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tized thousands Of women whose
sons and husbands fought and
died just to defeat such arbitrary
practices"
Described as Pro- Soviet.
Mrs. Stella Allen, then executive
secretary Of the Congress said
that "the aims of our organization
are equal status for women, the
extension Of child care facilities,
the maintenance of peace, and
the preservation of our democratic
way Of life"
The House committee said the
Congress Is an affiliate of the
Women's International Demo-
cratic Federation, (which was
founded and supported at all
times by the international Com
munist movement.
The purpose of these organ
izations is not to deal primarily
with women's problems, as such,
but rather to serve as a special
lied arm Of Soviet political war
fare in the current peace cam
paign to disarm and demobilize
the United States and democratic
nations generally, in order to rem
der them helpless in the face Of
the Communist drive for world
conquest.
while professedly American
in name, the Congress of Ameri-
can Women has been anti-Amer-
ican and pro-Soviet since its in
ception. In fact, the Congress of
American Women, as well as its
parent body. the Women's Inter-
national Democratic Federation,
has consistently denounced and
opposed all recognized non-Com-
munist women's organizations
both here and abroad"
Name Called Deceptive.
1T would indeed be unfortu-
nate" the committee said, IF any
significant body Of American wom-
en- were persuaded to join or lend
themselves to the purposes of this
organization simply because it has
adopted so deceptive name as the
Congress Of American Women.
The Congress of American
Women is a part Of a solar system
Of international Communist-front
organizations which have been es-
tablished in recent years, con-
sisting of the Women's 1nterna-
tional Democratic Federation, the
World Federation Of Democratic
Youth, the World Peace
Congress. = the All-Slav Con-
gress and the World Fed
Grafton Of Trade Unions.
While operating against the
democratic nations under close
Soviet direction and control, these
international Communist = front
organizations have not yet been
the subject Of any co-ordinated
action by the various democracies
under attack"
Soviet Aims Reported.
The committee said the Soviet
propaganda machine seeks to
utilize the Congress Of American
Women Ito promulgate the fol-
lowing anti = American propa-
! ganda:
81. That America is preparing
to initiate a new war
20. That the Atlantic defense
pact Is really aggressive in ma
ture.
"3. That the Soviet Union, with
its huge standing army, expan-
sionist program, aggressive cold
war;. and active fifth column, is
the only country which really de-
sires to maintain world peace.
4. Support of the Red army in
the event OF war, in accordance
with the declarations Of leading
Communists. ..
IS. To utilize women's groups to
strike a blow at the rear of the
non-Soviet armies in the event of
a conflict.
IS. To carry on propaganda to
the effect that conditions in the
United States are so bad that this
country is not worth defending
and that on the other hand condi-
tions in the Soviet Union are so
vastly superior that it is the only
country worth defending.
Z. To attack the Marshall Plan
despite the fact that housewives
throughout the world are its chief
beneficiaries."
The Congress of American
Women, the committee said, "has
received open cooperation and
support from the Soviet Embassy
in this country, while its parent
body and foreign aftiliates have
received similar aid from Commu-
mist governments abroad"
Exploiting of Names Charged.
The committee said the Wom-
ems Congress constantly exploits
the names of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
leaders Of the nineteenth century
woman's rights movement, and
tries to extract every ounce of
political capital from the fact
that two descendants Of these
women are active in the CAW."
The report said Miss Anthony,
a grandniece of the suffrage