St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-05-27

Thursday.
Mr.. Mitchell asked that the
Democratic members q the house
Labor Committee use All Of their
powers Of persuasion to get Ma
iority Leader John Mccoruaacl
10, Mass.) TO work with great
vlgor for the paasago az EEPc
before Congress adjourns.
Speaking 70 the Republican
members Of the COMMITTEES. che
Labor Secretary aaid that ''whan
the people voted IN November they
aid not vote for & program Of OBJ
struction and extreme conservas
tism.g
Minority I.eadar Joseph Martin
Of the state Of Massachusetts,
holds a largo part Of ne fats Of
FEPC IN HIS hands, Mr.. Mitchell
said. The people are tired Of just
hearings on oivii rights measures,
Mr.. Mitchell said, they want these
matters disposed Of on merits.
The Associations Representa-
tive made an attack on q South
Carolina Law In the textile In
dustry which requires chat color
cd and white persons work sep
arateiy when performing what he
described AZ clean and desirable
work but permits them to work
together when the colored persons
are serving ~ floor scrubbers or
In other mental capacities.
KEEPS WAGES Down
This klnd q lnw and tho ruth
leas system Of fomenfing Faclni
hates has made posalble q con-
dltion N the South under which
whites receive . wage below
that paid % workers On similar
Jobs "A no North. ire Labor
Secretary said. No quoted ne
nufoam o. Labor Statistics a.
aaying t1at ~ 1875 ihn per
capita lnooma n southern
states was g7e7.oo which was
only 90 per cent Of the naaionnl
average
The South Carolina Law, Mr..
Mitchell pointed out, permits pri-
vate citizens 70 recover 500 IA
damages BY suit from companies
which do not segrogate workers.
Southern opposition always COM
plains Of hordes Of FEPc investi-
gators plaguing businessmen" Mr..
Mitchell said, but the South
Carolina textile legislation creates
a real oestapo for harasning busi-
nesses."
Telling Of conditions which no
quire the passage Of fair employ
ment legislation, Mr.. Mitchell
cited reports from NAAcP bran
ches on 81 firms In 10 statss.
These firms employ q total Of
l14,s29 persona. In only II OF
them, Mr.. Mitchell said, are color
cd people employed ON skilled jobs.
He stated that 20 Of the companies
offer apprentice training but only
8 admitted colored people to such
training.
| In quoting individual reports on
specific cities, Mr.. Mitchell cited
statement from Mr.. Nicholas
Topping, Chairman Of the NAA
CPS Labor and Industry Commit
tee in MIiwatltee, Wisconsin.
BREwERIEs DISCRIMINATE
Mr.. Topping said that, al
though thousands Of persons arc
employed by the major brewing
companies IN Milwaukee, none
use coIored persons. These COM
panies are schlitz, Blatz, Pabst,
and Miller.
Noting that Wisconsin has q
Fair Employment Law without en-
forcement powers, Mr.. Mitchell
said that every time a Congress-
man drinks a bottle Of schlitz
beer he should be reminded OF the
existance of job dlscriminl on
and the futiiity Of an FEPc with
out teeth.
Discriminatory practices Of the
General Motors and the Ford
Companies in Atlanta, Georgia,
were sent IN by Mr.. C. L. Harper,
President Of the Atlanta, Georgia,
NAACP. Mr.. Harper said that
200 eolored veterans who had
sought jobs In these plants had
been denied them solely because
Of their race.
Wage differentials based on
race in the Dupont Factory in
Richmond. Virginia, and Hggett
and Meyers Tobacco Company in
the same city were reported BY
DR.. J. N. Tinsley, President Of the
Richmond. Virginia, NAAcP.
As an Illustration Of how color
ed and white people work together
In the South, Mr.. Mitchell cited &
report from AErs. Lnlu Whits. Ek-
ecutive Secretary Of the Houston
NAAcP. Mrs. White said that e
the Houston Meat Packing Com
pany eolOred and Whits persons
had worked slds BY slds for 50 o.
40 years. N anothsr part q her