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aed NY 100~25858 CONF QNTIAL \— Foreign policy of peace and international understanding ani also defended the fairness of the trials of 33. persons in Russia, On April 28, 1938 the paily Worker amounced that nearly 150 prominent American artists, writers, composers, movie actors, editors, college professors and Broadway figures iseved 8 statement on dpril by, 2938 in support of the verdicts of the recent Moscow trials of TROTSKY ITES-BU CHARNITES leaders, This list included the came of LILLIAN HELDIAN. There appeared in the New esses, a Communist weekly publica~ tion for May 3, 1938 an article entitled "The Moscow trials” — a statenent by American Progressives, which was signed by approximately 150~s0 called American Progressives, This statement completely supported the policy of 3 the Soviet Union in its so-called *pemonstration trials* as a result of which g most of the old Bolsheviks were asaassinated, LILLIAN HELLMAN was one of the signers of this statement, ‘A photostatie copy of a press release dated August 9, 41 os at Washington DeC, and released by the Preparatory Committee of Medical ~ Aid to Russia, 56 West 45th Street, New York City, liste LILLIAN HELLMAN, playwright as one of the endorsers of the organization, reported that, "The American Committee for cal sia" was To by FREDERICK VANDEREILT FIELD, LILLIAN HELLMAN was noted as being one of the original signers of the initial notice. a venue ork City, is a member of the American Russian Institute for Cultural Relations With the Soviet Union, also known as the American Society for Cultural Relations with Russia, - The daily Worker for December 5, 1942 states that LILLIAN HELLMAN donated §1,000~ to Russian war relief at e Russian War Relief dimer held at ths Hotel Pemsylvania on December 3, 19425 | In an article carried in the February 20, 1943 issye of the Daily Worker it ie announced that LILLIAN HELIMAN was one of the sponsors of stg oe a i celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Red The Daily Worker for February 26, 1943 announced that on the seme date LILLIAN HELIMAN and HERMAN SCHULLIN were to share the platform at & TOWOWO IND RUN MOOR ARWEWN ROW DYN ei HO Oe a eS oe ke Pay Chapter of Russian War Relief, - Loon ery e re) ted “ the dinner to be held at the Hotel Comodore, New York City, February 22, 1943 Russian War Relief benefit rally in Sheepshead Bay sponsored by the Sheepshead 256