The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-09-07

HAZEL
EYES


~ HAZEL BRANNoN
Ths FEPC (Fair Employment Practice
Ceamittee) created By decree BY Mr..
Roessvelt has ~ its announced purpose
~ Ssreing Of every enterprise to en-
pssysneoloassJe pe Or members Of Say
stAsR rssss wksthev they srs wanted or
NOT on an equal basis. When the FEPC
WAS first created by Mr.. Roosevelt Il
was aimed to. prevent discrimination In
wsr industries and industries working
on government contracts. However, II
vent into Philadelphia and forced a
situation there which resulted in work
stoppage and vital man-hours lost IN
wal production. Many folks don't yet
realize that the Philadelphia strike was
caused purely by FEPC meddling in a
business that was not even a war in
dustry but a transportation COM
pany whose sole business was the trans
porting Of the public a company
that was satisfied with its employees
and whose employees were satisfied
with the contract they held with the
company. The FEPC entered the Phila-
dslphia scene to force the upgrading OF
eight negro workers to be conductors
and the trouble steamed from there.
The workers were ordered back to
work at the point Of a CUR and the army
was used by the government to enforce
the FEPC's illegal decree.
The FEPC is now expected to enter
every field Of industry and create more
strife and trouble since it won in Phila-
delphia.
Southern people today, as always, are
rather slow to act on any situation. We
are = conservative people for the most
part who want only to attend to our
various affairs and be left alone. We
are bound by tradition more thar any
other section unless it is New England.
A lot Of things have been fostered by
the New Deal administration which
has violated every tradition held by
southern people. Communists, coddied
by. the New Deal, have been greatly re-
sponsible for the outrages against the
south.
The latest affront is a circular put
out by the communists and circulated
among government employees in Wash
ington. Purpose of the circular Is to
outlaw the separation of the blood CIV
en- by whites and negroes to the blood
bank
Good negro citizens are proud OF
their race and the wonderful progress
it has made in the past s~eventy-five
years. They no more want white blood
in their veins than does the white man
want negro blood. The communistic in
fIuences that would mix the two do not
have the interest Of either at heart.
The circular which we reprint below
exactly as II was circulated in h ma
tons capitol follows:
ON LABOR DAY
GIVE BLOOD
AND
PROTEST PLASMA SEGREGATION
WHY?
Fighting men, black and white. are
dying each day for democracy. You can
save a life and advance democracy at
home. All human blood plasma is the
same and plasma saves lives. Segrega-
ton of plasma is not only senseless but
Il Is symbolic of a way of life to which
we do not want our heroes to return.
GIVE BLOOD WITH A PROTESTl
HOW?
ON LABOR DAY give blood for our
invasion forces accompanied by an in
dividual printed protest against blood
segregation to be signed by you. n
card will be handed to you as you enter
to give your blood.
To secure an appointment LABOR
DAY, write the BLOOD DONOR COM
MITTEE, 1912 18th Street, N. w, or
call Ex 1906, Elk 0340, Elk 0657.
GIVE BLOOD WITH A PROTEST!
WHEN? Sa
LABOR DAY, Monday, September 4
1914.
Preferably II a. m. to l p. m. and 4
p. m. to $3.50 p. m.
ATTEND MASS MEETING
IL NOON LABOR DAY
ON THE STEPS OF ACACIA BUILDING
BLOOD DONOR CENTER
WHERE?
Red Cross Center Acacia Building. 81
Louisiana Ave., N. W.
SPONSORED BY:
District Council, United Federal
Workers Of America, CLIO; Washington
Industrial Union Council; National Ne
gro Congress; NAACP, Washington
Chapter; Laborers District Council OF
AT of L..
GIVE BLOOD WITH A PROTEST.!
Dr.. Robert Russell