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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although soon Republicans were making their denunciations retroactive, insisting that Russia should never have been recognized in the first place ("Why all this tenderness toward Russia?" asked Herbert Hoover) the almost unanimous U. S. condemnation of Russia made it unlikely that the diplomatic steps taken could become an issue of...
> In Manhattan, where 15,000 Finns live in close-packed Harlem, Representative Bruce Barton spoke to 1,500 Finns at the 22nd anniversary of Finnish independence: "In the endless drama of the universe, Finland has an indestructible part. The Finnish people can be attacked, but they cannot be conquered."
> Growing fear in labor circles that desperate Communists might provoke disorder, try to create a new Centralia* case, was heightened by a riot in Aberdeen, Wash. In this lumber centre with a big Finnish colony, the Finnish Brotherhood scheduled an anniversary meeting. Grays Harbor Communists then scheduled a "Victory Dance...
*In Centralia, Wash., in 1919, crowds attacked an I.W.W. hall, were fired upon. Result: four dead, seven imprisoned for 25 to 40 years. Last September the last imprisoned member of the I.W.W. was released.
Back to Washington she hurried, to see what was happening to youth and the Dies Committee. Trouble began long ago. If the whole U. S. is considered the great house of democracy, then Martin Dies has been like a newcomer who believes he has uncovered a terrific scandal in the...