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co we ee ee ee i ee nee eee og See ne ne a em ee ee, _ Lot fhe "Dally Worker™ of April 13, 3951, page 11, — contained ea colum entitled “why Are They Silent Today* | +. which wag written by David Platt. Jn this solumn Platt | - - mentioned that during 19):7 the Committee for the Pirst - Amendment was formed and the representatives of the #§ =. Committees went to Washington, D. €., where they presented = = @ petition for "Redress of Grievances" to the Clerk of So - the House of Representatives in which {t was charged thet —“ — the investigative function of the House Committee on Un- American Activities had been “perverted from fair and impartial procedures to anfair, partial, and prejudice methods.“ Jt was pointed out that numerous individuals signed this petition and among names listed was that of Danny Kayo. Platt in his article wanted to know why theas people were silent at the present time. =. cee a It fe noted that in April, 1951, the House Comnittes on Un-American Activities was conducting additional hearings concerning Communism in the motion picture industry. The “New York Daily News" of April 27, 1951, reported that on the preceeding day a Stop Comumian— - Committees was launched in order to ficht against “Red Influence in the EIntertalinment World.” his Comittee | was formed ander the auspices of J. Joseph Smith, New | York Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the group was to kybd a loyalty festival featuring more than / 150 movie, s ,, and telerision Bele: the day after the loyalty parade sponsored Veterans of Foreign Wars. Tho festival was to be held in Centrel Perk and the stars scheduled to participate in the anti-Communist rally included Danny Kaye. (100-38),592-2) . 7 Yhe foregoing information is furnished to you as the result of a request for an FBI file check and {is not to be sonstrued as a clearance or a nonclearance of the individual involved. This information 1s furnished for your use and should not be disseminated outside of your agency. oe oo. seas santas a 180. :