January, 1941, 1941

The union's correspondence for January primarily concerns the Seventh Annual STFU Convention held at Little Rock on Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. The convention papers, all filed at Jan. 31, include: the Annual Financial Report for 1940, President's and Secretary's Report, Vice-President's report by F.R. Betton, "Put the Man of the Land Back on the Land: A New Policy and Program for the STFU" by H.L. Mitchell, and the Proceedings. The convention was supposed to meet in Memphis, but was shifted to Little Rock due to racial tensions, as Butler explained to F.R. Betton (1). Kester's relationship for the STFU became an important issue during the month; see Mitchell's report to Butler on his conversation with Kester (9) and Kester's three-page letter to Butler, setting forth his views on the union (28). Finally, a dispute arose between Butler and the NSW policy committee, with Butler claiming that the committee was trying to control the union's affairs (2,10,16)