Box 17, Folder 14, Document 51

Box 17, Folder 14, Document 51

“UNITED NATIONS — (ANP) —
Adlai Stevenson watned Congress
last week'that the world stature of
the United States demands prompt
approval of President Kennedy's
civil rights program. ;

As if to substantiate what Amer-
ica’s UN ambassador w: saying a
letter. was presented to Under-
secretary of State George W. Ball
in Washington, voicing the protests
of 21 African governments to
rows remarks ‘made by Tou-
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Russell has outlived his usefulness as a spokesman
of Georgia. Asa matter of fact. if the laws of this

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little good to demand ‘the tearing
down or the wau in Bern dfiieos
we tear down the wall that sepa-
rates us in our own land,” he as-
serted. vy PA,

“Of what value is it for ne ta
talk of ourselves as the vanguard
ui treedom and democracy while
any of our fellow citizens suffer the
indignities of second-class citizen-
ship?”

Stevenson said most delegates
we experience in the country un-
derstood that racial progress had
been stepped up in recent years
and were “patient, tolerant and un-
derstanding” of United States ef-
forts. ,

- However, he acknowledge that
some delegates had been shocked
by racia] disorder and ¥iole 2
that such events has
some diplomats and

‘He declared that he was gr
cOncérned with the way racial dis-
order was exploited abroad by a
hostile press, creating a false in-




state were enforced from top to bottom, Russell would be facing
trial on charges of “‘inciting to riot.”

Last week, the honorable Senator made a speech clearly calu-
lated to stir up racial strife and domestic tulmult. In his speech,
Senator Russell charged that the civil rights measures presently
before Congress are ten times worse than what prompted the Civil

War 100 years ago.

Ever since the senior Senator has been in office, his sole ap~
proach to the problem of civil rights for Negroes has been a ne-
gative one, ‘‘Leave the states alone.”” Russell suggests.

For how long should they be left alone? _ They have been left

_ alone for 300 years and Negroes are salgnaieves by a vicious

of bigotry.










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Senator Russell believe that Negroes should be extend
nation’s con esn’

If he does not, he is not fit to hold the high
If he does, it’s about time he made it known,
has called moves by Negroes to win their rights
”” We ask ‘‘What’s communistic about ci s
country all their lives wanting to share in the

fits of that,citizenship?”’
We think Senator Russell is unfitto serve this s

$ not even attempt to represent

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citizens. The best contribution he could make to this’ St

signed resignation.



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ed States.
Stevenson said he favored mass
action to strengthen the President's
hand on. the ciyil rights program
by. presenting the moral issue in
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Meanwhile, ambassador of 27
African gOvernments sent a letter
to President Kennedy protesting
Senator #llender’s public state-
ments that Negro people are in-
capable of goyerning thémselves.
The letter was presented to Un-
der Secretary Ball hy a committee

of Ambassadors and chiefs of mis-

sion. The committee was composed
of the chiefs of mission of the Unit-
ed Arab Republic, Nigeria, Sudan,
Malagasy, Somalia and Morocco. ~

Senator Ellender’s television ap-
pearance on June





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