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f__ ae 24, 1928, ur. Robert ?. Kelley, Chief, Eastern European Divisicn, bepartment of State, : oa Washington, D. C. Soe Sb epe 1 . My cesar Er. Kelley: wegen “7 . - ¥rom a very delicate and confidential source, I hare teen advised that on February 19, 1928, a conference was held under the suspices of the All American Anti-Imperialistio League, at the Labor Ten- ple at 243 cast a4th Street, Hew York City at which there ware about four hundred persons present, eighty of whom were delegates vith credentials from over fifty different Labor Unions and Societies. The main purpose of this conference wan to consider mans anc ways of meeting the Wiocarag- wan Situation and to cetablish a permanent branch of the All Amer, Anti-Imperialistio Leagues in New York, fhe speakers at this conference were Socrates Sandinc Sonoragy Chairman; Scott Nearing, Chatrmayt Arthmr ae Ree a C) fof the Patriotic Union of: Haiti; f President . Philippine Club of New York; John Brophy of the United Mine sorkers of | Ameryioa: . /Fresident of the Chinese Student's Club of New York and ; Apscoiate Editor of “The Hation", Marmoel Comes trans- bated the speech made by Scaratee Sandino. Every speaker denounced tha policy of the United States Government in regard to Nicaragua, Pailip- Pines, Porto Riso, eto. At the conolusion of the speeches, Manual Comes re~ ported on the activities of the All American Anti-Imperialistis. League and on the conference held by this League on February 18, 1926, at which the program for the conference held on the 19th of February was prepared. . “In this report Gomez stated that the All amirfean Anti-Imperialistis League, now hed eleven branches in Latir: Countries end that another branch would_be established in the Philippines "very soon", with the help of one’ Gomes alsc polnted ont the _- faat that thin was the first time in the istory of the United States. 20" ‘that a conference of this character took place at a tine when the United © States was fighting anether country and the workers of this country as- gembled to aid the enapy. ,