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- Tour, NY 100-2668 0 of oN MAL F “aNen York Journal Aiertean" for May n, ‘1947 carried ¢ an article entitled MEANNS FISLER Gave Red Line"®, Therein, it was reported that HANNS EISLER, wiic was scheduled to appear before the House Committee on Un. Americen Activities in Los Angeles, was for years one of the leaders of the Communist Party's National Cultural Commission. This ‘information, according ' to the article, was learnad fron a former Communist who had attended many meetings of the "Cultural Commission" at the Communist Party National Head. A mee Qe Rant 1941 Geue at Times “Wrente fide nae dD bene) PTOTED Mote 4h TE quar Velo, JJ DESY LeU VESEY, New UTR Wilby GU Tea debe Biv’ Wie 24” on Red Fascist st in Hollywood, Continuing, the article stated that this former Commiffist said that BISLER was "more than just a member of the Communist Party — he was one of the real top poltey makers in the field of _ music, movies, and the art®, .:. . - . . % ‘ A The article goes on, "He ‘ranked with ve Je ’ " JEROME, the Chairman of the Reds' Cultural Commission, HANNS would outline plans to be followed in Hollywood to recruit movie stars, to place Communist propaganda in screen scripts, am in general was the commissar of the West Coast Party activities on the movie front". The "New York Daily Worker™ for May 11, 1947 carried a photograph ef HANNS EISLER and referred to the fact that he had been ordered to appear before me eee 2b T¥-..—-2 Tle A. 2 .~£ = tn... .- a sub-committee or Vile MUUSe Un-Ame rican Committee on the following aaye The article attached thereto quotes HANNS EISLER to the following effect: "I love and admire my brother —- -- I think the campaign against him is the beginning of campaign against the liberal and progressive forces in this country — -—-I have seen such campaigns before, in Germany before 1933. I know that when my brother came to the United States, he came as an agent for nobody. He came as a sick man from a concentration camp. I know he wanted to go to Mexico and was held here against his wishes — —- It would perhaps be better to ask the anti~Nazi umer- _ ground in Europe for informtion about my brother, . They would have more and ' better information about his activities". It was then stated that HANNS EISLER had been served with two subpoense, one for his appearance before the Un-American Committee on the following day and one to appear again 0 on 2 duly 26 before the fal [camittoce ran Coe — os a a“ Tt wo as te a a 7 4 7 - . oo, “ ao =, ae Sante Tot a te 7 _ TAA The “New York Post® £ or June 7 r) “1947 f reflected @ column by Valin . Therein, he comments to the effect that HANNS EISLER and others, on n the ' fight of June 11, would be at a pro-—Communist rally in Manhattan, the tickets for os - which - were being “sold at the official Communist Party book’ storese eo wet The"New York Daily Worker" of June 11, 1947 reflects an article wnich states to the effect that HANNS EISLER was scheduled to speak on his ex- periences as an artist before the House Un-American Committee at the Martists Fight Sack" rally in Manhattan Center. . a confoenri,