The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-07-28
LABOR LEADERS
PLAN PROGRAM
AGAINST BIAS

The hrst semi-annual meeting
~ the National UAW-CIO Ad-
visory Conference on Discrimins-
ton will meet here Friday and
Saturday. July 27-29.
All sessions of the conference
will be held 1t the Rackhzm Edu-
rational Memorial on Fsrnsworth
al Woodward.
THE CONFERENCE Is sponsored
by the UAW-CIO Fair Practices
Committee. George w. Crockett.
Jr.. executive director OF the COM
mittee. has announced that all OF
the general sessions and three OF
the four discussion groups will be
open TO the public. There will be
no registration fee or other charges.
The conference will bring to De-
troit several outstanding speakers
who will participate on Friday
morning IN symposium: Labor
Speaks 10 an Intolerant America"
GEORGE NJ. JOHNSON, deputy
chairman of FEPC, will come from
Washington 10 discuss Racial In
tolerance IN the West and South
west. Morris Muster. information
al president OF the United Furni-
ture Workers. CLIO. and active in
Jewish carnations in the cast.
viii speak on "Anti-Semitism-
Threat 10 Democracy.
The Clio IN the South" will be
ne tonic Of an address by Hal
Gibbons. St LOUIS regional dlrec.
tor for the United Wholesale and
Fetal Clerks. while julius A
Thomas industrial secretary Of
the National Urban League vii
come from New York City 10 report
on Job Discrimination in the
Larger Industrial Centers.
ALSO featured or the FIR day ses-
SONS Will De short fsctusl addresses
BY JAWS two vice presidents
Walter p Reuther ana Richard
T Frsnkensteen on the possibili-
tes OF Postwar EMPLOYMENT for
AL Workers" in the automobile and
si-crstt industries
The largest Of the general public
fess;ons Of the conference will be
TIE Friday evening meeting when
r J, Thomas. international pres-
den. ~ the UAW-CIO. will speak
on The Role Of Labor in Com.
batting Intolerance a special
feature Of this session viii be the
appearance Of MARY walls Selby
as guest solol>t Mrs Sclby was
lie = 'ent winner in the Michigan
tNronicle Search For Talent con-
ies.
The National UAW.ClO Advis-
o'y Conference ON Discrimination
y made up Of eighteen reg ional
ieN"rSentatiteS one from each
JAW regional officc--and all OF
INC executive board members and
dcpartmen; heads OF the lnterna-
tonsl uAW-CIO.
The function Of the conference
IL two-foid: First. Ia evaluate
what JAW Is doing to stamp out
discrimination: and second. 10
recommend what additional ac-
ton programs the union should
follow.
GEORGE r. ADDE'S. information
81 ccretsry-treasurer Of JAW and
conference chairman. issued the
following statement on the eve
OF the meeting
This S the frs, time We have
summoned representatives from
every JAW region in the country
for the specific purpose Of lacking
the problem 81 intolerance. am
hopeful that this Will not De just
another talking conference There
already has been TOO much talking
about racial. religious and nation
atty diScrlmIns ana not enough
action The discussion groups We
have Planned are expected 10 en-
phaSlze methods and techniques
Of Stemmlng the using tide Of race.
batting and anti-SemitiSm which
Is prevalent today IN every COM
mInity IN which our union op-
crates
These groups also VIII explore
methods Of bringing about more
equitable en'plov opportun-
ties for women and veterans Be-
cause Of the ma Sntudc and the
urgency az cur task. the conference
VIII welcome the presence an3 the
assistance ~ the various civic asen.
oieS N Detroit and thc public gem
eraliv, We hope that as many a.
possible will avail themselves Of
This opportunity to unite with us
IN coping with one Of the greatest
dangers 10 democracy IN America -
The unreasonable fear of too few
Jobs for too many workers