if h | HW 54460 Toa arene... JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form 5/13/201 . AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Agency Information Peleased under the John Kennedy Assassination Records FBI 124-90143-10140 oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). asef#: NW 54460 Date: ) 1O-O4-2017 HQ 100-370750-NR ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: x SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : ’ Document Information FBI LA HQ 12/11/1941 11 HERBERT BIBERMAN JOHN HOWARD LAWSON PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 10/09/1998 INDEFINITE RPT v9.1 Docld: 32338722 10 Page 1
Recee, ere *, FEDERAL BUREAU OF NVESTIGATION THis CASE ORIGINATED AT LOS ANGELES a ~ , 100-6769 FILE No. REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN MADE PERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY I LOS ANGELES | aa/afia | i,” “8s, Re RUSSO “CHARACTER OF CASE “HERBERT BI MAR LL SPOR TIOW CoMTAINED . JOHN, HOWARD IN. HERG 15 UNCLASSIFIED oo SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: | | th: Russian Consul; direct ‘Soviet. + diplomatic pouahes, for: trans a Subtle Commins st, propaganda. noted in ubject. LAWSON ‘under’ ‘eponsorshi American Writers P. League’ of "3 LAWSON'S role ty] ne" ‘for. reception ‘tendered. ‘BRSKI u ALDWELL cited APPROVED AND FORWARDED: SPECIAL AGENT , : — IN CHARGE | . DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES - Cea] 370 250+ a ' COPIES OF THIS REPORT (Bureau % 2 New York : 2 Los Angeles U. S$. GOV.SRNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 7—2034 HW 54460 Docld:32336722 Page 2? I
ty y the Russian Government, Army, and people. During this period, Subject has stated that he was certain that Russia would dominate the peace conferences | which would result from this war, and has stated that the mistakes of the last peace conference would not be repéated, inasmuch as Russia has the position, of guardian of the people of the world, and would not. permit them to be "duped" ' again. He stated that. this would be possible because of the great numbers of people who are now organized in the labor movement. Subject continued in this vien, stating that he did not believe that Russia would act to institute Com munism immediately after the war, but. stated rather that Russia would permit the democracies to be re-built before it actively engaged in agitation for "progress." Attention is invited to the Subject's choice of the word "progress." . On the same date, Subject expressed happiness at WENDELL WILKI£°S acceptance of the appeal before the United States Supreme Court of WILLIAM SCHNEIDERMAN, Communist presently found guilty of criminal syndicalism by the State Courts of California. He stated that he believed this was signifi- | cant, inasmuch as WILKIE represents "Wall Street," and the moneyed interests, and that he believed he would ultimately accept Communism. He stated further that WENDELL WILKIE in his recent trip to Hollywood had appeared before a group of motion picture and other Hollywood executives and made an "off the record" speech, Subject stated that while he had not attended this luncheon, he had been told that in his speech, WILKIE stated that the reason why the people of Russia were fighting so valiently was because they had formerly lived under a Government which had not given them the fruits of their labors and had set up one which did. He stated also that WILKIE had said that they were fighting strongly and bravely to protect this country. Subject then went on to say that WILKIE had stated that the days of big profits and the economic system which we know were over, and that what Russia was doing was one of the future problems with which the businessmen of America would have to deal, On this same date, reporting agent while speaking to temporary Confidential National Defense Informant Number 3, who was present at the speech, which Subject referred to, asked him whether or not WILKIE had made any of the foregoing statements, and the Informant advised that he had not. - Throughout the period of instant report, Subject has been _ presenting the typical Communist propaganda to reporting agent, and on December 4, 1941, presented Agent with a gift in the form of a novel by EDWARD BELLAMY, entitled, "LOOKING BACKWARD." On the flyleaf of this book, Subject made an appropriate and sentimental inscription, and signed it, under the name of December 4, 1941. It is noted that this book contains an introduction by the late HEYWOOD BROUN, in which he states, "BELLAMY did see with clear vision things and factors . much more important than the possibility of hearing a sermon without going to church. Much which is now established in Soviet Iussia bears at least a likeness.to the industrial army visioned in this prophetic. book. However, Communism can scareely claim BELLAMY as its own, for he emphasizes repeatedly the non-violent features of the revolution which he imagined, Indeed, at one point he argues that the left- wingers of his own day impeded change by the very excesses of ‘their technical philosophy. 7 WW 54460 Docld: 32336722 Page 3