JULY 25, 1947 we for to a First, mo land leased United completed of Dr. and Mrs. Yergan Sends Thanks THROUGH THE MILL Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Fuller tinues the letter, will always are the recipients of a letter remind us of the Teodoro Nolan delightful It is no secret that the NAA life on the Canal Zone. But from Dr. and Mrs. Max Yer interesting and rewarding visit International Representative CP has done creditable work the Local is aware of the fact gan telling of their safe ar which we made to Panama.
in the eradication of anti that very little of this can be rival in New York after a The Yergans, remindful of There is in circulation a Negroism. It has been long accomplished through the mere brief stop over in Guatemala; their other friends here, con Dear Friend letter signed by evident that this group, like establishment of regulations and thanking them for the clude, we wish also to ex. Bishop Francis McConnell the cio and several other la The regulations are merely fullness of the hospitality and press our appreciation to all on behalf of the Committee bor, religious and political guides which point the way the warmth of the done much kindness of the others who contributed of 100 in which an appeal is groups, has to along the road. The item of the and friendship extended not to the pleasure of our stay made for aid in the fight wards establishment of most importance is the road cnly to them but to Mr. Ro there. We shall be grateful to against anti Negro terrorism fair play for all throughout itself, which in this case is conduct of the beson and Mr. Brown. That you if you make this known in Southern United States. The the United States. The appeal the actual part of our stay there, con to them.
letter describes the acquittal should be taken seriously by work on each job. So it is of twenty eight self confessed local organizations and indivi that Local 713, through its AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the union on the Canal Zone, lynchers on May 21 as a 11 duals as it provides them with Educational Committee, diffuses (Continued from Page 1)
Mr. Westerman strongly declar cense issued by the Greenville, an opportunity to assist in such its doctrine of full and uncomSouth Carolina jury to white a fight through whatever fin promising cooperation between ed that this charge is the mamen in the South to kill Ne ancial contributions they can gold and silver workers it takes great pleasure in re chinery of reactionary forces to groes, and further informs us make now.
in every phase of the operaproducing excerpts from the crush a liberal force. There is that within a few hours after tion of the Panama Canal.
trenchant pen of this capable nothing which indictates comOn the Canal Zone we are young writer.
munism, he said, and if this the acquittal another mob in somewhat fortunate in that For the high and mighty on. Tommy Richardson took charge is permitted to grow it North Carolina attempted to the Law operates in such a either side who disdainfully me to see Abraham Flaxer. will mean the end of a free en lynch another Negro.
fashion as to discourage or scoff at such an idea we have from my close up on matters terprise system. Improved work It is understood that the suppress any desire to lynch an invitation. To them at this end the legislative work ing conditions, better living fa the 1947 Appeal for 100, 000 of Negroes. But once in a while say come with us to the hosof the Union is something tre cilities, advanced se the National Association mendous. Only the alertness of opportunities, greater future sethe legislative in de the expert Advancement of Colored savage desires do exist in the meteries and see Nature lecurity non Negro elements here. And veling process reducing the the Capital saved. at least mands being made by the Pa People on LegaunDefence, and is looking further down the line nich and powerful the temporarily the Civil Service nama Canal Zone silver em ducational Fund, Inc. and we find that similar thoughts humble status of pitiful simBill from being doomed. The ployes through their affiliation comprised of leaders of various exist opposition had worked out in the minds of people ple mindedness, physical helpcolors, creeds and professions against persons of their own lessness and final lifelessness.
with the CIO.
all over the strategy whereby no appropria Pittsburgh Courier.
United States.
race but based on other pre little smart thinking on tions would be granted for payThis committee has dedicated judices.
the part of the possessors of ment of work performed by NEW YORK. Truman its services to the Creation overbearing pride and superiorThis innocent speech on civil non Americans.
rights and of an America of Justice and Local 713 has as its chiefity complex will no doubt cnobit of wording was dynamite human freedom, given last Equality for Our Negro Fel goal the elimination of dis vince them of the futility of laden and would have caused Sunday at the thirty eighth low citizens.
crimination in every phase of discriminatory practices.
terrific explosion among the annual conference of the Napeople back on the Canal Zone. tional Association for the AdLetter to Edward Cheresh AS SEE IT vancement of Colored People, NEW YORK Commenting on at the Lincoln Memorial in Dear Ed: when everything seemed to go the organization of the vast Washington, must invite special wrong and everybody kept by Chris Haren ood army of non American workers attention from the non AmerI wish you were here! You looking for the coup de grace the Ca know, today your baby is from employed on the Panama Canal ican peoples living allow me to express the unseen Zone, George Westerman, nal Zone, the five mile strip of one year old. Local 713 has whose tentacles reachd out to gratulations to the members of enemy my sincere thanks and conby the one full year ter of cultural activities who ar States from the Republic of operation and what a year!
every one of our meetings, to the Publicity Committee which rived in New York two weeks Panama, was the every corner of our blue print was appointed by the Local opinion Looking back at those 365 ago, stated that after several voiced by George Washington days, one cannot help but refor unity. Ah, those were days! Executive Board at a recent attempts to gain affiliation with Westerman, Panama writer and member the many Remember the inauguration meeting to supervise all matincidents, the AFL had failed, the emplo civic worker making extensive the heartaches, the sweat, the the Stadium? Len Goldters pertaining to publicizing yees of the Federal Government researches in this country.
smith was colossal but many disappointments, and the sweet people still remember the little interest of the Union members the Union activities for the on the Canal Zone known as Mr. Westerman declared that ness of success. silver workers, became af although Panama is intimately man filled with emotion as he and the general public as well.
