The Omaha guide., 1944-12-09
NEBRASKA VOTERS HAVE
ANOTHER CHANCE TO VOTE

Last month, the voters of Nebraska
cast their ballots for their political
choices, who, during the next few
years, will decide political issues
which will affect the daily life of
each citizen.
Between now and Christmas, the
voters of Nebraska have another OPP
portunity to vote, to take a stand for
or against a sound health program. It
is not a political ballot they will be
casting. 1t is a ballot for health.
Christmas Seals have been distri-
buted throughout the state. And
each Christmas Seal Nebraskans buy
stay away from the big cities. He
should go to the little towns and
farm areas of the East, North and
the West, and make a place for him
self.
In the history Of all minority peo-
pies, it has always been that oppre,-
sion and discrimination come when
such a minority c-ongregates in one
spot. The Jewish race is an example
The Jew is hated and feared when he
gathers in great numbers in one
place but when they are scattered III
over the country, a few here and
there, he is accepted. So it is with
the Negro in America. 1t is u op-
inion that when a high percentages
OF the Negroes-in say the state of
Mississippi, leave and go to other
states, the ones who remain will be
able to secure for themselves the
four freedoms promised all races of
men in the great Atlantic Charter.
Here in our good state of Arkans-
as where | have lived for over 20
years, an amendment to the State
Constitution has been adopted to
Dlock labor organization under a
guise of "Freeom to Work.. This
amendment was put over by an organ
ization called "Christian-Americans".
We cannot see why they have that
name, as they have acted neither as
good Christians or good Americans
IN trying to shackle the organization
OF the poor-the labor unions.
The Southern Tenant Farmers I'm
ION Is not going to be directly affect
Cd BY this law at the moment-we do
i-ct rave any closed shop contracts.
The only closed shop contracts on
arkansas farms are those held BY
the Arkansas Farm Bureau. Prac-
tlcaliy every tenant, sharecropper and
farm worker in eastern Arkansas is
requierd to be a member of the Farm
bureau as a condition of employment
on a plantation.
There are 10000 members of III.
Southern Tenant Farmers Union IN
eastern Arkansas who can make an
affidavit that they are forced against
tr-lr will to hold membership in the
Farm Bureau, an organization that
represents only the interests of the
Boss
The Arkansas Farm Bureau furn-
ished the names OF these members to
the Christian American Committee
who circularized them, urging them
I voc for the anti-Iabor amendment
to the State Constitution. II was no
doubt due to the Farm Bureau that
this aati-labor law was adopted.
It legislation is passed by legisla-
ture and enforced against labor I'M
IONS N Arkansas, the Southern Ten
ant Farmers Union will insist thar
the law also be enforced against the
Farm Bureau. There are now 100
aftidavlts on file in Washington
which prove that the Farm Bureau
an involuntary check-off of mem
bership dues through county agents.
plantation owners, and commissaries
will produce these affidavits and
thousands more just like them at the
proper time. \