Secretary of Labor Says U.S. Will Combat Bias in Employment

The United States “cannot afford prejudice” and is determined on a policy of seeking the elimination of racial and religious bias in employment, Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell declared last night, addressing a student fraternity at Howard University.

America’s manpower must be developed and conserved, he said, and this of necessity rules out any sort of discrimination. “Discrimination in our society has caused more waste of able and willing manpower than any other factor,” Mr. Mitchell asserted. “It has condemned many men and women to lives of ignoble poverty, and in some cases, economic uselessness.”