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160-6032 at a meeting of the Torrington Chapter of the Peoples Party of Connecticut _which was to be held July 15, 1940 at the Alhambra Building, Torrington, Conn. On July 17, 1946 the subject was listed by the SWaterbury _ Republican®, a daily paper published at waterbury, Conn., a5 @ Speaber at the Peoples Party Fifth Congressional District Convention which was scheduled to be held at the Central WiCa,#aterbury, Conn. on July 18, 1948. The *Eridgeport Post®, a daily paper published at Bridgeport, Conn., on July 22, 194° advised that the subject was apsointed as a delepate of the Peoples Party of Connecticut to attend the Third Party National Convention scheduled to be held in Philadelphia, Pa. on July 23, 1948, so 2 ee «6m Tully 30, 1946 the "Stamford Advocate", a daily paper published = _ at Stanforc, Conn., advised that the sudject was a guest sneaker ata meeting sponsored by the Greemvich Wallace Group which was held at the home of Zrs, OPHELIAVS ITE, Hamilton Avenue, Greemvich, Conn. , on July 29, 1946. At this meet sz the subject stated: "The major problems facince the american people today are hich prices, housing, and civil | licerties, and no: amount of Cousunist-taitins is coins to chanze that." in speaking of the provile.s of minority groups, the subject charged that President Truman's equality order concerning the armed forces “does not abolish Jim Grow--all it does is set up another committee", The suoject further stated: "I am not a Communist. I tell you this because © you do not ask me. It's really not importent anyway. If we lynched all — -. °° the Communists in this country or sent them to Moscow, that would not ' solve the major nroblem of inflation or the housing shortages - The ony ih way to solve them is to build for peace and not for war," ae i 1 Aone 2 Vt Fry ae 4 7 a], to 7 + ‘ 1 ft " widths phy F al : ' . ' fe fy te . RF i! ' ; : ate ‘ . H ise ye Sas 4 7 eet 1 Vetisge | or. [ay Confidential Informant BM vicea that the subject was the principal speaker at @ political rally of the Peoples Party held at the Labor Temple, Goffe Street, New Haven, Conn, on October 19, 1948, at which time she discussed “Red Baiting! . The subject also discussed her trip to Italy. When asked a question regarding civil rights in Russia, the subject replies that during her stay in Russia she was 7 treated “with open arms, and that being a Negro made no difference | = in Russia, Lo : mer) ie ia we. , : ay | a a > The “New Haven Register", a gaily paper . published at New Haven, Conn., on November 3, 1945 advised that the subject, as a Peoples Party Candidate for Secretary of State of Connecticut, received 1462 votes < in the "lew Haven area.