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“Ee Dagh peportedly joined the sootaltet Party © of tie. 2 | alte states tn 1929 timory befor fron the same in September, a ie 1937. Lash tes before the Spe Committee en Ba- En - american Aotivitios, Rouse of Representatives, 76th Congress, : =: ‘at First Session, on December 1, 1939, admitted being a member or “oui”. the Socialist Party during the above years. On being question SEE} as to bis reason for resigning from this Party Lash atated that S ==": "he believed "the Socialist Party was subordinating the interests - come, -. E73 .j - of the people as a whole and the interests ef factional political ..-..- eis Ge a ; considerations within the left." He stated that there was not _- : . 2-6) - any statenanship for seeing things broadly and as a consequence - eee Aa he Left the Party. When questioned as to whether his resignation _. | ! a “| @pyatallised in his mind during his experiences and observations S ' in Spain, Lash stated, "that it was one of the wings that Delped _Lerretaltiae ¢ the iseue in his mind. « Meee fs 8 ie reported that Lash was a piaber'of o eadagetion’ a emt to Harlan County by the National Student League in 1932. In oe ; {bls testimony before the the Special Comittee on Un-American a : \Lash aduitted having been a member of this delegation. When oe ‘ questioned by this Comittee as te the fact that the Commniste < . ‘were influential in the National Student League, Lash stated that” — |, there were Commnists in this League and that they had & great deal to. say on the policy of the same, Ee stated, however, that - although he was aware of the purpose of this delegation, ne vee mH t > . aan FEDERAL BUAZAU OF INVE ESTIGATE 8 u.tt 3 ray _ U.S. Oza of } a coriEes s pestrovEeD_L? é s J4 £ nen "fame cee ~ ener aetna tes a rnentte ne nets tern Wate ape Meera nin pe + ete neemnm aman eT te A eee a = Sp