The red network; a "who's who" and handbook of radicalism for patriots ([c1934])

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Who Is Who in Radicalism? 333 Communist-inspired to prevent Am. inter- ference when Communists were trying to capture the Chinese Nationalist Party); Am. Fed. Russian Famine Rel.; vice chmn. N. C. for P. W. 1932; endorser "Profes- sional Patriots"; attacked D.A.R.; Free- thinker's Ingersoll Com. 1933; home Emporia, Kan. WHITNEY, CHARLOTTE ANITA: active Communist; was Cal. Communist cand.; treas. Labor Unity and Cooperators Press, San F. since 1919; treas. People's Coun. of Cal. 1917-9; treas. Cal. Lab. Def. Coun. 1919-21; stockholder in "Liberator"; convicted under Cal. criminal syndicalism law, 1920; conviction affirmed by U.S. Supreme Ct.; A.C.L.U. and other radical org. active in seeking pardon; Jane Addams sent telegram to Gov. urging pardon; par- doned about 1928; N.C. to A.S.M.F.S.; nat. com. W.I.R. 1928; nat. com. A.A.A.I. Lg. 1928; Pris. Rel. Fund; endors. W.I.R. letter for "Hunger Marchers" 1932; nat. com. I.L.D. 1930. WILDER, THORNTON N.: author; teacher at U. of Chgo. since 1930; Am. Com. for S.A.W.; Am. com. W.C.A.W. WIECK, AGNES BURNS: former wife of Belleville, 111. miner; pres. Women's Aux. of Prog. Miners of Am.; friend of Prof. Robt. Morss Lovett; protested against barring Communist delegates at Continental Congress of Wkrs. and Farmers at Springfield, Aug. 1933; was leader march of thousands of women on Springfield, Oct. 1933; because of radicalism has been barred from speaking before some miners' locals and charged with being "Hell raiser." WILLETT, HERBERT L.: minister Kenilworth, 111. Union Ch.; formerly U. of Chgo. prof.; Chgo. Fell. Faiths; C.M.E. 111. com.; Chgo. rep. Fed. Coun. Chs.; assoc. ed. ultra-radical "Christian Century." WILLIAMS, ALBERT RHYS: bro. of David R.; Communist social worker; has been in Russia, principally, since before the revolution; People's Freedom Union, 1920. WILLIAMS, DAVID RHYS: bro. of Albert R.; nat. coun. L.I.D. for N.Y.; advis. com. A.C.L.U.; nat. exec. com. I.L.D. 1928; nat. com. A.A.A.I. Lg. (Chgo.) 1928; former pastor Unitarian Ch., Oak Park, 111.; home now Rochester, N.Y. WILLIAMS, HAROLD: colored; one of ten principal Communist Party leaders; mem. Negro delg. to Russia, 1932; bus. mgr. "Liberator"; director of defense activities of Lg. Strugg. Negro Rts. WILLIAMS, HOWARD Y.: bd. dir. L.I.D.; exec. sec. and nat. org. L.I.P.A. since 1929; exec. com. Jt. Com. on Un- emp.; nat. advis. com. Sacco-V. Nat. Lg.; Berger Nat. Found.; A.C.L.U.; Com. for Thomas 1929; studied Union Theol. Sem.; former Unitarian minister; Socialist; Farmer-Labor cand. 1928; camp. con\. Conf. Prog. Pol. Act. 1933; U.S. Cong. Ag. War. WILLIAMS, TYRELL: Prof. Law Sch. Wash. U., St. Louis, Mo.; Nat. Citiz. Com. Rel. Lat. Am. 1927; Nat. Pop. Govt. Lg. (charges against Dept. of Justice); Nat. Save Our Schs. Com. WILLIAMSON, JOHN: nat. exec. com. Communist Party U.S.A.; was org. sec. Dist. No. 8 (Chgo.); nat. sec. Young Wkrs. Lg. (now Young Communist Lg.) from 1924 on; dist. org. Communist Party, Dist. No. 6, Cleveland, 1933. WILSON, REV. BEN. F.: brother of J. Stitt Wilson; pro-Soviet spkr. for the Communist celebration of Russian Revo- lution under auspices of F.S.U. in San Francisco (Western Wkr. 10/23/33) on "My Experiences in U.S.S.R." at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Nov. 3, 1933; coun. Pa. Com. Total Disarm.; Erie, Pa. minister. WILSON, EDMUND: Communist; Emer. Com. So. Pol. Pris.; author of article "How I Came to Communism" ("New Masses," Sept. 1932); nat. com. W.I.R.; treas. Pris. Rel. Fund 1932; Com- munist Lg. P. G. for F. & F. 1932; assoc. ed. "New Republic" 1926-31; John Reed Club; address New Republic, N.Y.C. WILSON, J. STITT: Chr. Soc. Act. M. 1932; nat. com. Nat. R. & L. Found. 1933; lecturer; Socialist; pacifist; active with Lochner in org. of Emer. Peace Fed. 1915 (Lusk Report); "Yours for the Revo- lution" People's College; Soc. Party cand. for Cong, from Cal. 1932; state convener of Cal. Continental Cong, of Wkrs. and Farmers, 1933; home Berkeley, Cal. WILSON, LILITH M.: nat. exec. com. Socialist Party; nat. com. Lg. Against Fas- cism; mem. Pa. State Legislature; sponsor of socialized medicine bill and old age pensions. WILSON, LUCY L. W.: principal So. High Sch. for Girls, Phila., since 1915; advis. coun. A.S.C.R.R.; on recep. com. for Bertrand Russell, Mar. 1927; W. I. L.P.F.; her "New Schools of New Rus- sia" pub. by communistic Vanguard Press; Young Pioneers' (Communist) organ praised her pro-Soviet attitude. WILSON, WALTER: Fed. Press corres.; N.C. to A.S.M.F.S.; Nat. Com. Def. Pol. Pris.; financial contrib. I.L.D.; contrib. ed. "Labor Defender"; Nat. Miners Union