The Eunice News from Eunice, Louisiana • 3

THE NEW ERA. EUNICE, IA. A. TRI-PARISH NEWSPAPER USED BY rfiRUfcS JNISTS TO mm In his new capacity Rev. Thompson is committeed to follow the Communist Party "line" by obstructing the national defense program in every possible way.

That's what a F.fth Column is supprsed to do sabotage defense undermine and weaken the government from within. For two years the Southern Conference for Human Welfare ha been building its forces and extending its influence now. the Communists, through thtir the Hcv. Thompson, will use the organization and the prestige it by dupes the government payroll and others of tc their own ends. Here is the Fifth Column in the South, in action.

(To Be Continued) -4 i-u $JtJl 18 t''. ther plans for the policy at the conference." 'Remember," Lasser concluded. city-) "it is extremely important that this should ccme eff successfully." VeeroeS a asspfs letter definitely disclosed ST Kt t' Ftfth the fact that Aubrey Williams was "a the Sonthern States, w.orking hand-m-glove with the the folio'11' Communist promoters, and that he Jy the Constitution- part wag proven by the at. tpnaar.ee oi a uuge nujuuei ui uuv- Vint1' eir.ir.ent oiticiais ana employees who lv" the i the conference on federal i night guest at the White House. Mrs.

Roosevelt's friend. Dr. Frank Graham, Moscow University board member, was elected Chairman of the Conference at the final session, while Gelders became Secretary of a Civil Rights Committee and" Director of the anti-poll tax drive. Joe's activities in this latter connection, back in June, caused the Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News to editorialize as follows: "The public has been asked by certain officials to assist in ferreting out "Fifth Column' activities in America. The Tuscaloosa News is glad to contribute its part.

"As our first contribution, we suggest to the authorities that they go to the very seat of the American government to Washington. "This week we received a letter from a woman who signed her name as secretary to Joe Gelders. Joe Gelders is the foremost Communist in Alabama today. "Joe Gelders and his activities are doing as much to undermine this country as any average Nazi agent in America. And yet where do you suppose his secretary's letter came frcm? It came from the House Office Building in Washington! "We pass on this tip, free of charge.

We think that the government authorities should thank us for informing them that an avowed radical, holding no government office that we know of, has been able to set himself up in the House Office Building in Washington. "What most of all we now desire to know is whether the government pays his secretary's salary." Just last month Gelders, Malcolm Cotton Dobbs, and Gerald Harris, a member cf the Board cf Directors of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare, were arrested at Birmingham on "suspicion of vagrancy" charges. (Harris and Dobbs are executives of the Communist dominated American Youth Congress.) Telegrams of pretest were immediately GrfeniBl Cream a a gives a (ouch of satisfaction. Recaptures fct tendL-r skin youth. Co- kpr I has teen psv and federal expense accounts.

wiule. at Gelders have worked closely with Mrs. Roosevelt in Southern welfare activities. least one federal official close to the White House protested to Birmingham authorities." Gelders has a "god thing" in Mrs. Roosevelt's friendship.

His wife Esther Gelders is a high-salaried official of the National Youth Administration. Despite the fact thst Government employees are supposedly barred frcm participation, they have a nice home in the Cr.haba Resettlement project. where Joe makes practical use of his influence by getting as much as three months behind in his rent. His daughter is going to college on an NYA scholarship at the taxpayers' expense and at exclusive Radcliffe if you please. In the intervening period the Southern Conference for Human Welfare has been most active hi sponsoring regional conferences and in setting up a committee or state council in every Southern state.

In the Tennessee committee the moving spirit is Myles Horton, Director of Highlander Fclk School, who. by the way, was one of the signers cf the original call for the "Conference." A permanent Youth Council was set, tco. under the leadership of Howard Lee of Atlanta, a Deputy Administrator, National Youth Administration, delegate from the Communist controlled American Students Union, American Youth Congress executive and now a lecturer at Highlander. Appointed to assist hiin were Edward Strong of the Communists' Negro Youth Congress, and Mary Jeane McKay of the American Youth Congress. This year the Southern Conference elected a new Chairman.

