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1t is for all workers without ex-
ception."
Concluding, Lundeen stated, ut
is obvious that the recognition OF
the Soviet Union by the United
States prevented a war attack by
Japan. The U. S. s. R. and the
U. S. A., they must be friends"
Matthews Urges Unity
Speaking as a Socialist, j. B,
Matthews reused the extraordinary
feeling of solidarity which pevsded
the melting to n immense pitch by
declaring: 1.-THE outstanding need
that faces us is the need for work
ing class unity. We are committed
to that unity that includes the most
timid liberal up to the revolution
airy vanguard of the working class"
An extraordinary wave of feel
ing and enthusiasm swept over the
meeting, with thousands of work.
ers rising to their feet cheering,
as Matthews declared: 1--WE can
unite to build party of the work
ing class, and this party must in
eIude the Communist Party. We
will refuse to recognize any other
party that does not so include"
1--WE must unite to defend the
Soviet Union without any ifs,
'ands, or butts" Matthews con-
tinued. I'VE must unite against i'm
perialist war, against the further
impoverishment of the American
people. Our bill is the Workers Bill,
the Lundeen Bill. This is the time
for looking forward, and we can
accomplish this unity If we hew to
the task"
Frank Palmer, journalist and
member Of the International Typo
graphical Union, speaking in the
name Of organized labor, declared:
IA customer with a billion dollars
worth of jobs for American labor
knocks on our doors, and the Wash
ington officials slam the door in his
face" Organized labor" Palmer
cried, "resents that kind of treat
ment, resents this cold-blooded at
titude toward American labor"
"Scab No. 1"
1--WE, in the trade unions, call
Hearst Americas Scab Number
One" Palmer declared. Hearst
hates organized labor. In the Soviet
Union there is the most powerful
trade union movement in the world.
American organized labor will not
stand for war against the U. S.
S. r. Organized labor warns Don't
try that war"
An ovation greeted James Water
man Wise as he raped Hearst's al
legged "Americanisn1. These war
mongers offer us choice. Either
America or the Soviet Union, they
say But this is false choice. The
choice is between militarism and
peace, between reaction and prog
ress. We say to them you shall not
Nazify America, you shall not Hit
lerize mankind. The campaign of
Hearst is campaign against the
American people. 1t menaces us
with war abroad and tyranny at.
home. This campaign must be
crushed. In rejecting this false
Hearst 4An1ericanism, we pledge the
love and loyalty of the American
people to the people Of the Soviet
Union"
DR.. Reuben Young of the League
of Struggle for Negro Rights stressed
the hope which the U.S.S.R. holds
for all oppressed nationalities,
showing by its example how to solve
the national question.
DR.. Charles Kuntz, in the name
of the Icor, organization working
with the U.S.SR. in building Bro
Bidjan, an autonomous Jewish
region, protested against the Hearst
campaign.
The audience contributed $1,000
to the campaign in defense of
the Soviet Union, and unani-
mously adopted three resolutions,
one to Roosevelt demanding the
resumption of trade negotiations,
and support for the peace policy
of the U.S.S.R., one to Senator
Pitman of the Foreign Relations
Committee with similar demands,
and one to MichaiI KaIinin, Presi-
dent of the ALI Union Congress of
Soviets, pledging complete sup
port of the Soviet peace policy and
work for the resumption of nor
NAL trade relations.