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cmon "Hes CX @-6, of known reliability, advises that a JOHN INDWIG (Tenn. was elected as a member of the Resolutions Committee for the Chicago Convention of the Progressive Party. -The possibility that this person might be TOM LUDWIG should be noted, ka MYLES RORTON CY T-5, of known reliability, reports that HORTON is a Director of the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee, The inform does not believe HORTON to be a'xember.of. the! Communist Party, bi it has been observed that HORTON closely parallels the Comunist Party lines in his political, economic and social doctrines, and often associates intimately with members of the Coumunist Party (82| CI T-5 described the Highlander Folk School as an institution supported primarily by donations from individuals. It offers courses of instruction in labor organization, social econonics, parliamentary procedure, and the general field of labor educatior T-5 expressed the opinion that its principal supporting organi~ zation is today the Farmers Union. The informant continued that this school has had Coumunist Party mombers on its staff and as instructors, and has followed the practice of welcoming Coumunist Party members as students, but that, to the informant's knowledge the schgol has never offered courses of instruction in Communist mattoratOh CI 7-15, of known reliability, advised that from his association with HORTON, he is confident that HORTON is not a’ member of the Commnist Party. This informant continues that he has participat . in conversations in Communist Party circles wherein HORTON had de derided for playing both sides and catering to the party for the gole purpose of his own selfish end, CI T-1 has reported that the founding conference of the Tennessee "HENRY WALLACE Third Party" at Nashville, Tennessee, on May i, 1948, was guided by MYLES HORTON and TOM LUDWIG. H. ON. HATLEY CI T-16, of known reliability, advised that he had learned throu conversation with responsible citizens in Greeneville, Tennessee. ‘that H. N. HATLEY, as President of'sthe Greene County Farmers Unic is frequently associated with THOMAS D. LUDWIG, who is presently acting as the Greeneville District Manager of tho Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. IUDWIG has been previously identified in thic report as a member of the Communist Party, at least through 1946. -10-