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Organizations Slap HEW Attitude on Quotas

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
6—Friday, March 23, 1973

(Continued from Page 1)
They noted in their memo-
would bar the chancellors discrimination in violation of • your response, it displays dis-
were distressed to note that randum that President Rob- from
obtaining funds for hir- law,"
it addressed itself to only 131 ben W. Fleming of the Uni- ing if they fail to hire a given
heartening insensitivity.
The second instance in-
c,— io say, therefore that if
of the 33 instances of dis- versity of Michigan had cited percentage of minority per- volved
the S a n Francisco
crimination which we called and attacked this interpreta- sonnel based on general sta-
these
interrogations lead to
to your attention," the six I tion by a Chicago HEW offi- tistics of local and national school board's exemption of preferential treatment HEW
minority
supervisors
fr
om
organiztions declared, add- cial, and they urged HEW to availability, can be character-
will intervene, is hardly reas-
ing: seek rescission of the fed- ized as a mere goal rather demotions necessitated by suring.
budgetary
needs
and
HEW's
"As to the 13 cases dis- eral regulation.
than a quota.
rejection of a complaint by
cussed in your reply, all but
Solomon replied that, as
"That this is a quota pro- white supervisors with longer
one were dismissed cursor- 'administered by i-rEw,
the posal follows also from the
ily; their implications were rule was merely a "sugges- fact that there is no mention tenure that they had thereby
not analyzed in depth, and tion -
been discriminated against on
applying only to pro- of what constituted the hiring
case law which reached en- motions—not hiring—and did period within which the 'goal' racial grounds.
tirely different conclusions not -
Solomon's only reply was to
require the employment must be met, or that good
. . . was ignored. Even where of a 'person solely because faith recruitment e f for t s refer 'the Jewish organiza-
the merit of our position was that individual meets the would be sufficient to war- tions to a 1971 internal HEW
in
at
partially recognized, there is
memorandum defending the
all" ti s of the least
rant the
release
of
the
frozen
practice
on
grounds
that
the
WI
LSON
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CADILLAC
no indication that corrective qualified incumbent." He said hiring
funds.
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action was taken or planned." its purpose was to prevent
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The six Jewish organiza- "unnecessarily" high quail-
Unless there are facts of tory of racial discrimination.
tions that signed the letter fications being imposed on which we are not aware, we
The six Jewish organiza-
are clearly at a loss to under- tions challenged Solomon's
were: Agudath Israel of minorities and women.
America, American Jewish
In their earlier memoran- stand your position that this response to seven items in
# Committee, American Jewish dum to Secretary Richard- action of the Regents con- their August memorandum
Congress.
concerning inquiries of indi-
e Anti - Defamation son, the six J wish organiza- forms to the guidelines."
Two items in the organiza- viduals as to race or ethnic
League of Bnai Brith, Jewish tions had objected to a de •
Is Coming At
Labor Committee and Jewish sion of the Board of Regents tions' August memorandum origin via admission question-
War Veterans of the U.S.A. of the University of Wiscon- dealt with preferential treat- n a i r es, undergraduate and
A memorandum document- sin requiring individual uni- ment accorded to minorities graduate standard testing
ing "dangerous trends" in versity chancellors in effect and women when budgetary for m s, registration state-
college hiring and admissions to hire minority group fac- considerations demanded re- ments and employe ethic
was submitted to the then- ulty members in proportion trenchment or demotions.
identity questions on person-
Headquarters for All Your
secretary of HEW, Elliot to their national availability
In one, the provost of Rut- nel forms.
Richardson, at his request
gers University advised de-
Solomon defended such' in-
and minority
non-academic
last August by the six Jewish staff
in proportion
to their partment heads that priority quiries on grounds that pro-
groups.
would be given, where hiring grams to insure compliance
local availability.
• Kiddush Cups
The offending policies re-
• Haggadahs
"The proposal blatantly ad- and retention would correct with provisions of the Civil
suited from "distortion" b y vocates a Minimum quota for inequities, to minority and fe- Rights Act could not operate
•
Trays
• Candle Sticks
local HEW and college offi- the hiring of minority group male representation on cam- without them; that instances
• Wine Bottles
cials of affirmative action faculty and staff," the organ- pus.
of actual discrimination re-
• Etc.
Solomon responded that a sulting from such inquiries
programs to increase the rep- izations wrote last August.
resentation of minority per-
Solomon responded that the university "has the right to would be investigated, and
sonnel and women, the Jew- plan was "in keeping with ensure that, in carrying out that the actual data by name
SUPER SPECIAL-
ish organizations charged.
the higher education guide- any budget cutbacks, the was retained by the univer-
integrity
of
its
affirmative
I 6 Doz. Dripless
On Jan. 8, Solomon re- lines issued by this office." action program will be pre- city and not forwarded to
HEW.
sponded to the August memo- It was, he said, "a legitimate served."
I
Israeli
In reply the Jewish organi-
randum. It is this response employment goal."
The
six
organizations
re-
zations asserted:
In their reply, the Jewish
I SHABBAT CANDLES
that the Jewish organization
99( 1
joined:
organization asserted:
"These inquiries as to race
answered today.
WITH COUPON-1 TO A CUSTOMER
"In
effect,
what
you
are
and
ethnic
background
do
not
"We find it hard to under-
(On Jan. 12, the six organi-
saying is that at a time of
zations sent another memo- stand how a proposal which 'budgetary difficulty it is ac- occur in a vacuum.
"They take place in a con-
makes
no
statement
regard-
randum to HEW detailing 19
ceptable for Rutgers to con- text of actual preferential
new examples of reverse dis- ing qualifications, and which sider only women or minor- treatment, as demonstrated
crimination that they said
ities in hiring or deciding by the numerous examples
were "of such gravity as to Flights From Israel
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which incumbents to retain. presented in our letter — a
command immediate atten-
"This
practice
cle
arly
OPEN
ALL DAY SUNDAY
factual
record,
moreover,
to
tion.' Their communication to Romania to Rise
would appear to be preferen- which HEW itself contributes
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and Mr. Solomon's appar-
542-7520
Al and the Romanian airline tial treatment and reverse and toward which, judging by
ently crossed in the mail.)
The Jewish organizations Tarom, will increase the
took issue with Solomon's re- number of weekly flights
sponse to their challenge of a from Lod to Bucharest from
federal r egulation that seven to 11 this summer to !
states: "Neither minority nor provide transportation for A
female employes should be an expected increase in the V
required to possess higher number of Israeli tourists
qualifications than those of visiting Romania.
George Dimitrou, director
the lowest qualified incum-
general of the Romanian In-
bent."
Tourist Bureau,
The Jewish groups had
•
charged that—as interpreted said at a press conference in
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for
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Aviv
that
12,000
Israelis
A
by at least one HEW official
—the rule was construed to I are expected to visit Roman- •
mean universities must reject a this year, compared to
white m ale applicants, no 10,000 last year. He said his
matter what their qualifica- bureau has prepared special
tions, if a female or minority tours for Israelis and was
applicant met the qualifica- alert to security problems.
tions of "the least qualified
incumbent."
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