Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-07
Letters to inc Editor
Washington 1, D. c. November 19, 1946

LaDOr unions and Dlrectly Aftll-
 iated Local Unions.
 Dear SirS and Brothers:
 The officers and delegates in at- tendance at the 65th Annual Con- vention of the American Fedora tion of Labor which was held at Chicago, Illinois, beginning OctO- Der 7th, 1946, adopted resolutions in opposition to discrimination , against minorities, in opposition to white primaries, in favor of the abolition of racial discrimination in trade unions, and in favor of outlawing the Ku Klux Klan. These declarations adopted by the Con- vention were included in Resolu- tions Nos. 5, 6, 8 and 1855.
 Specifically, first, the resolutions condemned discrimination in our trade unions on account of race. creed, color, national origin or an- cestry as a disruptive and deStruc- tive evil and called upon interna- tional local and federal bodies to , set up anti-discrimination commit tees for the purpose of teaching the membership through discussion and the dissemination of literature, the dangers of discrimination be- cause of race, creed, color, nation al origin and ancestry to our Amer ican democratic system and world peace.
 Second, the convention declared it's opposition to the practice in effect in certain Southern States designed to invalidate the consti- tutional rights of negro citizens by intimating them at the polls and by the employment of other de- ceptive and terroristic practices to prevent these citizens from exec- cising their right to vote, as being un-American, un-democratic and unconstitutional; and to support the fight being made by civic, re- ligious and labor organizations to uphold the decision of the United States Supreme Court against white primaries.
 Third, the convention condemned the Ku Klux Klan and called upon the United States Department of Justice to take necessary action to- ward outlawing this nefariouS movement in the interests of jus tice and peace for our country.
 Fourth, the convention called upon all unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor to wage an unrelenting struggle against the groups responsible for the spreading of the poison of anti Catholicism, anti-Protestantism, an- ti-Semitism, anti-Negroism and oth- CT forms of racial prejudice; ani urged that all possible support be accorded by the Executive Coun- Gil to affiliated organizations in the American Federation of Labor in the undertaking and carrying out of an educational program call culated to promote tolerance, un- derstanding and amity among the various groups comprising the family of the American organized labor movement.
 I repeat that these actions re ferred to in this official commu- nication were taken by the dele gates in attendance at the 65th An- nual Convention of the American Federation of Labor. In conform ity with the action taken by the convention, they are brought to your attention because the con- vention made clear its desire that all affiliated unions of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor should concentrate their efforts toward making effective these declarations. l deem it my outy to call upon the officers and members of all unions affiliated with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor to cooper ate fully in every possible way in making vital and effective both the spirit and the purpose of the Se declarations which I am bringing to your attention.
 Fraternally yours,
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