The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-09
InterraCe Meeting
Plans to Continue
Racial Cooperation
BY THOMAS L. DABNEY.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. S.-"The
American Negro Labor Congress has
definitely resolved to use it's organ
lied strength to foster good will and
amity between the races" declared A.
Warreno, secretary of the Philadel-
phia Council, American Negro Labor
Congress, in welcoming delegates and
friends to the Inter-racial Conference
last Friday at the Southwest Y. W,
G.. A. of this city. Warreno gave a
brief survey of recent developments
between the races in the north and
south as result of Negro migra-
ton. Commenting on the effect Of
Negro migration, Warreno said that
"as a result of this new wave of Ne
gro migration race prejudice has been
increasing thruout the north"
Discussed Lynching.
The Interracial Conference. which
was arranged by the Philadelphia
Council, American Negro Labor Con-
gress, consisted of two sessions. The
afternoon session was devoted to a
general discussion of race antagonism
and lynching and new fields for in
terracial cooperation.
At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion three resolutions were passed:
one condemning editors for their will
full and gross misrepresentation of the
Negro with reference to crime and
urging that newspapers be truthful
in reporting news pertaining to the
Negro; the second resolution COM
mended the Pennsylvania Federation
of Labor for its recent stand against
race discrimination in trade unions
and urged that the Central Labor
Union of Philadelphia and the various
Internationals begin at once to organ
ize Negro workers; the third resolu-
ton condemned segregation of the
races and urged that the state super
intendent of public instruction and
the Philadelphia school authorities
take measures to curb the spread of
segregation in the public schools.
LhpIUJ CHS SduSt hIOts
The evening session was devoted to
a general discussion of race friction
and race riots in the north and organ
lied labor and the Negro. Comment
ing on the race riot at Carteret, New
Jersey, in May, 1926, Richard B.
Moore, national organizer of the
American Negro Labor Congress,
stated that here eve had clear ex-
ample of the promotion of race preju-
dice as result of employers pitting
one race against another"
One of the practical accomplish
ments of the conference was the selec-
ton of permanent Interracial Com
mittee to continue the essential work
of interracial cooperation in matters
of common interest to both races.
This committee will select a sub-com-
mittee on interracial labor relations
SO that the specific problems of the
masses of the two races may receive
adequate attention.
Many Groups Represented.
Among others the following per-
sons attended the conference: Miss
Helen Mallory of the Fellowship for
Reconciliation, Miss Mary H. Ingham,
Mrs. Finley c. P. Longstreth and Miss
Margaret H. Sherman of the Wom-
ems International League for Peace
and Freedom, Harold L. Pilgrim and
John G. Temple of the Mutual Asso-
citation of Postal Employees, Robert A.
Heckert, Archie Coleman and Miss
Clara Gutenberg of the Ethical Gull
ture Society, Miss Margaret E. Jones
of the American Friends Service Com
mittee, P. T. Lau of the Hands Off
China Conference, Ernest Koshineg of
the Hosiery Workers Union, Miss
Edith L. Christensen of the Women's
Trade Union League, Richard B.
Moore, national organizer of the A.
N. L. c., o. Huiswoud, district orran-
izer of the A. N. L. c., V. F. Cal
verton, editor Modern Quarterly, A.
j. and Mrs. Rose Carey, X. NJ. Whit
ten, Miss Rosa L. WATSON, Mrs.
Deshields, Mrs. Clara Thomas, Miss
Alma ennypacker, Miss Elem Cope,
Ir. lie en- Murphy, Mss Charlotte
JpIes, s. Stanley of the Machinists'
tnior and 7. X. Kaufman. (