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W A S H IN G T O N , D . C.







DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
O F F IC E O F TH E A S S IS T A N T SE CR ETA RY
W A S H IN G T O N

August 8, 1919.
Dr. /George E. Haynes
Director of Hegro Economics
Y/abash Avenue T.M.C.A.
Chicago, I l l i n o i s .
Dear Dr. Haynes:
This le tte r is fo r the
purpose o f requestiiig of such persons as
you fin d i t desirable to confer with in
the course o f your present inquiry, that
they a fford you a ll possib le opportunity
fo r securing complete and trustworthy in­
formation. Their doing so is o f great
importance to the Department o f Labor and,
through i t , to the pu blic of a ll section s,
at a time when there seem to be p o s s ib il­
i t i e s o f an in te n s ifica tio n of labor prob­
lems by complications v/ith race discord.
Trusting that you may fin d
a hearty s p ir it of cooperation on evory hand,
I am
Sincerely




Louis F. Post
Assistant Secretary.

O F F IC E PH O NE
M A D IS O N * 2 2 7 .




R E S ID E N C E P H O N E
M A D IS O N 6 3 4 1 -J

G I L E S B. J A C K S O N
A T T O R N E Y AT L A W

Praclic© in all Court* of Virginia and

U.

S Courts

NOTARY P
r uUoBuLiIvC. W
m iI Ti H
n SEAL

511 N O R T H S E C O N D S T R E E T ,

R ic h m o n d , V a

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D ear D o c to r H aynes:
Hot h a v in g heard from you s i n c e our c o n fe r e n c e in
Richm ond s e v e r a l w eeks ago I went to W ash in gton l a s t week
w it h th e hope o f h a v in g f u r t h e r c o n fe r e n c e w it h you to
flI1w t ? f t you l e f t th e 9ame m° r n in g f o r the w e s t.
I was
J e t u r n e d ng n
Thur8dRy o f t h i s
hut you had n ot
I am v e r y a n x io u s t o c o n fe r w it h you as I have
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f i e d s J f f i o i b e t t e r o f th e tw o , and I am s a t i s ­
f i e d s u f f i c i e n t in f l u e n c e w i l l he b ro u g h t to h ea r to
have th e P r e s id e n t recommend i t .
I am fu r t h e r s a t i s f i e d
th a t e v e r y member o f c o n g r e s s , w heth er R e p u b lic a n or Dem­
o c r a t , e x c e p t p e rh a p s a sm a ll p e r c e n t , w i l l e n d o rs e the
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y ° ? j a5 e n? t t h e r e > 8Jld sh o u ld you r e t u r n b e f o r e th e 2 9 th
I w ouid be g la a i f you w ou ld
come t o A t l a n t i c C it y i f t h is *

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Whi 1C* 1 Wl11 r e ^ in in thaJ C iiy u n J il
W a lk P r u ' 5 9? S
r \ t e ° r i n 9u i r e f o r me a t M rs. H a r r is o n
p 'H
^ ^ H orth o o u th C a r o lin a A venue, A t l a n t i c C ity

v = : s r js js s as
to i o m r t r C h l n g ? o en t ^ t Se e Wy o i di ? ° t h f T!
V

whom‘ l ‘ have S e ^ t o n e d M ? f r ° m
W ith b e s t w is h e s ,

D r. G eorge E. H aynes,
D i r e c t o r Negro E con om ics
D epartm ent o f L a b o r,
W a sh in g ton , D. C.

I am

talCen. the d o u b l e
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law and
















October 14, 1919

Dr,

S in
Authority is hereby granted, including travel and other
expenses, for you to proceed frora your o fficial station, via
Hew York, U* I . , to Detroit, Uioh«, and return to Washington,
for the purpose of seeking infonaation on conditions among
Kogro wage-earners in Detroit, Jlloh.

The expenses incident

to such travel are properly ohargeable to the appropriation
"General Expenses," "Children's Jureau, 1920," such travel to
oenmenoe on or after Ootober 1£, 1919.
To expedite payment, a copy of this authorization should
be attached to your voucher.

Chief, Children's Bureau
Approvedi

Louis / , Post,
Assistant Secretary.

