ees weet On. the. back: oft a. . pamptite't, publisheal tn {920 by: the: Jeuis seth | pedehalé: ‘Commi ties; ‘100 ‘Pifth Avenue, New-York City,. entitled; “o~ Wor United. Action tn'the Straggle Against: anti-Senitisn and’ ives? |". =. ' Fascism," appears a list of the: sponsors of: this: srganisations eee els the -naine, of John Howard Lavison is included. Soe eee po mo, ae has: ‘Seen: ‘oharigéd - that ‘the ‘Jewieh People's comittea;.. a “ which’ ‘developed into. tie current organization known'as_the kimerienn’ fe! “ _Jewsh “Labor ‘Counei.1;:: was & Communist inspired EFOUPo, COnihe ? “ oe vdnformant of NY Office) ‘(100-11380-16 pr.409.65;, 6157590- oe oy Cire ott). “Sn the Péopkes Daily World. for ‘Sune: 17,1941," an. ‘article: eppaare es attacking. the Federal” Bureau of Investigation inthe ‘form of statements - oe - of varLous menbérs of the Citizens Committeé for Harry Bridges released ret eH fee 3, ‘by the: Committes. headquarters at 1265 Broadway, New. York City.  IngLuded oO ,  @mong individuals commenting.on the conduct of. the Bridges hearing — Chop tre - and the activities of ‘the. FBI. was -John Honard Haweon tue din aci ie gts and. .Sereen. writer." 5 (39-95-1382): ; a so . et eg ; It. has naan alleged: that. Jobin’ ‘dtioward Lawson's was, @ ee ma aponsor: of the Schappées Defense Committee which was. founded in ao OD. . New York City 1n July, 1941, to raise funds for amd help prosecute. the defense of Morris Us. Schappes. former City Collage instructor ~ who wae sentenced to & prieon terh in’ the State Penitentiary. for ‘e _. perjury arising out of a 1941-inquiry into Communism in _ educational: institutions... Theexpress purpose: of. the Committees ~~” ‘as ‘set forth in. one ‘or’ dis pamphlets was."to hélp:prosecute the~ “a ae : “egal ‘defensa; to. acquaint. ‘the labor movement; the educational’ world ‘ond . F062 903 a the general public with the issues: involved in this: casey to raise funds © .P 0). ‘ for. the-d¢fense arid to help Schappés support ‘those’. dependent upon him". oe, (Trash coverage: ‘on office of Labor Research Association, 80 E llth; St. NYC) . <> She name of-John Howard Lawson appeared as a sponsor-on a woe etrenlar digted buted by ‘the American Youth for. Denoeraays 4967: Brosdnay °- roe Detroit; 163, chigan;. gated December” 20; 19452 wry ao etothe  €€1=9°77-15-279).*- a: aren a ae, According” to ‘s. pamphlet: iasued: ty the. ‘Los’ ‘sgelee Workers  Sonoet:: : s John Howard Lawson» ° together with Albert Malts and other: invited lectureray © 9.8.6 "were to be the instructors atthe course entitled, "The American Democratic: eee - Tradition," an eight week course, tuition $3. ©The course was to be given - : et the Unitarian Church, -2936 West. 8th Street, Los ‘Angeles. Of. all’ tho . -gourape taught at the Worker'e an eee secording: to thie a. pamphlets: this | vas. NW 45838 Docid:32338882 Page 6
tho- only one: not bing taught: at t  Wobker's School. proper. “Aocated. at 22 ae West 3rd Streot, Los Angles. . hig. courso, according to the booklet, "will be a lecture course dealing with tho decisive periods in tho history of our . natiorig the democratic conditiona throughout the developmont of our peopice Beginning with the colonial period, ths course will: trace the ‘growth, problems and dévelopments of the American tradition during the period of tho Civil. War and roconetruction; it will deal also with the agrarian populist -° ‘thovement, the First’ World War and the prosent. war for national survival.” NW 45838 It ig to be noted that this. is not the sane courde' that was given by. Tawaon | at the school for the League of American Writers, ontitled, "Our Democratic - Heritage." . ¢he Los Angeles Yorkers School, founded in 1939; according to the pamphlet, bases its studies on the various teachings "in social Bcioncoe>s.Marxion.. the theory ‘and practive of the working clasd.and tho opeople!s movement throughout history.” he entire board of thé Workerd School are Gommunista, according to a confidential informant, who also . . Andicated that this school is the educational plant, for the Commniata in Los. Angeles County. (Confidential informant, -Harvey. Gilbett: Wolf (100-24499~234 p6) -' IA-Offiee) . In April, 1946, the Motion Picture. Alidainco, 3 159 ‘South Boveri yr - . Drive » Biverly Hills, California, an anti-Gomauniot group, published a: | pamphlet indicating that it desired to acquhint the manberehip. with what "Coumade Lawson" represents. he panphiot. set: forth: "Phe following partial Liat of Comrade: Lavwgon's affiliations and - activities is.condensed from the official report of tho Comitteo- -  - On UieAmerican Activities of the Use Se House: of Representatives. ‘ Bvery organization and publication mentioned in thie list wag established to the eatisfaction of the Comittes as either a Communist front, or. Communist controlled: — 7" Yember of tha American Coumitteo to Save Refugees (Forner. Gove” : Herbert Le Lohman’ of New York withdrew as a speaker at a banquet ' from this group, giving as his reason that organizations opongor= ing it were Communist fronts )> : "Signed. Open ‘Letter’ to President Roosevelt denanding t that, WO declare war on Finland. % "Member of anorican Comittee for Antd=tiagt seamen, soe "Sponsor of American Peace Mobilization which pickoted the, White | House during the Hitler-Stalin pact advocating No Aid to Britain DocId: 32338882 Page 7.
National. Committee “These meetingd, attended by V.' J: Jerome, head of the . Party's ‘cultural commission,' heard the Lawson report on the’ growth of - Communism in Hollywood including: ee : ne , "], “Lawson's success in recruiting stars, writers and ‘other Holly- _ wood figures to the ranks of the Communist Party. . | Sa “92, The extent of fund-raising “among stars who. gave money to the. >: -  ‘Amnumerable Red Frontse 0 8 Cita ots “M3, ° The’ ability of the Hollywood"comrades. to inject the ‘party © . line' into various movies in studios where the Reds had | influence." (100-24499-A) 0 een —_ _ On June 1, 1947,-an article appeared in "The Worker" ‘entitled, "Brig. Gen. Evans F. Carlson, Hero in Tar and Peace,* written by John . _ Howard Lawson. ‘The article eulogized the greatness of Carlson and con- a cluded with the statement, "Like. the men who died.at Makin and Guadacanal, ‘he gave his life to make. his country. andthe world free..’ While we mourn _his loss, we pledge ourselves to continue: the fight. . 00 sete, (LOO 242115) VII. CRIMINAL RECORD — There is an unverified report that at a lecture in June, 1942, - before a school of the League of American Writers, Lawson stated that on the day that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in Massachusetts, August 27, 1927, he, Lawson had been arrested in Boston for picketing the State ' Capitol. It is, further alleged, Lawson was arrested on: May 17,- 1934, on a charge of criminal-libel growing out of an article. _ which was written by Lawson:in: the Daily Worker, described.as:a_ Communist east coast organ,. defending a Communist organizer,. Hgrol ‘Rolston. (100-24499-156 pp 69°& 70). Harvey’ Gilbert Wolf, C.1. Los ngeles. a _. It is. observed that the New York ‘Mmes morgue refers to two ‘articles regarding the arrest of Lawson. . The first article dated July 6, a 1934, reflects that Lawson was arrested at Birmingham, Alabama, on -that date and released under: bond of $300 to- appear in the Recorder's Court. — the following day. The arrest reportedly followed a conference ‘between — Lawson and five other New Yorkers and W.:0.- Downs, Commissioner.of Public Safety at City Hall at Birmingham. ‘the article further revealed that on | c.™ = 45838 Docld:32338882 Page 8 . : \