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27 e 1 considerable infiltration of tie Socialist elements in the a Workers Alliance. This Was not a serious matter. It could be dealt with and controlled. 1 might gay that our disuster _came when, 4n 1935, some of the Socialists in the Workurs Alliance received the patronage of prominent pecple, includia: . urs. Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins, ‘and we did not soe ver, much ‘of thése poople 9 who had originally ‘peen Socialist Party , + pombers. They became ‘more and more New Dealish and less and qe . less officially Socialist Party mombors. q Finally, in the spring of 1936, “while the Socialist soe de Party pas’ having a lot of difficulties within its own ranks : Loy : »- 4 “over: "the aiestion as. ‘to. whother ‘thoy should ‘contdaue to bo. + a * “ ‘ a ap “indopendent organization | or wbothor, they 8 hould just. al . e ea ge OF a by gy +. apr Se A ~ -be New Dealers Like’ tho othors, a program was ‘develope me - ‘, in Pr ot aoe ° ~ it Lone as . aan ‘two people, ‘tn tine ‘Workers Aliiance, its secretar} and its “Fee! fa . wo 4 rg ‘ono David, wasser,” “who had becom) ‘the Nat {onal —— saree oo -chatmman,’ F e: 4 ce al . faq; . £ - Chairman ‘of. the National Workers Aliiance ‘whieh bad been - ‘ ? ~ ¥ . . aor ta ” ars < ee, . - sforned, “gua se otuer, ‘Paul. Ae Rasmussen, Re a-s-a-uns-8-040. a oS ae oo “3 t t . . ; _Basaussen, was stiit ‘aonable to socialist counsel, “put me | wee t visituot, at the) White: ‘pouso, Sot aed Be Ho had got tho » 5" es ieeser’ bad poconé a’ “¢onstan tee MR wy = . 3 wes ~ apd! it. was 90. use talking to him any, BOR OT ee stg "plos saing ‘txon on teh Ee ‘Was Bure “that ‘tre ony. thing to! r ne ve a“ ® ' “do 13 ‘to dnp 1ganata’ ay on this ‘organization “pualt’ 2 oyor Sy . 7 ees ' pt ibabe: Os co re the previous, three youre under! Ancopendoat or 'Socfalist re “ © bei: yr ie Epon dhe’ “unemployed and soplenrersy re "ed i earn % .tQ _7 s % se hee P hy —_ t eT we