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. Bote ee the ro. oe ape . ee tett age, 2. Pe ree Bo 4 dees woe me anes Xr tr note oh ' a “ € > - ujey do EWL fasion who jointly presided. New York, N.Y. Nov. lb, 1945 On Nov. 14, a rally was held in Madison Square Garden under the | auspices of the Nati Council of American-Soviet Friendship, Inc. The speakers were’ De “scheson, eer teeeeelae of Sta r Dean of Cante {; Albe ‘itsgerald, presi UERMWA; Heverend Stephen Fritohman of Boston; Biko ovikov, Sovitt charge dtaffaires; PaubeXobesuns Josep vies and Corliss Lazont, the first speaker, ras preceded by an unsven comientator sho glorified the achievements of Russia. Lamont traced the growth of Russia aince the revolution, and declared victory was son because of the basic strength of Soviet economy. Stressing the vast building _ program in all fields, ne held out a plus of fat contracts for Ameri- eun business gen that «ould follow better relations. Fitzgerald com p:r TTArlin with Hoacon, tso cities he recently visited. After describing devastated Berlin he turned to Moscoy as the city with a future. He recounted scveral interviews he had with Soviet industrial officials, all of whom insisted upon Russia's desire for peace and better relations with America, Robeson praised Russia's treatment of minority people wuich he said is ea measure of its social advancezent. A guarantee of peace, he went on, is « democruti: association of peoples over all th: world auch as exists in the Soviet Union. He then sang several songs in English and Russian woich perhaps won him tha mosi enthusiastic oppieise of the evening. The addresses of Acheson, Novikov, Johnson and Davies represented no sherp departure from customary pleas advocating friendship between Aperica and Russia. Thelr commenta are reported accurately in today's fasue of the New York Tines. to Rev. Fritchmen, in addition to a request for better relations, aaie the collection speech. Two $1,000. contributions came from the Furriers Joint Board and an ladividual who preferred to remain anony- mous, Nuserous other donations ranged from god to $900 besides s#aller bills and coin, It is very likely that the take was well over ,10,009. Hessages of greetings were sent by President Truoan; Admiral King; General kisenhower; Secretary of War Paticrson; the President of Hoxico; bleanorYRoosevelt; Secretary of Interior ok a3 Philip’ darray, CIO president; Prof. Albey F Einstein; Dr. Harlo apley of ik.ryprd; Katherin pbuca; Orsonfelles; tdward G<Tobinseon; anil A. F.“ihitney, president of the Kallroad Brotherhood. , ; Aside from a few dozen vacant seats, the Garden was filled with a fairly solid party audience. Fritchman announced hundreds of standees lined the arena and balsony, and 10,000 persons, unable to enter, were listening to the speeches through loudspeakers outside the Garden. It seems to ae that fewer than 100 persona sere standing, while the vacant seats belonged to those who V6 969 but furled to attend. } J00- 746 909 679 ———— re