Communist activities in the peace movement (Women Strike for ...

COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT 2161
Mr. NiTTLE. I specifically point out to you in Exhibit No. 2 that the
sponsoring group is noted as the Conference of Greater New York
Peace Groups, "100 Days for Peace." What is the significance of
that addition of "100 Days for Peace" following the title of your
organization?
Mrs. Gross. My answer is the same as before.
Mr. NiTTLE. It is the committee's information that following the
Senate investigation of Communist infiltration of the nuclear test ban
movement, which closed in October 1960, Henry Abrams formed an
organization called the Conference of Greater New York Peace Groups
in November 1960 and that he assumed the position of chairman of
the conference. It appears that this organization was established by
Henry Abrams for the purpose of providing a vehicle for peace agitation
by persons expelled from chapters of SANE in its efforts to eliminate
Communists from its ranks. Immediately after it was formed,
the Conference of Greater New York Peace Groups—beginning on
January 21, 1961—staged "100 Days for Peace" agitation of various
kinds in New York City under the sponsorship of a 100 Days for
Peace Committee—for which Henry Abrams, by the way, served as
spokesman.
Is this a correct explanation of the use of the phrase "100 Days
for Peace" in Exhibit No. 2.
Mrs. Gross. My answer is the same as before.
Mr. NiTTLE. Have you not also been selected as the cochairman
of the West Side Peace Committee?
Mrs. Gross. My answer is the same as before.
Mr. NiTTLE. The committee's investigation reveals that you were
in fact selected as the cochairman of the West Side Peace Committee.
Therefore I ask, Are you presently serving in that capacity?
Mrs. Gross. My answer is the same as before.
Mr. NiTTLE. It is the committee's information that the West
Side Peace Committee was formed on or about February 1961, following
the expulsion of Henry Abrams from SANE in January 1961.
Was not the West Side Peace Committee formed on or about February
1961?
Mrs. Gross. My answer is the same as before.
Mr. NiTTLE. Committee investigation discloses that the West Side
Peace Committee was established as a neighborhood group or action
committee in support of the coordinating organization known as the
Conference of Greater New York Peace, Groups. The function of the
Conference of Greater New York Peace Groups appears to be to
involve other organizations in the so-called peace movement and
to coordinate their activity on special projects.
Was not the West Side Peace Committee established as a neighborhood
group in support of the Conference of Greater New York Peace
Groups?
Mrs. Gross. My answer is the same as before.
Mr. NiTTLE. It is the committee's information that you, Ceil
Gross, were appointed as a cochairman of the newly formed West
Side Peace Committee and that you have been active in it since its
inception.
Is that not a correct statement of fact?
Mrs. Gross. My answer is the same as before.
Mr. NiTTLE. Our investigation further discloses that your residence
at 145 West 96th Street, Apartment lOA, New York City, telephone
RI 9-0506, has been designated as the official address of the West
Side Peace Committee.