▁for ▁the ▁positive ▁values ▁of ▁equality , ▁labor ▁and ▁justice ▁as ▁its ▁enemies ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁negative ▁values ▁or ▁rac ism , ▁terror ▁and ▁explo itation ". ▁He ▁critic ised ▁the ▁Federal ▁H ous ing ▁Administration ▁for ▁the ▁seg reg ated ▁housing ▁they ▁developed ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Town send ▁did ▁not ▁only ▁campaign ▁for ▁equality ▁for ▁African ▁Americans , ▁but ▁def ended ▁Japanese ▁and ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁too . ▁He ▁claimed ▁that ▁Japanese ▁Americans ▁were ▁" g iving ▁more ▁and ▁receiving ▁less ▁than ▁many ▁lip - service ▁Americans ". ▁Town send ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁a ▁World ▁Federation ▁of ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁( W FT U ) ▁committee ▁that ▁studied ▁working ▁conditions ▁in ▁Japan , ▁China , ▁Korea ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁a ▁W FT U ▁meeting ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁He ▁called ▁for ▁Japanese ▁labour ers ▁to ▁not ▁become ▁involved ▁with ▁political ▁batt les , ▁and ▁suggested ▁that ▁they ▁visited ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁study ▁their ▁trade ▁union ▁methods . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁American ▁Mission ary ▁Association ' s ▁Institute ▁of ▁Race ▁Rel ations , ▁where ▁he ▁critic ised ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Commun ism ▁on ▁the ▁trade ▁union ▁movement . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁advis er ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Labor ▁Office ▁meeting ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁eliminate ▁race ▁disc rim ination . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the