The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-08-25

~pporiunitN Of participating in
What We hope viii he perma
rent and All-inclu>iNe peace
BIT nc coming - peace Ul.
ro' ~ 'hou &, dtrupuur ",
sre cH'erne t9'> oeN crs W q 90.
Ve crte &C 'Fc Al some Shat
UrTVpAcc TIL, > pet...a'I>
true Couccru.r- f1c soc and
economic phases - oar t,c.
WHILE tho pact % peace n.'s
IT, attendant problems - HC,'r-
NerS on uucTploNnou' returning
service men and 'hcr rcadlu,;
men 40 'vihao lie N.i NclIh
heavily upon the entire nation.
t1eV MI be 'c,t RI'l increased
pressure BY minority groups and
specifically hv The Memo Nddcd
- has problems wAicn N.'l boz com
mon 10 us all VIII % me Problems
growing out 81 prcJuo .cs and dis
examinations The one agency set
~ by INC government - combat
these specific iciCrrCD,S 80 = com.
riete orderly ans progressive >olu.
for N many 81 this country Ills
tho FEpC WaS established by Exc.
eutIvr Order IS wartime agency
Its life now il limited To not
more than SiN months following
the end Of the war.
MUCH Will have 10 be done 20
make this era Of peace peaceful
While enactment Of LEGISLATION ere.
sung permanent FEPC would
seem 10 be 4 must on the part OF
our government. there is an obhGa-
tion and responsibility on the cltl-
senry and organized groups 80 sup
PIGMENT and implement the ueceS-
sary efforts by this country IA
solve one OF It's most pressing
problems.
A large measure oi this RESPONSE
hlAty falls on organized Labor II
Is faced with problems OF senior.
tty with layoffs. with nov ana
more efficient methods % produC.
ton and with determinations with.
~ It's own ranks Organized labor
" not unaware oi these problems
" has been discussing them and
planning with reference 10 them
'or sometime. On some OF the
problems il has reached decisions
and laid is plans On Othc.s. II
has much 10 do The negro must
see that nc is fitted into the warp
ard wool. and must cooperate and
psrtic pate IN manner 10 realize
the maximum benefit as American
citizens.
ANOTHER group upon Whicl
falls large share Of responsibility
in the postwar era Is the church
In this new age OF peace. the
church must bear RESPONSE bilIty
beyond the feeding Of spiritual food
alone 10 lis constituents II rcprc-
Rents one Of the most potentially
effective organizations in tho llfo
~ the people. but sometimes is
the least active. Like orqanizcd
labor. u Is beginning. however. 10
be Cognlzant OF the problems fac
ing i, and the Negro in the post
war period. In some sections OF
the country. there has been real
awakening 81 the church 10 It's So
elal and civic DotentialitieS. Only
recently. Mrs BcEc Douglas a field
worker for the National Council
fo- Permanent FEPC. brought
back report that the leadership
n nc South ~ the fGht to~ per-
rHsnent FEPC is m the church
on course Whatever is done
Nhs,ever happens whatever is
COMMITTEES m omitted affecting Ne.
sroes. p,ll be carried IN tho Negro
press a lot OF %ha' ii Hill have
n reflect n i's ulrr0red pages
~ current history and events viii
rot 30 in harmon with me ,tated
purpose for which Ve are told the
Nsr was fought
Peace has CoU-c 'o ,ne world
sra.r' Lots all work toward SOC
i7E tha' ATerIca dor csnca US
Included N the victory