The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-25
Through Hazel Eyes
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ed with enforcing this law in the
State of New York.
1t is an unlawful practice under
this law and these regulations in the
State of New York to make inquiry
into the complexion of an applicant
for employment"
If you should inquire into his COM
plexion you might get tangled up
with the law of the State of New
York.
Here is another unlawful practice
under the laws of New York. 1t is
unlawful to require that an appli-
cant for employment annex photo
graph"
You can't even ask for his picture SO
you can tell what he looks like.
1t is unlawful to make inquiry
whether an applicant for employ
ment is naturalized or native-born
citizen; the date when the applicant
acquired citizenship; whether the APP
plicants parents Or spouse are ma
turalized or native-born citizens of
the United States; the date when
such parents or spouse acquired citi-
zenship."
You cannot inquire into these
questions under the FEPC law in
the State of New York, even though
you may be manufacturing materials
for national defense.
1t is against the law, or the re-
gulations in New York, to require
that an applicant for employment
produce his naturalization papers Or
first papers"
He may tell you that he is a natur-
allied citizen but you cannot ask to
see his citizenship papers, or his first
papers.
If this law were in effect all over
the United States. with these same
regulations our enimies could have a
spy at the elbow of every man of i'm
portanse in every business establish
ment and every defense plant in the
United States.
1t Is an unlawful practice in New
York to inquire into the lineage of
an applicant for employment, his an
| cestry, or national origin"
Here is another unlawful practice.
1t is an unlawful practice in New
York ito make inquiry into the maid
en- name of the wife of male ap-
plicant for employment and or in
quiry into the maiden name of the
mother of male applicant for en-
ployment."
What if he had married a former
spy?
You could not even inquire as to
what her name had been-or what
it was alleged to have been.
1t is an unlawful practice in the
State of New York to make inquiry
into the general military experience
of an applicant for employment"
Here it is: It is unlawful in New
York to make inquiry into the
whereabouts of an applicant for en-
ployment during the First World
War, l. e., during the period from
1914 to 1919"
Here is another unlawful practice
in the State of New York. 1t is an
unlawful practice to make inquiry
into the organization of which an APP
plicant for employment is member,
including organizations, the name or
character of which indicates the re-
ligion, race, or national origin of its
members"
If that law had been in force all
over the United States during 1941,
the Japs, the Germans, or the Ital-
ians could have had their spies in
key positions in every business es-
adjustment and every defense plant
in America.
The Federal version which Presi-
dent Truman wonts adopted is just
as vicious and undermining as that
in New York. We think this is
enough about the FEPC to determine
that no true Southerner, no real Am
erican. wants this kind Of law to be-
come the law of the lond. It would do
nothing more than creute civil strife
and hutreds -. it would divide
every section and eventually create
chaos making it possible for On
enemy country to more easily over
run and conquer US.
OF such is the Communist doctrine
out and out divide md conquer,