He is the Rev. John B. Thompson, former instructor at Highlander. Early in September Mr. Thompson was again honored by being elected Chairman of the American Peace Mobilization, the Communist which is taking the place cf 1 1-d and 5 sur- At tne comerence were cnans, Stme.

each and delays and photo lay-outs, prepar- of WPA. all of nf tr3Gi-c3 d' .,.,1,. pictured the South as an area nf estate-3-' i made over com- rptU0U5 v.h'ch must be This lptp'v reconstructed. was one Communist i irritation to loyal South- -SStity is erners ere- ten: ment A major controversy arose, now- behind ready ever, over the attempt of Negro and "Ration situ- white delegates to ignore the local Tnai was tinn law. When the nolice Ldt'" DlUiliui- for insisted that the law be obeyed Mrs Conference r- 3 two years ago, primarily Roosevelt, who was in attendance, politely demanded that enforcement of the law be held in obeyance while the "Conference" was in session.

Ker request was ignored and the "Conference" was moved to the First l0T tha wnoie Bon-card-carrying( claims to oe a Mofwork-T Gov tCEDTIW SHAISII 0 whilu.isA WHISKEY CINTUV DltTllLINS ffOHI. ILL. ww 3- fc'ius wim 'uc" -iTn men assist- the Jim crow oruuiance uiu noi ay- sen gave L7 civ to churches M011: as Mrs. Charlton denounced race ana segregation and told the delegates (jacpu "in obeying the law we do so with Crouch, Walter urn iegret ya Donovan were tne th ceiebrities. num- EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED Opened Daily From 8:30 to 5:00 p.

m. SUITABLE TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED Dr. Nicholas Norman O. D. THE MILLER ELDG.

dispatched to Secretary Henry Wal- the notorious L.eague for Peace and mc uuiuiiuua ijtdguc iui reave dliU inspirators and tneir bered among the speakers were John lace and Attorney General Jackson Democracy. The Vice Chairman by friends of the jailed trio. elected to serve with him were Paul Howard joeueiu-- National Negro Congress, Southern Tenant On August 21st the New York Post published the folio-wins dis- telXdoYuTe National Farmers demanded that patch; restored to the people, "The Department of Justice be Robeson, "American" Negro baritone who became a Soviet citizen, Reid Robison, Vice Chairman of the CIO, Jack McMichael, Chairman of the American Youth Congress, and Vito Marcantonio, President of the Communists' International Labor 7 Elizabeth Christman, secretary- ft Hi 0 (5 ft 0 0 0 0 0 bConovanamce Treasurer of the Women's Trade today revealed that it was investigating reports that three prominent Southern liberals, two of them friends of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt had b-en arrested Dobbs and action wnen T.MmP.

Marv McLeod Be Dated Septem- thune, Negro asistant to Aubrey promoted. Datea beptem e. fnmpr 4l7 nd h. executive of the Religion and Labor what Foundation and President of Com to, about" Williams also "V' V. I 'Z cunicieiicc wui uc Kji.

1 v. facilities of his Govern- this country ficance. It will make kageccy available to help put aferenee over. Louise 0. Charlton, United Comnussioner at Birmhing- realize that ecnonmic and political barriers between whites and Negroes must be broken." When George N.

Reynolds, of Chicago, a Rosenwald Fund executive, advocated a reduction in the number of farmers as a solution to used as "winaow dress-n-ed as Chairman while Gaference was being organ- tai knew so little about what on that she sent a formal the farm tenancy proDiem and xo to "Comrade Donovan "to this end advocated teaching birth Swwork." She knew, however, control in rural areas, and after hp National ReD- Aubrey Williams averred that he nf thp rv.mmunist-rnn- wasn't so sure that the class war id Workers Alliance, and it was. wasn't all right, the fat was in the Li apacity that he spoke at the fire orJalr. iwwx." She was of course in By the time the "Conference" got pe sympathy with everything around to passing resolutions de- sent on. nouncing tne uirmingnam segrega- aHoEyDowd, national board tion (Jim Crow) law and resolving tser of the women Trade to nota no iurtner meetings in citiej pLeaiue. an organuization very where such laws are in effect, de ws dear to Mrs.

