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advised on February that a dinner was beld at the Hotel Commodore on February 25, 196. aiiaiale: -:-: that this dinner was sponsored by the American Committee of Jewish Writers, Artists and Scientists and that Doctor DU BOIS spoke at the dinner and declared that two forces vie with each other today for world leadership - democracy and Communism. Between these two, he stated, democracy seems able to do little less than snipe at Communism for giving humanity new life. The record reveals that Communism has achieved positive results, while democracy is characterized by negative qualities. What- ever relationship exists between the two, he went on, is based ‘on democracy's ingratitude toward Russia. It was the Soviet Union which saved democracy from Fascist onslaught. The California Committee on Un-American Activities Report of 1947, page 4S, atated that the American Committee of Jewish Writers, Artists and Scientists was among the Communist front organizations for racial agitation which also serve as "money collecting media” and "as special political organizing centers for the racial minority they pretend to champion". "Peoples Voice" dated December 7, 1946, carried an article entitled "Jefferson School Holds Second Annual Book Fair", This article stated that Doctor DU BOIS, author of "Color and Democracy", will be the featured speaker in a forum discussion on the "Road to Negro Freedom" to be held at the Jefferson School of Social Seience, 575 Avenue of the nee New York City, during the weekend of December 6, 1946. The California Committee on Un-American Activities, Report of 1948, page 225, stated that "Peoples Voice" was among publications which the committee found “to be Communist initiated and controlled or so strongly influenced as to be in the STALIN Solar System". G Ee :-:- available on November 25, 19 a program of the Book Fair which was to be held at the Jefferson School of Social Science. Listed on this