Nikola Tesla FBI Files - Page 231

throughout the world its message of redoubled efforts to crush HITLER and guarantee a democratic victory for the world.

Keynote--Production for Victory

Production and sacrifice were the keynote motifs of the main address of the congress delivered by LEO KRZYCKI. Reminding listeners that American Slavs occupy a key position in America's war industrial pattern, he called for greater efforts this year to turn the scales of victory in favor of the democracies.

How to safeguard American war production and American morale took up the following sessions which were addressed by Prof. J. J. ZMRHAL, President of the Czechoslovak National Council of America, on fifth-column activities and measures to be taken against them; FRANK N. ISBEY, chairman of the Michigan Defense Savings Program on national morale; ELI OLIVER, of the Labor Division of the War Production Board and GEORGE ADDES, Secretary-Treasurer of the Auto Workers Union on problems facing labor in the war industries. These subjects were treated in further detail in special panel discussions later.

10,000 Hear Hon. Paul V. McNutt

Two thousand plates were served at the banquet tendered the delegates and guests by the Michigan Committee of the American Slav Congress in the Masonic Temple on April 25.

But the climax of the congress was a victory rally in the Michigan State Fair Coliseum where 10,000 persons assembled to hear the Hon. PAUL V. McNUTT, Federal Security Administrator and U. S. Government representative to the Congress who greeted the delegates and drew thunderclaps of applause by his appeal for "more tanks for TIMOSHENKO". "In this first Slav Congress you have shown the world the miracle of American unity," he declared.

A message from President ROOSEVELT was received wishing the Congress success in its work."