The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-02-13
WIN The
PROGR am IN.
PLACE
Emergency Meeting OF
Executive Board
Called In NY.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Edward F..
Strong. national secretary. an
nounccd here toiay a ten-point
Victory legislative program Of the
National Negro Congress OF l943
and called upon Negro people and
their allies 10 join in support OF the
program. An emergency meeting
Of the national executive board Of
MIC has been called 10 raiity this
program and 20 mobilize IS million
Negro Americans and their allies
20 support it in order TO secure
full patton Of the Negro peo--
pie in the war program Of our
nation
Complete text Of the MIC legis-
lative program follows:
I. Support of the win the war
policies of the administration: The
National Negro Congress pledges
rs strength and resources towards
he fall mobilization OF Is million
Negro Americans 20 back the win
,1e-war domestic and foreign poll
c.eS Of Presij Dent Roosevelt as IN
dspensble for the victory OF our
-naInh- over taSc.st aggressnrs- and
FOR the real cation Of full citizen
ship rights for all minority groups
2. Repeal OF the Poll-Tax: With
the key Con greSsional committees
headed and dominated b. Poll-TaX
CoNpresSmen. 4 primary issue con-
fronting all win-,he- forces In
'he nation t1dav i the imned ate
repeal Of She -po,l-;ax laws which
prevent 10 million people in the
South from voting
: Centralized War Economy:
Tse MIC joins nc organized labor
movemen: in tu,, support Q. me
Pepper-Kelgore bill. and further
calls FOR "a MAXIMUM use OF all
available 1srpowcr ~ Democra-
TIC enforcemer: Of rauon.ng OF eS-
scn,ial comnod .ses pgce and rem:
control
4. Enactment and Enforcement
OF Anti-Lynching Legislation: The
curse OF lynching Sti! threatens the
lives q ;wo-;hirds OF me Negro
people Nho res DE- In he South
The very existence Of his threat
is in nicsl 20 The democratic aims
OF the war OF liberation which is
being fought, and jcopardizes the
complete faith in ne government
Of the United States which the
millions OF oppressed peoples
throughout the world mas, have
in order 10 give full support 20 The
United Nations
S. War Social Legislation: A
wartime program 20 keep .he
home front in tao: which VII in
ciude: ta) Housing. health and
recrea;ional program Oh Nation
g child-care program tc> Adc-
qu7'e schools and equalization OF
teachers salaries
s. Food for Victory Program:
W call for the more rapid extern
SION 81 the poi cics OF the EARN
Security Admin. s;rafTon (Which
provide for loans and other forms
% assistance 20 allow Shareerop-
pers. tenant farmers and nc snail
farm owner 20 make their max
imun contribution TO the Food Fog,
Victory program -
We oppose present eTor.sIot the
Spokesv en- ~ monopoly farm own
ers 20 scu,,lc the ~ork1oi TIC Farm
Security Adm nis;pa,ion as part
~ INC an'i.wap(eonSpirscy OF ne
resc;lonary forces at work in Con
greSS .n))the Department OF Agri-
culture,
4. labor: One az the strong cs;
forces in supper; OF freedom and
opportunity Tor al people and
therefore allies 81 the Negro pco-
pic : The organized labor move
mont in THIS country IN order 10
effectively mobilize the American
people for victory in the war and
rights must be Sa!eguarded through
Ia) Preservation Of the 40-hour
week tbl Full power and author
ity to the Presidents Committee
an Fair Employment Practices tc)
Opposition 10 the Equal Rights
1d) Opposition 10 the
Dies con unitec. the Hobbs bill and
all other fascist anti-labor lesis-
la;on
& Taxation: The MIC supports
a just and equitable program OF
TAXATION which is based upon abil-