‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Isc S107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 oc , CS — os ‘ LA 100-21198 at a ee discrimination has been fully solvod only in the Sovict Union, Yot - he contracicts the implications of his own investigation by accepting ‘ é MYRDAL's thesis that discrimination is an ethical dilommn, iso | oo : result, L.SKI attributes the trouble, as he does all other difficulties, ” 4 to tho psychology of the businoss mans ‘America will not go forward - ~ to tho solution of these gravo and growing issucs until its citizons hove displ-cod the business man os tho idol to be worshipped in its marct pl-ccs.! mw me ° "Yot the next, and final, lincs of the chapter éone tain one of LASKI's rare statoncnts of democratic faith and hopoe sedingt ME Ton Som o 'That time is not yot, although it will conc, It Will come because smorics nears in cach decade the st2go in which it will be drivon to the realization that it can have either finance ~ gapitclism or domocracy, but not both, Even its rulers will then bo surprised how deep-rooted in its soil is ‘tho tradition which makes democracy the parent of froodon,? La he FRO rere er "One can only wish thet theso words, end not the philosophy of the business man, hai been made the theme and mossago . of the book." vo a The August issuo of "Hassos and. Mainstream" vant be ea filed in'Los «angeles file 100-227 82 «, ; ; Dt a Pcovlets Ecucational Center: a . * o Tho People's Educational association, commonly known as the Pooplo's Educational Conter, 1717 North Vine Street, Los jingelos, Cali~ fornia, was included in’ Executivo Order Number 9835, issucd by 1 tho Attorney Gonoral on Kay 27, 1948.5 Sermbiioies Ngee! a eth. eee eae . ' On Mpria 8, 1988, enor LA “32h, adviscd tho writer that on iugust 16, 1944, JOIN HO”. LED. LASON eontributod 350 to tho People ts Educational Association in HolIywood, Tho samo informant advisod that as of August 17, 1944, JOHN HOWARD LiZISON loance the Pcoplets Educational a8sociae tion tho sum of $500 to carry. on thoir works obscrvod o lotter in the possession of SIDNZYADAVISON, director of the On Merch 31, 1948, CNDI bs 301)3 advised that he Pooplots Educational Contcr, adtrossed to JOHN HO! ARD LASON, Tho letter - oa ( 7 » oN : eye ~ Docld:3233896% Page 4 , Tpsok ba- Cpgunel it
" Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATES. A1-14-2017 an . sO CS as ; pe “LA 100221198 ae we Pee BELLO ° bore the date Hay 23, 19h, and stated "This is to confirm our conversation that I om converting ny loan of $100 to a donation to the Pcoplo's Educational Contor," signed "JOHN HOURD LaSsou." Port bt me - On april, 8, 194.8, CNDI LA 32h, provided the writer with .— - the toxt of a lecture mide by tho subject at the "Institute on the Future of viorld Organization" and "Perspoctivos’ of the Ban Francisco Conferenco," held april 10, 1945, «ot the Shorcham Hotol, Los Angelos, under tho ouspiccs of the Pooplo's Educational Centor, nie EE OTE L = A Ratti Kate Tas oe: & very brief digest of tho speech is provided for this report. Tho toxt of the ontiro specch will be mado part of the Los Angeles filos ‘ ee "There has nover been such o thing as isolationism in imericon Forcign policy, accorcing to JOHN HOWARD LiiSON, sponking at the institute on Future ‘iorld Organization held at the Shorcham Hotcl under the auspices cf the Peoples Educational Centcre Li;SON's ' discussion was tho first of « scrics of four lecturcs, the others to be given Friday evening and Sundcsy aftcrnoon and evening at tho same ' placce — TEE ee AEE RR "LCISON challenged the ides that the Sen Frantisco _eonference will havc to brock down a tracition of isolationisn, citing /~ exenples from Jofforson to Roosevelt. - -y So ! a ‘yt . "fOur foroign policy,t he sa aid, tis just now ca rrying ~ put the proeceent meking idess cf Joffcers«n, who believed in froe et trace, poaccful expansion, and methods short of wor for the sottle- nent of intcrnations1 cisputcs.* The iionroc doctrine, scid L‘SON, soe tinos misconstruc4 as giving the U. S$. hegemony. over tho western honispherc, was really 2 truncndcus stop forward in strengthening the young donocracics of the west against “tho reactionary Holy illianee of Europce * Ly 1 Necee epee Rees : od ‘ oe “Again ot the tim of the Civil wor, Lvs Sol showed, forcign policy playcd a decisive role in dctcernining event. He cited the dramatic fact that the south countc’ on military cxpansion of its slave arca before launching its defiance cf tho U. S, government, a -"“Pollowing tho demoercstic period of reconstruction, Amoriean enorgy was pourcc into the western fronticr to the: cxclusion Shey ‘ - lds Docld: 327338965 Page 5
| Released | under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 Use 2107 Hote} - DATE; “11-14-2917 . 4 a . ( . Pe - Li 100~21198 ° . On Juls e, 1948, CNOI LA JO-1 advised that. ASBRRT a“ TALTZ tole LATSGN that the JaFAc boarc had been allowed to petiticn tae Supreme Court, and that since the court wos in recess until fall they would be frec until at lecst the fll of 1948. LiN/SON said that their only chanee in the fall is to build up public sentinent for there LLUBERT WALTZ agreed © with LY SCH's corment, Civil Kishts Congress: HO.-4:D LASOW told GEORGRAUSIZLL, Civil Rights Congress , 205 East h2nd . Street, Hew York City, t he was very. glad to Join sponsoring the National Cancrence On ors 3, 1948, CGII LA 4081 advised that JOIN a Erot vests Arrest National Bo:.rd of Communist Partys nr mee On July 20, 1948, tuclve nombers of the National Board ran of the Communist Party were intieted on charges of conspirinz to establish - col “an orgenization which teachcs "force ang/violenco.e" . The above quote was talcen fron a pamphlet entitled, "EVGEND BEI IS Indicts the Vall Strect Conspirators,” an7 wos cbtainea by Soure ‘Tel from the Los *ngelos County, Covmunist Fartye , - On July 21, 19438, CHDI Li JO-1 advised that JOHN HC: anh LIVISN! sais that it woul! be a very, good idea for "the 10" and tho Arts, ran Scicnecs and Professions Council to:issue a stronz statement in protest of “ th. orrcet of the National bpcar2 of. the Communist Party. arts, Scicnces and Professions Councils CHDY uA ‘JOel advised on July on, 1948, “that Jou! UocARD LATSOH atvisce JOY DAISTIIL PEPPER, Exceutive Seerctary of the Arts, Sciences and Professions Council, that iv would be neeessary to issuc a reminder tard on the scrics of forwis. that werc being cancucted by the Council, Li/SON tol? PEPPO that the reminder car! should 8cY something. about our civil | richts being dostroyecs our cultural freedon, what we can do about its the _ cc. Sitalists are starting a wore Hic stated that something should also be put on the care protesting the Linct-lixon Bill,. : - ; The subject told CHDI Li 50-1 on August 16, 1948, that ra the Arts, Scicnees an? Professions Council was going to sponsor a spoaking i tour in thc castern part of tho United States to reise funds» ‘OOK further Docld:327336966 Page 6 , Tak On (ugrrsk