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€ SO Providence we 4-6 Then out of the side of your mough you tell the resctionaries and vested interests that you don't really mean vhat you sey. ‘That, ladies and gentlemen, is the Democratic prrty policy. I think the comment of Senctor Lister #111 of Alabane about the southern revolt was most apropos. Ye warned his colleagues not to leave the Democratic perty over civil rights measures. He said: "If the south should leave the Democratic party we would but weaken the very arm with which we battle those measures in the House and Senate." The Republicans re no better. They have consistently conspired with the Democrats to lick civil rights legislation. The other day when J arperred before the Senete Armed Services Committee to present my objections to the plans for a draft and compulsory military training, I had a short exchange of views ‘ith Senator Morse, Wayne Morse of Oregon. The ; Senetor and I agreed that the fundamentel of our American philosophy is respect for the individual human soul; and sol vas rather startled to read his comments the following day on the testimony of two Negro witnesses. These gentlemen said that they vould oppose the draft of Negro citizens and urge resistence to such a draft until segreg? sion was abolished. I think thet they should have opposed it on much brosder grounds ae well, on the grounds that the dreft end compulsory military training will endanger the peece of the world and the civil liberties of all Americans, whits and Negro. But the important thing to me was the suggestion of Senator Morse that whet these men vere advocating might be "treason", The Senetor. vith his avowed respect for the individual human soul, suggests the protests of ingvo people egainst modern forms of slavery could be "treason". Yut he sits 1. the Senate of the United States and does not suggest that come of his colleagees who help maintain segregation are really cuilty of treaion - are really guilty of violating the fundemental law of the land, the Constitution of the United States with its guarantees of civil rights. I would have expected a little better understanding of the individual human soul from Wayne Norse. (more)