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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 10
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AMERICAN REEF FOR GREEK DEMOCRACY
401 Woeet 42nd Street, Mow York 18, 4. ¥.
WHEREAS:, For more than 5 yours the heroie democratic
people of Greene fought the fascist invaders
und thereby contributed enormously to the
Victory of the United Nations, and
WHEREAS: The present Gresk Government is pursuing @ policy |
ef starving into submissian millicns of dencoretie :
Greeka ae substantiated by Buell F, Maben head of
UNRRA in Greece who accused the government ef dis-
orimination in the distribution ¢f relief, and
WHEREAS: The legally selected leaders of the Greek Confed-
eration of Labor were forcibly removed and their
headquarters confiscated, an action vigorously de-
nounced by Leon Jouhaux on’ behalf of the World
Federation of Trade Uniens, and
atruggle for their very oxistence,,,20,000 of thea
rotting in foul prisons, another 200,000 forced
inte hiding and subjected to terror, ani
_ WHEREAS: The cost of bread has risen to 80 times of what
wo _ 4% was before tho German eccupation, inflation is _
; . Pempsnt and large numbers of children die daily of
a starvation, malnutrition, and tuberculosis, and
WHEREAS: The American Relief for Greek Democracy is the
only organization dedicated to the vital task of
. providing direct aid to the democratic people of
Greece and ie launching a $1,000,000 campaign for
° food, clothing and medica) supplies, end as members
of free trade unions in America we have @ sacred
duty of solidarity towards our brother unionists
in Greece, therefore be it
WHEREAS: Today these gellent fighters face a life and death
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RESOLVED: That |
expresses its sympathy end soliderity wit? the 7
oppressed people cf Greece, and ondorees the
$1,000,000 eempaicn on their behalf, and be it i
further | |
RESOLVED:That we urge our menbers and locale to support
this campaign by making contributions through °
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