The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-30
4 A. N. L. c. Takes Rap at Green


/ "These social customs which de-
grade our people to a place of in
equality in the nation, either legal
lied or established by traditions show
that a racial caste system is a funda-
mental feature of the social, indus
trial and political organization of
this country. This social degrading
of our people, which has become as
consciously part of the political sys-
tenn that a late president of the
United States publicly declared po-
litical principle 'Uncompromisingly
against every suggestion of social
equality'-this social regarding is
not a question of relationships be-
tween individuals, but a question Of
relationships of classes. 1t is an at
tempt to create and perpetuate a
permanent class of doubly exploited
workers at the bottom of the social
system. Intent upon holding down
the workers of all races as a general
lower class, our masters wish to make
us a lower class within a lower
class. The white worker must be
made to realize that this discrimina-
ton against the Negro worker comes
back against him ultimately. To re-
duce the Negro worker to lower
level, tends to drag the whole work
ing class down to a similar level;
and in the South where the caste
system is most extreme the condition
of the poor white people is the proof.
Social Equality.
1.-THE first American Negro Labor
Congress solemnly believes that the
Negro workers and farmers Of this
country will abolish the system of
race discrimination. We declare
that race discrimination, degradation
and general inequality Of racial
groups-the whole caste system
must be absolutely and completely
abolished.
1--WE demand the full equality of the
Negro people in the social system of
the United States and everywhere.
Against social inequality we raise
the Cbdnudlu VI nOCAQl OQuaAAlys We
unqalifiedly refuse to regard our
people as inferior in any respect.
I'VE demand the abolition of all
laws. which openly or by subterfuge
discriminate against our people, or
which in any way recognize distinc.
ton of races. To champion this de-
mand, not only for our own race, but
also for all other races, yellow OF
brown. We declare that all claims OF
an inherent difference between races
are ignorant and unscientifc if not
pure hypocrisy. We demand:
81. The abolition of all laws which
resultain segregation.
Abolish Jim Grow Cars.
"2. The abolition of all Jim Crow
laws.
%. The abolition of all laws which
disfranchise the Negroes, or any
working people, on the basis of color
or race or place of birth, ancestry,
the lack of a permanent home, the
lack of property, or for any other
reason.
"A. The abolition of all laws which
forbid the intermarriage of persons OF
different races.
"5. The abolition of all laws and
public administrative measures which
prohibit or in practice prevent col
ored children or youths from attend
ing the general public schools or uni
versities
1--WE also take notice of those estab-
iished customs which discriminate
against Negroes in practice, altho not
written into law. We demand:
No Determinations
Il. The abolition of the right of
landlords and real estate agents to
discriminate against the colored race
in renting or selling homes and to
this purpose we demand that the
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