The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-07


TEE TO ABOLISH DlSCRlMlNA-
TON. THE TOP Clio body charged
with implemcntng that organlza-
tons policy Of no discrimination
in industry. plans 10 expand rs
activities IN two directions. First,
IL proposes 10 speak for the Ma
tional CTO IN all matters which
pertain ~ discrimination against
undcrprivllcGod racial and rclg-
iouS groups In other countries, FhlS
was the gist Of the recommended
ton made 10 the Committee at lis
recent New York City meeting by
its chairman, James B, Carey. Go
Secretary-treasurc who had just
returned from the London Labor
Conference.
THE SECOND DIRECTION in
which the Committee Will expand
its activities grows out OF rec
concentration made by rs director,
George LIP Weaver. OF the United
Transport Service Employees I'M
ION II involves working out for
the approval Of the CLOS Executive
Committee. program OF acton
and the necessary administrative
machinery IN implement that pro-
gram which. II adopted. would bc
required 10 be instituted by every
International Union affiliated with
the Congress Of Industrial Organl-
cations The program and tho or
ganizational structure of the JAW
Go Fair Practices Committee IS 60
be taken as a guide and IL Will be
the responsibility of the similar
committees IN all other ClO Inter
nationals 10 investigate. hear and
determine all cases Of alleged Vlo-
lation OF CIO ou-diScrlminatlon
policy by any Of their local unions
In this way. the National Go
Committee hopes to regularizc rs
work with the International Go
Unions and thus inject the element
Of enforcement into the ClO&Spol-
icy against discrimination. y
Regarding the implications which
the recent London Labor confer.
cncc has for the National GIG
Committee, Carey reported that all
of the delegates at that conference
regardless OF the country from
whence they came, were intensely
concerned about the treatment &C.
corded the working masses in the
so-callcd colonial nations" such
as British South Africa. India. and
the West Indies. and colonies for.
mcrly ruled by France. Belgium
and Holland. So great and wide.
spread was this concern. the Con.
ference adopted the following tive
specific points Of policy:
In tho view OF this World Con.
ference. il is likewise necessary C
bring To- an end the system Of col.
onieS. dependencies and subjcc
countries as spheres OF economic
exploitation. and 10 facilitate i'm.
mcdiately the development VI free
. Trade Unions in those countries
In the coming peace. the founda
tons must be laid with all possibl,
speed. and i'm accordance with Ar
1 ticlc 3 Of the Atlantic Charter, o
/ a world order in which non-Sclf
governing communities and nations
| can attain the status of free ma
! tons that Will enable them to gov
crn themselves and to develop thei
own institutions OF free citizenship
This World Conference Is Of
opinion too that after the war.
thorough-going remedies must
be found. through international
] t..N lott u
on the Jewish people. Their pro-
lection against oppression. dis
elimination and sp,ilation In any
country must he the responsible
ity Of the new international Au-
thority. 49,"
In thus charting its course fo
tho immediate future. the Nationa
/ CIO Committee 10 Abolish Dis
elimination tin addition 10 Care
and Weaver. there is Morris Mus
ter. President OF Furniture Work
crs: James l.. Lcary. Secretary
Treasurer of Mine. Mill and Smelt
or Workers: Willord Townsend
President. United Transport Serv
ice Employees: VI. Hedlcy Ston
/ Of the National Maritime Union
BOYD Wilson of the StcclworkcrS
and Geo Crockett Of the Aut
Workers. appears to be fully mind
1 full Of tho task it has accepted
II will not be overly difficult 4
secure tho creation within AL Cl(
InternationalS OF a Committee oi
DETERMINATIONS With annronrlat