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of tcial organ, the “Datly Worker," The Comnuntet Party mouth- piece declared, | "the Rosenberg oase ts a ghastly polttical frane-u It was arranged. to provide blood viotine to the witch-hunters, to “open the door to new utolence, onetosent thon, ‘and court Iynchings of peace advecates and Marciete as ‘sptes, et Pwo weeks Joter the Comnuntat=front Civtz Rights Congress tesued a presse release cailtng for na thon-wide support the Rosenbergs. The anti-Semitic aspects of this case weré noi _ ready for full-scale explottation a8 evidenced tn a stotenent issued by Villtam L. Patteraon, Ereou tive Secretary of the Civil Rights Congress, Patterson said "eesthe Rosenberg Jframe-up ts a neu high tn “the growing anti~Sonitisn, the lynching of these two tnnocent Anmcrican Jews, unless stopped by the Anertean people, will serve asa atgnal for a wave of Bttlereltke genoctdal attacks against the Jewtsh people throughout the Ontted States... The murder of the Rosenbergs aynagogues such as we Aave seen tn Florida, to more #itler youth movements as have grown in Philadelphia.” _ ‘When the campaign to “Save the Rosenbergs” went tato _atgh gear tn approstnately January, 1952, Connuntet activity tn the case becone nothing short of feverten, Ie trick of denagogy was overlooked. ¥o possible promotion angle was neclected. Wass ralltes, parades, picketing of public offices, prayer meetings, vigils and delegations to Congressmen and Hu #78~