Phoenix tribune., 1919-07-05
ORGANIZED LABOR AGREES TO
ADMIT MEMBERS Of THE RACE
ON TERMS OF EQUALITY
(By Associated Negro Press)

Negroes of the United States their justice well
their drift industry during war;
sponsb for the drive the part fifteen coord
who delegates from the which resulted
dona promise of the American Federation of Labor the second
week of its convention here the door of all labor organ
tions to the black
The request made from the platform by less person
than Samuel GOmpers for from all unions who
would welcome Negroes into their ranks done past
From all parts of the hall the chief officials the big
responded avoaby II seemed like Methodist revival the labor
leaders got testify that they drew color line their
izations
Negro delegation was not SO easily put off and at least
of their number John Lacey the coored
ary of the Central Labor Council Norfolk Va commented
ter terms about the dy treatment the Negro received
the United States.
The whole matter of the question, which for long time
divided the white from the black the South and
northern brought up when Frank Duffy the
resolutions committee Jumped together resolutions
in by the Negro delegation.
The requests permission
organize international union of skilled unskled oored
in view of the fact that international unions obsnate refused
to admit black men to membership else placed them in auxiliary
locals without direct representations for organizers the various
Southern preferably organizers complaint against
various metal trades international for refusing admit black
and demand have coored permanently stationed
A. F. of L. headquarters look out for the interests of coored
workers.
Duffy that international of skilled
and uned Negro wOrmen would be fragrant the
rights the international that already accept
ing such workers members He declared that the American Fed
Grafton of Labor ready organize of coored work
that refused admission their proper international
ions federal locals of the American Federation of Labor and that
the executive council ready particular attention from
the organizing of coored workers.
Samuel Gompe president of the Federation declared after
the session which question discussed the
of L. had taken important and step forward the right
direction when Internationally held fellowship
o the Negro worker
T. Mccullough delegation International Typo
graphical Union who trenchant fighter
the floor opened the debate declaring
wise the part of the federation not form separate
organizations racial lines
He that there unions hortsighed
admit the coored membership that these organizations
have stand that the Negro has
because they welcome the existing labor
AS interested in the upift of my must that
very serious situation many cities where organizations
have refused take in Negro workers."
He stated that large city Virginia from March April
this $4,000 Negro workers had joined Independent union
they coun find welcome the existing labor organ
cations connected with the federation
Nevertheless he said the prevailing feeling among the coored
that they should the Federation
Labor if they could that equality rights democracy
of which much being talked about.
If you take in immigrants who speak the English
language why can't you take the loyal
from Washington the batteed France he declared
''We don't ask any favors from you We
live like with equal rights and democratic rule We do not ask
for social equality
families salary white brothers getting
The Negro read and the man that read
think &<%AMNW
He the the Negro about the
injustice that done to him worker and human being could
fail to question the democracy that sup
posed to prevail here. Then he said:
The Negro ready live for you and to die for with all
his dirty treatment this country you give equal rights the
you have bread for families
Robert F. Burdford delegate representing federal
union of freight handlers then related discrimination of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks coored freight handlers all
through the South despite the fact that this union claimed ud
tion them ,NS
man. representing railroad
Louis without support organi
they practically poweess make fight for