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UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES 442 The CHarmman. Is not that a fact? Mr, Caamuaux. That is correct. The official publication of the League is Fight, the magazin Fight. It is edited by Joseph Bash. T have piven you a copy hen of an earlier edition, 1936. I have the later ones, but you will be interested in this particular one, ; Mioht I refer back to the March issue of 1937 and give you this pS ek par host one article? I do not know how authentic the article is, but it is published in their own publication and is headed “Revising the Bill of Rights.” That is the title of the article in the official pub lication of the League Against War and Fascism. I have given you this much of a quotation from it: This investigation may assume historical importance because it is Serving to awaken the interest of the American people in a phase of the Constitution that the rely touches upon, these ten amendments guarantee ing to aM cians certain civil rights. Tt is telling to millions what onl thousands knew, that behind the denial and abrogation of civil rights is th mailed fist of corporate might. It is also serving as a tribute to the growly atrength and solidarity of American labor, for it shows that labor has bee able to make important gains despite the army of labor spies and strike heeskera mustered hv industry. Dicameis Sewgece ces ey He The investigation was born in the Cosmos Club in Washington one Februay evening in 1936. * * *. ) The Cuarrman. I did not quite catch the continuity of that. What was that that was formed at the Cosmos Club? Mr. Cuarmaux. This refers to a Senate committee, I believe known as the La Follette committee, investigating civil rights. The investigation was born in the Cosmos Club in Washington one Februar evening in 1934 Present at the meeting were some 15 people, including Jo L. ‘Lewis, G ; tai? Ethestiag Union; Dorethr Detzer, of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom; Senate Robert La Follette, now chairman of the Subcommittee on Education and Labor conducting the inquiry; and other liberals and socially minded people Some of those present were concerned with the plight of the sharecroppet in the South. They had watched the growing reign of terror instituted by Ney WE Wali tse planters in an effort 7: ariag rc Jackson, of the American Civil Liberties Union to maintain a dying plantation system and they sv their efforts at organizing sharecroppers into the Southern Tenant Farmer Union thwarted by systematic terrorism. I only review that to show~you the type of claim made on ther part. vA - The Cuareman. Who published that? Mr. Cuanuavx. That was published in Fight, their official publia tion. The Cuamwan, The official publication of and Democracy t Mr. Cuausaux. That is right, issue of March 1937. Are there any questions you wish to ask on the league before I pass it? . Mr. Mason. Before we pass that, may I say that 1 gave the nam of Marshall, Robert Marshall, as one of the members of the Jocal league. I have a quotation from Robert Marshall which is: p of ofl L + ine Fit or £§ oat Toisas a BERS 20 de both Personally I am in favor of public owners in this country. That statement was made in connection with the meeting on th Mexican labor question. it DEPsitt UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES Mr. Starnes. Mr. Chaillaux, do you have any info i how the American League for Peace and Democracy ‘le "Bnanciclly maintained? I mean, from what source does it obtain its money? y Mr. Cuarttaux. Before you came in, Congressman Starnes I told of having attended their national convention in Cleveland in 1936 They took up a collection the first evening and took in $1,900 Every one of their branches raised funds through every type of devious means Imaginable. They would take up a collection at every possible chunees at every meeting. They passed up no opportunity to raise aun very possible way. ar isi j Loyalist every 2 Spain. y ey are now raising funds to aid the ifr, Sparwes. Do we have any information whict 134 MYT, ES. 170 WE five any MTormation which would lead you a to believe that they are being financed f : United States? £ ed from sources outside of the Mr. CHarttaux. No; there is no evidence to substantiate that. The CramreMan., IT might t : mre, SARE AL ese aee Fae = sa ord 1 he IE @nt say mn that connection that we have €@CCeESS tothe Secretary of State’s reports. These organizations are now com- lled to file a report of the amounts that they are sending to Spain ou will notice a clipping of a meeting out in California, which Was called the other night, w “re they raised a certain sum of money to send to Loyalist Spain. All those reports have to be filed with the Secretary of State. We have that information available, definite information on the amount of money collected in the United States and sent to the Loyalist cause in Spain. Mr. Starnes. Do you have any information as to the numbe the names. if any, of Government officials who are members of the American League for Peace and Democracy ? _ Mr. Cuatttaux, No; I do not have of Government. officials here, aq Dies T LZ : way. 1 belleve some are available. However, I was inte a have written into the record here fully the fact that Governnent olicials—or that some people who are employed by the Federal Gov- ernment, raised $1,000 in cooperation with the’ American League Aguinst War and Fascism, to be * sua _—" r 1 x Fiver to the North American C - Srna to Aid Spanish Democracy, which is the Loyalist Party in Spain. ave put that into the record of the Nort i mittee to Aid Spanish Democracy. h American Com- Mr. Mosier. Some reference was made here vesterday to some these flying brigades th: in Spair et auestion! gades that are over in Spain. ‘lr, CHAILLaux. I am going briefly into the Abraham Li the George Washington Battalions of the International, Breede ga "lich are promoted, part of them, from th of American colleges and through the Young ¢ Sone (amuses of American Communist League of th i tie and by the Communist Party and sent to Sain, ® United many ewer, Have you any figures at all indicating about how alist’ recruits for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and the other Loy- Mr Benizations were furnished by this country? y ir, Cramiaux, ave the Communist Party’s own figure Eerl Browder, over 9 months ago. And they have been ontinaelle eene since then. At that time he claimed 2,200. . Mr, Heatey. From the United States? “ Mr. Cuarniaux, Yes. Are you going into thesses Ww ho Ww ii be here, probably Atl biG BLUE nin a7 WILD will testify 443 Jwmuiuay Ww BOTS of ~ nella gy ‘o