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more threngh Aie novel about the agriculture] werkere thea anyone else for the Connunist Forty eexuse, he eppesrec te be et edds with the Comxunist Party durtag that Ppertod although the witacas could act state Just how. (Reland Billtan tbe, Executive Seasion teaticeay since publiciy relessedj Si-7SES- 1975, pe 4330) “ee “4 . In letters written by Sam Dorc; to Ella Sinter (both Comauncat fartr fuacttorartee in Coltfornia) é@uring Murch, 1937, ata enc KNovenuber, 1940, Darey dacicated thet Winter wos w61] ecguatnted og with Steinbeck and might Azve ecensicerachle tafluence with hin. On March 7, 1937, he wrote "“Feecless te say, J am glad to keer abort Steinbeck's nex book. J Acpe €t fulfilla what you say. There ts ne recaon why it shouic net. #e can write, and, Bits the education J em told you and our friends have been gluing kin he ought to moke the grace better thin he did in Ata earlter book." <dnother undated Jetter etiatnes early ta Joed from Ntater te Stetnhesk indtented that Steitnheck Aad preufously eriticized Finter. fis Jetter which woe porttally ebscene attacked Steinbeck cad indiested tiet he anc Ninter were at odas. (Kighly cenficential source; 100-18610-56, p. #9, 38, 77) pax U al yaks rr Peds od mb i a On June B3, 1950, Louts Bucenz, former Hanaziag Ecttor of the "Jatly Borkes," east coast Comuunist newspaper, ond a. admitted foruer Pomnuntst Party member, acutses as follows: "Carey Mertilltomsa 18 a writer, particularly notec ge the author ef 'Pectortes Yn Fhe Ptejd r Publtered in 2933, which was the feundetion of John Steinbeck 's ‘Grapes Of Kroth.? When thts boot wos petlishec, J eas ec tsed by Alerancer frachtenterg and Jack Stachel (both Communtst Party functtoacries ) that Mckilltams was under Comzunist ciscipline. Tria Aid «@ great deal to do with the way wa handled this book end alse Jokn Stetubeck's boot Because ct tiat time Hovillicus wus Supposed?,; macking @ Comnuntst of Stetnbeck.” (Interview with Bucens; 100-938-932)