April to June, 1949, 1949

As the union's legislative campaign continued, Mitchell testified before Congress on minimum wages and social security for farm workers and on rural housing (April 14, 20, 26). On the California situation, see two letters from Alexander H. Schullman concerning the Di Giorgio injunction suit (April 1, 28), the minutes of a meeting of the California NFLU Organizing Committee (May 15), and a memorandum from Mitchell to Cong. Leonard Irving on a proposed investigation of farm labor by the House Education and Labor Committee (June 30). There is an exchange between Mitchell and Rev. Johnnie F. Moore on the difficulties of organizing Florida citrus works (May 17, 24), and another exchange between Mitchell and Roger N. Baldwin on the quality of the work of Ernesto Galarza (June 9,10). Also on June 9, the reader will find a copy of an extremely important report by George I. Sanchez and Lyle Sounders of the University of Texas entitled "Wetbacks"