Show OPPOSING COMMUNISM headed by maior general mark L hersey retired who commanded the fourth division of the A E F in F ranee the american alliance will seek the enactment of pending legislation in congress aimed at the suppression of communistic activities whose object is to overthrow our present form of government i among the measures favored by the alliance are those for the expulsion of alien communists from this country to make it a crime to advocate the overthrow of our government by force and violence to further investigate the spread of communistic propaganda to prohibit the importation into the united states of products from russia or other countries in which the freedom of labor individual liberty private enterprise or the right of private ownership of property are not protected by law it is the contention of the american alliance that all imports i from soviet russia are manufactured in whole or in part by forced labor and imported into this country in direct competition with free american laboi and taxpaying industries and that it is the deity of congress to protect our people from this unfair competition the organization is also in accord with the wilson hardag coolidge and hoover policy of recognition non of the soviet union on the executive and advisory committee of the american alliance are many distinguished and patriotic citizens including admiral richard P hobson rt rev james E freeman bishop of washington mrs J D sherman former president general of the general federation of clubs rabbi abram c ion president of the washington board of education james E west chief scout executive of the boy scouts of america and acores of other notables their program seems to be in line with sound american principles |