Correspondence Between Congressman George B. Schwabe and Standard Paving Company Regarding the Fair Employment Practice Act, 1945
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_13_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Correspondence Between Congressman George B. Schwabe and Standard Paving Company Regarding the Fair Employment Practice Act, 1945
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-24
- EDTF:
- 1945-05-24
- Creator:
- Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
- Description:
- The document is a correspondence between Standard Paving Company and Congressman George Schwabe regarding the Fair Employment Practice Act, H.R. 2232. The company expresses their disapproval of the bill, stating that employers should have the right to choose their employees based on merit and not be regulated by a government bureau. They believe that the American business community is capable of fair employment practices without government interference. They also argue that the bill could lead to labor riots, violence, and racial hatred. They urge Congressman Schwabe to vote against the bill.
- Topic:
- Employment & social affairs
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_5_13_0000, Box, 5, 13, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
