St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-13
Forces Aqoinst Fair Employment Practices


The South through its Poll Tax congressman fighting the FEPC
because wants keep it's vast reservoir of see abo
will before rentials in the South would
have knows that with the enforcement of provisions of
the outside the South that Negro mgra
ton would reach astounding proportions in the next few years. 1t
already 194O has the West and North
100000 Negro workers. also knows that few of these
workers will return to the South to live again.
The South also knows that show that Negroes in
nation the South them
selves by maoes intending settle states other than
those the South after they shall have been mustered out
business interests this issue
Others using Congressman ooges
money than anything Among the
northern business fighting FEPC The Cleveland Ohio
Chamber of the Conference of American Small Business
Organizations United Wholesale Grocers Association
These reaconay organizations that stepped Naz deoogy
evidently concerned about continuing discriminatory employ
postwar revival business
To poison the minds of thousands small business through
FEPC organizations have crcuar
ing them with the most vicious kind of propaganda.
special bulletin said The bill to egalze business
of antace discrimination before
the Congress This the vicious pieces of legislation
proposed Another release said the FEPCA
camp for all Americans"
Despite brutality South
largest complaints Employ
Practice Commission originated the South However, total
osng and satisfactory adjustments reached the South third
victory Europe, many think that all
economic problems and that American business
turn business usual" policies and methods This must not
discrimination usual The this through
the FEPC legislation stopgap will
fall far short of goal.
report, points the need for permanent
During phase FEPC
will be able those minority
who discrimination expanding goods industries
jurisdiction provided the Executive order plants
wholly reconverted peacme production Committee studies
congested production show the necessity
for keeping the channels of job opportunity all applicants Con-
tnuing high production and high morale both stake
The kind of opposition FEPC legislation drawing and the
made against it, shows clearly that Hitler dead alve
has followers in America than he had in Germany.
Bbo his moron followers Congress and
challenge democracy America They
elected public office by the violation constitutional right
accorded American citizens They fling their defiance into the face Of
every believer decent just government There be
Thaddeus Stevens Wade his might challenge
this mob of political cutroa them the crooks they
FEPC the of the degree of citizenship this nation willing
accord the nearly million Negroes who have contributed their all
for this bloody engaged n The right work
the most fundamental right of ALL
fighting FEPC legislation the South simply Stacking itself
stagnaton Poverty and disease will be its only reward The una
fringe applaud Bbo he and doing
only aiding and abettng him the destruction of themselves In
Germany they appauded Hitler but what price they
pay for their folly.
Northern business interests creating Franknsten
it with and supports rotten borough politicians the
South Gradually these southern fanatics getting power
their hands When they complete dominance
what will happen Already the South has succeeded
moving freight rates derenials this only the beginning of
kicking capital
economic issues a sectional basis?
The fight FEPC nonsequential be
beginning of tragic We America
too late.-W. o. Walker in the Cleveland Cal-Post