Evening star., 1949-12-18
FBI Informant Tells
OF Wartime Red Plan
To Sabotage U. 5.
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involving the United States and
any communistically controlled
country the Communist members
In the armed forces In this coun-
try would actively become foreign
agents"
Say Reds Number One Million.
He warned that the Communist
Party in the United States, de-
spite d heavy and frequent turn
over" in membership. can count
on at lease 100000 members or
one-tirne dues-paying members
who ito all intents and purposes
still belong.
In telling Of Communist efforts
10 organize racial or foreign
language groups and to work
through fronts" and rallies. Mr..
Huber provided names, dates,
places and voluminous detail.
Communist organizers ran into
their toughest obstacle when they
tried to recruit h-Americarls
as members. he declared. He
added that he was convinced that
the Communists. in trying to en-
roll Irish as well as various others
strove also to achieve a still big
ger Observation-Disclosures Of the
Catholic Church"
William g. Gailmor Of New
York, described as having been q
radio commentator, was among
scores listed by Mr.. Huber q.
Communists or as active in Com
munist causes or Communist
dominated organizations and
meetings.
Helped Raise Wallace Funds.
MIR. Gailmor. whose real name
is Margolis," helped raise funds
for the unsuccessful presidential
campaign of Henry A. Wallace on
the Progressive ticket last year,
Mr.. Huber said. The witness added
that he was certain Mr.. Gailmor
was a Communist because I have
personally seen him at many
closed party meetings"
At his home in Ossining, N. Y,
last night Mr.. Gailn1or asserted:
1.-THE guy is a liar. The only part
of his statement that's true is
that I participated in the Henry
Wallace campaign"
Paul Robson, the singer, the
motion picture actors Edward G
Robinson and John Garfield. Nor
man Corwin, writer Of radio
scripts, and many others were
mentioned frequently in the
testimony.
This Is all silly propaganda
that is dying of it's own lies,
Mr.. Robinson said In Hollywood
last night. II am not member
of any Communist front organi-
zation. I've said that million
timees. I'm against tyranny OF
any kind"
Cites FBI Investigation.
Mr.. Garfield commented that
he was thoroughly investigated
by the FBI' when he went aboard
several times to entertain troops
during the war. He added: 1.-THE
results of those investigations
should be available now and
stand on them. If they want
to string a man UP for being q
liberal let them bring on their
ropes"
Others named by Mr.. Huber
as belonging to Communist fronts
included such well-known per-
sonages as Dorothy Parker. Dashi-
ell Hammett, Lillian Hellman.
Herman Shumlin. Prof. Harlow
Shapley. world renowned Har-
ward University astronomer, and
Charles Chaplin.
The most active Communist
front organizations in the United
States, Mr.. Huber said. are the
International Workers Order and
the American Slav Congress.
Others, he informed the subcom-
mittee, are the United Committee
of South Slavic Americans, Ameri-
can Committee for Yugoslav Re
lief, Hungarian american Council
for Democracy, American Com
mittee for Protection OF the Fore
ign Born, Abraham Lincoln Bri-
gade, Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee
Committee, Committee for a
Democratic Far Eastern Policy
Council on African Affairs, anc
Spanish Action Committee.
Drive Aimed at Foreign-Born
With most of its leadership
consisting of aliens or foreign
born, the American Communist
Party has long tried to organize
Americans Of foreign origin, Mr.
Huber said.
"One point of concentration is
among the people of Slavic ma
tionalities engaged in heavy and
basic industries" he reported
"At one time. all other organiza-
tional activity virtually ceased
We received special orders from
party headquarters to eoncen-
trate on those industries late lr
1914 and early in 1945."
The party, he said. controlled
some "very active" foreign Ian
guage newspapers in Pittsburgh
Detroit. Chicago, New York ant
many other industrial centers.
Many Reds Teachers. ID
Besides getting many Commu'
nists into the New York pubic
school system as teachers, the
party provided special classes fol
Immigrants, he said. Communls'
teachers volunteered to help cleo.
ton officials give literacy test
and passed" many illiteratt
aliens as qualified voters, n
added.
The International Workers Or
der, Mr.. Huber maintained, L