The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-22

! the prospective beneficiaries to thinl
7 they are working for it. You are to b.
commended for your honest statemen
/ against the bill, S. 101.
J Your reason for your stand howev
er, can be questioned.
You say, "the bill as presently writ
ten will do more to stir up racial an6
religious intolerance in this country
than anything else could possibly do.
Civil Service Under an 'F.E.P.c.'
1t is interesting to note that fol
years the United States Civil Service
has operated under non-discrimina
ton rule as far as employment of cit
liens has been concerned.
Admission of students with no dis
tinction as to race or color to federal
ly aided colleges has been guarantee
of the Agricultural college or Second
Morrill, act passed in 1890. Racial or
religious discrimination has been for
hidden in many agencies created by
federal statute or acts Of congress
authorizing appropriations for them.
Those acts of congress include the Sc
lective Training act of 1910, the Civil
Service Classification act of 1910, the
Civilian Conservation corps act of
1887, the Nurses Training act of 1888.
| The Lanham or Defense Housing APP
preparation act of 1941 and appropria-
lions for the National Youth admins
tration and the Federal Security
agency.
| 1t is true that under these laws there
have been instances of discrimination
and flare-ups of trouble, but there has
also been growing acceptance of the
principle of fairness in employment
everywhere except on the part of a
minority of people whose security is
falsely based on discrimination.
While it is difficult to prevent in
tolerance by law, wise laws serve as
a buttress to democratic realizations.
Indeed, our Declaration of Indepen-
dence and the United States Constitu
ton are classic examples of legal in
struments that set forth the great prin-
ciple of toleration-politically religious
ly and racially In the evolution of
democracy to extend the pursuit of
happiness" it seems only part of
the process that modern law should
implement an application of democra.
cy in the economic field.
TRAY by Jury Not Abridged
Unless the bill recently has under
gone radical change our reading of its |
provisions did not reveal any abridge- |
ment of the right of trial by jury. 1t |
is doubtful if the 43 national organi- |
cations and % local groups from all
over the nation that now support the |
F.E.P.C. idea as embodied in S. Bill |
101 and H. R. 1892 would support it
if trial by jury were jeOpardized.
Among the groups interested in per-
manent FE.P.C. are the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches, the American Jewish
Congress, National Association for the
of Colored People, Cath
Ollie Inter-Racial Council, the CLIO, the
AFL and the National Farmers I'm
ion
During the recent war; employment
on an equal basis were
opened to more of the minority racial
groups Lndu ever D6IOT0, perhaps Culel-
Iy because of the general recognition
Of the value of all of our people in
national defense The need for man
power, too, released the pressure of
people competing for jobs and so made
The color of ones skin or the creed he
DrofesSed minor consideration.
Hence, it should be apparent that the
of full employment is a
necessary corollary to fair employment
practices. To give liberation chance
% grow it needs the soil of employ
nent for all.
People interested in democracy,
therefore, must work along wide :
ront supporting movements that seek
o give all of our citizens greater OPP
for full living. Sincerely :
LEONARD E. KENFIELD, Member, :
resolutions Committee, Headquarters :
local No. $40, Montana Farmers I'm
on.