legislation. In sew
eral previous sessions Legislation
benefiting Negroes has passed the
House only to be doomed in the
Senate. It's two favorite device!
have been to bottle it up in com
mittee or, If forced to the floor, Il
talk it to death.
Efforts to invoke cloture havD
invariably been unsuccessful.
To avoid problem No. 1, 1t 4
expected that the Presidents bill
will be referred to a COMMITTEE
not headed by a Didecrat, presum
ably the Commerce COMMITTEE
headed by Sen. Warren G. Magnu
son Of Washington.
To cope with Russells tallIathol
strategy, the Administration
trying to line up the vote require
to limit debate, convinced that 1
the Senate is permitted to vote,
will be passed.
Already resentment among the
deep South Senators to the
threat Of q massive demonstra-
ton on the part Of Negroes Ia
being expressed
Alabama Senator Lister HI
called the threats an attempt t
bludgeon Congress into passing tn
Presidents Civil Rights proposal!
He declared he viii oppose tn
Presidents civil rights bill wit
every power In my command an
as a team captain of the Souther
Senators, I will use the dlibuste
and any other means that ar
available"
Hiss made his statements thi
week in reply to a declaration Is
sued earlier last week by Rev
George Lawrence, Of Brooklyn, n
Y, who said the capital will be tn
seen of a massive, Militant an
monumental sit-in" demonstrate,
unless the Congress acts fast t
assure full equal rights for tn
Negro now"
Rev. Lawrence Is pastor o
Brooklyn's Antioch Baptist churcl
and Is also northeast regional rep
Preventative for the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference
headed by DR. Martin Luther King
Speaking at a press conference
at the Park Sheraton hotel, In New