Arizona Sun

NAACP Tells Pres.
About Delayed
Anti-Bias Orders
New York — The continued delay in issuing a Presidential order banning racial discrimination in federally-assisted housing is arousing "grave concern...considerable skepticism and some resentment...across the country," Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, warns in a telegram to President John F. Kennedy.
The telegram was dispatched to the White House on Dec. 14.
"There is real fear" the NAACP leader asserts, that unless the executive order "is issued at this time, it may not be issued."
The President, he says, "has demonstrated his allegiance to the Bethlehem truth that there must be room at the inn."
Grave Concern And Considerable Skepticism And Some Resentment Have Arisen Across The Country Since The November 27 Announcement That An Agreed-Upon Draft Was Ready Of An Order Prohibiting Racial Discrimination In Federally Assisted Housing. There Is Real Fear That Unless It Is Issued At This Time It May Not Be Issued. The Millions Whose High Hopes Were Encouraged By The Clear Commitment Of The Administration Feel That The Redemption Of A 1960 Promise Should Not Rest Upon Anticipated Developments In 1962. If The Holiday Cannot Be Completely Merry For All Of Us Because Of The Threats To Peace It Can Be Made An Occasion For Deeply-Felt Thanks And Quiet Joy On The Part Of A Substantial Segment Of The Population By An Action Of A President Who Has Demonstrated His Allegiance To The Bethlehem Truth That There Must Be Room At The Inn.