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aE re ee ~ er i mal ram Ts a - Sah ae ame RT in tana alee BF Retin Seria EE eal inet, aaa piel gn gt tome OES foe “ete hb Ff hh ot Ce et a Pa angel eas ll dal ER. tg -_ a = vo "i lat a et Sa? © thet was practically opbh to bite—and tht the principal benefits obteined from the Insti ANS edlof copiss of the pamphlets, monographs and the above mentioned cusrterly journal vreprred and published by the Institute. To show the nature of their studies anc writings, he lent us a covy of Vol, IX of the journal published in ‘pril, 19al, which will be referred to later. In recent months, the Tnatitute has been devoting a creat deal of attention to the study of the causes of anti-Semitisn. Melver referred to the mambers of the Institute as scholeriy men in the field of soctal research who have been left more or less to thenselves although they hove maintained contact with the Sociology Department of Columbia University. He aaid thet he and Professor Lynd have discussed social end economic problems for study with some of them, notably Fron L. Neunomn, “ex Horkneizer and Frecerick Pollock and he found then to be seriois-minded, cooperative and serutiniasing in their attitude without cevaaling any particular aim or objective except by way of sclentific analysis of social problema and trends of organized activities. Je repented, ovever, ‘het they cre libero) and leftist in their social and political views but not to the extent of being Commmirts, He then remarked that “they heve net come ont with any specific objective that they were gunniny fov.® He said he world classify them as Egeisl Denoorats of the Leftist sersurston, Boe Pantera ens nate rt ben Seaway Shug as pda ak ph a ie EY A ap eR fee Dahle we: eae Ala i ba et ele a some of the others in = socinl way ond he has formed 2 good oninion of then as decent, ciltured and clesn-living persona of rood characte, sober hebita and integrity. ‘fe gaid he conciderad then vood, lev-cbiding people of the idealistic tyne. Upon cur remiest he pnve the following nen-s to us, ss membera of the Institute: Franses L, Newannn, tiew Horkheimar, crigincl head of the Institute tt now Norge of the “ert Unos! brinch of the Institute in Pucd@ic Palisades, Sel., Frederick Pollock, who is nov the Acting Director of the Institute, Erie Fromm, 2 social psychologict, Felix J. Weil, the con or nephew of the founder of the original Institute in Germany, Herbert “ercuse, 8 social philosopher who has coll: bornted with ‘lax Horkhelmer, us Stte Kirchheimer, a political sefentist Interested in sociel an@ political stmetures in line with Franz L. Neumann, Marl “iitfore, a specialist in Shinese affairs, Henrys Grossmen, ¢ student of sidilnseohy ant coctel selence, Tw. Storno, interested more in the soecisl conects of annie one? the arts, Julian Gumoerz, en investment. specinlist, and three younger socinl selentists naned Lan Lorenthal, A. R. L. Gurland end Paul “assing. are a 3 Although NMelver assuned the attitice of answering our cuastions willingiv ind without any heeitance, he waa inelined to generalize and make chort his engwers, as we hava alvendy intiested. He cave us the feeling thet he had nore particular Enovledge of the views, ectivities ond obiectives of the tnstitute, esnecisally since he bus had almo:t ten years