St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-04-06

SQDCle, pOWST1uI1 DuI uANSA AASNAO "
position to these bills is coming
from. You who are fighting for
the passage of these measures in
various states will be better armed
for the fray after you read this
column. You will be better equipped
to keep the pressures on your own
Congressmen and Senators for the
passage of a Federal FEPC BILL
too.
Bills are pending now in New
Jersey, Kansas, Washington New
Mexico, Colorado, Michigan, Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts,, California
and Connecticut. Other states are
preparing bills for introduction this
year.
Here is a confidential memoir
andum sent out on March 20, 1946'
by the National Association OF
State Chambers of Commerce (6Oo
Broad Street, Newark 2, N. j. TO
all State Chambers Of Commerce
throughout the country:
Following the enactment IN Ne"
York, under the urgent advocacy
Of Governor Thomas E. Dewey OF
a so-called Fair Employment Prac-
tees Act, there has broken out a
rash of similar bills in a number
of state legislatures. New Jersey
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Penn
sylvania, Illinois, California In
diana and Ohio have similar meas
ures before them.
"There are also pending before
Congress one bill in the Senate and
eight bills in the House on TINS
same subject
Editors note: Apparently Tatt's
hill ia not considered by the NASCC
as an FEPC bill. With this we
agree.) .
at is quite evident that all OF
this hue and cry for legislation COW
ering fair employment practices Is
the result of a concerted effort by
certain RADICAL ELEMENTS TO
sow DISCORD into our economic
and political system, so that they
NAV turn this discord to their OWL
benefit.
"The Chamber Of Commerce OF
the State of New York and many
other business service organizations
in that State put up determined
fight against the New York bill but
as Won no doubt know, the bill was
passed.
1.-THE New Jersey State Chamber
of Commerce is doing everything
possible to defeat the bills that have
been presented to the New Jersey
LEGISLATURE on this subject. A
meeting, under the sponsorship OF
the New Jersey Chamber, OF Local
Chambers of Commerce and Trade
Associations was recently held tc
discuss this matter and plan united
action. Without dissenting vote
everyone of the thirty-three organi'
cations present pledged themselves
to work to the utmost for the de-
feat of these bills.
Enclosed is a copy Of an abstract
of the provisions contained in one
group of seven companion bills nov
before the New Jersey Legislature
IF your State now has bills be
fore the Legislature having to d.
with fair employment practices, vii
you please send to me an abstract
of the bills with whatever comments
you may desire to make, so that
can forward to each Of the members
a copy of your abstract, together
with your comments. This is being
done for the purpose of keeping III
all advised as to what is now going
on in the several state legislatures
dealing with this subject.
Now that the challenge is down
Won can choose your own weapons
"R. B. SKINNER,
Secretary Treasurer"
BIRMINGHAM NAACP Sc
CURES FIRST 1000 IN KICK
OFF FOR NATIONWIDE" GOAL
Birmingham, Ala.-The loca
NAACP campaign, under the di
rection of J. ]. Green, kicked of
on March % with a report of 100:
members, and is well on the roaC
to the goal of 5000.
21st SPECIAL BATTALION
SEABEES SEND NAACP $3,13I
New York-The largest checl
ever received from naval grouI
was sent into the national office
NAACP, from the 21st Special Con