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John Steinbeck — Part 2
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Vhis article continucs to eriticize <telabeck for his favorable
resoreace s to the “mevican form of coverament, incluaing his statements that
“our soverament is delizacu to keep anyone from getting too much power or,
navies cot it, from } seeping it, ‘and "we agreed that this makes our country
function more slowly, but that it certainly “makes it function more surely."
Tue “New Leadcr," a weekly macazine, on fecas st 21, 1942, also
reviewed eteinbeck's "A twuscian Journal” and criticized &teinbeci as a Soviet
acolovist. The article indicated that Cicinbeck had visited the homes of
millicaaites and implica that irom this Ctcinbeck had concluacu that the Russians
nave plenty to eat ana that the quality of Russian clothing had improved. The
article nosed that cicinbeck constantly made excuses for the hussians, end it pointed
thot whan he som tocd thet a enlloctive farm had put on a a bic show for him. he
OuL ee a wWwaen AG eects Giles a i ee ee wie oe ae ie ome J os
alco insisted that “any Kansas farmer" would do the same for his uests.
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The “New York Herald Trivune" of May 15, 1945, contained an
ariicls concerning a miccting in Fome, Italy, of the j Semoeratic Ww omen's
International Federatica whose aim was to fight "American, Eritish asa Preaca
int eee and warmongers," At this mecting, John fteinbeck was Peo of
War en onthe Sovictism. "
The "Los Angeles Examiner,” on June 11, 1945, containea an
article reflecting that Ring Larcner, Jr., had signed a coatract with John ctcinbeck
and others to write a filn version of iteinbeck's ctory, "Pastures of licaven.” The
article reflected that this was the first Hollywood employment given “any of the
tun-iriondly ton' cince their refusal to answer the comraunict quection in Vashington
last fall."
Tne "Daily Worker," on fori 1, 1955, contained an article, ‘Jona
{tcinbeck Takes @ Look at Matusow and "Death of 2 Lacxet.'" Tne article wasa
review of an article Lteinbecu aiu preparca concerning the boox, "Falce \. ithess, "
writtca by Harvey Matusow. The Cteimvock article was o- Sviously critical of | letusow
anu ctaica hat asa result of Matucow's testimony, the ricicuiousness oi the whole
eorkes i fae invezticntions new becomes apcarent." The "Daily Worner"” article
WIS eclof Ctolubeck, esoscially wiiea he asserted thet the communists ezproved |
of “the ¢ climate of aisunity aua suspicion which has haunted 1 us for the lact ‘es (years s,'
and that the communists "would much rather Keep the invectigations foing with their
harvest of icar and disruption." (100-106224-9)
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