STATEMENT GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE ON THE RACE
CONDITIONS AT THE PRESENT TIME.

The r a c e r i o t s

in W ashington and C h ica g o a r e solem n w arn in gs

t o ou r c o u n t r y o f the d a n g e rs t h a t we a re f a c i n g
itic .

in ou r own body p o l ­

They em phasize anew th e f a c t t h a t a f t e r a l l ,

human r e l a t i o n s

can o n ly be s a t i s f a c t o r y when fo u n d e d on c o n d i t i o n s w hich a re b a sed
on j u s t i c e

and e q u a l i t y .

N egroes in t h i s c o u n t r y in t h e i r p r o g r e s s o u t o f s la v e r y
have been s u b j e c t

to v a r io u s d i s a b i l i t i e s ,

and p r e j u d i c e , and m is u n d e r s ta n d in g .

b y -p r o d u c t s o f ig n o r a n c e

In th e p a s t N egroes h a ve s u f ­

f e r e d from mob a t t a c k s on i n d i v i d u a l s f o r crim e o r a l l e g e d crim e com­
m it te d by the in d i v i d u a l w h ile th e b u lk o f th e Negro p o p u la t io n was
l e f t u n m o le s te d } bu t a t E a st S t . L o u is , W ashington and C h ic a g o ,
N egroes wQre a t t a c k e d as a r a c e and a t W ashington and C h ic a g o ,

th e y

r e t a l i a t e d as a r a c e .
T here a r e two ways t o g o v e r n and c o n t r o l r e l a t i o n s
where f r i c t i o n
c h in e gu n ;

occu rs:

o f men

One i s th e r u le o f th e b a y o n e t and the ma­

+he o t h e r , th e r u le o f r e a s o n ,

even-handed j u s t i c e , and

c o o p e r a tiv e en d eavor.
The r u le o i

the b a y o n e t and th e m achine gun i s o p p r e s s io n with

i t s a t t e n d a n t t r a i n o f e v i l s and b i t t e r n e s s and s u s p i c i o n .
o t h e r method e n t a i l s upon our c i t i z e n s h i p r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
w e ig h t and d e v o t io n t o

The
o f great

th e p u b l i c good and t o our common hum anity

on th e p a r t o f a l l e le m e n ts in th e p o p u la t i o n .
The c o n d i t i o n s o b t a i n in g a f t e r a r i o t has s t a r t e d r e q u ir e
m ost e f f e c t i v e

and i m p a r t i a l l y s t r i c t a d m in is t r a t io n o f th e la w .

U n fo r tu n a t e ly both in W ashington and C h ic a g o ,




th e

the c o l o r e d p e o p le and

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th e w h ite s who know th e f a c t s ,
not a d m in is t e r e d t h e i r o f f i c e

a r e c o n v in c e d , t h a t th e p o l i c e h iv e
w ith f a i r n e s s .

The C h ica g o r i o t seems

to have s t a r t e d w ith th e r e f u s a l o f a w h ite p o lice m a n to a r r e s t the
man a c c u s e d o f the a lm o s t d e l i b e r a t e murder o f a c o l o r e d b o y .
tr a s t to t h is ,

we have a c c o u n t s o f a c o l o r e d

In co n ­

p o lic e o f f i c e r k illin g a

c o l o r e d r i o t e r who had s h o t a t h i s w h ite f e l l o w

o f f i c e r and o f N egro

s o l d i e r s g u a r d in g w h ite p o lic e m e n and c o n d u c t in g them to s a f e t y .
It

is

the c o n d i t i o n w hich rraices f o r

th e s e r a c i a l o u tb r e a k s t h a t

demands th e im m ediate a t t e n t i o n o f a l l p u b lic-m in d e d men and women.
I t w i l l be r e c a l l e d th a t th e in a d e q u a te h o u s in g f o r th e g r e a t
new ly a r r i v e d Negro p o p u la t io n o f C h ic a g o ,

im p rop er i n d u s t r i a l c o n d i ­

t i o n s a t E a st S t , L o u is and a s t a t e o f r a c i a l d i s t r u s t w hich had grown
o u t o f in c r e a s in g d i v i s i o n

o f the r a c e s

in the c a p i t a l o f our n a t io n

p ro d u ce d the b i t t e r n e s s o u t o f w hich th e r i o t s

s p ra n g .

