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going to vote against it ]thejwith its aggressive veeeone the investment of city pension}
bill).” meant from the outset to ein-|funds, totaling more than)
Mr. Celler said. he hoped|formed that | ROP. aa $3,400,000,000 in securities of]
“better counsel will prevail” tolthe Urban League would|companies that practice dis-|
_cause the leaders to reconsider|"either be pushed into the back-|crimination. Both the Mayor]
holding the march. ound or be pushed to theland Controller Abraham D.|
orefront.” Developments took|Beame, concede the goal is}
Riot Is Feared the second course, laudables but they question
Wa aa July 14 (AP) Caught by Surprise uumavay fonane Sy
— Re ve James A.) The Wagner administration| The one steady hand at ee)
Hale ed concern today|was caught by surprise. It had| tiller amid this uncertainty and
brah
Capital March
Could Rights Votes
ington by Negro, demonstrators
slated for Aug. 28 might cause
‘uncommitted legislators to turn
against the President's civil
bill, Representative Emanuel
Celler, chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee, de-
clared yesterday.
The Brooklyn Democrat ap-
peared on “Direct, Line,” an
NBC television program.
Mr. Celler said the demon-
stration would not affect his
own vote for the measure. How-
ever, he said he hoped integra-
tion leaders would recognize
that there were neutrals in
‘Congress who resented what)
they consider “pressure, bludg-
eoning and coercion.” ,
In effect, he continued, the
‘demonstration might actually
‘cause the loss of favorable
‘votes.
For example, he said, one
Western Senator has told him,
‘“I'm for civil rights — but if
‘they stage it [the march] I’m
on Washington
d touch off an ugly, blood-
letting riot, accompanied per-
haps by killings.”
the spark which!
Despite Its Etforts
New York I Is Un
A\ = By CLAYTO
No city government in the
country has ‘exceeded New
York's in efforts to be sympa-
thetic and helpful on the prob-
lems of Negroes, Puerto Ricans
and other minorities.
In spite of this record, the
Wagner administration is beset
on all sides with rising demands
to do even more to assure
equality. These
pressures, capped
News by many demon-
Analysis strations, focus on
F furthering integra-
tion in the schools,
opening jobs—particularly in
the construction field—sharp-
ening civil rights machinery
and winning more policy-mak-
ing posts in government.
Demonstrations have been
sponsored by organizations}
ranging from long-established
groups suchas the National
Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People and the
Urban League, which had be-
come almost sedate in their
march forward, to newer,
brasher groups. ‘like the Con-
gress of Racial Equality,
The emergence of CORE,
was good and because year aft-
er year it had the overwhelm-
ing su ort of Negroes and
¢ ‘icans at the polls,
feeling was that it
appen here, In Birm-
ingham eS, Pout not here. —
ut it aid happen here, and
the administration, stunned at
first, is still floundering.
Picketing used to be sharply
restricted at City Hall and else-
or minority groups were in-
with marching within barri-
eades around the pa’
ony Hall Plaza, —
for nearly a week now),
der. ¢
felt secure because its record)
here whether unions, taxpayer |j; shi
volved. Many had to be content| t, ni
. outside!
N ae
lem Hospital annex; construc-
tion has been halted for weeks
on just this issue.
The application of a Negro
couple to have their son trans-
ferred to a high school out of
his neighborhood was denied by
schoo] authorities, who later
reversed themselves on_ the
basis of a medical report show-
ing the boy had bronchial asth-
ma. It was said the boy would
be less subject to emotional
stress in a school with fewer
Negroes.
With the Mayor away, charges
of discrimination made against
er Anne M. Kelly were ordered
heard by a retired Federal
judge. When the Mayor re-
turned, the order was counter-
manded and the case was turn-
ed over to the City Commission
on Human Rights.
