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of workera' songa - garnered the finest of hia melodies.... ‘Rise Upt (Comintern') by Hanns Fisler, 16 undoubtedly one of his most popular songs, eto....2{ A photostatio copy of this artiole is attached. ) CONF in 4 anmtatnad an ss t+ , sanuary article entitled: .— *WEISLZS BONGS FILL FEATURE LENIN MEETING" “Browier, Ashford, and Auter to Address Menorial” Toe article began as follows: “Well known songe by Hammes Eisler, internationally famous revolutionary gomposer will feature the musical program be played and sung at the Lenin Memorial Meeting in Madison Square Garden, January 20"....ete. _ The artiole went on te relate that the music would form only a part of tho evening's progran «s Earl Browder would speak for 45 minutes on Lenin's work in building up the Russien Revolutionary movement. (A photostatic oo Rislor next entered the mited States on Jumuary 21, 1956, st the — portcof New York. Eisler was scoompaniod by his wifs, Louise, also know as Lottie Eisler. On June 8, 1936, Eisler applied to extend bis temporary visa aud aleo applied for eaigration to Cuba with permission to reentor the United States. ( (O8~/9 FF 2RZe- 3) ; Om August 9, 1938, the Imeigration authorities directed a letter to Dr. alvin Johnson, Director of the New Sahool for Social Research, advising that Ur. and Mrs. Hons Eisler had been granted an extension of time uctil January 21, 1939, to reoain in the United States. Prior to this Eisler bad Been questioned by the Imaigration and Naturalization Service on June 10, 1938, at which timo he advised that since his entrance in January, 1953, he hed been lecturing under the auspices of the New Schoo] for Booial Research and had been offered a five-year contract aS $5,000 a yeer. In direct answe: to the question, "Have any of your cospositions been need in counsotion with political or patrictic songs?” he answered, “In Germany I wrote saonge wiiich were gnti-Nasi in character. I an a refugee." He was asked if those songs ware Comumistio in character and he answored, “No, only in character agains Masi Germany.” He also stated that his reason for desiring to reenter the United States by way of Cuba was because of his anti-Nasi belief. He advise that he had been exiled from Germny because he was against asian &n4 Faso ---. ... Qn bugust 16, 1958, Walter S. Steele, representing the Nationsi & public, Chairman of the American Coalition Comittee on Kational Seourity, | 124 organizations such as the Veterans of Foreiin Wears, testified before th Comittee on Un-Amerioan Activities. During the course of his teatimany he -8- cone etn aueurt