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W I —* . . * •Claims Misunderstanding“If anyone is to blame, I am at fault,” Dr. McCamant said. “Mr. Powell understood I wanted the classification for Washington officials when I wanted them for my own personal use.”He is convinced the segregation is “a good thing,” although he will not use it, Dr. McCamant said. “From a purely public healthstandpoint, it would be a fine thing for El Paso to use the same system as other Texas cities,” he said. “But I would not suggest :that it be done hfere.” „Mr.* Rodriguez said resolutions signed by El Paso Latin-American organizations and individuals will be sent Texas and New Mexico Senators and Congressmen. They will urge that Negroes be included in different classification from Spanish-speaking persons, he said.s '--V-Lieut.-Col. Manuel Esparza, consul general in El Paso, hvill be asked to seek a change in the U. S. rules,I ' , , 1 • •through diplomatic-channels in Mexico City, Mr. Rodriguez said.Weekly reports of the U. S. Bureau of Census show “white” and “colored” deaths for Fort Worth,Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.Letters sent the San Antonio Health Department by Federal offi-(Continued an Page 16)♦t
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El Paso Herald Post
El Paso, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 08, 1936
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