A call for ue overhaul sha
strengthening the City
Commission on ‘Pine Rights
came shortly after its staff was
cut and the remaining employes
were given raises. y y
Council President Paul R.
confusion seems to be that of
the Mayor. . ee tava
Ameri er identi-
fies tate minorities both in
their problems and in their
aspirations, 3
Mayor Has Guided City
More than any individual, he
has shaped the city’s approach
was. strikin ination
: onstrations may
upport es
Deputy Commerce Commission-)
Screvane has proposed barring},
Se a ee ae ae
a=
to civil rights gees whether it}.
bill).” meant from the outset to ein-|funds, totaling more than)
Mr. Celler said. he hoped|formed that | ROP. aa $3,400,000,000 in securities of]
“better counsel will prevail” tolthe Urban League would|companies that practice dis-|
_cause the leaders to reconsider|"either be pushed into the back-|crimination. Both the Mayor]
holding the march. ound or be pushed to theland Controller Abraham D.|
orefront.” Developments took|Beame, concede the goal is}
Riot Is Feared the second course, laudables but they question
Wa aa July 14 (AP) Caught by Surprise uumavay fonane Sy
— Re ve James A.) The Wagner administration| The one steady hand at ee)
Hale ed concern today|was caught by surprise. It had| tiller amid this uncertainty and
brah
Capital March
Could Rights Votes
ington by Negro, demonstrators
slated for Aug. 28 might cause
‘uncommitted legislators to turn
against the President's civil
bill, Representative Emanuel
Celler, chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee, de-
clared yesterday.
The Brooklyn Democrat ap-
peared on “Direct, Line,” an
NBC television program.
Mr. Celler said the demon-
stration would not affect his
own vote for the measure. How-
ever, he said he hoped integra-
tion leaders would recognize
that there were neutrals in
‘Congress who resented what)
they consider “pressure, bludg-
eoning and coercion.” ,
In effect, he continued, the
‘demonstration might actually
‘cause the loss of favorable
‘votes.
For example, he said, one
Western Senator has told him,
‘“I'm for civil rights — but if
‘they stage it [the march] I’m
on Washington
d touch off an ugly, blood-
letting riot, accompanied per-
haps by killings.”
the spark which!
Despite Its Etforts
New York I Is Un
A\ = By CLAYTO
No city government in the
country has ‘exceeded New
York's in efforts to be sympa-
thetic and helpful on the prob-
lems of Negroes, Puerto Ricans
and other minorities.
In spite of this record, the
Wagner administration is beset
on all sides with rising demands
to do even more to assure
equality. These
pressures, capped
News by many demon-
Analysis strations, focus on
F furthering integra-
tion in the schools,
opening jobs—particularly in
the construction field—sharp-
ening civil rights machinery
and winning more policy-mak-
ing posts in government.
Demonstrations have been
sponsored by organizations}
ranging from long-established
groups suchas the National
Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People and the
Urban League, which had be-
come almost sedate in their
march forward, to newer,
brasher groups. ‘like the Con-
gress of Racial Equality,
The emergence of CORE,
was good and because year aft-
er year it had the overwhelm-
ing su ort of Negroes and
¢ ‘icans at the polls,
feeling was that it
appen here, In Birm-
ingham eS, Pout not here. —
ut it aid happen here, and
the administration, stunned at
first, is still floundering.
Picketing used to be sharply
restricted at City Hall and else-
or minority groups were in-
with marching within barri-
eades around the pa’
ony Hall Plaza, —
for nearly a week now),
der. ¢
felt secure because its record)
here whether unions, taxpayer |j; shi
volved. Many had to be content| t, ni
. outside!
N ae
lem Hospital annex; construc-
tion has been halted for weeks
on just this issue.
The application of a Negro
couple to have their son trans-
ferred to a high school out of
his neighborhood was denied by
schoo] authorities, who later
reversed themselves on_ the
basis of a medical report show-
ing the boy had bronchial asth-
ma. It was said the boy would
be less subject to emotional
stress in a school with fewer
Negroes.
With the Mayor away, charges
of discrimination made against
er Anne M. Kelly were ordered
heard by a retired Federal
judge. When the Mayor re-
turned, the order was counter-
manded and the case was turn-
ed over to the City Commission
on Human Rights.
A call for ue overhaul sha
strengthening the City
Commission on ‘Pine Rights
came shortly after its staff was
cut and the remaining employes
were given raises. y y
Council President Paul R.
confusion seems to be that of
the Mayor. . ee tava
Ameri er identi-
fies tate minorities both in
their problems and in their
aspirations, 3
Mayor Has Guided City
More than any individual, he
has shaped the city’s approach
was. strikin ination
: onstrations may
upport es
Deputy Commerce Commission-)
Screvane has proposed barring},
Se a ee ae ae
a=
to civil rights gees whether it}.
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