The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
five SUBJECTS
DISCUSSED AT
weekend MEET

ihS apiAly VI uic united Stdtes
to plan production for war must be
directed with equal force towards
planning for full employment and
q decent standard of living for
every worker and every Ameri-
can" Edward X. Welsh, director OF
organization Of the United Trans
port Service Employees Of Ameri-
ca said last week.
Welsh, representing william
Townsend, president Of the In
ternational Transport Workers,
WO, was one Of the guest speak
ers ut the second Metropolitan
Labor Council Conference on
Reconversion and Post War Full
Employment at the Twelve
Horsemen's Civic Center at John
X. and Erskine streets. Friday
and Saturday. June Is. Is.
THE CONFERENCE which went
on record in favor OF the reten-
ton OF the temporary Fair EN-
ployment Practices Committee, the
permanent FEPC, the continuation
of nursery schools and canteens
and full employment. provided a
full program of thought for the
delegates through panel discussions
with widely ranging subjects.
The panel discussions included
the following subjects: Recover
sion, Public and Private Hous-
ing Labor Education Civil
Rights" and Full Employment"
Edward Welsh. in his address on
Friday evening struck the key
note OF the conference in declaring
that labor must contrive TO in
Huence the policy of the nation in
its relations with other nations and
peoples in order that the reins
governing that policy might not
fall into the hands of war mon gers
and their stooges. among the poll
ticians in Washington.
UNLESS pescetime production
expands to replace war time pro-
duction. II can very we'll be. that
the value OF the nations output
would fall 10 rs billion dollars
tfrom 200 billion in l944. This
would hazard the nations security
and certain dangers would follow"
Welsh said.
Among the conference high
lights were the movies shown by
Oliver Lagrone. serving on the
Labor Education panel and a men,
Der Of the education department of
Tire UAW-CfO. The pictures
shown depicted the history Of the
JAW. the Birth OF the B-29 and
pictures showing the atrocities
committed in the concentration
camps Of Nazi Germany.
Among outstanding labor and
civic leaders appearing on the
conference program were. Shelton
Tatpes. Victor Reuther. William
Nicholas. Geo Crockett, James
Snurr and Judge John Watts.
RIG HARD FRANKENSTEIN.
Candidate for mayor Of Detroit. in
summarizing the panel on Full
Employment" declared tina, he
favored long range program Of
public works in Detroit 10 alleviate
the shock ~ unemployment in the
area ] believe that fun employ
nent can only come II we have
"a 81 L. 81
said. therefore I intend 70 repre-
sen, all Of the people If elected"
GEORGE CROCKETT. COM
rnentinc on the statements made
bv William II. Leininger with ref
erence 70 the place Of the Negro
worker IN the pos, war period
said. Il feel tina, the greatest
threat 10 the minority groups lies
IN the possibility that Mr. Lem
niger represents the views Of
management and the City Halt
crowd with regards 20 the place Of
NEGROES in Detroit
Clarence Anderson. executive
secretary Of the Metropolitan Fair
Employment Practices Committee.
declared that labor as a whole has
real stake in FEPC in as much
rs Negroes are not tho only group
who are Disseminated against. We
must fight now - save the tenn
porary FEPC II there Is 10 be any
possibility Of gaining a permanent
one"
lanes Oden and William n
Oliver were co-chairmen Of the
conference They were aided by
Miss Lillian Hatcher. UAW-ClO
representative