You know, they have decid told the 17, 000 down trodden make filiated with the CIO last July. associated with the and particular mention This organization, he de is now one of its closest friends ed to publish an anniversary human beings what the initial here of the fact that the comclared, speedily changed the in this number of ACCION and from organizing phase had cost them mittee has thought of the most hemisphere, relations economic and social policies of between these two countries, the looks of things, the em in sweat and tears. Ed, it was important and several way of the Canal Zone Government through the Canal Zone Gov phasis seems to be on activi you, and you were a happy making the members know of towards more than 35, 000 non ernment, have been cordial but ties and not on individuals, man.
their Union. the Union American citizens, over 75 per not altogether satisfactory in but of course, everybody knows cent of whom were citizens of the past decades.
and even as the Congressman Remember the Labor Day newspaper, ACCION. hope there will be no more tempothe Republic of Panama, but it He stated that the gold and said. if there were no Ed parade? President Jimenez was rary obscurity of this newswas long overdue. Almost every silver standard of the Pana ward Cheresh, there would very frank and earnest in his progressive act undertaken on ma Canal organization has been never have been a Union. speech to the young union. He paper, the Union official mouthpiece.
behalf of these employees had one of the most crucial and Eddie, that says a lot, doesn certainly gave us new hope for more than a decade been fundamental issues confronting it?
The overall concensus of the and a chest full of courage to bitterly and often successfully the working people in situation presently existing in that bet involuntarily, your go on. Dr. Ricardo Alfaro too, the Canal Zone in regards to opposed by the Canal Central territory.
mind wanders back to those boosted our hopes at De Lesthe silver workers Labor Union of the AFL.
first nights at No. TERRIFIC BLOW 52, 17th seps, remember?
employment is one that is beHITS CZCLU The He mentioned that the icZ we must not tolerate such li plans for a a union of a Street when we met in strict President statement, drafted of course, you have snap ing observed not only by persecrecy and up the CLU, a small group of bigoted mitation on the freedom of any couple hundred members. You pict even better than can shots of the 6th month parade sons concerned, but the genand selfishly disposed white to Balboa Heights. They de eral public as well.
of our people and on their en sou Perhaps the situation today, Americans, had waged so re joyment of basic rights which must remember the fear, the remind you lentless a fight against the ge every citizen in a truly demo caution, of that feeling no doubt, is due to the slash the furtiveness of neral improvement in the work, cratic society must possess. And then those uncertain days had gone over the Congress recently made in the sess those first hundred members.
top apropriations for ing, housing and educational will facilities being extended to the nians as a terrific body blow Then those hard, unpromis the operation of the Panama so called silver workers, that ing days of negotiating, those Canal for the next fiscal year.
but the the advent of the CIO on the to the present policies of the both Govern slight gains, inch by inch as This may be true, Canal Zone Government which ters affecting and up writer fails to see why, when as the dawning of a new day Isthmus of Panama was hailed fosters discrimination of the ments; second, the Canal Zone we moved forward Every responsible educational institutions which ward.
of appropriations previously askfor the future of these undermost vicious character against was non Americans, are Westerprivileged tropical employes.
all under Federal control, ficer and member contributed ed for and were granted, meman opinion.
should take an active part in in the fight for better working thods were not instituted that The following were cited as would have made the present Through the Canal Zone fostering greater interest in and conditions, situation in regards to operaognition from the Panama Ca citizens in their own country peoples of Hispanic culture; thought of the Governor and fare of its workers a little gains of the Cro. 1) union rec gold and silver standard, respect for Panama people and Do you remember what we tion of the Canal and the welnal, Army and Navy. 2) are designated as aliens, and third, the Government in Was his administration? How good more alleviating. There is no establishment of a the it feels to know that the Gov doubt that this term has been employed hington should examine procedure ensuring enormously the sub conscious to deprive people on their na policies of increased degree of democracy tive soil of economic and social Union, affiliate of the Art of that during those days, he was the ones to work the the Central Labor fairminded man; Ternor is a minds of the persons who are and fair job treatment. 3) inwhole creased wages to more the Caunder tremendous thing out to the satisfaction 400 hotel employes to total an zens on territory leased by the democratic practies on nal Zone which are injurious pressure from that labor lodge. of all workers, and more so annual increase of 48, 000. 4)
to the relations of the United improved sick and leave regu TESTS OF FAITH States and the Republic of Pan sant July 23 and remember all and Well, hope you spend a plea to themselves, are wondering pondering as to what lations. 5) automatic increas Mr. Westerman concluded his ama.
can your 17, 000 friends as they are changes successfully be es of per cent per hour for comments by offering suggeseffected for the benefit of remembering you now. Unity. Pittsburgh Courier.
nearly 5, 000 employes.
tions to the as tests of Action!
all silver employees of the RED CHARGE the democratic faith. First, a We are indebted to Mr. WesPanama Canal. In asmuch as When queried about the char closer cooperation with Pana terman for his contribution to Sincerely yours, the authorities know that ge of communism hurled against ma as a sovereign State in mat the CAUSE.
Stas (Continued on Page)
at that we requested gmievance working BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO