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act) inaction" in the area of registration, voting or counting of votes in any federal election, i.e., complete federal control of state and local officials.

The Federal FEPC

Title VII sets up a Commission "to prevent discrimination against employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, religion or national origin by Government contractors and sub contractors, and by contractors and subcontractors participating in programs or activities in which direct or indirect financial assistance by the United States Government is provided by way of grant, contract, loan, insurance, guaranty, or otherwise." It must not be overlooked that "Government contractors and subcontractors" compose only a very small percentage of those covered.

Those who contract with the United States Government, i.e. who are contractors or subcontractors, in the programs and activities defined above include banks and savings and loans associations (FDIC, Federal Reserve System, deposit of federal funds, etc.), persons entering into loan contracts through the FHA, VA, PHA, FNMA and CHA, Federal Home Loan Board, Small Business Administration, Federal Land Banks, Banks for Cooperatives, Production Credit Associations, Commodity Credit Corporation, Soil Conservation Service, Farmers' Home Administration, REA, Area Redevelopment Administration and also Forestry Service, carriage of mail by airlines or railroads, subsidies of every kind, all colleges, high schools and elementary schools which themselves or through their students directly or indirectly participate in federal financial programs, to name a few.

Title VII creating the "commission on Equal Employment Opportunity" does not remotely resemble the conventional state FEPC. Its powers are unlimited. They are described in the Act as "The Commission shall have such powers to effectuate the purposes of this title as may be conferred upon it by the President." It includes not only the hiring of employees, but every element that goes into the relationship of employer and employee. Businesses could be required to go out and recruit Negroes, or Protestants or Catholics or Jews, to end the "racial imbalance" or "religious imbalance" found to exist by federal inspectors. Complaint by individual employees would not be required. Examination of entire corporate or other business or school personnel could be made by the Commission on its own motion. The Commission could require removal of "racial imbalance" or "religious imbalance" at every level of employment from the laborer through the supervisors, the superintendents, the department heads, the Vice-presidents and other officers, and the directors of corporations. Calling of loans, cancellation of contracts, withdrawal of FDIC, cancellation of federal guaranties or insurance, denial of participation in any program followed by a blacklisting of the corporation or institution for one, two or three years or more, revocation of licenses which had been federally granted, these are some of the sanctions which could be provided by Executive Order. Assessment of damages, reimbursement, restitution, compensation, costs, charges and fees could be included.

As to the authority of the Commission over the several million persons employed in all the ramifications of the United States Government, Title VII contains one short sentence:

"The President may also confer upon the Commission such powers as he deems appropriate to prevent discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion or national origin in government employment."

Control of Individuals

Under Title VI complete authority is vested in the President or his administrative appointees to withhold, restrict or modify every form of "direct or indirect financial assistance for or in connection with any program or activity" of the federal government. In a letter to the Civil Rights Commission dated April 19, 1963, concerning its proposal to withhold funds because of "discrimination," President Kennedy stated that such withholding of funds would include (using the President's words) "Social Security, veterans, welfare, school lunch and other benefits from Federal programs." The proposed Act amends every Act of Congress "providing or authorizing" such programs and activities as veterans' benefits, veterans' and civil service pensions, social security benefits, all health, education and welfare programs, every federal benefit of every kind to every citizen of the United States, so as to permit manipulation of those benefits for the sociological and political ends described in the bill.

Millions of Americans are subjected to federal control by this Act. It is impossible to estimate the number.

Conclusion

The Act not only clearly violates the Constitution of the United States by extending powers of the federal government beyond those permitted under the Constitution and destroying rights reserved to the States and to the people, but also by granting to the executive department powers which were intended under the Constitution to be within the realm of judicial determination and legislative action. It destroys the fundamental system of checks and balances set up in the Constitution. The Act completely ignores the civil rights and civil liberties of homeowners, businessmen, professional men, and all persons other than the minorities whose political favor it curries.

The Act reveals the master plan. If the whole is denied and parts are granted, the plan will be developed step by step through each succeeding Congress. If the whole is granted, the end is not yet. The President's message of June 19 states that "the enactment of the legislation I suggest will not solve all our problems."

The United States of America is at the cross-roads. The Action we take in the next few months may determine our course in all the years to

come.

If you oppose this legislation (S-1731), write your Senators and Congressmen immediately and tell them so.

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Copies of this booklet may be obtained by writing the Co-ordinating Committee for Fundamental American Freedoms, Suite 520, 301 First Street, N. E., Washington, D. C. Phone 543-7100.

WILLIAM LOEB, Chairman

J. J. KILPATRICK, Vice Chairman

JOHN C. SATTERFIELD, Secretary-Treasurer
JOHN J. SYNON, Director

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THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CHAIRMAN

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Vice President of the United States

VICE CHAIRMAN

W. WILLARD WIRTZ
Secretary of Labor

EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN
HOBART TAYLOR, JR.

SPECIAL COUNSEL

N. THOMPSON POWERS

Deputy Solicitor of Labor

PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

Title 3-THE PRESIDENT

Executive Order 10925

Establishing the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Whereas discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin is contrary to the Constitutional principles and policies of the United States; and

Whereas it is the plain and positive obligation of the United States Government to promote and ensure equal opportunity for all qualified persons, without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin, employed or seeking employment with the Federal Government and on government contracts; and

Whereas it is the policy of the executive branch of the Government to encourage by positive measures equal opportunity for all qualified persons within the Government; and

Whereas it is in the general interest and welfare of the United States to promote its economy, security, and national defense through the most efficient and effective utilization of all available manpower; and

Whereas a review and analysis of existing Executive orders, practices, and government agency procedures relating to government employment and compliance with existing non-discrimination contract provisions reveal an urgent need for expansion and strengthening of efforts to promote full equality of employment opportunity; and

Whereas a single governmental committee should be charged with responsibility for accomplishing these objectives:

Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, it is ordered as follows:

PART I-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

SECTION 101. There is hereby established the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.

SEC. 102. The Committee shall be composed as follows:

(a) The Vice President of the United States, who is hereby designated Chairman of the Committee and who shall preside at meetings of the Committee.

(b) The Secretary of Labor, who is hereby designated Vice Chairman of the Committee and who shall act as Chairman in the absence

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