Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-28

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to grant and guarantee COM
plete equality in citizenship to
the Negro minority Of our
population"
The flesh and blood making
up this living petition included
a wide segment Of American
society.
Many Facets Of Citizenship
Among the marchers today
there are Negroes, and whites,
Christians and Jews, Labor
leaders and preachers, stars
and students, professional civil
rights leaders and professional
politicians. There are also
many thousands Of ordinary
men and women who share
their leaders hopes for what
they somewhat modestly de-
scribe as "a new and more pro-
found concept Of lobbying"
The director Of the march,
Mr.. Randolph, is the 74-year-
old PRESIDENT Of the Brother
hood + Sleeping Car Porters
and a veteran Of the battle for
equal rights. Mr.. Randolph
first proposed a march on
Washington in 1910 but called
it off after President Roosevelt
issued an order to hire Negro
workers in war industries.
Other leaders include John
Lewis, chairman of the Stu
dent Nom Violent Co-ordinat-
ing Committee, known as
SNICK; Rabbi Joachim Prinz,
president Of the American Jew
ish Congress; Walter Reuther,
, president of the United Auto
Workers; Roy wilkins, execu-
tive secretary Of the National
Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People.
Also, Matthew Amman, ex-
ecutive director Of the National
Catholic Conference for Inter-
racial Justice; Whitney Young,
jr, executive director Of the
National Urban League; DR..
Eugene Carson Blake, head of
the United Presbyterian
Church, and Martin Luther
King, president Of the South
ern Christian leadership Con-
ference.
The tenth leader Of the
march was not in Washington
today. He is James Farmer,
national director for the Con-
gress Of Racial Equality
CORE. Mr.. Farmer was
Jailed a few days ago in Plaque
mine, La, for anti-discrimina-
ton activities.
The demands which these 10
leaders are pressing on con-
gressic.al leaders go beyond
the pi visions Of the admins
tratiol-'s civil rights bill. In
general. they call for a guar
antee by the Federal Govern
ment Of access to all public
Accommodations, decent hous-
ing, adequate and integrated
education, and the right to
vote.
Complete School Desegregation
Specifically, they call for the
Withholding Of Federal funds
from all programs in which dis
elimination exists. They also
demand desegregation of all
school districts by the end OF
this year.
Additional points on the
marchers' petition include the
enforcement Of voting rights
by reducing congressional repre-
sentation OF States where Ne
gro voters are diSenfranchised.
They also seek an executive
order banning discrimination
in all Federal housing projects
and authority for the Attorney
General to institute injunctive
suits when any constitutional
right is violated.
i A number Of the marchers'
demands revolve around dis
elimination In employment,
which has provided the storm
center OF the rights movement
In recent months. The petition
calls for a massive Federal
training program, a new mini
mum wage Of at least SO an
hour, a broadened Fair Labor
Standards Act, and the bar
ring Of discrimination in Fed
eral. State and municipal gov
ernments and by employers,
contractors, employment agen-
cieS and trade unions.
All these demands, needless
to say, will meet considerable
resistance in powerful segments
OF Congress. There also has
been some CONSERVATION in