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ese re OE Ne le Re og ne UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES IN CALIFORNIA of its official statements, issued in March, 1941, the American Pease Mobilization declared ; ere: 7 **But even if we don’t approve of England’ ‘6 war, isn’t her side still preferable to Hitler's; and isn't it better to fight and beat . Hitler with England than ‘without herf No. An English victory will resu!t in the same sort of imperialist, anti-democratic peace m= will a Nazi victory.” wees ena At the time of the issuance of the foregoing statement, ‘the American : Peace Mobilization was engaged in picketing the White House. Its Pickets earried placards which denounced the President as a warmonger and a tool of Wali Street. There were also placards which denounced lend- lease, and others which described the war as an imperialist conflict, etc. Young Communist members continuously passed out leaflets at UCLA and the University of California at Berkeley calling upon the students to resist conscription, lend-lease and to keep out of ‘‘the British - Imperialist War.’ On the very day that Hitler attacked Russia, the American Peace Mobilization withdrew its pickets from the White House. The organiza- tion itself was promptly disbanded, and its erstwhile adherents became vociferous American patriots demanding an immediate entrance of the United States into the war. The American Peace Mobilization carried on part of its agitation with songs, The chorus of one is illustrative: “Oh Franklin Roosevelt told the people how he felt ; We damn near believed what he said. ‘He said, I hate war and so does Eleanor, But we won't he safe ‘till evervhodv's dead’ eS os wees SPS anus & dead. The Datly Worker for September 3, 1940, carried a list of the permanent officers elected September 2, 1940, to lead the American Peace Mobilization. The Rev. John B. Thompson of Oklahoma was elected chairman, Reid Robinson, President of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Work- ers, C10; Pau} Robeson, Negro baritone; Congressman Vite Marcan- tonio of New York State; Jack McMichael, Chairman of the American Youth Congress; Theodore Dreiser, novelist ; Katherine Terrell, Execu- tive Secretary of the Institute for Pacific Relations, and Frederic Field, Secretary of the Institute for Pacific Relations, were elected vice chair- men. The following were elected to the Nationa! Council of the American Peace Mobilization: Prof. Walter Rautenstrauch, Howard Bay, Mare Blitzstein, Donald Orden Stewart, Harry Van Arsdale, James Carey, Hugh Delacy, Herbert Biberman, oseph Cadden, Dr. Walter Xeff, George Marshall, Elmer Felhaber, John P. Davis, Harvey O'Connor, - Morris Watson, Rev, Owen Knox, Leonard Goldsmith, Geraid Harris, Sr., Car] Swanson, Grace Makepeace, Herbert Long, Howard Lee, Donald Henderson, Rev. Chad. W ilson, Virgil Mason, Henry Donaghue, Mervyn Rathbone, Charles Doraine, Pearl Hart, Abram Flaxer, Rabbi Moses, Revels Cayton. . Joseph Curran, Jobn DeBoer, Dr. Max ny n, Millen tah ned Tins ehs T 2 cet en Carev Brand, Cari Sandburg, Richard Wiaieut, LeU ESy Hughes, " ) McWilliams, Earl Robinson, Rev. Frank Smith, Charles B. Gley, J. LP. Merrill, George Nelson, Michael Quill, Dr. Abraham Cronbach, George 5. - . ee a ee a