Fifty thousand pledges to fight racial and religious hatred in the United States will be gathered here in honor of Dr. Stephen S. Wise’s first visit to Los Angeles in 20 years, which was marked by a dinner last night at the Ambassador Hotel and by a non-sectarian mass meeting tonight at the Shrine Auditorium. The text of the pledge reads:
“I sign this pledge in a fight against racial intolerance, bigotry, oppression and all such hatreds that are devices of fascism which at once weaken our unity in the world war in which we are engaged and undermine our democracy.”
Speaking at the dinner last night, Dr. Wise urged that Jews appeal to Prime Minister Churchill to rescind the British White Paper of 1939. He suggested that such an appeal also be directed to President Roosevelt asking his influence in the matter.
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