Only by im­

p r o v in g the n o u s in g , h e a lt h and r e c r e a t i o n o p p o r t u n i t i e s o f th e Negro
a t th e same tim e th a t we demand o f him th e c o n t r i b u t i o n o f h is hands
and b r a in in in d u s t r y can we lo o k f o r fu n d a m en ta l im provem ent in r a c e
r e la tio n s .

O rg a n ized la b o r as w e ll as o r g a n iz e d c a p i t a l must u n d er­

stand him and h i s human lo n g in g s and b oth must g iv e him j u s t i c e and
ch an ce t o make h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n
We f e e l

o f ou r c o m m u n itie s.

it. i s th e d u ty o f e v e r y agen cy o f p u b li c e x p r e s s io n ,

p u b lic o f f i c i a l s ,

e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e o f t r e p o l i c e d e p a r tm e n ts , d o c t o r s ,

la w y e r s , c le r g y m e n , te a c h e r ’ s ,
p r e s s th e m se lv e s
to r e c t i f y

t o th e common l i f e

and a l l who have the o p p o r t u n it y t o ex­

in p u b l i c t o b r in g t o b e a r tb e f o r c e s o f p u b l i c o p in io n

th e a b u ses w hich p ro d u ce c o n d i t i o n s o f d i s t r u s t and a lm o s t o f

d e s p a i r ; and a t th e same tim e to u se t h e i r in f lu e n c e t o r e s t o r e su ch
m easure o f c o n f i d e n c e as may be p o s s i b l e un der c o n d i t i o n s o f e x c i t e d
th o u g h t and e x p r e s s io n w hich have o b t a in e d in t h e s e p a s t m onths.
New York
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January 20, 1920.

Hr. Joseph Feuohtwungor, P ros.,
i^lioar *11ohurub Company,
Ghloago, 111.
Dear ilr. Couahtwanfian
The Assistant secretary Hr. Louis ?• Poet
tfava ne the cordial nocr.a^a which you finva him when
he saw you a Tew rooks ru;o la Cftleaeo. It m s a
tireat pleasure to fiet this greettttc from you and
1 hopo BQiaotino, on a v lo it to Chisago. I nay have
farther pleasure o f seeing you. I rer«enber co pleas­
antly my contact with you when I was there last erramcr.

Yonro very tru ly,

D irector, Negro economics.
H/fcLC




August X, 1920

George i . aaynes,
lanlgr&nt Inspector (Lee. 24),
Gloucester 01ty, a . J .
following oral instructions regarding the nature of your o ffio la l duties, already given, you are hereby directed to proceed
to Washington, D. 0 ., for further oral instructions bearing upon the
enforcement of the Allen Jontraot labor lavs.
You will then urooeed
to Pittsburgh, Pa., and return to your official station, Tia Washing­
ton, 3. C.t where you will report.
Later, you will return to Wash­
ington, 3. 0 ., for further instructions and duties la connection with
your field work. .
The travel and other ea^eaeea incidental to tills travel are
authorised and payable froo the appropriation "jqxjnsea of Regulat­
ing haulgration, 1921“*.

Asa latent decretaiy
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August 11, 1920*

K8M0RASDUM FOR THE ASS 1START SBORSTASYl

for your approval for uss in gathering
partmental purport on the problem o f *t®gi*o labor, particularly
to f oral go. bom aid final grant
In it s
la Industrial occupations. Blanic mariad
"IX" to parsons
employer*
blm k.

Pirootor of Negro Economics.
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12. How do white and Negro employees compare in accident record.,
/h a r d in e s s ,'‘-days lo s t .'"loyalty .m o ra le ?

13. Do you find noticeable prejudice among ■aftiite employees fo r Negro
employees?
rl4^-DcL_yflu~p>fepogtr~ to increase the number uf-y o ur Neg ftrmnployeoo?
Li

[ow do Negro employees compare in e ffic ie n c y with the le ss ad­
vanced races o f present immigration?

D ate____
Signature
Company .

