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Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28
Definition OF Discrimination
Important To Fight
Aquinsf Job Bios

Editor: I agree with your March
21 editorial entitled Community
Should Bestir ITSELF" stating that
the jurisdiction of FEPC in st.
Paul must apply to all employees
and employers, whether they be
governments, such as those of
Sheriff Hedman's office, or not.
AS the lawyer representing Mr..
Cornelius Brown at the hearing in
question, would like to make this
further comment: I don't believe
the jurisdictional question is a
serious problem in Mr.. Browns
case. The present FEPC group
under its able and active execu-
tive secretary, Mr.. Seth Phillips,
had previously resolved this ques-
ton in favor Of the community
and they did this again in hearing
the Brown case. The problem con-
fronting Mr.. Phillips and myself
in this hearing was rather the
definition of discrimination.
1t is an uncontradicted fact that
Mr.. Brown was an able, neat, cap
able, indeed outstanding worker
with veterans preference (Second
World War and Korean conflict)
under Civil Service regulations
Despite these admitted qualifica-
tions, we were unable to show that
he was Disseminated against in
his discharge.
1t is not the purpose of this
letter to say that Mr.. Brown did
not receive a full and competent
hearing; my purpose is merely to
point out that since the leadership
of the Twin Cities Negro commune
ty did not bother to attend this
trial, they cannot really know
what the present st. Paul FEPC
would consider a discriminatory
act by an employer or a trade
union.
I cannot think Of one issue more
important to the advancement oi
minority causes than the defini'
ton of discrimination, not only ir
the hiring process but in keeping
the employee on the job too, once
he is hired.-JOseph Perry, 946I
Stevens Av. s., Minneapolis 20
MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28
Who Bears The Cost Of
The Refugee Problem

The people who have been escaping from Cuba
are mostly people with professional and business
sklls They are doctors, lawyers, accountants man.
ayers, skilled artisans-people with the knowledge
connections and resources that the difficult escape
from Cuba to Florida requires.
We have always been told that these slrills are
In short supply in country. So we ought to well
come the opportunity to utilize them. It should be
possible to make room for large number of trained
medics and accountants and lawyers and business
managers in this vast country, with no hardship on
anybody.
But what do we do? We put these highly
trained Cubans to work in the least skilled Jobs
available, jobs previously held by the least favored
Americans usually Negroes in economic system.
We take jobs away from Americans who can least
afford 1t and give them to the refugees. We make
these least favored Americans bear almost the whole
cost of the refugee problem. So these Americans are
now out of work, and highly trained Cubans are
mopping floors, making BEDS washing dishes, and
performing similar tasks
Maybe it's time to ask the medical profession
the legal profession, the accounting and auditing
profession, and Others to consider making room for
their fellow professionals from Cuba There Is little
room at the bottom and what room there Is has been
made by brutally pushing lot of Americans onto
the unemployment rolls.
Florida Negroes, especially in Miami have been
the unslSilled workers hardest hit by the employ
ment Of Cuban refugees. Negroes as usual are
understanding Of the problems which face disad-
vantaged.
They don't mind having the us and their COM
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28
Council Of State
Governments Thinks We
Should Check FucTs

Editor: We have received today
an editorial from the Minneapolis
Spokesman of March 7, 1868, &C
cusing the Council of State Gov
ernments of cynical, deliberate,
dishonest and outrageous" attempt
to disfranchise negro voters.
First of all, it should be noted
that this uniform legislation is the
product of the National Conference
of Commissioners on Uniform
State Laws rather than the Coun-
Gil of State Governments. The Ma
tional Conference of Commission
ers on Uniform State Laws is a
long-established, highly regarded
body of lawyers representing ev-
cry state. 1t is closely affiliated
with the American Bar Associa-
ton, and the Council of State Gov
ernments is honored to be associ-
ated with both groups.
Secondly, the purpose of the
uniform Act for Voting by New
Residents in Presidential Elec-
tons" does not even contain a
provision requiring a certificate Of
the local election judge from the
voters previous precinct in an
other state! A number of states
do have such requirement, based
on their legislative judgment that
a person who has never qualified
as a voter elsewhere should not be
given greater rights than the per-
son who has always resided in the
enacting state.
In view Of the above, I think
perhaps the Minneapolis Spokes-
man should be asked to explain
why it does not check its facts
before making accusations and de-
mands against organizations dedi-
Gated to the public interest
Yours truly, Brevard CrihfieId,
Executive Director, Council Of
State Governments, March IL,
1868.
Editors Note: The version of
the bill officially circulated by
the Council of State Govern
ments does not contain the re-
quirement that the voter have
the approval Of the precinct Of
ficial in the applicants former
place Of residence. However, this
requirement was in the version
introduced in the Minnesota leg
islature, and the authors of the
Minnesota bill were under the
impression that they were spon-
soring an official Council meas
ure. This was the source Of our
information. Where this nom
official version originated seems
to be something Of a mystery,
although the councils statement
shows that It was aware Of its
existence. The Objectionable fea-
ture is a part of the Wisconsin
law. As to whether the Com
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28
Letters To The Editor

