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AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE ~ sioo~g22 ws - substantial at that time end it could not offer his . most essential expenses while the America rommittee head the nécs. . finances to carry on. He further stated t! ere may be some communists even among the dmerioa First Committee and eaid that Oklahoma City hag its share of this class of people and as long as they are not teking advantage -- ‘of the general membership there is no cause to be complaining ageinst then; and they will retain them as bonafide members as the America First Comitte ie not taking any responsibility for the many other activities of its manbe but only the peace angle, In further conversation LUBBOCK made specific mention of the CIO of] workers union, stating "I have had several minor conferences with Mr. HAYS on the Washington Side here and was prom active cooperation directly from the union was impossible as they are divide: on this peace conference but they are doing everything in their power to ete encourage and have memberships for joining our committee and I look for a’ satisfactory response among the o11 workers.". The meeting concluded at 10;00 | - pm with PERRINE remaining in conference with MEAD who had been invited by * hin to his home on their return from Bartlesville in order to further the terest of the Peace Tendency Movement. Even ON LUBBOCK seemed to take great interest in this movement, Weodee ys ; . . duly 18, 1942. : & close search for DON LUBBOCK, Organizer for the America Firet Committee was of no avail because neither he nor MRAD were in town. Miss. . HOWARD sai 6 was not contacted at all by them as promised and a call to + - Mrs. A. BeACOOKE, President of the Tulsa Peace Conference disclosed that she shad received a letter from LUBBOCK Asking that she attend the meeting lest Monday but she had # previous engagement and was not interested in the Amerd. _ First Comittee. Mrs. FERGUSON the columnist for the Tules Tribune Ssvenia: Paper said through @ telephone conversation that she will be willing td act: as Chairman if Senator WHEELER will come and speak but she dosan't want to ™’, line herself in the open with any specific group. Mrs. FERGUSON further ‘stated that while she is willing to work for peace she likes to do it through her.” * own efforts and her colum and not through the dictates of any organizsatior Fosulte of the Tulsa Tribune Peace Poll which showed that S&H of the populati is against any open warfare with anyone, She said “This will give a little more leowsy in coming out in the open and while I don't like the America First ‘Group coming here and trying to steal the limelight I stil) maintain that we oan well handle the situation as far as Peace is concerned, We are sure that ; : the working people are essential in any group or drive and we have prepared Sppeal to the various labor groups for cooperation, ag ae > august 20, 1941, oo . After the announcement in the morning issue of ‘the “sof the second effort to organize the America First Conmittes , Reverend PANKEY for an ezplavation as to why he wus omitted from the