860h.01/9–2844: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Harriman) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 28—1:15 p.m.]
3699. Second American Slav Congress was most prominent foreign news in press for September 27. Following items appeared:
1. Despatch datelined Pittsburgh September 24 featuring Krzycki’s53 speech. Krzycki referred to obligations of American Slavs in realization of goals of Moscow, Tehran and Cairo Conferences, predicted that American Slavs would vote for Roosevelt regardless [Page 919] of traditional party affiliations, praised role of Soviet Union in war against fascism and world leaders of Slavs, denounced American appeasers and alleged pro-Fascists elements, and demanded punishment of all Fascists and quislings. Item also refers to his criticism of John L. Lewis.54
Mention is also made of speeches by Metropolitan Benjamin55 and Mayor Scully,56 and of message from Thomas,57 President of United Automobile Workers Union.
2. New York despatch September 26 reporting receipt of messages by Congress from Hull, Governors of Indiana58 and Illinois,59 Mayor of Chicago60 and others.
- Leo Krzycki was vice president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (CIO), and national chairman of the American Slav Congress.↩
- President of the United Mine Workers Union.↩
- Metropolitan of the Aleutian Islands and North America; Patriarchal Exarch in America, who was endeavoring to gain control of the Orthodox church in the United States for the Patriarchate in Moscow.↩
- Cornelius Scully, Mayor of Pittsburgh.↩
- Holland Jay Thomas.↩
- Henry P. Schricker.↩
- Dwight H. Green.↩
- Edward J. Kelly.↩