The Omaha guide., 1944-07-08

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purposes of the National Labor Re-
lations Act, the Wage and Hour Act,
the Social Security Act and all 9TH
er FEDERAL statotes designated to pro-
mote and protect the welfare of Am
| erican working men and women, and
we promise a fair and just adminis-
traitor Of these laws
On Foreign Trade
"We assure American farmers, live
| stock producers, workers and indus
try that we will establish and main
tain a fair protective tariff on COM
p~etitive products SO that the stand
ards of living of our people shall not
be impaired through the importation
Of commodities produced abroad by
labor or producers, functioning upon
lower standards than our own"
On 4 Proposed Too Termed
Limit for President lila.
"We favor an amendment to the
Constitution providing that no per
son shall be President of the United
States for more than two terms OF
four years each"
ON Veteydn's Aid .....
I'VE approve, have supported and
have aided in the enactment of laws
which provide for unemployment OF
veterans of this wal in their old pos
itions, for mastering -out-pay, for
pensions for widows and orphans OF
such veterans killed or disabled, for
rehabilitation Of disabled veterans
for temporary unemployment benefits,
for education and vocational training
and for assisting veterans in acquir-
ing homes and Arms and in establish
ing themselves in business"
On Racial and Religious
Intolerance ......
"We unreservedly condemn the
injection INTO American life of APP
peals to racial or religious prejudice.
We pledge an immediate Congress
ional inquiry to ascertain the exten,
to which m~istreatment, segregation
and discrimination against Negroes
who are in our armed forces are i'm
pairing morale and efficiency and
the adoption of corrective legislat-
ion.
We pledge the establishment by
federal legislation Of a permanent
Fair Employment Practice Commit
tee.
Anti-POH Tar.
The payment Of any poll tax should
not be a condition of voting in fed
eral elections and we favor immed-
late submission Of a Constitutional a
mendment for its abolition"
Hti-Lynchings $500.
I'VE favor legislation against Tyr,
ching and pledge our sincere efforts
in behalf of its early enactment"
The plank on the Negro represents
a victory for the several groups VINO
have filed vigorous pleas and protests
Ito hte Republican National Commit
tee and its Resolutions Committee
headed by Senatir Taft Of Ohio.
These griups included the NAACP,
headed by Walter Shite, the Execut-
i've Secretary, the Planning Commit
tee for United Minorities, of when
Robert Church Of Memphis is chair
man, the National Negro Council led
by Edgar G. Brown, and the Nation
al Community Relations Advisory
Council. Perry Howard expressed
his opinion Of the Platform by stat
ing, the platform Of this conven-
ton as it affects our group is the
best the party has had since it wa-
formed. We have plerges touching
lynrhing, army discriminating general
segregation, FEPC and everything
else we could possibly desire or re-
quest the party to promise.
I'VE invite the New Deal boys to
compare our platform with the Demo
cratic steer and donkeys Of those
Texans, and South Carolinians who
are planning the plank in the Demo-
cratic platform against the Negro"
Housing and Entertainment.
Chicago turned out % be a pretty
good host if the comments of the
many delegates and visitors are ac-
cepted. Sightseeing trips and many
social events we're scheduled for the
entertainment of the guests. Citiz-
ems of the South side threw open
their homes SO that there was not too
much difficulty encountered in gett-
ing rooms.
Every hotel welcomed Negro dele
gates, alternates and visitors. Perry
Howard of Mississippi, c. B. Powell
and Judge Rivers Of New York, Edi-
tor Payne Of Cleveland and D. i.
Martinez of Jefferson City, Missouri