Evening star., 1939-01-09

de los Rios and the equivocations
and histrionics of Prime Minister
Negrin are but base fraudulent
trickery."
Preliminary to the mass meetings
here today and tonight, there was
an exchange of statements in which
leaders of the Keep the Spanish
Embargo Committee charged bulk
of the pressure to lift the embargo
against the Loyalists was linked to
Communist sources, and sponsors
of the conference to lift the embargo
denied any political LABEL
Edward j. Heffron, secretary of
the Keep the Spanish Embargo
Committee" said ample evidence
exists of the Communistic afhlia-
tions of the Medical Bureau and
North American Committee to Aid
Spanish Democracy, under whose au-
spices Lift the Embargo Week
started today" He also branded as
eftist-controlled the other five Or
ganization of the Joint Committee
TO Lift the Embargo
Claims Wide Support.
Dr. Herman F.. Reissig. executive
secretary of the Medical Bureau and
North American Committee to Aid
Spanish Democracy, said that while
the national conference here had
been called by his group 1T is sup
ported by members of every political
party, religion and race"
IF those who are opposed to the
lifting of the embargo will look at
the list of people sponsoring the con-
ference, which includes l8 bishops
from Is States in every section of
the Nation, not even they would
have the audacity to try to pin a
political label upon them" he added.
Leon Henderson, executive secre-
tary of the Temporary National
Economic Committee, was scheduled
to deliver the address of welcome
to the 500 delegates expected to
attend the Lift the Embargo
meeting this afternoon.
Others to Speak.
Besides DR.. Maurer, other speak
ers will include Wyndham Morti-
mer, international vice president of
the United Automobile Workers of
Rockwell Kent, artist and
former Representative
John J. Bernard, representing the
Congress for Industrial
Council: former Rep
resentative Jerry O'Connell Of
Montana.
Josephine TrusloW Adams, direct
descendant of John Quincy Adams;
1t. Col. John Gates of the Friends
of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade,
John A. Kingsbury, nationally
known social worker; DR.. Arnold
DonoWa, former dean of the Howard
Dental School; Prof.
Ooxey Wickerson, Howard Univer-
sity political science department,
and Ernest Sutherland Bates, au-
thor.
Upton Sinclair, the author, said
today in a message to the confer
ence that imposition of the embargo
was 'the blacklist shame and also
the stupidest blunder in American
history
The conference also reported mes
sages of support from William Allen
White, the Kansas editor; President
Allen Nelson of Smith Col
Iege, and Methodist Bishop Edward
L. Parsons of San Francisco.
Mr.. Heffron's statement charged
that the "communistic character" OF
the American League for Peace and
Democracy, which at national con-
ference here last night adopted
resolution asking Congress to lift
the embargo against the Spanish
"is we'll konwn.'
Mr.. Heffron contended the peace
and security of the United States
would be jeopardized if the present
is lifted"
Stand for Neutrality.
He emphasized the committee
sponsoring the mass meeting at
Constitution Hall tonight "is not
pro-Franco any more than it is pro-
loyalist," adding that I'VE stand for
a firm neutrality with no leaning to
one side or the other
"It would not be in keeping with
these truly American ideals" Mr..
Heffron continued, "for our Govern
nent to give support and encourage
nent to regime that is responsible
.or the torture and murder of thou
sands of persons because of their
'eligious belief, that has profaned
)r destroyed countless churches and
hat has prescribed and continues
o prescribe the public exercise of
'eligion in the territory under its
control"
Four speakers of international rep
ltation will be heard at the mass
tonight. Miss Aileen
)'Brien of San Francisco, the daugh-
er of a former American diplomat.
who served with the Irish Red
Cross in Spain over period of 18
will give an eyewitness de-
Scription of Spanish conditions as
She found them. Irwin Laughlin,
Washington, who was American Am
oassador to Spain for two years be-
lore and two years after the estab-
llshment of the Spanish republic,
Will tell of the men who are leaders
IN the civil war, many of whom he
knows personally.
Martin Conboy of New York, an
on the embargo features of
the Neutrality Act, will speak on the
legal aspects of this law and Mspr.
oneen will deal with the religious
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