Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-10-12 | Page 1 | President and Wife Decry Racial Discrimination

q I t. t resident and Wife Decry Decy acial Discrimination I Oct 12 W- W dent went and Mrs Mm Truman j joined ined W y I i in decrying race raco n In the artistic c field after Daughters of ot the American Je refu refused cd Use ot of r Constia n a bait haU artist hero here to a Negro pianist JL i t 1 wc Wife u g of involved Negro Rep was A Adam Hazel Haul am Powell oWen Owell D D. N. N Y who ad- ad ed pr protests to both the and first lady He asked also algo Truman boycott a 8 tea iD r g given here this a afternoon by of the tho American e president wrote Powell n In thU vein vein- but said he hc was u k powerless to interfere with D D' DAIt AH AR I policy oIl cy Subsequently Mrs Truman telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- tele-I tele graphed graphed- the New York congressman congress congress- i I man that hat her acceptance of ot an In Invitation In- In to tho tea was without relation to the merits of ot the controversy controversy con con- surrounding uses of Constitution Constitution Con Con- halL balL She said the Invitation was wac accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac prior to to the unfortunate controversy and that she regretted regret regret- ted the tho conflict for tor which I am amIn amIn amin In nowise responsible I 1 deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of ot prejudice against I 1 ra race e or or origin origin- Mrs Truman told Powell The rho first ladys lady's telegram signed Bess W. W Truman was In direct re reply reply reply re- re ply to one from Powell last night suggesting she not attend the DAR tea In a reply to the presidents president's letter let let- tot ter made public at the capitol Powell said he agreed with the spirit in which It was written However Powell added I would like to point out that although al although al al- though the D A R It is a private enterprise enterprise enterprise en en- Constitution halt hall is a public public pub pub- lic lie institution i inasmuch as it is tax exempt I