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NY 1200-18676 . ; ea as transcribed and received by the Pitteburgh Division. “Miss JONES: Moderator: Miss JONES: Moderator: Miss JONES: Moderator: Judge GUNTHER = Moderator: Mr. ALBERTs kIT! NliaL CONF x ao “s “se ~, My party, the Command st Party, joins with millions of other | Americans, in fact with the majority of people, in opposing a = policy of Universal Military Training for the nation's youth. We are opposed to such 8 proposal because instead of its being ~ a means of promoting democracy and world peace, it would in. reality, promote (unintelligible) of the country, (unintelligible) and waremongers. Defense of the country depends not on its mili- © tary might alone, but first of all on those policies that will insure democracy to all the people, decent homes, adequate education, a high standard of living, and an active defense of world peace and democracy. : a, or Lota Miss JONES, what is your position with the Commnd st b Party? “Ny position with the Communist Party is secretary of ite National Women's Commission. "Ont of New York City? “On a national basis. "Judge GUNTHER, what is your idea of Universal unitary Training? “When they ask me about nilitary training, whether we need - it, I say to a businesa man. “Do you need insurance for your house or for your business ?' 4nd summed up in a few words, Universal Military Training is like a mechanie . with tools and a plan to repair a sensitive machine that was struck with a aledge hammer following VJ Day: where they should have used a delicate gauge to demobilize the forces, we used a sledge hammer to get over it in a hurry. Now we mist repair this machine instead of wrecking it. "Now Mr. ALBERT, how about you on undvereal Military Tradning? "Universal Military Training is connected with our national. security. Now a (unintelligible) program of national security. mast meet the needs of the American people and mst insure ~~ that we have a democratic foreign policy of cooperation through the United Nations, as suggested by FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT and as advocated in our country today by HENRY WALLACE, Thus, the security of our country rewires © not universal military training, but a united struggle of the people to bring about a return to race policy, a policy of peace ANEIDCA pes the world. . > tes, steal med AO ee ne ee