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ALFRED I. HENDERSON
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EDITORIAL FOCUS
Im peachm ent essential
Morse leaves legacy
W ayne M orse, th e fig h tin g Senator fro m O regon,
is d ea d, but his legacy w ill liv e as lon g as the
n a tio n survives.
G reat m en w ill honor h im ; even his detractors
w ill praise his courage and his spirit.
But it is
w e — th e Black, the poor, the ch ild re n , the
a g e d -- w h o have b e n e fite d most from this m an's
lon g a nd b rillia n t career and it is w e w h o w ill
cherish his m em ory.
O ur Senator was a leader in the fie ld o f C ivil
Rigt.ts, a nd a lth o u g h he was the Senator from
O re g o n , a state w ith fe w Black voters, the
a c h ie v e m e n t o f equ al o p p o rtu n ity fo r e very in
d iv id u a l w as one o f his m ajor concerns.
He
began w ritin g and intro du cing a n ti-d is c rim in a tio n
le g is la tio n soon a fte r his a rriv a l in the Senate, and
w as an a u th o r and co-sponsor o f the 1964 C ivil
Rights Act. This was d on e out o f p rin c ip le , not
p o litic a l e xp e d ie n cy, for the Black cause was not a
p o p u la r cause in those days.
Senator M orse was assigned to the u n p o p u la r
W a shington, D.C. C om m ittee w h e n he le ft the
R epublican Party, but he re m a in e d on the c o m
m itte e th ro u g h o u t the re m a in d e r o f his years in the
Senate, w o rk in g fo r s e lf-g o ve rn m e n t fo r this
m a jo rity-B la ck city.
In 1968, C larence M itc h e ll,
d irector o f the NAACP W ashington Bureau, said
"T he Black p e o p le o f W ashington, D.C. pray th a t
the p e o p le o f O regon w ill return 'o u r' Senator to
the Senate."
W ayne M orse was a sponsor o f the Econom ic
O p p o rtu n ity Act o f ,964 - the W ar on Poverty -
w hich b ro u g h t H eadstart, th e Foster G randparents
Program , m a n p o w e r tra in in g , and m any o the r
essential program s to the poor o f the n atio n .
In
,958, he becam e the first m an in the U nited States
to intro du ce a m ed ica re b ill.
He served on the
special su bco m m itte e th a t p ro du ced the O ld e r
A m ericans Act o f ,965.
W ayne M orse's lea d e rsh ip pro du ced d ra m a tic
changes in the fie ld o f e d u ca tio n le g is la tio n .
M orse becam e ch a irm a n o f the Senate Education
S ubcom m ittee in 1961 and under his le a d e rsh ip the
U nited States Senate passed m ore e d u ca tio n
le g isla tio n , in q u a n tity a nd q u a lity , than in the
e ntire history o f the n a tio n .
A fte r years o f in
decision, the U nited
States Congress fin a lly
endorsed the th eo ry th a t the fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t
has a m o ra l o b lig a tio n to the e d u c a tio n of
A m e rica 's ch ild re n .
The m a jo r e du catio n le g is la tio n passed under
Senator M orse's g u id a n ce includes the im p o rta n t
Elem entary and Secondary Education Act, w hich
p rovides special funds fo r the e d u ca tio n o f c h ild re n
o f lo w -in c o m e fa m ilie s .
S ecretaiy o f H ealth,
Education and W e lfa re A b ra h a m R ibicoff said in
1965, "W h e n the nam e M orse app-tcrs on an
e du catio n b ill, the present g e n e ra tio n o f c h ild re n
a nd ch ild re n ye t unb orn w ill be assured th a t the
b ill stands fo r the o ne m an w ho , in m y o p in io n
m ore th an a n y o th e r sing le in d iv id u a l in the
history o f the n atio n , has h e lp e d fu rth e r the cause
o f e d u ca tio n in the U n ite d S tates."
Senator M orse was w id e ly a ck n o w le d g e d as a
fo re ig n p o lic y statesm an a nd his e a rly and lo n e ly
o p p o sitio n to the V ie tn a m
w a r was praised
th ro u g h o u t the w o rld . His p osition as a labor law
e xp e rt w as u n c h a lle n g e d
His re p u ta tio n was
estab lish ed as a co n stitu tio n a l e xp e rt, as a conser
vatiom st, as one o f the Senate's le a d in g liberals,
and as a source of strength a nd in sp ira tio n in the
passage o f social le g isla tio n .
i- ’ s courage and
w illin g n e s s to fig h t long and nard, and o fte n
a lo n e , and to oppose e vil w h e re v e r he fo u n d it is
w e ll kn o w n .
But the Senator from O regon w ill also be
re m e m b e re d fo r his concern fo r the in d iv id u a l.
