The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-09-20
Dancers of Race Discrimination
An Editorial

Labor recognize that the forces which Omen racial
strife are identical with that would destroy the
izaion Of the labor movement"
In these words the National Executive Board OF the CO.
meeting Detroit July eomed the policy Of equal treat
OF oil which has been the basis OF CLIO policy
from the beginning OF the movement
Not content with mere words the Executive Bourd noting
that curative sufficient voted to set
National Committee Abolish Rucio Discrimination to work
with slur committees in industrial union councils and
"mGke real the busc racial policy Of the CIO throughout
every community in which we are organized
Why is the CLIO SO firm and definite on this question?
Because the union movement is the principle
Of the solidarity Of labor and anything which divides labor
into warning is against the interests OF labor Espe
ciulY this in the great industrial unions OF the Go
Competition between the tends to depress wages
and lengthen White workers in the South have the
lowest wages and the longest hours OF section OF the
country largely because Of Jim Crow The boss the goine
When Hitler sought break up the unions ond destroy
democracy he rued the DOGGY of Jewish domination Now
that most of the German Jews have been killed or driven
out and those that remain exercise power whatever even
Hes greatest admirers obliged admit that the coun
Ys troubles due to the Jews They the innocent
scopegouts for Hiters criminal puns.
Some union members soy that they do not like Negroes
they such feeling is not instructive. Whites and
Negroes work side by side in oil ports OF the United Stote
including the South Children have ontagonism
white Frenchmen and Latin Americans receive Negroes as
social equals.
Protection Of heuh is mother argument sometimes ud-
vunced justify discrimination against Negroes. This urgu
rnent breaks examination. No suffering from
CONTIGUOUS disease should be admitted to work in plunt
be he colored white. and for know. IS
The policy Of discrimination cndemning Negroes to live IN
houses and work at low wages tends to build
up suns that the heuth Of the whole COM
munitY.
When the CLIO policy is vigorously and consistently op
piled. difficulties quickly vonsh in the pans Even
Detroit home Of SO Naz and Fuscs propaganda there
was rioting and friction in the factories during
the recent race riots.
Segregation equality. is true that some Negroes
faced the probability Of insults and even bodily INJURY
accept segregation the lesser evil But where insults 10
any are condemned the rights OF oil protected no
NEGRO in his senses would choose Jim Crow the badge OF
subservience ..o
When President Roosevelt issued Executive Order SSUz
nokino it federal oense for either employer or union to
discriminate in employment because Of color he wos follow
ing CLIO policy When he set the Fair fro
tees Committee to enforce Executive Order he wus o
lowing CIO policy
When Roosevelt and Churchill drew the Atomic Cnor
ter with its four freedoms and when VcePresden wallace
onlv the other doy emphasized that freedom from stre
oonu the races and creeds part OF the four freedoms the
policy they were following the that the Cio nos
announced for itself.
Com CIO unions do than put in practice the pro9rorn
which thew hove led Introducing which experience SHOWS
10 be correct and which is finding gradually increasing
occeptnnce in national and International policy!