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a us NY 100-7629 The convention lived up to this expectntion by mdopting a genoral progressivo program on such questions ss compulsory FEPC, housing, and an ond to Jim Crow in cducntion ond in the railroed industry, Tho dclegates associatcd thomselves with the growing movement ageinst Mc Carthyism, calling an ond to the book-burning, toeking 2 forthright stand in defenso of academic frecdom, and demanding 2 revision of the Mc Carren = Walter Immigration Act, as well as rovision of the Loyalty Program, «4 pos sitive stend was teken in defense of tho labor movement; thare was »° ell fo aid Wd Weed Wa ata W Mreid led Ae Vien Labor-Negro colleboration and the brenches and thoir membcrs were urged to work with the unions in their community, In arguing persucsivoly for greater Negro= Labor cooperstion, a resolution was adopted at the convention which pointed out: "Orernized labor is an importent pion-er conter in American life todsy. The support and cooperaoe tion of the tmcrican Labor Movement for the Civil Rights Progrom of the NCP is extremely important and in certnin situations porhrps even dccisive. We urge our bronches and state conferences whenever possible to seck the support of responsible trade unions for mcensuros that we fevor and in turn give our support to such mersures supported by orgsnizod labor as arc consistent with oug policy and program," The program on Forcign Policy adopted by the convention also showed »n ndvence, While still wonk in several respects, it rceprescnts an importent departure from thrt of the 3rd Convention, In contrast to the almost 100% endorscment of tho Truman Foreign Policy a yoor ngo, this convention refused to give such blanket support to the Dullcs-Eisenhowor conduct of foreign affairs, The With Convention urged the planning and exccution of a Civil Rirhts mobilizeation in Washington, D.C., end voted to wolcome “in the mobilization, the cooperation end support of bona fide org nizations genuincly ot one with us on our stated objective", Tho Rp Saran ose Te