The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-17
FORD WORKER
D is c u S S E S
UNION ISSUE
Hansel Easton, Jr,
Replies To Letter
OF u A w Man

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As ~..:s- e re ,e.,e- O. Re az
,.,r1e Q. re Fer. Near Company
.o~s-5 re Negro =iy presume
rro- ycu. .:=s az rare- 70 az
s~e- NJ Araks-, az ex-Fc-t en-
-.oyee vto las see- z. 70 c1es:.or
Re vs-sc!:y g. ~ ls.,e-. 30, does
10: cs-y re high wage paid ~ re
Fo.t Moto- Company. Neither does
re de-y re high percentage 0. Ne
g-ces e-p.oyet Q. skilled and u
skilled .css IA tie .ac.ory. asked
;t.s .svc- OILY because c. Ire in
rcrta-ce o. Tie labor issue that is
rcw sueh co-:-osersa, subject.
DO 70. cor,ert. as NJ. Araxer
won. have TIE public believe. TIA,
because an az employee c. the
Fcrt Moor Company an Il bet
;e- position % observe he attitude
0. the company toward the Union.
the public Is well aware OF this
~.,hou, ny attempting 10 tell them.
Because Nr. Fo-c has STATED his
,,s.,ion IL 70 uncertain terms b.,
Go ecn,e-., Ia. as az employee
an = p>s.,.or -, c5serve TIE
ec-pa-ys s,'.'rds. .owsrt i,'s col
cred t-.s.oyess an Il ros!i.cn
=, XXX TIA: there are more han
-f.9 Nezscss employed il re
various departments o. The Ford
Moor Company. and they are &c:
ccr1-s1 % re t1-rc-T where
:1s-s t-cge levers are x anc L. as
VI Arske- safes. They are dis
,-.e.;ec Z every department oPsr-
s,s3 ~ TIE ccursry. Car this be
sz.c Q. any shop rcw cor.-o.led BY
he L A W. Can The gentleman
Wa wishes - defend TIE L A. W
ard thereby encourage TIE Negro
To-t workers 20 :oia sane. 20. .
re rr.cn s1cp where Negroes are
'-a.-e1 and given employment as
',ci makers brick layers nil,
wrigh;s, head .. The abt-essive
material department. laboratory
.schr.c!sr. ard ether Departments.
These are some CT tie opportuni-
ties eiyea The Negro by The Ford
Meter Company II Mr. Amaker
can name closed shop giving Ne
g-oes such variety Q, employment
and give the L A " credit for
bringing about such conditions
;hsa will concede the L A. W.
has something 70 offer the Negro.
60 10, deny tha, have been
contaminated By Fordism have
al opportunity % advance accord
Ing % ny ability do not have 10
pay M Ford fee for the privl-
lege c. working or be forced out
Of work on a strike a. me will OF
he union whether wanted 70
work or not. simply because the
bis union Bosses in washington or
in The Hoffman Building in Detroit
said 50.
u May ask Mr Amaker or any
cher Negro who breaches the doc
;orine OF unionism what is the
difference between the organization
methods used by the c. !. o. and
those used by the A. F. Of L Did
they not welcome the Negro until
they had sufficient strength 10
cominate their crafts and then re-
place him with whites? was not
John L. Lewis, who now heads the
c. /. o. also secretary and ireasur.
OF the A. r OF L. under william
Green and his predecessor for
more than Is years. He now
sets himself up as a friend OF
the Negro He has attempted
through his underiins Homer Mar.
lin 70 assure the Negro a SQUARE
deal II he will only join the L. A.
W. Yet an examination OF his r..
cord will not indicate his sou,r.
dealings. He was certainly IN
position 10 know what was solnr
on and TO speak out against Il q
he so desired. why should anv Ma
gro feel that John L. Lewis hs.
changed his attitude toward N.
Negro worker there would hsvs
been some indication Of ,hi,
change In less than is wears
Therefore We should DO our\u,-
most to retain their friendships. Ne