N o p ro b le m w as too sm all and no person too
in s ig n ific a n t fo r his personal a tte n tio n . A m id his
speeches on the flo o r o f the Senate, his m asterful
debates, his hours o f research a nd study, W ayne
M orse m ade tim e to a tte nd to the personal
p ro b le m s o f his constituents
The late Social
Security checks, the d e n ie d w e lfa re grants, the
cases o f d is c rim in a tio n on the docks and in the
Post O ffic e o f Portland, w ere to h im of ma|Or
im p orta nce
The w o rld w ill lon g rem e m b e r this g re a t Senator,
w h o was n eve r a fro id to stand a lo n e on a m atter
o f p rin c ip le ; w ho spent his career in the pursuit of
in d iv id u a l lib e rty
He co u ld have ta ken an easier
path and avoideO the w ra th and the scorn o f those
w h o opposed h im , but he liv e d his m otto,
"P rin c ip le s A b ove P o litics". His life w ill re m a in an
in sp ira tio n a n d a c h a lle n g e to those w ho also
w o u ld serve
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N ix o n 's re m a in in g R epublican supporters n ow
have a n e w b a ttle cry.
W h ile the President,
th ro u g h his press secretary, calls the House Ju d ic ia l
C o m m itte e a K angaroo C ourt, R ep ub lica n c o m
m itte e m em bers a re saying it d o e s n 't m a tte r w h a t
the President has d on e, but the im p o rta n t d ecision
is w h e th e r im p e a c h m e n t w o u ld be g o o d fo r the
co un try.
W ith o u t im p e a c h m e n t, h ow can a g o v e rn m e n t
based on la w c o n tin u e to exist? If those w h o a re
chosen to le a d the n a tio n b e lie v e th ey a re a b o v e
the la w , if those w h o are chosen to e n fo rc e the
la w b re ak it w ith im p u n ity , h o w can w e c a ll o u r
selves a n a tio n o f law s? If those w h o sw ea r an
o ath to u p h o ld the C on stitu tion v ie w its g u a ra n te e s
w ith c o n te m p t and conspire to a v o id its p ro
visions
— h ow can w e c la im a c o n s titu tio n a l
g o v e rn m e n t?
W e in A m e rica w e re m uch closer to a facist
d ic ta to rs h ip than w e w ill e ver re a liz e
O n ly
because o f the b u n g lin g o f the W a te rg a te b urgla rs
w e re w e a le rte d b efo re it w as too late.
N o w th a t w e know the facts are w e to sit back
a n d le t this m an reta in his o ffic e ? N ix o n has not
sh ow n c o n tritio n . His coverup continues. There is
no reason to b e lie v e that if he stays in o ffic e his
abuse o f p o w e r w ill end.
A n d if w e a llo w this c rim in a l a d m in is tra tio n to
re m a in in o ffic e , how can w e e n fo rc e th e la w
a g a in s t lesser m en?
H ow lon g can o u r judges
send little o ld ladies to ta il fo r re fu s in g to pay
th e ir w a r tax w h ile a ru lin g p re s id e n t gets a w a y
w ith c h e a tin g on his incom e tax? H ow lon g can
our judges send youngsters to d e te n tio n hom es fo r
s te a lin g cigarettes or records w h e n th e ir p re s id e n t
has stolen m illio n s o f d o lla rs from the A m e ric a n
p e o p le ?
W o u ld im p e a c h m e n t be g o o d fo r the A m e ric a n
p e o p le ? If a g o v e rn m e n t is to rest on trust, th en
im p e a c h m e n t is essential
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LETTERS
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Dear M r. Henderson:
almost single-handedly by
backing what he believes in,
a right to an education by
all. especially our rejected
and ejected younger brothers
and sisters from the Portland
Public Education system who
tokenly promote Blacks.
There
are
others too:
George Page, Leon Johnson,
Judge Mercedes Deiz, Rev
erend John Jackson, Vivian
Burnett, Dennis Payne, Hel
oise Hill, the first Black
woman principal in Oregon
elementary and secondary
education.
Reverend
Sam
Johnson, Paul Knauls, John
M u lle n , L ew W in ch es ter,
Rita Clinton, Fred Markey,
and Paul Wm. Dixon.
This list could go on and
on.
Yours truly,
Paul Wm. Dixon
inei:il<er
Oregon
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and to have a lawyer to help
in this process.
W e lfa re assistance
or
public assistance, in its sev
eral forms, is a Right and
should not be regarded as a
hand out from the "haves" to
the “have nots".
Monies
provided recipients represent
a relatively small fraction of
all taxes paid by all people
who have worked, are now
working and. hopefully, will
be working in the future.
The re c ip ie n t's p arents,
spouse or offspring have
either paid or will be paying
taxes as time passes. Most
of our existing social services
are sponsored by the larger
society for all who are or
will be in need.
The Social Security Act.
rightfully interpreted, estab
lishes a philosophical and
economic framework for a
real partnership of the Fed
eral Government, state and
local governments in pro
viding financial assistance to
large groups of individuals
who temporarily or perma
nently lack the means of livli
hood to which they are
entitled. The Social Security
A rt and
similar Federal
measures are but conscious
or unconscious expressions of
the concern of civilized
people
"who ca re " th a t
human beings live and not
merely survive
who are
also concerned that all hu
man beings, regardless of
social class or etnnic origin,
are accorded the opportunity
for self development,
self
determination, and meaning
ful contribution to family and
community life.
