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or. Temen We. E. A. Tamm ir, Clogs ——_ Mr. Foxworth ie. Gavia Gir. Lode a, Miskew Mir. Resen Mir. Carsea Mr. Brayien a | Or. Qulmn Tamm fiir, Henden Mic. Tracy Mine Gandy ir "We point out sharply that this eencerted campaign to lay the basia for outright suppression of the Qommnist Party is reainisesent of the post-war hysteria which @uluinated in the new universally sendemned Palmer Reids,© (100-7049-20, Paze 3 and 4) fhe Hew York Times fer damary Zl, 1940, sarried an ites to the effect that Lillian Meliman had expressed herself te the effect that aid te Finland during the Russo-Finaiah War would imperil peace, The article pointed out that Miss Hellzan had oppesved the benefit showing of her produstion, "The Little Faxes on behalf of Finland en the ground thet eueh action on behalf ef Finland would give s dangerous Lipetus te war epirit in this sountry. Her vtateaent was in reply to an assertion by Tallulah Bankhead, in which the etar of the said play had intimated that Miss Hellman had refused to allow "The Little Foxes" bed play ea Finnish relief benefit because of a pre-Soriet bie. - In eennection with this matter, Miss Hellzan asserted that ahe had assisted in raising funds for Loyalist Spain because she felt war, Miss Hellesn as that @ Republican victory there would ferestall a geosral European ted ee There sust be no ¢ompetition in the nan of charity. But, I would like to make sure that eur ehariteble ald does not mask a pro- ee ee ee ee oe ee ee | war set hater a8 UNE VRAD JYEEES,~ it te to be noted that the position taken by Kies Helinan in refusing te aid in a benefit for Finland is identically the sam position which was assumed by the Commaist Party during the Russe- Finnish episode. Yhe Dally Worker fer January 15, 1941, advertised a nation wide poster contest being esonducted at that tins by the american Beecus Ship Mi uw geien, The iten pointed ant, that the winning poater would become @ part of the campaign to rates funde for a ship to save those who fled from Spain te texporary refuge in France, The item pointed out that among the spensors ef thie movezent was Lillian e a The Friends of the Soviet Union which was headed by Gerliss Landnt, was disbanded in the fall of 1939, allegedly because of attheks by the Dies Oonittee. The Friends ef the Scriet Union, how ever, was succeeded by a new organization also headed by Corliss Lament Freee oa Susseet = Sg Se Fe OS ee Sew =o which is now known as the American Council on Seviet Relations. 4 testimonial dinner for Theodore Dreiser, one of the promoters of this organization, was held in the Hotel Commodore, New York City, on ~3-e ani