The Omaha guide., 1947-01-11
EGROESDEVELOP
RESISTANCE TO ANTI
DEMOCRATIC FORCES

alton in the armed services and
Pressing for full integration of
T2grOes into these services.
Some of the main features OF
the Associations work IN 1916
included the formation Of the Ma
ti0nal Committee for Justice i'll
Columbia. Tennessee setting Up Of
TIE National Committee on Mob
iCl nee, which included a visit
- Fre~i2ent Truman and the sub
seauent Civil Rights Committee
-c7 we7 appointed by the Ere
a51e1t. The Secretary served on
tra corwittee to study the UAW-
GIL strike controversy aiding iL
the heafinrs before the Senate
committee to determine TIE fit
ness Of Gov. William H. HASTE to
serve in the capacity IN the Vir-
gin Islands. ard served on the At
tornev Generals panel or juvenile
6e'isouency. The Association pre-
rared detailed information PEE
serted before the Senate commit
-0o concerning ScnTtor Filbo. IL
vigorously opposed tie distorted
f-cts as set forth In the TeadeH
repost concerning the activities Of
Negro troops in the FUTonean
Army of O~ccu0aticn. It sponsored
the drafting Of a new a~nti-lynch-
ing bill and a draft of a general
hin for the protection of civil
sights for citizens. It posted a
$40. 900 reward in the matter Of
the quadraple Georgia lynchings.
Labor Department
Efforts of the NAACP to pre-
vent discrimination in the oper-
alton of the employment service
after its return to the states we're
outlined in the first Annual Re
por of the NAACP's Labor De
partment.
The report mentions that on
September II Secretary Schwel-
lenbach of the u. S. DEPARTMENT Of
Labor agreed. for the first time. ii
a meeting of organizations call
ed at the suggestion of the NAACP
that segregation in the District
of COLUMBIA USES would be abOl-
ished. The NAACP also asked gov
erno~s of a number of states to
adopt policies Of no discriraina-
ton. The writing concludes, how
ever. that the return Of federal
control is necessary if a real at
tack is to be made on discrimina-
ton.
Citing the return of pre-war dis
criminatory practices in industry,
the report emphasizes the need
for federal and state EPC legisla-
ton. Also on the legislative front
the department states that there
will be vigorous NAACP opposi-
ion to any attempts in Congress
to saddle on the American work.
ing people LEGISLATION designed to
curb the effectiveness of trade
unions"
Calling attention to specific
cases of government job discri-
mination in Germany, Japan. and
the nited States. the document
states, TT is safe to say that
wherever our flag flies over a
Federal establishment. there also
do we find job discrimination"
NAACP branches are currently
playing an important role in at
lacking job discrimination in con-
struction employment, the tele-
phone. and textile industries, the
report points out.
Washington Bureau
Leslie Perry reporting for the
Washington Brueau, said that dur
ing the year 1916, in addition to
working for the passage of legis-
lation such as FEPC, Anti-Lyneh-
ing and Anti-Poll Tax Bills, the
NAACP gave increasing attention.
and support to measures of a non
racial character. The Cancer Con-
troll Bill Which would have appro-
priated 500, 00O,O 900 to combat
that dread disease, the Atomic En-
ergy Act which set up a civilian
committee to develop and control
atomic energy, and the continue
ton of effective price controls to
keep down the cost of living were
cited by Perry as some of the
bills having no racial implications
which the NAACP supported.
Through the alertness Of the
NAACP" the report continued, "a
non = discrimination amendment
was introduced to the National
School Lunch Act, approved by
the President on June 4. 1916. The
amendment was offered on the
floor by Congressman Adam
Clayton Powell. Jr., Cd. N.Y. at
the request of the NAACP and
assures that colored children in
the south will participate equally
in the free school lunch program"
Mr.. Perry said that the efforts
of the NAACP in Congress had
contributed to the defeat in 1916
of legislation in Congress had con
tributed to the defeat in 1916 of
legislation in Congress to establish
peacetime military CONSUMPTION.
He said that the Association
would renew that fight in 1947 I'M
less the Peace-time Military
Training Bill which is introduced
assures that there will be no ra-
cial segregation or discrimination
in the armed forces.
Special Research
w. E. B. Dubois. Director Of
Special Research, NAACP, re-
ports that the main literary work
of the department has been the
writing and preparation of a man
uscript of the book, THE World
and Africa" which Viking Press
will publish in January, 1947. DR..
Dubois and his staff edited and
revised the PREDATORY Volume of
the Encyclopedia of the Negro. In
addition to writing and editing the
introduction and summary Of a
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