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2190 COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT Mr. NiTTLE. You have, on or about January 15, changed the name to "Women's International Strike for Peace," is that right? Mrs. Wilson. Yes. Mr. NiTTLE. I hand you a copy of Vol. 1, No. 1, of the Washington Newsletter, Women's International Strike for Peace. It is not dated. Mrs. Wilson. Oh, dear. Mr. NiTTLE. And it appears as emanating from 1822 Massachusetts Avenue. On page 4 this statement in the paragraph on the top of the page appears : "You'll recall that on January 15, Women Strike for Peace became 'WISP,'" which I assume is an abbreviation for Women's International Strike for Peace? Mrs. Wilson. Yes. Mr. NiTTLE. "Though it seems long ago, we think you'd like to know what happened * * * ." Now, it appears that this newsletter was issued at a time subsequent to January 15. Was the name "Women's International Strike for Peace" suggested to you by other persons? Mrs. Wilson. No, I am afraid I just don't remember that. It is one of those things that came about so naturally and, of course, it is a beautiful word, you know, much better than "WSP." (Document marked "Wilson Exhibit No. 1" and retained in committee files.) Mr. NiTTLE. Let me ask you this then. Do you recollect whether this new title for your organization was recommended to you by any member of the New York group of Women Strike for Peace? Mrs. Wilson. No, it wasn't. I am pretty sure of that. Mr. NiTTLE. I ask that, Mrs. Wilson, because on January 11, 1962, January 12, 1962, and on January 14, 1962, there were various cablegrams addressed to an organization known as Women's International Strike for Peace and addressed to "WISP New York, New York." They are cablegrams from various peace leaders from other countries. I have a list here. I don't think it is necessary to go down the list, but they appear from Australia, from India, and from Canada. Now, our inquiry is, Why should these cablegrams be addressed to an organization whose name has not as yet been changed, but addressed to it in a subsequently changed name and addressed to New York? Mrs. Wilson. You make it sound terribly dramatic. Mr. NiTTLE. Let me put it this way. Mrs. Wilson. I'll answer it. Mr. NiTTLE. All right. Would you answer it? Mrs. Wilson. The question is simply that we had a lady who was kind enough to volunteer to make the contact with the women in the other countries and she resided in New York, so that became a telegraphic address from then on. Mr. NiTTLE. Your international coordinator, as a matter of fact, is a lady who is on the New York Coordinating Committee, is she not? Mrs. Wilson. I don't really know whether she is or not. Mr. NiTTLE. Yes. That is Mrs. [Ruth] Gage-Colby, isn't it? Mrs. Wilson. Yes. Mr. NiTTLE. Yes, of course. You know her very well. Mrs. Wilson. Sure.
COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT 2191 Mr. NiTTLE. And the chairman of the International Work Com- mittee is Mrs. Gladys Blum, who is on the Central Coordinating Committee of the New York group ; is that not correct? Mrs. Wilson. I guess so. I don't know, Mr. NiTTLE. And I assume that since the lady you are speaking of is the international coordinator, that the international contacts had emanated from her connection with the New York group; is that right? Mrs. Wilson. I don't think I quite understand that. Mr. NiTTLE. Let me put it this way. The international contacts then rest with the lady who is a member of the Metropolitan New York group of Women Strike for Peace? Mrs. Wilson. Yes, I suppose so. She's in New York. Yes, she would be. Mr. Nittle. I would like to ask you at the beginning. Is it not a fact that you do not really exercise the effective leadership or control over the New York group? Mrs. Wilson. I think I already explained that. I mean we all act on our own. Mr. Nittle. Has not the New York group played the dominant role in actions attributed to Women Strike for Peace? Mrs. Wilson. Heavens, I think the women in other cities would be mortified if I said that. Mr. Nittle. Was the picketing at the White House by Women Strike for Peace .on January 15, 1962, your idea? Mrs. Wilson. Oh, my goodness. My personal idea you mean? Mr. Nittle. Yes. Mrs. Wilson. Well, it is very hard to recall, you loiow. When you discuss things in a group, ideas pop out from everybody at that time. When you come away, you all think it was your idea, you laiow. Mr. Nittle. I take it that you did not personally call for and initiate the organization of the January 15, 1962, demonstration? Mrs. Wilson. I would like to think I did. Mr. Nittle. You would like to think you did? Mrs. Wilson. I would like to think I did. Anyway, I am sure I had some part in it. Mr. Nittle. Now I want to refer to the picketing of the United Nations on February 20, 1962, which was for the announced purpose of protesting President Kennedy's decision to resume nuclear testing. Was that your idea? Mrs. Wilson. I think we all demonstrated on that day. We were most disturbed. Mr. Nittle. What I mean to say is, Did you call for that particular demonstration and did you initiate it? Mrs. Wilson. I am not quite sure about that specific one, but it would have worked in exactly the same way as all our other demonstrations did. One area would think of an idea for an action, shall we say, and will then communicate with other groups throughout the country, and in each city where they want to take this action the}'' will do so. Now, in this city it was of course in front of the White House that we demonstrated. In New York it was in front of the United Nations. Mr. Nittle. Do you know whether the idea in this particular instance originated from any member of the New York group of Women Strike for Peace?
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