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ay Bhs COMMUNIST AC Rew York ile <b conference “took place on February 19th, 19th, |. 1928, jeder the auspices of the "ALL AMERICAN ANTI“IMPERIALISTIC LEAGUE}*at the LABOR TEMPLE. at 243 Bast &4th Street, New York City at which there were about four hundred persons presant, eighty of whom were delegates with credentials from over fifty different Labor Unions and Societiess The main purpose of this conference was to ‘consider means and ways’ of meeting the NICARAGUAN SITUATION and to establish a permanent branch of the ALL AMERICAN ANTI“IMPERIALISTIC LEAGUE in New Yorks. . _ bIe The speakersat this conference ware SOCRATES SaNDINO. Honorary Sooaiont SCOTT WEARING, Gheimm--+ ARTHUP GARPIELD, pf the TRIOTIC UNION OF HAITI; { b President of the WORRETPES crue of New Yorks JOHY, PHY of the UNITED be ORKERS OF ANFRICAs President of the E STUDENT’s CIUB of NET YORK and ys ascoctate Editor of "THE RATION’, MANUEL GOMEZ translated the speech mde by SOCRATES SANDINOe — Every epeaker denounced the policy of the’. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT in regard to NICARAGUA, PHILIPPINES, PORTO RICO etcs . At the conclusion of the speeches, MAMJAL GOMEZ reported on the activities of the ALL AMERICAN ANTI-IMPERIALISTIC LEAGUE and on the conference held by this League.on February 18th, 1928, at which the program for the conference held on the 19th of February was preparede In this report GOMEZ stated that the ALL AMERICAN ANTI. IALISTIC LEAGUS, now had eleven branches in Latin Comtries and that another branch would_ be established in the PHILIPPINES * VERY SOOM*, with the help of one /_ i GQMEZ also pointed out the fact that this wag the first time in the history ‘of the UNITED STATES that a conference of this character took place at a time when the UNITED STATES was fighting another country and the workers of this country assembled to aid the enemys Prior to the opening of the conference GOMEZ stated that the , immediate tasks of the. ALL AMERICAN ANTI-INPERIALISTIC LEAGUE wre,= - First,© For the National Office to plan a speaking tour for SOCRATES SANDINO, throughout the United States for the purpose of enlisting the sympathies of the AMERICAN’ PROPLE for the cause of his brothers Second~ To open a branch of the ALL AMIRICAN ANTI“INPERIALIS?IC LEAGUE, as soon as possible in Washingtm, D.Ce Third,» To organize immediately mass meetings in New York and other parts of this comtry for the purpose of declaring : the real isme of the war against YICARAGUA * y the i United States Governments | Fourth,~To send aid to GHYERAL SANDINO.