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>) Building, said, "I would heve opposed the presence of Reverend SMITH at thig may expect to do and I doubt that I ought to be in it with him. . Zt — LFE, Executive Secretary of the OYL was the last speakers MACK SHRODES, “ex-" was found that there ocourred « heated argument regarding LINDBERGH end his - Office, Oklahoms State Capitol, novenent in Tulsa. There is some dissention oxisti: anong those who have favored the America First Committee as the following statene: will show. A fellow named JACKSON who has an insurance office in the Thompson: £: any other meeting of the America First Committees because he has deen identifi “with the KXK and the Silver Shirte and évery other radical movement including Anti-Semitiam. Although I have no real love for the jews I don’t try to per " gecute them and I dontt go around preaching against them. In this case I don't think that Reverend SMITH at this or any other time should be included in any official capacity because that is going to hurt more than any good he ork Another fellow named PARKS expresses similar sentiments regarding th Reverend SMITH and PARKS added that he, SMITH, has been very anti-labor and that it therefore, will be hard to interest the laboring classes in this mov: ment. PARKS further stated that the working men in the Tulea District are de- termined to follow the lead of the City Administration which is far fram being’ pacific or far from having any peace tendencies, for the population according to PARKS is strongly pro-British, therefore, it is going to be a real problen ' to put the America First Committee on the market there : Qn August $O, 1941 at 7:30 pm thore were €7 persons in the hall at's meeting of theAklahoma Youth Legislature including four negroes; wih ee ere rival of MACK\SHRODES at 7,50 pm the meeting was called to order by BO TONEY the introduction of four participants in the symposium. Mise DOROTHY ~~~ Hinooe Fepresentative of the fellowship of reconciliation, was the first; GEORGECHURCHILL, leader of the Bundles for Britian group was second. MACK ODES, Tulsa Chairman of the America First Comittee was the third, and LENO! Plained that he wae not prepared to make an address but asked permission to read GEORGE WASHINGTON's address and asked those present to get a bopy of it and read © and study it and they would find that this country has no moral right to ine tervene in Burope's affairs. At this Oklahoma Youth Legislature nooting “it recent Oklahana City speech in which he failed to mention anything about the Neris. MACK SHRODES now head of America First Group in Tulsa defended LINDBERGH, WHEELER and others olaiming that their stand is the stand of the wajorityo£ American publio, and reiterated the mich publicized statement that 80% of American public does not want any European intervention. He then left the meeting stating he had another engagement’ to keep. : The writer ascertained from KATHRYN MANTON, Secretary of the State Oklahoma City that the America First Comnittes ie not registered, incorporated, or licensed in the State of Cilahoma. . rary = | PeE+N-D-I-4-G_,=