Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-06-12
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Miller phrased the question in the
minds of Negroes.
Let me say that I recognize the
pre]udices you face. The problem
Is real, and know it as well as
you do, but / know that things are
improving for you and will con-
tinue to improve.
Let me give you some indisput-
able facts. For one, in the office,
on the assembly line, in the shop,
more Negroes are employed than
ever before. A recent United
States Senate report said: The
SHIFT OF Negroes into better-paying
and more skilled occupations, which
was accelerated during the war
years, in general has been main
tanned"
Not only are more Negroes being
hired in better jobs, Mr.. Miller said,
but more Negroes are moving up
and gaining recognition in higher
level jobs.
I'm the armed forces, Negroes
fight and fly side by side with
white service men," Mr.. Miller con-
tinued. "The days when a Negro
youth could serve only as a mess
boy in the United States Navy are
gone forever.
1.-The pay of the 'non-white' is in
creasing faster than the pay Of
the white Between the years 1889
and 1862 the income for white
males tripled but the pay of the
non-white quadrupled. In other
words, in pay you are narrowing
the gap.
Mr.. Miller told his audience that
the position of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers, COM
posed of more than 10000 men,
bers, was plainly in favor of equal
treatment for all individuals, re-
CARELESS of race.
"The position Of the NAM is
clear" Mr.. Miller said, land you,
as leaders among your people,
should know and understand it. l
quote from our position as ap-
proved by the NAM board:
Freedom of opportunity for
every individual to work at an
available job for which he is quail
fled is an objective Of the Ameri-
can way of life.
Employment Of individuals and
their assignments to jobs should
be determined by matching the in
dividual's skills and qualifications
with the requirements Of an avail
able position. These detectives can
best be achieved through voluntary
methods"
Mr.. Miller said that "you do not
ployment merely by passing a reso-
luton, any more than Congress leg
islates prosperity by adopting a
law"
"The NAM has not only passed
resolutions, but has actively pro-
NOTED non-discriminatory personnel
practices and encouraged industry
as whole to do a more construc-
tive job in this area" ne continued.
Semi annually, we hold insti-
tutes on industrial relations to give
top management chance to study
ways of improving employee rela-
tons, and invariably constructive
attention is given to this subject.
Il Moreover, NAM people, when
speaking on human relations or la
Encouragement relations, do not
neglect to emphasize the need for
non-discriminatory hiring. The
NAM has taken part in confer
ences and exchanged views with
| Negro leaders and other minority
groups to further mutual under
standing of the problems. Mem
Lers Of the MANS employee rela-
tons division have attended many
meetings of the National Urban
League.
"More needs to be done. We
recognize that. We also recognize
that, other things being equal, a
job applicant of your race usually
must be head and shoulders over
his rivals. 1t is not my purpose to
comment on the justice Of the stu
alton but rather to admit it as a re-
atty. Once you recognize the fact,
you come face to face with the
problem, and in so doing, you have
started to move toward its solu-
tIon.'
Education, Mr.. Miller said, should
III the not too distant future wipe
out forever the evils Of class dis
tinction, intolerance and hate, land
bring about an Illuminated Age of
Reason that will be the fulfillment
of an old philosophers dream"