D e p a r t m e n t

Notes

of

Labor

OFFICE OF THE 3ECHETARY
Washington
The Department o f Labor has been gathering material for furnishing
r e lia b le information to those interested, in the employment of Negroes
in in du stries. A b u lletin giving the experiences o f industries in vtoich
Negroes were introduced as workers during the War and the f i r s t twelve months
a fte r the arm istice was sigaed is now being published. This includes a body
o f fa cts ^Giioh w ill doubtless be o f great value to a l l interested persons.
The Department desires to gather as much additional information as
possible and to make i t available to the public fo r similar use. W ill you
therefore please give the in fo relation about employment o f Negroes in your
^
plant on the spaces indicated below and return i t at your e a rlie st convenience!

1 . Number o f emijployeesl AAx,

_ White W Male
Negro > ^ Male

Female
Female

2. To what extent are Negroes admitted to s k ille d occupations?.
3. Does the management promote Negro workmen from the unskilled to the semi. * sk ille d and sk illed ranks?*^
l/CvL
4 . Is these aa aipiaJ opport uni t % fo r . unski 1led Negro wrkmen to learn semi------/x s k ille d or sk ille d p r o c e s s e ~ *
'‘ ~
5. Does the management recru it Negro workmen lo c a lly or from distant p oin ts.
6. Does the management have any te sts by vtiich i t measures the Quality o f mark
produced?______I f s o , please give comparative resu lts o f such te sts o f
work fo r white and *«««> workmen;
7, Does the management keep a record o f the gnantt tv o f work performed?
I f s o , please give comparative resu lts fo r Negro and ifcite workmau*
8. What differen ce is there, i f any, in the lo ss o f m aterials, due to
defective workmanship, between white and oo le r ed employees? _ _ .
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Is he in the la b o j^ o r p r o d u c tio n
9. Is there a eed$£e&Alabdr advisor?
department o^ d oes he have charge o f welfare work far colored employees;
or both?
7£I,
10. '»^ao,y*ave resul^s^been sa tisfa ctory ?
11. What is the percentage o f turnover fo r col Wed7and white employee:
respectively?
12. How do iftiite and Negro employees compare in accident record,,______
in tardiness.

loya lty.

in days lo s t.

in m orale?- _

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among fltoite employees
Negro employees?
Of t/n - . .
14. low do Negro employees ^compare in e ffic ie n c y with the le ss advanced races
______________
o f present immigration?.

13. k you find noticeable

15. HEMAHK3:




Date:




DEP ARTM EN T OF LABOR
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
W A S H IN G TO N

August 11, 1920.

MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY:

The accompanying questionnaires are submitted
fo r your approval for use in gathering information for De­
partmental purposes on the problem o f Negro la bor, p a rticu larly
in it s relation sh ip to fo r e i^ i born and Immigrant laborers
in industrial ooctqpations. Blank marired " I " is to be sent to
employers and blank " I I ” to person* indicated in the note at
the top o f the blank.

D irector of Negro Economics.

D E P A H f M K K T

OF

L ABOR

OFFICE OF THE SECHBTAHY
WASHINGTON

NOTE:
The Department o f Labor has been gathering material fbr furnishing r e ­
lia b le information to those interested in the employment of Negroes in in ­
d u stries. A b u lletin giving the experiences o f industries in which Negroes
were introduced as workers during the War and the fir s t twelve months after
the arm istice was signed is now being p u b lih e d . This includes a body o f
fa ots which w ill doubtless be o f valuB to a l l interested persons.
The Department desires to gather as much additional information as
possible and to mate i t available to the p u b lic. W ill you therefore please
give the information about employment o f Negroes in your plant on the spaces
indicated below and return i t at your e a rlie st convenience? Your firm name
w ill not be made public in this connection.
1. Number o f employees:

White:
Male:
Negro:
Male:
2. How many Negroes are employed in s k ille d
What is your p olicy on employing them in

