Jackson Advocate

Randolph Calls On People To Back Postwar FEPC Bill
Atlanta, Ga.
Declaring that the nationwide campaign to secure enactment of permanent FEPC legislation was not only a fight for the minorities, but "a fight for American democracy itself," A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Monday night called on his Atlanta hearers for aid in the drive he is currently conducting.
Mr. Randolph, who appeared as principal speaker at the mass meeting staged at Wheat Street Baptist church by the Atlanta division of the organization he heads, devoted his entire address to discussion of the FEPC.
APPEALS FOR AID
Admitting that the program for passage of the measure has at present bogged down in Congress, Mr. Randolph called upon his hearers to get busy and appeal not only to their representatives and senators, but urged them to flood Adolph Sabath (D., Ill.) with letters asking that he as chairman of the rules committee immediately call a vote on HR 2232, which is the FEPC bill.
"The bill is encountering trouble," he said, "because Sabath has deliberately tricked the minorities in promising Southern members of his committee that no vote would be taken if one of them is absent. Of course they always manage to see that at least one is not present every time the committee meets."
Admits Measure Has Bogged Down In Committees
out from the rules committee to the House floor, Mr. Randolph expressed the opinion that the "main trouble will be with the Senate."
CITE PLAN
"So senators are already pledged filibuster the bill to death. But I have a plan whereby delegations representing both races from every Southern state will call on these senators just before the filibuster begins.
"Further," he said, "I plan to have the best writers of both races present, so they can analyze the filibuster and expose it for what it is-a threat to American democracy. This, I think, will shake the filibuster to its foundation."
Pointing out that there are certain strong forces in America determinedly opposed to the bill, Mr. Randolph said his purpose was to "mobilize all of our strength behind this bill. We are rapidly moving toward a crisis." he asserted. "and we have got to bring some pressure on those agencies which will soon be called upon to deal with the bill in both house and senate."
RAISING MONEY
Citing the great need for the measure, the speaker declared that
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