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a fe a, NY 100~18676 CLAUDIA JONES was the author of an article which appeared in the Fobruary, 1951 issuo of "Political Affairs.* It was noted on the first page of this issue that the material contained thorein would portain to the 15th National Convention of the Communist Party, and that "this special, onlargod issue is devoted to reports, speeches, and greetings of the 15th National Convention of the Commnist Party, USA, held in New York City on December 28-31, 1950," The article pro- parcd by the subject was ontitled, "For the Unity of Women in the Cause of Peace!" The following excerpts are taken from this article: “The growing surge for peace among the women of our country fully confirms the premise contained in tho Resolution that 'the fight for poace has a special meaning to the women of the country' and that twithout their full involvement no peace campaign can be oeffec- tivo,.!? "Why there is this olcmental peace upheaval among Amorican womon is of course no mystory. For the first time, on the bodicsa of their husbands and sons, the women expcrience the price of attempted world domination by an aggrcosive ruling class, which only a short time ago boasted of 'teasy? victories and a ‘push button war, !. "In thousands of working-class homes, in the last fcow weeks, the tnotification to next of kin! has meant that a father, son or husband will never return from the Korean plains--5000 miles away. Even as the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, mother of the first quadruple- amputee learned, such 'slight injuries! are accompanicd by callous War Department statements that the soldier's 'moralo is oxcclicnt,'