Roosevelt's manding abolition of poll tax laws, semd as Secretary of the denouncing the Dies Committee, and leeEce and handled the de- demanding the release of the five Scottsboro beys, Birmingham was ssoid be recalled that the Wo- up in arms. Trade Union Leagua, accord- In high indignation the Alabama dcsument seized by Gov- Council of Women's Democratic fat ajents in 1922, was con- Clubs called a mass meeting and as part of the open and legal passed a resolution which said in 7 of tne then illegal Com- part: Party of America. "We express our contempt fcr the oJ and Crouch also will be left-wing agitators who are respon- as tne two men who sitae for the actions taken and rec- wd tee first Communist unit ord the fact that this was not a con- United States Army when ference of Southern people repre-stationed at Hawaii After senting the South, but of interlopers pnson terms for their trea- with ideas, purposes and designs activities, they were highly inimical to Southern traditions and the Commun ist5. Tnrlav entirely fnrpion tn thf Smith's: npafp Their kcatinii5ro tv, u. nam her 4V, vwum euiia wit aixuii iuulo uiiaui a ui South, official Communist the conference, hiding behind cer- W0fe Pershing tho flactrm.

tin n( fho. attwe 18 associate editor a number of Federal officeholders of. this reSin, deceived our people as feiCur '-one of the three to the real origin of the conference America- re- and as to its real purpose, it now irambuUasthP i AnT erKan Soviet Re- ference proceedings that it was con- nvty, while ceived and directed 17BtvIuJ 1 CA pj OlLV-lIlP'l I it tb Dy M0S" politicians connected witn fessor of the National Administration, and WStiBui iNauonat Aamimstration, ws (M, and Tactics for the professional radical agitators, some oi tne world TI of whom v.3i7 tt their Communistic tendencies, and Uncords 0t 1116 de" that its main objective was to pro- lWiT prornoters vide a springboard for subtle left- faiw J'e for wing propaganda, and for a sinister Wsnier, cf4, wrere attack uPn Southern ideals and Wtief' clevrly was traditions." Arteitjf8 thaU but A few days later the Birmingham tWn resented City Commission met to pass a reso- Caaats aPPened, luUon which contained the phrase: 1 Cpass put "tt is sufficiently apparent from In this holiday season, tne employes and management of tiiis Company and associated Companies brmg you their best wishes. These Christmas wislies are meant to last the year-round, and for years to come. ThrougK dependable deliveries of Natural Gas lb local distribution companies, our organizations work year in, year out, to contribute to your greater comfort and happiness.

If Christmas day dawns cold, those Gulf South homes which now enjoy Dependable Natural Gas Service will be unfailingly warm and comfortable. The best of dinners can be cooked dependably by Natural Gas this Christmas, and in all the coming years. -i propa- developments that the real object of these lor i the conference was a left-wing etherTn movement, financed in whole or in evivt u- "eir own. part bv Commnnirf! ovtencirp. Washing fr0m ly aided fey WPA and other federal glan' tf not Tr employees TtavPij tne Formally the Commission asked of the question "What part did Aubrey Bv UOnovan.

Williams; VJ pl ii, Tir a Irtit r31 "KtniCtions a So, working as well as wishing not only now but also all year-round to make Christmas and every other day happier for you and yours, our organizations join in saying A Very to be dnn. it lILl5 coherence, iormuiat- hat he also mS th Program, and developing the Merry Christmas! DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN! DEPENDABLE NATURAL GAS SERVICE '-Lr ot 7 LU Personal attending?" nat he called The Commissioners also wanted to iZ-A aiffieograoh i nw the International Labor De- iTi totiiTn. ter CnSe was a Communist organization. l1Sl wanted to know, too, if 55 said -Tu In 1 53016 D- had solicited the IS. KenZZr Ne5roes of Birmingham for contri- nted." fiThite; 4 0nS t0 Pay exPenses of the dele-t send car-w t6d gates' "had! tj people- to -rr Not only that- the Negroes who wi l.proh ontributed were told that the meeSf ted with the backing cf the PbsmS? Federal Administration, would take hfeS? sbout Wi! 3 for rights for Negroes NATIONAL DEFENSE (The Gulf SouUf GAS SERVICE ADEQUATE TU THt lt.t.US ut NATURAL mAf.M LW'fcspite the -S0Uth' deluding voting privi ifvf'tedlw le-e" Another promise was tha that s8 -aser ai 'ning would be for the sug- Scottsboro bovs.

-uet 'Jpe of as of vs. Qe also 0R0ERGR00RD A god bit cf money was also raised by Joe Gelders in the north and lile east, and it is interesting to speculate how successful he was in Washington, where he was an over- about fur-.