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The Guardian
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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Hearings on Massachusetts FEPC bill to outlaw job discrimination opened June 8 before Ways and Means Committee; NAACP's Julian D. Steele advocated passage to extend democracy and reduce postwar racial tensions. Bill nears final stage amid divided committee.
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Hearings on the bill to outlaw job discrimination were opened on June 8 before the Ways and Means Committee. That "persuasion and conciliation" important aspects of this legislation was emphasized by President Julian D Steele of the NAACP Boston Branch in his talk before the Committee as he summed up the arguments of the bill's proponents. He called for the passage of the FEPC law as an essential further extension of democracy in Massachusetts
"It will tend to minimize the threatened racial tensions in the postwar period," Steele said
The bill recently was approved by the State Administration Committee and is nearing its final stage. State House informed sources say that the Ways and Means Committee is about evenly divided on the measure
After the hearing Steele said in a statement: "Everyone in the state who is interested in the growth of democracy and better inter-racial and inter-faith understanding will work hard for the passage of House Bill No. 1934. This bill which is designed to prevent unfair employment practices is a 'must' upon the legislative calendar of the Boston Branch. All should write representatives and senators and write to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, urging favorable action on the bill."
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June 8
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Hearings on the bill to outlaw job discrimination were opened before the Ways and Means Committee. Julian D Steele of the NAACP Boston Branch emphasized persuasion and conciliation, called for passage of the FEPC law to extend democracy and minimize racial tensions. The bill was approved by the State Administration Committee and is nearing final stage, with the Ways and Means Committee evenly divided. Steele urged support for House Bill No. 1934.