mission on Uniform Legislation
is or is not an arm of the COun-
Gil, this is a piece of semantics
we don't care to go into. The
fact is that the Council Of State
Governments did circulate the
proposed bill containing the
other Objectionable features we
commented upon. The uncapit-
allied "Negro" is Mr.. Crihfield's
usage, not ours. We hope that it
does not imply the prejudice or
lack of knowledge which such
usage usually implies.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28
FRANKLY SPEAKING
BY Everett Luoma

General de Gaulle's great hopes
for France are being seriously
threatened by widespread internal
labor unrest. As a result, de Gaulle
Is forced at the moment to place
internal politics into a position Of
greater Importance than interna-
tional politics.
These widespread labor difficult
les within France are threatening
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28

munity help the refugees, but so far, much Of the
help has resulted in the Negro community of Miami
losing their jobs and going on unemployment rolls.
Spreading the refugees out all over the country
would be one way we have said before to resolve
the problem which faces the people in and around
Miami
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28

to take on the
proportions Of q
general strike in.
volving at least
all Of the two
million fe d e ral
employees.
De Gaulle's diff
ficulties b e 6 a n
because Of his ef-
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28

IOrIS 10 IOrC0 Everett LuOkn@
federal employees to accept lower
wages than employees in civilian
industries in order to maintain
the French franc on a sound basis.
To achieve this goal, de Gaulle in
late February undertook to limit
wage increases by forbidding the
200, 900 men who work the nation
allied mines of France to hold
more than a two-day strike on
pain of being fired or imprisoned.
The miners were asking for an
11% increase, a 40 hour work
week, and a four week annual
paid vacation.
Their situation Is aggravated
because coal mines In France
are In decline and since wages
In the various nationaliZed in
dustries lag behind those in priv
ate industry. The government
was willing to give the miners q
5.57% increase spread over
twelve months, but negotiations
broke down, and in defiance of
de Gaulle's order, the miners
went on strike March Ist.
This left the government in a
critical position. The government
is now forced to either enforce
its work order or grant conces-
sions to the miners at great loss
OF face to de Gaulle himself. The
government is well aware that the
use of force would lead to some
thing like civil war and might end
with the overthrow of the regime
itself. Interior Minister M. Frey,
for instance, has stated that in
order to get the 100000 miners
back to work, he would need 400,-
900 riot police, which he does not
have.
Because the coolest part Of the
winter is passed, and because of
the spread in labor unrest, time
seems to be on the side of the min
ers. Railway men, who also want
an 11% pay rise, also went on
strike March 14th for "a hours In
which they almost paralyzed tran
sportation in France. Intermittent
stoppages in the gas and electrici-
ty industries occur every day.
The movement Is also spread
ing to private industry, which
wants the four week annual paid
holiday recently won by the men
at the state-Owned Renault
works. On March 14th the total
number Of Frenchmen on strike
was more than 100000 including
$4,000 railroad workers.
Despite this labor unrest, de
Gaulle seems unaware of his dan
ger. He still seems to think that
the primary threat to his regime
Is from the OAS-So far the min.
ers, who have taken the leadership
in these strikes, have made it a
point to exclude all political aims
from the movement. They merely
stress that all they want is their
liz pay raise and the right to
strike that de Gaulle took away
from them in February.
For the first time since 1947,
Catholic, socialist, and commun-
ist unions are working effective
ly together, and they fear that
the introduction Of politics would
be fatal to this unity.
AS time progresses however, the
miners win be forced to think oi
their strike in political terms. Their
the actions that the miners and
the other workers will take
against the regime will be one Of
great Importance not only to
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28

1t was like a comedy, most anus
ing" He went on: '"The students
had lot of fun on campus, plenty
of laughs, a good time. I wouldn't
call it a riot-just student high
spirits.
What about the deaths? Snort
ed Walker, zone Of them was a
foreign newsman. What was he
doing there ?" Anyhow, he said,
communism was a third force"
during the riots and Communist
leaders stirred up trouble.
This is new angle. The ones
who stirred up trouble were men
like Walker and those who an
swered his call to descend upon
the Mississippi campus to help en-
force segregation. It was a form
of insurrection. And Walker now
says it was all in fun, a comedy.
We wonder what his version Of a
tragedy would be. - Milwaukee
JOURNAL.
New Orleans Paper
Crifieises La. Senior Sen.
Allen J. EIIender
Louisiana's gift to world travel
is Sen. Allen J. Ellender, origin
ally sent to replace the assassinat-
ed Huey Long and now the fourth
senior member Of the senate.
Each year the Senator goes on
long journeys, at taxpayer ex-
pense. Nobody asks the Senator to
go; he just wants to and nobody
stops him. He picks his own spots,
stays long and by now has seen
most of the globe.
He has a special talent for i'm
prudent and sometimes bumbling
statements and most Of his trips
have created smallish diplomatic
repercussions.
He has just given the Senate
a report Of sO3 pages on last falls
10-week traipsing thru Africa
There Is a fund Of statistics he
could have got by staying home,
but much more Of his own find
ings, including amusing accounts
Of what he had for supper and like
trivia. At least he gives a full
account Of his time. PRESS
SCTNHTAR, New Orleans.
More Bloom Lost
As Africans Leuve
Communist Colleges
More bloom seems to be off the
rose Of free" education In Com
munist countries. Some $50 stu
dents from seven new African ma
tons are leaving Bulgaria because
they are unhappy with their treat
ment, according to news reports.
Previously, dozen students from
Ghana left the Soviet Union for
similar reasons, proving again that
life as 1t is lived under the ban
ners is different than its vocal de-
'scription. - DAILY OKLAHOM-
IAN, Oklahoma.
Posfoffiee History Being
Made In Los Angeles;
K.c. Coll AppIouds
History - beautiful history -
is being made on the West Coast
- and appropriately In the month
during which Negro History Week
and Brotherhood Week fan.
News came early this week that
Negro, Leslie N. Shaw, VIII be
the new Postmaster in the city Of
Los Angeles. He win not be the as
sistant postmaster, but the post
master, the top job In the huge
Los Angeles Post offlce. - K.G
(MO.) CALL
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-03-28
VIEWS & OPINIONS
THE WORLD OVER
Louisville Pepper Reps
Race Prejudice At
IIn;Uaref&1 0f Ne


Negro basketball players are no
novelty in the Kentucky High
School State Tournament, now in
progress here at Freedom Hall,
but this years tournament pro-
duced another noteworthy break
through in race relations. For the
first time, a Negro basketball Of
ficial John Scoop" Brown of
Lexington) was named to work
the tourney.
It is ironic that in Browns
hometown of Lexington Negro
athletes are still unacceptable on
University of Kentucky athletic
teams, much to the regret, we
suspect, Of Coaches Charles Brad
shaw and Adolph Rupp. Being a
member Of the Southeastern Con-
ference, U. K. must go along with
conference racial prejudices. One
of these days, and possibly before
much longer, U. K. may decide the
price is too high to pay for con-
ference membership. - COURIER
JOURNAL, Louisville.
Miss. Sfufe Students
Approve Basketball Team
Dropping Biased PIay
The Jackson (Miss.) Daily News
ran a picture of Loyola's starting
lineup and suggested that readers
mail it to trustees of the states
institutions Of higher learning.
Some Mississippi legislators are
calling for "a substantial decrease
in the financial appropriations for
every university in the state that
encourages integration.
It has been unwritten law that
Mississippi school teams would
neither have Negro members nor
play teams with Negro members.
When Mississippi State won the
Southeastern conference title four
years ago, almost all Of the stu
dent body voted to send it to the
national tournaments. The then
university president refused. Now
new president, D. w. Coward,
has announced that the unwritten
law no longer applies. The coach,
the players and the student body
applaud the decision. So do some
legislators and alumn.-Mflwau-
kee JOURNAL.
Monitor crifieises General
Edwin Walkers Amused
View Of Oxford Riots
The showdown at Oxford may
not have achieved the scope OF
World War II or the Korean War,
in which General Walker fought
with great bravery. But it was
potentially no more comic" than
was the Saint Bartholomew Night
massacre a case Of high-jinks,
Americans interested in peaceful
arguing Of disputes are not likely
to be amused by the Generals
sense Of humor. - Christian
Science MONITOR.
Milwaukee Journal Attacks
Walker As Right Wing
Robbie RoUSeF, InsUrreefionisi
In and with that mob was Ed
win A. Walker, a former major
general turned right wing rabble
rouser. He laughed about 1t all in
a press conference the other day.
, 1963-08-16

make Governor Paiewonsky and the Board of Directors stop
and think q little more before acting to phase our sugar.
THERE IS NO easy royal road to success. In agricul-
ture, as in anything else, careful planning and scientific APP
.proaches to problems are the only way. In the South, for
example, the boil weavel discouraged the growing of cotton.
But work was done, and finally that pest was brought under
control
THIS ISLAND NEEDS SUGAR CAM Without it the
economy will not seem the same, nor will it be the same. With
cane, all farmers, large and small, can enter the picture. Not
Sc. with other crop. which might have to be grown on such a
large scalesthat the small farmer is Immediately put at a seri-
Gus disadvantage.
ALL FARMERS, and everyone else, should continue to
register their opinion on this matter in no uncertain terms. If
this is done, then those who are insistent upon doing away
with sugar cane might be forced to stop and take another,
more serious look.
, 1963-08-16

LET'S KEEP OUR SUGAR CANE

LETsS KEEP U G CANE
SUGAR CANE is one Of the biggest and most important
crops this Island produces, and we should not even think Of
giving up cane and turning to something else in its place.
WITHOUTGOING into the centuries old history of
sugar cane in this Island, the arguments for continued pro
duction Of this most important crop are 50 strong that they
cannot be properly overcome.
IT IS ELEMENTAL that crops are produced according
to the climate, the type of soil and the terrain Of any country
or section, Time has proved that our soil, our climate, and
everything else is best suited to this CROP and we ought to
devote time, energy and attention to developing, increasing
and improving this crop rather than launching ~forthsinto
something else about which we know little, and which will
take experimentation to fully develop.
INSTEAD OF turning our backs on sugar cane we ought
to have-been developing strains best suited to our conditions,
and finding more efficient production and other methods
which would make the growing Of this crop more profitable.
For after all, sugar cane has been our principal cash crop, and
many a grower, large and small, has made MS Living hon it
1t has been our mainstay for years.
1T is POSSIBLE that sugar cane has not made the land
flow. with milk and honey, nor has it been as lucrative as we
would like it to be, but to abandon it at this stage is certainly
no solution to the problem. Then, too, our economy has been
geared to sugar 50 long that we ought to have been expert at
it by this Sttime.
WESTRONGLY URGE that the recommendation OF the
confidential report" toSecretary of Agriculture Orville Free
man. man, written by Willard Cochrane, who is a top expert in this
field, be followed, and that efforts be continued to bring it
up to the point where It becomes q paying proposition. The
solution lies in not substituting but supplementing. Is there
anything wrong in adding the other crops to our agricultural
picture
ONE OF THE strongest arguments in favor of retaining
sugar cane is the recommendation Of the United States De
partment Of Agriculture. And this. recommendation should
Evening star., 1963-05-22
Against Tight Debt Ceiling

