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sion at Nippert Stadium on Sun
day June 80, could not leave
Washington. Mr.. Bowles sent a
lengthy message which was read
to the 5000 seated in the stands
by Theodore Berry, President of
the Cincinnati branch. Max Ler-
ner distinguished political ccolum-
mist and radio commentator spoke
in Bowles' place.
Others speakers during the five
sessions included Robert w.
Kenny, Attorney General Of Cali
tornia, who presented the Spin
garn Medal to Mr.. Marsha IA
Frank Horne housing expert:
Horace Cayton; Joseph Kluches--J
American Council on Race Rela-
tons; Archibald Carey Jr., Chica-
GO; UNRRA Chief, Fiorello II. La
Guardia; Earl D. Dedmon, Veter-
ans Affairs, NAACP; Captain Z
Frederic Morrow; Earl Dicker1on,
Charles Houston; Walter Reuther;
Daisy Lampkin and Walter White.
Among resolutions passed by the
delegates were Segregation; OPA
Colonial Peoples; Veterans; Hou-
sing; Labor and Employment; RAJ
cial and Religious Tensions; Po-
htical Action; Memberships,
Branch and National Procedure
Walter White, in the closing
speech of the Conference. con-
graduated President Truman for
his veto of the emasculated OPA
bill and called on the entire mem
bership of the NAACP to refrain
from purchasing all but the ut
most necessities in consumer
goods now skyrocketing alarming
". He called upon the delegates to
return to organize their branches
inn what would amount to a pnr-
chasers boycott.
Excerpt from some of the reso-
lutions follow:
o. p. A.
The membership of the NAACP
is fully cognizant Of the fact that
if the CONGRESS- does not extend
the OPA, they will be plunged into
a period Of unemployment, hun
ger and misery such as they have
not faced in the history of Amer
lea. Because Of their slim margin
of economic security, the Negro
people have perhaps a larger stake
than any other group of Ameri-
cans in the prevention of initiation
We will be the first to be wiped
out in an initiation. and we there
fore call upon the Congress of the
United States, the responsible
leaders Of all political parties, and
the President of the United States
to act Immediately to secure the
passage Of an act extending the
Emergency Price Control Act OF
1912 in its present form until June
80 1947.
COLONIAL PEOPLES
Colonialism has been a persist
ennnt cause of wal in our time
The ownership of colonies, the mo-
nopoly of their raw materials, the
enslavement of their labor r con
slant obstacles to a free and peace
full world. The political and econo-
mic freedom and advancement OF
the colonial peoples are inescapa-
bly, Of vital concern to the peace
and well being of the international
community.
VETERANS
The policy of segregation prac-
+igad nv thp NptpranS Adminicfra-
ton stone of the most diSappoinI-
ing developments in the postwar
era. The precedent Of non-segrega
ton as established during the war
by service hospitals and the Vet
Grams Administration should fol-
low this policy. We request and
strongly urge that President Tru-
man and General Bradley inte-
CRATE qualified Negro personnel
in every phase on nevery level and
in every geographical region OF
the Veterans Administration
We strongly urge Congress 70
amend the Servicemens Readjust-
ment Act to empower the Veter-
ans Administration to deny the
admission Of veterans into any ed
! Irrational institution which does
not accept the enrolment of all
veterans regardless of race, creed,
color or national origin and to
further empower the Veterans
Administration to deny a contract
to any business establishment, in
dustry, or commercial enterprise
which discriminates in it's accep-
lance of veteran trainees upon the
same basis. We strongly urge that
the present system of allowing
the Veterans Administration to
sit as judge and jury on veterans
claims be abolished, and the ser
vicemens readjustment act be
amended to allo wthe veteran VINO
was denied a claim by the Veter-
ans Administration to present his
appeal from their decision before
an impartial and Independent boa
I'd Of appeals.
HOUSING
The Observation-Disclosures Bin
presently before the House Of Re
representatives. Banking and Cur
rency Committee provides a much
needed long range housing pro
gram based upon sound principles
of federal aid to local communi-
ties. Passage Of the Wagner-EN-
ender-Taft Bill Is 1922 is Of VI
tai Importance to all Americans.
Negro citizens Of America ane the
worst housed Of all Americans
and therefore this body pledges
itself to work to secure bi-parti-
san support Of this measure both
nationally and locally.
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Economic Security We believe
that the economic security of the
American people must be founded
upon full employment, and that