_____ Female:__________
_____ Female :___________
occupations?
s k ille d occupations?

3. Does the management promote Negro workman frcm the unskilled to the
sem i-skilled and s k ille d ranks?
4 . What is the opportunity in comparison with white workmen fo r unskilled
Negro workmen to learn sem i-skilled or s k ille d processes?
5. Does the management reoruit Negro workmen lo c a lly or from distant points?
6. Does the management have any teats by 'h i oh i t measures the quality o f
work produced,_______ ?
I f so, please give comparative resu lts o f such
te sts o f work fo r white and Negro workmen:
7. Does the management keep a record o f the quantity o f work performed?
I f s o , please give comparative results for Negro and white workmen:
8. What d ifferen ce is h e r e , i f any, in the loss o f m aterials, due to de­
fe ctiv e workmanship, between white and Negro employees?
9. Is there a Negro employed as labor advisor?
Is he in the labor or
production department or does he have charge o f welfare work for colored
employees; or both?
10. Have resu lts o f th is labor a d visor's work been satisfa ctory ?
11. 'What has been the percentage o f turnover per month fo r Negro and white
employees respectively for twelve months preceding July 1, 1920?
12. How do white and Negro employees compare in accident record___________ ;
in tardiness__________________;
in days lo s t_______________________ ;
in morale_____________________ ;
in loyalty_________________________ ;
13. Do you find noticeable h o s t ility among white employees toward Negro em­
ployees? I f so, please t e l l how shown:
14. How do Negro employees compare in e ffic ie n c y with the less advanced races
o f present immigration__________________ ,?
REMARKS:




Date:_____
Signature:

Department

of

L a b o r

O ffice o f the Secretaiy
Washington
Note:

The Department o f Labor has been gathering material fo r furnishing
re lia b le information to those interested, in the asrploymoat o f Negroes
in a ip iu strie s. A b u lletin giving the ezpeid Q n cerf'b^ ^ e^ oes^ ^ <f^ 1-j'.
during the War and the fir s t twelve months a fte r the
/ ,
ar s i s t loe was sigied is now being published^'iS ^ M r a ^ a body o f ,
~~44jfltafiioh w ill doubtless be o f great value to a l l interested persons.
S^TljPP^artment desires to gathejr
much ^.d^Litional information as
possib le and to make i t aval 1abld^j ro r / slmi 1ar use. Y/Ill you there­
fore please give the information about employment o f Negroes in your
plant on the spaces indicated below and return i t at your e a rlie st
convenience:




1. Number o f employees?
•

White - Male _ _ _ _ _ Female _____
Negro -.M a le ______ Female_____

E. To what extent are Negr<]^| admitted to s k ille d occupations?
3. Does the management promote Negro workmen from the unskilled to
the sem i-skilled and sk ille d ranks?
4 . Is there as equal opportunity fo r unskilled Negro wogpnen to learn
sem i-skilled or sk illed processes as fo r white wori^Rn?
5. Does the management recruit Negro workmen lo c a lly or from distant
p oin ts, and where?
6. Does the management have any tests by which i t measures the quality
o f work produced?
I f s o , please give comparative
resu lts o f 3uch tests o f work fo r white and Negro workmen.
7. Does the management keep a record o f the quantity o f work performed?
I f so, pleasi&camp&rative results for Negro and white workmen.
8. What differen ce is there, I f any, in the lo ss o f m aterials, due to
d efective worionanship, between white and colored ^emp^oyees?;
fa

9. Is there a colored labor advisor?
^ ^jym k he,also charge o f aaagrwelfare work fo r colored employees*; qa)
f
10. I f so, have results been satisfactory?
11. What is the percentage o f turnover fo r colored and vfoite employees,
resp ectively?

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Thom have oarae two or three inquiries to the
offtoe with reference to fact® shout the settling of
ffo®ryed la flam colo n ie s. \ b ach information an oould
he readily gathered by oorres ondenoe ha3 been ueoured.
There are a nrdber of srnr.h project® la Vf1sconsin. and
'J lch lju i, and rooently one o f these has opened up a
tract o f lan to ho noli tc ro.^roos. They renort that
tholr Offorings wore qulcidy tJean.
The Department o f tgriCulture has beon in­
quiring Into the general question o f land colonisation
but has ;a:ide uo study o f the iaatter relatin g to Negro
t»a.^e-earne ra. I have been informally to ld that the
Jeneus Bureau plans to make som studies o f local rural
com nanI tie s ant it nlijht be worth while to inquire
whether or not it would be fleasthis for them to aake a
special study of Negro agricultural communities in
several of the northern and border sta tes, tc vsfhlch
large numbers of Negroes are migrating. Special mention
might be made of Mlahljpa, Wisconsin, Illin o is , Sev
Jersey, and the Tidewater section of North Carolina.

