▁and ▁profession als ▁to ▁un ite ▁" in ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁workers ' ▁republic , ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic s ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁J RC ▁members ▁who ▁public ly ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ' s ▁US ▁president ial ▁sl ate ▁( Will iam ▁Z . ▁F oster ▁and ▁James ▁W . ▁Ford ) ▁included : ▁ ▁Em Jo ▁Bass he , ▁Robert ▁Cant well , ▁Or rik ▁Joh ns , ▁Grace ▁L ump kin , ▁Lang ston ▁Hugh es , ▁Mike ▁Gold , ▁and ▁Louis ▁L oz ow ick . ▁▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁J RC s ▁took ▁a ▁strong ▁st ance ▁against ▁Hitler ▁and ▁the ▁rising ▁t ide ▁of ▁F asc ism ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁J RC s ▁held ▁a ▁second ▁national ▁conference . ▁ ▁Att ende es ▁include : ▁ ▁Jack ▁Con roy , ▁Mer idel ▁Le ▁Sue ur , ▁Alan ▁Cal mer , ▁Or rick ▁Joh ns , ▁Joe ▁Jones , ▁N elsen ▁Al gren , ▁William ▁Phill ips , ▁Philip ▁Rah v , ▁Alfred ▁Hay es , ▁Gilbert ▁Rock e , ▁Jan ▁W itten ber , ▁Mike ▁Gold , ▁Richard ▁Wright , ▁Alexander ▁Tra chten berg , ▁A . B . ▁Mag il , ▁Jack ▁S . ▁Bal ch , ▁Joseph ▁North . ▁ ▁D iss ol ution ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6