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‘ oe “ } wae 7“ . . se Rks commmt'st ‘AoTIvITIESs Na _ Be Hew York File 61-5 ~ SS Se2123 we . H : -_- a . oT a ‘ neh conference took place on February 19th, 19th, 1928, heer the auspices of the ‘ALL AMERICAN ANTI“IMPERIALISTIC LEAGUE} tat the LABOR TEMPLE. at 2435 East d4th Street, New York City at which there were about four hundred persons presant, eighty of whom were delegates with credentials from over fifty different Tabor Unions and Societicas The main purpose of this conference was to ‘consider means and ways’ of meting the NICARAGUAN SITUATION and to establish a permanent branch of tha ALL AMERICAN ANTI“INPERIALISTIC LEAGUE in New Yorks ; ae bac The speakersat this conference ware SOCRATES SANDINO. Honorary rmang SCOTT \WMARING, Ghaire--+ ARTHUP GARI pf the TRIOTIC UNION OF HAITI; { | Previaets of the KORETEPIE CEB of Hew Yorks JOY PHY of the UNITED bee FORKERS OF AMFRICAs President of the E STUDENT’s CLUB of NET YORK and jy Aa soaiate Editor of *TPHE WATION', MANUEL GOMEZ translated the speech mde by SOCRATES SANDINO. , ae Every apeaker denounced the policy of the’. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT in regard to NICARAGUA, PHILIPPINES, PORTO RICO eto. . At tha conclusion of the gpeeches, MANUAL GOMEZ reported on . the activities of the ALL AMERICA ANTI-INMPERIALISTIC LEAGUE and an the conference held by. this League.on February 18th, 1928, at which the program for the conference held on the 19th of February wae Preparede - In this report GdMEZ stated that the ALL AMERICAT ANTI@INPERTAL sTic LEAGUS, now had eleven branches in Latin Comtries and that another branch would | be established in the PHILIPPINES * VERY SOOM*, with the help of one (_ é GQMEZ also pointed out the fact that this wag the first time in the history of the UNITED STATES that a conference of this character took place at a time when the UNITED STATES wae fighting another country and the workers of this country assembled to aid the enemys Prior to the opening of the conference GOMEZ stated that the inmedia ta tasks of the. ALL AMERICAN ANTI-IVPERIALISTIC LEAGUE Wre,= First, For the National Office to plan a speaking tour for » SOCRATES SANDINO, throughout the United States for the purpose of enlisting the sympathies of the AMERICAN’ PEOPLE for the cause of his brothers Second to open a branch of the ALL AMMIRICAN ANT I“IMPERTALISIIC LEAGUE, a8 soon as possible in Washingtm, D.C. a Third,» To organize immadiately masa meetings in New York and other parts of this country for the purpose of declaring . the ‘real isme of the war against UIC ARAGUA , y the United States Governments Fourth,=To send aid to GHVERAL SANDING.