The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-07-03
p. B. YOUNG
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3 Labor Leaders Retained ;
Haas Plans Visit To
Detroit Job Area
Defender wsshinstes Burssu)


WASHINGTON.-The new
members Of the Presidents
Fair Employment Practices
committee have been chosen.
Earl B. Dickerson. former Chi
cago alderman, is not on the new
FEP. He is being replaced by p. B.
Young. conservative publisher OF
the Norfolk Journal and Guide.
The remaining FEP members
Boris Shiskin OF the ALL, John
Brophy of the Clio. and Milton p.
Webster OF the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters-were retained
on the new group.
Trend 10 Compromise
New members representing man
agement are Mrs. Sarah Southall,
formerly with international Har-
vester and now on the War Man.
power Commission, and Mr..
Zmuray of the United Fruit Grow
ers in New Orleans.
Dropping Of Dickerson was be.
lieved solely due to his militant
stand during the FEP's public hear.
ings and his longtime fight to inte-
crate Negroes in the war employ
ment picture.
The three new members, especial
~ Young. are considered indicative
OF the turn towards compromise
which has been taken by the FEP
ever since the naming Of Father
Francis Haas as chairman.
Official announcement OF the ap-
pointments is expected soon and
will constitute a slap at many Ne
gro organizations. including the
NAACP and Urban League which
had been campaigning actively for
reappointment OF Dickerson.
Plans Detroit Visit
Meanwhile, Father Haas took cog
nizance of the widespread criticism
leveled at the FEP because Of its
inactivity since President Roose-
Welt named the new chairman.
He told the Defender that he was
going to Detroit this week to per-
sonally investigate complaints
against some six corporations that
have been charged with refusing to
abide with the Presidents new ex-
ecutive order 9346. which replaced
order 1902.
| OF eight cases, two complied with
the order against discrimination but
the others have baked. II they
continue in their. refusal, hearings
will open in the cases the week OF
July % or earlier il possible, Haas
told the Defender.
when the new men OF the COM
mittee meet for the first time they'll
have before them several importan,
groups OF cases including those IN
Detroit, those concerning alleged
discrimination on certain railroads
and the Capital Transit case in
Washington" Haa- said.
Il wish TO give the new committee
the opportunity to decide the order
in which it wishes to hear these
cases. l can give assurance thai
every effort will be made to achieve
quick disposition OF the cases now
on the committee docket"
It was also revealed that the FEF
plans to set up IL regional Office:
in the IL districts now laid out by
the VINO.
Two FEP Investigators were vic
tins of the rioting in Detroit las
week.
Jack Burke and Maceo Hubbard
we're involved. They were riding
along in their car when they were
forced over to the curb and ordered
out OF the car by whites. AT abou
the same time. several police OF
fcers appeared on the scene ant
} dispersed the hoodlums.
Burke and Hubbard notified thei
Offices Immediately. and the justic,
department in turn was notified
Upon instruction from the latter, !
is understood, the two investigator
were told to file their statements.