Session #82 · 1951–53

Speech #820158936

CHuRcH told the House of Representatives that the documents missing from the Anderson committee files- had been taken by one James H. Sheldon. whom he accused of having manipulated the Anderson committee for subversive purposes. He named Sheldon as an organizer for the American League Against War and Fascism. "the largest and most active of the Communist movements which was identified as a subversive Communist front by the Department of Justice." He said also that Sheldon was a "front" for the "International Labor Defense. which was branded as the legal arm of the Communist Party by former Attorney General Biddle." FBI files on "Prof." or "Dr." Sheldon will. no doubt. show also that Sheldon attended an international Communist conference behind the iron curtain in 1948. that his organization. the socalled NonSectarian AntiNazi League To Champion Human Rights. had been financed..at the time of the Anderson committee hearings. by a wealthy alien refugee. and that Sheldon and his organization acted as fronts for the Communistaiding Antidefamation League. A memorandum in the files of your Washington office will disclose that. following my conviction in this previous case. this same James H. Sheldon volunteered to supply your office with a complete report on me and my activities. and that the offer was turned down after the Department of Justice had advised the chief probation officer that Sheldon represented a "pinkish" organization and that if his report was accepted he might claim that he had something to do with putting Joe Kamp in jail.
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refugee

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Other

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Speech ID
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