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my ee er ~~ =. * —_ $52 _. UN-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVITIES ned, however, that the individual was not the one that they were unting for. . (The statement referred to is as follows:) COMMUNIST New Yorx, Aprii 23, 1987. The political buro of the contral committee of the Communist Party of the United States called a epecial meeting in Cleveland for Saturday, April 17. Due to the delay in the arrival of some of the leaders invited, the meeting did not convene until 8 a. m. Sunday, April 18. It was held in the Jewish Labor Center, Fifty-fifth and Scoville Streets, Cleveland.: Among those present were Jack Stachel,.R-Brown (real name Alpi}, Clarence Hathaway, Elizabeth Lawson, and Harry Raymond (of the Daily Worker staff), from New York; Wiliam Weiustone, district secretary for Michigan; John Williamson, district organizer for Ohio; Ned Sparks, district organizer for Pittsburgh; John Steuben (real name, Martin Rulak), section orgagizer for Youngstown; Jyne Croll, from the women's department of the national office in New York; Morris Childs, district organizer for Hlinois; I_Amter and Charles_Krambein, district or- gantzer and district secretary, respectively, for New York; and Jack Johnstone and Rober Minor, members of the central executive committee of tie Com- munist Party: “There were several others present, who were not identified. Elizabeth Lawson (whose real name is Elga Block) was formerly a student of the University of Minnesota and recently was "editor of the Southern Worker, using the pen name of “Jim Mallory"; June Croll, of the women's department (whose real name is Sonia Croll}, was formerly the wife of Carl Reeve, son of “Mother” Ella Reeve Bloor, but is now the wife of Langston Hughes, radical Negro poet of Boston. Quite a number of others were invited but could not be present because of the pressure of work in their respective communities. In opening the session Stachel stated that the purpose of the meeting was te endeavor.to clarify a number of problems, among them: (1) The political situation in the light of he Ree aE ‘cision on the Wagner Act; {2} the prospect for further wo y the Communist Purty in the C wud the A. F. of L.; and (3) the party position teday on the Negro question. ‘Desplte the poor attendance, because of the short notice, it was decided to discuss these matters and then direct the political buro to prepare a letter to district and scction committees on the results of the discussion. The first reports on the political situation were made by Stachel and Brown. Stachel atated that while the Supreme Court, by a five to four vote, upheld the Wagner Labor Relation Act, it is not possible to rely upon the whims of one judge, and therefore the campaign to support President Roosevelt's proposale to enlarge the Supreme Court must go on, It is necessary even to go further and demand icgisiation curbing the power of the Court, even If enlarged, by remov ing from it the power to review social Jegislation when passed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress. He further said that it is necessary to cover eertain phases of the second point under discussion (work in the C. I. O. and A. F. of L.) in connection with the Court's decision. It is necessary to recognlz that reactionaries in Congress will begin W-Darrage against the labor movement by trying to.interpret certain sections of the Wagner Act as legalizing com pulsory arbitration. outlawing etrikes, and raflroading to prison without trial those who refuse to abide by unsatisfactory decisions. Under the present prac- tice-anyone violating provisions of the decisions of the Federal courts can be brought in for contempt and denied a jury trial. There ig not much danger of this happening at present, he suid, but there are forces trying to amend the act right now so that it will be a more effective weapon against labor. The Communist Party job is to try to introduce amendments in Congress that will strengthen the prolebor sections, and some of the leading comrades hat recently had conferences with Senator Lunudeen, of Minnesota, on the possibiit of such amendments. While Senator Lupdeenwirein the lower House introduced the Unemployment and SeeinT Security Act that was written by tht political burce of the Communist Parly and presented to him through tf Themployment evnncils. Ii may be possible to get such amendments introéd br some auch roundabout method at this time. Oongressman Maury Maverit is wlso amenable io influence by groups close to the Communist Party, and can be used to ald in putting over the program in the House of Representatlr Jnstead of disenasing cach report separately, it Waa at this polnt decided r atone a . a ee ap pede ae Sa: ey un, log has the hog The thay the Case that | Ti te by the ¢ Che uf the Bresqe arryy While fe, fs ings Whi hited ‘ated ismt visa, "aro: Mort, the lise] f Ws : lun Mme tlopi Ohist I 7 are 'eason 846