Montana labor news., 1950-09-28
Top Labor Leaders
Aid Freedom Crusade

NEW YORK - Top labor leaders
OF this country are joining with
leaders of other segments Of Amcrl-
can life to make the forthcoming
Crusade Tor Freedom a convincing
demonstration to the world OF
American solidarity against Com
nunist aggression abroad, accord
ing ia Gen. l.ucius ID. Clay. military
governor OF Germany during the
Berlin .Airliit.
Now retired to civilian lie, Gen,
Clay announced this week, as ma
tional chairman OF the Crusade, that
the following are active members oil
the organizations National Coun-
Gil William l.. Green. president Of
the american Federation OF Labor :.
Philip Murray, president OF the
Congress Of Industrial Organize
tons. Matthew VOL, vice president
oi the American Federation OF La
Dor and William p. Kennedy, pres
idcnt OF brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen.
Gen. Clay also said that Victor q.
Rcuther. educational director oi the
United Auto Workers tCIO), is
serving Is Crusade chairman Tor the
state OF Michigan. James b. Carey.
northumberland OF Go, is on the
board OF the National Committee Tor
a Free Europe, Inc. sponsor OF the
Crusade for Freedom.
The Crusade for Freedoms goal
is to give every man, II and
child in America the opportunity 10
sign a declaration Of belief il the
cause OF world freedom aud peace.
Enrolment will be on Freedom
Scrolls that Will be circulated
Throughout, the country and then
permanently enshrined in the base
oi the bell tower which will house
the new Freedom Bell in Berlin. be-
hind the Iron Curtain. symbol OF the
Crusade, the Freedom Bell stands
eight feet high and weighs 10 tons.
The communists are trying hard
to make the world believe We start
ed the Korean war and that we are
a nation oi lmperialist warmongcr>
ont to conquer the world. Gen
Clay said. 1T is up 10 us individual
Americans to band together in nail
ing Moscow Big Lie with the Big
Truth oi Freedom. The Freedom
Crusade will provide the opportuni
~ Tor each OF II, To joint doing just
this.
1T will take organization to bring
the Freedom Scroll to 50 large a
population i'll So wide a land am
especially pleased that these leaders
III the labor field are moi only lend
ing their amc but are giving their
influence to help spread the word OF
OF the Crusade throughout America.
These men, representatives 81 the
largest group OF free workers in the
world. know the true value OF Tree
dom know that we can count upon
them i'll this unique effort to step up
our campaign OF truth.
The Truth Crusade vas officially
launched by Gen. Dwight -. fisen-
hover in a nationwide broadcast
over all national networks IRON
Denver on Labor Day, and the en-
rollmeni campaign will he developed
Between then and mid October, The
Freedom Bell Viii be dedicated and
rung in Berlin on United Nations
Day, October a. Church. school and
city bells will ring out simultaneous
~ throughout Western Europe and
in this country on that day
Dedication OF the Freedom Bell
and enshrincment OF the Freedom
Scrolls III. the base u the bell tower
will have deep religious significance
World church leaders will particle
pate in the ceremonies.
The Crusade iur Freedom is spon-
sored by the Natioral Committee ior
a Free Europe. on whose board are
such outstanding Americans AS
Gen. Eisenhower, James a. Farley.
Charles p. Taft. United States Scna-
tor Herbert II Lehman. Joseph {.
Grew, Henry \. Bulls and many
others.
This committee operates Radio
Free Europe, it. freedom station in
Western Germany which daily
fpierces the Iron Curtain. pitting the
truth OF freedom against communist
lies and bringing a message OF hope
and encouragement to the enslaved
peoples Of Eastern Europe
Committee headquarters are in. the
Ern,r. State Pu,ldiuo \eu+ Norl