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| | Oye [Radio Men Call Dies Bill} ‘Native Fascism, Ask Defeat clo Communications Union Says Attack on Communista Is Attack on All Parties 4, Terming the Dies activities “a manifestation of native fascism in its worst form,” the New York loca) of thé~American Communications Association, CIO, this week emphat ically condemned the Dies amendment to H.R. 6269, the bill whose ostensible original p pose was to further limit the activities of agents of enemy governments. “| The Die’ amendment ffo the bil] grouped the Communist Party with Nazis and fas« cists, requiring its registration as nt i re ie ee “foreign agent.” : \ ‘The New York local of ACA, 1% resolution adopted at its Iast reg- ular meeting, pointed out that “this : attack upon the Communist Party ° ; is an attack on a legal political (npr A. A : party and may well be Jater ex- *f Jura Lt / tended to trade unions, civic and: ‘fraternal _organizationg, and uke | bodies.” - \ £ “This fAfth column attack ix an j attack upon the uonity which the { j American peopis are achieving in | | thetr stroggle against fascism,” the , ; LA DIEXED ‘resolution emphasizes. _ The meeting also voted to invest Cnr $2,000 of the union's funds in de-' fensé bonds and demanded that the, War Department reject the applica- lon of Ghar ender for re-. ™. . instatement in 8. Army. | |. ‘The action on vinthenes empha- | sized that he was “over-age as & oo. pilot, incompetent as an aeronauti- This is a clipping from 1 adviser (as evidenced by hy! ; pegs “of the | dgments on the relative alr pow]! Daily Worker for of European nations) and . j#fth columnist politically.” bo * JAN 8 1949 Cee Te ee nie ean ie Ee nee Clipped *t the Seat FEB i i 5 194d of Gevernment,.