tespeotfully,

director of Negro Soonomios

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Mr. Kdwln F. »
Assistant Secretary,
Department of Cotmarcs,
Washington, J.O.
Onar Mr. Bweett

Recently we have had suae inforaai laqulrios about tho possibility
o f lanl settlements for many or these aigrants, nuabors or lahom Lava
ono fro* tho farms and will probably find a batter adjustment on
tha farms than la suae of tho cougooted industrial contars. I h*vs
basn Info mod that sons of tboa have already undertaken to bi$r plots
of land in sous settlement projects that hare bean opened up In
Hiohlgan an 1 •Vlaoonsln. I understand also that there are several
l>■3'* hm iatj ooiitaaai ties established years ago that are proving
quite successful•
is to as to bo very desirable to have a lit t le more xooumto
ition on this subject. At tho uresent tins tho Department
of Labor has no available moans of doing this. I am writing to
1 ^ you think It vroald bo feasible to have some such infonnatlon gathered by ono or two special Investigators under the Bureau
of tho Census in a similar way to sona of tho spooial studios that
have boon made In Censuses previously, i f any euoh spooial inves­
tigation seamed feasible It would, of aourse, be planned, for a
later date than the first of lovenbar in order to avoid the ap­
pearance of its having any polities! complexion . A personal word
from you with referenoe to tho praotloability of the Census Bureau
gathering this infoasatloa would be appreciated.
Tours cordially.

lo b ls F. post.




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Department or Commerce
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
W A S H IN G TO N

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September 27, 1920.

My dear Mr. Post:
Yours o f the 25th instant is ju st received.
I am referrin g i t to our Bureau of the Census fo r rep ly.
As I am expecting to leave the c it y fo r an absence o f about
ten days I am requesting the D irector o f the Census to comnunicate with you d ire ctly .
With best regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,

Wi

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of

C om m erce

O F THE C E N S U S

r 30, 1920.

Stj
Your le tte d o f September 25, addressed to Mr. Edwin F. Sweet,
Assistant Secretary o f the Department o f Commerce, has been referred
to me fo r i^ply as he indicated in his communication to you dated
Septembei/27.
The matter to which you re fe r has been given very
careful/con sideration but at this time the Bureau o f the Census has
Lefijiile. arrangements for a sp ecial invest ig a tio n in the
the migrat ion o f Negro ?armers“ firom~the' southern to the
northern states or for a study o f Negro farming conmunities.
V«’e are now in the midst o f our tabulation o f the returns sent
in by enumerators fo r the recent census and the unit fo r which we
show data concerning farms is the county.
After county s ta tis tic s
have been compiled, we assemble them fo r states, publishing state
b u lletin s containing detailed reports, by counties, and the state
bu lletin s w ill be followed by our fin a l report embracing a l l sta tes.
Since June 1 we have been issuing press summaries giving prin cipal
agricultu ral s ta tis tic s on an average o f two or more d a ily.
We
have also issued a state 'tn*llQtin for Hew Hampshire and have a num­
ber o f state bu lletin s in process o f publication at this time.
The press summaries give the number o f farms operated by colored
farmers and the state bu lletin s give the information in much more de­
t a i l , showing not only the farms operated by colored farmers, but also
the character of ownership togetharwith size o f farms and value.
I
am today having your name placed on our mailing l i s t to receive copies
o f a l l press announcements o f agriculture which have been issued up
to this time as w ell as copies o f those which become available in the
future and w ill also see that you receive copies o f a ll state bulletins
as they are issued.

Mi. Lotus F. Post,
O ffice o f Assistant secretary,
Department o f Labor,
Washington, D. C.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
O FF I CE OF T H E A SS I S T A N T SECRETARY

54700/832




W A S H IN G TO N

AT"

IS20.

