“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/13/201 Identification Form “Agency Information AGENCY: FBI . RECORD NUMBER:  124-90143-10398 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 100-370750-149 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LA - TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 06/29/1949 ‘PAGES: 25 SUBJECTS : . JOHN HOWARD LAWSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 10/09/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT tt yr vereemnensseinatneneeneth v9.1 | DocId: 32338980 Page 1
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 _ y QO DATE WHEN MADE 6/29/49 INTERNAL SECURITY - C, » dack4awson synopsisorracts: On 6/13/49 US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the con a viction of subject in District Court, Subject previously oo / convicted of contempt for refusing to tell House Committee ~ \) on Un-American Activities whether he was or had been a me ber of CP. Attorney for subject states case will be appealed to Supreme Court. "Hollywood 10", which includes subject, filed suit against movie studios for $51,858,975. under - Sherman Antitrust law, Complaint charges a number of filn S&F studios with conspiracy not to employ them or produce pic- = tures utiliz their professional talents, Subject men= tioned at JUDI AL trial as one "singled out for wt praise" in Ge lan, e publication of Moscowdominated -.. = Comintern, LAWSON ed in drawing up statement of protest, . - tN Comments of LAWSON re ASP ored "Peace Conference" set ON out. Subject recently completed lecture series sponsored “ by LA, Calif, Labor School. His comments set out. Subjectt, -° activities in ASP set out. ZOLTAN:KORDA presently negotiaw ~ ting with subject to write screen/story., At CRC mocting . LAWSON said that JAMES FORRESTAL ran out of rest home saying "The reds are after mc." LAWSON pointed out that ‘until recently this man controlled the Armed Forces of this country ' and that right now there may be other men with warped minds «fe \ i in our government, . /, oP oe HEREIN JS UNCLASSIFIED ed 1 REFERENCE: Bureau File #1002199, SAS 4k Report of SA BERNARR M, PTACEK dated 4/25/49 at bon Angeles, : | a uw” - + . yin. trative | 3) 3 “ COPIES OF THIB REPORT “ . “ 1 1 ew York (Infos) (2100-80938) gi ( 3 Los Angeles OPIES DESTROYED 28 {AAR 23 1963 Docld: 32336980 Page 2?
= = i Cc 2107 Hote). Released jnder the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC © a ye DATE: 11-14-7017 . Ct CS Baek a Ta ot — € la 100-21198 | “is by no moans the established law of Amrica, We believe the American concept that government is the servant of the people, not =~ their master, will again become, as it has been, the reality of the American way of life," ANTI-TRUST SUIT FILED AGAINST MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS TED A matter which is currently occupying the attention of the Holly-_ wood Council of ASP involves the recent book authored by screen writer . ERT MALTZ, one of the "Hollywood Ten.* It appears that the book, called in "The Wourney of Simon McKeever", was bought by Twentieth Century-Fox Studios. However, the-studio has since decided to shelve the intended motion picture based on the book although no reason for doing so has been announced publicly. It has been learned confidentially through CGII 3111, however, that actually what happened was that pressure from important members of . Twentieth Century's Board of Directors in New York has resulted in shelving the production, CNDILA CD60 advises that the Hollywood ASP considers this matter as extremely important and is directing its attention toward making as much Propaganda capital of it as possible. As a matter of interest to the ‘Ss Bureaa in connection with ASP activity generally, the following may be 7 t an . . , On May 9, 1949, HERBERT BIRERMAN discussed with a representative of the "Daily People's World® the matter of MALTZ* new novel and how, after purchasing the screen rights, Twentieth Century-Fox and the Motion Picture Producers Association now say it will never be made into a picture, BIBERMAN said that ASP was working up a big protest meeting to be held at the El Patio Theater in Hollywood on May 25th next and that he wanted the "People? World" to give it plenty of publicity. “eople’s Suit for triple damages of. $51,858,975 under the Sherman antitrust Law was filed in Federal court yesterday by 10 Hollywood writers who were . cited for contempt by Congress for refusing to tell whether they were memberg of the Communist Party and who later were suspemed by their studios, “The complaint charges a nuaber of major film studios, fila organ- Low itations and John Does with a conspiracy not to employ the writers nor produce _ pictures utilizing their professional talents, Np eae a "Plaintif, e/in the suit \are Writers Lest Lawson, Albert » i ytryk, g Ty Ire, ssie, Dalton Trumbo, Ornitz and bert Biberman, ar "They name as defendants Loew's,Ince, owners of the MGM studio; 20th -h- Docld:32338980 Page 3 Tred Co (Uomo
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote} . DATE: ” ent : uy Docld: 323389380 Page 4 Trood do-Crgeneh extent its power in Europe in order to protect all-of the imperialistic - holdings in the world. Soviet Russia recently proposed a survey of all _ the labor of the world, This would include the imperialist slaves of | file. 11-14-2017 ; . on ye Africa baing exploited by the Firestone Rubber Company at a menial Wagee The U. S. immediately proposed that the slave labor of the Soviet Union be investigated, LAWSON closed with the comment "The future belongs to labor == that means the future belongs to us.# In the question and answer period LAWSON told about the strike of the dock workers in Seattle, Washingtm during the year 1919. The dock workers had refused to load ships taking material to the American Arny Which was illegally in Russia, At that time WILSON went down the streets of Seattle in his automobile andthe dock workers turned their backs on him, The original notes of the writer will be found in the los Angeles LAWSON's concluding speech in this series was held dune 10, 1949 | at the South Hall of the Embassy Auditorium, 519 West 9th Ste The title of this speech was "The American Tradition", ‘Milk 3287 was ‘in, attendance at. this speech and reported as follows: _} LAWSON said "We find the dignity of man on trial in Foley Square ‘, _ in New. York ca ty Trial of the National Committee of the CP) The American ~ gestapo headed ecadent J. Edgar Hoover, planted papers and seeds of = dissension in the purse of frail, young Jewish girl named JUDITH COPLON, _ This they call the maintenance of the dignity of man. (Applause) (In reference to the persons mentioned in the FBI report at COPLON trial.) LAWSON said these fine Americans have denied their affiliation with the CP and guch denials have been necessary as @ man cannot be dignified when he is denied the right to work, | He then spoke on the right of the individual to education and gaid that education has been promoted in great portion by means of the theater and cultural activities, The planting of the names of persons active in the cultured mediuns will result in control of the motion picture industry and those who educate the people will be slandered so their efforts will not reach in society where needed, This isa capitalistic — _ means of tightening of the reins of the productive medium of the theater. The first step was seen when the iigiyroed Tent were chosen by capitalist iwesti-~ gators in the motion picture stry as a threat to those who might endeavor. ~ to bring culture to masses of people who attend theaters, They are not-«': satisfied with the results they have now obtained. We now see the culture of education and free speech under control, LAWSON compared conditions in 9°! ° the U. 8. to happenings in Germany in Hitler's time. He also made comparisons” to Plato's Republic, He continued that the great wealth in the U. 8. controlled art academies and ethical works have been denied the American people because -15-