Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-09
FLORENCE ELDRIDGE.

among persons menClOneo IN {
Communist activity in Hollywo'
day at the Judith Coplon trial
Partial Text
Following is a partial text OF
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton report on Actor Fredric
; March as submitted in evidence
yesterday at the espionage trial OF
Judith Coplon in District Court
The report was dated last Janu-
airy 10 and was filed in New York
The report on Mr.. March. who
was born Frederick Mcintyre
Bickel, was classified as Com
munist, Security Matter; Com
munlst," and was preceded by a
synopsis of facts which said:
New York files reviewed and
pertinent information set forth.
Confidential Informant ND 400
advised subject was CP Com
munist Party member l947.
March was patron of Congress of
American-Soviet Friendship 1912;
sponsor of American Committee
for Yugoslav Relief in l945. and
National Officer of Progressive
Citizens of America in 1916. Sub
ject's wife, Florence Eldridge
March, was National Officer of
Congress of American Women in
1916. Informants reports and
newspaper items reflect Commu-
mist front activities and pro-Rus-
sian contacts by March and wife.
New York confidential informants
currently have no knowledge of
subjects activities. Subjects en-
ployment at National City Bank,
New York City. July to August.
1919, and, July to NoYemper, 1870.
verified"
Report June FL Lost.
The synopsis was concluded by
the report of a special FBI agent
tin Los Angeles and dated last
June 81 which said:
"Internationale of Literatur," a
German language literary maya
zine of the Comintern, Number 6,
9th Year, 1889, pages lat and
148, bears a report by Manfred
George on Hollywood. wherein
emphasis is placed upon the Hol-
lywood Anti-NaZi League and its
publication Hollywood Now"
Among the members of the league
singled out for praise in Georges
report were Fredric March and
Florence Eldridge, along with Syl-
via Sidney, Paul MUM. Donald
Ogden Stewart, Allen Campbell,
Dorothy Parker. Melvyn Douglas.
John Howard Lawson and John
Garfield.
Following the synopsis. the re-
port said in part:
Confidential Informant N ad-
vised on November II, 1912. that
the subject CMarch) was a patron
of the Congress of American So
Wet Friendship, held on November
7 and 8, 1912, in New York City.
The American Review of So
Wet Medicine published by the
American Soviet Medical Society.
Volume I, Number 6, August 1914,
contains an advertisement for
documentary motion picture film
titled Soviet Medicine at the
Front" with commentary by Lii
liam Hellman and narration by
Fredric March. The film was Of
fered for bookings by the Ameri-
can Soviet Medical Society. which
organization is under investiga-
ton at New York in view of its
current extremely friendly atti-
tude towards Russia -.
Daily Worker Quoted
THE Daily Worker January
"a. l945. page 4. column 4. re-
fleets that the subject was one of
the top figures in American cul-
ture" vino was honored by the
New Masses" magazine at an
awards dinner in the Hotel Com
modore. New York City. January
%. 1945.
The Daily Worker March Is,
1945. Section 3. page 2. column 2,
lists the subject as one of the
signers of a widely-distributed
statement, which supported the
United States War Departments
policy at that time of "basing
ones eligibility for a commission
in the Army on his loyalty to the
United States and not on the
propriety of the individuals
opinions" Instant statement re-
fleets that this policy evolved as
a result of the good record Of
Communists In the Armed Serv-
ices"
Confidential Informant TIL
advised on January Is. 1945 that
the subject was one Of the spon-
sors of the American Committee
for YugoSlav Relief =.
10 i'm Equity Affiliated.
I'm the fall of 1945 the anti
Communist group in the Actors
Equity Association prepared a
resume which purports to present
in considerable detail the evidence
which led that group to the con-
clusion that at least 10 members
of the Council of the Actors
Equity Association have been az
filiated with some so organisa-
tons classified in the resume as
Communist fronts. On page IS
Of instant resume. under the
heading Independent Citizens
Committee Of the Arts. Sciences