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==Communazi era==
==Communazi era==
After August 1939, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia were allies, and American Communists moved to support Germany and prevent American intervention in the war against Germany. Led by [[Joseph Lash]], a founder and executive secretary of the [[American Student Union]], many non-Communist students condemned the Soviet action. Although Communists were a minority of the membership if the ASU, by late 1939 they held a majority of the leadership positions and exerted powerful control over the organization’s national board. Communist ASU officers condemned Lash for his views, organized a successful campaign to vote him out of office, and adopted a communist, anti–New Deal, isolationist position. Most members then quit the ASU and many joined the new anti-communist International Student Service (ISS) which Lash headed.<ref> See http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,763168,00.html "Education: Pink to Red" ''TIME'' Jan. 8 1940]</ref> Lash became a close ally of [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], and a strong supporter of President Roosevelt.
Delegates to an American Youth Congress convention assembled on the south lawn of the White House in February, 1940 to hear a speech by the President. FDR referred to a resolution, passed by one of the Youth Congress, against the granting American aid to Finland on the ground that such action was "an attempt to force America into the imperialistic war." Roosevelt said,
Delegates to an American Youth Congress convention assembled on the south lawn of the White House in February, 1940 to hear a speech by the President. FDR referred to a resolution, passed by one of the Youth Congress, against the granting American aid to Finland on the ground that such action was "an attempt to force America into the imperialistic war." Roosevelt said,