Joseph Lash of New York, executive director of the union, and Molly Yard, Chicago, national chairman, both urged passage of the amendment.
I’m really surprised Molly Yard was on the right side of the issue. Most Reds at the time still considered Stalin as kindly old Uncle Joe. Also, even though the convention was held in Madison it appears to have been a national meeting of students, but I do believe that Madison did elect a commie as mayor around that time, obviously helped by the student population.