Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-12
Discrimination
Against Policy,
Men Reminded
Drecti es Are
Sent Covern g
Unfair Pra ctices

WASHINGTON,D. C.--tSNSl -
Specific instructions TO Regional
Directors of the Federal Work
Agency TO guard against any dis
elimination because of race in the
war public works program of the
Federal Works Agency have just
been issued according TO an an
nouncement by Brigadier General
Philip B. Fleming. Administrator,
Federal Works Agency.
These instructions are incor-
Dorated I'm what is known as Field
Operations Instructions and were
issued over the signature of Baird
Snyder. Assistant Administrator,
Federal Works agency.
URGE FAIR DEAL
The first set or instructions,
Fields Operations Instructors No
l3, deals with the -discrimina-
ton policy in determining the
need for war public works in
strategic areas. The Regional Di-
rector is informed that cit is
responsibility of your office to re-
quire that the evidence of need
be presented to the Regional Pro-
gram Review Board in such fash
ion as to indicate that needs of
Negroes are being considered. This
means that in order to be realis-
tic, statistics on Immigrant war
works, school attendance, school
facilities, hospital beds, etc., should
Negroes as well as for the total
population"
The attention of the Regional
Director is also called to the site
selection policies of FWA as they
affect Negroes.
Field Operations instruction No.
ID deals with the non discrimina-
ton policy of the FWA affecting
Negro workers on war public works
projects. 1t quotes the non-dis-
elimination clause In the Terms
and Conditions which forms the
basis of a contract between FWA
and the applicant. Supplementing
this is the Special Regulation
which was issued by the Admins
tration requiring that not less
than certain proportions of the
skilled and unskilled payroll be
paid to Negro labor as prima facie
evidence of on-discrimination.
ISSUE DETECTIVES
The Regional Directors are In
formed that "it is expected that
each Regional Director will in
struct his personnel on their duties
under this Regulation and advise
the applicant of his responsibilities
as set forth" The concluding para
graph of these instructions advises
the Regional Director that the
Racial Relations Adviser will con-
tact him from time to time con-
corning problems arising out of
the operation of the Regulation.
Copies of the two Field Operations
Instructions follow:
August %, 1912
FIELD OPERATIONS INSTRUC-
TONS NO. IL
SUBJECT: Non discrimination
Policy
Your attention is directed to
Paragraph q, Section 203 of Title
2 of the Lanham Act-Public No.
1877 which states:
Public works shall be pro-
vided on the basis of need, and
in determining that need no
discrimination shall be made
on account of race, creed or
color"
While the survey of need in the
first instance is the responsibility
of cooperating agencies such as the
Office of Education, United States
Public Health Service and Office
of Defense Health and Welfare
Services of the Federal Security
Agency, it is responsibility of
your office to require that the evil
dence of need be presented to the
Regional Program Review Board
in such fashion as to indicate that
needs of Negroes are being con-
sidered. This means that in order
to be realistic, statistics on in
migrant war work, school attend
ance, school facilities, hospital beds,
ETC., should be presented where
necessary for Negroes as well as
for the total population.
Attention also is called to Para
graph 2 of General Order No. 81
issued on February Is, 1912:
ION the selection of sites for
colored occupancy the Racial
Relations Adviser shall be con-
suited at the inception of the
site of selection procedure"
This apple primarily to schools,
recreation centers, hospitals and
health centers in those sections
where separate facilities are re-
quired by law. In the case of pro-
jects of this kind for Negroes. you
will submit site data through this
office to the Racial Relations Of
flee for consideration prior to
final approval.
Baird Snyder
Assistant Administrator.
HOTEL MACK
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