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|one KENNETH R. CLARK :the colons “challengei—ihefater all.” ft He aaid he was ‘not at aT a PHARR — wed Church paternalisuc -patiern — a@ pal-! Krueger said be was given bitter” abou bis finng, inai ne “of Christ minister who was 9 erm which really keeps people|no formal reacon for hislded to remain in theen ieraz figure am the Stafrin servitude and a bind ofséischarge, which he said he di¢-wiended to remain in the y far. labor G:spute two slavery.” not deleve refiected the fecline. Valley, and to coniinue his work Wednesday his “There are a lot of people/of the council church's board: among tbc poor of tbe coionias. Texas Counci!'who believe in democracy injof directors, and he said he! “My wife amd J have 20 lor Churches was the result of principle,” he said, ‘‘but when,doubled ff 2 suctessor would:defmite plans mgtt now,” he jhs reiusa: to Sigh a “com-it actually comes down t: be named for his post unt! afterisaid. “Perhaps wel do arm |promse agreemeni” exhoneré lowing people to participate inthe TCC bad merged with the work. We certainly want to , effectively and meaningtully,!Texas Catholic Conference, to,continoe our relationship with ckarged with breiakty by @ithen ubere are a Jot af people become the Texas Conference)tbe people im the colonias ang farm labor ynion, - ‘who don't believe in democracy lef Courches, later this year. ‘barrios." ‘The Rev. Ed Krueger. of ———=—S = Pharr, was fired as the TCC's . Lo aoe "Lowe? Bio Grazde Valley staff : ‘member by Harold Kilpatrick) _ : . jexecu:ive director of the im eee Nercenominatsonal jare=p. [Tis mocerain as to where oe athe pressure came from,” . ‘Kroeger said, “Bui I have been : . Vea yeskee to Sign the compromise oy E:sshop W. Kennezh Pope. presicent g! the Texas Council! fo Churches, ‘hulpatrick. and that the action was “strangly sygazesed” by the Rev. Carl Serkiev, chairman of fhe! eq:met's personnel conenittey. Kreger collided with Texas Rang.rs when he jlead efforss of the Unit |Workers Organiang Committee ie Tecrui: Mexican - American field hands for a srike during ithe melon harvest of 1966 - 1967, in Starr County. ‘The activity subsequently resulted in a civil suit filed US. District Court against the Lo i alleged the lawmen acted on behalf of growers im Starr .}Coumy to try to break the . at L . pony id lust the tabor statutes . | The case, which culminated: g to “antipathy on the - woot , jin a bitter courtroom batile in! the established community ‘s an rJune, still has not been decided, work — the people's . : ws dang Krueger said if a com come to grips with ome dig = . rpromise agreement exoneratmg {probiems, and a desire mot te wht moo. rite Rangers is signed now, Be, {ook at the facts.” ' - : se «fears wi affect the decision Krueger's ministry, as - , - - {with regard to constitutionality Igpansored’ by the TOC way “jot the labor scatutes. devoted to the “barrios,” lum 1m aba gee ophe Said] forganization of the “‘colonias"* : : tend to block apy similar| {oy MEMO villages where most. action in the fuutre, but 1 rather | migrant fete sspne some move will be 7 : : ‘otade in this pee — | Porkers live. : ers