Box 17, Folder 14, Document 52

Box 17, Folder 14, Document 52

Feels Tax Gut, by

More fear
Than Rights Bill

WASHINGTON — (UPI’ — Sen,
George A. Smathers, D-Fla., said
Wriday that federal income tax
cut is more important to the nat-
fon’s Negroes than enactment of
\the administration’s civil rights
program, much of which he opposes.

The senator said that if the







can be given better economic
conditions whié will mean more
employment” of the com-
\plaints which Utimately now
has would 5

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Smathers, is -Heek!,
‘television peers { f
stituents, said th
proposals he col
voluntary desegrati
‘commodations, lig
‘tional training and.yoting
tees. He opposed empowering the
federal government -enforee de-
Segre gation of privately-owned and
operated hotels, restaurants and
Similar establishments.

Smathers said he believed that “if
@ man or woman puts his or her
money into a business that they
haye the right to sell only to red-

‘headed, - ee cross-eyed




people — that ir privilege.
and that is, privilege.”
lege" wd oad? eed

He said thet 1 issue




‘involved if a”
for business from prereccie

But he said it is a “moral issue
to be decided by the. individuals
‘involved,” not by the .government.
He said he would have to vote
azainst the administration package
if the compulsory desegregation
were included, Otherwise, on an
plan were uded. Otherwise, on

an individual basis, hewould vote

for those he Say against
those he opposes, he

| “f think that a tax reduction
bill as far as the negro citizens
js concerned is even more important
than this so-called civil rights leg.




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(said a mass Negre p ash.
ington wou, unfortu-



a, aie SAdgere than
OV.
oaor vy, ‘and I “ait k they
should leave well enough alone in
! this particular respect.”

Positive Civil, Ri
Action Urge

Georgia's high state officialé and representatives to
have been called upon by the Fulton County. Republican Club, B.




F. Bullock, “president, to stop making statements, or taking
action to perpetuate segregation and discrimination, and to
Support strong civil rights legislation now before the legislators:



State offitials and all other of-

The Fulton County GOPs also,
in a second resolution, called upon
Republicans in both ho of Con-
gress to develop cyil Bens legis-
lation to alleviate solve the
crisis in race rentions in this
country.

Said the Fulton County Republi-

can Club in the on the}
action of official ee

“WHEREAS, crisis in race
relations, which ireatening the
position of the d States as

world leader in the field of human
rights and liberties, has resulted
from the failure of Congress to en-
act and enforce legislation against |
Segregation and discrimination,
“AND WHEREAS, Senator Rus-
sell and Talmadge and Governor
Sanders of the great State of Geor-
gia have publicly declared them-

be [on cal to the civil
sti gain nly pro. |

by. the Of the
United States. ares purpose of

eliminating segregation and dis-
crimination,

“BE IT “RESOLVED, THERE-
FORE, thai we, asinimbers of the

Repl aa traci ; has _his-
rically and support-
ed the priticiples om and

justice for #1], call ton hese high

ficials elected by the a le of the
State of Georgia, to. refrain from

i Bin tement or
| would tend
% Seare on and dis-
crimination, & to support the

















legislation whic ‘make secure
the Uni ition as world
leader field of human rights

and lib 5.”

In reference to need for action
by Republican members of Con-
gress, the Fulton GOP resolved:

“WHEREAS, the Congress faces
a crisis in race relations in the
United States, iy which the future
of this Gountry and its international
power and reputation are at stake
abroad and im Which its honesty
a fulfilling the ideals of denio-





sta are Seer ft home and











| d. the Constitutt
-. and the
princi ae
for on i \ A

whieh MME eliminate ™

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