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Claudia Jones — Part 8
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'Mne recent historical analosy is ‘Little
rwees —SS ee fee oe
Finland.' Remember the headlines. For months the
typewriter senerals in Helsinki issued thousands of
collars’ worth of ink, paper ano type, in an eort to
create the impression that here was a moral cause to be
ricntfully defended. Roosevelt and Hoover ursed its
defense with loans, with arms, with a huge 'HRelief'
canpalen,
"Today there is peace in Finlana. Today,
tne same press which threw you off your balance candidly
admits its lies. Why the lies? Why tne fakery?
"It was because the newspapers spoke the
ains of the imperialists whom Roosevelt leads, who would
Grag America into war. There is peace in Finland because
or the peace policy of the Soviet Union, which aims to
defend its own borders, wnoich aims to limit the spnere
of World War, and establish peace. There is peace because
the Pinnish generals have become convinced tnat tney were
being used as pawns of the Allies against Germany."
The author states that in 1917 a Negro
solcier was mistreated while in uniform and that Negroes
cid not want war. She states, "Among the outstanding
present-day leaders who protested against the injustices was
Janes W. Ford, now an outstanding leader of the Communist
Party, its present candidate for Vice-Presicent of the
United States, then with tne 8th Brigade of the 92nd Division
in France, in 1918. And foremost against the imperialist
War was Earl Browder, now general secretary of tne Communist
Party of United States, and its candidate ror President
wo went to Leavenwortn prison because he spoke against the
viar,
JONES expresses her views as follows:
"We >elieve that our ideals can vest be
achieved by socialism, oy establishing a new social order
in which the working people will own and control all the
vast natural resources and means of production, and use
them for the benefit of all the people, instead of the few."
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