Further
more, the Social Security
Act is the recognition of the
destructive effects of eco
nonne deprivation upon hu
man life and human achieve
ment. The object of meeting
human needs in a way that
will be acceptable and. there
fore, most helpful to the in
dividual client and client
community requires an em
pathic, trained staff with
sound conviction regarding
the rights and dignity ot
human beings.
Ironically, the m atter of an
individual's right to public
assistance is feared by some
people, at least until they
find themselves facing the
need for such assistance. It
is then "a horse of another
color”.
To many people
public assistance connotes
the indiscriminate "giving to
any and every idler who
chooses to be supported by
those who toil." Others feel
it is a threat to democracy.
It is well to recall that the
sound American conviction
that the needy individual has
a claim on society of the
right to public financial assis
tance had its beginnings for
us in the passage of the
English Poor Law of 1601
With the growth of the
American legal system, poor
relief practices
were
in
stituted by our colonial and
ea rly
A m erican
fath ers.
Have we 20th century Ameri
cans suddenly and conviently
lost that conviction?
Our
forefathers and mothers felt
that "no man should lark the
means of survival."
In the "good ole days" it
was commonly believed that
able bodied men were obli
gated to work, but that
temporarily or permanently
larking capacity or oppor
tunity to work, they had a
right to assistance.
Where
are the jobs?
W ith the unconscious fear,
on the part of some selfish.
I R hodesia b o yco tt
TO THE EDITOR
How you prioritized your
list of Black people making
the news leaves me won
dering how much research
into Albina and other Oregon
State communities was done.
The list of Blacks pre
sented was impressive but
incomplete, in my opinion.
Hopefully, your next issue
will include other Blacks
making contributions to the
brothers and sisters in this
and other communites of
Oregon.
Assuming that this recog
nition is going to be given
again, I would like M r. Rance
Spruill's name placed among
them.
His record as the
Director of the Albina Youth
Opportunity School speaks
for itself.
Educationally
speaking, M r. Spruill has
kept the doors of AYOS open
In accordance with a re
solution on “Full
Public
Assistance for the leg ally
Entitled" adopted by the
N a tio n al U rb a n League,
there are at least five legal
entitlements for public assis
tance recipients:
D The Right to Apply and
to receive prompt determi
nation of eligiblity;
2> The Right to Equal
Treatm ent and to have needs
and resources judged by the
same standards in all parts
of the state:
3) The Right to Cash Pay
ment. or provision of medical
care and other services with
out restriction, and to spend
the cash as one sees fit
without dictation by the wel
fare worker or department,
unless a special finding is
made that money is not
being spent in the interest of
the child;
4) The Right to Service on
a non discriminatory basis
within the funds available:
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necessarily reflect the opinion of the Portland Observer.
During the last session of
Congress, the Senate passed
S.1868 to repeal the Byrd
amendment which has al
lowed the importation of
chrome, ferrochrome,
and
other materials from Rho
desia in violation of United
Nations sanctions. In Rho
desia today, a white itiinority
of 5 percent dominates an
African population of 95 per
cent.
The economic and
political structure of Rho
desia is built qn white con
trol.
Since 1965 when the
illegal Smith regime declared
Independence u n ila te ra lly ,
the regime has increasingly
strengthened its police state
powers, jhiled African na
tionals. and moved towards a
total repression of the Afri
can community modeled after
South A fric a 's ap arth eid
system.
In 1971, believing that the
defense of the U.S. and job
security of its workers re
quired it. Congress passed
legislation
breaking
these
sanctions. There is enough
chrome ore in the United
States stockpile for defense
needs for the next half cen
tury.
In fact, President
Nixon has proposed that
some 2 million tons of
chrome ore and 768,000 tons
of ferrochrome be disposed
as surplus.
Africa has be
come a critical source of
natural resources for the
United States.
The U.S.
already gets 25 percent of oil
from Africa. For the United
States to support 'white
suprem acy
in
Southern
Africa would be to invite a
negative attitude
In the
supplying of vital resources
from Black Africa.
Secretary of State Kiss
inger has stated that the
Byrd amendment is an ob
stacle to the conducting of
foreign affairs, and advocates
its repeal. A vote on H.R.
8005 to repeal the Byrd
amendment is due on the
Floor of the Congress within
narrow minded people, that
persons other than ourselves
might survive and be happy,
has also come the fear that
individuals might feel they
have the right to public
assistance.
The accompanying under
lying attitude seems to be
that needy people must not
feel entitled to those rights
to which they are entitled.
Even in these modern times
of wealth and enlightenment,
people who are on welfare
rolls are treated and re
garded as worthless paupers.
Attempts are made to con
trol their freedom to spend
the little money received
through
public
assistance
through the imposition of
unreasonable laws and too
close supervision by those
who lack a real under
standing of human dignity.
The National Urban League
joins other concerned citizens
and human service agencies
in meeting the great chai
lenge and social responsi
hility of conserving human
resources through the pro
vision of adequate social
welfare services.
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