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P— aneeiebanene Ph, all of which were Communist-infi=jted or domi- nated at that time: Hollywood Indeaddent Citizens’ Committee of Arts, Sciences and Professions; Na- tional Citizens’ Political Action Committee; clo Council of California; United Committee for Politi-. cal Action; Conference of Studio Unions. Always ready to make a speech. he .addressed _many an organization of dubious origin. According to the People’s World for June 17, 1946, he was one of the speakers at a big Los Angeles rally under the auspices of a commie front, the “Mobilization for Democracy.” The People’s World of November 7, 1945 also listed Brown as a committee member for the banquet honoring the “American Youth for Democracy,” a well-known Communist front. The heart and center of Communist indoctrination for all of Northern California was the “California Labor School” at San Francisco. Here were trained the young professional revolutionists for their work in mass organizations. Here artists, writers and en- tertainers were taught how to turn their talents to the use of communism. The documentation which - now exists upon that school would fill volumes. But when, in November, 1946, the chairman of the Sen- ate Committee on Un-American Activities in Cali- fornia called upon District Attorney Brown of San Francisco to assist in an investigation of the Cali- fornia Labor School, Brown refused. I ~ 1950 Pat Brown was the only Democrat to be elected to a major state office. He became At- torney General. He was the legal arm of the state. During the past eight years, state and congres- sional investigation committees have conducted in- numerable probes on subversives and subversive movements in this state. Certainly it was the duty of the Attorney General and his staff to assist in this work. But while Brown found it expedient, from time to time, to sound off against the dangers of communism in general, he was strangely reluctant to do anything about it in California. His office sup- posedly has a special division dévoted to checking on subversive activities here, but I have searched in vain to find out what it has done in the past eight years. It appears to be completely dormant. Such vagaries, it should be noted, are not “ancient history’—events confined to the past of a decade or so ago. The most amazing development out of Pat Brown’s office took place just this year—in April, 1958—when the Attorney General sent out to the leading Peace Officers of California, (Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, etc.) an official booklet prepared and printed by the Justice Department of California. Division of Criminal Law and Enforcement, en- titled: “Guide to Community Relations for Peace Officers.” In this official document. prepared under the di- rect guidance of Assistant Attorney General Emmet Daly, and with the official blessing of the Attorney General himself, is a bibliography of selected books. pamphlets, and audio-visual aids designed to give the Peace Officers of California a thorough understand- ing of the many aspects of minority groups. The idea is a splendid one—except for one thing: That ARTICLE SECTION | PR ym seraen wee ot bibliography is a Wd list—loaded with books’ > . and pamphlets by “isfthors well known for their Communist or pro-Communist affiliations. Here for police officers to study at the” recom- mendation of the Attorney General are works by: Gene WELTFISH. Social anthropologist. She is probably best remembered for her public speeches during the Korean War when she insisted that our troops had used germ war- fare, as charged by the Chinese Communists. She took an active part on a host of Communist-front organizations. She was one of the signers of the statement in defense of Ger- hart Eisler, notorious agent of the Communist International in the United States. One of her pamphlets, The Races of Mankind, which the Attorney General recommends, was barred from use by the War Department because its de- clared aim was to create racial antagonism. Franz BoaS AND RUTH BENEDICT (both deceased). Social anthropologists. Boas’ record as an active supporter of Com- munist causes goes back at least to 1931. Ruth Benedict was a close co-worker with Gene Weltfish. All their writings which are recommended are given a pro-Communist slant. MAXWELL S. STEWART. Author and editor. Identified as sponsor or active participant in at least 36 Communist-front organizations. At one time editor of “Soviet Russia Today.” Dr. E. FRANKLIN FRAZIER. Negro sociologist. The files of the House Committee on Un-American Activities contain 18 citations of Frazier’s connections with Communist causes in the United States. His book was highly praised in the Com- munist press and literary journals when it first appeared in 1949. Carey MCWILLIAMS. Editor and writer. Three of his books are included in the recommended bibliography. McWilliams is at present editor of The Nation. In 1929 he was one of the attorneys for “Amtorg,” the official Soviet trading organization in the United States. He was also a leading member of the National Lawyers’ Guild at the same time Pat Brown belonged to it. All three of his books on Brown’s recommended list have been highly praised by the Commu- nist press. Space does not permit me to cite the many other well known pro-Communists whose books or pam- phlets are likewise recommended reading for Cali- fornia peace officers. Had this reading list been loaded—for example—with racist literature, you can be sure there would have been a hue and cry from Oregon to the Mexican border. How did it happen that Brown and his staff issued such a slanted list of readings? Was it inten- tional? Was it due to carelessness? Or was it stu- pidity? Whatever the reason—and I hope Brown gives us the answer—the responsibility is his. If. in the face of the record I have cited above, moderate California Democrats think Pat Brown is the kind of a man they want for Governor, -Heaven help them—and us! Of course he’s no Com- munist; he’s just an opportunist whose pink slip is showing. Oliver Carlson is a well-known writer on political subjects. The author of many books, he has contributed frequently to such magazines as The Freeman and Reader's Digest. -—————— ORDER BLANK ——-—-—--— - HUMAN EVENTS, 408 First Street, SE, Washington 3, dB C. Send me --.-- reprints of “YOUR PINK SLIP 1S SHOWING, MR. 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