Opposition to the Fair Employment Practice Act: Correspondence Between George Schwabe and The Refinery Supply Company, 1945-05-15

Item — Box: 5, Folder: 9

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_9_0003

Scope and Contents

The document consists of two letters, one from George B. Schwabe and the other from W. A. Schlueter, discussing the Fair Employment Practice Act (H.R. 2232) and expressing disapproval of the bill. Schwabe states that he will not sign a petition in support of the bill and is inclined to vote against it. Schlueter highlights that the bill is unfair to employers and employees, discriminates against fair labor and the Negro race, and gives excessive powers to the government. The document also includes a poem about life in Manila, Philippines.

Dates

Broadcast: 1945-05-15

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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