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O10 {RSy. 9-17-56). as . —— a Sse Days eee Josephine Adams and FDR ” wigs Josephine ‘Truslow established as a catchall for p Adams acted as a go-between§ Communists, Socialists and ‘for President Franklin DJ liberats of various kinds who ° ‘By George Sokolsky ——ee it te me... Tt came from a suitcase that had come in from Burma, some place in the East. Because I saw him take some Reosevelt and Earl Browder were willing to vole for Roose- pepers out of the Hniog of = “Her testimony, velt bul not for the Demo guitcase somebody had brought , about which #* l}cratic Party. Bo Miss Adama him. lt had come by plane...” rmuch wash 2% talked to Farl Browder about ow this. Then she recounts: IT IS NOT QUITE under- «and (1) was interested {#tandable why the President “$i tto see that in those days he} of the United States engaged available by f° Ce el the Senate Bub-comb - tee on Inter- : (Browder) had a good deal offin a surreptitious relationsbip influence, because within a] Jin the bead of the Com-! few days there were things In the papers all over the coun- rt eee eed try about the fact that there -crats, it is would be no third party out- anseemly to Sokolsky [side ‘of the ALP in New York have any testimony taken con-{ State—not just in the Com- -cerning a President who so¥munist papers, but all over. recently died and whose fam- And Benson of the former nal Security. : To some Dem- munist Party. Mr. Roosevelt’ is mot alive to testify. His Steve arinrcinal poetepes Early, Marvin McIntire and Le Hand, who may have known about such matters, are dead. secretaries, Gly is tilt about, but to most sLabor group was approached Miss Adams has testified under ' Americans history ts history. + Miss Adams played in the {in New York, and of course fringes of the Communist |Gil Green, of later fame, movement and knew many of wrote an arlicle in the Daily and had an interview with Earl fogth that she oflen communi- cated with the President via ; Mrs. Roosevelt. And Mrs.t the Jeaders of the 1980s. It |Worker itself on that subject, Roosevelt is alive lo deny or wat the President who initi- and the Times came out with ‘ated her interest in Browder. an article that there would be *¥¢ came about in this wey: understood there would be . | And as soon as he (the no third party beyond New given me direc- York Stale in the 44 election.” te turned There is a further comment ‘talking about the Browder, «| | But that was the mos case and asked me—be said] amazing piece of political engi suddenly, ‘What do you think] neering—of course—the first te confirm Miss Adam's state-| ments, although It is obvious. that Mrs. Roosevelt may noti have stopped to read the eqm-, municetions which she for-' warded, The United States was at war and the President may have desired io tap every 2 available source of informa. would happen if 1 should pat-ly had witnesed of how fast tion. Therefore he may have don Earl Browder tomorrow?’f pin, A gs could go if they were dust like that. How gould the organized. In other words, -Tewspapers take it?” And I’ there it really worked. And told him to best of : ahility what thought ould at that time he (Browder) was i... ra rf 7 = at the peak of mnvence. ]] Sappen at that time. Browder had a great dea of w influence outside of the party MISS ADAMS then testl- at that time. although he was fied that she saw the President #0 shortly out of prison...” Park or at the White House.diion to get information con- jAn interesting episode is re-]cerning events in China. She lated by Miss Adams. Presi-[save Browder’s summary to ~dent Roosevelt did not want} Mr. Roosevelt. This testimony _@ third party outside cf New] by Miss Adams is most inter- | Xork Stale where the Amerig esting: " | tor Pariy bad been“... He Growder} banded » Prebident) had ‘Hons on that, .@round suddenly and began by Miss Adems: regarded if as advantageous to find cut what Browder knew. However, when Miss Adams was first used she her- self did not know Browder who. developed confidence in her| because he believed that she: had helped to effect his re- lease from prison. It is a peculiar historic epl- sode. When Miss Adam's testi- mony is read in the light of the Morgenthau diaries. tt ould: seem as though many ere devoting themselves to giving Roosevelt misinferma- tion. t@enrriaht TS4T. he Features Prridacete, ime.) a a % Gefen’ Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Necse Tele. Room Holloman Gandy a A. Wash. Post and _fi / Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Journal- American N.Y. Mirror N.Y. Daily News —--_— N. Y. Times Daily Worker The Worker New Leader _——-—____-__-. i Date WAR3-44957—-— . ¢ ee Fr fy je “ “at ~ 4 bow SIN JO Or Aa 437-76 . ? ee Aer: “eh TS ete 7 “NS _ ae ee n ae vo an pel “ye tae set —