George E. Haynes,
Immigrant Inspector (Sec. 24),
Philadelphia Immigration Station,
Gloucester City, N. J.
You are hereby directed to report at the Bureau
fo r conference in regard to Contract Labor matters in—•
-your d le tr ie t , and w ill then proceed to New York, N. Y .,
fo r the purpose o f carrying out oral instructions, which
w ill hereafter be issued to you, bearing on the enforce­
ment o f the Alien Contract Labor Laws at the port o f
New York. You w ill then return to your o f f i c i a l station
via Washington, D. C., at which point you w ill stop over
fo r further instructions and report in regard to the
duties assigned to you.
The traveling and other expenses incident to
proceeding from Riiladelphia to Washington and thence to
New York and return to your o f f i c i a l station via
Washington, D. C., Eire authorized, payable from the
appropriation ^Expenses of Regulating Immigration, 1921".

Assistant Secretary.

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R E V O , H. J. M IK E L L
62 7 W. P E A C H T R E E S T.. A T L A N T A . OA

MR. G K O . P O S T E R P E A B O O V
4 3 E X C H A N G E P L A C E . N„ V .
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FORT VALLEY. GA.

T H E O D O R E J. L E W IS
12 16 C H E S T N U T S T . . P H I L A D E L P H I A . PA

DEPARTMENT

J U D G E H. A. M A T H E W S
FORT V A LLEY. OA

HAfl 7
D r.G e o rg e E .H a in e s ,
D i r e c t o r o f Negro E con om ics,
D epartm ent o f L a b o r,
Wa sM n £ ton ,D .C ,i

of labor
1921

D irector o f N w o E conom ics

I'y d e a r D r .H a y rie s :Your l e t t e r
and I

o f F e b ru a ry 2 5 th h a s b een r e c e iv e d

s h a l l be p le a s e d to r e c e i v e

from th e S e c r e t a r y o f L a b or.
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the c e r t i f i c a t e

to w h ich you r e f e r r e d

s h a ll be g la d a l s o to have a c o p y o f

ro a t Y/ork d u rin g the V/orld War and during

R e c o n s t r u c t io n " .

My work w it h the D epartm ent o f L a b or gave me an
o p p o r t u n i t y to

see and u n d e r s ta n d as I had n ot b e f o r e

the w ide range

o f o c c u p a t io n s in w h ich N eg ro e s a re en caged and the v e r y v a lu a b le
s e r v i c e w h ich t h e y r e n d e r.

I n ray o p in io n N egro w o rk e rs were made to

a p p r e c i a t e as t h e y had n o t a p p r e c ia t e d th e im p orta n ce o f the s e r v i c e
w h ich t h e y are r e n d e r in g and th e n e c e s s i t y f o r k e e p in g a t t h e i r j o b s
s te a d ily .

In my o p in io n th e a c t i v i t i e s

o f th e Negro W orkers A d v is o r y

Com m ittee had marked in f lu e n c e f o r g o o d upon Negro e m p lo y e e s , b e in g
e s p e c i a l l y h e l p f u l in th e m a tte r o f
more f a i t h f u l and e f f i c i e n t

s e c u r in g g r e a t e r r e g u l a r i t y and

s e r v i c e as w e l l .

I b e l i e v e a l s o th a t the

work o f t h i s com m ittee has had g o o d e f f e c t upon w h ite w o rk ers and
em p lo y e rs a l s o .

E ach o f th e se g ro u p s in say o p in io n b y h a v in g the m a tter

c a l l e d t o t h e i r a t t e n t i o n d e f i n i t e l y was made to r e c o g n iz e th e v a lu e
o f tlie Negro a s a w ork er in a way t h e y had n o t b e f o r e .
t I am t h o r o u g h ly c o n v in c e d from what we were a b le
tiuxryc*
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to a c c o m p lis h tiaraiMtzr th e -T^ x c k t s o f war tim e a c t i v i t i e s th a t i t w ould
be a s p le n d id thing, n o t o n l y f o r ou r p e o p le bu t f o r the common w e lfa r e



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Director

c o n t in u e d .

W ith a l l ^ood w is h e s ,
V ery s i n c e r e l y y o u ro ,




Hot l e a s t aiaOHL the

to "be d e r iv e d w ould 'te t h a t o f s e c u r in g S S s it^ co rd ia l

r e l a t i o n s betw een w h ite and Hef;ro w o r k e r s .

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