The State of New Jersey shares with her sister state, New York, the experience of conducting an experiment in social progress commonly referred to as Fair Employment Practices legislation on the state level. Created by legislative act in the Spring of 1945, four weeks after the passage of a similar measure in New York, the Division Against Discrimination began its activities on July 1st of that year as did New York's Commission Against Discrimination. Details concerning the attitudes of legislators, employers and the general public are included in addenda to this brief, thus requiring no elaboration except for two important items. Organized labor 'as represented by the New Jersey Federation of Labor and the New Jersey Council of Industrial Organizations, was solidly in support of -the measure. The then Governor, Honorable Walter E. Edge, officially sponsored the Bill in the Republican controlled legislature, in keeping with the platform commitments of his Party. It is to be remembered that Ex-Governor Edge has had a long, distinguished career In the services of his State and Nation as twice elected Governor, United States Senator and Ambassador to France, and his support of legislation of this nature came out of the practical wisdom and vision acquired through his long and varied