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1 WY 100=258),6 * american Youth Congress # oo Ge Page 181 of the 1948 report of the Un-American Activities Committee in California, listed MAXWELL S. STEWART as among those who have been affiliated witb or who have given support to the American Youth Congress,# The Public Affairs Committee charged that STEWART was a member of the National Advisory Board of the American Youth Palstce ae Bets Congress, STEWART replied: bow Kw. ~~ DC "I did consent to seryé on the National Advisory Board of the American Youth Congress with a number of very distinguished Americans inclu@ing Mrs, ELBAN OCOSEVELT, JAMES 4A. J senator Senator THURr CAPP idaotp tc CKES HILIPT MURRAY, Senator ROBERT FIWAGNER, GEORGE IVENS, ORDWAY » and RAYMOND LI LL, “Chel rman of ‘the Publie Affairs Conmittee." ~ ov wer Amaog -Bpe.- STEWART told Priends of Democracy, according to their report, that the committee he joined never met. “But while STEWART did nothing eat all about the fact that he was on the Advisory Board of an organization following the Communi st Party line, others did, According to the "New York Times" of February 4, 1941, Mrs. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT said she would neither address nor attend coming sessions of the American Youth Congress.” The report peparsed by Friends of Democracy continues, "the Communist dominated American Youth Congress at the same time ‘divorced! Mrs, ROOSEVELT because she ‘no longer believes with us that the first line of defense of our country is a frees umregimented and happy youth o..'* It was also stated that American Youth Congress material examined by the Friends of Democracy, discloses that MAXWELL STEMART'S name ig listed on 1937 material, but not, as he alaime tnose of Mra, ROOSEVEL? , PARLEY, CAPPER, ICKES, WAGNER, : ee Wie we ee oa. a we =—<_ Ss Ysa, ONS =— GIVENS, TEAD, or BUELL, It is possible, of course, that others joined later. But in no case was STEWART induced to join by the appearance of the names he cites, wae ore sites cae beady . ie. see we Dt ate = f-aeloe te ome ee a ee ee (TT 2 eel = = --— = = ae ——- re me mee eS een are ae ete ee ame , 28 1" “by vo ee a en ee ea eee woe r me . : . ee ee ee