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October 8, 1937
.,!r. O. J!'. hichardaon. Editor
J,M itous to n Det eiJ1or
:423'ileE>'t dw.laa,v~ue
'.ato n, Texas
My dear Mr. h1chardson:
I am ackn.owledging wj th thank$ the Imrked copy of the~-
)iop D(-d'md~ 1I:;sue october 2. 19a? I Yfibhto (jJ.p.t'ti88
flY QPpt ooi8.tion for your ad). t01'1als on "Btswp out GI.mthern
, oomgo" Gooo 'tBr~!loh to F1ght on other sectors." They are
Vdry atrong ad! torinls And I am quite sure that they will
haT,) thES1r eftect. I am ~mclosi:ng 30ft in stamps and ask-ing
you to send'.8 six further copies of the issue October
2, beoause I wi sh to nend these editorials to tho other
ori§!t.nizat1ons which are cooper'ating in the fil~ht against
peonage.
Will you. also ad"'1iae ITahow far the Houston b.tan..9..ha.rtd
South Texans have got in the-ir campE1ign for another
sCholarship bill in the next session of the legislature.
As you knowt our o1'f1c1a1 polio," 18 opposed ;;0 segrega-
1..i~n in educatiiJtt and exclusion ot Negroes from state
unive~'sit1es finywhura, but "aking a practica.l dew of the
s1 tuation in Teme, the chances are that the 1'1rst ate))
which oan be tal~en 10 a scholarship law. rrbercfo;'o,
while there is time, l.t seems to me 'that public zenti-
!:lent should be molded allover thu state behind such a
law.
lUll you please advise me how tar the cempa1gIl is Wldel'-
way.
Yours sinaerely.
ClIH:DW Spea1al COW18el.