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N ay - SL File #100-6013 * ; 1 . a Qn OctGber 5, 1945, Mre O. Poy THOUSE ee the DeSoto Hotel,’ to get him to cancel the contract with QQ SUIT for the use of the. sixteenth floor of that hotel. Mr. GREATHOUSE advieed that he consulted his attorneys and wes told that there were no legal grounds upon which be could cancel the contract without incurring a definite liability for breach of contracte . ;Gonfidential Informant furnished the Saint Louis office ~ a “garteed the Saint Louis office that G, @ leader of the/Veterans of “ '*. Foreign Wards, hed put considersble pressure on Mr. GREATHOUSE in-an eff with several ticketsa to the October 5 meeting and attended the secting personally. Informant reported that during this seeting SMITH kept eaying, "Believe ae, I know," Many of SMITH's statements were general in nature and he attempted to convince the audience by merely making the above statement. SMITH advised the audience of approximately 350 persons that the Warner Brothers in Hollywood were great Communists, SMITH told the audience that he did not want thea to read between the lines but that instead they should read between the lies, SMITH introduced Rev. WESLEY ad sMrre, ‘whose nage was thought by this Informant to be SQUIBB and this individual presented what appeared to be a memorized talk, Then subject SMITH spoke againe SMITH gentioned a young man by the name of DOBBS who went to Russia and attended a Government school where he learned all about Communism. When he returned to this country he was invited to lunch by ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. ‘Later he married a girl] who wa not a member of the Comaunist Partye Today this young man is said to be head of the "Youth for Christ Movement”. SMITH said at first he wes skeptical of DOBBS but now he knows that DOBBS is okay. This Informant advised that SMITH gave a very rambling talk and stated that he thought we should have some war crime triale bere in Americée A pemphlet entitled, "Th plant was distributed at the meeting ami purporte to be prepared by the PostWar Recovery Commission, This pamphlet is furnished none is being furnished the Detroit office. According to fhe Infornants present, SMITH geve no indication as to when he might return to Saint Louis. Verious items of literature furnished by the Informant which are not being forwarded to the Bureau of Detroit, will be retained in the Saint Louis file, f’ SIDLOSURE TO THE BUREAU: One cory of a leaflet entitled, "An open letter to the People of Saint Louis." One copy of an 8 page pamphlet entitled “The Pleo*, ENCLOSURE TO DETROITs Ons copy of a leaflet entitled "An open letter to the People of Saint Louis." REFERRED UPON COMPLETION 10 THE OFFICE OF ORIGIN -_— a, ‘to the Bureeu as an enclosure with thie report. As only one copy ie available, EE es SN ee ee ms id ie 5 a EP EH ea - ca ia 7m i eee