Arkansas State press., 1958-06-27
National Labor Civil Rights
Conference Meets at Unity House

FOREST PARK Pa-The more than 300 delegates
the third National Trade Union conference of the Jewish
Labor Committee voted unanimously call the Admin
istraon and Congress carry their obligations under the
Civil Rights Act of 1857 The conference meeting at Unity
House the Memorial Day weekend deored the fact that
eight months after passage of the Civil Rights ACT not
single has been initiated by the Justice Department The
resolution urged passage further civil rights legislation and
condemned the Administrations suggestion of breather as
act which may result in the suffoeaon of freedom
Charles s. Zimmerman chairman of CRC of AFL-CIo
who served conference chairman declared that the south
today faces its crisis the Civil War An air
of awessnss exists The bombngs Jewish snagogue and
Negro ample evidence that hate
make distinctions ut is clear said Zimmerman
that the bigos who fighting to maintain
ton also fighting to prevent the oganzaon of workers
in the South
According to Roy Wilkins Executive secretary NAACP
the defiance of the Supreme Court ruling in the deep south
is for for it from the phoso
ply which gave rise esm The White Citizens Coun
ellis have counsed defiance of the law have inundated
the south thoroughly that white citizens moderate views
do not dare to themselves the segregation
ton There free speech in the south this They
have climate which gives bombngs shoongs
and MURDERS The danger before u.s. Wilkins A
mercan individual liberty may be destroyed by terrifying
hate machine.
Harry Golden editor of Carolina Tsaete described as
of the greatest tragedies of segregation the effect
southern white children of opposition the law In every
southern state the attorney general is figuring
schemes evade the law The south preoccuped
sion and has kept its best contributing
real problems of the world said Golden Segregation the
south is mot matter of whether Negro child goes
public school with white child 1t deah
clared the southern editor Nine Negro die child
birth for every white Segregation
sease poverty and dehlnnanizaon.
The following action taken
The NLRB urged to recognize that the the
race issue by employers creates atmosphere which
choice Is impossible and therefore
practice.
2. The American Automobile Association called upon
to condemn discrimination by motes restaurants
ana TO deny them the AAA seal and listing in its directory
unless such public accommodations pledge equal treatment to
all
g. President Eisenhower urged direct the Attorney
The
dynanitg of ynagougues and schools south and to
make full use of the FBI in exposing those responsible
the violence.
a. Discrimination in housing condemned as denial
OF the basic rights of individuals was urged to mi
rate campaigns for legislation outaWng discrimination
IN publicly assisted and private housing.
Stating that equal educational opportunities must be
mace available to all the delegates urged proper speed
enforcement OF the Supreme Court decision banning segrega
uon The President called upon speak for com
phance and to make the full govern
ment available to those still denied inegrated school NO