On another issue, Mr.. Dillon
said it is a "delusion" to try to
control Federal spending by
keeping the debt ceiling tight
He said the $305 billion ceiling
Evening star., 1963-05-22
Bor Group Opposes
Amendment Plans

major reshaping of the form
of our Government but, until
recently, we're being pressed
in State legislatures with little
public notice.
The three measures were ap-
proved last December at q
meeting Of the General As
sembly Of States in Chicago
Since then, Is States report
edly have acted favorably on
one or more of the proposals.
Backers of the measures are
using the method, it is said
for the first time. Of petition
ing Congress to call q con-
stitutional convention for the
actual proposal Of the sug-
gested amendments.
The Washington office Of the
Council Of State Governments
said 13 States have backed the
apportionment, 10 the amend
ing proposal and four the
measure for q new Court of
the Union.
The amending proposal would
allow States to change the
Constitution without obtain
ing the approval of Congress OF
Of a constitutional convention
as is now required to bring
about such a major alteration.
Under the proposed amend
ment, two-thirds Of the States
could require Congress to pro-
pose an amendment, and Il
then would go into effect wher
ratified by three-uuarters O,
the State legislatures.
! The Court of the Union
measure wguld set up a super
Supreme Court composed of the
Chief Justices Of the so States
to determine whether a Fed
erally-asserted power or juris-
diction is constitutional.
Evening star., 1963-05-22
Dillon Is Pleased by Upturn,
But Doesn't Expect Boom

Housing was the only major
component Of GIMP to decline
in the January-March quar-
tier.
The Commerce Departments
report on cash dividends yes
terday said the April gain of 5
per cent over year-earlier levels
was substantially larger than
advances earlier in 1868.
Largest gains from April to
April were registered by corp
orations in the fields Of paper
and printing, chemicals, elec-
trical machinery, oil refining
and food manufacturing. Div
dends paid by the iron and
steel industry continued below
comparable 1862 levels.
For the first four months of
Evening star., 1963-05-22

recognition Is given to unions
with less than 10 per cent of
membership.
In his communication. Mr..
Kennedy said the dues checkoff
system should be entirely VOL
untary" and based on indi-
vidual authorization" He said
that 1t should also contain a
provision for employees to re-
woke the authorization at stated
intervals"
In other words, the dues
checkoff system will be on an
automatic basis, with agencies
deducting an employees union
dues once a month from his or
her paycheck. as long as the
employe has given written au-
thorization. There will be a
provision giving employees the
chance at least once a year to
withdraw this automatic union
dues checkoff authority.
Mr., Kennedy also said "the
cost Of dues withholding should
be paid by the employe organ
izations and not by the Gov
ernment. Accordingly, the COM
mission should prescribe
reasonable charges to be paid
by the employe organizations
for this service"
This is another determine
ton the csc will have TO In
clude in It's regulations. Just
how much employe unions are
TO be charged per member for
the dues checkoff service is still
TO be determined.
Mr.. Kennedy said this pro-
gram should be established and
operative by January /, 1884,
Federal employe union lead
ers feel the dues checkoff sys-
tenn will at least double Their
memberships by drasticallS
curtaling the number OF drop.
outs. among members who fall
behind In dues and then quit
This type Of drop-out hal
often nearly offset the gains lr
new members in the past.
Evening star., 1963-05-22
BY DANA BULLEN
star staff Writer

The American Bar Associa-
tion has come out against two
proposed states rights
amendments to the Constitution
but deferred action on a third
proposal involving legislative
apportionment.
The position Of the ABA. the
major national group repre-
seIlting the country's lawyers,
was announced yesterday after
q two-day meeting here Of the
associations Board Of Cover
nors.
The Board Of Governors has
authority to speak for the asso-
citation on matters arising be-
tween its annual summer meet
ings and action taken during
these periods does not require
later ratification.
The two proposals opposed
by the ABA would create q
Court Of the Union to review
Supreme Court decisions affect
ing Federal-State relations and
would alter the Constitution
amending procedure.
The third proposed amend
ment would place legislative
apportionment matters beyond
the reach Of the Constitution
and the Federal courts, thus
undoing last springs Supreme
Court apportionment decision
The apportionment measure,
which Is to be studied further
by an ABA committee, will
come up again at the ABA
convention in August, where 1t
likely will wind up on the
floor Of the House of Dele
gates.
The three proposals, it is
generally agreed, would mean